Inside this Issue:

New Faculty 3

Canada-UK 4 Team Meeting

ChemEd 2013 7 Conference CHEM 13 News 10 Contest Winners

Convocation 12

Editors: Dr. John Honek Janice Campbell Julie Shikaze

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Fall 2013

Volume 6, Issue 1

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Welcome to the Fall 2013 edition of Chemistry Matters. In this issue, we sadly report the passing of Mr. George Hill, a long-time member of our Chemistry Department and the Chemistry Depart-ment's expert glassblower for more than 20 years. George was a superb glassblower, who not only could fabricate intricate scientific glassware of the highest complexity, but someone who could also convey a personal warmth to all who entered his glass-blowing shop. A wonderful article about George can be found in this issue.

The department notes the sad passing of Professor Frank Karasek, also a long-time member of the department. Frank was a great educator, scientist and departmental colleague and he will be greatly missed. An article describing his scientific accomplishments

Message from the Chair of Chemistry and contributions to our department will be in the next issue of Chemistry Matters.

The department introduces Dr. Derek Schipper, the newest faculty member of our department. Dr. Schipper's research focuses on organic materials science.

A description of the recent ChemEd 2013 conference that our department hosted is also provided in this Fall issue. The conference was a huge success with over 500 chemistry teachers and educators attending the conference focused on chemistry education.

Several other articles describe some of the recent events the students/staff/faculty have been involved in since the last issue. The students, staff and faculty of the department wish you a safe and happy holiday and the very best for 2014!!

Dr. John Honek Chair Department of Chemistry

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In Memory of George Hill by Dr. Chris Burgess and Dr. Gerald Toogood

George was a very capable glassblower. The labs full of high vacuum systems that he designed and built were testimony to his skill. He was, unlike many glassblowers, very easy to deal with and he got on well with faculty, staff and grad students alike; and not just in Chemistry. He did work for labs across UW and sometimes off campus too. He was a good ambassador for the University and his demonstrations on Campus Days always attracted crowds. His classes to students were very popular.

George had a keen interest in sport and was a highly qualified soccer referee and was recognized not only for his knowledge of the game but also for his coolness and consistency under pressure. On one occasion, when refereeing a match between two ethnically diverse teams, he ejected two players for fighting – from the same team! Later that day (after discussion with Nancy about the wisdom, or otherwise, of attending)

he went to a social evening which had been previously arranged by the same group from whose team he had sent off the fighters. He was met by a “delegation” in the parking lot. They had been waiting for him —not to accost him, but to carry him shoulder high into the party, amidst applause.

After retirement, the Hills returned for a while to England but eventually came back to Waterloo where George was a “regular” at Department Christmas parties at which he frequently entertained us with his own style of story-telling. One typical example should help to remind us of this. In the Second World War, during an air-raid siren alert, his mother- and father-in-law were hurrying to a shelter when she turned to go back to their house. “What are you doing?” said her husband. “I’m going back for my teeth,” she replied. Said he, “They are dropping bombs, not bl***y sandwiches.”

He is sadly missed by his many friends.

So who was George Hill?

George was the Chemistry Department Glassblower for more than 20 years. He and his wife, Nancy, with son Paul emigrated in 1964 from Britain where he had worked for several years as a scientific glassblower with the famous “Chance Brothers” glass company. He told us of his first day at the factory where he was assigned to work with an older brother who was already a glass blower. His brother was blowing glass bottles and it was George’s responsibility to close the mould into which his brother was blowing the molten glass. The work was done piecework so the worker was only paid for properly produced bottles. At the first attempt George closed the mould too quickly so the glass was ruined. “Never mind,” said his brother, “you’ll get it right next time.” No such luck, this time the mould was closed too slowly, another failure. George’s brother said, “If you don’t get it right next time, I’ll stick it down your throat.” Luckily for George it was third time lucky.

George Hill

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I was born and raised in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and completed my B.Sc. at UPEI where I conducted research in the area of materials chemistry. I also became captivated by the field of organic chemistry and so moved to the University of Ottawa to pursue my Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Keith Fagnou. My research there involved the development of new catalytic methods with a specific focus on the area of C-H bond functionalization. Tragically, Prof. Fagnou passed away suddenly during the course of my Ph.D. studies. While being a very sad challenging time, it was also a time of great

growth both personally and academically and cemented my desire to pursue a career in academia. My time in Ottawa ended with a short stint developing an organocatalytic hydroamination reaction with Prof. André Beauchemin.

