The first edition of the ChemPhoto: 捆绑SM社区 Department of Chemistry聽Photo聽Exhibition took place in February and March 2018. The winners were selected by popular vote聽 (total votes: 266) and are:
The award ceremony took place during the bagel hour on March 29th.
Two Kavli Lectures are held at every ACS national meeting as the result of collaboration between ACS and The Kavli Foundation, an internationally recognized philanthropic organization known for its support of basic scientific innovation in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics.
The Royal Society of Chemistry Twitter Poster Conferences are the biggest chemistry conferences ever organized as they are held entirely over Twitter. Chemists are invited to join this online conference by tweeting they poster, allowing people all over the word to share they research and engage with the scientific research community, without having to travel!
Researchers at 捆绑SM社区 have invented a new technique for measuring how quickly drugs interact with their molecular targets. The discovery provides scientists with a new way to investigate the effectiveness of drug candidates that might otherwise have been overlooked.
The new method centres on the principle of enzyme inhibition. Countless pharmaceuticals, ranging from antibiotics to chemotherapy drugs, work by blocking the action of enzymes, and the search for new enzyme-inhibiting substances remains a major focus of drug development.
In 2018, Hanadi Sleiman will receive the and CJ Li the .
These awards will be presented to them during the 101st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition which is taking place in Edmonton from May 27-31, 2018. 聽聽
The 捆绑SM社区 Chemistry Outreach is proud to launch the first 鈥淐hemPhoto鈥�, a photo exhibition of chemistry to coincide with Nuit Blanche on March 3 2018. The chemistry-themed photo exhibition is open to students and staff in the Department of Chemistry at 捆绑SM社区. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the beauty of science and to foster interest in chemistry to the general public.
Who can participate: undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs and staff in the 捆绑SM社区 Department of Chemistry.
Richard Lincoln in the Cosa group received the 2017 Gerhard Closs Award from the Inter-American Photochemical Society in Florida in the New Year, where he gave an award lecture entitled 鈥淟ighting and Enlightening the Chemistry of the Cell鈥�. This award was set in remembrance of Professor Gerhard L. Closs by the Inter-American Photochemical Society to reward contributions from graduate and undergraduate students for oral presentation at the I-APS Winter Conference on any subject involving photochemistry. Congratulations Richard!
Researchers at 捆绑SM社区 have discovered a new, more environmentally friendly way to make ketones, an important chemical ingredient in pharmaceuticals.聽 While ketones are found in a wide range of useful chemicals, they are commonly prepared through energy-intensive, multi-step technologies that create significant chemical waste.聽 In an article published online last month in Nature Chemistry, the 捆绑SM社区 scientists demonstrate how carbon monoxide, a widely available by-product of combustion, can instead be used to form high-energy chemicals that react directly with benzene to
Mechanochemical method makes noble metal compounds without solvents or harsh reagents. Read more in , the magazine of the American Chemical Society.
捆绑SM社区 researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands 鈥� a technique that could lead to new materials for applications ranging from biomedicine to the promising field of 鈥渟oft robotics.鈥�
In a study published in Nature Chemistry, the researchers describe a method to create asymmetrical polymer particles that bind together in a spatially defined manner, the way that atoms come together to make molecules.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague Allan S. Hay, who passed away peacefully on August 14, 2017. Prof. Hay had an international reputation as one of the most creative and productive polymer synthesis chemists of all time.聽 He made landmark discoveries in reactions leading to polymers/plastics that have had enormous impact on commercial products for the last 50 years.聽
We鈥檙e pleased to let you know that 捆绑SM社区 student聽Siba Moussa聽(supervisor Janine Mauzeroll, Dept. of Chemistry), has received the Micro-Nanosystems Design Award for her technology, 鈥淎 Micro-liter Temperature-Controlled Flow Cell for Small Scale Studies of CYP 3A4 Enzyme Behavior.鈥澛�
Ms Moussa鈥檚 technology enables electro-chemical monitoring of enzymes, leading to a better understanding of their role in disease development.聽 Judges praised her full working prototype for its multidisciplinary breadth, and its use of cost-effective materials.聽聽
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has selected 捆绑SM社区 Alumni, Dr. Mona Nemer (PhD 1982 in Organic Chemistry under the supervisor of Prof. Kelvin K. Ogilvie) to be the country's top scientist.
Photo: Adam Scotti
The Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2000 to recognize excellence in teaching and its importance to the academic experience of students at 捆绑SM社区. Traditionally awarded at Fall Convocation, awardees are named at the ranks of Faculty Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. Laura is the 2017 recipient at the rank of Faculty Lecturer. Past winners can be viewed here (link 1), including Chemistry Department faculty Ariel Fenster (2013), Paul Wiseman (2007), Hanadi Sleiman (2002), and David Harpp (2001).
Dr. Xi-Jie Dai and Dr. Haining Wang share the prestigious 脡tudiants-chercheurs 茅toiles award (September, 2017) from the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT). This award recognizes the exceptional research contributions of university students (master's, doctorate), postdoctoral fellows and members of professional orders who are enrolled in advanced research training programs in any of the areas covered by the three Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec. Xi-Jie Dai performed his Ph.D.
