Dr. Andrew Vreugdenhil
Professor Vreugdenhil heads the Inorganic Materials Research Laboratory in the Trent Chemistry Department. He has previously served as the Director of the Trent Materials Science graduate program and the associated Centre for Materials Research at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Prof. Vreugdenhil holds a Ph.D. in Inorganic Materials Chemistry and has been a faculty member at Trent University since 2001. His research program is focused on the synthesis and characterization of adsorbent nanodimensional carbon and their applications in environmental remediation and other industrial sectors. Working with industrial partners, Prof. Vreugdenhil’s research laboratory brings together fundamental materials expertise and surface science excellence to develop commercializable materials with a goal of generating new approaches to waste diversion to solve environmental challenges using new materials.
High temperature synthesis, wet chemical surface modification and a diverse range of materials characterization techniques are the primary tools for carrying out this interesting and valuable research. Prof. Vreugdenhil is the inventor of 7 patents and author on a large number of published materials chemistry papers in the scientific literature. In addition to staff members and postdoctoral researchers, he has supervised 14 graduate students and many undergraduate student researchers.
Prof. Vreugdenhil holds a Ph.D. in Inorganic Materials Chemistry and has been a faculty member at Trent University since 2001. His research program is focused on the synthesis and characterization of adsorbent nanodimensional carbon and their applications in environmental remediation and other industrial sectors. Working with industrial partners, Prof. Vreugdenhil’s research laboratory brings together fundamental materials expertise and surface science excellence to develop commercializable materials with a goal of generating new approaches to waste diversion to solve environmental challenges using new materials.
High temperature synthesis, wet chemical surface modification and a diverse range of materials characterization techniques are the primary tools for carrying out this interesting and valuable research. Prof. Vreugdenhil is the inventor of 7 patents and author on a large number of published materials chemistry papers in the scientific literature. In addition to staff members and postdoctoral researchers, he has supervised 14 graduate students and many undergraduate student researchers.
Courses Taught:
CHEM 1000H
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM 1010H
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM 2200H
Transition Metal Group Chemistry (Inorganic I)
CHEM 3200H
Main Group Chemistry (Inorganic II)
CHEM 4220H
Inorganic Materials
MTSC 6000H
Materials Science Communications
MTSC 6010H
Chemistry and Physics of Materials
MTSC 6020H
Advanced Topics in Materials Science
Introductory Chemistry I
CHEM 1010H
Introductory Chemistry II
CHEM 2200H
Transition Metal Group Chemistry (Inorganic I)
CHEM 3200H
Main Group Chemistry (Inorganic II)
CHEM 4220H
Inorganic Materials
MTSC 6000H
Materials Science Communications
MTSC 6010H
Chemistry and Physics of Materials
MTSC 6020H
Advanced Topics in Materials Science