February 16, 2022 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
More Than One Million Miles and Possibly a Century of Life
Dr. Jeff Dahn, Dalhousie University • Events

March 02, 2022 • AQ 3149 @ 3:30 p.m.
Diving Deep on the Periodic Table to Find a Treatment for Cancer
Dr. Sherry Yennello, Texas A&M University • Events

March 09, 2022 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:30 p.m.
Quantum Computing for Chemistry and Materials Simulation in Near-Term Devices
Dr. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, University of Toronto • Events

March 16, 2022 • AQ 3149 @ 3:30 p.m.
Concepts, Content, Context: Assessing a Strategic Redesign of a First-Year Chemistry Curriculum
Dr. Stephen McNeil, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus • Events

March 23, 2022 • AQ 3149 @ 3:30 p.m.
Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Based Sensors and an Opportunity for Remote Sensing
Dr. Michael Serpe, University of Alberta • Events

March 30, 2022 • AQ 3150 @ 3:30 p.m.
Quantitative Bioelectrochemistry - Innovative Approaches to Investigate Drug Resistance and Cancer Development
Dr. Sabine Kuss, University of Manitoba • Events

September 28, 2022 • SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Crosslinked proteolytic enzymes for microscale proteomics applications
Dr. Karen Waldron, Université de Montréal • Events

October 05, 2022 • SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
IONiC investigates the inorganic chemistry classroom: What do inorganic chemists teach and what are students learning
Dr. Joanne Stewart, Hope College • Events

October 12, 2022 • SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry’s Contributions to the Sustainability Landscape: Why our Planet Needs Systems Thinking Chemists, Educators, and Citizens
Dr. Peter Mahaffy, Kings University • Events

October 19, 2022 • SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Selection, characterization and sensing applications of metal-specific DNAzymes and small molecule binding aptamers
Dr. Juewen Liu, University of Waterloo • Events

November 23, 2022 • SSB 7172 @ 3:30 p.m.
Heavy element biological coordination: a fundamental take on the intersection of waste management, decontamination and nuclear medicine
Dr. Rebecca Abergel, UC Berkely • Events

January 27, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Fashioning Perfluoromethylene Ethers (-CF2O-) into a Multi-Tool
Dr. Chad Friesen, Trinity Western University • Events

February 03, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:30 p.m.
Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
Dr. David Sinton, University of Toronto • Events

February 10, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:30 p.m.
Discovery of Fungus-derived Antimicrobial Compounds with Activity Against the Bat White Nose Syndrome Pathogen
Dr. Clarissa Sit, Saint Mary's University • Events

February 24, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry and Nuclear Science: An Eternal Bond?
Dr. Krzysztof Starosta, Simon Fraser University • Events

March 03, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
...And Now I Work in Cannabis
Dr. Eric Derrah, Dycar Pharmaceuticals Ltd. • Events

March 10, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Medical Isotopes for Imaging and Therapy
Dr. Paul Schaffer, TRIUMF • Events

March 17, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:30 p.m.
Studies on Student Learning in an Organic Chemistry Curriculum Designed to Deepen Understanding of Reactivity and Chemistry Principles
Dr. Alison Flynn, University of Ottawa • Events

March 24, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:30 p.m.
Bottom-Up Synthesis of Well-Defined Graphene Nanoribbons and Nanographenes : From Unprecedented Molecules to Electronic Materials
Dr. Jean-François Morin, Université Laval • Events

April 07, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Earthly Tools for Understanding the Universe
Dr. Corina Andreoiu, Simon Fraser University • Events

September 15, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Novel Organic Molecules Tailored Towards Application in Quantum Information Science
Dr. Erin Chernick, University of Victoria • Events

September 22, 2021 • Room C9002 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry, Big Data, and Machine Learning
Dr. David Wishart, University of Alberta • Events

October 06, 2021 • Room C9002 @ 3:30 p.m.
Inside and Outside: Supporting Students' Learning of Complex Cognitive Tasks and in Complex Learning Environments
Dr. Jackie Stewart, University of British Columbia • Events

October 13, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Innovating at Interfaces: Enhancing the Performance and Longevity of Sustainable Energy Systems
Dr. Sami Khan, Simon Fraser University • Events

