Past Events

PhD Thesis Title: Hydrodeoxygenation of Xylitol Pentaacetate to Value-Added Products by a Tandem Catalyst System. The Examination Committee is as follows:  Chair: Dr. Adrian Schwan  Advisor: Dr. Marcel Schlaf  Advisory Member: Dr. Jennifer Murphy [advisory member]  Grad Faculty Member: Dr. France Isabelle Auzanneau [Non-Advisory] External Examiner: Dr. Philip Jessop [Queen's University]

MSc Thesis Title: A Survey of Metal, Cyanometallate, and Polyamine Building Blocks in the Synthesis of Amine-Containing Cyanometallate Coordination Polymer Sorbents for Direct Air Capture of CO2.   The Examination Committee is as follows: Chair: TBD Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Murphy Advisory Member: Dr. Leanne Chen Grad Faculty Member (Non-Advisory): Dr. France-Isabelle Auzanneau

PhD Thesis Title: In Situ Spectroscopy Coupled with Photoelectrocatalysis for Advanced Material Research.   The Examination Committee is as follows: Chair: Dr. Jennifer Murphy  Advisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen  Advisory Member: Dr. Kam Tong Leung [U of Waterloo member]  Grad Faculty Member (Non-Advisory): Dr. Leanne Chen  External Examiner: Dr. Nianqiang Wu [University of Massachusetts Amherst]

GWC2 Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Staff please come out and join us for some or all of the following events on Friday, May 2nd, 2025, Guelph Campus Rozanski Hall & Bullring Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Tickets for a complimentary drink are available after Monday, April 28th from Tracy Burns (SSC 2517) at Guelph or from Madeleine Blauel (C2-260C) at Waterloo

Please join us for a Departmental Seminar presented by Prof. Yujun Shi (Host: Prof. Aicheng Chen) on Wednesday April 30, 2025 at 2:30 pm. Prof. Shi is visiting us from the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the fabrication, characterization and applications of metal nanoparticle and their arrays, development of semiconductor nanostructures, and understanding the chemical vapor deposition at a molecular level. Please see the attached flyer for the seminar abstract.

PhD Thesis Title: Functionalization and Electrochemical Study of Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage. The Examination Committee is as follows: Chair: Dr. Marcel Schlaf  Advisor: Dr. Aicheng Chen  Advisory Member: Dr. Anna Klinkova [U of Waterloo member]  Grad Faculty Member (Non-Advisory): Dr. Aziz Houmam  External Examiner: Dr. Yujung Shi [University of Calgary]

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Guelph is excited to invite you to join us for the annual gathering of undergraduate chemistry students in Ontario. This event will showcase the research conducted by our province's undergraduate researchers, but also provide an opportunity for these students to discuss their research while networking and forming new collaboration among attendees. Join us for a day of insightful talks, poster presentations, and opportunities to connect with other students passionate about chemistry. We can't wait to see you there!

MSc Thesis Title: Structural characterization of the interaction between the UBA domain of p47 and ubiquitin using NMR spectroscopy.

IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2025 Please join us for drop-in style coffee, tea, and pastries to celebrate the 2025 Global Women's Breakfast! All are welcome, stay as little or as long as you'd like. Location: Chem Suites Date: Tuesday, February 11th  Time: 8:30 - 10am This year's theme is "Accelerating Equity in Science".  If you plan to attend, please kindly RSVP by noon on Thursday, February 6th. 

MSc Thesis Title: Biophysical Modulation and Chemical Synergies in Microbial Reponses to Microwave Fields and Oxidative Stress.