CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS

· Strategies to reduce opioid addiction

· Biochemical kinetic study of antioxidant activity

· Calculation and study of deuterium isotope effects on equilibrium constants under ambient and hydrothermal conditions

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational chemistry: thermodynamic and kinetic studies of organic systems of environmental, biochemical, or chemical importance
Applications of machine learning methods
Calculation of equilibrium constants in the gas phase and in solution
Kinetic studies in the gas phase and in solution; calculation of reaction mechanisms
Atmospheric chemistry
Excited states and photochemistry

We gratefully acknowledge the support received from NSERC, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, the Faculty of Science, the Department of Chemistry and Information Technology Services at TRU.

Special thanks to Cliff Harms, Wayne Pinette, (IT, TRU), Jim Hobbs (Supervisor, Lab Support Services, TRU), Wesley Cole (former Director, Network and Technical Services, TRU), Karen Wiens (former Supervisor, Lab Support Services, TRU) and Brian Mackay (former AVP IT Services and Chief Information Officer, TRU).