We are always looking
for enthusiastic and dedicated Canadian citizens and
permanent residents graduate students to join our group at
the Master's and PhD levels. Funding will be provided.
Graduate students at RMC do not have to join the military,
and they can be civilians, just like any other Canadian
university. Those interested
may send their CVs to Prof. Sabat. 
Also, we are always
looking for civilian undergraduate students studying in
the physical sciences or engineering at Canadian
universities to be hired through the USRA scholarship program for paid
internships at our lab.
Prof. Sabat est bilingue, donc la supervision des étudiants peut être faite en français.
Current Group Members
|
Name |
Position |
Co-supervisor |
|
Rebecca Martel |
MSc |
|
|
Dr. Nguyen
(Anthony) Le |
Postdoctoral
research associate |
|
|
Amanda Ales |
MSc |
|
|
Peter Snell |
Research
technologist |
|
|
Dr. Derek Russell |
Postdoctoral
research associate |
Prof. Patrick
Julien |
|
Dr. Yazan Bdour |
Postdoctoral
research associate |
|
|
Trevor Hopkins |
MSc |
|
|
Dr. Paul Rochon |
Postdoctoral
senior researcher |
Student Alumni
|
Name |
Thesis Title |
Degree Awarded |
Date |
|
Saim Bokhari |
Surface plasmon
resonance imaging of metasurfaces patterned via
pyramidial interference lithography [Thesis download] |
MSc |
May 2025 |
|
Eoin Dawson |
Inscription of large
aperture circular gratings and the surface plasmon
resonance response in the optical regime |
MSc |
May 2024 |
|
Alexa Smith |
Magnetotactic
bacteria biosensing for targeted therapy |
BSc |
May 2024 |
|
Alexandra Novikova |
Sensors made with
circular gratings |
BSc (RMC) |
May 2024 |
|
Chris St-Germain |
Fabrication of
nanostructured solar cells |
BSc |
May 2022 |
|
Jamie Leibold |
Advanced
nanofabrication and sensing using the interference
of light |
PhD |
May 2021 |
|
Eoin Dawson |
Inscription of
triple superimposed diffraction gratings and their
plasmonic properties |
BSc |
May 2019 |
|
Yevgeniy Mikhyeyev |
Surface plasmon
microscopy of inhomogeneous aqueous mixtures |
MSc |
May 2019 |
|
Genevieve Tadeson |
Enhancement of the
power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells
by surface patterning of azobenzene thin films |
MSc |
May 2019 |
|
Afshin Shahalizad
Namin |
Suppression of
efficiency roll-off in lanthanide-based organic
light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) |
PhD |
Jan 2019 |
|
Yazan Bdour |
Nanoplasmonic
sensors based on chirped crossed surface relief
gratings |
MSc |
Sept 2018 |
|
Nicholas Swanson |
Inscription and
analysis of non-uniform surface relief diffraction
gratings on azobenzene molecular glass thin films
|
MSc |
April 2018 |
|
Erin Bailey |
Surface plasmons on
chirped-pitch diffraction gratings |
MSc |
Oct 2017 |
|
Wayne Karperien |
High energy laser
interaction with materials |
MSc |
Aug 2016 |
|
Jimmy Zhan |
Design of
transparent conducting electrodes and surface
relief gratings for plasmonic polymer solar cells
[Thesis download] |
MSc |
June 2016 |
|
Mathew Jackson |
Second harmonic
generation in azo compounds |
BSc |
May 2016 |
|
James Leibold |
Design and analysis
of circular diffraction gratings |
MSc |
May 2015 |
|
Charles Gagnon |
Spherical
holographic lenses on azo films |
BSc |
Apr 2014 |
|
Isabelle Allain |
Measurement of thin
film solar cell efficiency |
BSc |
Apr 2013 |
|
Jonathan Ferlatte |
The inscription of
surface relief diffraction gratings on
azo-polymers under water |
BSc |
Apr 2012 |
|
Justin Jefferies |
Surface plasmon
