Explore our core facilities and related labs
The AC is creating a world-leading centre for accelerated materials discovery, thanks in part to a historic $200 million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
We are building a world-leading centre for accelerated materials discovery, thanks in part to a $200 million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
Our facilities include 6 self-driving labs (SDLs) at the University of Toronto (Uof T) and an additional lab at one of our partner institutions, the University of British Columbia, with access to more than 30 SDLs worldwide through our consortium members. As part of our mandate for open innovation, the AC’s labs are user facilities that also support research and development of our academic, industry, and government partners. Our SDLs are led by more than 35 staff scientists anda cohort of over 75 faculty. Renovations are currently underway at the U of T’s Lash Miller building, which will house a selection of our SDLs and other facilities.
Collaborating labs
Each of the AC’s SDLs also work with:
A hands-on learning facility to support hardware and software upskilling for AC labs for topics such as Bayesian optimization, workflow orchestration, and sample transfer
Self-driving labs use AI and automaton to accelerate the discovery or optimization of almost any type of material or molecule. At the AC, we are building a series of SDLs designed to explore a wide range of technological applications:
Summary:
Autonomous inorganic materials discovery comprising synthesis, characterization of structure and function; and application testing across CO2 capture and conversion, energy storage, structural materials, photonics, electronics, and more
members:
Yang Bai
Ali Shayesteh
David Sinton
Mohamad Moosavi
Yu Zou
Jason Hattrick-Simpers
institution:
University of Toronto
TOPIC:
Summary:
Autonomous organic small molecule discovery comprising synthesis, workup, separation, characterization of structure and function; and application testing across drugs, electronics, photonics, green products, and more
members:
Yang Cao
Xiaoman Guo
Han Hao
Eric Isbrandt
Sophie Rousseaux
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
institution:
University of Toronto
TOPIC:
Summary:
Autonomous polymeric materials discovery comprising synthesis, characterization of structure and function, and application testing across healthcare, sustainability, energy storage, and more
members:
Nipun Gupta
Owen Melville
Harrison Mills
Helen Tran
Dwight Seferos
institution:
University of Toronto
TOPIC:
Summary:
Autonomous formulation of materials comprising combinatorial mixing; formation of liquids, semi-solids, solids; characterization of structure and function, and application testing across personal care, healthcare, and more
members:
Zeqing Bao
Frantz Le Dévédec
Aaron Clasky
Christine Allen
Frank Gu
institution:
University of Toronto
TOPIC:
Summary:
Autonomous discovery of organic small molecules and inorganic solid-state materials at scale bridging synthesis, purification, and characterization with protocol and yield optimization
members:
Ekaterina Trushina
Jason Hein
Curtis P. Berlinguette
Zahra (Sonia) Azimi Dijvejin
Mehrdad Mokhtari
Ryan Oldford
Ivory (Wenyu) Zhang
institution:
University of British Columbia