Featured News
2026 Excellence in Science Research Award winners
June 9, 2026
Congratulations to Tonya DelSontro, Rodney Smith, and Lyndon Jones, this year’s recipients of the Excellence in Science Research Awards.
Welcome new faculty members in Biology and Chemistry
May 19, 2026
Biology and Chemistry are pleased to welcome two cross-appointed faculty members, Duong Bui and Kirsten Meyer.
Foundational science with far-reaching impact
May 15, 2026
Reimagining DNA beyond genetics is revealing powerful new tools that could shape tomorrow’s technologies and scientific discoveries.
Chemistry students tour Apotex facility
May 14, 2026
Students in CHEM 363: Organic Process Chemistry toured the Apotex pharmaceutical manufacturing facility during the winter term, gaining a firsthand look at how chemical processes move from the lab to large-scale production.
Dr. David Sychantha joins Chemistry to advance antibiotic research
May 15, 2026
Dr. David Sychantha joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and is now working to solve a global health crisis: antibiotic resistance.
Featured Events
Chemistry Seminar Series: Marek B. Majewski
Capturing and converting photons at molecular photoelectrode and perovskite nanocrystal interfaces
Marek B. Majewski
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University
Centre for NanoScience Research
Centre for Research in Multiscale Modelling
Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux Fonctionnels (CQMF)
Centre en Chimie Verte et Catalyse (CCVC)
July 27, 2026
11 a.m.
C2-361 (Reading Room)
Chemistry Seminar Series: Ketan C. Kuperkar
Tuning nanoscale self-assembly and morphological transition in amphiphilic blends
Ketan C. Kuperkar
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT)
GUJARAT (INDIA)
June 29, 2026
2 p.m.