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Bookmark this page to keep up with the latest news, events, and developments taking place at the Department of Chemistry.
Our Seminar Series hosts guest speakers who present on a variety of topics, thanks to the support of Friends of Chemistry and GreenCentre Canada.
You can also catch up with everything that's happened over the past year (or more!) through our QChem Chronicles.
Date Published: Jun 01, 2023
The Department of Chemistry wishes to congratulate its spring graduates for 2023! This is a tremendous achievement and we celebrate your continued success.
Date Published: May 16, 2023
Professor Gregory Jerkiewicz Receives a Cross of Freedom and Solidarity
Date Published: Apr 20, 2023
Congratulations to Rachel Korchinsky (Jessop Group) for winning the Art of Research Innovation for Global Impact Category!
Date Published: Apr 14, 2023
Congratulations to undergraduate students Esther Hoffman and Joe Wadden for their award winning 4th year research projects!
Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023
Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Aug 2023
September 2022
September 9th
Speaker: Sami Khan - Simon Fraser University
Title: Innovating at Interfaces: Enhancing the Performance and Longevity of Sustainable Energy Systems
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
September 16th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Graham Beaton - PhD Student
Title: The Structure-Function Relationship and Applications of Noble Metal Nanomaterials
Host: K. Stamplecoskie - Supervisor
September 23rd
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Mai-Jan Tom - PhD Student
Title: Regioselective and Stereospecific Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Cyanomethylation: Construction of Acyclic b-Quaternary Stereogenic Nitriles
Host: A. Evans - Supervisor
September 30th
Russell Lecture
Speaker: Karen Wooley - Texas A&M University
Title: Natural Product-based Polymers that Address Health-Food-Energy-Water Challenges: Structural, topological and morphological diversities for sustainable, degradable polymers derived from carbohydrates
Host: C. Crudden
October 2022
October 7th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Understanding Your Graduate Financials
Host: Department of Chemistry
October 14th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Sangeeth Das Kallullathil - PhD Student
Title: A tensor decomposition method for calculating vibrational spectra of molecules
Host: T. Carrington - Supervisor
Speaker: Derek Esau - PhD Student
Title: Controlled-Atmosphere Flame Fusion Growth and Preparation of Non-noble Transition Metal Crystal Electrodes for Electrochemical and Electrocatalysis Research
Host: G. Jerkiewicz - Supervisor
October 21st
Speaker: Caitlin Miron and Jeff Albert - X-Chem Montreal: Take the Lead
Title: Fast-Follower Design of CNS-Penetrant BRD4 Inhibitors and Asymmetric Synthesis of Potent CXCR7 Modulators
Host: A. Petitjean
October 27th at 9:30 a.m. in CHE117
Queen's Graduate Chemistry Symposium
Speaker: Samantha Michelle Gateman - The University of Western
Title: Understanding Corrosion using a Multiscale Electrochemical Approach
Host: QGCS
October 28th
Walter A. Szarek Lecture
Speaker: Jennifer Kohler - UT Southwestern Medical Center
Title: Intestinal fucose, in sickness and in health
Host: C. Capicciotti
November 2022
November 4th
Frost Lecture
Speaker: Vojislav Stamenkovic - University of California, Irvine
Title: Electrochemical Interfaces for Energy Conversion and Storage
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
November 10 at 9:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Uwe T. Bornscheuer - University of Greifswald
Title: Enzyme Discovery and Engineering to Create Biocatalysts Suitable for Applications
Host: D. Zechel
November 11th
Inaugural Open Plastic Lecture
Speaker: Uwe T. Bornscheuer - University of Greifswald
Title: Recent Progress in the Enzymatic Degradation of Plastics and Especially PET
Host: D. Zechel
November 17th 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Chernoff Auditorium
Public Lecture
Speaker: Scott Cairns - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Title: The Road to Damascus - Notes from a Chemical Weapons Inspector
Host: R. Oleschuk
November 18th
Jones Lecture
Speaker: Scott Cairns - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Title: The Road to Damascus - Notes from a Chemical Weapons Inspector
Host: R. Oleschuk
November 25th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Emily Albright - PhD Student
Title: Investigation of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Ligands for Stabilizing Gold Nanoclusters
Host: C. Crudden - Supervisor
December 2022
December 9th at 11:30 a.m. virtual via Zoom
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Marshall Timmermans - PhD Student
Title: Genome guided approaches towards uncovering the hidden biosynthetic potential of marine proteobacteria
Host: A. Ross - Supervisor
December 14th at 9:00 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Daniel Foucher - Toronto Metropolitan University
Title: Designing Killer Surfaces: How to Stop a microbial invasion on Solid Surfaces
Host: G. Liu
December 14th at 1:30 p.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Theodor Agapie - California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Title: Synthetic Cluster Models of Protein Active Sites
Host: P. Jessop
December 16th at 11:00 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Victor Batista - Yale University
Title: Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Host: T. Carrington
December 19th at 10:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Michael G. Organ - University of Ottawa
Title: Designing Purpose-Built Ligands for Catalysts: “Say Live and Let Die….”
Host: P. A. Evans
January 2023
January 20th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Navigating SOLUS and Student Resources
Host: Department of Chemistry
January 27th
Speaker: Charles Xu - University of Western Ontario
Title: Conversion of Carbohydrates to Renewable H2 and Green Chemicals
Host: P. Jessop
February 2023
February 10th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Yam Gotame - PhD Student
Title: Ferrofluid-Based Preconcentration and Ultra-Trace Determination of Pt, Pd, Au, and Ag in Complex Matrices Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Host: D. Beauchemin - Supervisor
Title: Sex Determination of Mummies Through Multi-Elemental Analysis of Head Hair
Host: D. Beauchemin - Supervisor
Title: Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Pd and Ni Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Generation Systems
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
February 17th
Speaker: Cecile Malardier-Jugroot - Royal Military College of Canada
Title: Biomimicry for green chemistry application – role of confinement
Host: A. Petitjean
March 2023
March 3rd
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Jasmine Buddingh - PhD Student
Title: Functional Coatings for Ice Shedding Applications
Host: G. Liu - Supervisor
March 9th at 10:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Janine Mauzeroll
Title: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: A Tale of Microscale Corrosion
Host: C. Crudden
March 10th Virtual via Zoom
Russell Lecture
Speaker: Charlotte Williams - Oxford University
Title: From Carbon Dioxide to Recyclable Polymers and Plastics
Host: A. Bongers
March 17th
Speaker: Sam Pazicni - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Title: Research-based insights into chemistry student learning and professional development.
Host: A. Bongers
March 23rd 10:00 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: David J. Procter - The University of Manchester
Title: From sulfonium salts to samarium catalysis: new radical chemistry for synthesis
Host: A. Evans
March 27th at 2:30 p.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Michael Schuurman - University of Ottawa
Title: Developments in Quantum Chemistry for Molecular Excited States: Spectroscopy and Dynamics using DFT/MRCI
Host: T. Carrington
March 31st
Speaker: Sanela Martic - Trent University
Title: Diverse Stories of Electrochemistry
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
April 2023
April 5th at 9:30 a.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Hua-Zhong "Hogan" Yu - Simon Fraser University
Title: Quantitation of Supramolecular Host-Guest Complexation on Surface: from Nanostructure Differentiation to Electrochemical Sensing
Host: Z. She
April 7th (University Closed – No Seminar)
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April 14th
Carbon to Metal Coating Institute (C2MCI)
Speaker: Catherine Murphy - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: On the Surface of Things: Ligand Display and Dynamics on Gold Nanocrystal Surfaces
Host: C. Crudden
April 17th time 11:00 a.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Kevin Golovin - University of Toronto
Title: Nanoscale, liquidlike polymer brushes: wettability, tribology, and adhesion
Host: G. Liu
April 21st
Frost Lecture
Speaker: Hung-Wen Liu - The University of Texas at Austin
Title: Exploring the Diversity of Unusual Sugar Biosynthesis
Host: G. Howe
April 28th
Speaker: Joel Reid - Canadian Light Source
Title: Finding Solutions with Synchrotron Techniques
Host:P. Duchesne
May 2023
May 5th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards Part I - The Application
Host: Department of Chemistry
May 12th
Speaker: Gianluigi Botton - McMaster University
Title: Using Electrons and Photons for Materials Characterization: Using the Best of Both Worlds
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
May 19th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Progress Milestones and Expectations
Host: Department of Chemistry
May 26th
Speaker: Fiona Kelly - Royal Military College of Canada
Title: Nanothermites as Replacements for Small Arms Primers
Host: Z. She
May 30th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE117
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Jennifer McLeod - PhD Student
Title: Employing Self-Assembled Monolayers and Electrochemical Transducers Towards Biosensor Development
Host: Z. She - Supervisor
Speaker: Yu Pei - PhD Student
Title: Manganese Electrochemical Detection in Drinking Water
Host: Z. She - Supervisor
Speaker: Dianne Lee - PhD Student
Title: Development of Self Assembled Monolayer of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Electrochemical Biosensors
Host: C. Crudden - Supervisor
May 31st at 2:30 p.m. in CHE117
Speaker: John Corrigan - University of Waterloo
Title: A Molecular Precursor Approach to Tailored Cluster Synthesis
Host: C. Crudden
June 2023
