Interested in joining the Schlaf Research Group @Guelph ?
Please apply through the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry (GWC)2 !
Current Group Members
Marcel Schlaf, Ph.D., Diplom-Chemiker
P: ++ (519) 824-4120 x 53002
M: ++ (519) 362-0557
Originally from Deutschland Marcel studied chemistry at the Bayerische Julius Maximilian Universität in Würzburg (Diplom-Chemiker, 1992) and at the University of Toronto (Ph.D., 1996), was an NSERC post-doctoral fellow at U Ottawa (1997) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (1998). He joined the University of Guelph in 1999. He likes sailing, hiking, and (free-) diving. (Click here for a full CV).
Gabriel Hart Slater-Eddy, Ph.D. cand.
G. Hart Slater-Eddy was born in Peterborough Ontario but has called Guelph home since 2012. After completing his B.Sc., Hons in Chemistry at the University of Guelph in 2016, he joined the Schlaf research group where he is currently working on the hydrodeoxygenation of acetylated biomass derived sugar alcohols. Beyond chemistry, Hart enjoys gardening, cooking, and cheering on the Habs. He and his partner are awaiting the birth of their first child, and are looking forward to this new chapter in their lives !
Aidan England, Ph.D. cand.
Aidan hails from Burlington, On. and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Guelph. He joined the Schlaf group in 2018 and is developing new catalytic methods for the production of green monomers and solvents. Outside of the lab, Aidan enjoys running in the Guelph Arboretum and good coffee.
Juan Sebastian Montoya Pareja (M.Sc. cand.) was born in Bogota, Colombia but moved to Canada full-time in 2015. He graduated from the University of Guelph in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and after a 4th year project rejoined the group as a part-time M.Sc. student. He is currently also working in the analytical dairy lab as an instrument technician over at Laboratory Services at the University of Guelph. In his spare time, Sebastian enjoys cooking, playing basketball, and reading manga.
Victoria Dubciak (M.Sc. cand.) grew up in Gravenhurst ON, and moved to Guelph to complete her B.Sc. in Chemistry at the University of Guelph. After completing a URA in Schlaf group in 2023, she returned to the group full time to pursue an M.Sc. She is currently working on synthesizing ruthenium porphyrin and phthalocyanine complexes to be tested as hydrogenation catalysts. In her free time, she enjoys going for walks, crocheting, and journaling.
Group Pictures
(Left to right: Aidan, Elise, Hart, Kyle, and Marcel)
Nakisha Mark
Visiting CARICOM Scholar from Prof. Michael Forde‘s group at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago in 2018.
Left to right: Diana Quintão (visiting Professor from Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2017/18); Igor Tadeu da Cunha (M.Sc. 2018), Maryanne Stones (Ph.D. 2020), Hart Slater-Eddy (Ph.D. cand.)., Megan Magee (UG Summer student 2017)
Left to right: Maryanne Stones (Ph.D. 2020), Megan Magee (UG Summer student 2017), Marcel, Diana Quintão (visiting Professor from Belo Horizonte, Brazil 2017/18), Igor Tadeu da Cunha (M.Sc. 2018), …missing, as (separately) on honeymoon at the time:
Elnaz Latifi (Ph.D. 2017), Hart Slater-Eddy (Ph.D. cand.).
Alumni
Graduate Degrees
| Last Name | First Name | Year | Degree | Present Position | Location |
| Handerson | Sean | 2001 | M.Sc. | Real Estate Investor | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Chung | Mee-Kyung | 2003 | Ph.D | Staff Scientist at Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Xie | Zhi | 2004 | M.Sc. | Veeva Systems – Veeva R&D Sales Manager – Greater China | Chaoyang Qu, Beijing, China |
| Bosch | Martin | 2004 | Ph.D. | Privatier | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Bierenstiel | Matthias | 2005 | Ph.D. | Professor of Chemistry at Cape Breton University | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Dykeman | Ryan | 2007 | M.Sc. | Formulation Chemist at Syngenta | Jamestown, North Carolina, United States |
| Luska | Kylie | 2007 | M.Sc. | Instructional Assistant at McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Thibault | Michelle | 2009 | Ph.D. | Technologist, University of Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Di Mondo | Domenico | 2011 | M.Sc. | VP Technology & Business Development, Green Mantra Technologies | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Waldie | Fraser | 2012 | M.Sc. | Technical Service & Application Development at NOVA Chemicals | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Oswin | Christopher | 2013 | M.Sc. | Technical Director at Nuco Inc | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Minard | Thomas | 2014 | M.Sc. | Operations Coordinator at Quantum Valley Ideas Lab | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| de Resende | Eliane Cristina | 2014 | Ph.D. | Professor de Ensino Básico, Técnico e Tecnológico na Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais | Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Sullivan | Ryan | 2015 | M.Sc. | Senior Research Scientist at Eurofins Alphora, Alphora Research Inc. | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Gissane | Christopher | 2015 | M.Sc. | VP Professional Development Portfolio at PMI | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Latifi | Elnaz | 2017 | Ph.D. | Senior Research Scientist at Eurofins Alphora, Alphora Research Inc | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| da Cunha | Igor Tadeu | 2018 | M.Sc. | Team Lead | Matter (Advanced Materials) and AI StreamsCreative Destruction LabCreative Destruction Lab | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Stones | Maryanne | 2020 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Guelph | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Chung | Elise | 2023 | M.Sc. | Pottery Apprentice and Glazing Development at the Wheel works | Guelph, ON, Canada |
