Tribute(to(William(Alfred… · • Tribute to William Alfred and Dorothy Ayer ... Winter Closure;...

December 2014 � Department of Chemistry

Inside this edition: • Tribute to

William Alfred and Dorothy Ayer

• Latest staff and

student achievements

• Staff Profile: Jason Dibbs and James Harynuk

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William Alfred (Bill) Ayer was born in Middle Sackville, New Brunswick, on 4 July 1932 and died on 2 December 2005 in Edmonton. He obtained his B. Sc. (Honors) degree in chemistry from the University of New Brunswick in 1953 at the head of his science class to win the Governor General’s Gold Medal. He remained to obtain his PhD with WI Taylor in 1956 and stayed on a year longer as a post- doctoral fellow with K Wiesner, working on the structure of an alkaloid from a Lycopodium plant. In 1957 Ayer joined a group in R. B. Woodward’s laboratory at Harvard that was working on the synthesis of the complex pigment chlorophyll, a great challenge of the time. This feat was completed in 1960 and led, in part, to Woodward’s winning the Nobel Prize. In 1958, Dr Ayer joined the Department of Chemistry here as

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Assistant Professor to begin an outstanding scientific career. Both Wiesner and Woodward were exacting scientists, a trait that Ayer acquired, and he soon built an internationally recognized natural products chemistry group. His research was centered on the structure determination and synthesis of biologically active molecules isolated from plants, fungi, insects, and soil organisms.

A classmate in an organic chemistry class, Dorothy Kathleen Monteith, caught his eye and the two married in 1953. Dorothy obtained her BSc degree in biology from the University of New Brunswick in 1953. Bill and Dorothy loved children and had six: Susan, Stephen, Judy, Andrew, Katherine, and Carol, at approximately two-year intervals starting in 1955. The happy, cohesive, family enjoyed many activities together including camping and skiing. Dorothy’s house was almost a second home to many of the children’s friends and there

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Tribute to William Alfred (Bill) and Dorothy Kathleen Ayer Karl Kopecky

Important Dates & Events

Dec. 25, 2014–Jan 1, 2015: Winter Closure; resume regular hours on Fri, Jan 2


GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD WINNERS Department of Chemistry, from January – November 2014 Anita Weiler

ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued on page 9

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Killam, Dissertation, and Andrew Stewart Awards (KDAS) Dissertation Fellowship: For students who have a firm expectation of completing a doctoral program within 12 months following tenure. Award is valued at $22,000 plus tuition and fees.

• Cassandra Churchill Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Candidates must be in the first or second year of a master’s degree program and must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents at the time of application ($10,800.).

• Dorothea Mung • Benjamin Rehl • Jaspaul Tatlay • Tiffany Lai • Ying Chou • Kevin Hooton

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Marissa Clapson is a 4th year Spe cialization Chemistry student who is also in our Industrial Intern Program, currently placed with NOVA Chemicals in Calgary. I was absolutely astounded to learn she drove up from Calgary to volunteer at Chemistry’s booth for the University of Alberta’s annual Open House on October 18, 2014. When I asked why she would drive six hours to volunteer for a three-hour stint, she enthusiastically replied, “Because I love chemistry at the University of

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Alberta!” Her enthusiasm was so infectious that I asked her to share her experience being in the Industrial Internship Program (now termed the Science Internship Program), as well as an undergraduate student in our department. Please tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in Red Deer, Alberta, and spent a year overseas in France, studying the French language on a scholarship. Upon my return to Canada, I attended one year at Red Deer College and it soon became very clear to me that if I wanted to succeed in the field of chemistry and be presented with more opportunities, I needed to attend the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta is well known for its outstanding science programs and its many other "doors" such as the industrial internship program and summer research; it made it an obvious choice for me. What was the impetus behind going into the IIP? IIP was something that I learned more about when I was farther into my degree. Once I learned of this opportunity, it made the choice to join the department a lot easier. While IIP was a reasonable driving factor for me to join the department, the largest driving factor was the chance to do research within the University.

