PresidentNeil Burford, FCIC

Vice-PresidentRui Resendes

TreasurerHugh Horton

Past PresidentYoula S. Tsantrizos

Executive DirectorRoland Andersson

Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Officers

ISBN 0-921763-32-8

2017 2018Toronto, ON • May 28–June 1 Edmonton, AB • May 27–31

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Conference Organizing CommitteeRussell Boyd, FCIC, Conference Chair, Dalhousie University, Norman Schepp, Technical Program Chair, Dalhousie

University, Patricia Laws, Volunteer Coordinator, Dalhousie University, Jennifer MacDonald, Volunteer Coordinator,

Dalhousie University, Roland Andersson, Executive Director, CSC, Joan Kingston, Director, Finance and Administration,

CSC, Bernadette Dacey, Director, Communications and Marketing, CSC, Gale Thirlwall, Manager, Awards and Local

Section, CSC, Michelle Payne, Manager, Technical Programs, CSC, Krista Leroux, Graphic Designer and Webmaster, CSC,

Christina  Ghazal, Events Coordinator, CSC, Amy Reckling, Career Development Leader, CSC

Table of Contents

Welcome Messages 5

Sponsors 8

Meeting and Event Schedule 10

CSC Professional Development Track: CSC President’s Event 15

Plenary Lectures 17

Award Lectures 21

Exhibition 26

Symposia 28

Scientific Program Schedule 31

Author Index 92

Floor Plans 114

Code of Ethics 119

5

Welcome Messages

Neil Burford, FCIC

Message from the CSC President

On behalf of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), I welcome you to the 99th Canadian Chemistry

Conference and Exhibition (CSC 2016) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This year’s conference theme, Chemistry: The Next Wave, highlights a prominent feature of the spec-

tacular location and symbolizes the progress of research in chemistry. The conference Plenary Speakers are

Eugenia Kumacheva (University of Toronto), Stephen Withers (University of British Columbia), who will receive

the CIC Medal, and Kim Baines (University of Western Ontario), who will receive the Montréal Medal.

As usual, the conference will offer a number of special events and meetings, a state-of-the-art exhibition and

a broad array of world class symposia.

I encourage you to join us at the 32nd CSC Annual General Meeting, and to let us know your ideas for the CSC.

In addition, please take an opportunity to interact with any of the members of the CSC Board of Directors. Back

at home, I encourage you to participate in Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Local Section meetings to enhance

your involvement with the CIC and the CSC.

Finally, on behalf of the CSC, I wish to thank Russell Boyd, Conference Chair and Norman Schepp, Technical

Program Chair, and the entire organizing committee, as well as our CSC national office staff, corporate sponsors

and exhibitors for their dedicated commitment to this important event.

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Welcome Messages

Russell Boyd, FCIC

Message from the Conference Chair

The chemists of Atlantic Canada are pleased to once again have the pleasure of hosting their colleagues

from across Canada and many other countries at the 99th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition,

in Halifax.

The conference theme, Chemistry: The Next Wave, reflects the fact that the Atlantic Ocean affects the climate,

culture, economics and daily lives of the residents of Atlantic Canada. The theme is also symbolic of the idea

that advances in chemistry do not come in a steady stream of bits of information, but rather more like a series

of irregular waves hitting the shore. Just as storm surges may rearrange a beach that has remained largely

unchanged for years, new discoveries in chemistry can shake the foundations of the discipline. I am confident

that Norman Schepp and his colleagues on the Technical Program Committee have created a conference program

that will capture the excitement of riding the waves as new results in all branches of chemistry are presented.

But your visit to Nova Scotia’s capital city need not be all work. Halifax was founded in 1749 and although

the waterfront is still the heart of this vibrant city, you will be able to enjoy the many fine restaurants, pubs and

east-coast music venues without fear of being taken by the press gangs of Her Majesty’s Royal Navy. Moreover,

your hotel is likely only a few short blocks up the hill toward the Halifax Citadel, which represents the city’s role

as warden of the north.

On behalf of the CSC 2016 Organizing Committee, I welcome you to our fine city and beautiful province.

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We thank the following sponsors for their generous support of our conference. They have allowed us to offer you an exciting and rewarding program.

