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Paul Heine receives 3rd place at the AMS 23rd Conference on Air-Sea

Congratulations to Paul Heine, PhD student (Nadine Borduas-Dedekind group), who has received 3rd place in the AMS 23rd Conference student poster presentation competition for his presentation "The Oxidative Fate of Organic Selenium over Marine Environments".

Abstract:

Selenium (Se) is an essential element for human health and has an important marine component to its biogeochemical cycle...

Dr. Miguel Romero Receives the Alumni Builder Award

Congratulations to Dr. Miguel A. Romero who is a recipient of the 2022-23 Alumni Builder Award!

Created in 2017 as part of the 100th year of alumni UBC, the Alumni Builder Awards recognize a cross-section of alumni representing both campuses who have significantly contributed to the university and enriched the lives of others, and in doing so, have supported alumni UBC’s vision of a global alumni community for an exceptional UBC and a better world. Read...

José Rodriguez Nύñez Receives the Margaret-Ann Armour Award for Early Career Chemistry Education

Congratulations to José Rodriguez Nύñez for receiving the 2023 Margaret-Ann Armour Award for Early Career Chemistry Education!

This award is presented in memory of Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour as a mark of recognition to an early career educator who has made an outstanding contribution in Canada to undergraduate education primarily at the post-secondary level in the chemical sciences, chemical engineering, or chemical technology.

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Mia Stankovic Awarded a Tyler Lewis Green Research Foundation grant

Mia Stankovic, a PhD candidate from Berlinguette Group at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Chemistry and the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI), is among the three winners of the 2022 Tyler Lewis Green Research Foundation grant for her research on the decarbonization of chemical manufacturing using a membrane reactor.

Mia said the project aims to create a hydrogen economy without using hydrogen gas to develop products that can be readily...

Julie McNutt Receives Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Awards

Congratulations to graduate student Julie McNutt for receiving the 2022 Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award!

These awards recognize faculty, staff and students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements beyond their regular work and whose dedication and service have widely impacted in advancing the goals of UBC Science. More info>

The awards will be presented at the next Faculty of Science meeting in...

José Rodriguez Nύñez Receives Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award

Congratulations to José Rodriguez Nύñez, Associate Professor of Teaching, for receiving the 2022 Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award!

These awards recognize faculty, staff and students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements beyond their regular work and whose dedication and service have widely impacted in advancing the goals of UBC Science. More info>

The awards will be presented at the next...

2022 Alumni Award Winners

At our November Alumni Reunion, we announced the winners to our two alumni awards. Congratulations to Dr. Alison Ewart, who is awarded the Alumni Award of Distinction, and Dr. Julian West, who has been awarded the Young Alumnus Award!

 

Alumni Award of Distinction | Dr. Alison Ewart, PhD '07

This award recognizes an alumnus whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide inspiration and leadership to students and other alumni....

PhD Student Katrina Bergmann is Awarded The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Congratulations to PhD student Katrina Bergmann (Hudson Group) for receiving the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship!

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship is the most prestigious and competitive of the doctoral scholarships offered by the Federal Government. It is awarded on the basis of academic excellence, research potential, and leadership ability, and is valued at $150,000 over three years. More...

Congratulations Sarah Burke

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Burke for being awarded the 2022 Killam Mentoring Award!

Dr. Burke has been awarded for providing constant opportunities to hone essential skills in areas such as critical thinking, public speaking, and grant writing.  Dr. Burke tailors her mentoring approach, by adapting graduate student’s projects, and her mentoring, to each student’s evolving needs and career aspirations.  As co-creator of the Quantum Electronic Science & Technology Program, she has...

Congratulations Prof. Laurel Schafer!

UBC Chemistry Professor Laurel Schafer has been awarded the Schlenk Lecture Award from the University of Tübingen (2021).

