Laura Ingram

Laura Ingram is an Associate Professor - Teaching Stream and the Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Chemistry. She is an engaging instructor who promotes and practices evidence-based teaching and learning strategies. Her knowledge about current teaching and learning approaches in higher education allows her to successfully integrate educational technologies into the classroom and laboratory. Most recently she has been developing the Open Science online learning platform, creating high-quality interactive online content according to best-practices for online learning.

• Evidence-based teaching and learning strategies

• Educational technologies for the classroom and laboratory

• Interactive online content for online learning

• Teaching and learning approaches in chemistry higher education

• Active learning strategies for large classes

• 2010, PhD, Organic Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 2006, MSc, Organic Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 2004, BSc, Honours Co-operative Biochemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 2021, WUSA Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

• 2007-2010, NSERC Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship (Doctoral)

• 2007-2010, University of Waterloo President’s Graduate Scholarship

• 2007, Dean of Science Award for Outstanding Research in a Chemistry MSc Program

• 2007, University of Waterloo Provost Doctoral Entrance Award

• Executive Coordinator, Chem 13 News and Avogadro high school exam competitions, Department of Chemistry

• Outreach Coordinator, Department of Chemistry

• 2024-present, Member, Accessible Education - Programs and Practices Team

• 2019-present, Member, Mobius Governance Committee

• 2019-present, Project Leader, Dean of Science's Undergraduate Teaching Initiative

• 2018-present, Project Leader and Online Content Developer, Open Science online learning platform, Department of Chemistry

• CHEM 120 - General Chemistry 1
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• CHEM 121 - Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry 2
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• CHEM 125 - Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• ​​Desoky, A.Y., Hendel, J., Ingram, L.J., Taylor, S.D. "Preparation of Trifluororethyl- and Phenyl-Protected Sulfates Using Sulfuryl Imidazolium Salts" Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 1281-1287.

• Ingram, L.J., Desoky, A., Ali, A.M., Taylor, S.D. "O- and N- Sulfations of Carbohydrates using Sulfuryl Imidazolium Salts" J.Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 6479-6485. (JOC Featured Article).

• Ingram, L.J., Taylor, S.D. "Introduction of 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl-Protected Sulfates into Monosaccharides with a Sulfuryl Imidazolium Salt and Applications to the Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates" Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 3503-3506.