Research project:
Study and manipulation of Mesoporous Bragg Reflectors surface properties
Contact:
Work: Dept. of Chemistry
University of Toronto
Lash Miller Building
80, St. George Street
M5S3H6 Toronto , Canada
Office: Room LM 328
Phone: 416-978-4233
Email: lbonifac@chem.utoronto.ca
Education:
- 2006 – present – PhD Candidate, University of Toronto Supervisor: Prof. Geoffrey A. Ozin
- 2005 – 2006 – M. Sc. in Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Henrique Eisi Toma
- 2001 – 2004 – B. Sc. in Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; B. Ed. in Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Awards and Scholarships:
- 2006 – present – University of Toronto Fellowship
- 2006 – 1st prize on the ABRAFATI / PETROBRAS award on Science of Pigments
- 2005 – 2006 – The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) graduate research scholarship
- 2004 – Regional Council of Chemistry (CRQ-IV) award for the best research essay on chemistry;
- 2003 – 2004 – The State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) undergraduate research scholarship
Publications
- Bonifacio L.D., Puzzo D.P., Breslav S., Willey B.M., McGeer A., Ozin G.A., Adv. Mater. (2009), in press;
- O’Brien P, Puzzo D.P., Chutinan A., Bonifacio L.D., Ozin G.A., Kherani N.P., Adv. Mater. (2009), in press;
- Hou K, Puzzo D, Helander MG, Lo SS, Bonifacio LD, et al., Adv. Mater. (2009) 21, 2492;
- Puzzo, DP; Bonifacio, LD; Oreopoulos, J, et al., J. Mater. Chem. (2009) 19, 3500;
- Bonifacio, LD; Lotsch, BV; Puzzo, DP, et al., Adv. Mater. (2009) 21, 1641;
- Bonifacio LS, Gordijo CR, Constantino, VRL, et al., J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2008) 8, 274-279;
- Nunes F.S., Bonifacio L.D., Araki K., Toma H.E., Inorg. Chem., (2006) 45, 94–101;
- Toma H.E., Bonifacio L.D., Anaissi F.J., Quimica Nova (2005) 28, 897-900
Book Chapters
- Bonifacio LD, Lotsch, BV, Ozin GA, “Periodic Mesoporous Materials: Holes Filled with Opportunities”, Comprehensive Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, in press (2009);
Teaching Experience
- 2009 – CHM 139 – Physical Principles – Tutor;
- 2009 – CHM 139 – Physical Principles – Lab Demonstrator;
- 2008 – CHM 434 – Solid State Chemistry – Tutor;
- 2007/2008 – CHM151 – Chemistry: the Molecular Science – Tutor;
- 2007 – CHM 139 – Physical Principles – Lab Demonstrator;
- 2006 – Foundations of Chemistry: Structure – Lab Demonstrator;
- 2005 – Foundations of Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Methods – Tutor;
Conference Contributions
- Poster – “Pilling Nanomaterials: Porous One Dimensional Photonic Crystals”, Spring MRS, 2009, San Francisco-CA, USA;
- Poster – “The Colors of Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Hydrotalcite” 37th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry, 2006, Cape Town, South Africa;
- Oral Presentation – “Influence of N-heterocyclic Ligands on the Aggregation and Fusion of Gold Nanoparticles” IV Brazilian Material Research Society Meeting October 2005, Recife – PE, Brazil
- Expositor – Nanotec Expo 2005 – International Exposition of Projects, Products and Nanotechnological Materials July 2005, Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil.
- Poster – “Connecting Gold Nanoparticles to Pentacyanoferrates: The different roles of 2 and 4-mercaptopyridine” XII University of Sao Paulo International Undergraduate Symposium November 2004, Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil;
- Poster – “Interaction Light-Matter: Getting Inside the Lycurgus’ Cup” Institutional Chemistry Week 2004, Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil;
- Poster – “Synthesis and Characterization of the Novel Cluster [Ru3O(Oac)6(IsoQ)3]PF6” XXVI Latin-American Chemistry Meeting, June 2004, Salvador – BA, Brazil;
- Poster – “Gold Nanoparticles Passivated by 4-Mercaptopyridine” XXVI Latin-American Chemistry Meeting, June 2004, Salvador – BA, Brazil;
- Poster – “Oxidation of 8-metoxi-2’-Deoxyguanosine by Singlet Oxygen: A Mechanistic Approach” XXXII Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, May 2003, Caxambu – MG, Brazil
Extracurricular Activities
- Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Amateur competition level)