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Singlet oxygen is produced from brown carbon-containing cooking organic aerosols (BrCOA) under indoor lighting†

A feast cooked up by UBC researchers has revealed singlet oxygen indoors for the first time.

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May 23 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

Commodity Polymers to Functional Aminated Materials by Hydroaminoalkylation Postpolymerization Modification

Sabrina Scott
UBC Chemistry (Schafer Group)
May 23 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Making Silicones More Sustainable

Michael A. Brook
McMaster University, Hamilton Canada
May 27 2024 - 9:30am to 12:30pm

Spectroscopy and Surface Chemistry in the Design of Fluorescent Nanomaterials for Biosensing

Katherine Krause
UBC Chemistry (Algar Group)

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Scientists Cooked Pancakes, Brussels Sprouts, and Stir Fry to Detect an Oxidant Indoors for the First Time

A feast cooked up by Assistant Professor Nadine Borduas-Dedekind and her research group, has revealed singlet oxygen indoors for the first time.

Singlet oxygen is an oxidant. These chemical compounds can be beneficial—ozone in the...

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Congratulations Undergraduate Research Award Winners!

At the CHEM 449 & RLE Reception, Tinotenda Masvikeni and Similla Colombini received the Michael Fryzuk Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Chemistry Research for their outstanding contributions towards undergraduate research in the...

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