The Externship and Career Experiential Learning (ExCEL) initiative was launched this term with a series of externships, bringing students on tours of science-focused companies in the community.
Awarded $250,000 from the Cancer Digital Intelligence’s Grand Challenge, Hopkins aims to improve treatment options for brain and spine cancers.
In the ten short years since graduating from the University of Waterloo, Dr. Cicely Shillingford, BSc ’15 (Biochemistry), has successfully merged her passion for pursuing personally relevant science with her commitment to advocating for equity and inclusion.
A well-rounded education goes beyond just textbooks and lectures, it’s about finding yourself in the unexpected. For Charlotte Doyle, a third-year Medicinal Chemistry student at the University of Waterloo, that journey took her from the lab to the vineyards of Dijon, France, to learn about the chemistry of wine making.
Researchers Linda Nazar, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Chang Li, a postdoctoral fellow in the Nazar Group, have made significant progress in the development of magnesium batteries.
Congratulations to Dr. Germán Sciaini and Dr. Tonya DelSontro who have received funding through the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORF-RI).
Linda Nazar and Chang Li have made a key breakthrough in developing next-generation batteries that use magnesium instead of lithium.
It has been an exciting year in Chemistry, with the department welcoming several new faces to its dynamic team. As we close the year, we are also saying goodbye to some beloved colleagues who are taking on their next challenge: retirement!
The Globe and Mail recently wrote an article on the modernization of laboratory spaces with a special focus on the renovation of the University of Waterloo’s earth sciences and chemistry building.
Professors Juewen Liu and Linda Nazar in the Department of Chemistry have once again made the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ list from Clarivate.