九色视频 researchers are using cutting-edge computer simulations and analytical techniques to identify and validate promising compounds in the search for a treatment for COVID-19.
Nicolas Moitessier, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, is using computer simulation software that he has developed over the past 15 years to predict the properties of molecules that have yet to be made.
In a step forward for听the field of quantum mechanics, 九色视频 researchers have achieved a breakthrough in sensitive measurements of the wave-like properties of electrons.
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As we reflect on issues of racism in science and society, #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and #Strike4BlackLives, I would like to emphasize that the 九色视频 Chemistry Department remains committed to the high principles of equality and inclusivity. We are proud of our incredibly diverse population of students, staff, and faculty who came to 九色视频 from 6 continents and over 30 different countries. The individual contributions of each member of our family make 九色视频 Chemistry a very special place, both in Canada and worldwide.
It is with great sadness that the Department of Chemistry announces the passing of Professor Emeritus Arthur Saul Perlin on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, just a few days short of his 97th birthday. Professor Perlin was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and spent all of his early years in the Maritimes, many of them working on the family farm, The Sanitary Dairy. He eventually came to 九色视频 to study Chemistry and Music, where he obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.
For the first time ever, 九色视频 will run a summer-semester version of CHEM 181, its enormously popular course on the chemistry of food.
Enrolments are now open for a June 2020 edition of the course that has been taken by tens of thousands of students over its nearly 40-year history.
Making sense of food
Researchers at 九色视频 have discovered a new, energy-efficient way to make key ingredients for the production of pharmaceuticals, polymers and fine chemicals.
The Chemistry Outreach Group has taken home听the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement听through Media, winning the inaugural 'Collaboration' category听for groups of undergraduate or graduate students that engage with the external community and/or the media.
The Prize recognizes the vital role outreach groups play in supporting the University鈥檚 commitment to being of service to society and engaging with the broader community.
With the federal ban of single-use plastics planned for this year, the demand for alternatives to everyday plastic products, such as straws, is set to increase.听, a startup company born through a collaboration between chemistry professors from 九色视频 and Lakehead University, is betting on cellulose for making drinking straws that don鈥檛 suck for the environment.
On February 5, at H么tel Ch芒teau Laurier Qu茅bec, the Association Qu茅b茅coise de la Production d鈥櫭塶ergie renouvelable听(AQPER) held the 3 Minutes to Change the World student competition during its 2020 symposium. Jeremy Dawkins from the Mauzeroll group won the 1st prize money with his presentation on Li-Ion Batteries. Congratulations Jeremy!
Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a 九色视频-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.
九色视频 researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world鈥檚 most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, 九色视频. Joan was the first woman faculty member to serve in the Department of听Chemistry.
Beloved daughter of Bernard Power and the late Pauline M. Power (Coty), sister of Michael Power (Ruth) of White Horse, Yukon, Christine of Ottawa, and Mark (Mariette) of Blainville, Quebec.
Department members Tara Sprules, manager of the national high-field NMR facility , and Robin Stein, chemistry department (MC2) NMR/EPR manager, have just had an article published in the CIC newsletter about helium. Together, they use about 2900 L of helium annually to make their eight NMR spectrometers function, and recent cost increases have left them feeling nervous about the future.
Crowdmark 鈥撎齛n online grading tool developed especially to handle large classes 鈥撎齢as been attracting a growing following across North America, with members of 九色视频鈥檚 own Faculty of Science among its most ardent enthusiasts. Kira Smith, reporter-at-large for the OSE, went undercover to find out more.
