Dr. Bob Lemieux, Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry at Waterloo, has written a three-part series to demonstrate why conducting basic research is critical to our ongoing quest to innovate.
We wish to acknowledge the outstanding efforts and achievements of the following Fall 2022 Undergraduate/Graduate TA Award winners. Through these challenging times the very positive attitude and teaching skills of these individuals has had considerable impact on enhancing the reputation of our undergraduate programs.
Thank you everyone who joined for our first in-person holiday dinner in three years. Thank you especially to the Chemistry Social Committee (Stacey Lavery, Julie Shikaze, Scott Hopkins, Dara Gilbert, Dan Rickert) for making this memorable night happen! Happy holidays, Department of Chemistry - faculty, students, staff, alumni, retirees and friends!
Dr. Janusz Pawliszyn received the Chemical Institute of Canada Medal for his outstanding contribution to the science of chemistry in Canada. Sponsored by the Chemical Institute of Chemistry, the CIC Medal is their top award.
Dr. Pavle Radovanovic won the 2023 Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry from the national Canadian Society for Chemistry. The award acknowledges his outstanding contribution to materials chemistry.
Dr. Adam Wei Tsen, along with his team, diving into condensed matter physics with a particular focus on two-dimensional (2D) quantum materials.
Two Waterloo chemists are in the top 1% of citations for their field of study and publication based on Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers™ 2022 list.
Nanochemist Shirley Tang has been named among the top 100 most powerful women in Canada for her research impact and empowering women in STEM. The annual rankings were released today by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN).
Avery Joseph To, a doctoral student with Prof. Graham Murphy, was awarded a best poster recognition at the annual Quebec-Ontario Mini-Symposium for Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry (QOMSBOC), hosted by McMaster University on October 14-16, 2022.
