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Conor Pranckevicius
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Office: FIP 320Phone: 250.807.8577
Email: cprancke@mail.ubc.ca
Graduate student supervisor
Research Summary
Low-valent main group compounds, catalysis, small molecule activation, conjugated materials.
Biography
Dr. Conor Pranckevicius earned his Ph.D degree from the University of Toronto in 2016 in the research group of Professor Douglas Stephan, where he developed new highly active carbodicarbene-based catalysts for polymer transformations. During his Ph.D studies, Conor visited in the research group of Professor Guy Bertrand at University of California San Diego as an exchange student, where he developed the new examples of zero-valent carbon-based ligands. In 2017, he joined the group of Professor Holger Braunschweig at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt post-doctoral fellow. Conor joined the faculty at UBC Okanagan in January 2021 as an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry.
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Degrees
Ph. D. University of Toronto, 2016
Honors B.Sc. University of Toronto, 2011
Research Interests & Projects
Our planet’s evolving energy needs and increasingly limited supply of traditional resources require the development of innovative solutions to meet these challenges using earth abundant materials and sustainable technologies. Such principles must be at the core of modern chemistry research. In line with this effort, my research program straddles the division between fundamental exploration and applied research, with a view toward designing new catalysts and functional materials for a more sustainable future. My research team at UBC Okanagan will explore the unique electronic properties of low-valent main group compounds and apply these systems in the design of highly active catalysts for industrially important reactions, as platforms for the exploration of challenging bond activations, and as precursors for organic electronic materials.
Selected Publications & Presentations
Please see my Google Scholar page for a complete list of publications.
Selected Grants & Awards
DAAD/DST Personell Exchange Program Grant. 2019
Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship. 2017
NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship. 2017
Walter and Margery Warren Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology. 2015
Ontario Graduate Scholarship. 2014
Special Opportunity Graduate Travel Fellowship. 2014
Walter and Margery Warren Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology. 2013
University of Toronto Graduate Student Fellowship. 2011
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. 2008