Student Profile: Marissa Clapson

Jill Bagwe

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What has been your most memorable moment thus far as a student? One of my most memorable moments so far as a student would have to be working in the Hall research group in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta. Dr Dennis Hall took me on as a summer student researcher at the tail end of my second year and I got the chance to work in a real research lab, meet some amazing people, and present some of my research in CHEM 401. It really opened my eyes to the world of real chemistry! There is a large difference between learning in the classroom and doing real work! Volunteering on the Chemistry Student's Association Executive was also an amazing experience. Not only did I get to make a lot of like-minded, amazing friends, I also got to help other students pursue their passion. And as an intern? It is really hard to say what my most memorable moment has been as an IIP student. It is nice getting the chance to live in a new city (Calgary) and the company I work for is amazing! I get a chance to work with real industrial specialists on actual project for the company. I think the best part has been getting the chance to see that my work has an impact on the project. It is nice knowing that your work is not getting tossed on a shelf, but actually may be used and help advance the company. What is your future career path? My future career path is to continue with my schooling. I plan on going to grad school and ultimately, pursue my PhD. Since I was young, I have been one of those strange people who adores being in school. I like the challenge of learning new things and so I always knew that I would want to continue on in higher education. I believe I am with everyone when I say that midterms and finals are a drag, but the rest of the actual learning, research, and presenting, is spectacular. How your time in the internship program facilitate your decision-making? One thing I can say, is that since being on my IIP term and speaking with the scientists here, I would

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like to do part of my future degrees in another country. The scientists and other technologists at NOVA have really proven to me the importance of a broad perspective and being able to perform research in new groups with fresh ideas. From my understanding, there are quite a few North American universities that do joint degrees with France, Germany, etc. so this is something I am really going to look into for the future. Is there anything you'd like to add? The only thing I would like to add is this: Don't let school be only about grades. Grades are important and doing well on exams helps you to succeed, but in the end, it is the things you do, the lives you touch, and the bonds you make, that are important. At the end of my degree, it is not going to be the A's and B's that I received that made the difference, but rather, what people remember of me and what I remember doing. I will not recall getting an A on my lab report, but I will remember spending a whole day with my friends teaching high school students the wonders of chemistry. I would also encourage your to volunteer. I volunteer with different science groups, and events such as the Open House, regardless of distance because I like knowing that I could have been the one to inspire someone to pursue science. I like seeing the smiling faces of potential students as I talk about my passion, and I like being side-by-side with my peers.

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Twenty student volunteers and a handful of staff made Chemistry’s booth at the 2014 U of A Open House incredibly successful! Approximately 7,000 guests passed through the doors to the Butterdome to take in the event on Saturday, October 18th and 87% of surveyed guests said that

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attending Open House increased their interest in the University of Alberta! Dr Roy Jensen led the demonstrations, along with his band of merry volunteers who were comprised of our undergraduate students and a sprinkling of graduate students and Dr Christie McDermott and Shannon Swan provided student advising to our prospective students and their families. Collectively, they created a fantastic on-campus experience for all guests who stopped

UofA 2014 Open House Jill Bagwe

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by our booth! The Social Environment Committee Co-President, Ryan Lewis, coordinated the set-up and takedown of the booth. Many thanks to everyone who made our booth a resounding success. We could not do it without your dedication and hard work!

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Juli Gibbs-Davis recognized as Petro-Canada Young Innovator Tyler Peterson University of Alberta chemistry professor Dr. Juli Gibbs-Davis has won the 2014 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award. The Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award recognizes and supports outstanding researchers whose work benefits the learning environment of the department and whose research has potential to be significant to society at large. Selected by a committee comprised of the deans of the School of Business, the faculties of Engineering and Science, and a

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representative from Suncor Energy Inc., Gibbs-Davis will receive funding from Suncor Energy Inc. to study the surface chemistry of oil sands mixtures with nonlinear spectroscopy. Being in the spotlight isn't new for Gibbs-Davis. She was also named a Sloan Research Fellow last year alongside her husband Dr. John P. Davis, a professor of physics at the University of Alberta. In 2012, she received a $100,000 grant from the Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health Grand Challenges program. Gibbs-Davis came to the U of A in 2008 as an assistant professor in chemistry. Her research focuses on the interplay between

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understanding and controlling molecular recognition, research that has led to exciting discoveries in areas ranging from fundamental surface science to DNA detection. *With files from the Faculty of Science and Office of the VP (Research)


