Team

We value the diverse and intersectional identities of our students, collaborators, and staff. We regard equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and are committed to accessibility for all team members.

Dylan McQuarrie

PhD Student

Dylan is a PhD student in chemical engineering specifically focusing on polymer engineering. He completed his undergraduate degree at Mount Allison University with Honours in chemistry. His current research focuses on utilizing dynamic chemistries to investigate novel techniques for polymer recycling to help address the ongoing plastic waste crisis. In his free time Dylan enjoys watching sports, running, playing with his cats, and playing minesweeper.

Maggie Wong

PhD Student

Maggie is in her second year of a PhD in Chemical Engineering where she is working on designing a polyacrylamide hydrogel that can mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM)’s mechanoresponsive behaviour for applications in biomedicine including in vitro models of disease, drug delivery systems, and scaffolds for tissue regeneration. Outside of the lab, she enjoys playing badminton, reading, and completing jigsaw puzzles!

Camille Barre

Co-op Student

Cam is in her third year of a BASc in Biomedical Engineering. She is working as a Research Assistant for her fourth co-op term, where she synthesizes monomers for degradable polymers and assists graduate students in their research.

Daniyah Asad

Masters Student

Daniyah is in her first year of MASc at U Waterloo. After completing her HBSc in Chemistry at the University of Toronto, she joined the Prince lab where she works on developing degradable and recyclable polymers for drug delivery and other applications.

Mina Ghorbani

PhD Student

Mina completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering in Iran. She is currently a PhD student in Professor Prince’s lab at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on degradable polymers used as biomaterials in drug delivery, cell therapy, and tissue engineering. Mina enjoys working at the interface of engineering and biology and is especially interested in how smart material design can help solve real-world medical problems. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and loved ones.

Tarun Nair

Masters Student

Tarun is a Master’s student in chemical engineering. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo in chemical engineering. His current research focuses on biodegradable plastics, including installing cleavable bonds in polymers and producing polymers from natural feedstocks.

Sarah Rezaei

Masters Student

Sarah completed her Bachelors of Science at the University of Tehran for Metallurgy and Materials Science, and is currently doing her masters for Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where she studies how to use cleavable materials to recover nanomaterials from nanocomposites. A few of her interests include gymnastics, playing guitar and painting!

Aisha oluwabusola Biobaku

Masters Student

Aisha is in her first year of MASc in chemical engineering, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo. Her research pertains to synthesizing thermally dynamic additives for plastics that undergo polymerization at low temperatures and reversibly fragment at high temperatures using Diel’s alder chemistry. During her free time, she enjoys going to escape rooms, being active and reading Manhwas.

Hailey Duggan

Masters Student

Hailey is a first year of MASc in chemical engineering and nanotechnology at Waterloo. She completed her BSc in Nanoscience at the University of Guelph. Her current research is focused on thermally reprocessable polymers for recycling nano materials from nano composites. In her free time, she enjoys going on hikes with her dog, trying new cafe’s with friends, and recently she has taken up baking bread.