Current Group Members

Eloi was born in France and raised in Toronto. He found a good middle ground between the two in Montréal, where he obtained his BSc from McGill University. There, he explored high-throughput techniques for the discovery of lithium-ion battery cathode materials as well as AFM methods for the identification of gold nanostructures. He is currently investigating polymers for use in energy storage systems. Eloi’s other interests include football, hiking, reading, and cycling around Toronto.

Tom (Hao) was born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan province in China and obtained his BSc. at Sichuan University. His undergraduate thesis, "Adsorption of heavy metal ions and organic dyes via polymer microparticles," was completed under the supervision of Prof. Changsheng Zhao. Currently, Tom is working on the synthesis of homodisperse oligomers and polymers. Outside the lab, Tom enjoys coding in Python, playing the piano, photography, and video games.

Peter (Jiang Tian) Liu was born in China and completed his BSc at Concordia University. After a brief period in industry, he obtained his MSc at Concordia University under the supervision of Prof. Pat Forgione. His MSc thesis focused on decarboxylative cross-coupling. He is currently interested in the synthesis of novel conjugated polymers. Outside of the lab, Peter likes to cook and collecte rare books.

Heba grew up in Cairo, Egypt and completed her B.Sc. at Cairo University (Chemistry major). Her M.Sc. thesis project focused on the development of metal oxide nanostructures for photoelectrochemical solar energy-related applications under the supervision of Dr. Ahmad M. Mohammed and Dr. Nageh K. Allan at Cairo University and American University in Cairo. She is currently investigating organic materials for energy storage applications. Outside the lab, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and watching movies.

Jacob grew up in Keswick, Ontario. He completed his BSc at the University of Toronto, where he briefly worked in Doug Stephan's group on phosphine chemistry, and did his undergraduate thesis work in Dwight Seferos' group on oligothiophene chemistry. His current focus is continuing his undergraduate thesis work on using oligothiophenes as light-absorbing materials for producing hydrogen. Outside of the group, Jacob enjoys cooking and baking, playing video games, making cocktails, and spending time with friends.

Jonatas (he/him) grew up in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and his Ph.D. at the University of Saskatchewan. While at USask, he studied the indophenine reaction as a metal-free approach to synthesizing new pi-conjugated polymers. He previously worked as a research assistant at Braskem and the SENAI Institute of Innovation for Polymer Engineering. Jonatas' other interests include PC games, astronomy, and working out.

Kristen (she/her) grew up in Pickering, ON and completed her B.Sc. at Western University in Integrated Science with a Chemistry specialization. Her honours thesis focused on synthesizing organometallic compounds for the reduction of carbon dioxide using secondary coordination sphere effects under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Drover. She is currently exploring modifications of polymers for use in energy storage and polymer self-assembly. Outside of the lab, she loves baking, painting, and playing games with friends. Undercover @SeferosGroup social media coordinator.

Ebad Noman grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. He completed his B.Sc. at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he worked in Adler's group to complete his undergrad thesis on porphyrin-siloxanes. He completed his M.Sc. at McMaster University in Brook's group, where he synthesized alpha-lipoic acid-based sustainable silicone materials. Currently, Ebad is looking to develop sustainable membranes for CO2 capture. Ebad's other interests include working out, cooking, and watching live sports.

Kimia (she/her/hers) completed her BSc at the University of British Columbia where she worked in Prof. Laurel Schafer’s group for her undergraduate thesis on zirconium catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation and mechanistic investigations. She also worked in Prof. Parisa Mehrkhodavandi’s lab as a USRA student on mechanistic elucidation for indium catalyzed synthesis of spiro-orthoesters. She is currently exploring modifications of polymers for use in energy storage. Outside of the lab, Kimia likes to play tennis, go to the gym, explore new scenic places and cook.

Ailsa (she/her) grew up in Dundee, Scotland, and completed her integrated Masters MChem (Hons) degree in Chemistry at the University of St Andrews. She then continued on at the University of St Andrews for her PhD co-supervised by Prof. Russell Morris and Dr Euan Kay, researching the surface functionalisation of MOF nanoparticles with groups capable of undergoing dynamic covalent exchange and the creation of nanoassemblies. During her PhD, Ailsa also visited the Technical University of Munich for a 3 month research stay with Prof. Roland Fischer’s group. Outside of the lab Ailsa enjoys baking, finding nice coffee spots, and attending spin classes.

Sofia (she/her) is from Vaughan, ON and is a second-year Integrated Science student specializing in Chemistry at Western University. As a visiting researcher in the Seferos group, she is working on synthesizing water-soluble phenazine mediators for pH-swing carbon capture under the supervision of Eloi Grignon. She is also working with Dr. Jonatas Berbigier on the selective synthesis of Bisthiophene-Indophenine using Bayesian-Optimized reactions. Outside the lab, Sofia enjoys going to the gym, reading, and spending time with friends.