Tribute, continued from page 1

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was always someone to play with. Dorothy was born at home in North Devon New Brunswick on 13 October 1932 and died on 25 September 2014. She always kept up with current events, obtaining her information from CBC Radio, and later, from CBC TV throughout her entire life. Dr Ayer began independent research by returning to the study of Lycopodium alkaloids, biologically active molecules that contain nitrogen, and became the authority of this family of complex molecules. His work soon attracted the attention of Dr Harold Brody of the Botany Department who had found antibiotic activity in an extract of a bird’s nest fungus, Cyanthus Helenea, an organism that resembles a miniature bird’s nest. Ayer’s group identified many new and interesting molecules from this and other Cyanthus species. So began the first of a series of collaborative studies with biologists that extended to agriculture and forestry. Alkaloid defense substances of ladybugs were identified, as well as molecules that caused these insects to aggregate. Ayer’s group learned how to culture many types of fungi and isolated a fascinating variety of molecules that cause plant diseases, including Dutch elm disease, blue stain disease of pine, Scleroderris canker of pine, silver leaf disease of fruit trees and black spot disease of canola. During this work they discovered numerous phytoalexins, molecules produced by plants upon infection that resist the infecting organism. This work was of great relevance not only to chemistry, but also to some of the most difficult biological problems involving agriculture and forestry, as well as being of general popular interest. Dr Ayer was thus an early practitioner of the now important field of Chemical Ecology, which includes the objective of finding environmentally benign ways to control fungal and other pathogens. Dr Ayer published over 200 papers that describe the isolation and structures of more than 100 new

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natural products, including 17 new carbon skeletons, and the notable synthesis of many of them. . His impressive research accomplishments were recognized with many honors including an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, the Merck Sharpe Dohme Award, 1970, election to the Royal Society of Canada, 1972, the John Labatt Award, 1981, and the E.W. R. Steacie Award, 1994. Despite such praise Dr Ayer remained a quiet and unassuming person with a good sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye. He was a gracious colleague and mentor who always looked for the positive attributes in those with whom he interacted. He contributed his full share to the teaching and administrative requirements of the Department. He was an enthusiastic and popular lecturer at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He mentored over 70 graduate students, post- doctoral fellows and research associates. His students were well trained and many have gone on to make significant contributions in academia, industry and government.

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Dr Ayer was a vigorous promoter of chemistry. He organized national and international conferences, served as Organic Chemistry Editor, 1977 to 1983, and Editor, 1984 to 1988, of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry, and was president of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, 1988 to 1989. For his research accomplishments and service to the profession he was made University Professor in 1992, the University’s highest honor, and awarded

Contributions Welcome This newsletter belongs to the department of Chemistry. So submissions of interest to our department are welcome. Submissions can be up to 1000 words and are subject to editing. Send your submissions to [email protected]

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the Montreal Medal of the Chemical Institute of Canada, 1997. In spite of all of these activities Dr Ayer was a devoted family man who participated in the upbringing of his children and took great pride in watching them flourish. He was able to enjoy the finer things in life. Usually on his return from trips to the Maritimes he would bring along a suitcase full of oysters or a container of live lobsters and he and Dorothy would organize an oyster feast or lobster cookout. His interest in fungi led him to the enjoyment of the edible type of fungus, mushrooms, and be became an expert in recognizing and gathering them in the wild. He and Dorothy became avid fans of horse racing and even owned a few, not very successful, horses, including one which they named Shaggy Mane, after an edible mushroom of the same name. The William Ayer Lecture Series in Organic Chemistry will resume in the new year. The Organic Division of the Department created this lecture series to recognize the chemical and professional contributions that Dr Ayer made during his distinguished career here. Launched in 2012, the inaugural lecturer was Professor Dale Ward of the University of Saskatchewan. Unfortunately, the lecture series was interrupted pending a fund-raising drive to ensure that funds were available to sustain it into the future. That drive was launched in January 2014 and the Department of Chemistry and the Faculty of Science Fund Development Office warmly invites further contributions to the fund this lecture series in honour of this celebrated emeritus.


