Undergrad research success at the Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference (SOUSCC)

Undergrad research success at the Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference (SOUSCC)

Leslie Ventimiglia, Greg Yousif, Louae Abdulla, Matthew McLaughlin, Kacper Wojtkiewicz, Max Nascimento, Kathy Nguyen, Calum Noade, Blake St. Onge, Galen Suh, Brett Rickeard, Adam Altenhof, and Fatima Naveed represented the Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate researchers at the 46th Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference at Wilfred Laurier University on March 24, 2018.

https://www.fourwav.es/view/513/info/

Congratulations to the following award winners:

Kathy Nguyen (4th place, Inorg. and Mater. Chem.)
Matthew McLaughlin (3rd place, Inorg. and Mater. Chem.)
Greg Yousif (2nd place, Gen. Chem.)

and to all of our undergrads for presenting their research.

Reminder: Senior Undergraduate Thesis Presentations (59-410) will be taking place on April 23-24, 2018 (more information to come).

Canadian Nitric Oxide Society Research Forum - July 14, 2017

Canadian Nitric Oxide Society Research Forum - July 14, 2017
Deadline for Abstracts: July 1, 2017

Canadian Nitric Oxide Society

Small Molecules with Big Effects

A Research Forum for the Chemistry, Biology and Medicine of  Nitric Oxide, Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Monoxide and related redox-mediated signaling.

Hosted by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Windsor

Accommodation:

• Canterbury College Residence: Visit the Canterbury website here for more information. Please complete the Application for Conference Stay Form and email it to Brenda Smith (brsmith@uwindsor.ca) at Canterbury College.

• Holiday Inn - 1855 Huron Church Rd. (519)966-1200

• Hampton Inn - 1840 Huron Church Rd. (519)972-0770

Confirmed Speakers

Manon Couture, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Bioinformatics, Laval University.

Ann English, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concordia University.

Qingping Feng, Physiology & Pharmacology, Western University.

James Gauld, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor

Guy Guillemette, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo.

Drew Marquardt- PLENARY SPEAKER, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor.

Bulent Mutus, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor.

Steven Rafferty, Department of Chemistry, Trent University.

Dana Spence, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State university.

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 Trainee Speaker Awards

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Registration- $50

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Registration & Abstracts to:

mutusb@uwindsor.ca

** DEADLINE: July 1, 2017**

Registration deadline for ChemiConn - This Week!

Dear faculty and graduate students,

The inaugural ChemiConn networking event is fast approaching.  It is a day for researching faculty and students to meet and interact with industry professionals right here on campus.  Registration for the event is FREE and is open until Friday, April 14th.  Registration is limited to 80 people, so please do so ASAP to ensure you do not miss out.

Registration along with more details about the event can be found here:
https://chemiconn.wixsite.com/uwindsor/registration

Reception for Ricardo Aroca at the CSC

Reception for Ricardo Aroca at the CSC

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Windsor invites to a reception in honour of Prof. Ricardo Aroca.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 7 pm
The Auction House 
1726 Argyle Street, Halifax NS, B3J2B3 

Sponsored by: the Faculty of Science and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UWindsor

CEMWOQ-3 photo gallery now online!

CEMWOQ-3 photo gallery now online!

https://goo.gl/photos/Nzcd23kYLNRiyVxt5

If you want high-resolution versions of any of the pictures, please contact us at uwinchem@gmail.com.

More pics to come soon!

CEMWOQ This Weekend!

The 3rd Crystal Engineering and Emerging Materials Workshop of Ontario and Quebec (CEMWOQ-3), is taking place at the Centre for Executive and Professional Education at the University of Windsor on May 14 -15, 2016.  The meeting will provide a forum for researchers with broad interests in the fields of Molecular and Molecule-based Materials, including:

* structure and dynamics in the solid state
* solid state (topochemical) reactions
* materials properties; conductivity, magnetism, multi-ferroics, optical properties.
* liquid crystals;
* metal organic frameworks;
* polymorphism and crystal engineering;
* synthetic methods; microwave, grinding and solvent-assisted grinding.

For more information, visit:
http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/

See the conference schedule and events at a glance at:
http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/Program/Schedule/index.html

CEMWOQ Abstract Deadline Extended - May 10

CEMWOQ Abstract Deadline Extended - May 10

Click here: Abstract and registration deadlines are now May 10, 2016!

We currently have about 65 attendees at 38 abstracts - it is sure to be a great meeting!

Don't forget the Bruker crystallography workshop on May 13!

The conference includes a dinner and after-party hosted by PROTO!