| Salmon | Kyle | 2023 | M.Sc. | Laboratory Techncian at Teck Resources Ltd. | Trail, B.C. |
Visiting Scientists
| Last Name | First Name | Year | Present Position | Location |
| Khanfar | Monther | 2007 | Professor, University of Jordan | Amman, Jordan |
| Acosta-Ramirez | Alberto | 2012 | Microbiologica Quimica E Farmaceutica Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Teixeira | Ivo Freitas | 2014 | Professor, Federal University of São Carlos | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nakisha | Mark | 2018 | Post-Doctoral Fellow | University of Kansas, USA |
| Diana | Quintao Lima | 2018 | Professor and Chair, CEFET-MG – Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Last Name | First Name | Year | Present Position | Location |
| Taher | Deeb | 2009 | Professor, University of Jordan | Tafila, Jordan |
| Ashok | Devipriya | 2010 | Analytical Scientist at Quotient Sciences | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Karimi | Elham | 2011 | Technical Manager at Syncoat Chemicals Ltd. | Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Scott | Benjamin | 2011 | Director Of Technology at GreenMantra Technologies | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Kunst | Eike | 2012 | KÖSTER BAUCHEMIE AG | Aurich, Germany |
| Correia | Marie | 2012 | Docent/Lecturer at Maastricht Science Programme | Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Jollet | Véronique | 2014 | R&D Development Specialist | Duerne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Lee | Sunhwa | 2015 | last known: Staff Scientist at Altranex Corp. | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Summer and 4th year students
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Present Position | Location |
| William | Boddy | 2000 | unknown | unknown |
| Ebbing | de Jong | 2000 | Senior Research Scientist at SUNY Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, New York, United States |
| Magda | Dymarska | 2001 | Environmental Protection Officer at Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Paul | D’Hondt | 2003 | Learning Coordinator at Huron Perth Catholic District School Board | Dublin, Ontario, Canada |
| De-Ann | Perrey (nee Rollins) | 2004 | Asset Integrity and Reliability Supervisor at Chevron | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Christopher | McLaughlin | 2004 | Scientist, Delivery Innovation at Moderna Therapeutics | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Kimberly | Deleonardo | 2005 | unknown | unknown |
| Elizabeth | Viljoen | 2006 | Food Safety & Quality Assuarnce Coordinator, R.D.J. Bakeries | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Matthew | Jones | 2007 | Reliability Team Lead at Maple Leaf Foods Inc | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Jenessa | Ji Youn Youm | 2008 | unknown | unknown |
| Jennifer | Howell | 2009 | Chemistry Teacher at Elmwood School | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Petar | Misev | 2009 | Manufacturing Engineer, Surface Finishing at Collins Aerospace | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Ashley | Loeffler | 2011 | Forensic Scientist, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Benjamin | Chung | 2013 | Technical Expert, Apple Canada & Medical Radiation Science student at the Michener Institute/University of Toronto | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Adam | Gabara | 2013 | Medical Doctor | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Alexander | Boncheff | 2013 | Coatings Technology Specialist, Lorama Group | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coralee | Ridder | 2013 | Research Associate at Sialco Materials Ltd | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Benjamin | Stein | 2015 | Intermediate CQV Specialist at SNC-Lavalin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Mohamed | Ahmed | 2015 | Medical Doctor in Toronto | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Katelyn | McCallum | 2016 | Chemical Technologist at Bruce Power | Tiverton, Ontario, Canada |
| Konrad | Piaseczny | 2016 | Self-employed music producer | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Parnian | Soltanipanah | 2016 | Associate at Bereskin & Parr LLP | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Whittingham | Alexander | 2016 | Ph.D. cand. at the University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Benjamin | Kelso | 2017 | unknown | unknown |
| Austin | Marchese | 2017 | Ph.D. cand. and Vanier Scholar at the University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Megan | Magee | 2017 | M.Sc. Cand. at McMaster University | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Margaret | Hulls | 2017 | Field Service Representative at Agilent Technologies | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Kareem | Skinner | 2018 | Quality Control Chemist, Bio Agri Mix LP | Mitchell, Ontario, Canada |
| Matisse | Pickles | 2018 | M.Sc. cand. at the University og Guelph | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Harrison | Young | 2019 | Ph.D. cand. at the University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Juan Sebastian | Montoya Pareja | 2019 | Laboratory Assistant at University of Guelph, part-time M.Sc. student in my group | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Laura | Earnden | 2019 | Environmental Scientist MANTECH Inc. | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Gabriele | Wehrle | 2020 | M.Sc. cand. at the University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Natalie | Wright | 2022 | M.Sc. candidate at UBC | Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| James | Galvao | 2023 | M.Sc. cand. at the University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Victoria | Dubciak | 2023 | B.Sc. undergraduate student at the University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |