Chemistry Family 2018
The Department of Chemistry's Mission Statement
Chernoff Hall - Home of the Department of Chemistry
Chernoff Hall lounge area
Lecture taking place in Chernoff
Equipment in the Mass Spectrometry Lab
Equipment in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab
Equipment in the Surface Analysis Lab
Equipment in the X-ray Crystallography Lab
Department Spotlight
Departmental Staff Enjoying an Afternoon Cruise
The Departmental Staff enjoyed an afternoon cruise following our departmental strategic plan retreat held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018.
Seminar Series
Friday, August 10, 2018
11:30 a.m.
Chernoff Hall, Room 117
Caleb Martin
Baylor University
Converting Anti-Aromatic to Aromatic: A Method to Access Boron-Containing Heteroarenes
Monday, August 13, 2018
11:30 a.m.
Chernoff Hall, Room 117
Frieder Jaekle
Rutger's University
Borane Lewis Acids: From Molecules to Materials
Friday, August 24, 2018
11:30 a.m.
Chernoff Hall, Room 117
R.J. (Cobus) Kriek
North West University
Friday, August 31, 2018
11:30 a.m.
Chernoff Hall, Room 117
Barbro Kollander
National Food Agenecy of Sweden
Food safety in Sweden - a glimpse at the work of the National Food Agency with special focus on heavy metals and speciation of arsenic
News & Events
Dr. Jessop's Water Purification Technology is Closer to Commercial Reality
Dr. Philip Jessop's water purification technology, also known as forward osmosis, is one step closer to commercial success. This highly energy efficient technology removes many pollutants and impurities from waste water. The technology could be of great interest to the chemical industry, municipalities, factories, etc. and would change the waste water to fresh water available for re-use or discharge. Dr. Jessop's technology was featured in the Queen's Gazette and to learn more about this technology, please visit the Forward Water website.Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Evans who will be the Editor-in-Chief of Organic Reactions, Inc. in August of 2018!
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Evans on being named the Editor-in-Chief of Organic Reactions, Inc. In August of 2018, Dr. Evans will replace Scott E. Denmark and he will be the first Editor-in-Chief outside of the United States. Originating in 1942 and having sold over 365,000 volumes, Organic Reactions is recognized as a distinguished source of trusted, comprehensive chapters that accentuate the practical aspects of synthetically useful chemical reactions. Dr. Evans will join the line of distinguished predecessors including Scott E. Denmark, Roger Adams, Arthur C. Cope, William Dauben, Leo Paquette, and Larry Overman. Congratulations to Dr. Crudden on receiving the CIC Catalysis Award!
Dr. Cathy Crudden receives the CIC Catalysis Award from Neil Burford, the CIC president, at the Award Ceremony of the 101st Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition. At the same ceremony, Dr. Peter Loock became a Fellow of the CIC. Congratulations to David Simon who won First Place in the Graduate Student Poster Award Competition!
Congratulations to David Simon, PhD student in the OIeschuk group, who won 1st place in the Graduate Student Poster Award Competition! This award was presented by the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada at the 101st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition held in Edmonton, Alberta.Congratulations to Suning Wang on receiving the Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision and the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship!
The Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision is to recognize those outstanding supervisors who demonstrate excellence in advising, monitoring and mentoring graduate students through their training. Dr. Wang is the inaugural winner of the CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship; this award was instituted to highlight and celebrate mentors who exemplify excellence in this form of pedagogy; please visit the CAGS website to read and watch a video of Dr. Wang's achievement.
Research Spotlight
Congratulations to Diane Beauchemin on receiving the Gerhard Herzberg Award!
Diane Beauchemin received the 2018 Gerhard Herzberg Award from the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy held on June 11 to 13, 2018 in Toronto. Along side Dr. Beauchemin's award, her students received recognition and awards as well; Ph.D. student Lily Huang received the 2018 Glass Expansion Graduate Student Travel Award; M.Sc. student Calvin Palmer got the 2nd poster prize, and M.Sc. student Andrew Williams got the 1st poster prize!