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Graduate Student Highlights
We celebrate the accomplishments of all graduate students, and highlight here some of the individuals who have received distinctions for their outstanding academic performance over the past year.
Recent Ph.D. graduate and NSERC postdoctoral fellow, John Paul Pezacki won the John Charles Polanyi Prize in Chemistry. Established in 1986 by the Ontario Government, the Polanyi Prizes are awarded in honour of Dr. John Charles Polanyi (University of Toronto), co-recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Each year Polanyi Prizes are awarded to outstanding scholars and researchers (young faculty members and postdoctoral fellows) working at an Ontario university in the area of Chemistry, Literature, Physics, Physiology, Medicine, or Economic Science.
At the international level, Roger Liu has been granted an Association of International Education in Japan (AIEJ) Short-term Student Exchange Promotion Program (Inbound) Scholarship (1999-00) to study for one year at the Department of Macromolecular Science, Osaka University (Japan), under the supervision of Professor Yotaro Morishima.
Ph.D. student Adrienne Boden was presented with the Scholarship for Environmental Assessment and Environmental Health by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. at The Financial Post Environment Awards for Business, which recognizes companies and associations that have developed innovative technologies, policies or programs that benefit the environment.
Mark Stradiotto has accepted an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (1999-01) for tenure at the University of California, Berkeley, with Professor T. Don Tilley. A postgraduate level NSERC-PGSB scholarship for third and fourth years of graduate school has been awarded to Tracy Morkin (1999-01). Recipients of NSERC-PGSA scholarships include Laura Ennis(1999-01) and Edward Harder(1999-01).
The list of bursaries and scholarships awarded by McMaster University to chemistry graduate students is extensive. The Manske-MacLean Bursaries in Chemistry (1998/99) were granted to Bill Riddoch and Xiaosong Lu. Maggie Austen and Michael Gerken were presented with the James A. Morrison Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry (1998/99), while Wen Yi Jiang accepted the E. G. Brooman Bursary in Chemistry (1998/99). John Lehmann has received one of several Dalley Fellowships (1999/00, renewable for three years) and was named a Marauder Scholar for excellence in academics and athletics. Both David Stachera and Anna Trikoupis have been awarded Clifton W. Sherman Graduate Scholarships for Doctoral Study in Science and Engineering (1999/00). Craig Bridges (1999-01), John Kaldis (1999-00), and Ed Lathioor (1998-00) were selected as recipients of the newly established Raymond Moore Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST).
At the 82nd Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (Toronto, May, 1999), Darren Reid(Organic Division; Ray Lemieux Award for best poster), Bruce Cook(Organic Division; best oral presentation), Adrienne Boden (Environmental Division; best oral presentation) and Neil Vasdev (Biological/Medicinal Division; best oral presentation) received honours for their outstanding contributions. Earlier in the year, Maggie Austen was recognized for her discourse on bond order at the 31st Inorganic Discussion Weekend (Carleton University, November, 1998).
Stacey Brydges, Nada Reginato and Nadine Merkley
Recent Graduates
Jamie Dunn
Ph.D., October 1998 M.J. McGlinchey Group From organometallic cations to carbenes: an NMR, structural and reactivity study Current Position: NSERC Industrial Post-Doctoral Fellow at Imperial Oil in Calgary John Paul Pezacki
Ph.D., November 27, 1998 J. Warkentin and J. Lusztyk Groups "Rate constants and mechanisms for reactions of carbenes and cations from oxadiazolines and other precursors" Current Position: NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Toronto since November 1998. Giselle Amow
Ph.D., June 1999 J.E. Greedan Group "Structural and physical properties of the vacancy doped systems
R(1-x)TiO3 (R = Nd for 0.00 = x = 0.33 and Sm for 0.00 = x = 0.17): an invesigation of metal-insulator transitions."Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Texas (Austin) Mark Stradiotto
Ph.D., July 23, 1999 M.A. Brook and M.J. McGlinchey Groups "The molecular dynamics and reactivity of transition-metal and main-group h1-indenyl complexes." Current Position: NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow at Berkley, with T. Don Tilley, since September 1999.
"The focus of my work will be the development of transition-metal complexes capable of stoichiometric C-H and C-C activation."Nicholas Toltl
Ph.D., August 4, 1999 W.J. Leigh Group "Comparisons of the reactivities of Silicon-Carbon and Germanium-Carbon double bonds." Current Position: Analytical Scientist at Glaxo Wellcome, Mississauga, since July 1999.
"I am participating in a project that develops analytical methods for Glaxo Wellcome products and their associated drug substances."Lorne Fell
Ph. D., August 19, 1999 J.K. Terlouw Group "Integrating computational chemistry and mass spectrometry." Current Position: MDS Sciex Laurie Allan
Ph.D., August 30, 1999 B.E. McCarry Group "Thia-arenes as pollution source tracers in urban air particulate." Current Position: LC/MS Product Specialist at MDS Sciex in Concord, Ontario since January 1999.
"At Sciex, we develop and manufacture mass spectrometers that are used mainly in the pharmaceutical sciences. I give LC/MS demonstrations to potential customers and find new applications for the instruments."Rodica Stan
Ph.D., October, 1999 M.A. Brook Group "Synthesis of novel organofunctional silanes and silicones for interface control." Current Position: Senior Chemist with CK Witco Corporation, at their OSi Specialties plant in Friendly, West Virginia. Dave Lavorato
Ph.D., October 28, 1999 J.K. Terlouw Group "Hydrogen shift isomers of pyridine and other N-heterocycles: A tandem mass spectrometry study." Current Position: NSERC Industrial Post-Doctoral Fellow at MDS Sciex, starting December 1999. Nicholas Burke
Ph.D., November 2, 1999 R.F. Childs Group "Thermochemical and mechanistic investigation of carbocation isomerizations." Current Position: Currently a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. H.D.H. Stöver Kim Gracie
M.Sc., September 1998 F.M. Winnik Group "Fluorescently labelled sodium hyaluronate: synthesis, characterization and solution properties." Current Position: Jing Zhang
M.Sc., February 1999 F.M. Winnik Group "Synthesis, characterization and solutionproperties of cholesterol substituted poly(n-isopropylacrylamines)." Current Position: Chemist with Woodbridge Foam Corp in Woodbridge, Ontario. David Levy
M.Sc., April 1999 J. Barbier Group "Crystal chemistry of germanates including tetragonal A[8]M[6]4T[4]3O12 and cubic A[8]3M[6]2T[4]3O12 (A = Mg, Ca, Fe, Y; M = Mg, Fe, Y; T = Ge, Fe)." Current Position: Chemist with BASF in Toronto, since July 1999. Nada Reginato
M.Sc., August 26, 1999 L. Li and M.J. McGlinchey Groups "Synthetic and electrochemical studies of novel iron nitrosyl complexes." Current Position: Ph. D. Studies at McMaster with M. J. McGlinchey Michael Rakic
M.Sc., September 17, 1999 J.D. Brennan Group "Preparation and characterization of organically modified sol-gel-derived materials for development of optical biosensors." Current Position: Working on a biosensor project related to his Masters research. Daryl Vanbesien
M.Sc., September 20, 1999 H.D.H. Stöver Group "Synthesis and properties of polyurea microcapsules." Current Position: Materials Design and Synthesis Group, Xerox Research Centre of Canada, since September 1999.
Daryl is working on toner development, related to his Masters research.Barbara Fir
M.Sc., September 22, 1999 G.J. Schrobilgen Group "X-ray crystal structures of Xe(II)-N and Xe(II)-O bonded compounds, and the syntheses ofOTeF5 derivatives of Arsenic(III) and Antimony(III)." Current Position: Research position at Albright & Wilson Americas since October 1999.
Other Positions Accepted
Janevieve Jones
M. Sc. Candidate H.D.H. Stöver Group Current Position: Technical Service and Product Development Engineer at AT-Plastics, Brampton, Ontario, since November 1, 1999. Adrienne Boden
Ph.D. Candidate B.E. McCarry Group Current Position: Scientist in the Dioxin and Toxic Organics Section of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment - Laboratory Services Branch.
"I do method development for the analysis of toxic organic pollutants in the environment and I perform analyses of sediments, air, soil, and wildlife tissues."Sudarshi Regismond
Ph.D. Candidate F.M. Winnik Group Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Strasbourg, France, starting November 1999.
