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Holdcroft Group
The Holdcroft group investigates polymer materials for energy conversion devices. learn more →
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Linington Group
The Linington group studies microbial natural products using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, and combines these analyses with new bioassay platforms they develop in the SFU Chemical Screening Center to discover new chemical genetic probes and inspirations for new therapeutics. learn more →
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Warren Group
The Warren group is investigating biological redox reactions of amino acids using small protein models. learn more →
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Percival Group
The Percival group uses muons, generated at the TRIUMF accelerator facility in Vancouver, to study free radical chemistry. learn more →
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Williams Group
The Williams group researches organic materials chemistry, with an emphasis on the study of new liquid crystals. The featured image was created by Ph.D. candidate Kevin Bozek. learn more →
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Britton Group
The Britton group is focused on total synthesis of natural products and development of new synthetic methods. The featured image was by created by Ph.D. candidate Stanley Chan. learn more →
RECENT NEWS
Celebrating 50 Years of SFU Chemistry: Watch the video here!
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Tuning low energy absorption via excited state interactions May 17, 2018
The motivation – In the world of advanced chemical materials, those that absorb near infrared (NIR)... -
Spring 2018 Chemistry Undergraduate Research Presentation Award April 24, 2018
A message from Evon Khor, Undergraduate Advisor: I have the pleasure of announcing that Allison... -
Winners of the 2018 Barbara and James Bennet Travel Award for PDFs in Chemistry April 24, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Samuel Hanson from the Warren research group and Dr. Johannes Lehmann from... -
SFU’s Ionomr Wins Prestigious Energy Prize in Berlin April 17, 2018
An SFU start-up company is one of three companies—including others from Sweden and Israel—vying for... -
Single crystals as pistons – expansion in only one direction upon heating March 29, 2018
The motivation – The Leznoff Group at Simon Fraser University studies how metal-based polymers...
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEATURED PUBLICATION
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Clarke, R.M.; Jeen, T.; Rigo, S.; Thompson, J. R.; Kaake, L. G.; Thomas, F.; Storr, T. "Exploiting exciton coupling of ligand radical intervalence charge transfer transitions to tune NIR absorption", Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 1610.
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