Samantha Cormier
sammykat9.bsky.social
Samantha Cormier
@sammykat9.bsky.social
PhD student 🧪
uOttawa
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A big congratulations to Bhavisha for a very successful comprehensive examination last week!🎉
December 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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We had a wonderful weekend attending the @idw2025.bsky.social (Inorganic Discussion Weekend) conference! Thank you to the organizers for such an engaging meeting. Congratulations to Michèle and Sam for winning awards for their presentations!
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Nickel is a highly abundant metal available in major reserves worldwide. It is known for its diverse reactivity, but could it be a candidate for use in olefin metathesis? Find out in our latest article out now in JACS!
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Elementary Steps in Olefin Metathesis: Nickelacyclobutanes via Cycloaddition to Nickel Carbenes
Olefin metathesis and cyclopropanation, major reactions in the synthetic toolbox, are predominantly catalyzed by platinum-group metals. First-row transition metal alternatives are desirable from the p...
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July 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Check out Christian’s and Sam’s first publication in JACS! @acs.org In collaboration with the Boros lab @eboros.bsky.social, we dive into the aqueous equilibria of water-soluble metathesis catalysts—and what they mean for productivity 🌊
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Olefin Metathesis in Water: Speciation of a Leading Water-Soluble Catalyst Pinpoints Challenges and Opportunities for Chemical Biology
The metathetical modification of biomolecules in aqueous environments holds great promise for advances at the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine. However, rapid degradation of the metathesi...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Introducing: Dr. Blanco! Congratulations to Christian on his successful PhD defence and impressive thesis!
February 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM