Green Chemistry @ MUN

Wishing everyone a peaceful time! Our group has had a busy semester. The faculty SEA conference has been happening this week. Sara Cheema gave her Masters Research Seminar on Tuesday – the photo includes most group members and our wonderful collaborator Dr. Stockmann. We look forward to seeing many of our friends over the coming months and at various conferences around the world.

Below is a photo of Dr. Kozak wearing one of his new shirts from Hungry Hippo Apparel, https://www.funkyhippoapparel.ca/, watch out for more of these cool shirts over the Spring and Summer

The profs will be busy grading exams soon so an early happy holiday to friends, alumni and group member

Thank you to the MUN Chemistry Society who took new photos of the Green Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Dr. Kerton’s group and Dr. Kozak’s group last week (as part of their fundraiser)

Our team is working every day to make progress towards new sustainable chemical technologies and a better understanding of our planet, and our relationship with it.

Here are some of our profiles:

Any students past or present that would like profiling for our #TEAMGREENCHEM project – please e-mail Dr. Kerton!

Thank you to the Faculty of Science for organizing the SEA conference.

This was the first chance for members of our team to present their research in person. Congrats to all involved.

Sharing these posters today is in memory of Steve Westcott (Mount Allison Professor, Friend of the Group, Outstanding Chemist, Cat Whisperer, Rock Star and so much more). You will be missed Steve! Rest in Peace.

It’s an extra busy time of year in our group. We have new students arriving (more on them after our move), teaching beginning and a huge move!.

We got to take a look inside the moving to help us plan where we are going to store our glassware, equipment and chemicals. Here are some photos.

More will follow once we unpack and settle in. Please get in touch if you want to visit later this semester or in the coming years. I think this will be a fantastic location for a sabbatical or research visit.

Time for a new photo before Kori begins her studies in Dentistry, Tim moves to Halifax to postdoc at Dalhousie and Ju moves to Montreal to postdoc at McGill. Lots of changes on the horizon including the move to the new Core Science Facility. We are on the steps of the Chemistry/Physics building today. They’ll be another photo soon as we are missing Matthew, Claire and Cloe this morning…..and a third in September when new MSc students arrive 🙂

Welcome to Cloe and Claire, who are in our group as WISE-SSEP NL researchers this summer #WomenInSTEM. They have already prepared these amazing infographics on the 12 principles of green chemistry. Thank you! They are so eye-catching. We are looking forward to everything else you will achieve this summer.

Congratulations to Dr. Kori Andrea for successfully defending her PhD thesis on Friday! Good luck at Dalhousie Dentistry in the Fall.

Congratulations to Juliana Vidal on her departmental seminar today! Even on a super sunny day like today you had excellent attendance and engaged your audience well. Next stop – thesis submission and defense 😀

Congratulations to Juliana Vidal! Ju is in her final year working with Dr. Kerton and Dr. MacQuarrie. She found out today that she has received a Dr Liqin Chem Graduate Excellence award ($5000 CAD)

Earlier this semester, Ju received 1st place in the #RSCEnv category at the #RSCPoster Twitter conference. Her poster is shared below, and here is a link to her RSC Poster Pitch, https://twitter.com/juliana_lvidal/status/1366731969355218945?s=20

We will add more news as the semester progresses 🙂