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QChem Chronicles
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: Dec 06, 2024
Prof. Graeme Howe Spotlighted on Introducing Profile Following Debut Article as Submitting Corresponding Author in Angewandte Chemie
Date Published: Dec 05, 2024
Congratulations to Our Recipients of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Undergraduate Excellence Award!
Date Published: Aug 15, 2024
The American Chemical Society has named Prof. Cathy Crudden an ACS Fellow
Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025
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September 2024
September 6th
Grad Orientation
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Title: Grad Orientation Day
Host: Department of Chemistry
September 13th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Alexander Conway - PhD Student
Title: Towards the Total Synthesis of Lancifodilactone G
Host: P. Evans
September 20th
Speaker: Ben W. H. Turnbull - Merck Process
Title: Diverse Catalytic Reactions in the Development of Commercial Manufacturing Routes for Nemtabrutinib and MK-7845
Host: A. Evans
September 27th
Speaker: Robert Godin - The University of British Columbia
Title: Deciphering Charge Carrier Dynamics in Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts for Improved Energy, Environmental, and Synthetic Applications
Host: K. Stamplecoskie
October 2024
October 4th
Speaker: James L. Gleason - McGill University
Title: Hydrazide Organocatalysis: From Cope Rearrangements to Novel Cyclopropane Expansions
Host: A. Evans
October 9th
Virtual Seminar
Speaker: Jean-Marie Lehn - University of Strasbourg
Title: From Cryptates to Supramolecular Chemistry and From Iron and Oxygen to the Clinic
Host: A. Petitjean
October 11th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Viveka Kulkarni - PhD Student
Title: Prolate-Shaped NHC-Protected Gold Nanoclusters and their Applications
Host: C. Crudden
October 18th
Virtual Seminar
Speaker: Kelly Chibale - University of Cape Town
Title: Fostering drug discovery in Africa
Host: C2MCI
October 23rd at 11:30 a.m. in CHE202
QGCS Symposium
Speaker: Tricia Carmichael - University of Windsor
Title: What Does EDI Mean to You?
Hosts: QGCS & C2MCI
October 24th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE202
QGCS Symposium
Speaker: Jakob Magolan - McMaster University
Title: Synthesis of Rare Prenylated Phenolic Natural Products
Hosts: QGCS & C2MCI
October 25th
Jones Lecture
Speaker: Livia Eberlin - Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Guiding Clinical Decisions with Molecular Information provided by Direct Mass Spectrometry Technologies
Host: R. Oleschuk
November 2024
November 1st
Speaker: Angela Lyon, MSc (Queen’s Chem), Patent Agent in Canada and US - Partnerships and Innovation, Queen's University
Title: Trivia Questions About Patenting Your Chemical Invention
Host: A. Bongers
November 8th
Speaker: Lindsay Grandy - Royal Military College of Canada
Title: Predicting Localized Corrosion in the Presence of Ionizing Radiation
Host: Z. She
November 15th
Speaker: Zachary Myers - Defence Research and Development Canada
Title: Working at the Interface of Science, Technology, and National Defence.
Host: Z. She
November 22nd
Harrison-MacRae Lecture
Speaker: Ilsa Cooke - University of British Columbia
Title: Unraveling the journey of interstellar carbon – from molecular clouds to solar systems
Host: A. Bongers
November 29th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Alireza Tehrani - PhD Student
Title: Development of property-dependent alignment-free spectral fingerprint for predicting molecular properties
Host: F. Heidar-Zadeh - Supervisor
Title: Quantum Chemical Modeling of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Se-Doped TiO2 (101)
Host: N. Mosey - Supervisor
December 2024
December 6th (Commemoration Day – No Seminar)
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December 13th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Katie Moghadam - PhD Student
Title: “Developing techniques for the forensic profiling of improvised explosive devices and 3D-printed firearms”
Host: D. Beauchemin
Speaker: Monica Ayachit - PhD Student
Title: "Light sensitive polymer nanoparticles for Remote-drug-delivery applications"
Host: JM Nunzi
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December 27th (University Closed – No Seminar)
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January 2025
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February 2025
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March 2025
March 7th
Dr. Michael Baird Lecture
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March 14th
Green Chemistry Lecture
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March 21st
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March 28th
Speaker: Louis Barriault - University of Ottawa
Title: New Forays in Total Synthesis of Polyoxygenated Diterpenes and Photoredox Chemistry
Host: A. Evans
April 2025
April 4th
Dr. Walter A. Szarek Lecture
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May 2025
May 2nd
PhD Departmental Seminar
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May 16th
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