Undergraduate Research Assistant ( 2008-
)




Intakhab Alam Zeeshan
Undergraduate Student (2008-), Electrical Engineering
Supervisor: M.A Whitehead
Research: Calculation of water on aragonite surfaces
Research Summary



Undergraduate Chemistry 400 Student( 2009-)


Elizabeth Ladd
Chemistry 400 Student(2009-)
Supervisor: M.A.Whitehead
Course Instructor: Ashok Kakkar
Research: Calculations on Dendrimers and Protein
contaning Metal Atoms( Sn, Pt, Pd)
Research Summary




Visiting Summer Undergraduate Student 2009

Rishabh Dev
Undergraduate Student IIT Delhi(2007-)
Summer Research Project (Internship)
Supervisor:
M.A. Whitehead
Research:
Semi-empirical analysis of Protein
Research Summary

 







Joseph Kinghorn-Taenzer
BSc. Hon. Physics 2008, Summer Student 2007-08
Supervisor: M.A. Whitehead
Research:
Ab-inito modelling of surface chemistry of carbonates in aqueous solution.
Research Development at Infolytica

Roger Gaudreault
PhD (2005) ::
Research Director Cascades (2005- )
Joint Supervisor:
T.G.M. Van de Ven

Research:
Investigation into the mechanism of flocculation of microcrystalline cellulose by PEO and cofactor by molecular modelling and dynamic studies.
Research summary




Cecile Malardier-Jugroot

PhD (2005) ::
Post-Doc Berkeley (2005- 2007)
Assistant Professor at Royal Military College of Canada (2007- )
Joint Supervisor: T.G.M. Van de Ven
Research:
Theoretical modelling and investigation into the mechanism of self-association of poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) copolymers into nanotubes in aqueous solution.
Research summary



Felaniaina Rakotondradany
PhD. (2005) :: Post-Doc University of Alberta (2005 - 2007)
Research at Imperial Oil (2007- )
Joint Supervisor: Hanadi Sleiman
Research:
UV triggers the trans to cis isomerization of azobenzoic acid. Molecular Modelling was used to confirm the self-assembly of these molecules from linear tapes in the trans form to cyclic tetramers in the cis form.
Research summary


Adam Dickie
PhD. (2003) :: Post-Doc NRC (2004- )
Joint Supervisor: Ashok Kakkar
Research:
Acid-base hydrolytic chemistry of surface anchored [Sn]-NEt2 moieties with alkyne-terminated chromophores was used to construct close packed thin films on Si(100)SiO2 substates. Films exhibit enhanced optical and electical properties due to extensive conjugation within adsorbed molecules.
Research summary




Yung-Ching Chein
BSc., MSc.
Graduate Student (2007- 09)
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Marc McKee (Dentistry)
Research: Interaction of small proteins with calcite crystal surfaces

 

 

Whitehead Group Contacts

Address:
Prof. M.A. Whitehead
Department of Chemistry
McGill University
Otto Maass Chemistry,
801 Sherbrooke St. West,
Room 125,
Montreal, Quebec,
H3A 2K6, Canada.

Phone:
Office: (514) 398-6239
Lab: (514) 398-6905
Fax: (514) 398-3797

E-mail:
tony.whitehead@mcgill.ca

Summer Research Group
Otto Maass Chemistry Building. (July 2009)



Undergraduate Student 2010


Emily Frank
Undergraduate Fine Arts Student(2008-)
Supervisor: M.A. Whitehead
Course Instructor: Ashok Kakkar
Research: Chemistry of Colours from 3000 B.C
Research Summary


Summer Undergraduate Student 2009


Kevin Conley
Undergraduate Student(2008-)
Supervisor: M.A.Whitehead
Joint Supervisor:
T.G.M. Van de Ven
Research:
Pi-Stacking of Model Protein Molecules
Research Summary



FORMER MEMBERS


Summer Graduate Student 2009 (Biology)

Summer Graduate Student 2009 (Biology)

Seth Clohosey
B.Sc.Biology, McGill University 2009
Supervisor:
M.A Whitehead
Joint Supervisor:
T.G.M. Van deVen
Research:
Modelling Cellulose Binding Domains
Research Summary


PhD Graduate Research Student(2004-09)



Rami Hourani
Graduate Student (2004- )

Joint Supervisor: Ashok Kakkar
Research:
3,5 dihydroxybenzyl alcohol based dendrimers were investigated. Simultaneously, calculations were performed using PM3 Semi-empirical on generations 1-5.
Research Summary


Ye Tian
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Ashok Kakkar
Research: Calculation of platinum dendrimers





Dr. Valentin Nelea
BSc, MSc,( Phys.Eng.) PhD (Mat.Sci)
Visiting Post Doctoral Fellow
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Marc McKee (Dentistry) March-April, 2008.
Research: Dynamic molecular simulations of the interaction of osteopontin phosphopeptide fragments with mineral surfaces with relevance in tissue calcification and bone formation



thomas


Thomas Dominic Lazzara

M.Sc. (2005-2007)
Ph.D. Max Planck Institute
for Polymer Research (2008 - )
Joint Supervisor: T.G.M. Van de Ven
Research: Experimental characterization (AFM, DLS, AFM) and molecular modelling of self-assembled nanostructures from alternating copolymers: poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) and poly(styrene-alt-maleimide).

Research summary



Adrian Villegas
PhD (2005-2008)
.
Joint Supervisor: Alfonso Mucci
Research:
Surface chemistry of carbonates in aqueous solutions. Estimation of formation constants of surface species through experimental studies and stochastic numerical modelling. Ab initio molecular orbital modelling.
Research summary



Xiaoyung Liu
Undergraduate Biochemistry U2 2005-2006
Supervisor: M.A. Whitehead
Research:
Molecular modelling study of the relation of solute bond dipole moments on the denaturing of proteins.
Research summary




Haizhen Wei
Graduate Student (2006- 07), Postdoc (2008-09)
Joint Supervisor: T.G.M. Van de Ven
Research: Synthesis of single poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) nanotubes

Research summary