Past Events

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Sebastian Montoya Pareja on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @ 3:00 pm EST IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Conversion of Peracetylated Sugars by Hydrodeoxygenation Reactions using a Tandem Catalysis System Comprised of Rare-Earth Metal Triflates and Hydrogenating Metal Catalysts.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Ruzhen Xu on Monday September 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am EST IN-PERSON, MACN 203 (Mini Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Effects of Hydrogen Uptake and Release on Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterials.

An opportunity for members of the Deptartment of Chemistry to connect with incoming chemistry graduate students. 

CHEM*7940 seminar entitled: "Studying Degradation in the Nucelar Industry Using Muon Techniques"

We are excited to announce the 3rd Annual ECS Guelph Young Researcher Symposium, hosted by the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter and the Electrochemical Technology Centre. The event will take place on August 7, 2025.   This year’s symposium will feature keynote lectures from the following distinguished speakers:

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM James Robinson on Wednesday August 6, 2025 @ 1:00 pm EST IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Nonenzymatic RNA copying using activated 3'-amino-2',3'-dideoxyribonucleotides in the presence of coacervates.

We are proceeding with the oral examination (defence) of MSc. CHEM Brendan Laframboise on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @ 1:30 pm EST IN-PERSON, MACN 101 (Main Link Room). MSc Thesis Title: Computational Design of Bimetallic Surfaces for Sustainable Electrocatalysis: Insights from Density Functional Theory.  

MSc Thesis Title: Computational Investigation of Doped β-Ni(OH)2 as a Catalyst for Ammonia Oxidation.

PhD Thesis Title: Electrochemical sensing of pharmaceutical compounds in biological matrices based on Molecular Imprinted Polymers.

Professor Olena Zenkina from Ontario Tech University will be giving a seminar on July 14th entitled “Terpyridine-based Hybrid Metal-Organic Electrochromic Materials”. Please join us in attending if you are available.