The University of Western Ontario). Originally from the West Coast of Canada, he can usually be found near the closest body of water (Lake Huron depicted) when not leading his team of talented students and postdocs. Their work as synthetic materials chemists is focused on developing luminescent and semiconducting molecular and polymeric materials. Gilroy has received several awards, including the Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, Western's Petro-Canada Young Innovator and Faculty Scholar Awards, the CNC-IUPAC travel award, and an Ontario Early Researcher Award.