The Schlenk award is an International award that is awarded every 2 years. It is sponsored by BASF and offers the opportunity for the Awardee to spend a few weeks in Tuebingen, including a visit to the BASF site in Ludswighafen, Germany. Prof. Wilhelm Schlenk who spent the later years of his career at the U. Of Tuebingen, invented techniques and glassware for...

Congratulations Assistant Prof. Tao Huan

Assistant professor Tao Huan has received the MANA Early Career Award for his work in the development of analytical and bioinformatics tools for improving data acquisition and analysis of LC-MS-based metabolomics.

The MANA Early Career Award is a competitive award for the most accomplished Early Career Members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty or has pushed the boundaries of metabolomics, or whose early career efforts, after obtaining a PhD, MD, or MD-PhD, have resulted in...

Congratulations to Prof. Stephen Withers!

Professor Stephen Withers has been awarded the 2022 Haworth Memorial Lectureship from the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) Carbohydrate Group.

 

This award was founded in 1969 in commemoration of Sir Norman Haworth (president of the Chemical Society 1944-46) and it is awarded for sustained, internationally recognised contributions to carbohydrate chemistry. This award is given in recognition of Prof. Withers contributions to the elucidation of carbohydrate active enzyme...

Congratulations to our Chemistry Department CIC Award Winners!

Jaclyn Stewart (Prof. of Teaching), Russ Algar (Assoc. Professor), and UBC's Undergraduate Chemistry Society, have won awards at this year's Chemical Institute of Canada, Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.

Jaclyn Stewart has received the CIC Award for Chemistry Education. This award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to post secondary education in Canada in the field of chemistry or chemical engineering.

Russ Algar has received the W...

Congratulations Zac Hudson!

Associate Professor Zac Hudson has been awarded the 8th Polymer International-IUPAC award for Creativity in Applied Polymer Science, awarded by The Editorial Board of Polymer International and the IUPAC Polymer Division. Zac has made significant contributions to polymers for optoelectronics, including working to confront global plastic waste by developing polymer technologies with industry.

Zac will give a lecture and receive this award at the World Polymer Congress, which will be...

Congratulations to Russ Algar!

Associate Professor Russ Algar has been awarded the UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships Award, as part of UBC's 2021 Faculty Research Awards!

The Faculty Research Awards recognize the excellence in research and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines at UBC. Winners will be honoured at a reception in June, hosted by The Office of the VP, Research and Innovation. See a complete list of winners...

Congratulations to Julie McNutt!

Congratulations to Julie McNutt for receiving the UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! This award is presented each year to a small number of graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC. With over 2000 Teaching Assistants working at the university, winning this award is a remarkable achievement.

Julie has shown dedication and commitment to teaching excellence at UBC, making a positive impact on not only individual students but...

Congratulations to Prof. Russ Algar!

Associate Professor Russ Algar as been awarded the W.A.E McBryde Medal by the Canadian Society for Chemistry. The award is presented to a young scientist working in Canada who has made a significant achievement in pure or applied analytical chemistry.

Congratulations Professor Algar!

 

Congratulations to Jaclyn Stewart!

Associate Professor of Teaching Jaclyn Stewart has been awarded the CIC Award for Chemistry Education. This award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in Canada in the field of chemistry or chemical engineering at post secondary education level. Read more here

 

Congratulations Jaclyn!

Congratulations to Jason Hein!

Professor Jason Hein has been awarded the honour of presenting his outstanding research as a Fagnou Lecturer for the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Ottawa for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The lectureship is named in honour of Keith Fagnou, who was an outstanding young chemist and esteemed colleague before his passing in 2009. 

Congratulations Jason!

Congratulations to Gren Patey!

Professor Gren Patey has been named the 2022 Honorary Lecturer by the Canadian Association of Theoretical Chemists (CATC) Honorary Lectureship Committee!

This honour is given to an individual who has made significant contributions in theoretical/computational chemistry and/or to the Canadian theoretical and computational chemistry community. Gren will present a plenary lecture at the 2022 Canadian Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, June 27- July 1, 2022 in Kelowna,...