Life Sciences; Environment and Sustainable Development; Natural Sciences and Engineering
Frank Schaper
- Professeur agrégé
-
Faculté des arts et des sciences - Département de chimie
Complexe des sciences, room B-3428
Secondary number:
514 343-2162
(Travail 1)
Profile
Research expertise
Catalysis is one of the main principles of green chemistry. Professor Schaper’s group researches the synthesis and characterization of inorganic complexes that catalyze reactions important to research and industry. In particular, it is developing new catalysts for the polymerization of cyclic esters into biodegradable polymers.
Biography
- 1995 Diplom (MSc) in Chemistry (University of Konstanz, Germany)
- 2002 PhD in Chemistry (with H.-H. Brintzinger, University of Konstanz, Germany)
- 2002-2003 DFG-Postdoctoral Fellow (with R. F. Jordan, University of Chicago, USA)
- 2003-2004 Postdoctoral Fellow (with H.-H. Brintzinger, University of Konstanz, Germany)
- 2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow (with E. C. Constable, University of Basel, Switzerland)
- 2005-2011 Assistant Professor (University of Montreal, Canada)
- 2011 Associate Professor (University of Montreal, Canada)
Affiliations and responsabilities
Research affiliations
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
Courses taught (current session only)
Programs
Student supervision
Theses and dissertation supervision (Papyrus Institutional Repository)
2022
Zinc and Zirconium catalysts in rac-lactide polymerization
Graduate : Dordahan, Fatemeh
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2019
Manganese, copper and zinc catalysts in rac-lactide polymerization
Graduate : Daneshmandkashani, Pargol
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2019
Complexes de cuivre (II) portant des ligands sulfonés ou carboxylates et leur application en catalyse
Graduate : Hardouin Duparc, Valérie
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2015
Lactide polymerization with iron alkoxide complexes
Graduate : Keuchguerian, Arek
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2014
Synthesis of new zirconium diketiminate complexes and catalytic applications
Graduate : EL-Zoghbi, Ibrahim
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2014
Novel M(II) beta-diketiminate complexes for the polymerization of lactide
Graduate : Whitehorne, Todd
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2010
Synthesis, properties and characterization of N-Alkyl substituted b-Diketiminato copper(I) Complexes
Graduate : Oguadinma, Paul O.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
2010
Polymérisation du lactide par des catalyseurs β-diketiminate de zinc et de magnésium
Graduate : Drouin, Frédéric
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2010
Synthesis of new zirconium complexes
Graduate : El-Zoghbi, Ibrahim IE
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2009
Étude de nouveaux complexes de type ansa-chromocène
Graduate : Charbonneau, Fabien
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
2008
From coordination complexes to coordination polymers
Graduate : Richter, Viviane A.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Projects
Research projects
2022
- 2028
Reaction mechanisms of catalytic reactions using earth-abundant metals
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVX20965-(RGP) Programme de subvention à la découverte individuelle ou de groupe
2019
- 2027
Centre en chimie verte et catalyse (CCVC)
Lead researcher :
André Charette
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
James D. Wuest
,
William Lubell
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Yvan Guindon
,
Hélène Lebel
,
Joelle Pelletier
,
Sébastien Sauvé
,
Garry Hanan
,
Andreea-Ruxandra Schmitzer
,
Dominic Rochefort
,
Matthew Harrington
,
Shawn Collins
,
Frank Schaper
,
Mickaël Dollé
,
Roger Gaudreault
,
S Ghoshal
,
Nicolas Moitessier
,
Gregory Patience
,
James L Gleason
,
Michèle Prévost
,
Masad J Damha
,
Bruce A Arndtsen
,
Steve Maguire
,
P. C. K. Lau
,
D. Scott Bohle
,
Chaojun Li
,
Gonzalo Cosa
,
Audrey Moores
,
Tomislav Friscic
,
Jean-Philip Lumb
,
Christopher Wilds
,
Pat Forgione
,
Jean Lessard
,
Claude Spino
,
Guillaume Bélanger
,
Claude Legault
,
Xavier Ottenwaelder
,
Zetian Mi
,
Alexandre Gagnon
,
Dominic Larivière
,
John Boukouvalas
,
Faical Larachi
,
Peter Hugh McBreen
,
Thierry Ollevier
,
Trong On Do
,
Frédéric-Georges Fontaine
,
Jean-François Paquin
,
Maria-Cornélia Iliuta
,
Sylvain Canesi
,
Safia Hamoudi
,
Karine Auclair
,
David Dewez
,
Eric McCalla
,
Christopher Thibodeaux
,
Jan Kopyscinski
,
Daria Camilla Boffito
,
Robert Lortie
Funding sources:
FRQNT/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FQRNT)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(RS) Programme de regroupements stratégiques
