People
Group picture, October 2023
Yolanda Hedberg
Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario
Affiliated at Surface Science Western, University of Western Ontario
Current postdocs
Dr. Marshall Yang
University of Western Ontario, Oct 2022-
Dr. Peter Slovenský
Postdoc (Western Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient)
Jan 2024 -
Visiting postdoc, University of Western Ontario, Feb-May 2023, from Kosice University of Technology, Slovakia (Prof. Maros Halama, collaborator in CORRECT)
Dr. Dona Hasara Dilum Samaraweera
Current Ph.D. students
Saman Nikpour
University of Western Ontario, Jan 2021-
Marzie Kalantarian
University of Western Ontario, Sept 2021-
Waruni Senanayake
Jointly supervised with Heng-Yong Nie
University of Western Ontario, Sept 2021-
Zoltan Richter-Bisson
University of Western Ontario, Sept 2021-
Robert Addai
Jointly supervised with Isha DeCoito
University of Western Ontario, Oct 2021-
Temitope Olowoyo
University of Western Ontario
Sept 2022-
Maedeh Barzmehri
University of Western Ontario,
Sept 2023-
Jointly supervised with Dr. Vera Tai, Department of Biology
Current M.Sc. students
Maryam Khalilvand Nahid
Jointly supervised with Oana Birceanu
University of Western Ontario, Apr 2023-
Richard Nguyen
University of Western Ontario
Jointly supervised with Vera Tai
Summer student, June - Aug 2022
M.Sc. student in Biology, Sept 2022-
Narges Hajighasemi
University of Western Ontario
Sept 2022-
Emily Verkuil
University of Western Ontario
Jointly supervised with Chris Power, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sept 2022-
Fiana Amaral Spahiu
University of Western Ontario
Jointly supervised with Oana Birceanu
4th year thesis student (environmental science), Sept 2023- Apr 2024
Summer student, May 2024 - Aug 2024
MSc student in Biology, Sept 2024-
Nicole Martyniak
University of Western Ontario
4th year thesis student (chemistry), Sept 2023- Apr 2024
Intern with ICE Dragon Corrosion, May - Aug 2024
MESc student, Sept 2024- (jointly supervised
with Hamidreza Abdolvand, Materials Engineering)
Current undergraduate students
Cadence Harrison
Alvin Yeung
University of Western Ontario
Volunteer, May 2024-
Current research staff
Dr. Zhiqiang Wang
University of Western Ontario
Research associate, Apr 2024-
Jointly with TK Sham group
Dr. Dmitrij Zagidulin
University of Western Ontario
Research scientist, Oct 2021 -
Currently working 20% for the Hedberg Lab and 80% for the Noël Lab
Dr. Ubong Eduok
University of Western Ontario
Senior research associate, Dec 2021 - Nov 2023
Research fellow, Dec 2023-
Dr. Kitty Yan
University of Western Ontario
Research associate, Feb 2023 -
Jointly supervised by Isha DeCoito, Yolanda Hedberg
Working with educational research in CORRECT
Dr. Jane Gichuru
University of Western Ontario
Research associate, Feb 2023 -
Jointly supervised by Isha DeCoito, Yolanda Hedberg
Working with educational research in CORRECT
Former students, staff, and visiting researchers (at Western University)
Zhiben Li
University of Western Ontario
Research assistant, Jan-Jun 2024
Jointly supervised by Heng-Yong Nie and Yolanda Hedberg
Dr. Sina Matin
University of Western Ontario
Research assistant, Aug 2021 - July 2023
Volunteer August 2023- Apr 2024
Yousuf Mohammad
University of Western Ontario
Volunteer, Jan 2024
Felicia Bamigboye
University of Western Ontario
Western Black Leadership University Experience student, Nov 2023- March 2024
Working in our CORRECT program
Ivan Chen
University of Western Ontario
Work student, Sept 2022 - Apr 2023 and Sept 2023- Apr 2024
Summer student May 2023 - Aug 2023
Ekrupe Kaur
University of Western Ontario
Summer volunteer, June - Aug 2021
4th year thesis student, supervised by Mark Biesinger and Yolanda Hedberg,
Sept 2021 - Apr 2022
May 2022- Apr 2024, Master thesis student, co-supervised by Mark Biesinger
Dr. Thalia Standish
University of Western Ontario
Research scientist, Jan-Dec 2023
8 h/week for the Hedberg Lab. She is also research scientist at Surface Science Western.
Jashanpreet Kaur
Visiting Ph.D. student from McGill (Janine Mauzeroll) via the CORRECT program
Sept-Oct 2023
Christine Hoskin
University of Western Ontario
Undergraduate research assistant and summer student, Sept 2021 - Aug 2023
Valentina Marin Valencia
University of Western Ontario
Visiting student from University of Antioquia, Prof. Juan Guillermo Castano Gonzalez
Jan 2023- May 2023
Rachel Barboza
University of Western Ontario
Undergraduate research assistant, Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
Dr. Kathleen Sandy-Thompson
University of Western Ontario
Research assistant, Sept 2021 - Apr 2023
Jointly supervised by Christina Booker, Yolanda Hedberg, and Isha DeCoito
Dr. Crystal Gaudet
University of Western Ontario
Research assistant, Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
Jointly supervised by Christina Booker, Yolanda Hedberg, and Isha DeCoito
Ola Doktor
University of Western Ontario
4th year thesis student, Sept 2022 - Apr 2023
Mona El Mokatren
University of Western Ontario
Scholar's elective undergraduate student, Sept 2022 - Apr 2023
Dr. Zheng Wei
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2018-2020
University of Western Ontario, 2020- April 2023
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Alyssa Vander Zee
University of Western Ontario,
May - Aug 2021, NSERC USRA summer student, co-supervised by Prof. Jamie Noël
May-Aug 2022, Summer fellow student
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Morgan Tamminga
University of Western Ontario,
May - Aug 2022, NSERC USRA summer student, co-supervised by Prof. Vera Tai and Dr. Ubong Eduok
Dr. Masoud Atapour
University of Western Ontario
Visiting professor from Isfahan University of Technology
June - August 2022
Alexandra Wright
University of Western Ontario, May - June 2021
Summer volunteer, from Boston University
Lila Laundry-Mottiar
University of Western Ontario
Western Science internship, Jan-Aug 2021
4th year thesis project, Sept 2021 - April 2022
Former students and guest researchers
(all in Sweden)
(all in Sweden)
Dr. Xuying Wang
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2017-2021
Principal supervisor: Inger Odnevall Wallinder
Dr. Elena Romanovskaia
Dr. Valentin Romanovski
An Na Lay
Anna Bevin
Daniel Ullmark
Jessika Hagman
Dr. Peter Slovenský
Dr. Farzad Alinaghi
Dr. Masoud Atapour
Juliette Theodore
Alix Giboin
Anna Lund
Raghda Kalifa
Naza Alexis
Francesca Gamna
Luke Racchio
Elsa Eriksson
Karolin Löfvenborg
Andreas Renberg
Maria-Elisa Karlsson
Monika Žnidaršič
Gianmaria Padoan
Katarina Petrovic
Catharina Jakobsson
A. Emelie Karlsson
Michel Goy
Jonathan Edin
Behnaz Erfani
Nanxuan Mei
Laure Belleville
Dr. Alexander Mörsdorf
Dr. Neda Mazinanian
Sulena Pradhan
Alexander Elchian
Arash Hosseini
Frederik Mathiason
Group picture with some co-supervisors and collaborators, October 2023
Foosball tournament, August 2023
Group picture, September 2022
Foosball tournament, August 2022
Group picture, November 2021
Group picture, June 2021