optimization for photocurrent enhancement in thin
film organic solar cells |
MSc |
May 2012 |
|
Maxime
Bernier-Brideau |
The structural,
ferroelectric, dielectric, and electromechanical
properties of piezoelectric and electrostrictive
materials |
MSc |
May 2014 |
|
Maxime
Bernier-Brideau |
Transducer
properties of piezoelectric ceramics |
BSc |
Apr 2010 |
Other Alumni
|
Name |
Project Title |
Status |
Date |
|
Clara MacQuarrie |
Plasmon resonance in
the mid IR |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May
2025 - Aug 2025 |
|
Alex Zettel |
Superimposed
plasmonic gratings |
Research
assistant |
May 2025 - Aug 2025
|
|
Maxwell Dollar |
Optical modulation |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May
2024 - Aug 2024 |
|
Dr. Mahyar Mazloumi |
Advanced optical
materials |
Postdoctoral
research associate |
June
2020 - Nov 2023 |
|
Meghan Naar |
Optical modulation |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May
2023 - Aug 2023 |
|
Alexa Smith |
Antibacterial
surfaces |
Research
assistant |
Sept 2022 - Mar 2023
|
|
Matthew Boxer |
Nano-gratings and
SPR |
Research
assistant |
Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
|
|
Jacob Hickling |
Advanced optical
materials |
Research
assistant |
May 2022 - Aug 2022
|
|
Alexa Smith |
Nano-gratings and
SPR |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May 2022 - Aug 2022
|
|
Matthew Boxer |
Nano-gratings and
SPR |
USRA
scholarship recipient |
May 2022 - Aug 2022
|
|
Ethan Diak |
Plasmonic imaging |
USRA scholarship
awardee |
May 2021 - Aug 2021
|
|
Liam Mahoney |
Advanced optical
materials |
Research assistant |
May
2021 - Aug 2021 |
|
Ethan Diak |
Large-scale
diffraction gratings |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May 2020 - Aug 2020 |
|
Austin Diggins |
Development of a
water quality sensor |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May 2019 - Aug 2019 |
|
Eoin Dawson |
Surface relief
gratings inscription on different azobenzene
materials |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May 2018 - Aug 2018 |
|
Alexander Tofini |
Optical erasure of
surface relief gratings |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
May 2017 - Aug 2017 |
|
Toni Kfouri |
Electric field
induced nanostructures |
Research assistant |
May 2016 - July 2016 |
|
Lucas Karperien |
Modulated surface
plasmon signals |
USRA scholarship
recipient |
Jan 2016 - May 2016 |
|
Hirohito Umezawa |
Non-linear optical
properties of Azo glass compounds |
Visiting professor |
May 2015 - March
2016 |
|
Erin Bailey |
Surface plasmons on
nonlinear gratings and their applications |
Research assistant |
May 2015 - August
2015 |
|
Keith George |
Thermal Erasure of
Various Glass-transition Temperature Surface
Relief Gratings |
Research assistant |
June 2014 - Aug 2014 |
|
Othmane Rtel Bennani |
Surface Relief
Gratings Formation on Multi-colour Azo-Glass
Compounds |
Research assistant |
May 2014 – Jul 2014 |
|
Robert Kirby |
Surface Relief
Gratings on Novel Azo Glass |
Research assistant |
May 2013 – Aug 2013 |
|
Nathan Rochon |
Labview Software
Development for Data Acquisition |
Research assistant |
May 2011 – Aug 2011 |
Capt. Gen Tadeson, won the first place research poster award (out of 128) at the 2019 Photonics North conference in Quebec City, QC. She is photographed with Physics Nobel Laureate Prof. Donna Strickland. Photo credit to Photonics North.
Left to right: NCdt. Matt Jackson, visiting Prof. Hirohito
Umezawa and Prof. Ribal Georges Sabat at RMC in March 2016.