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C. Skorski,
Administrative Assistant
Dept. of Chemistry
Brock University
500 Glenridge Ave.
St. Catharines, ON
Canada, L2S 3A1
Tel: (905) 688-5550 x3406
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E-mail: cskorski@brocku.ca


Art van der Est: Research Group

Current Research Group Members:

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Prashanth Poddutoori
Synthesis and photochemistry of axially-ligated porphyrin donor-acceptor complexes
Graduate Students
Sam Mula
Electron Transfer Through the Phylloquinone Acceptors in Photosystem I
Undergraduate Students
Lauren Freeman
Synthesis and characterization of TTF - aluminum porphyirn - fullerene triads

The van der Est Research Group
(Summer 2007)

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Left to Right:  Art van der Est,  Andrey Moiseev,  Ram Bhatta,   Prashanth Poddutoori,  Hiroumi Murakami*;   Ann Dion,  Michelle LePalud
*Visiting Student from Shigeru Itoh's group Nagoya University

Former Research Group Members:

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Andrey Moiseev(2007-2009)
Photochemical studies of model photosynthetic reaction centres
Dr. Yuri Kandrashkin (2000-2006)
Theory of spin dynamics and generation of light induced electron spin polarization in coupled spin systems.
Dr. Alfia Valieva (2001-2004)
Structure and function of photosynthetic apparatus in cyanobacteria and higher plants.  Factors influencing the kinetics and directionality of electron transfer in Photosystem I
Graduate Students
Ingelög Wyndhamn (2002-2004)
Electron transfer in Photosystem I in point mutants of Cyanobacteria and Green Algae
Olena Bespalova (2002-2004)
Transient EPR studies of Energy Transfer and Excited State Dynamics in Paramagnetic Porphyrins and Porphyrin Dimers
Sarah Brown (2000-2003)
Orientation and protein-cofactor interactions of non-native quinones in the A1 binding site of Photosystem I
Undergraduate Students
Michelle LePalud (2007)
Transient EPR studies of Photosystem I with non-native quinones 
Ann Dion (2007)
Synthesis and Characterization of phosphorous porphyrin Ruthenium complexes.
Yana Bukhman (2001-2003)
Quinone binding in Photosystem I:  A molecular mechanics approach
High School Mentorship Students
Megan Ruiter (2006-2007)
Elsa Fridriksson (2005-2006)
Robyn Martin (2002-2003)
Sara Chirico (2000-2001)

The van der Est Research Group
(One fine spring day in St. Catharines, 2001)

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Left to Right:  Art van der Est,  Yana Bukhman,  Alfia Valieva,  Yuri Kandrashkin

Yuri, Sara and AvdE in the Lab

This would be a picture of Sara and Yuri if you could see it


From a dark and distant past ...

(Berlin 1998)

Uwe and Motoko
Left to right: Art van der Est, Uwe Krueger, Dr. M. Asano-Someda (Tokyo Inst. of Technology)