Trevor Janes completed his undergraduate studies in chemistry at the University of British Columbia and went on to obtain his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto researching the coordination chemistry and reactivity of metal complexes with NN chelate ligands. In between TA’ing chemistry labs and tutorials and conducting research, Trevor gave back to the community through volunteering and writing for The Green Chemistry Initiative blog and UofT’s student newspaper, The Varsity.

After his doctorate, he completed two postdoctoral fellowships at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Luna Nanotech before entering the industry sector at Toronto Research Chemicals Inc. Trevor was our industrial liaison (2021-2022) and former chair of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Toronto Section (2022-2024) leading our team in the organization of career development related events. Trevor Janes is currently an organic chemist at Toronto Research Chemicals Inc, below you’ll read about his passions and career journey from academia to industry.

Esmeralda Bukuroshi completed her PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in material engineering for organic solar cells. During her PhD, she developed an interest in science policy and explored roles leaning more toward science advocacy. With her previous co-op experience as a chemist at Nova Chemicals, she went on to take a role as a Senior Analyst for more than a year before joining her current role as a Lead of COVID Response Operations at Ontario Health.

Dr. Alison Ewart is currently Dean of the Centre for Research and Innovation at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. She completed her PhD in organic chemistry from the University of British Columbia and began her career at Mitacs, holding several different leadership positions within the organization before moving to Fanshawe.