2022
- 2024
Urgent Replacement of a Platform for Gaseous Chemistry and Catalysis
Lead researcher :
Shawn Collins
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
André Charette
,
William Lubell
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Yvan Guindon
,
Hélène Lebel
,
Andreea-Ruxandra Schmitzer
,
Dominic Rochefort
,
Frank Schaper
,
Samy Cecioni
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(OIR) Outils et d'instruments de recherche (de 7 001 $ à 150 000 $)
2016
- 2023
Coordination complexes as catalysts for the production of polyesters
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVX20965-(RGP) Programme de subvention à la découverte individuelle ou de groupe
2020
- 2022
Urgent Replacement of 700 MHz NMR CryoPlatform
Lead researcher :
William Lubell
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
André Charette
,
James D. Wuest
,
Hélène Lebel
,
Joelle Pelletier
,
Garry Hanan
,
Andreea-Ruxandra Schmitzer
,
Dominic Rochefort
,
Shawn Collins
,
Frank Schaper
,
Samy Cecioni
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(OIR) Outils et d'instruments de recherche (de 7 001 $ à 150 000 $)
2019
- 2022
Photon III X-ray detector for metal jet diffractometer
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
Co-researchers :
James D. Wuest
,
Christian Reber
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Garry Hanan
,
Andrea Bianchi
,
John Pascal
,
Jean-Philip Lumb
,
Annie Castonguay
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(OIR) Outils et d'instruments de recherche (de 7 001 $ à 150 000 $)
2020
- 2021
Supplément COVID-19 CRSNG_Coordination complexes as catalysts for the production of polyesters
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Supplément à l’appui des étudiants, des stagiaires postdoctoraux et du personnel de
soutien à la recherche COVID-19
2014
- 2020
CENTRE EN CHIMIE VERTE ET CATALYSE (CCVC)
Lead researcher :
Chaojun Li
Co-researchers :
Frank Schaper
Funding sources:
FRQNT/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FQRNT)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(RS) Programme de regroupements stratégiques
2017
- 2019
Operations and Maintenance Support: Montréal Centre for Structural Analysis by XRay Diffraction
Lead researcher :
James D. Wuest
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Garry Hanan
,
Frank Schaper
,
Tomislav Friscic
,
Alexandre Gagnon
,
Frédéric-Georges Fontaine
,
Dmytro Perepichka
,
Annie Castonguay
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(OIR) Outils et d'instruments de recherche (de 7 001 $ à 150 000 $)
2005
- 2017
COORDINATION COMPOUNDS BASED ON DIIMINES AND RELATED LIGANDS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN CATALYSIS
Funding sources:
CRSNG/Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et génie du Canada (CRSNG)
Grant programs:
PVX20965-(RGP) Programme de subvention à la découverte individuelle ou de groupe
2011
- 2015
COORDINATION COMPOUNDS BASED ON DIIMINES AND RELATED LIGANDS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN CATALYSIS
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
2009
- 2014
CENTRE EN CHIMIE VERTE ET CATALYSE
Lead researcher :
André Charette
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
James D. Wuest
,
William Lubell
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Yvan Guindon
,
Hélène Lebel
,
Joelle Pelletier
,
Sébastien Sauvé
,
Garry Hanan
,
Andreea-Ruxandra Schmitzer
,
Shawn Collins
,
Jeffrey Keillor
,
Frank Schaper
,
Robert Lortie
,
Nicolas Moitessier
,
James L Gleason
,
Michèle Prévost
,
Richard L. Leask
,
Trong On Do
,
Masad J Damha
,
Tak-Hang Chan
,
Bruce A Arndtsen
,
Steve Maguire
,
Jaye Ellis
,
P. C. K. Lau
,
D. Scott Bohle
,
Chaojun Li
,
Gonzalo Cosa
,
Audrey Moores
,
Tomislav Friscic
,
Jean-Philip Lumb
,
Christopher Wilds
,
Pat Forgione
,
Jean Lessard
,
Claude Spino
,
Guillaume Bélanger
,
Claude Legault
,
Alexandre Gagnon
,
John Boukouvalas
,
Faical Larachi
,
Peter Hugh McBreen
,
Thierry Ollevier
,
Frédéric-Georges Fontaine
,
Jean-François Paquin
,
Maria-Cornélia Iliuta
,
Sylvain Canesi
Funding sources:
FRQNT/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FQRNT)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(RS) Programme de regroupements stratégiques
2008
- 2012
TRANSITION METAL REAGENTS FOR ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
2008
MOLYBDENUM MICROFOCUS X-RAY
Lead researcher :
Frank Schaper
Outreach
Publications and presentations
Disciplines
- Chemistry
- Environment and Sustainable Development
Areas of expertise
- Inorganic chemistry
- Green chemistry
- Catalysis
- Biodegradable polymers
- Inorganic materials
- Polymer chemistry
- Degradable polymers
- Polymer materials