Past Events

Thesis Title: Photoreactivity of Crystalline Unsaturated Compounds: Reaction Pathways and Kinetics Abstract:

Life's Balancing Act: Navigating Success as a Woman in STEM Panel Discussion Dr. Jennifer Heemstra is joined by Dr. Mary Wells, Dr. Joanne O’Meara, Dr. Stacey Scott, and Dr. Ayesha Ali.

Public lecture: “Navigating the choices that shape your career.”

Mentorship seminar: “Why success is more likely when you’re willing to fail.”

Research Seminar: “A chemical biology toolbox for probing A-to-I RNA editing.”

Thesis Title Photoreactivity of Crystalline Unsaturated Compounds: Reaction Pathways and Kinetics   Examination Committee Chair: Dr. Aziz Houmam Advisor: Dr. Dmitriy Soldatov Advisory Member: Dr. Holger Kleinke (U of Waterloo) Graduate Faculty Member: Dr. Adrian Schwan External Examiner: Dr. Olivier Lebel (Royal Military College of Canada)

A seminar will be presented by Allison Ming Entitled “Exploring the  use of Poly-T-DNA as an efficient and cost effective biosensing platform  for the detection of Mercury ions in aqueous Solution “ in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree in the Department of Chemistry  Date: Tuesday September 5, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Location: In Person in MACN 101 (Main Link Room)

The M.Sc. Thesis Defence of Darren Chow THESIS TITLE: "Mechanical Exfoliation of Expanded Graphite and Functionalization with Palladium Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Storage" will take place on Monday September 11, 2023 At 2:00 pm In-Person in MACN 101 (Main Link Room) Examination Committee:

A seminar will be presented by Ciaran Henry Entitled "The Study of Protomers" in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree in the Department of Chemistry           Date: Thursday August 24th, 2023 Time:11:00 am Location: In Person in MACN 101 (Main Link Room)   Advisory Committee:  Dr. Wojciech Gabryelski (Advisor), Dr. Richard Manderville Chair: Dr. Mario Monteiro

The M.Sc. Thesis Defence of  David Smith Date: Monday August 21, 2023 Time: 12:30 pm Location: In Person in MACN 101 THESIS TITLE: “Room Temperature Pulsed Laser Deposition and Annealing of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films for Use In Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”.