News

Congratulations to the Hein lab, who’s recent publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society was just selected for a Spotlight review. This collaborative study brought together leaders in both synthetic (Richmond Sarpong) and computational (Dean Tantillo) to perform a detailed investigation on the mechanism of a “metal-free” heterocycloisomerization that forms annulated aminopyrroles. Through kinetic isotope effect studies and unexpected rate differences among starting materials...

Congratulations to the Love and Schafer Groups! A collaborative effort between these two groups dealing with C-H bond activation towards organophosphate synthesis makes the cover of Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. This work showcases the potential application of a metal complex for the synthesis of agrochemically relevant molecules and highlights the ability to form new metal–carbon and boron–oxygen bonds by addition of a simple borane (BH2R). Dr. Renee Man (Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University)...

Another successful Graduate Student Forum was held on April 11th 2017, funded by the CGSS and organized by the Graduate Student Initiative Committee.

Congratulations to Cedric Chou for winning first place in the Chemistry Ping Pong Championship! He was presented with the winner's trophy by Department Head, Michael Wolf on March 31st 2017.

The Perrin Group has made the cover of Organic Biomolecular Chemistry for their work towards protein-like aptamers with a tyrosine side chain.

For cover and full article: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/OB/C6OB02451C

Dr. Roman Krems has been named a Distinguished University Scholar by the university. This prestigious distinction recognizes exceptional members of the faculty who have distinguished themselves as scholars.  Roman is the first faculty member in our department to receive this honor, and will keep this designation for the duration of his career at UBC.  Roman's achievement will be recognized at UBC's annual Awards Reception in early April. Congratulations Dr. Krems!

Dr. Harry Brumer has been awarded a 2016 UBC Killam Research Prize. This award recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions. Dr. Brumer's achievement will be recognized at UBC's annual Awards Reception in early April 2017. Congratulations Dr. Brumer!

Dr. Algar has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award presented by Spectroscopy magazine.  This award annually recognizes the achievements of a talented young molecular spectroscopist who has made strides early in their career towards the advancement of molecular spectroscopy techniques or applications.  An award symposium will be held at the SciX conference this October. Congratulations Dr. Algar!

Dr. Katherine Ryan has been award the 2017 Melanie O'Neil Young Investigator Award, presented by the CSC. This award is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to biological chemistry while working in Canada. Dr. Ryan is the inaugural winner of this CSC award. Congratulations!

For more information: http://www.cheminst.ca/awards/...