I then travelled to Boston to combine my passions for both organic and materials chemistry and pursue research in the area of organic materials as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Timothy Swager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My work there investigated the synthesis and properties of novel

conjugated structures. I joined the chemistry faculty at UW in October of 2013. My research program is based on the development of novel synthetic methods that allow efficient access to important conjugated materials. Ultimately, we will seek to utilize these materials in applications such as organic photovoltaics, light emitting diodes and field-effect transistors.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time so far and I look forward to meeting all the faculty, staff and students here at UW in the coming weeks and months. Feel free to stop by ESC-326 anytime to say hi!

New Faculty in the Department of Chemistry: Dr. Derek Schipper

Dr. Derek Schipper

Dr. Dara Gilbert Demonstrates Chemistry at Discovery Square

On Tuesday July 9, the Chemistry Department participated in the Discovery Square event at Kitchener City Hall. Science Outreach had a booth at Discovery Square every week that the event was held in July and on July 9, it was Chemistry’s turn. Dr. Dara Gilbert and Dr. Laura Ingram from Chemistry and Dr. Heather Neufeld, Iryna Zhyrnova, Shazma Lakha, Ena Music, Mike Miniou, and Carly McCready from Science Outreach ran two different experiments with children of all ages.

Participants made slime by mixing polyvinyl alcohol and borax. Not only did they make a fun plaything, the children learned about the chemistry of polymers and cross linking reactions, and the wonders of non-newtonian fluids.

In a second experiment, the children tested the pH of several household products and drinks using red cabbage juice as a pH indicator. Red cabbage contains compounds that change colour when the pH of the solution changes. They were shown that most cleaning products are basic

and many drinks are acidic. The children were given pH test paper made with the cabbage juice to test more things at home. They went home with a greater understanding of the chemistry of the world around them.

Dr. Gilbert also explained the experiments to host Erick Traplin for a live TV broadcast on Rogers TV cable 20, pictured right. Dr. Gilbert possesses a DVD copy of the broadcast that can be borrowed for elementary school classes.

Dr. Dara Gilbert and Erick

Traplin on Rogers TV

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Waterloo hosts meeting of the Canada-UK Team

in Bacterial Resistance to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics by Dr. Gary Dmitrienko

research strengths across international boundaries.

The Team is led by Gary Dmitrienko of the University Waterloo (Canada) and Tim Walsh of the University of Cardiff (UK) and is studying the hard-to-treat Gram-negative bacterial infections, such as E. coli NDM-1, that are a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. A list of the heads of the other collaborating research groups in this team at Waterloo, UBC, Montréal, Toronto, Laurentian and Calgary in Canada and Bristol, Leeds and Oxford in the UK and an outline of the research mandate of the team can be found at

In July, a three-day meeting of the Canada-UK Team in Bacterial Resistance to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics was hosted by the Dmitrienko group in the Department of Chemistry.

The Team was established in 2011 through a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK in recognition of the fact that the challenge of antibiotic resistance requires a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses research at all levels and takes advantage of synergistic

http://carbapenemase.com.

The meeting was attended by 30 researchers spanning a broad range of expertise in enzymology, microbiology, molecular biology, structural biology, organic chemistry, nanotechnology and medicinal chemistry. In addition to the academic research team members, Dr. Susan Clugston from Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Dr. Tom Pfeifer from the Centre for Drug Research and Develop-ment participated in the meeting. The first two days of the meeting were devoted to intense in-camera discussions of the collaborative research programs.

On the third day, time was set aside for lectures that were open to the public on various aspects of the antibiotic resistance problem. These open lectures were dedicated to the memory of Professor Thammaiah Viswanatha, who made extraordinary contributions to teaching and research in biochemistry as a faculty

member at Waterloo before his untimely death in 2008. At the beginning of his lecture, Gerry Wright, Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University, commented on how pleased he was to have TV mentioned in the context of this meeting. He recalled that his first introduction to research was as a summer undergraduate research assistant in TV’s lab at Waterloo and added that “he was a wonderful mentor and is sorely missed”.

Video recordings of the open lectures can be found at http://carbapenemase.com/meeting.html.