Staff Profile: Jason Dibbs, Chemistry Glassblower

The “Cool” Factor in Glassblowing Laura Pham

Taken from Maclean’s magazine, Photograph by Chris Bolin

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Many of the most unique glass objects and instruments around us are the result of a process known as glassblowing. Scientific glassblowing, in particular, is a specialty field of glassblowing used in science and industry. Scientific glassblowing is primarily used in chemical, pharmaceutical, electronic, and physics research applications. When Maclean’s magazine wanted to feature a glassblower in their Cool Jobs edition, they sought out our own resident glassblower, Jason Dibbs. Maclean’s magazine chose not to present glassblowing in a traditional, stoic article solely relying on words to illustrate the profession. Instead, the magazine appealed to our visual senses and used photos and videos to convey a surreal, yet spectacular depiction of a glassblower. It is only in this manner that we can truly appreciate glassblowing as part art, part science, and a lot of craft. To view the Maclean’s article and video featuring our own Jason Dibbs: http://www.macleans.ca/work/jobs/cool-jobs-scientific-glass-blower/

Prior to Jason’s recent appearance in Maclean’s magazine, Jason was also featured in the University of Alberta’s own publications, folio and New Trail in March 2014. We have pulled a short excerpt from the article written by Michael Brown for folio, where Jason explains what he does with glass:

There is a common misconception about scientific glass-blowing,

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Jason Dibbs says.

“When people think of glass-blowing, they think of starting with a molten vat of glass. That’s not what I do,” he says from his shop in the Gunning/Lemieux Chemistry Centre. His tools of the trade are pre-manufactured glass components, tubing and rod and a selection of torches. “What I do is very similar to welding, but normally I don’t have to add any welding rod. If I have two pieces, they will just stick together. “I can also enlarge a piece, I can shrink a piece, I can stretch it out, shape it. “When I heat the glass up, it becomes a liquid, so as long as I can control that liquid I can get it in the right shape. When it cools, that is my final product.”

To read the full article: http://newtrail.ualberta.ca/featurestories/glass-act-jason-dibbs-lhc Before Maclean’s magazine and before folio, the Department was well aware of Jason’s talents as a scientific glassblower and the scientists and researchers that were drawn to the flames in the Glassblowing Shop. In fact, Bonnie Gover had written an article about Jason that was published in the Department’s newsletter, ChemNews, on August 2006. Below is a short excerpt from that August 2006 article:

Jason says he has made everything from fuel cells used to power electrical devices to instruments for oil sands work – and of course many, many fritted funnels. The most difficult thing to make is, understandably, something at the extremes in terms of size or shape. But as Jason says, quoting a fellow glass blower, “If you can draw it, we can make it. “One of my favourite parts about glass blowing is my ability to prototype something very quickly… if you bring a napkin drawing to me I’ll look at it and have to be kind of intuitive as to what my customer wants and then I’ll make it hopefully better than what they imagined,” says Jason.


Staff Profile: James Harynuk – Chemistry Professor

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Top 40-Under-40 Bonnie Gover, Jill Bagwe In the October 2014 edition of The Analytical Scientist (edition 21) our very own James Harynuk was selected as one of the Top 40 under 40. [Link: www.theanalyticalscientist.com/subscribe]. The list features “the most influential analytical scientists…the analytical movers and shakers under 40, who prove what can be achieved with determination, passion – and inspiration.” What is the first thing that went through your mind when you found out you were one of the Top 40 Under 40? Surprise at first. Then quite honoured to be counted among the others when I saw the list of nominees. There are some pretty good chemists on that list. How did you celebrate this fine honour? A beer on the couch after putting the kids to bed and getting my lecture ready for the next day. Can you tell me a little about GC and GCxGC modelling (for those of us who don’t know, what is this, exactly?) Gas chromatography is used for the separation of small molecules. It is applied in a multitude of fields such as petroleum; environmental analysis; health and metabolomics research; anti-doping testing for drugs in sport; forensics; food, flavours and fragrances; even art conservation. When we

