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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.
Science researchers receive grants through NSERC Alliance Quantum
April 23, 2026
Researchers in the Faculty of Science have been awarded funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance Quantum grants program. This funding supports projects that aim to advance quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum sensing.
Featured Events
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.
Chemistry Seminar Series: Matthew T. McDowell
Interfaces and Chemo-Mechanics in Solid-State Batteries
Matthew T. McDowell
Professor
Carter N. Paden, Jr. Distinguished Chair
Co-Director, Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center
G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
April 23, 2026
11 a.m.
In-person and online: C2-361 and MS Teams