Awards

YorkU Chemistry Undergraduates Students present their research at the annual 53rd SOUSCC.

On Saturday March 29th, four undergraduate students from the Department of Chemistry presented their capstone research projects at the 53rd annual Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Chemistry Conference hosted by the University of Guelph. The following four students gave excellent talks based on their CHEM/BCHM4000 research: Sergio Ambrico (Baumgartner lab) Samantha Galea (Le Lab) Yelizavtea (Liza) Sotulenko […]

YorkU Chemistry and Biochemistry students receive top honours

On February 11th, the Faculty of Science hosted their annual Awards & Honours night to celebrate the achievements of students and faculty members in 2024.  It was wonderful to see more than 50 students from the Department of Chemistry recognized for their academic and research success including both undergraduate and graduate students winning departmental, faculty, […]

Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry students showcase their research at provincial conference

Undergraduate students from this year’s CHEM4000 and BCHM4000 Research Project Course travelled to Western University on Saturday April 6th to deliver presentations about their senior thesis projects at the 52nd Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Chemistry Conference. The research talks from YorkU Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate students Juan Valencia (Wilson Lab), Arman Parham (VandenBoer Lab), Kristina Gremi […]

Congratulations to Alex Akhundov

The department of Chemistry extends congratulations to Alex Akhundov for being selected as an ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Outstanding, Senior Organic Chemistry Student recommended by Professor Christine Le. This recognition is awarded based on formal coursework and research accomplishments done during the student's undergraduate studies and recognises the student's desire to purse a career […]

Congratulations to the Department of Chemistry Award winners

On January 30th the faculty of science held a ‘Honours and Awards Ceremony’ which celebrated the outstanding achievements of our students in the faculty of Science. The following Chemistry graduate and undergraduate students were honoured; Graduate Student Awards Charles Hantho Graduate Award in Atmospheric Chemistry: Lisa Azzarello (Young) Dalton Pharma Services / Dr. Douglas Butler […]

Japanese Lectureship Award for Thomas Baumgartner

Prof. Thomas Baumgartner, currently a visiting professor at the Research Center for Materials Science at Nagoya University in Japan, was awarded the 54th IOCF Lectureship by the International Organic Chemistry Foundation to give three lectures at Kyoto University and Osaka University. The lectureship was created “to provide opportunities for researchers and students inside or outside […]

Major infrastructure funding through the Canadian Foundation of Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) program

Congratulations 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.

Teaching & Learning Funding for Kyle Belozerov in Chemistry

Congratulations 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 this exciting new technology in […]