“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller


Current Students, Staff and Trainees

Trainee: Anna Sobolieva
Fields of study: Toxicology, Analytical Chemistry, Science Communication
Position 1: Undergraduate Reading Course Student (January 2026 – April 2026)
Position 2: Graduate Research Student (September 2026 – Present)

Trainee: Jonathan Shaffer
Fields of study: Fingerprinting, CSI, Science Communication
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2026 – present)

Trainee: Ava Cooper
Fields of study: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Science Communication
Position: Undergraduate Reading Course Student (September 2026 – present)

Trainee: Stephen He
Fields of study: Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Science Communication
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2026 – present)

Trainee: Natalya Blanchard
Fields of study: Science and Society
Position: Undergraduate Reading Course Student (September 2026 – present)

Trainee: Daphne Maki
Fields of study: Financial Crimes, Machine Learning, Software Development
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2026 – present)

Trainee: Makayla Austin
Fields of study: Firearms Intelligence, Machine Learning
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2026 – present)


Former Students, Staff and Trainees

Trainee: Brandon Giotis
Fields of study: Analytical Chemistry, Data Science
Position: Graduate Thesis Student (September 2024 – August 2026)

Trainee: Jesse Fraser
Fields of study: Cheminformatics, Data Science, Scientific Software Development
Position 1: Graduate Research Assistant (May 2024 – May 2025)
Position 2: Visiting Scholar (August 2025 – August 2026)

Trainee: Sean Calingayan
Fields of study: Analytical Chemistry, Science Communication
Position 1: Undergraduate Reading Course Student (May 2024 – August 2024)
Position 2: NSERC Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2025 – August 2025)
Position 3: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2025 – April 2026)

Trainee: Ashley King
Fields of study: Analytical Chemistry, Science Communication, Software Development
Position 1: Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2025 – August 2025)
Position 2: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2025 – April 2026)

Trainee: Jordan Colclough
Fields of study: Forensic Entomology, Science Communication
Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2025 – April 2026)

Trainee: Gurveer Sidhu
Fields of study: Cheminformatics, Scientific Software Development
Position: Undergraduate Placement Student (January 2026 – April 2026)

Trainee: Angela Alape
Fields of study: Analytical Chemistry, Science Communication
Position: Graduate Placement Student (May 2025 – August 2025)

Trainee: Lisa Ramsamy
Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry, Data Science
Position 1: Undergraduate Research Assistant (November 2023 – August 2024)
Position 2: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2024 – April 2025)

Trainee: Abigail Varga
Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry, Data Science
Position 1: Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2024 – August 2024)
Position 2: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2024 – April 2025)

Trainee: Claudia Burchat
Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry, Data Science
Position 1: Undergraduate Research Assistant (May 2024 – August 2024)
Position 2: Undergraduate Thesis Student (September 2024 – 2025)

Trainee: Dr. Thulasi Jegatheesan
Fields of study: Chemometrics, Data Science
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (May 2024 – May 2025)

Trainee: Adrian Borlestean
Fields of study: Forensic Science, Data Science
Position: Research Associate (May 2024 – August 2024)