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Professor, and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, Kathryn Preuss is the 2026 recipient of the The Clara Benson Award sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC). This prestiguous award is presented to recognize a woman who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.

Congratulations Prof. Preuss!

Learn more: https://www.cheminst.ca/awards/csc/benson/

Natalie Condino, a PhD candidate in the Auzanneau Lab received the Outstanding Oral Presentation award at the 20th Midwest Carbohydrate and Glycobiology Symposium held at the University of Toledo. Her presentation entitled, "Promoting anomerization of N-acetylglucosamine glycosides with a dibromomethane and dimethylformamide system" is a continuation of work previously published in Molecules. 

The L. Chen group recently published their latest work in Nanoscale Advances entitled, "A density functional theory investigation of ammonia oxidation pathways on nickel oxide." The paper explores the use of advanced computational methods in probing the mechanism by which nickel-based materials function in direct ammonia fuel cells - an area of growing interest in renewable energy research. 

Ruzhen Xu successfully defended their MSc. entitled, "Effects of Hydrogen Uptake and Release on Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterials."

James Robinson successfully defended their MSc entitled: Nonenzymatic RNA copying using activated 3'-amino-2',3'-dideoxyribonucleotides in the presence of coacervates.

Brendan Laframboise successfully defended their MSc entitled: Computational Design of Bimetallic Surfaces for Sustainable Electrocatalysis: Insights from Density Functional Theory.

Shayne Johnson successfully defended their MSc entitled Computational Investigation of Doped β-Ni(OH)2 as a Catalyst for Ammonia Oxidation.

Babak Tavana successfully defended their PhD entitled: Electrochemical sensing of pharmaceutical compounds in biological matrices based on Molecular Imprinted Polymers.

Okoroike Ozoemena successfully defended their PhD entitled: Nanomaterial-based electrochemical immunosensors for the detection cardiovascular disease biomarkers. Congrats!

Aidan England successfully defended their PhD entitled: Hydrodeoxygenation of Xylitol Pentaacetate to Value-Added Products by a Tandem Catalyst System. Congrats!