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The RAvIN Platform: A Noncarbohydrate Platform for Oligonucleotide Synthesis

Nodwell, M. (a), Caballero-Garcia, G. (b), Mesa, J. (b), Muilu. T. (b), Wilson, D. (a), Arora, A. (c), Brooke, A. (b), Singgh, B. (b), Gill, M. (b), Tran, H. (b), Silverman, S. (d), Campeau, L. (d), Damha, M. (c) and Britton, R. (a, b)

(a) Cloudburst Biotech, 8999 Nelson Way, Burnaby, V5A 4B5, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(c) Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 3E8, QC, Canada
(d) Department of Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, 07065, NJ, United States

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21938

Strategies to control the geometry and symmetry around lanthanide centres for tailored luminescence and magnetism

Karpiuk, T. and Leznoff, D. 

Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Nature Communications, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69445-6

Mixed-integer linear programming and constraint programming formulations for solving the three-stage no-wait surgery scheduling problem

Guo, Y. (a), Wang. Y. (a), Wei, Z. (b) and Punnen, A. (c) 

(a) School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
(b) School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China
(c) Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 250-13450 102nd AV, Surrey, British Columbia, V3T 0A3, Canada

Computers and Industrial Engineering, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2026.111976

How to quantify immigration from community abundance data using the neutral community model

Rafay, R. (a), Jones, E. (b, c, d), Sivak, D. (d) and Fowler, J. (a)

(a) Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
(b) Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 80918, CO, United States
(c) BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, 80918, CO, United States
(d) Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaOpen Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508689123

Taxes, Growth, and Equity: The Illusions of Fiscal Policy

Hira, A. (a), Swartz, T. (b) and Cao, J. (b)

(b) Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
(b) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada

International Journal of Financial Studies, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.3390/ijfs14020030

Resistance Is Not Futile: The Role of Internal Resistance in Homogeneous Carbon Dioxide Reduction Mediated by Iron(0) Tetraphenylporphyrin

Ghazi, S., Vincent, A., Abbott, A., Warren. J.
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada

ACS Energy Letters, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c04062

Changing contact patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in response to public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Doig, R. (a), Hurford, A. (b, c), Spurell, S. (d), Morrisey, A. (d), Wang, L. (a) and Colijn, C. (a)  
(a) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 45 Artic Ave, St. John’s, NL, Canada
(c) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 45 Artic Ave, St. John’s, NL, Canada
(d) Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 363 Conception Bay Highway, Holyrood, NL, Canada
(e) Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Epidemics, Open Access, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100892

Laser-Induced Spectral Diffusion and Excited-State Mixing of Silicon T Centers

Bowness, C. (a, b), Meynell, S. (a, b), Dobinson, M. (a, b), Clear, C. (b), Jooya, K. (a, b), Brunelle, N. (a, b), Keshavarz, M. (a, b), Boos, K. (c), Gascoine, M. (a, b), Taherizadegan, S. (d, e), Simon, C. (d, e), Thewalt, M. (a), Simmons, S. (a, b), Higginbottom, D. (a, b).
(a) Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(b) Photonic Inc., Coquitlam, V3K 6T1, BC, Canada
(c) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), Technische Universität München, Germany
(d) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, T2N 1N4, AB, Canada
(e) Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, T2N 1N4, AB, Canada

PRX Quantum, Open Access, 2025
DOI: 10.1103/9dxr-gfqf

Bayesian Approach to Simultaneous Variable Selection and Estimation in a Linear Regression Model with Applications in Driver Telematics

Jeong, H. (a) and Kim, M. (b)
(a) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Statistics, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea

Mathematics2025
DOI: 10.3390/math13203341

Modelling seasonal mortality: An age–period–cohort approach

Bégin, J.F. (a), Boudrealut, M. (b), Landry, T. (c)
(a) Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(b)Département de mathématiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada
(c) Retraite Québec and Département de mathématiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2025.103162

C–H Bond Activation via Photolysis of a Mn Nitride Ligand Radical Complex

Mahato, S. (a), Castro-Sandoval, O. (a), Cheung, V. (a), Clarke, R. (a), Kamal, S. (b), Kaake, L. (a), Jarjayes, O. (c), Thomas, F. (c) and Storr, T. (a)
(a) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, V5A 1S6, BC, Canada
(b) Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopy and Imaging Research (LASIR), Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, BC, Canada
(c) Department of Chemistry, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, Grenoble, F-38000, France

Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c10538

Photoactivatable Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes as dual action modulators of amyloid-beta peptide aggregation and Cu redox cycling

Leech, G. (a), Lopez Acosta, A. (a), Mahato, S. (a), Barrett, P. (b), Hodges, R. (b), McFarland, S. (c) and Storr, T. (a)
(a) Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, V5A-1S6, BC, Canada
(b) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, 27402, NC, United States
(c) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, 76019, TX, United States

Chemical Science
DOI: 10.1039/d5sc05593h

Climate variations and a local PCB hotspot have altered metabolomic profiles in ringed seals

Remili, A. (a), Chandramouli, B. (b), Fisk, A. (c), Angnatok, J. (d) and Brown, T. (a)
(a) Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
(b) SGS AXYS Analytical Ltd, Sidney, BC, Canada
(c) School of Environment, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
(d) Putjotik Fisheries, Nain, NL, Canada

Environmental Research, 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123006

Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements

Pogosian, L.
Simon Fraser University, Department of Physics, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Nature Astronomy
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02669-6

Electrically triggered spin–photon devices in silicon

Dobinson, M., Bowness, C., Meynell, S.,Chartrand, C., Gascoine, M., Thewalt, M., Simmons, S. and Higginbottom, D.
Simon Fraser University, Department of Physics, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Nature Photonics
DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01752-8

Computational Discovery of New C─C Coupling Electrocatalysts for CO2 Electroreduction

Karamad, M.,Siahrostami, S.
Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Small
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202506479

A Genetically Encoded Assay System to Quantify O-GlcNAc Transferase (OGT) Activity in Live Cells


Wu, W., Bian, J., Vocadlo, D.
Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry Burnaby, BC, Canada

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202513269

Selectivity trends in two-electron oxygen reduction: insights from two-dimensional materials

Siahrostami, S
Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Chemical Science
DOI: 10.1039/d5sc04904k