Dr. Amanda Bongers
Assistant ProfessorLeads the group in studying learning in chemistry and science
Phung Nguyen
M. Sc. Student
Manisha Blaskevitch
B.Sc. Student, Chemistry (Accelerated MSc)Studying multimodal learning and memory in chemistry
Evan Noronha
Con. Ed. B.Sc. Student, 4th yearStudying sustainability in chemistry curricula
James Ingman
Engineering Chemistry B.Sc. Student, 4th year
Sarah Gulycz
B.Sc. Student, ChemistryAmanda joined Queen’s in July 2019 as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry with a research focus in chemistry education. Amanda grew up in a small town in Southern Ontario, where she learned by exploring and asking questions about nature. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2011) in the co-operative program at the University of Waterloo, where she grew a passion for synthetic organic chemistry.
She went on to complete her Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry (2016) at the University of Ottawa with Prof. André Beauchemin, synthesizing many new and colourful heterocycles along the way.
She then took a postdoctoral position (2016-2019) in the fields of Chemistry Education and Neuroscience, under the supervision of Prof. Alison Flynn (University of Ottawa) and Dr. Georg Northoff (Royal Ottawa Mental Health Institute).
Past group members
Joined the Sales Leadership Development Program with Fritolay
Policy Engineer at Environment and Climate Change and Canada
Pursuing PhD at McGill, Fall 2020
Exploring ways to help students with spatial tasks
If you’re interested in joining our group please check out the application guidelines and email Prof. Bongers at amanda.bongers@queensu.ca with your curriculum vitae or resume.