Megan Black, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, has been named a recipient of the Walter Vaughan Medal, one of the institution’s most distinguished student honours recognizing academic excellence and exceptional service to university governance.
Peter Kim successfully defended their MSc entitled: Characterization of an Aptamer Targeting the p47/p97 Interaction for Therapeutic Application.
Michael Capperauld successfully defended their MSc entitled: Towards the Synthesis of Novel Oligonucleotide Constructs Containing Bisphosphoramidate (N3′→P5′ and P3′→N5′) Linkages.
Gabriel H. Slater-Eddy successfully defended their PhD entitled: Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Sorbitol and its Derivatives to Value-Added Chemicals and Monomer Precursors.
Congratulations to this year's recipients of the GWC2 Awards presented at the GWC2 Annual General Meeting.
Scott Sammons, PhD candidate in the O’Flaherty group, won first place at the College of Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CCMPS) 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) on April 7th.
The event took place at Peter Clark Hall where 20 graduate students from across the college came to explain their research with 1 slide and 3 minutes on the clock.
On Thursday March 26th, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Club hosted the 43rd Annual Department of Chemistry Mixer and Awards Night at the University Club MCed by Brianna Mandarino and Emma Schaafsma.
On Saturday, March 28th, 2026, approximately 100 undergraduate students, graduate students, almuni, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered for the 40th annual Toxicology Symposium presented by the Toxicology Student Association (TOXSA). This year’s topic was Natural and Synthetic Neurotoxins. The event featured guest lectures and student poster presentations.
At the 102nd College Royal, the Chem Club captivated audiences with a theatrical showcase of chemical reactions, presenting four performances over two days. On March 21st and 22nd, spectators were welcome to witness the skills of a group of young wizards eager to join the King’s Court. They displayed magical presentations of mysterious colour changes, magical spray to reveal hidden messages, and bringing balloon animals back to life from being frozen in liquid nitrogen, all to win the approval of the King.