The success of this meeting owes much to the efforts of several people, including Mrs. Julie Shikaze, Mrs. Val Goodfellow, Dr. Geneviève Labbé, Dr. Nan Chen and other members of the Dmitrienko group at Waterloo and Dr. Jim Spencer at the University of Bristol who are thanked for their contributions.

Attendees at the meeting of the Canada-UK Team in Bacterial Resistance to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in July

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Chemistry researchers win Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Student Scholarship and Award Winners

Hypercube Scholar

Program

The Hypercube Scholar Program rewards a promising senior-year student in an Honours Chemistry or Biochemistry program with a soft-license copy of Professional HyperChem to use in his or her future education and a framed scholar certificate.

The recipient of the 2013 Hypercube Scholar Award is Ms Elizabeth Ann Kleisath, an Honours Chemistry student who demonstrated remarkable research skills while

carrying out electronic structure calculations in Dr. Terry McMahon’s group (a manuscript involving Elizabeth’s work is being finalized for submission to a peer-reviewed journal). Currently, Elizabeth is carrying out her CHEM 494 project under the supervision of Dr. Sonny Lee.

The 46th Inorganic

Discussion Weekend

Congratulations to Joanne Wong, a graduate student of Dr. Richard Oakley, who won a prize for best oral presentation in

materials chemistry at the 46th Inorganic Discussion Weekend at York University. Her paper was entitled, "Pressure induced phase transitions and metallization of a neutral radical conductor."

Win Nano Fellowship

Congratulations to the following graduate students who have received a Win Nano Fellowship: Marwa Abd-Ellah, Brian Adams, Louis Cheung, Connor Hart, Bin Liu, Anthony Petrie and Xiaoqi Sun.

Congratulations to William (Drew) Bennett and Jaka Sunarso of the Department of Chemistry. Bennett and Sunarso are the recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Banting fellowship awards are worth $70,000 a year, for two years. Their intent is to attract and retain top talent, and prepare recipients as leading researchers to solve the challenges of the future. This year's recipients come to the University of Waterloo from Canada, France and Indonesia.

The work of William (Drew) Bennett of the Department of Chemistry will focus on bioactive molecules, and has applications for drug delivery and personalized medicine. His fellowship is from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). His work fits into the university's strategic research priority areas of health and materials manufacturing and devices.

Jaka Sunarso of the Department of Chemistry

will work on new rechargeable batteries that can perform at higher-than-normal temper-atures. He received his fellowship from NSERC, and his research falls under Waterloo's priority areas of energy and the environment, and materials manufacturing and devices.

Reprinted with permission from the Faculty of Science website:

https://uwaterloo.ca/science/news/chemistry-researchers-win-two-banting-postdoctoral

Dr. John Honek presents the Hypercube Scholar Award to Elizabeth Kleisath at a Chemistry Department meeting

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Waterloo Department of Chemistry Ranked Second in Canada

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities website, for Canadian chemistry departments, the University of Waterloo Chemistry Department is

tied with the University of Ottawa for second place.

To view all the rankings by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, see the links to

AWRU rankings for Chemistry Departments and the AWRU rankings for all universities and disciplines at shanghairanking.com.

Waterloo Chemical Analysis Facilities

Mass Spectrometry

High resolution, accurate mass and MS/MS for the analysis of peptides, proteins and small molecules

Nano-electrospray (LC/MS), EI and CI sources (GC/MS) for every sample need

NMR Spectroscopy

Multinuclear multidimensional NMR of pharmaceuticals, proteins and polymers at 300, 500 and 600 MHz

Variable temperature and solids NMR capabilities for special applications

Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction

Organic, inorganic, organometallic and macromolecular structures

Solutions for users from crystal growth to full structural refinement

For help with all your structural chemistry applications, visit us at http://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/services-resources

Career Coaching For Scientists Workshop

preparing for future job applications. Dr. Carlini is a Waterloo Chemistry alumnus, founder of Optimal Science Consulting, and the Director of Commercial Development at GreenCentre Canada. Dr. Carlini has over 15 years of industry experience in applied science, product development & commercialization, and in the management of

industrial innovation. Her workshop was extremely well received by the attendees and provided key resources to help students search for opportunities in the job market, prepare resumes and aspects of what a scientist needs to include in their portfolio. A second workshop is planned in 2014.

