Group members

Started in the group: Summer 2024

Vidyanshu obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Before this, he served as a Research Scientist at SeeO2 Energy Inc. in Calgary while concurrently holding a Postdoctoral Fellow position at the University of Alberta. 

Dr. Mishra specializes in X-ray crystallography, machine learning, and quantum calculations for the design of new materials. His current research focuses on metal chalcogenides for water remediation and leveraging machine learning techniques to accelerate the discovery of materials. 

In addition to his professional pursuits, Dr. Mishra has a keen interest in photography. 

For more details check Vidyanshu's website

Started in the group: Fall 2025

Dewin is a Master’s student in the group. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba. 

His research focuses on developing rational design principles for the synthesis of new noncentrosymmetric chalcogenides.

Outside of research, Dewin enjoys watching horror and thriller movies. His favorite action movie series is the Bourne film series!

Started in the group: Summer 2026

Vinuja is a PhD candidate in the group. He obtained his Master’s degree from Boston College, where he studied the mechanism of water oxidation in Ir-based molecular catalytic cycles.

His research focuses on the synthesis of new noncentrosymmetric chalcogenides by combining stereochemically active lone-pair-containing cations with other acentric units.

Outside the lab, he enjoys travelling, politics, collecting foreign coins, public speaking, and teaching.

Started in the group: Fall 2026

Subarna (pronounced Shubarno) is a PhD candidate in the group. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Presidency University, Kolkata. 

His research focuses on synthesizing ion-exchange materials for water remediation and new two-dimensional materials using Chemical Vapor Transport.

Outside of research, Subarna enjoys photography, writing, and watching movies and web series. 

Started in the group: Fall 2026

Kevin is an M.Sc. candidate in the group. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Dalhousie University. Kevin has R&D experience in solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysis cells, machine learning-assisted materials discovery, hydrogen isotope exchange catalysts, and radiopharmaceuticals.

His research focuses on using machine learning to study ion-exchange selectivity in chalcogenides and synthesizing new chalcohalides.

Outside of his research, Kevin enjoys going to the gym, playing video games, and watching TV.

Started in the group: Fall 2026

Lily is an undergraduate in the lab who is doing her honors project.

Her project is "Active-Learning-Guided Discovery of Chalcohalides Using Halide Fluxes"

Started in the group: Fall 2026

Josh is an undergraduate in the lab who is doing his honors project in the group.

His project is " Exploring New Thiophosphate Materials Using Reactive Flux Synthesis"