Articles tagged with: Chemistry

  • Sept 29 – Doctor of Philosophy – Chemistry – Vincenzo Ticli

    Monday, September 14, 2020 | By

    Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

    Vincenzo Ticli, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Approaches towards C-10-hydroxylated analogues of narciclasine” on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 4 p.m., in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Tomas Hudlicky, Supervisor; Robert A. Batey, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Vincenzo De Luca, Internal External Examiner; and Costa Metallinos and Arthur Van Der Est, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 2 – Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence – Chemistry – Maria Laura Sechi

    Monday, September 14, 2020 | By

    Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

    Maria Laura Sechi, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Propargyl Alkynes and Axial Chiral N-Allenes with Epimeric Imidazolone Auxiliaries” on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Supervisor; Adrian L. Schwan, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Joffre Mercier, Internal External Examiner; and Melanie Pilkington and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.

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  • March 11 – PhD Thesis Defence – Parisa Abbasi

    Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | By

    Parisa Abbasi, PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating the Cluster Chemistry of α-Methyl-2-pyridine methanol (mpmH) with Select 3d Ions” on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10 a.m. in Cairns 550.

    The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Mark Turnbull, External Examiner (Clark University); Francine McCarthy, Internal External Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Costa Metallinos, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 30 – Master of Science thesis defence – Shannon Jewell

    Monday, January 20, 2020 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Shannon Jewell, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis of a Phosphatidylinositol Bolalipid” on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Sankey Chambers.

    The examination committee includes Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; David R. J. Palmer, External Examiner (University of Saskatchewan); and Tomas Hudlicky and Martin Lemaire, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 9 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Matt Guest

    Wednesday, January 08, 2020 | By

    Matt Guest, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Development and Investigation of the Fluorescence of Cyclopropenium Ions” on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 9 am in WH 147.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; G. Ekin Atilla Gokcumen, External Examiner (University of Buffalo); and Melanie Pilkington and Tony Yan, Committee Members.

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  • Thesis Defences Dec 11 – 16, 2019 Chemistry and Earth Science

    Monday, December 02, 2019 | By

    PhD thesis defence

    Zineb Ras Ali, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Magnetically Interesting Coordination Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Ligands” on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 at 12 p.m. in GSB305.

    The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Melanie Pilkington, Supervisor; Louise Dawe, External Examiner (Wilfred Laurier University); David Crandles, Internal External Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Travis Dudding, committee members.

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Paria Azadi Namin, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesizing Self-Healing and Recyclable Silicones Using the Diels-Alder Reaction as a Cross-Linker: Investigation of Various Dienes and Dienophile Systems ” on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. in WH 147.

    The examination committee includes Miriam Richards, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Melissa A. Grunlan, External Examiner (Texas A&M University); and Travis Dudding and Melanie Pilkington, Committee Members.

    PhD thesis defence

    Ringaile Lapinskaite, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis and Derivatization of Amaryllidaceae Constituents – Narciclasine and Pancratistatin” on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at 1 p.m. in Sankey Chamber.

    The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Heather Gordon, Supervisor; Louis Barriault, External Examiner (University of Ottawa); Vincenzo De Luca, Internal External Examiner, and Costa Metallinos and Paul Zelisko, Committee Members.

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Justin Thomas Pentesco, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Assessing environmental controls for candidate microbial ichnofossils in hydrothermally altered basaltic tuffs of Upsal Hogback, NV” on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. in MC H313.

    The examination committee includes Edward Sternin, Chair; Mariek Schmidt, Supervisor; Lindsay J. McHenry, External Examiner (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee); and Francine McCarthy and Frank Fueten, Committee Members.

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  • July 12: Chemistry Seminar Series – Henning Jacob Jessen

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | By

    Department of Chemistry – Seminar Series

    Henning Jacob Jessen
    Chair of Bioorganic Chemistry
    Institute of Organic Chemistry
    Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg Germany

    DATE: Thursday, July 12

    TIME: noon

    LOCATION: MC H313

    Chemistry Seminar Series – July 12

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  • July 30: Chemistry Seminar Series – Marcus Tius

    Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | By

    Department of Chemistry – Seminar Series

    Marcus A. Tius
    Associate Member
    Cancer Biology Program
    University of Hawaii Cancer Centre

    DATE: Monday, July 30

    TIME: noon

    LOCATION: H313

    Chemistry Seminar Series – July 30

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  • April 27: Chemistry Seminar Series – Guy Bertrand

    Friday, April 27, 2018 | By

    Department of Chemistry – Seminar Series

    Guy Bertrand
    UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    University of California San Diego, La Jolla

    DATE: Friday, April 27

    TIME: noon

    LOCATION: H313

    Stable carbenes and related species as powerful tools in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry

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  • FMS recipients of Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award

    Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | By

    During the Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Mapping the New Knowledges Conference awards ceremony, two graduate students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Science were honoured with the 2018 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award. This award is given to research-based graduate students who are working on innovative projects.

    This year’s Faculty of Mathematics and Science recipients are:

    Alyssa Davis
    MSc Earth Science
    Studying “Paleoatmospheric and paleoenvironmental interpretations of the Early Paleozoic”

    Guan Wang
    PhD Chemistry
    Studying, “Analytical devides and assays for point-of-care disease diagnosis”

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