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perform a separation, we see a series of peaks on the output of the instrument, ideally each peak corresponding to the abundance of a single molecule in the sample. Unfortunately, when we start handling moderately complex mixtures, we see peaks overlapping with each other and they can be difficult to measure. Moderately complex here could mean 5-10 compounds if you were very unlucky, or it could mean ~80-100 molecules if you were lucky. To separate these more complicated mixtures, we turn towards things like multidimensional separations, of which two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) is an example. With these techniques it is possible to separate mixtures comprising hundreds or even thousands of compounds. One of the most impressive being an analysis of tobacco smoke which yielded somewhere around 30,000 different peaks, each corresponding to a different molecule. This brings us to the problem (or at least one of the problems) that we are tackling with thermodynamics. In a separation with perhaps 30,000 peaks it is currently impractical to positively identify all of them. This would just take too long – roughly a life’s work for one individual to confirm every peak in this one sample. Even with a mass spectrometer on the end of the instrument to help, many of the compounds are either not in the library or their spectra are too similar to dozens of other compounds in the library, so there is no automatic positive ID like you would see on television. What we are doing is developing modeling tools based on thermodynamics to help solve problems like identifying unknown molecules. Since thermodynamics govern the separation process, if we can model the thermodynamics of a molecule under the conditions of the experiment, we will know its coordinates in the data. Taking this a step further, if we build a library of thermodynamic data for a group of molecules, we can then use this library to predict how other similar molecules will behave, even if we haven’t actually tested them yet. When we couple this tool with the information from the mass spectrometer, we will end up with an intelligent system that couples the thermodynamic information with the mass spectral information and comes up with a much more reliable identification of an unknown compound. There are other things we can do with the modeling, but identifying unknown molecules is the ultimate goal.

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GC×GC of green tea volatiles (~4000 peaks). Surface plot (left) and more common contour plot (right) representations.

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How did The Analytical Scientist find out about your achievements? They approached me to do an interview in their Tea with Rich series at a meeting last year. I don’t know how they found out about me to conduct the interview, but that was an honour as well. The first couple of interviews in the series were with some pretty important people in the separations field. What is the biggest challenge in your work? Lawyers. We have several projects over the years where we collaborate with the RCMP or with some vendors, and satisfying the lawyers on both sides so that we can get agreements in place so that we (my group and the scientists who we collaborate with) can just have fun and do some science is quite difficult sometimes. One project was on hold almost 2 years because of this, and another one basically died because we could not satisfy the lawyers. I know they’re useful and paid to be paranoid, but they do tend to get in the way. The coolest part? Seeing how beautiful our data can be. Take for example the separation of tea volatiles below. What is the one thing you’d like to tell your students? Please stop having babies, at least until I find a way to fund the Harynuk Group Daycare Facility! (I’m sure I heard Jill say we could put it into Nils’ office space down the hall when he vacates). But take some time to enjoy them

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‘cause they really are fun (Lawrence, you’ll just need to trust us on that one for a bit longer). For those who aren’t keeping track we’ve had 3 babies in the group inside of a year, and rumour has it that my gang has adopted Chuck’s new postdoc (and little one) as well. Group parties have suddenly become a whole lot different. What have the past few years taught you? The brain is really cool. I have really started to see this and think about it in the last few years watching my little ones develop language. This amazing power of our brains is also driven home by some of our work. This is where we are trying to get computers to do things with data such as recognizing and interpreting patterns. This is really hard for computers to do even without the realities of imperfect data where things get misaligned and the computer gets confused. Yet our brains can see and interpret these patterns quite easily. We’re just too slow to keep up with the workflow. One thing about you that most people don’t know? Hmm… I have at the very least dipped my toe in every ocean on the planet. Five things you can’t live without? The family, good food, some time for non-work-related reading, chocolate, and of course coffee. If I can add a sixth, I would put in the random hilarity of 1st floor stores.

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Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Candidates must be in the doctoral degree program and must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents at the time of application ($15,000).

• Chad Iverson • Melis Gedik • Samantha Kwok • Zhendong Li • Rebecca Paliwoda • Aleksandra Popowich • Michael Reid • Bryce Thomas • Asama Vorapattanapong

Recruitment Awards University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship The scholarship is offered to newly admitted students who will be registered full time in a doctoral (PhD or equivalent) degree program. The offer recognizes your academic and scholarly achievement (awarded in increments of $5,000 each).

