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Passing of Dan Petrescu (1991-2021)

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dan Petrescu on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021. Dan was born in 1991 in Germany but raised in France. He left Europe for the United States in 2009 to pursue his education. Dan studied for his B.A. in Chemistry from 2009-2013 at Boston University. He then went on to obtain his M.A in Physical and Biophysical Chemistry at Boston University from 2013-2015.

Two grad students win First Place Award for oral presentation at IUPCA/CCCE 2021 Virtual conference

The department of chemistry is really proud of graduate students Zi Wang, from the Ariya group, and Kayrel Edwards, from the Barrett group, for being award two first place award for the oral presentations they delivered at the virtual #IUPCA/CCCE conference on August.

Passing of Dr. David A. I. Goring (1920-2021)

A graduate of 平特五不中 and Cambridge, Dr. Goring has passed away at the age of 100.听Dr. Goring joined Paprican Institute in 1955, with his labs on the third floor of the Pulp and Paper building. Through his affiliation with the Chemistry Department, he taught graduate courses and supervised approximately 20 graduate students, most of whom went on to research positions in the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry. Dr.

Passing of Dr. James M. Fresco (1926-2021)

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. James M. Fresco, a former Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, 平特五不中, on Sunday, May 23, 2021, just a few months short of his 95th birthday.

A Sustainable Technology for Quantification of Micro- and Nano-plastics in the Environment

Global plastic productions have increased remarkably over the past few decades. Unwanted plastic inputs, specifically, micro- and nano-plastics, into the environment become emerging concerns across the world. However, the quantitative analysis of micro/nano-plastics still remains a major challenge, especially in the complex environmental matrices.

Intelligent polymeric nanoformulations sense and deliver at precise locations

Delivering active pharmaceutical agents to target sites continues to pose tremendous challenges. Much effort has been devoted to formulating endogenous stimuli-sensitive nanocarriers that could load sufficient cargo, stay intact during their passage to desired locations, and provide controlled release pathways.

Resolution of the Passing of Emeritus Professor Mario Onyszchuk (1930鈥�2021)

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Professor Mario Onyszchuk on January 1, 2021. Mario was born in 1930 near Lviv in Poland, now a part of Ukraine. He grew up in Montreal, earned a BSc in Chemistry from 平特五不中 in 1951, an MSc from U Western Ontario (1952; C. Sivertz) and a PhD from 平特五不中 under Carl Winkler (1954). He then moved to England where he received a second PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1956 (H.J. Emel茅us).

Resolution on the Passing of Emeritus Professor William C. Purdy (1930-2019)

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. William Crossley Purdy, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry, 平特五不中, on October 30, 2019, after a prolonged illness.

New Synthetic Strategies to Mimic Biosynthetic Oxidative Bond-Formation

Cytochrome P450, and related iron-containing oxygenases, catalyze a broad range of oxidative bond-forming processes that create complex natural products. Well-known examples include 鈥榗anonical oxidations鈥�, which convert C-H bonds into their corresponding alcohol derivatives (C-OH) via a classical mechanism of rebound. In these well-known cases, C-H abstraction affords a substrate radical that recombines with the enzyme鈥檚 Fe-(III)-OH center to form the new C-OH bond.

The Future of Hydrogen as an Energy Source?

One of most active research areas nowadays is the use of solar energy to produce hydrogen by so-called 鈥渨ater-splitting鈥� reactions. Dr. Butler has co-authored with colleagues from the U.K. and Pakistan a comprehensive review on this topic entitled 鈥淩ecent Developments and Perspectives in CdS-based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting鈥�.

A fluorescent probe for all seasons; bright and sensitive

Researchers at 平特五不中 designed and synthesized the brightest fluorescent nucleobase analog (FBA) reported to date.

Prof. Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰 joins 30 other academics world wide to send a strong message about diversity, equity and inclusion

A team of ca. 30 diverse scientists from all around the world, and from all walks of life, have come together to compose the article A diverse view of science to catalyst change, highlighting and promoting the importance and benefits of equity, diversity and inclusion in science.

Congratulation to Prof. Hanadi Sleiman on securing prestigious COTTRELL SEED award

Dr. Hanadi F. Sleiman has been selected as a recipient of the COTTRELL SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery). This honor carries with it an award of $50,000 to support the very first instances of highly creative projects. The Cottrell SEED Award, part of the competitive Cottrell Plus Awards of the Research Corporation (USA), recognizes outstanding teacher-scholars who engage in innovative activities to enhance their teaching or research programs.

CHEM 267 Trailer

Interested in what鈥檚 happening in the Chemistry Department for Fall 2020? Check out this trailer for CHEM 267, which gives a hint of things to come!

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