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News
Chemistry professors receive 2024 Excellence in Science Research Awards
Scott Hopkins and Subha Kalyaanamoorthy named as winners of 2024 Excellence in Science Research Awards.
2023 Outstanding Performance Award winners announced
Professors Subha Kalyaanamoorthy, German Sciaini, and Steve Forsey receive 2023 Outstanding Performance Awards.
New battery research centre to be led by Chemistry professor
Linda Nazar, one of two professors, to spearhead new battery research centre.
Events
Chemistry Seminar Series: Wenjian Sun
Recent development and applications in U-shaped mobility analyzer - Mass spectrometry
Wenjian Sun
Managing Director
Shimadzu Research Laboratory, Shanghai, China
Friday, July 26, 2024
2:30 p.m.
In-person: C2-361 (Reading Room)
Chemistry Seminar Series: Héloïse Thérien-Aubin
Polymer under confinement
Héloïse Thérien-Aubin
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
10:30 a.m.
In-person: QNC-1501
Master's Thesis Defence - Xiaoyue Liu
Proteolysis and Mass Spectrometry for Structural Characterization of Adnectin Inclusion Bodies
Supervisor: E. Meiering
Thursday, August 8, 2024
2:00 PM
In-person: C2-361