University
Professor
and
WIN
member Linda
Nazar, from
the Department
of
Chemistry,
has
been
awarded
the
Chemical
Institute
of
Canada's
(CIC)
highest
honour
-
the
2019
CIC
Medal
for
her
outstanding
contribution
to
the
science
of
chemistry
in
Canada.
She
is
best known
for
her
advancements
in battery
systems and clean
energy
storage.
Recently, Nazar and her postdoctoral fellow Chun Xia and PhD student Chun Yuen Kwok were named a finalist in the Energy (individual) category of the 2018 World Technology Awards for their for their breakthrough towards creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery.
She is widely recognized for her pioneering work on energy storage materials with topics that span Li-S and Li-O2 batteries; Li-ion, Na-ion, Mg-ion and Zn-ion batteries, solid state electrolytes, and the role that nanotechnology plays in energy materials science.
Her work has earned her a place on the Web of Science’s 2014, 2016 and 2017 Highly Cited Researcher Lists. Last year, she was named a Clarivate Analytics' (formerly Thomson-Reuters) Highly Cited Researcher in both the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science.
Nazar is the recipient of several academic and professional honors and awards, including the Electrochemistry Society Battery Division Research Award (2009), the Rio Tinto Alcan Award for Electrochemistry (2010); the International Battery Association award (2011), the IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering award (2011), the August-Wilhelm-von-Hofman Lecture award (German Chemical Society, 2013), and the International Lithium Battery Association award (2017).
She is also an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds the Canada Research Chair in Solid State Energy Materials. She is also a member of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and member of BASF’s Research Network on Electrochemistry and Batteries.
Nazar will receive her award at the annual CSC Conference in Quebec City this June, where she will also give a plenary address.
Congratulations, Linda!