Chemistry and Biochemistry students learning about what might come next after graduation.
Chris Bingleman, Operations Manager and Staff Chemist at Indigo Instruments of Waterloo.
Alena Rudolph, Senior Research Scientist at Alphora Research Inc.
Nan Chen, Chemist at Toronto Research Chemicals Inc.
Fall 2019 ChemBioChem Career Night.
The Department of Chemistry, the Waterloo Biochem Student Association, and the Waterloo Chem Club invite third- and fourth-year students in Chemistry and Biochemistry to hear speakers discuss their careers in the Chemistry field.
Past speakers
The list below is a historical record of past speakers for the ChemBioChem Career Night.
February 7, 2023
Shirley Wang: Avro Lifesciences
Adriana Romagnino: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Alma Maqbool: Pharmacy Resident, Roche
January 29, 2020
Steve Innocente: Head Brewer, Innocente Brewing Company
Subha Kalyaanamourthy: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Sheri Martin Soosaar: Occupational Therapist, Owner and Executive Director, Creative Therapy Health Services
September 18, 2019
Alex Jennings: Analyst, Co-operative & Experiential Education
Hester Groenevelt: Environmental chemist, Geosyntech Consultants
January 23, 2019
Peter Dove: Research Associate, Trillium Therapeutics
Mike Piazza: Customer Success Scientist, Nicoya Lifesciences
January 23, 2018
Chris Bingleman: Operations Manager and Staff Chemist, Indigo Instruments of Waterloo
Khalida Butt: CMC Documentation Manager at Impopharma
September 21, 2017
Anna Klinkova: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Alena Rudolph: Senior Research Scientist, Alphora Research Inc.
Thomas Cservenyi: Research Scientist, ExVivo Labs Inc.
January 25, 2017
Artur Pajda: Chemical Technician/Research Assistant, Environment Canada
Lay Ling Tan: Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Blake Ziegler: Specialty Clinical Pharmacy Leader, GMD PharmaSolutions and CEO, zpharm
September 28, 2016
Ryan Denomme: Founder and CEO, Nicoya Lifesciences
Jason Tao: Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Anton van der Ven: QA Specialist, Maple Leaf Foods
January 19, 2016
Eric Blondeel: Co-Founder (R&D), ExVivo Labs Inc.
Patrick Carr: Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Zlatko Lejic: Food Safety Analyst, Maple Leaf Foods
September 29, 2015
Heather Bauman: Instructor and Program Coordinator, Conestoga College
Braden Kralt: Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Vimal Patel: Sales Representative, VWR International
May 21, 2015
Heather Bauman: Instructor and Program Coordinator, Conestoga College
Nan Chen: Chemist, Toronto Research Chemicals Inc.
Braden Kralt: Graduate student, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
January 20, 2015
Alison Chong: Account Manager, Cambrian Solutions Inc.
Valerie Goodfellow: Research Technician, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Donna Kuntz: Environmental Chemist/Information Services Team Leader, Stantec
September 25, 2014
Helen Broom: Doctoral candidate in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Lisa Pokrajac: Assistant Director, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo
Ryan Tabone: Science teacher, John Fraser Secondary School in Mississauga
May 21, 2014
Zlatko Lejic: Food Safety Analyst, Maple Leaf Foods
Kelly Moran: Senior Manager, Funding Agencies and Non-Profit Sponsors, University of Waterloo
Derek Schipper: Assistant Professor in Organic/Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
January 21, 2014
Leslie Copp: Associate Director, Funding Agencies and Non-Profit Sponsors, University of Waterloo
Teresa MacLean: Second-year student in law school, University of Toronto
German Sciaini: Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
November 6, 2013
Alla Darwish: Research Scientist, Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC), McMaster University
Kaitlin Town: Master of Science candidate in Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Blake Ziegler: Doctor of Pharmacy candidate, University of Toronto
June 18, 2013
Jean Hein: Editor of CHEM 13 News magazine, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Nikko Kroetsch: Technician, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo
Cveta Manssieva: Master of Business Administration candidate, McMaster University
March 21, 2013
Scott Inwood: Director of Commercialization, University of Waterloo
Zlatko Lejic: Analyst, Labstat International ULC
Angela Swartz: Science teacher and Department Head of Science, Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School
January 23, 2013
Dr. Rina Carlini: President and Founder, Optimal Science Consulting Inc.
Jean Hein: Editor of CHEM 13 News magazine, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo
Mike Piazza: Doctoral candidate in Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo