Current Contact information (Edinburgh) School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK EH9 3JJ. +44 131 651 7103 E-mail: Bryan.Koivisto@gmail.com

Bryan D. Koivisto, Ph.D.   2000 - Honours B.Sc. University of Waterloo, (Under the supervision of  Dr. Garry S. Hanan) Noble-Metalloreceptors for benzoquinone recognition 2005 - Ph.D. University of Victoria (Under the supervision of  Dr. Robin G. Hicks) Synthesis and Characterization of Verdazyl Containing Molecules and Metal-Verdazyl Complexes   2006 - Postdoc. University of Victoria (Under the supervision of  Dr. Fraser Hof) The effect of guanidinium p-stacking on hydration and binding   2006 - Postdoc. University of Edinburgh (Under the supervision of  Dr. David A. Leigh ) Investigating electronic communication between metal ions using [2]-Rotaxanes

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Bryan was born and raised in a rural area just east of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Waterloo, Ontario in the 1995, where in 2000 he completed his honours Co-op degree in Chemistry at the University of Waterloo. In the Fall of 2005 he completed his Ph. D. in chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Robin Hicks at the University of Victoria (UVic). This was followed by a brief Postdoc working with Dr. Fraser Hof (UVic). Bryan is now settled into his new home in Edinburgh, Scotland working on rotaxane chemistry with David Leigh. So far the experience has been wonderful. 

Last updated on 11/04/2006 .