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Turning a 捆绑SM社区 invention into a cheap and revolutionary water purification platform

Dr. Theresa Dankovich has gone a long way since earning a PhD at 捆绑SM社区 from the group of Derek Gray. While at 捆绑SM社区 she invented a method to synthetize silver nanoparticle within blotting paper, which could be directly used as powerful antibacterial filters. Now she is developping this idea to create books to help bring safe water around the world.

Prof. Moitessier helps teen scientists make a breakthrough in Ebola research

Congratulations to Prof. Moitessier, whose generous volunteer assistance with a local High School student led to the discovery of a molecule with potential to inhibit the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, and earned 1st place National Science Fair Honours, an interview on CBC daybreak, and a story on national CBC.

Appointment of R. Bruce Lennox as Dean of the Faculty of Science

捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Board of Governors accepted the recommendation of Principal Suzanne Fortier to appoint Prof. R. Bruce Lennox as Dean of the Faculty of Science at its meeting on 21 May 2015. Prof. Lennox will take office on 1 July 2015 for a five-year term.

捆绑SM社区 Chemistry team second prize at the 2015 Dobson Cup

On May 14th 2015, E-Innovation, a team all composed of 捆绑SM社区 Chemistry staff and students, was awarded the second place of the 2015 捆绑SM社区 Dobson Cup Start-UP Competition for entrepreneurs in the Innovation Driven Track. The co-founders of E-Innovation are Prof. Janine Mauzeroll, Laurence Danis, Dr. Tomer Noyhouzer, Dr. Michael E. Snowden and Dr. Ushula M. Tefashe.聽 The team would like to thank once again their mentors Marc St-Arnaud, Gregory Kalinin and Pr.

捆绑SM社区 Chemistry professors lead or participate in 8 newly awarded FRQNT grants

The faculty members of the department of chemistry successfully secured funding in this year round of FRQNT equipes. Congratulations to Chris Barrett, Jim Gleason, Audrey Moores, Brad Siwick for leading winning applications and Tomislav Friscic, Chris Barrett, Nic Moitessier, Masad Dahma, CJ Li, and Brad Siwick for participating in new initiatives.

Green Chemistry Trivia Night

The 捆绑SM社区 Green Chemistry Student Association hosted a Green Chemistry Trivia Night on Mar 20 2015 at Thompson House. The association was formed by CREATE trainees following a CREATE seminar on How to Start Your Own Student-Led Green Chemistry Initiative by Laura Reyes (U. of T.) last August. The Trivia Night was a resounding success, with over 60 participants attending.

Prof. Tomislav Friscic is 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 newest William Dawson Scholar

The William Dawson Scholar award recognizes a scholar developing into an outstanding and original researcher of world-class caliber who is poised to become a leader in his or her field, similar to that of a CRC Tier 2. The Department of Chemistry is proud to host the 2015 Scholar. Congratulations Tomislav Friscic.

Come join us at Pacifichem 2015

Some of our faculty members are involved in the organizing of Pacifichem 2015 symposia in Honolulu on Dec 15-20. Submit an abstract before April 15 (extended deadline) or register (early bird rate) before October 15 and join us there!

CERC in Green Chemistry Robin Rogers talks about Green Chemistry and his move to 捆绑SM社区

Robin Rogers was interviewed by C&E News and talks about his inspiration, green chemistry, innovation and 捆绑SM社区.

http://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/93/i7/CEN-Talks-Green-Chemistry-...

Oxidizing alcohol without TEMPO

The Arndtsen and Lumb research groups jointly report a copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols without the use of traditional N-oxide co-oxidants. The tyrosinase inspired Cu-diamine complex efficiently mediates the oxidation of both activated and un-activated alcohols at ambient pressure and temperature.

A Simple Solution for the Synthesis of Lignans

Graduate student Anna Albertson and Assistant Professor Jean-Philip Lumb report a novel, bio-inspired approach to lignan natural products, which solves a longstanding challenge of mimicking their biosynthesis in the lab. The method provides an exceptionally efficient route to the furanolignans tanegool and pinoresinol. The work was recently published in Angewandte Chemie.

Prof. Gonzalo Cosa Keith Laidler Award winner

Congratulations to Gonzalo Cosa, who is this year鈥檚 Keith Laidler Award winner.聽 The award will be presented to him by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, in Ottawa, June 13-17, 2015.聽聽聽 Sponsored by the CIC Physical, Theoretical and Computation Chemistry Division, the Keith Laidler Award is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of physical chemistry while working in Canada, recognizing early achievement in his/h

Prof. Dmytro Perepichka, winner of the 2015 Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry

Sponsored by the Materials Chemistry Division, the Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry is presented to a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has made an outstanding contribution to materials chemistry while working in Canada.

The award will be presented to him during the 98th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place in Ottawa, June 13-17, 2015.

Prof. CJ Li 2015 R.U. Lemieux Award Winner

Sponsored by Gilead Alberta ULC the R.U. Lemieux Award is presented to an organic chemist who has made a distinguished contribution to any area of organic chemistry and who is currently working in Canada.聽 CJ Li will be awarded and will present a lecture at the98th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Ottawa, June 13-17, 2015.

Prof. Hanadi Sleiman 2016 Izatt-Christensen Award Recipient

Hanadi Sleiman is the 2016 winner of the annual Izatt-Christensen Award for Macrocyclic Chemistry, sponsored by IBC Advanced Technologies.聽聽 Hanadi will be presented during the 2016 International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry, to be held in Seoul, Korea, July 10-14, 2016.聽 Hanadi joins the 鈥榗lub鈥� of some very prominent leading scientists in the field of macrocyclic/supramolecular chemistry (previous winners include JF Stoddart, D. Leigh, A. Hamilton, L.