• Bo-Shun Huang (National Taiwan University) • Yury Karpov (Institute of Petroleum Chemistry) • Sean Larade (St Francis Xavier University) • Xiangyu Li (Nankai University) • Yong Qian (Lanzhou University) • Shengkang Yin (Nanjing Normal University) • Wei Zhang (Soochow University) • Shuang Zhao (Tsinghua University)

Department Awards Margaret Thompson Memorial Prize in Chemistry

Awarded to the full-time student [4 course load] with the highest GPA on completion of their first year of graduate studies in Chemistry. More than one award may be made if two or more students have equivalent academic standing.

• Chun-Jui Chu Gilead Alberta Graduate Award of Excellence in Organic Chemistry

Awarded annually in the Winter semester on the basis of excellence in both course work and research to a third or fourth year PhD student pursuing studies in the Department of Chemistry in the topic areas of organic, bioorganic or medicinal chemistry. ($2,500)

• Shaun McKinnie • Simon Ng

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Robert Swindlehurst Graduate Book Prize in Chemistry

Awarded annually to a graduate student studying Analytical Chemistry who has demonstrated a keen interest in their studies. If there is no suitable candidate studying Analytical Chemistry, the award may be given to a graduate student who is studying Organic Chemistry ($200 in books).

• Sunil Rajput Jean Cooley Graduate Scholarship in Analytical Chemistry

Awarded annually to two female students registered full-time in a graduate degree program in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta whose area of research is Analytical Chemistry. The recipient will be selected on the basis of superior academic achievement ($1,000).

• Rebecca Paliwoda Osman James Walker Memorial Scholarship

Awarded to a student of outstanding merit entering a graduate degree program in the Department of Chemistry. Preference is given to students who have graduated from the University of Alberta in the previous academic year ($6,100).

• Dorothea Mung

Norman Jones Travel Award

To support travel to attend a conference in any area of Spectroscopy. Preference may be given to a student attending a FACCS or Pittsburgh Conference. The award is primarily intended for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in physical or theoretical chemistry (up to $1,500 awarded annually).

• Franz Martinez Rios Faculty of Science Awards Dean’s Excellence Awards in PhD and MSc Research

Award is given to candidates nominated by their home Department for academic excellence and outstanding research capabilities. ($9,000 one semester of research assistantship in lieu of being a teaching assistant)

• Franz Martinez Rios (PhD) • Xiao Qin Lee (MSc)

NSERC Awards Graduate Students

• Sunil Rajput - CGSD • Christopher Fetterly – CGSM • Md. Amran Howlader - CGSM

Undergraduate Students

• Helen Clement – CGSM • Patrick Moon – CGSM • Sarah Parke – CGSM • Benjamin Rehl - CGSM


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Alberta Innovates Technologies Futures Scholarships

The Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship program (GSS) is designed to enable promising students to succeed in areas of scientific research that are strategically important to Alberta. These areas are: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Nanotechnology, and Omics; (Omics consists of: Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Transcriptomics and Regulomics.) in and of themselves or additionally which support the areas of Health, Bio-industries, Energy and Environment. The scholarship is intended to support the recipient in concentrating his/her full time to the proposed research ($31,500 Doctoral or $26,500 Master).

• Bibi Safeenaz Alladin-Mustan • Christopher Fetterly • Yongfeng Gao • Md. Amran Howlader • Xue Li • Sunil Rajput • Regina Sinelnikov • Wenwen Xu

Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

The Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Studentship provides opportunities for support for individuals undertaking health-related research areas in pursuit of a Master’s or PhD at an Alberta University. The Graduate Studentship Program will: Foster the development of high quality, broadly trained health researchers and enhance the important contributions graduate students make to the research and innovation sector. Provide support for both scientific training and career development and facilitate the acquisition of the professional skills crucial to achieving success in obtaining a graduate degree in developing a successful career; provide additional training and career development opportunities for trainees across a wide range of sectors. ($30,000)

• Roger Ashmus • Stephen Cochrane • Xiaobin Mo

Graduate Student Teaching Awards

FGSR Graduate Teaching Award Winners

• Christine Dunbar • Amelia Fitzsimmons • Yonghoon Kwon • Zhiguo Li • Teague McGinitie • Sanaz Nikjah • Katie Nizio • Mohammad Salem • Yi Shen • Ho-Yan Sun • Justin Thuss • Jiahui Wu

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