Events

August 14 - 17, 2024 - International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Chemistry at the University of Guelph and in Honour of Professor Jacek Lipkowski’s 80th Birthday, the Electrochemical Technology Centre is organizing an International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science to be held on the University of Guelph campus, August 14–17, 2024. This special symposium highlights the recent advances in interfacial electrochemistry and surface science at atomic, molecular, and nanoscale domains.

June 22, 2024 - To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Chemistry at the University of Guelph, the Electrochemical Technology Centre hosts a tour to its facility.

March 3, 2023 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 19:

“Materials for Sustainability, Health and Prosperity" to be given by Professor Abdallah Elsayed, School of Engineering, University of Guelph 

“Understanding the Mechanistic Pathways of Urea Oxidation on β-Ni(OH)2: Insights from First-Principles Simulations" to be given by Stephen Tatarchuk (Advisor: Prof. L.D. Chen), Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph   

January 30, 2023 - ETC and Departmental Seminar:

“In-situ Advanced Characterization on Electrochemical Energy Materials" to be given by Prof. Bing Joe Hwang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

January 20, 2023 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 18:

“Outcome-Based Research – Becoming an Incubator of Commercial Success" to be given by Dr. Colin van der Kuur, VP of Science and Research, Zentek Ltd.

“Development of Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting " to be given by Jonathan Quintal (Advisor: Prof. A. Chen), Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph 

December 16, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 17:

“New developments in probing coupled proton electron transfer barriers with density functional theory in the grand canonical ensemble" to be given by Prof. Joe Gauthier (Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University)

“Electrochemical and DFT studies of CO2 reduction at TiO2/Au nanocomposites" to be given by Dr. M. Nur Hossain (Energy, Mining & Environment, National Research Council Canada) and Dr. Rachelle Chouelle (Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph)

December 6, 2022 - ETC and Departmental Seminar:

“Quantitation of Supramolecular Host-Guest Complexation on Surface: from Nano-structural Differentiation to Electrochemical Sensing" to be given by Prof. Hua-Zhong "Hogan" Yu, Department of chemistry, Simon Fraser University

October 21, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 16:

  • “Soft Sensors and Microrobots: Bridging Natural Biological Systems with Artificial Machines" to be given by Prof. Xinyu Liu, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering University of Toronto

  • “Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Energy Applications" to be given by Dr. Antony R. Thiruppathi (Advisor: Prof. A. Chen), Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph

September 23, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 15:

  • Unraveling the Chemosensing Mechanism by the 7-(Diethylamino) coumarin-hemicyanine Hybrid to be given by Ryan E. Johnson (Advisor: Prof. Richard A. Manderville) and Joshua van der Zalm (Advisor: Prof. Aicheng Chen), Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph
  • Biomimetics - a New Research Opportunity for Surface Electrochemistry to be given by Prof. Jacek Lipkowski, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph 

July 25, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 14:

  • Metal Nanocluster Electrochemiluminescence toward Single Events - by Prof. Zhifeng Ding, Department of Chemistry, Western University 
  • Ionophore Properties of Valinomycin in the Model Bilayer Lipid Membrane - by Dr. Zhangfei Su (Advisor: Prof. Jacek Lipkowski), Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph 

June 24, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 13:

  • On-chip nanoplasmonic sensors for the detection of pathogens and hazardous substances - by Prof. Carlos Escobedo, Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University 
  • Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide at cobalt-based nanostructured catalysts - by Sharon Abner, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph 

June 14 - 15, 2022 - Chemistry and Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces - Symposium in Memory of Paul Rowntree organized by Profs. Aicheng Chen, Dan F. Thomas and Gessie Brisard at the 105th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, June 14 - 17, 2022. 

May 13, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 12:

  • Peaks and Troughs: How Interactions Between Lipid Molecules Influence Their Behaviour - by Dr. Sarah Horswell, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Comparative study of corrosion inhibition by three anionic surfactants in an acidic environment - by Laura Earnden, School of Engineering, University of Guelph

April 22, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 11:

  • Tuning the Physical Properties of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Through Chemical and Physical Modification - by Prof. John R. Dutcher
  • Electrochemical Exfoliation of Natural Graphite to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials - by Michael Salverda

March 25, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 10:

  • Coupling fluorescence and redox electrochemistry for DNA SAM surface characterization towards assessing DNA SAMs for nucleic acid detection - by Prof. Dan Bizzotto.
  • Performance and characterization of a novel steam-reforming catalyst for hydrogen production - by Nathan Shami.

February 18, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 9:

  • Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors for Deciphering the Molecular Code of Cancer - by Prof. Huiyan Li.
  • A Modern Marriage of Metal-Oxide Semiconductors - by Farshad Farshidfar.

January 14, 2022 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 8:

  • Quantitative Bioelectrochemistry - Innovative Approaches to Investigate Drug Resistance and Cancer - by Prof. Sabine Kuss.
  • Formation and Decomposition of N-Arylthiophthalimide Radical Anions: Substituent Effect - by Michael Saley.

December 17, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 7:

  • Plasmonic Applications of Electrodeposited Gold on Conductive Metal Oxide Electrodes - by Prof. Ian Burgess.
  • Modelling electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction and ammonia oxidation on metal and semiconductor surfaces using density functional theory - by Dr. Rachelle Choueiri.

November 19, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 6:

  • Ionization of glycolic acid and complexation of metals in high-temperature water by quantitative Raman spectroscopy - by Dr. Matt Wolf.
  • Electrochemistry and the Emergence of a Hydrogen Economy - by Prof. Aicheng Chen.

October 15, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 5:

  • Adventures in Plasmonics: From Sensing to Sustainability - by Prof. Christa L. Brosseau.
  • Photoelectrochemical Studies of Nanoporous TiO2 Using Supervised Machine Learning - by Jesse Dondapati. 

September 17, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 4:

  • Principles and Applications of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) - by Prof. Dan Thomas
  • Introduction of the XPS System at the ETC and Sample Preparation - by Dr. Grzegorz Szymanski
  • Analysis of X-ray Photoelectron Spectra - by Joshua van der Zalm

August 13, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 3:

  • Electrochemical Oxidation of Acetaminophen and Merocyanine Dyes - by Lanting Qian
  • Water Structure at the Multilayers of Palladium Deposited at Nanostructured Au Electrodes - by Prof. Jacek Lipkowski

July 16, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter Speaker Series 2:

  • Machine Learning Approaches to Understanding IR Microscopy Data of Polymers - by Dr.Michael Grossutti
  • A Survey of the Research in Family Antimatter Group - by Prof. Khashayar Ghandi

June 18, 2021 - The Electrochemical Technology Centre (ETC) and the Electrochemical Society (ECS) University of Guelph Student Chapter are organizing a speaker series:

  • Design and electrochemical study of graphene-based nanocomposites for hydrogen storage - by Emmanuel Boateng
  • Ab Initio Computational Modelling of Electrochemical Reactions - by Prof. Leanne Chen