Thomas Baumgartner


Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Organomain Group Materials

Tier 1 - 2017-11-01
Renewed: 2024-07-01
York University
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

(416)-736-2100
tbaumgar@yorku.ca

Research involves


Addressing the efficient and sustainable use, conversion and/or storage of energy via tailor-made materials.

Research relevance


This research will lead to essential next-generation energy technologies for a sustainable future.

Research summary


Climate change is driving the need for countries around the world to reduce their carbon emissions by adopting renewable energy sources. Canada’s Climate Action Plan aims to reduce net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, but to meet this target, we need to develop disruptive sustainable technologies and materials. As Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Organomain Group Materials, Dr. Thomas Baumgartner is providing solutions for next-generation energy materials by creating an innovative platform technology that incorporates phosphorus into organic materials.

He and his research team are working on luminescent, stimuli-responsive, self-assembled materials and sensors with potential lighting and catalysis applications. They are also creating new versatile molecular building blocks for streamlined access to next-generation functional materials as well as those with enhanced charge-storage capacities for electrochemical energy. Ultimately, their research will generate important knowledge to support the sustainable and efficient use and conversion of energy.