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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: Aug 12, 2026
Chemistry Researchers receive over $1.3 Million in 2026 NSERC discovery competition
Date Published: May 27, 2026
Farnaz Heidar-Zadeh receives funding to advance cancer research - Supporting innovative interdisciplinary approaches to develop next-generation precision oncology treatments.
Date Published: May 26, 2026
Congratulations to Professor Graeme Howe for winning the Prize for Excellence in Research for Outstanding Emerging Researchers! His work in enzyme discovery is helping both the environment and human health.
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September 2026
September 4th
Grad Orientation
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September 11th
Speaker: Ahmed Nashaat - Elsevier Life Sciences Canada
Title: Integrating AI Based Tools Significantly Enhances the Usability of the Reference Chemistry Database for Research and Education
Host: D. Zechel
September 18th
Szarek Lecture
Speaker: Lara Mahal - University of Alberta
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Host: C. Capicciotti
September 24th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE202
Speaker: Shi-Xia Liu - University of Bern
Title: Chemical principles of N-doped nanographenes and topological superconductors
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October 2026
October 2nd
Speaker: Derek Pratt - University of Ottawa
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October 5th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Markus Reiher - ETH Zürich
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October 9th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Jinjin Ma - PhD Student
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October 16th
Queen's Homecoming
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October 23rd
Speaker: Yuuki Sugawara - Yokohama National University
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October 30th
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November 2026
November 6th
Speakers: Angela Lyon & Jason Hendry - Queen's Partnerships and Innovations
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November 13th
Speaker: Robert Scott - University of Saskatchewan
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November 18th at 11:30 a.m. in CHE117
Speaker: Kazunori Tanaka - Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Title: Therapeutic In Vivo Synthetic Chemistry
Host: C. Crudden
November 20th
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November 27th
PhD Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Michael Lewis - PhD Student
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Speaker: Mert Turfanda - PhD Student
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December 2026
December 4th
Speaker: Masatsugu Morimitsu - Doshisha University
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April 2027
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April 23rd
Speaker: Dr. rer. nat. Michael Eikerling - Institute of Energy Technologies (IET), Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Centre)
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June 11th
Speaker: Nico Fisher - Catalysis Institute - University of Cape Town
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QChem Chronicles
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