Our Team

Graduate Students

Cassandra DeFrancesco, Ph.D. Candidate (MTSC)

Favourite Reaction: Buchwald-Hartwig Amination
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario
Fun Fact: Plays tenor saxophone, and insists it’s not pronounced ‘saxo-mo-phone’
Favourite Beatle: Paul McCartney

Eric Fortin, M.Sc. Candidate (ENLS)

Favourite Reaction: Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction
Hometown: Woodstock, Ontario
Fun Fact:Goes to rock shows to see the stones
Favourite Beatle: George Harrison

Undergraduate Students

Kenny Baron, B.Sc. Candidate

Favourite Reaction: Knoevenagel Reaction
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
Fun Fact: A member of the fencing team, which apparently does not involve building fences.
Favourite Beatle: George Martin

Will Perks, B.Sc. Candidate

Favourite Reaction: Fleming-Tamao Oxidation
Hometown: Trenton, Ontario
Fun Fact: Can tell the difference between butter and “I can’t believe it’s not butter”
Favourite Beatle: Paul McCartney