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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: Nov 09, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Morgan Lehtinen, a recent graduate of our program, who was recognized as one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women for 2023!
Date Published: Nov 01, 2023
Dr. Cathleen Crudden has been awarded the 2023 John C. Polanyi Award in recognition of her breakthrough discovery in organic-on-metal coatings.
Date Published: Oct 25, 2023
Queen’s University International Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (Q-ACS) has earned the distinction of being an Outstanding Student Chapter for 2022-2023
Date Published: Sep 25, 2023
Congratulations to our Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipient: Dan Reddy
Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Feb 2024
Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Aug 2024
September 2023
September 6th
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
Title: Exploiting 𝛂-Haloaldehydes in Complex Molecule Synthesis
Host: A. Evans
September 15th
Grad Town Hall
Speaker: Amanda Bongers - Seminar Coordinator
Title: CHEM802: Thoughts and Feedback
Host: Department of Chemistry
September 22nd
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Graduate Financials Part II – Awards
Host: Department of Chemistry
September 29th
Speaker: Eric McCalla - McGill University
Title: Advancing Secondary Battery Materials with Semi-automated Combinatorial Experiments
Host: P. Duchesne
October 2023
October 6th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Hailey Tomm - PhD Student
Title: Stimulating Natural Product production in Pseudoalteromonas rubra with CRISPR-dCas9
Host: A. Ross - Supervisor
October 11th at 2:30 p.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Md. Shahiduzzaman - Kanazawa University
Title: High Stable Perovskite Solar Cells using Ionic-liquid Addition and Cesium Halides Intercalation Technology
Host: J.M. Nunzi
October 13th
Jones Lecture
Speaker: Bernie Kraatz - University of Toronto
Title: Beyond Peptide Materials: Aerogel Composites for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
October 19th 11:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Masaru Kondo - University of Shizuoka
Title: Data-driven Multi-parameter Screening of Electrochemical and Flow Reaction Conditions Using Bayesian Optimization
Host: C. Crudden
October 20th
Robert S. Brown Lecture
Speaker: Jeffrey Keillor - University of Ottawa
Title: Targeted Covalent Inhibition of Transglutaminase in Cancer Stem Cells
Host: G. Howe
October 27th
QGCS Grad Symposium
Speaker: David McMullin - Carleton University
Title: Cyanobacteria natural products chemistry: application of metabolomics to decipher cyanopeptide mixtures from blooms in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec
Host: Queen's Graduate Chemistry Society
November 2023
November 3rd
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Michael Ylagan - PhD Student
Title: Stereoselective Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Carbocyclization Reactions with 1,6-Chloroenynes – The “Universal Alkyne”
Host: A. Evans - Supervisor
Title: The Study of Rieske Oxygenase Enzymes Catalysing Oxidative Cyclisation and the Identification of Serine Proteases with Anti-nociceptive Activity
Host: A. Ross - Supervisor
November 10th
Speaker: Bradley Cowie - Oxford University
Title: From the Molecular d- and f-Block to Nanomaterials: Synthetic Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
Hosts: L. Lee & P. Wang
November 17th
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards
Host: Department of Chemistry
November 24th
Speaker: Leanne Chen - University of Guelph
Title: Understanding Ammonia Oxidation and Urea Oxidation on Ni-based Materials
Host: A. Bongers
November 30th at 10:30 a.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Lingzi Sang - University of Alberta
Title: Thioantimonate Electrolytes for All-solid-state Sodium Batteries – the Evolving Structure, Interface, and Electrochemical Performance
Host: G. Howe
December 2023
December 1st
Speaker: Xaiver Banquy - Université de Montréal
Title: Bioinspired bottlebrush polymers for lubrication, antifouling, drug delivery …and more
Host: G. Liu
December 8th
Frost Lecture
Speaker: Byron Gates - Simon Fraser University
Title: At the Interface of Nanomaterials: Challenges and Opportunities in Creating and Utilizing Advanced Nanomaterials
Host: G. Jerkiewicz
December 11th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Shaun McKinnie - University of California Santa Cruz
Title: New insights into the chemistry and biochemistry of vanadium-dependent enzymes
Host: A. Ross
December 15th
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December 29th (University Closed – No Seminar)
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January 2024
January 5th
PhD Departmental Seminar
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January 12th
Speaker: Alison Murray - Art History & Art Conservation, Queen's University
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January 19th
McRae Lecture
Speaker: Sophie Rousseaux - University of Toronto
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January 26th
Speaker: Daryn Lehoux - Department of Philosophy, Queen's University
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February 2024
February 2nd
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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
Host: Department of Chemistry
February 16th
Speaker: Kelly LeBlanc - National Research Council Canada, Ottawa
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February 23rd
Speaker: Rachel Baker - Queen's University
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Host: C. Crudden
March 2024
March 1st
Speaker: Stephanie MacQuarrie - Cape Breton University
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March 8th
PhD Departmental Seminar
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March 15th
Dr. Michael Baird Lecture
Speaker: Jens Müller University of Münster
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March 22nd
Speaker: Michelle Boutilier - Graduate Assistant
Title: Grad Talks: Conference Travel Awards Part I – The Application
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March 29th (University Closed – No Seminar)
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April 2024
April 5th
Robert S. Brown Lecture
Speaker: Kevin Plaxco - University of California, Santa Barbara
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April 12th
PhD Departmental Seminar
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April 19th Virtual Seminar
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April 26th Virtual Seminar
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May 2024
May 3rd
Robert S. Brown Lecture
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May 10th
Walter A. Szarek Lecture
Speaker: Mia Huang - Scripps Research
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Host: C. Capicciotti
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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May 31st
PhD Departmental Seminar
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June 2024
June 7th
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June 14th
Speaker: Dani Schultz - Merck
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June 21st
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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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July 19th
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July 26th
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August 2024
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August 23rd
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August 30th
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