Research Associates

Dr. Armin Fischer

Position: New Photovoltaic Materials Program Leader

416-371-0531

 
Dr. Armin Fischer studied chemistry at the RWTH Aachen, Germany, and earned his PhD in inorganic chemistry from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin. He went on to a research group leader position at one of the ETH's application-oriented materials research institutes, EMPA, Switzerland. Armin joined Ted Sargent’s group in 2005 where he focused on organometallic synthesis of quantum dots and surface analytical investigations of quantum dot thin films. In 2006 Armin was the founding Senior Scientist at a venture capital funded company – he built its experimental capabilities from the ground up and lead the process development of large scale nanomaterial synthesis to success. In 2009 Armin rejoined Ted Sargent’s group and is currently focusing on the development of new materials for photovoltaic applications.

 

Dr. Sjoerd Hoogland

Position: Senior Research Associate

647-262-6067

 

Dr. Sjoerd Hoogland has a Masters Degree in Physics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds a Ph.D. in Laser Physics from the University of Southampton, where he conducted research on optically pumped vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers.  Here, he demonstrated for the first time high power mode-locked operation of this laser with sub-picosecond pulses. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded by the Institute of Physics, Quantum Electronics and Photonics group. In 2004 Dr. Hoogland joined Professor Ted Sargents group, where he developed the first paint-on infrared laser which was awarded to be one of the NSERC top 50 discoveries of 2006. Subsequently, Dr. Hoogland joined an early stage venture capital funded company where he held the position as Manager of Research and Development. His current research in Professor Ted Sargent's group involves investigation and development of novel opto-electronic devices based on infrared colloidal quantum dots. Dr. Hoogland has numerous publications in world leading journals and conferences and his work has been cited more than 500 times.  

Dr. Larissa Levina

Position: Principal Scientist, Novel Photovoltaic Materials

416-978-8935
 

Dr. Larissa Levina has a Masters Degree in Organic Chemistry from the Chemistry Department of the Kazakh State University and holds a Ph.D. in Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry from the Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Almaty, Kazakhstan. During her employment as a Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Homogeneous Catalysis of the Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Dr. Levina has investigated the kinetics of the oxidation hydrogen sulfide by ozone in presence of halogen anions and Cerium halogenides. She has also developed novel liquid-gas phase method of cleaning industrial gases from hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen phosphide, and hydrogen arsenide in the presence of homogeneous catalysts. Presently Dr. Levina is working on the synthesis of novel nanomaterials.