Matteo Pavlovic has successfully defended their MSc entitled, A Benzoimidazole Push Pull Chromophore for Protein Induced Fluorescence Enhancement Studies of Aptamer – Protein Interactions.
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to congratulate Professor Emeritus Jacek Lipkowski on being recognized in the October 2026 special issue of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry titled International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science: in Honour of Professor Jacek Lipkowski’s 80th Birthday.
The Department of Chemistry is proud to congratulate Hussain Jafri, a member of Prof. Aicheng Chen's research group, on earning First Place at the 2026 CCMPS Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Competition. Jafri was recognized for his poster, Three-dimensional structural effects of titanium-based electrodes on hydrogen evolution, which was selected as the top presentation among a highly competitive field of undergraduate researchers from across CCMPS.
Justin Yap has successfully defended thier MSc entitled, "Enthalpies of Ionization of Aqueous Alkanolamines and Hydroxylamines for Thermochemical Models of Nuclear Reactor Secondary Coolant Chemistry."
Brendan Paget has successfully defended their MSc entitled, Density Functional Theory Investigations of Electrochemical Reactions for Sustainable Energy and Carbon Mitigation.
Scott Sammons successfully defended their PhD entitled, A Potential Emergence of Amino-Modified Xenonucleic Acids on Prebiotic Earth.
Samantha Binkley successfully defended their PhD entitled, Thermochemical Properties of Model Amines under Hydrothermal Conditions from Densimetry and Fixed-Cell Scanning Nanocalorimetry Measurements.
Paige Kanters successfully defended their MSc entitled, Investigating Cooperativity in the Translocation Mechanism of an AAA+ Protein, VAT.
This summer, undergraduate researchers in the Department of Chemistry gained hands-on experience tackling important scientific challenges through Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URA), Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA), and research assistant positions.
The Department of Chemistry is proud to congratulate Dr. Derek O’Flaherty on receiving a University Research Excellence Award, a distinction that recognizes recently tenured faculty members whose research has achieved international impact and demonstrates strong potential for continued national and international recognition.