Peter Lu Email & Phone Number

2264 Chemin St. Francois Dorval, Montreal, Qc, H9P 1K2

-Synthesized, purified and characterized PEO, PS, PtBA, and PMMA-related diblock and triblock copolymer products using the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) methods -Prepared detailed biweekly reports, analysed problems, and proposed new directions-Optimized the ATRP procedures and minimized the copper residues without raising costs-Examined the hydroxyl content of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) product using quantitative analysis methods and evaluated the quality of this… Show more -Synthesized, purified and characterized PEO, PS, PtBA, and PMMA-related diblock and triblock copolymer products using the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) methods -Prepared detailed biweekly reports, analysed problems, and proposed new directions-Optimized the ATRP procedures and minimized the copper residues without raising costs-Examined the hydroxyl content of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) product using quantitative analysis methods and evaluated the quality of this product-Examined the solid content of an industrial floor finish and evaluated its quality Show less

-Designed, prepared and characterized photo-responsive and water-soluble azo-polymers-Collaborated with one research team to study the photo-induced morphological transitions of the azo-polymers in aqueous solution for such applications as controlled drug delivery-Assembled azo-polymers onto various substrates (glass, silica, germanium) by means of spin-coating and dip-coating to fabricate nano-scale organic thin films-Examined the photo-induced switching of physical properties of… Show more -Designed, prepared and characterized photo-responsive and water-soluble azo-polymers-Collaborated with one research team to study the photo-induced morphological transitions of the azo-polymers in aqueous solution for such applications as controlled drug delivery-Assembled azo-polymers onto various substrates (glass, silica, germanium) by means of spin-coating and dip-coating to fabricate nano-scale organic thin films-Examined the photo-induced switching of physical properties of the azo-polymer films-Collaborated with two research teams to study neuron growth on optically tuned surfaces-Supervised an undergraduate honours summer project on guided cell growth on surfaces-Published with N. M. Ahmad and C. J. Barrett in Journal of Materials Chemistry in 2010 Show less

-Prioritized different experiments and guided all groups of students to obtain good results-Created detailed marking schemes and evaluated students’ reports and exams-Tutored new lab demonstrators and offered students extra help during private Q&A sessions-Awarded for excellence in teaching (T. Sterry Hunt) for the academic year 2007-2008

-Synthesized mono-dispersed colloidal nanoparticles via layer-by-layer self-assembly-Characterized the prepared nanoparticles with UV-Vis, TEM, and SEM

Phd, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Intellectual Property Institute of Canada.

Bsc, Chemistry

CGPA = 3.79/4.0