The Department of Chemistry and the Dean of Science co-sponsored a recent workshop conducted by Dr. Rina Carlini entitled: “Career Coaching for Scientists. Workshop 1: Building your Career Home”. This workshop was geared to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in learning more about career development and

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ChemED 2013 Conference by Jean Hein

This summer the Waterloo Chemistry Department hosted 500 chemistry teachers and educators for five days at ChemEd 2013. The conference, focused on high school chemistry and was a huge success. Continued on page 8

The Exhibit Hall Workshops

Demonstrations Plenary Speakers

Geoff Rayner-Canham, Reg Freisen Lecture

Sam Kean, author Disappearing Spoon

Joe Schwarz, author, professor

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ChemEd 2013 Conference continued from page 7

The 6.02 Km Mole Day Run started at 6:02 am Pacific Time Kids Chem Camp

Social Events: Ice Cream Social and Oktoberfest-in-July So You Think You Can Demo Contest

Celebration Party

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The People Behind ChemEd 2013 by Jean Hein ChemEd 2013 was really a success because of the following ChemEd 2013 committee members from the Department: Carey Bissonnette, Lew Brubacher, Mike Chong, Heide Flatt, Steve Forsey, Dara Gilbert, John Honek, Laura Ingram, Rick Marta, Heather Neufeld, Bill Power, Sue Stathopulos, Kaitlin Town, Jenn Coggan, Marguerite Greavette, and Stacey Willfang. Thanks also to our coop students — Sushant Bhasin and

Susan Kelso. Also it should be noted the many, many volunteers — undergrad-uates, graduates, staff and

professors — worked hard together to ensure all ChemEd 2013 conference attendees had a great

learning experience — and show off the Waterloo Department of Chemistry.

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Chem 13 News Update: Periodic Table Project Contest Winners by Jean Hein

Emily Lam – University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario

Formally adopted by IUPAC on May 30, 2012, flerovium, formerly ununquadium, was first discovered at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, a laboratory within the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINT) in Dubna, Russia, in December 1998 by bombarding a 244Pu atom with 48Ca ions. The element is named after the Flerov laboratory, which was itself named after the Russian physicist Georgy Flerov. The tile, done in marker and colour pencil, depicts a radioactive symbol and the logo of JINT with blue highlights to reflect the colour of their logo. The background has been layered with marker so that when one looks closely, details regarding flerovium’s history are revealed.

Lisa Lai – Campbell Collegiate, Regina, Saskatchewan

Livermorium is an element created by combining calcium and curium. Even though it was “discovered” in Russia, it was named after the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory because over the years scientists at Livermore have been involved in many areas of nuclear science. This is a prime example of great synthesizing among nations. I chose to use a silver arrow pointing at light to represent where we are headed, to a better understanding and clarity of our world. The colourful ribbons symbolize the nations and how we are able to now work together to further our knowledge in science as a world and community.

The voters have spoken; the winning tiles for the newly named elements flerovium (Fl) and livermorium (Lv) have been decided. After a lively competition on Twitter, the ChemEd 2013 voting booth sealed the deal for one tile, while paving a narrow victory for the other. Although you have already glanced below and stared at the winning tiles with either joy or disappointment, we will

proceed to introduce them anyway.

The winning tile for flerovium belongs to Emily Lam from the University of Toronto Schools in Toronto, Ontario. While ChemEd 2013 attendees provided a nail-biting competition for this tile, Emily also received tremendous support for her tile on Twitter, and thus won with a colossal total of 276 votes. Twitter provided a

much closer match for livermorium tiles. Due to the immense support it received during ChemEd 2013, Lisa Lai’s livermorium tile clinched victory with an equally impressive total. Lisa is from Campbell Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Congratulations to both the winners – your tiles will always appear on our periodic table henceforth. We are in

the process of having the tiles added to the iPad and iPod apps.

Moral of the story – use Twitter? No, but Twitter has certainly proved to be a useful tool in many applications. If you are a ChemEd 2013 attendee, you may have participated in a session on using Twitter in the classroom. Enough about Twitter — let’s move on to displaying the winning tiles and their description.

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The Chemistry Graduate Student Society (CGSS) is a student group organized completely by volunteer graduate students who are interested in helping others during their graduate education. We mainly function as a social group; however can operate as an academic resource for graduate students who may have questions about lab safety, TA responsibilities, degree requirements or course

work. Every term we have organized a number of coffee and donut gatherings, that commonly take place on the last Friday afternoon of every month, where students in the chemistry department are treated to free coffee and donuts. This fall we provided a free BBQ for the chemistry students in conjunction with the Chem Stores Halloween Challenge, which was a great success.

The CGSS also has representatives who communicate with the GWC2, GSA and UW safety representatives on a regular basis, so any questions or concerns you may have as a graduate student can be addressed effectively. If you’re interested in becoming involved in the CGSS please come out to one of our events and talk to us. Looking forward to seeing everyone this term!!

Chemistry Graduate Student Society by Mike Piazza

University of Waterloo Chemistry Club by Elizabeth Kleisath

The Chemistry Club, or Chem Club as it is known by students who frequent the lounge, is an undergraduate club for all science students. The club room is a large lounge offering students a comfy place to hang out during and after classes, as well as lots of study space and white boards. Upper year chemistry and science students can often be found in the lounge, and are always willing to help others with classes. In addition, Chem Club holds weekly meetings to keep students up to date with the latest science events around campus. Chem

Club organizes many well attended events including the favorite annual pumpkin explosions safety demonstration at Halloween.

This term started off with a first year welcoming event, in which profs, Chem Club executive members and first year students had the opportunity to talk and get to know each other. This event was a success, giving many first year students a chance to ask questions in an informal setting, as well as provide the beginnings of a network that first year

students can rely on throughout their studies at Waterloo.

Chem Club is a fantastic club to get involved with here at Waterloo. There are always opportunities to meet new people and participate in fun events. Chem Club is a very welcoming club and has provided opportunities for students to make lasting friendships. The lounge is a great place to study and relax, offering a comfy and friendly place to come, especially when school becomes busy and stressful.

Above: First Year Welcome

Event

Below: Halloween Challenge

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Honours Science

Adair, Christopher David (Biology Minor, Chemistry Minor) Lippa, Jacquelyn Taylor (Biochemistry Minor)

Honours – Biochemistry

Balo, Aidin R. Barre, Allison Marie Elizabeth (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Beceriga, Diana (Co-operative Program) Bowen, Martinna Nathalee Burgess, Evan Robert James (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Chang, Angela Chen, Hong Yang (Co-operative Program) Coffey, Keith Edward (Co-operative Program) Cousteils, Katelyn Lee Devraj, Imran (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Dulai, Gurjit Kaur (Biotechnology Specialization) Edwards, Kaitlyn (Co-operative Program) Enrique, Pauline Claire (Biotechnology Specialization) Fong, Reynold Chi Ho (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Hai, Alexander Ming Chung Hilario, Raychel (Co-operative Program) Hoang, Christine Van Anh (Co-operative Program) Kay, Theresa Mary (Co-operative Program) Khan, Behlool (Biotechnology Specialization) Kiu, Amanda (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program)

Koo Lam Tseung, Laura Jean Kwok, Samantha Pang (Co-operative Program) Lam, Melinda (Co-operative Program) Lemke, Madeline F. (Co-operative Program) Lieuson, Denise (Biotechnology Specialization – Management Studies Minor – Co-operative Program) Maccormick, Benjamin Leigh Ostafichuk, Deanna Lauren (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Patel, Anjan Bhupendra Patterson, Jessica Nicole (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Paul, Jenine Marisa (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Plakhotnik, Julia (Co-operative Program) Praill, Christopher James Rashev, Margarita Anne (Biotechnology Specialization – Co-operative Program) Rowan, Christopher John (Co-operative Program) Shin, Jeehae (Biotechnology Specialization) Taylor, Robert Mackay Thai, Henry (Co-operative Program) Tran, Elisa (Co-operative Program) Uwumarenogie, Stephanie Omorowa Vasiliev, Maxim Wahid, Talal Khalid (Biotechnology Specialization) Wilson, Cort Kelley Wong, Darren Taklon (Co-operative Program) Yam, Calvin Hei-Tai Yin, Xia Yiu, Alexander Wai To Yun, Junghwa

Honours – Biology

Thaker, Harsh Rohit (Chemistry Minor – Co-operative Program)

Honours – Chemistry

Casier, Remi Julian Ronald (Materials Chemistry Specialization) Chan, Meghan Lilia (Materials Chemistry Specialization – Co-operative Program) Combe, Nicole Alexandra (Materials Chemistry Specialization – Co-operative Program) Germann, Bryan Robert (Co-operative Program) Harrop, Rebecca (Materials Chemistry Specialization) Hisey, Benjamin Frank Maxim, Trevor Graham Rivers, Lucas James (Co-operative Program) Robinson, Matthew (Materials Chemistry Specialization – Co-operative Program) Rosario, Neil (Economics Minor) Scriver, Shannon Colleen (Materials Chemistry Specialization) Sparks, Jeffery (Co-operative Program) Sun, Ziyi Trebych, Kevin M. Vanzant, Mathew Luc (Materials Chemistry Specialization – Co-operative Program) Williams, Zackery Alexander (Materials Chemistry Specialization – Co-operative Program) Wong, Melissa Zheng, Mengxiu

Spring and Fall Convocation 2013 Honours – Computational

Science

Bishop, Kevin Parker (Chemistry – Computer Science Minor – Co-operative Program) Cho, Young Sang (Chemistry – Computer Science Minor) Iouchtchenko, Dmitri (Biochemistry) Lai, Brian (Biochemistry – Computer Science Minor)

Honours – Geochemistry

Fellin, Sara Christine

Honours – Science and

Business

Brand, Alexandra (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Chelaru, Iulia Ana (Chemistry – Co-operative Program) Da Silva, Daniel (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Del Rosario, Justine Robyn (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Heersink, Rebecca Lee (Biochemistry/Aging Studies Option – Co-operative Program) Hilts, Leah (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Lopez, Brandon Charles Alexander (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Ly, Angela (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Sunder, Vijit (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Szczerba, Peter Leszek (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program) Wong, Kevin Richard (Biochemistry – Co-operative Program)

Continued on page 13

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Information for Graduate Students

Masters/Doctoral Thesis Preparation and Defence

Procedures

For those of you contemplating writing and defending your thesis, please consult the following link found on the Chemistry Graduate Student website.

Chemistry M.Sc. thesis defence timeline:

https://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/sites/ca.chemistry/files/uploads/files/msc_thesis_timeline.pdf

Chemistry Ph.D. thesis defence timeline:

https://uwaterloo.ca/chemistry/sites/ca.chemistry/files/uploads/files/thesis_timeline.pdf

Of special note to those starting to write up their

doctoral work, please remember that students are required to seek out the advice of the Advisory Committee during the preparation of the thesis.

Graduate Student

Association

For those of you new to the department or perhaps just wanting a little more information please check out the University of Waterloo Graduate Student Association. They provide numerous helpful services such as legal aid, income tax aid, supplementary health and dental plans, and numerous social events. And for those requiring a little break from the rigors of graduate studies, the GSA also hosts events held both on and off campus,

as well as some family friendly bus trips.

Have you completed safety training?

All faculty, staff, students (whether paid or unpaid), graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting professors in the Department of Chemistry must complete: Employee Safety Orientation, Workplace Violence Awareness, and WHMIS for Employees and those working within a laboratory must also complete: Laboratory Safety. People working with specific hazards must complete the hazard specific training prior to working with the hazard. Please follow this link and log in to proceed with the training.

Master of Science

Alzahrany, Yahya Bondarenko, Ganna Chiu, Wan Hang Melanie Courtney, Warren James Evers, Scott Randall (Nanotechnology) Gao, Xiguang (Nanotechnology) Goli, Oana Gomez Rios, German Augusto Guo, Jun Ip, Alexander Chi Fai (Nanotechnology) Jeung, Suk-Kyung

Khimji, Imran (Nanotechnology) Liu, Yibo Reyes Garces, Nathaly Sabergharesou, Tahereh (Nanotechnology) Salim, Faten Sous, John Xu, Jiaqi

Doctor of Philosophy

Dave, Neeshma Donkor, David Apraku (Nanotechnology) Ellis, Brian He, Guang Hessien, Manal Amin

Abdel Mogoud (Nanotechnology) Jiang, Ruifen Mahoney, Stuart James Martens, Jonathan Kenneth Mirnaghi, Fatemeh Sadat Muraih, Jawad Kadhum Myers, Cullen Lucan Risticevic, Sanja Smith, Martin Thomas James Togunde, Oluranti Paul Tripathi, Rajesh Wang, Haitang Wang, Ting Whitton, Gregory

Spring and Fall Convocation 2013 continued from page 12