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. “
Holger Kleinke, one of two researchers in the Faculty of Science, to receive funding from the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
Pharmaceutical drugs often take advantage of a specific shape in order to bind to the biological target. Some molecules, however, can exist with two versions that are mirror images of each other, similar to a left-handed and right-handed pair of gloves. In the body, often only one of the two molecules is an active pharmaceutical drug due to the difference in shape.
A new study shows that smoke from wildfires destroys the ozone layer. Researchers caution that if major fires become more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.
Congratulations to Professor Linda Nazar, who was awarded the 2022 E.W.R. Steacie Award by the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC).