Outreach & Alumni

Outreach and Alumni Activities in 2024-25

Upcoming Events:

Science Rendezvous - Saturday May 10, 2025, 10 AM

Details TBA!

Past Events:

Spring Chemistry Alumni Reunion - Saturday April 5, 2025, 3PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Spring Alumni Reunion! We were pleased to welcome alumni back to campus along with current members of the Chemistry department to hear engaging presentations from Drs. Garcia-Garibay, Cooke, and Algar.

Details for our next reunion will be announced at a later date. Provide your contact information to keep up-to-date with UBC Alumni here.

Kids Take Over UBC - Sunday February 16, 2025, 10AM - 4PM

 
Kids Take Over UBC is back! Put your lab googles and lab coats on and join the Chemistry Department for our exciting (and tasty!) events.
Schedule:
  • Hands-on activities: D211, 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    • Includes slime making, lava lamps, non-Newtonian fluids
  • Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream: D200, session at 11:00 am, 11:45 am, 12:30 pm, 1:15 pm, 2:00 pm

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Join the Department of Chemistry as we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

The UBC Department of Chemistry is excited to invite girls and female identifying undergraduate individuals to join our international day of girls and women in science celebrations! 

Schedule

  • Experimental Demonstrations
  • Panel Discussion - Featuring Distinguished Women in Chemistry
    • Dr. Andrea Terpstra, Lecturer at UBC Chemistry
    • Dr. Macarena Cataldo, CEO & Co-Founder of Viridis Research
    • Dr. Kayli Johnson, Associate Professor of Teaching at UBC Chemistry
    • Dr. Taniya Adak, Scientist at Cytiva
    • Dr. Eva Nichols, Assistant Professor at UBC Chemistry
  • UBC Chemistry Research Lab Tours

Light refreshments will be provided.

Questions? Email Communications@chem.ubc.ca