Registration and abstract submission for CEMWOQ-3: Deadline on May 10, 2016

Registration and abstract submission for CEMWOQ-3: Deadline on May 10, 2016

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 3rd Crystal Engineering and Emerging Materials Workshop of Ontario and Quebec (CEMWOQ-3), which will be held at the University of Windsor on the weekend of May 14 -15, 2016. The meeting will provide a forum for researchers with broad interests in the fields of Molecular and Molecule-based Materials, including:

* structure and dynamics in the solid state
* solid state (topochemical) reactions
* materials properties; conductivity, magnetism, multi-ferroics, optical properties.
* liquid crystals;
* metal organic frameworks;
* polymorphism and crystal engineering;
* synthetic methods; microwave, grinding and solvent-assisted grinding.

There is also a crystallography workshop on May 13, 2016 starting at 2 pm, run by Bruker - to register, contact jmrawson@uwindsor.ca.

Registration and abstract submission opens:
Apr. 6, 2016

Abstract submission closes:
May 10, 2016

Registration closes:
May 10, 2016


Click here to visit our registration and abstract submission page:

http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/Registration/index.html

For more information, please visit:

http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/

http://www.thiazyl.com/CEMWOQ-3.html

Conference chairs:
Jeremy Rawson
Rob Schurko
Holger Eichhorn

Registration and abstract submission for CEMWOQ-3: Opened April 6, 2016

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 3rd Crystal Engineering and Emerging Materials Workshop of Ontario and Quebec (CEMWOQ-3), which will be held at the University of Windsor on the weekend of May 14 -15, 2016. The meeting will provide a forum for researchers with broad interests in the fields of Molecular and Molecule-based Materials, including: 

* structure and dynamics in the solid state
* solid state (topochemical) reactions
* materials properties; conductivity, magnetism, multi-ferroics, optical properties.
* liquid crystals;
* metal organic frameworks;
* polymorphism and crystal engineering;
* synthetic methods; microwave, grinding and solvent-assisted grinding.


Registration and abstract submission opens:
Apr. 6, 2016

Abstract submission closes:
May 5, 2016

Registration closes:

May 10, 2016


Click here to visit our registration and abstract submission page:

http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/Registration/index.html

For more information, please visit:

http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/

http://www.thiazyl.com/CEMWOQ-3.html

Conference chairs:
Jeremy Rawson
Rob Schurko
Holger Eichhorn

CEMWOQ-3 at UWindsor: May 14-15, 2016

The 3rd Crystal Engineering and Emerging Materials Workshop of Ontario and Quebec (CEMWOQ-3) will be held at the University of Windsor on the weekend of May 14 -15, 2016. The meeting will provide a forum for researchers with broad interests in the fields of Molecular and Molecule-based Materials, including:

* structure and dynamics in the solid state
* solid state (topochemical) reactions
* materials properties; conductivity, magnetism, multi-ferroics, optical properties.
* liquid crystals;
* metal organic frameworks;
* polymorphism and crystal engineering;
* synthetic methods; microwave, grinding and solvent-assisted grinding.

Registration opens April 5, 2016

For more information, please visit:

http://cemwoq.cs.uwindsor.ca/

http://www.thiazyl.com/CEMWOQ-3.html

Conference chairs:
Jeremy Rawson
Rob Schurko
Holger Eichhorn

Corey Scipione wins poster prize at Canadian Lipoprotein Conference

Congratulations to Corey Scipione (Koschinsky group), who was awarded a $500 prize for best graduate student poster at the recent Canadian Lipoprotein Conference.

The presentation was entitled: "Lp(a)/apo(a) promotes pro-inflammatory responses in vascular cells: A role for the oxPL moiety on apo(a)."

Corey, along with other members of the Koschinsky lab (Dr. Rocco Romagnuolo, presented an oral presentation and Matthew Gemin, presented a poster presentation) presented their work at the 40th Annual Canadian Lipoprotein Conference in Toronto this past weekend.

Besa Xhabija wins poster prize at the 10th Biannual Great Lakes Glia Meeting

The Vacratsis lab participated in the 10th Biannual Great Lakes Glia Meeting that took place on Sept 27-29th, 2015 in Traverse City, Michigan. Besa Xhabija was awarded the Best Poster Award, which carried a cash prize of $200.  Congratulations Besa!

43rd Ontario-Quebec Physical Organic Minisymposium - POMS2015

43rd Ontario-Quebec Physical Organic Minisymposium - POMS2015
The University of Windsor is delighted to hold the 43rd Ontario-Quebec Physical Organic Minisymposium (POMs), which runs from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2015.

POMs is one of the premier regional physical organic chemistry meetings in North America and emphasizes the active participation of graduate students and postdocs. It is hold annually in either Ontario or Quebec but draws participants from all neighbouring provinces and states and beyond. We encourage the participation of all researchers who apply physical organic chemistry principles in all aspects of chemical sciences, including biological and materials chemistry.

For more information, please visit:
http://www1.uwindsor.ca/chemistry/chemistry/43rd-ontario-quebec-physical-organic-minisymposium-poms2015 

Students shine at SOUSCC

Students shine at SOUSCC

The Department congratulates our presenters at the 2015 Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

This year SOUSCC had 124 submissions in the following categories: Educational (3); Biological (18); Analytical (14); Physical (20); Organic (21); Inorganic (16); posters (32).

Our students did a fantastic job and were very competitive. They made us proud! We are delighted to report that Mr. Tarade (Pandey Lab) won 1st Place and Mr Jafar (Gauld Lab) won 2nd Place in the Biological Chemistry category.

A big thank you also goes out to the 59-410 instructor Dr Gauld for preparing the students for their presentations.

Submitted by:
Bulent Mutus, Ph.D.
Head and Chaperone

5th Annual Nano Ontario Conference - Nov. 6 & 7, 2014, University of Windsor

5th Annual Nano Ontario Conference - Nov. 6 & 7, 2014 - University of Windsor

http://nanoontario.ca/conference/ 

Abstracts due Sept. 12, 2014
Registration deadline: Oct. 6, 2014

Click here to download a flyer for this event.

Conference Features:
• Industry panel discussion
• Highlighted presentations from the best contributed papers and invited talks from leaders in the field
• Interactive networking with the nanotechnology community from academia and industry
• Exhibition from industry and sponsors

Keynote speakers:

Tricia B. Carmichael, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario

David J. Lockwood, Principal Research Officer, National Research Council Canada, Institute for Microstructural Sciences, Ottawa Ontario

Gregory W. Auner, Strauss TEAMS Endowed Chair, Director, SSIM, Professor, Electrical and Computer, Biomedical Engineering, and the Department of Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan

Lawrence T. Drzal, University Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Director, Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan

Robert J. Nemanich, Professor, Department of Physics, Arizona State University, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Tempe AZ

Conference registration, accommodation, and abstract submission available at http://www.nanoontario.ca/conference

If you would like to become a sponsor please contact Suong Mancini: sto@uwindsor.ca

SOUSCC 42 @ UWindsor

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Windsor welcomes undergraduate students from across Ontario to the 42nd Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference on Saturday, March 29, 2014.

This conference provides an opportunity for undergraduates to present and discuss their research, to meet other chem students from across the province, and to interact with academic and industrial researchers.

For more information, visit the SOUSCC web site:

http://souscc.cs.uwindsor.ca/

Nov. 9-11, 2012 - Quebec Ontario Minisympsium in Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry (QOMSBOC)

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Windsor is hosting the 23rd annual QOMSBOC (Quebec Ontario Minisympsium in Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry) from November 9-11, 2012. The conference will be held on the campus of the University of Windsor.  

The plenary speakers include Dr. Mukund Sibi (North Dakota State University), Dr. Jeff Aube (University of Kansas), and Dr. Carl Decicco (Bristol-Myers Squibb).

We invite both oral and poster presentations for the conference; normally the vast majority of these are from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The deadline for both oral and poster contributions is Oct. 17, 2012. The early registration deadline is also Oct. 17.  

For more information, please see the website for the conference:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/qomsboc/

BioART CAMP to bring science and art together in Rocky Mountains

One is a biochemist who specializes in cell biology, vascular systems and blood platelet function. The other is an experimental artist who helped pioneer the conceptual art movement in Canada. They have a lot more in common than you might think.

Bulent Mutus, a professor in biochemistry, and professor emeritus Iain Baxter&, who’s been dubbed "the Marshall McLuhan of visual art," will both participate as leaders in a two-week BioARTCAMP, an art and science fair that begins on July 19 in Banff, Alberta. Dr. Mutus will be the senior scientist at the event and Baxter& will be the senior artist.

Jennifer Willet, a visual art professor and the mind behind the camp’s concept, said the event will bring together about 20 artists, scientists, theorists, filmmakers and students to build a portable lab and field research station that will demonstrate that art and the sciences are more alike than most people traditionally assume.

“We’re just going to put a whole bunch of artists and scientists together and see what comes out,” said Dr. Willet. “Art teaches people to construct meaning through representation and that’s what scientists do too, whether they realize it or not.”

