University of Waterloo is leading an interdisciplinary team to detect, identify and treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – better known as forever chemicals – in water systems affecting more than 2.5 million Canadians.
Scott Hopkins, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, is this year's winner of the PerkinElmer Award from the Canadian Society of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy.
Laura Ingram, a Chemistry Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor, has been awarded the 2021 WUSA Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Waterloo Undergraduate Association.
Today, Professor John Corrigan begins his four-year term as Chemistry's new Chair. Corrigan joins Waterloo from Western University. He is the 15th Chair for the Department.
Every year, the top graduate students from each department within the Faculty of Science are nominated for two awards: the W.B. Pearson Medal and the Dean of Science Award.
Designing nano electrocatalysts, quantum simulations of particle interactions and trapped ions are three Waterloo Science research projects broadening disciplinary horizons and delivering real-world impact. Waterloo scientists Anna Klinkova, Christine Muschnik and Crystal Senko each received funding through the Government of Ontario's 2022 Early Researcher Awards program.
Professor Anna Klinkova awarded a 2022 Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Research Award.
We wish to acknowledge the outstanding efforts and achievements of the following Winter 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.
Justin Shmordok, a PhD student in Chemistry, recipient of an Amit & Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student.
The Department of Chemistry would like to announce this year's award winners for the Don E. Irish Graduate Award: Songhao Bao (Nooijen), Meixin Cheng (Sciaini), Feng Li (Klinkova), Frank Guan (Leung), and Hunter Little (Duhamel).
The honour is awarded annually to “full-time graduate students completing their graduate degree in the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science on the basis of demonstrated excellence. “