Thanh Luu

Thanh Luu received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Alberta in 2002. During his final undergraduate year, he explored the chemistry of acetylenic macromolecules. After graduating from the B.Sc. program, he entered graduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Alberta and continued with research on the topic of “Synthetic Methodology and Characterization of Polyynes for Use of Natural Products and Materials Chemistry” under the supervision of Prof. Tykwinski. During this time, he visited Japan and researched “Practical Methods for the Synthesis of 2-bromo-3-formylthiophene” with Prof. Tobe in Osaka University. He joined Prof. Bundle to research the “Development of Glycoconjugate Polymeric Vaccines for the Treatment of Candida albicans” after obtaining his Ph.D in 2007.
In addition to his teaching assistant duties and research, he has participated in the Outreach Program since 2003, demonstrating science experiments at schools for students from elementary to high school level.

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