Principal Investigator

Dr. Maryam Ebrahimi
Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics (Adjunct)​Email: mebrahim@lakeheadu.ca
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Madad Abbasli
Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Siegen, Germany

PhD Students
MSc Students


Hamzeh Nakhaei Niya
Ph.D. Candidate
M.Sc. in Materials Engineering
E-mail: hnakhae3@lakeheadu.ca
Francis Agada
Ph.D. Candidate
MSc. in Chemistry and Materials Science
E-mail: fagada18@lakeheadu.ca
HBSc & Summer Research Students

Noah Siegfried
Ph.D. Student
MSc in Chemistry
E-mail: njsiegfr@lakeheadu.ca
(OGS, NSERC-CGS MSc awardee)

Dominic Roy
MSc Student in Physics
E-mail: daroy@lakeheadu.ca
(OGS, NSERC-CGS MSc Awardee)

Alex Isherwood
HBSc Student in Chemistry (NSERC USRA)
E-mail: adisherw@lakeheadu.ca

Sarah Drebit
HBSc Student in Chemistry (NSERC USRA)
E-mail: skdrebit@lakeheadu.ca

Bruce Harrison
HBSc Student in Chemistry
(former NSERC USRA)
E-mail: brharris@lakeheadu.ca
Research Assistant & Visiting Students

Tomasz Joks, MSc
Research & Technical Assistant
E-mail: tjjoks@lakeheadu.ca

Ahlem Ismail
PhD Visiting Researcher
Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) Awardee
E-mail: aismai10@lakeheadu.ca
Alumni
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Bruce Harrison, NSERC USRA (May-Aug., 2020), Research was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic; NSERC USRA (May-Aug, 2021); Summer Research Assistant (May-Aug., 2022), HBSc thesis research (2025-2026, in-progress)
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Terence He, NSERC USRA (May-Aug. 2020), Research cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Mohamed Wahbi, PhD student (Jan. 2021-Aug. 2021)
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Jalil Shah, PostDoctoral Researcher (Sep. 2021-Aug. 2022), Completed.
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Reza Asadi, PhD student (Sep. 2021-Dec. 2022)
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Milad Chagami Amlashi, PhD candidate (Jan. 2021-Dec. 2023)
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Tomasz Joks, HBSc Thesis (Sep. 2021-Apr. 2022); Summer Research Assistant (May-Aug. 2022); MSc in Chemistry (Sep. 2022- Aug. 2024); Research & Technical Assistant (in-progress).
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Noah Siegfried, NSERC USRA (May-Aug. 2022 & 2023); HBSc Thesis (Sep. 2022-Apr. 2023); MSc in Chemistry (Sep. 2023-Aug. 2025), Completed.
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Dominic Roy, Summer Research Assistant (May 2023-Aug. 2023); HBSc Thesis (Sep. 2023-Apr. 2024); NSERC USRA (May-Aug. 2024); MSc in Physics (Sep. 2024-Aug. 2026), in-progress.