Lab members

Summer 2018 Research group: Alex Guzman (amidation) and Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

About Prof. Luc Boisvert:

B.Sc., Sherbrooke University, 1999

Ph.D., Sherbrooke University, 2006

Curriculum Vitae

Previous group members:

    • Summer research:

      • 2018: Alex Guzman (amidation), Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

        • 2017: Chris Roach (amidation), Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation), James DeJesus (hydrogenation)

        • 2016: On sabbatical

        • 2015: Courtney Carley (amidation), Lisa Colombo (hydrogenation), Becky Hanscam (hydrogenation)

        • 2014: Hayley Caddes (hydrogenation), Jack Elder (amidation), Liz Meucci (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

        • 2013: Cameron Chrisman (amidation), Jack Elder (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

    • Senior thesis (Chem 490):

        • 2017-18:

            • Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-Based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

        • 2016-17:

            • Janna Berman (amidation): "Synthesis of Bifunctional Thiourea Organocatalysts for Direct Amide Formation"

            • Madison Bertis (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Iron-Based Precursors for the Catalysis of Hydrogenation Reactions"

      • 2015-16:

          • Courtney Carley (amidation): "Developing Catalysts for Improving Direct Amide Formation"

          • Becky Hanscam (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Pyridone Ligands and Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

      • 2014-15:

          • Jack Elder (amidation): "Thiourea-Based Organocatalysts: Synthesis and Application to the Transformation of Carboxylic Acids to Amides"

          • Liz Meucci (hydrogenation): "Synthesis of Bipyridine-Derived Ligands and Iron Precursors for the Development of Iron-Based Hydrogenation Catalysts"

      • 2012-13:

          • Elizabeth Young (hydrogenation): "Explorations in the synthesis of iron-based hydrogenation catalysts based on dihydroxybipyridine"

    • Independent research (Chem 390):

        • Spring 2018: Sara Rockow (hydrogenation)

        • Spring 2017: Jenna Mobley (hydrogenation)

        • Fall 2015: Cameron Chrisman (amidation)

        • Spring 2015: Cameron Chrisman (amidation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

        • Spring 2014: Hayley Caddes (hydrogenation), Jack Elder (amidation), Liz Meucci (hydrogenation), Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

        • Fall 2013: Liz Meucci (hydrogenation)

        • Spring 2013: Shelby Willis (hydrogenation)

With Liz, Jack, Cameron, Hayley, and Shelby (2014).

NMR artwork by Becky, Courtney, and Lisa (2015).

With Courtney, Lisa, and Becky (2015).

With Chris, Jenna and James (2017).