She will defend her thesis in January 2000.Mario Bieringer
Ph.D. Candidate J.E. Greedan Group Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in Liverpool, England Fernando Martin
Ph.D. Candidate R.F.W. Bader Group Current Position: Software Engineer in the Technical Consulting Group of Algorithmics Inc. (www.algorithmics.com) in Toronto since July 1999 and continuing part time graduate studies.
"We provide the international financial industry with software solutions, in particular in the field of Risk Management. I am in charge of designing and implementing applications and that will link the Risk Manager (the customer) with the intricacies of the financial software in a transparent way."Paul Hazendonk
Ph.D. Candidate A.D. Bain Group Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow with Robin Harris at University of Durham, 2000-2002.
"I will characterize fluoropolymers using solid state NMR methods."Nic LeBlond
Ph.D. Aug. '98 G.J. Schrobilgen Group "Technetium (VII) and Rhenium (VII) oxofluorides and the role of noble gas fluoride in their synthesis." Current Position: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Gerhard-Mercator University, Duisburg, Germany, August 1998 - August 1999. Accepted position in August 1999 as a Research Chemist, Corning Glass, Corning, New York. Ralph Ruffolo
Ph.D. Nov. 1997 M.J. McGlinchey and M.A. Brook Groups Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow with Ian Manners at the University of Toronto. He has also been teaching a graduate polymers course. Ayaaz M. Pirani
Ph.D. Nov. '97 G.J. Schrobilgen Group "Classically Bonded Chalcogenide Anions of Tin, Thallium, and Lead in Basic Media." Current Position: Faculty Member, as of August 1998, in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, Mohawk College, Fennel Campus. Stephen G. Urquhart
Ph.D. June '97 A.P. Hitchcock Group Current Position: Currently a Research Associate in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan to commence January 2000.
"I will use x-ray microscopy to study the kinetics of phase segregation in polymer blends and develop the chemical microscopy facility at the Canadian Light Source. I am looking for enthusiastic graduate students interested in combining polymer chemistry with novel chemical microscopies."George Heard
Postdoctoral fellow 1997-1999 R.F.W. Bader & R.J. Gillespie Groups Current Position: Research Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville since August 1999 Heidi Muchall
Postdoctoral fellow 1997-1999 N.H. Werstiuk Group Current Position: Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Potsdam since August 1999 Jean-Francois Stumbe
Postdoctoral fellow 1998-1999 F.M. Winnik Group Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at the Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Universität Freiburg, Germany.
"I will study the chemical modification of hyperbranched polyglycerols used as polymeric supports in organic synthesis. We presently investigate the grafting of drugs and the chemical modification of the core and the shell in order to create hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains."Rabah Boukherroub
Postdoctoral fellow 1997-1998 W.J. Leigh Group Current Position: Research Assistant at National Research Council of Canada
Other Happy News
Marriages: Paul Venneri (Ph. D., Warkentin) and Jo-Ann Banisch (M. Sc. '95)
September 19, 1998 Aayaz M. Pirani (Ph. D. '97) and Shaineez Kurji (McMaster Nursing Grad.) June 12, 1999 Ed Lathior (Ph. D., Leigh) and Betty Tang June 19, 1999 Rodica Stan (Ph. D. '99) and Klaus Himmeldirk (P.D.F., Spencer) June 26, 1999 Paul Schaffer ( M.Sc., Valliant) and Karen Suwandi June 27, 1999 Dave Lavorato (Ph. D. '99) and Selena Ginnetti (B.Sc. '95) July 3, 1999 Nick Toltl (Ph. D. '99) and Tracey Kennedy August 28, 1999 Adrienne Boden (Ph. D., McCarry) and Ralph Ruffolo (Ph. D. '97) September 11, 1999 Sam Bennett (M. Sc. '97) and Lorne Fell (Ph. D. '99) September 25, 1999 Engagements: Barbara Fir (M.Sc. '99) and Paul Medeiros plan to wed on June 17, 2000. Laura Ennis (B.Sc. '99) and Cam Harrington (B.Sc. '99) plan to wed on August 12, 2000. Laura Vyvyan and John Valliant (Ph.D. '97) plan to wed on August 19, 2000.
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