Mutus, who likes to dabble in painting and photography in his spare time, agreed. He noted that when he’s conducting lab experiments he’s always thinking about how the data will appear visually.

“Science is all about how you present information,” he said. “Whether you know it or not, you use art almost daily in science.”

Besides helping construct the lab and assisting other artist and scientists with their projects, Mutus will work on a piece that uses silver nitrate filter paper, which operates as a sensor to detect hydrogen sulfide, a potentially dangerous gas. When the paper detects H2S, it leaves dark impressions that could be worked into artistic drawings or other pieces. He’ll set up an installation to do just that.

Meanwhile, Baxter& will spend his time stomping through the woods of his youth with a mannequin, photographing it in various settings in an attempt to conceptualize both the distances and connections between humanity and nature.

“Science and art both involve a great deal of technical dexterity and craftsmanship,” said Baxter&, who studied zoology before devoting his life to his art. “They’re both really conceptual. The whole idea of creating something artistic mimics experimental methodology.”
Willet said there will be two opportunities for members of the public to participate in the camp and view the work. She also suggested the camp may turn into an annual event.

Visit the camp's Web site for more information.

Students take top honours at natural health products conference

The son of parents from Vietnam and grandparents from China, Dennis Ma grew up in house where traditional remedies and natural herbal products were commonplace. So using a derivative from a rare plant to try to find a cure for cancer doesn’t really surprise him all that much.~

“A lot of these natural products have been used as traditional medicines for a long time, but we’re starting to see a lot more of them being used in a scientific setting,” said Ma, a second year master’s student in biochemistry who tests the effectiveness of pancratistatin, a derivative of a Hawaiian spider lily which has proven to kill certain cancer cells without harming healthy ones.

Ma and lab partner Katie Facecchia, both students in the lab of professor Siyaram Pandey, recently returned from Montreal where they attended the Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada’s annual conference. Ma took first place in the student oral presentation category while Facecchia, who studies the effectiveness of a water soluble formula of the naturally occurring Coenzyme Q10 at halting the progression of Parkinson’s disease, placed second.

Another group of Dr. Pandey’s students recently garnered a considerable amount of attention for their work on a formula they developed from dandelion root extract, which also halted the spread of certain types of cancer cells.

Facecchia said attending the conference gave her a renewed sense of optimism that the scientific community is embracing the notion of looking to nature to test solutions for current medical challenges.

“People used these products back in the day for a reason and now we’re rediscovering them with modern science,” she said.

There were five presentations from Pandey’s lab made at the conference and three of them were dedicated to the memory of Kevin Couvillon, who died in 2010 at the age of 26 after a lengthy battle with cancer. His parents donated $20,000 to Pandey’s lab earlier this year. Pandey said Ma, Facecchia and fellow students Pamela Ovadje and Madona Chochkeh made high-impact presentations, which he believes contributed to the society’s decision to hold its 2013 here in Windsor.

“They responded to the panel’s questions very lucidly and defended the work very well,” he said. “We’re very grateful to Seeds 4 Hope, Joseph Sczesei and the Couvillons for generously supporting their research.”

Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) - Nov. 5-7, 2010 at the University of Windsor

Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) - Nov. 5-7, 2010 at the University of Windsor
www.idw2010.ca

Plenary Speakers:
- Professor Gerard Parkin, Columbia University, New York, New York (2010 Chem. Soc. Rev. Award Lecture)
- Professor Paul J. Chirik, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

General Information:
- The Friday evening mixer will be held at Peppers Bar & Grill located in downtown Windsor at 375 Ouellette Avenue starting at 7 p.m.
- Oral presentations will be held in the Toldo Health Education Centre, rooms 100 and 102 on Saturday, Nov 6th and Sunday, Nov 7th.
- The Poster session will be held in the foyer of the Toldo Health Education Centre on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov 6th.
- The IDW banquet and awards ceremony will be held on the evening of Saturday, Nov 6th at the Riverfront Club Room of the Radisson Hotel on Riverside Drive in downtown Windsor.
- Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Hilton and Radisson Hotels on Riverside Drive.

Visitors from outside Canada:
Individuals entering Canada from the USA who are not citizens of Canada or the USA may require travel visas. Please visit the conference website at www.idw2010.ca or www.cic.gc.ca for further information. Be sure to bring appropriate ID (passport, driver's license, etc.).

Dates to Remember:
- Accommodation deadline for guaranteed rates: Friday, October 15, 2010
- Abstract submission deadline: Friday, October 22nd, 2010
- Conference registration deadline: Friday, October 29th, 2010

For further information, please visit our website at www.idw2010.ca
For direct contact with the organizers please email us at idw2010@uwindsor.ca