Explore our core facilities and related labs
The AC is creating a world-leading centre for accelerated materials discovery.
Our facilities include 6 self-driving lab user facilities (SDLs) at the University of Toronto and one at the University of British Columbia, with access to more than 40 SDLs through our faculty members. These SDLs use AI and automation to accelerate discovery.
Summary:
A research hub to develop AI tools and robotic lab automation hardware for self-driving labs at the AC
members:
Kourosh Darvish
Sergio Pablo-García Carrillo
Florian Shkurti
Kelvin Chow
Sissi Feng
Chris Sutton
Maunica Toleti
Geneva Neal
institution:
University of Toronto
TOPIC:
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
Maral Vafaie
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, energy storage, 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 medicinal chemistry comprising synthesis and bioassays for chemical probe development and hit-to-lead for drug discovery
members:
Santha Santhakumar
Carla Brown
Stuart Green
Cheryl Arrowsmith
Robert Batey
David Kim
Lihi Habaz
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
Jay Werber
Chanelle Brown
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 workflows bridging molecular and materials discovery with scale-up and translation
members:
Ekaterina Trushina
Jason Hein
Curtis P. Berlinguette
Zahra (Sonia) Azimi Dijvejin
Mehrdad Mokhtari
Ryan Oldford
Ivory (Wenyu) Zhang
Matthew Reish
Joshua Derasp
institution:
University of British Columbia
TOPIC:
Collaborating labs
Each of the AC’s SDLs also work with:
