The drover group
 The university of windsor, Windsor, ON

AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, WINDSOR, ON

merlot - group mascot


Merlot is a French Bulldog who was born in St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada) on February 5, 2015 to Russian parents. For some time, she was on the Canadian dog show scene, but quickly outgrew it. When not "resting", she enjoys being walked or fed. She also loves going for car rides, chewing "cheesy bones", and eating fruitables. She is excited to engage with new students joining the lab!

Postdoctoral TEAM members
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Dr. Moulika Bhattacharyya
Ph.D. 2019 (Sundargopal Ghosh, IIT Madras) 
B.Sc. 2011 (University of Calcutta)
Twitter: @bhatt_mou

Hello, I am Moulika and I am from Kolkata, India. I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Drover’s Group. After completing my graduation and post-graduation from University of Calcutta, I moved to Chennai in 2014 to pursue my PhD at The Indian Institute of Technology Madras under Prof. Sundargopal Ghosh. My PhD thesis is entitled "Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Group 6 and 9 Metallaboranes and Metallaheteroboranes." After completion of my PhD in January 2019, I joined as a Research Associate at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TFIR), Hyderabad and there, I gained experience in carbene and free radical chemistry. I moved to Canada in February 2020 to begin my PDF. Apart from research and discussing chemistry, I like to read novels, sing, and listen to music.  

GRADUATE TEAM memberS:
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Joseph Zurakowski (G1)
zurakowj@uwindsor.ca
Twitter: @jzurakowski1
Ph.D. Student 
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Recipient
​NSERC CGS-M Recipient

Hello! My name is Joey, and I’ll be starting with the Drover lab in May 2020! I come from Ottawa, where I completed my B.Sc. in chemistry at Carleton University. I was able to gain some lab experience in the fields of DNA nanotechnology, atomic layer deposition, and main group synthetic chemistry during my undergraduate. Since my first summer doing research I knew the lab was where I wanted to be for the foreseeable future. Just my luck that Marcus was starting his lab at the University of Windsor as I was searching for a supervisor! I’m very excited to be starting in the Drover lab, where I’ll be focusing on making new iron complexes for CO2 reduction catalysis. Outside of the lab you can find me reading lots of books and eating gluten free food! If you know of any good gluten free spots in town, or you want to chat about graduate school and research, please get in touch!
3. Zurakowski, J.A.; Bhattacharyya, M.; Spasyuk, D.M.; Drover, M.W.* Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 37-41. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03409

2. Marczenko, K.M.; Zurakowski, J.A.; Bamford, K.L.; MacMillan, J.W.M.; Chitnis, S.S.*; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18096. DOI:  10.1002/anie.201911842

1. Marczenko, K.M.; Zurakowski, J.A.; Kindervater, M.B.; Jee, S.; Hynes, T.; Roberts, N.; Park, S.; Werner-Zwanziger, U.; Lumsden, M.; Langelaan, D.N.; Chitnis, S.S.* Chem. -Eur. J. 2019, 71, 16414. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904361
Brady Austen (G1)
austenb@uwindsor.ca
Twitter: @AustenBrady
M.Sc. Student 

Information TBD

UNDERGRADUATE TEAM members:
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Mitchell Demchuk (U4)
demchukm@uwindsor.ca
Junior Research Assistant

Information TBD
Kasey Brown (U3)
brown191@uwindsor.ca​
UWindsor Outstanding Scholar

Hi, I’m Kasey. I am a first year undergraduate student in the honours chemistry program. I am very passionate about the environment and animals.  As such, I am considering minoring in environmental and earth science in the future.  In my free time, I enjoy sketching, watching comedy movies, and spending time with my pets, family, and friends!
Paola Flores (U4)
noriega@uwindsor.ca​
Junior Research Assistant
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Hi, I'm Paola. I am currently studying Biochemistry and have become recently interested in the Chemistry portion of the program. I am too curious for my own good and live in my head. In my spare time, I like to watch films or practice skills like photography and drawing. I'm hoping to go into research or continue my studies with a Masters program. But, who knows? There is still so much I don't know about.

FORMER TEAM members:
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  • Maeve Dufour, IGNITE Scholar, 2020-2021 - Current: Seeking Opportunities in Industry
  • Lindsay Lesperance-Nantau, IGNITE Scholar, 2020-2021 - Current: Graduate Student in Carmichael Laboratory
  • Kyle Pearcy, Volunteer 2020

POSITIONS

We are interested in working with driven and excited co-workers who have an interest in synthesis, including organic and inorganic chemistry. Individual projects will be tailored to the interests of students, but will involve the use of organotransition metal or main-group chemistry to develop molecules, whose properties can be leveraged for exciting and new science!

Please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail: marcus.drover@uwindsor.ca (for more information, please see my contact page). 

DROVER GROUP OFFICE SPACE


​Graduate students

We are always looking for interested graduate students at the M.Sc. or Ph.D. level of study. Candidates with research experience will be preferred. If interested, please e-mail Marcus a copy of your CV (including the names of 2 potential referees), a transcript (unofficial is OK), and a brief summary about yourself including interests. ​
NSERC (Canadian): http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/index_eng.asp
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS): http://www.uwindsor.ca/education/scholarships-awards/ogs
Mitacs (All): https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate
Mitacs (International): https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-graduate-fellowship
Vanier (All): http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html
Fullbright (American): http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students.html

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​underGraduate students

NSERC USRA: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp
Windsor: Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship: http://www1.uwindsor.ca/chemistry/scholarship-awards
ICE Program: https://www.ryerson.ca/ice/
RISE Program: http://www.risecanada.ca


​POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Currently, we do not have funds to support PDFs. With that said, there are numerous opportunities for external funding. For appropriately credentialled individuals, Marcus would be happy to lend support for application development. Available avenues include:
NSERC PDF: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PD-NP/PDF-BP_eng.asp
Banting: http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html
Mitacs (All): https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate#postdoc
Mitacs (Chinese): https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/come-to-canada/early-career-fellowship-china
Fullbright (American): http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-scholars.html