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June 7 at 2:00 p.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi - Stanford University
Title: An Insider/Outsider Journey: Life ReflecGons with Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi
Host: ACS Chapter & QGCS
June 9th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Debasis Pal - PhD Student
Title: Rhodium- and Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution with Unstabilized Nucleophiles
Host: A. Evans - Supervisor
Speaker: Matthew Sanger - PhD Student
Title: CO2-Responsive polymers and their use in catalysts
Host: P. Jessop - Supervisor
June 16th
Speaker: Dave Thompson - Chemical Computing Group
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June 23rd
Speaker: Thanh Nguyen - University College London
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Host: A. Evans
June 28th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE117
Robert S. Brown Lecture Speaker: Rebecca Goss - University of St. Andrews
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June 30th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards Part II - Claim
Host: Department of Chemistry
July 2023
July 6th
Speaker: Elder Michael Clark
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July 7th
Speaker: George diCenzo - Queen's University, Dept. of Biology
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Host: G. Howe
July 14th 11:30 a.m. in CHE202
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July 28th
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August 2023
August 4th
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August 25th
Speaker: Marcus Kim - Agilent
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September 2023
September 1st
Grad Orientation
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Orientation Day & Grad Talks: Understanding Your Graduate Financials
Host: Department of Chemistry
September 8th
Organic Reactions Inc. Lecture
Speaker: Robert A. Britton - Simon Fraser University
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Host: A. Evans
September 15th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Graduate Financials Part II – Awards
Host: Department of Chemistry
September 22nd
Speaker: Bradley Cowie - Oxford University
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Host: L. Lee
September 29th
Speaker: Eric McCalla - McGill University
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Host: P. Duchesne
October 2023
October 6th
PhD Departmental Seminar
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October 13th
Speaker: Bernie Kraatz - University of Toronto
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Host: G. Jerkiewicz
October 19th time/location TBA
Speaker: Masaru Kondo - Ibaraki University
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Host: C. Crudden
October 20th
Speaker: Jeffrey Keillor - University of Ottawa
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Host: G. Howe
October 27th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Teaching Assistantships Part I – Policies, Responsibilities & Expectations
Host: Department of Chemistry
November 2023
November 3rd
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November 17th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Progress Milestones and Expectations Part I – Courses, Supervisory Committees, & Annual Progress
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November 24th
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December 2023
December 1st
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December 8th
Speaker: Byron Gates - Simon Fraser University
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January 2024
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February 2024
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February 9th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Progress Milestones and Expectations Part II: PhD Comprehensive/Candidacy Exam, Thesis Submission, & Completion
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April 2024
April 5th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards Part I – The Application
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April 12th
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May 2024
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May 10th
Speaker: Squire J. Booker - Pennsylvania State University
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May 17th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Teaching Assistantships Part II – Application and Selection Process
Host: Department of Chemistry
May 24th
Kenneth Russell Lecture
Speaker: Raffaella Buonsanti - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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June 2024
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June 28th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards Part II – The Claim
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July 2024
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