Melanie Cyr

PhD Candidate

Mel enjoys making all sorts of cool chemistry in the lab all year round. Seasonal hobbies include snowmobiling and ice fishing in the winter; and four wheeling, hiking, and a nice patio beer in the summer.

Co-supervised by Prof. Jaclyn Brusso

Melanie’s LRG Publications

198. Cyr. M.; Magna, G.; Pizzoli, F.; Corrado, D. N.; Brusso, J. L.*; Lessard, B. H.*; Paolesse, R.* Electropolymerization of Phthalocyanine and Corrole Materials for Mass-Based Chemical Sensing and e-Nose Applications. doi:10.1021/acssensors.5c04114

197. Cyr. M.; Magna, G.; Pizzoli, F.; Mita, A.; Di Zazzo, L.; Paolesse, R.; Lessard, B. H.;* Brusso, J. L.* Synthesis and Axial Electropolymerization of Novel Amino-Derived Silicon Phthalocyanine-Based Organic Semiconductors. doi:10.1007/s10853-026-12263-4

196. Tilahun, T.; Cyr. M.; Ourabi, M.; Lessard, B. H.; Brusso, J. L.* Development of Novel Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Alkyne-functionalized Silicon Phthalocyanines, a Potential Functionality Control for Organic Semiconductors. doi:10.1142/S1088424626500082

186. Ourabi, M.; Vebber, M. C.; Cyr, M.; Weintrager, F. S-D.; Ledos, N.; Lamontagne, H. R.; Nyayachavadi, A.; Brusso, J. L.; Lessard, B. H.* Silicon Phthalocyanine-based N-Type Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductor in Organic Electrochemical Transistors. doi:10.1039/D5TC02130H

171. Cruz, M. V.; Cyr, M.; Boughanmi, H.; Calvo J. G.; Brusso, J. L.; Torres, T.; Lessard, B. H.* Coordination of Ruthenium Phthalocyanine with Poly(4-vinylpyridine). doi:10.1039/D4PY00579A

169. Cyr, M.; Lamontagne, H.; Lessard, B. H.; Brusso, J. L. Oxy Phosphorus Triazatetrabenzocorrole as a p-Type Organic Semiconductor in Organic Thin Film Transistors. doi:10.1021/acsaelm.4c01129

168. Lamontagne, H. R.; Cyr, M.; Vebber, M. C.; Swaraj, S.; Harris, C. S.; Brusso, J. L.; Shuhendler, A. J.; Lessard, B. H. (F5PhO)2-F16-SiPc as an Air-Stable, High-Performance n-Type Semiconductor with Poor Cannabinoid Sensing Capabilities doi:10.1039/D4LF00147H

134. Cyr, M.; Brixi, S.; Ganguly, A.; Lessard, B. H.*; Brusso, J. L.* Synthesis of thieno[3,4-c] pyrrole-4,6-dione-based small molecules for application in organic thin-film transistors doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110964

112. Cyr, M.; King, B.; Lessard, B. H.*; Brusso, J.* Exploring ellagic acid as a building block in the design of organic semiconductors. doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109998