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MEMBERS
Our lab opened in January 2021 in the brand new Science Commons
of the University of Lethbridge in beautiful Southern Alberta, Canada.
Reach out to inquire about open positions at the undergraduate, MSc, PhD and postdoctoral levels.
Please contact Dr. Hamel directly at jd.hamel@uleth.ca
Current members
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Undergraduate students (HT = Honours thesis; IS = Independent study; RI = Research internship)
Taylor Semeniuk
BSc (U of Alberta), 2021
PhD student
[MSc→PhD transfer in June 2023]
Audra Lutterotti
BSc (U of Lethbridge), 2024
MSc student
Ty Dudas
BSc (U of Lethbridge), 2024
MSc student
Wilson Holt
BSc (U of Lethbridge), 2025
MSc student
Dennis Toporkov
BSc (U of Lethbridge), 2026
MSc student
Stacie Nelson
BSc (U of Lethbridge), 2023
PhD student
[MSc→PhD transfer in July 2025]
Honorary group member – Mochi
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Former members
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Austin Pounder (PDF, 2024-2026)
Elaura Lilienthal (MSc 2025)
Jovaughna Solorzano (2025-2026; left to join the U. of Saskatwetwan Medical Program)
Undergraduate students (HT = Honours thesis; IS = Independent study; RI = Research internship)
Audra Lutterotti (IS: Spring 2024; RI: Summer 2022 [Moissan SURF])
Bella MacDonald (IS: Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
Brielle Morin (IS: Fall 2024)
Christy Bore (HT: Fall 2023 - Spring 2024; IS: Fall 2022, Spring 2023; RI: Summer 2023)
Dennis Toporkov (HS: Fall 2025 - Winter 2026; IS: Spring 2024, Fall 2024: RI: Summer 2025 [USRA])
Elaura Lilienthal (IS: Summer 2021)
Isabella Umeris (RI: Summer 2023 [USRA], Summer 2024 [USRA])
Jacob Challenger (RI: Summer 2024 [USRA])
Jade Laverdiere (IS: Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Winter 2025)
Jeff Cabrera (IS: Winter 2025)
Jon Mckinley (IS: Winter 2026)
Jovaughna Solorzano (IS: Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025; RI: Summer 2023 [USRA])
Kaileb Olson (IS: Spring 2022, Fall 2022; RI: Summer 2022 [Chinook])
Kristan Blais (IS: Spring 2023)
Lexi Thwaites (IS: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026)
Lucas Ferrari do Amaral (IS: Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
Madeline Stenzel (IS: Fall 2023)
Madison Nagata (IS: Fall 2023; RI: Summer 2023 [USRA])
Melanie Kebel (IS: Spring 2023)
Morgan Jeffries (IS: Fall 2023)
Nate Cattran (IS: Fall 2024)
Nik Molnar (IS: Winter 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026)
Ryley Chalack (IS: Summer 2023 [Chinook])
Shaune Palidwar (IS: Spring 2022)
Stacie Nelson (IS: Fall 2022)
Tanner Felesky (IS: Fall 2023)
Ty Dudas (IS: Fall 2022, Spring 2023; RI: Summer 2022 [USRA], Summer 2023)
Tyler de Goede (IS: Winter 2025)
Victoria Chitruszko (IS: Spring 2022)
Wilson Holt (IS: Winter 2025)
Highschool students
Esther Okeh (Summer 2023 [HYRS])
Madeline Russell (Summer 2024 [HYRS])
Isaiah Kearl
BSc student, U. of Lethbridge
IS: Winter 2026
RI: Summer 2026 [Chinook]
Jaxon Boutin
BSc student, U. of Lethbridge
IS: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
RI: Summer 2026 [USRA]
Dustin Engbrecht
BSc student, U. of Lethbridge
IS: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
RI: Summer 2026
Research Group in Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis
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