October 20, 2021 • Room C9002 @ 3:30 p.m.
Protein Structure, Function, and Dynamics Studied by Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Lars Konermann, Western University • Events

October 27, 2021 • Room C9002 @ 3:30 p.m.
Mechanisms of unusual transformations involving organophosphonate natural products mediated by non-heme iron dependent oxygenases
Dr. David Zechel, Queen's University • Events

November 09, 2021 • AQ 3003 @ 3:30 p.m.
A Geometric Approach to p-Block Catalysts and Materials
Dr. Saurabh Chitnis, Dalhousie University • Events

November 17, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
New Structures from Chile - Identification and Synthesis of Insect Pheromones
Dr. Jan Bergmann, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso • Events

November 24, 2021 • Room C9002 @ 3:30 p.m.
Chemical thinking in a connected post-pandemic world: leveraging systems-thinking and online collaborative learning for student success
Dr. Brett McCollum, Mount Royal University • Events

December 01, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Dynamics in concentrated LiCl and HCl solutions
Dr. Michael D. Fayer, Stanford University • Events

December 08, 2021 • Zoom Webinar @ 10:30 a.m.
Harnessing the Chemistry of Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis
Dr. Sarah O'Connor, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology • Events

January 22, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Synthetic Manipulations of Pyrroles, BODIPYs and aza-BODIPYs
Dr. Alison Thompson, Dalhousie University • Seminar Series

January 29, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Resource Sparing Approaches to Accelerate Drug Discovery at Merck
Dr. Helen Mitchell, Merck & Co., Inc. • Seminar Series

February 26, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Multiblock Nanofibers from Organic Electronic Materials
Dr. Zachary Hudson, University of British Columbia • Seminar Series

March 04, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Interrogating Enzymatic Reactions Using Nucleic Acid Molecular Recognition and Assembly
Dr. Jen Heemstra, Emory University • Seminar Series

March 05, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Self‐Care Is Not the Enemy of Performance
Dr. Jen Heemstra, Emory University • Seminar Series

March 11, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Out-of-Equilibrium Transformations in Organic Synthesis
Dr. Robert Knowles, Princeton University • Seminar Series

March 19, 2020 • B9200 @ 3:30 p.m.
Targeting Energy Solutions: From Fundamental to Applied Inorganic Redox Chemistry
Dr. Gabriel Ménard, University of California, Santa Barbara • Seminar Series

March 25, 2020 • SSB 7172 @ 3:00 p.m.
Breaking the Dogma in the Discovery of a New Fungicide Inhibitor of the Mitochondrial Respiration: The Story of Isoflucypram
Dr. Jean-Pierre Vors, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM) • Seminar Series

June 11, 2020 • Online @ 6:15 PM Pacific Time
Virtual Convocation Reception
Department of Chemistry, SFU • Events

September 16, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Skin-Inspired Organic Electronics
Dr. Zhenan Bao, Stanford University • Seminar Series

September 23, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 12:00 p.m.
Targeting Energy Solutions: From Fundamental to Applied Inorganic Redox Chemistry
Dr. Gabriel Ménard, University of California, Santa Barbara • Seminar Series

October 07, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 3:30 p.m.
Controlling Molecular Assembly and Its Applications
Dr. Gang-yu Liu, University of California, Davis • Seminar Series

October 13, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:00 p.m.
Out-of-Equilibrium Transformations in Organic Synthesis
Dr. Robert Knowles, Princeton University • Seminar Series

October 23, 2020 • YouTube Premiere @ 4:00PM PDT
Fall 2020 Virtual Convocation Reception
Department of Chemistry, SFU • Events

October 28, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 1:00 p.m.
Harnessing Natural Product Biosynthesis in Antibiotic Discovery - Everything Old is New Again
Dr. Gerard Wright, McMaster University • Seminar Series

November 04, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 10:00 a.m.
Embracing New Technologies in Catalysis
Dr. Shawn Collins, Université de Montréal • Seminar Series

November 18, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 2:00 p.m.
Polymeric Materials for Lifecycle Control
Dr. Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois • Seminar Series

November 25, 2020 • Zoom Webinar @ 2:00 p.m.
Liposome-Based Tools for Nanomedicine
Dr. Gilbert Walker, University of Toronto • Seminar Series