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The Canadian Society for Chemistry and Chemical Institute of Canada are highlighting our department for excellence
This year, the department was recognized by 4 prizes and awards from the Canadian Society for Chemistry and Chemical Institute of Canada to highlight the excellent of our researchers. Congratulation to profs. Lumb, Ariya, Barrett and Friscic for your remarkable successes:
1) JP Lumb 鈥 Keith Fagnou Award in organic chemistry (link: https://www.cheminst.ca/awards/csc-awards/keith-fagnou-award)
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SFU announces 2019 Honorary Degree recipients - Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Canada鈥檚 first female general surgeon of First Nations descent, a cultural visionary, and a co-founder of Vancouver鈥檚 Amnesty International chapter are among 10 distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees in 2019 from Simon Fraser University.
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Two chemists recognized at the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media
The Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media was created to recognize those who go beyond their studies and research to engage with the media or the public. The department of chemistry was doubly recognized this year, as two of its members received awards.
Professor Theo van de Ven received the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal
The John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal is the highest distinction awarded to a Member of PAPTAC (the Pulp And Paper Technical Association of Canada). The Gold Medal is in recognition of long term scientific and technological contributions to the pulp and paper industry. The last time this medal was awarded to a Member of the Chemistry Department was in 1994, when David Goring received this award. Prof.
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Researchs make a new kind of plastic from crustacean and insect shells
Thomas Di Nardo (MSc) and Audrey Moores discovered a new method, based on mechanochemistry and aging, allowing to turn chitin into a new, long molecular weight chitosan. This new material has interesting mechanical properties and is envisaged for applications to biomedical, food packaging and high value fibers. This discovery was covered in a number of news outlets:
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Better CRISPR Through Chemistry and Collaboration
CRISPR has jumped to the forefront of gene editing, with game-changing applications like gene therapy, GMO-free designer crops, and synthetic organisms. It makes precise engineering and control of nearly any genome possible. But CRISPR is not perfect and its continued development relies on understanding and modifying the naturally occurring enzymes.
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Two 平特五不中 Women Chemists Awarded!
Aur茅lie Lacroix (currently PhD student in Dr Hanadi Sleiman lab) and Dr Maryam Habibian (former student from Dr Masad Damha lab and currently postdoc fellow at Stanford in Dr Eric Kool laboratory) were both awarded the Chu Family Foundation Scholarships for Early Career Women in Science.The award by The International Society of Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids (IS3NA
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Grinding enzymes to break down cellulose
Cellulose, one of the three major components of plants, is showing great promise as a renewable source for many convenience products. It is made of glucose, a molecule which can be fermented by microorganisms into virtually any desired small molecule of interest. More especially it can be converted to ethanol to make sustainable biofuels.
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Watching energy flow in solids with ultrafast electron bursts
The way individual atoms and molecules move in materials has important consequences on properties such as electrical conductivity, heat capacity and acoustics. 聽Even in solids, atoms are always moving back and forth about some average position, and this motion occurs through specific wave-like modes called phonons.
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Linking Localized Corrosion of Stainless Steel to Titanium
平特五不中 researchers have discovered the consequence of adding titanium and other stabilizing agents to high performing stainless steel on the material鈥檚 localized corrosion mechanism.
In a study published in npj Materials Degradation, the researchers describe a suite of electrochemical techniques used to characterize the material鈥檚 corrosion properties both on the macro and micro scale.聽
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Congratulations to the ChemPhoto Exhibition!
The first edition of the ChemPhoto: 平特五不中 Department of Chemistry聽Photo聽Exhibition took place in February and March 2018. The winners were selected by popular vote聽 (total votes: 266) and are:
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平特五不中 Chemistry Graduate Emily Cranston gave the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture at ACS New Orleans 2018
Two Kavli Lectures are held at every ACS national meeting as the result of collaboration between ACS and The Kavli Foundation, an internationally recognized philanthropic organization known for its support of basic scientific innovation in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics.
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Congratulations to Alexandra Gell茅 on winning first place in the #RSCNano category of The Royal Society of Chemistry Twitter Conference 2018
The Royal Society of Chemistry Twitter Poster Conferences are the biggest chemistry conferences ever organized as they are held entirely over Twitter. Chemists are invited to join this online conference by tweeting they poster, allowing people all over the word to share they research and engage with the scientific research community, without having to travel!
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Congratulations to Hanadi Sleiman and CJ Li for securing major Canadian Society for Chemistry awards
In 2018, Hanadi Sleiman will receive the R.U. Lemieux Award and CJ Li the Alfred Bader Award.
These awards will be presented to them during the 101st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition which is taking place in Edmonton from May 27-31, 2018. 聽聽
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ChemPhoto: 平特五不中 Department of Chemistry Photo Exhibition
The 平特五不中 Chemistry Outreach is proud to launch the first 鈥淐hemPhoto鈥, a photo exhibition of chemistry to coincide with Nuit Blanche on March 3 2018. The chemistry-themed photo exhibition is open to students and staff in the Department of Chemistry at 平特五不中. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the beauty of science and to foster interest in chemistry to the general public.