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Chemistry faculty win big with the CIC/CSC annual awards!

26 January 2016

The full results for the CIC/CSC 2016 awards have been released and we are thrilled to announce that our professors had a terrific year! The awards will be presented at a banquet at the 2016 CSC Conference in Halifax this June.

Canadian Society for Chemistry recipients:

Alfred Bader Award
Dennis Hall, FCIC
, University of Alberta
Sponsored by Alfred Bader, HFCIC, the Alfred Bader Award is presented as a mark of distinction and recognition for excellence in research in organic chemistry by a scientist who is currently working in Canada.

Clara Benson Award
Yunjie Xu
, University of Alberta
Sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC), the Clara Benson Award is presented to recognize a woman who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.

Fred Beamish Award
Michael Serpe
, University of Alberta
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Fred Beamish Award is presented to an individual who demonstrates innovation in research in the field of analytical chemistry, where the research is anticipated to have significant potential for practical applications.

Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (BMC) Lectureship Award
Robert Campbell
, University of Alberta
Sponsored by Teva Canada Limited, the Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (BMC) Lectureship Award is presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of biological or medicinal chemistry within the past five years of the initial nomination deadline date while working in Canada.

The Canadian Institute of Chemistry (CIC) award recipients is:

CIC Award for Chemical Education
Glen R. Loppnow
, University of Alberta
Sponsored by the CIC Chemical Education Fund, the CIC Award for Chemical Education is presented as a mark of recognition to a person who has made an outstanding contribution in Canada to education at the post-secondary level in the field of chemistry or chemical engineering