Environmental Chemistry Fieldwork Resumes from Pandemic Delays
March 29, 2022In environmental chemistry, field measurements are a critical aspect of connecting laboratory studies with simulations from global chemical transport models. These allow us to test our understanding of pollutant fate and transport under the complex conditions found in the real environment. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the team in Trevor VandenBoer ...
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A collaboration with a York researcher is changing the ‘forever’ of tattoos
March 8, 2022"A York University research team is collaborating with Inkbox, a Toronto-based startup that uses semi-permanent tattoo technology, to better understand the science behind their revolutionary tattoo technology. The science could support the development of semi-permanent tattoos with different colours. Inkbox was acquired by Bic in January 2022 for U.S. $65 million." To ...
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Chemistry researchers Young and VandenBoer funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada
March 8, 2022Co-Investigators Profs. Cora Young and Trevor VandenBoer received a grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada entitled "Understanding the composition, sources, and risks of airborne PFAS in Canada". Poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic compounds found throughout Canada, including remote regions. This grant will help ...
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Something In The Air - York University Magazine
March 8, 2022Dr. Trevor VandenBoer, Assistant Professor of Environmental Analytical Chemistry was interviewed for his expertise regarding the chemistry and quality of indoor air for the York University Magazine, in their Winter 2022 issue. The story, by Paul Fraumeni and photography by Chris Robinson, touches on the research gap that studying indoor ...
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Career Paths in Chemistry
February 9, 2022Please see the poster advertisement for the upcoming Career Day event being co-ordinated across several groups in the department: Seminars, Recruitment, Chemistry Society (CSY), and Working for Inclusivity in Chemistry (WIC). Sign up now to join us on Zoom for either (or both) events, using the links provided on the ...
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Heterocyclic chemistry in collaboration with Roche
February 2, 2022In collaboration with F. Hoffmann - La Roche, the world's largest biotech company, the Orellana research group has developed a new method to add pyridines to unsaturated ketones. This allows the preparation of valuable building blocks for the synthesis of small molecule drug candidates under much milder conditions than prior ...
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York researchers examine the changes in air quality during the COVID-19 lockdown in India
December 7, 2021During the first COVID-19 lockdown in India, air pollution levels changed dramatically. York University researchers Dr. Leigh Crilley (postdoctoral researcher), Yashar Ebrahimi-Iranpour (undergraduate researcher), and Prof. Cora Young found that while some air pollutants decreased, others increased. Their work was featured in a recent episode of CBC’s The Nature of ...
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Graduate Studies Open House
November 26, 2021The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that we will be hosting this year’s virtual Graduate Studies Open House on January 22, 2022. There is no cost to attend the event and registration is simple. Please register by December 12, 2021 using this online form.
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Major infrastructure funding through the Canadian Foundation of Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) program
November 16, 2021Congratulations to Professors Art Orellana and Christine Le for securing major infrastructure funding through the Canadian Foundation of Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) program. Please see the recent YFile article.
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York researchers test best materials for filtration and breathability in mask inserts
May 14, 2021Congratulations to Jennifer Chen, Leigh R. Crilly, Andrea A. Angelucci, Brian Malile, Cora J. Young, and Trevor C. Vandenboer on their latest publication. The research was published recently in the journal Environmental Science: Nano.
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Major infrastructure funding from CFI for Technology-Enhanced Drug Development and Manufacturing
March 3, 2021Congratulations to Chemistry faculty members Derek Wilson and Sergey Krylov who have received over $2 million in infrastructure funding from the CFI Innovation Fund program. Read the full article.
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Teaching & Learning Funding for Kyle Belozerov in Chemistry
March 1, 2021Congratulations to Kyle Belozerov who has been awarded a YUFA Teaching & Learning Development Grant for his project entitled “Virtual Reality-Based Structure Visualization In The Classroom: A Pilot Project.” The grant will allow him to develop classroom activities that involve visualizing biological macromolecules in virtual reality and to begin testing ...
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Virtual Graduate Open House
February 1, 2021The Department of Chemistry held its first Virtual Graduate Open House on January 23, 2021, which attracted over 40 undergraduate students from within and outside of Canada. The event was hosted using Gather.town, an online conference platform that combines face-to-chat video calling with the nostalgia of retro video games. During the event, prospective students had the opportunity to network with faculty members and current students at the poster session, one-on-one meetings, graduate student ‘ask ...
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