Chemist Rylan Lundgren has been awarded with the University of Alberta's Martha Cook Piper Research Prize. The annual award recognizes early-career researchers for their innovative research programs and is named for former vice-president Martha Cook Piper's significant contribution to the research community at the University of Alberta in the 1990s.
Lundgren, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, is an expert in the field of synthetic chemistry.
"We are trying to discover techniques to improve the way we do synthetic chemistry," said Lundgen. "That means finding ways of constructing molecules more efficiently, with less waste, and with higher selectivity." One of the central threads of Lundgren's research focuses on the conversion of carbon dioxide within carboxylic acids into other chemical groups.
Lundgren says he is honoured to join the ranks of past award winners, including fellow chemists Michael Serpe, Ratmir Derda, and Robert Campbell.
"Being recognized by the university community for my work is a great honour," said Lundgren. "There is so much high-quality research being done on campus. I'm glad I've been able to contribute. I owe a huge amount of gratitude to the researchers that have worked in my lab over the past six years I've been fortunate to have a great team."
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