Gold

Silver

Sponsors

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Sponsors

Bronze

Supporter

Aerodyne Research Inc.Agilent TechnologiesCarleton University – Chemistry DepartmentCarleton University – Dean of ScienceCentre for Green Chemistry and CatalysisChemical Computing GroupChemistry Education Committee, Department of

Chemistry & Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityCobalt Light SystemsCRC PressCrystEngComm JournalDalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Medical

Research Development OfficeDalton Transactions JournalGlycoNetInstitute for Research in Materials (IRM)

at Dalhousie  UniversityJournal of Materials Chemistry AJournal of Materials Chemistry BManulife FinancialMaterials HorizonsNanonics Imaging Ltd.Nelson Education

NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering - Atlantic Region

OmegaChem Inc.OshTech Inc.Picarro Inc.ProSpect Scientific Inc.Renishaw Canada LimitedSciexSiliCycle Inc.Spectra Research CorporationSt. Mary’s Faculty of Graduate Studies and ResearchSt. Mary’s University Dean of ScienceStrem Chemicals Inc.TD Insurance Meloche MonnexTurning Technologies CanadaUniversity of Prince Edward IslandUniversity of Prince Edward Island, Dean of ScienceUniversity of Toronto at Mississauga Office

of Graduate  StudiesUniversity of WindsorWaters Corp.Wellington Laboratories Inc.Wiley

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Meeting and Event Schedule

Saturday, June 0412:00–17:00 CIC Board of Directors Meeting WTCC, Suite 202-203

Sunday, June 0508:00–15:00 CSC Board of Directors Meeting WTCC, Suite 204-205

10:00–12:00 Canadian Journal of Chemistry Editors Meeting WTCC, Suite 202-203

12:00–17:00 Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC) WTCC, Suite 301-302 Meeting

12:00–17:00 Speaker Ready Room WTCC, Suite 102

12:00–20:00 Registration WTCC, Level 1

14:00–16:30 CSC Professional Development Track: Career Discussion WTCC, Suite 303 Panel and Coffee Mixer

15:00–16:00 Organic Chemistry Division Executive Meeting WTCC, Suite 202-203

17:00–18:30 Conference Opening and Plenary Lecture WTCC, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

18:30–21:00 Welcome Reception and Exhibition Scotiabank

Monday, June 0607:00–10:00 CNC-IUPAC Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 1

07:00–17:00 Registration WTCC, Level 1

07:00–17:00 Speaker Ready Room WTCC, Suite 102

08:00–17:40 Scientific Sessions WTCC and Delta

09:30–19:30 Exhibition Scotiabank

10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

11:20–12:20 Plenary Lecture: CIC Medal WTCC, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

12:20–13:45 NSERC Discovery Grants: Results, Questions and Answers WTCC, Suite 205

12:20–14:00 Lunch Break

12:20–14:00 Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Division Executive Meeting WTCC, Suite 202

12:20–14:00 Organic Chemistry Division Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 303

13:30–16:00 CSC Professional Development Track: Effective Communication Delta, Mayflower and in Science, Engineering Trades and Technology (SETT) Workshop MacKay Room

16:00–16:20 PM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

17:40–19:30 Poster Session and Reception Scotiabank

17:40–19:00 Analytical Chemistry Division Executive Meeting Off-site

17:40–19:00 Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Division WTCC, Suite 202 Annual General Meeting

WTCC=World Trade and Convention CentreScotiabank=Scotiabank CentreDelta=Delta Halifax

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Meeting and Event Schedule

17:40–19:00 Chemistry Education Division Executive Meeting The Bicycle Thief Restaurant

17:40–19:00 Environment Division Executive Meeting and WTCC, Meeting Room 2 Annual General Meeting

17:40–19:00 Inorganic Chemistry Division Executive Meeting WTCC, Suite 302

17:40–19:00 Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division WTCC, Suite 306 Executive Meeting

18:00–20:00 Dalhousie University Reception WTCC, Level 3 Atrium

19:00–20:30 Accreditation Committee Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 1

Tuesday, June 0707:00–08:30 Local Section Executive Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 3

07:00–17:00 Registration WTCC, Level 1

07:00–17:00 Speaker Ready Room WTCC, Suite 102

08:00–17:40 Scientific Sessions WTCC and Delta

09:30–19:30 Exhibition Scotiabank

10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

12:20–14:00 CSC Professional Development Track: CSC President’s Event: WTCC, Suite 202 Challenges and Opportunities for Chemical Scientists

12:20–14:00 Lunch Break

12:20–14:00 Chemical Analysis by Vibrational Spectroscopy and Scotiabank, Voyageur Room Microscopy Presentation (pre-registration required)

12:20–14:00 Discovery Grants: Insights from Former Committee Members WTCC, Suite 203

12:20– 14:00 Equity and Diversity in Chemistry Student Panel, WTCC, Meeting Room 5 Discussion and Luncheon

12:20–14:00 Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division WTCC, Suite 306 Annual General Meeting

16:00–16:20 PM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

17:40–19:30 Poster Session and Reception Scotiabank

17:40–19:00 Analytical Chemistry Division Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 305

17:40–19:00 Chemistry Education Division Annual General Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 5

17:40–19:00 Materials Chemistry Division Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 205

17:40–19:00 Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry WTCC, Suite 203 Annual General Meeting

18:00–19:30 Elsevier Reviewer Workshop (pre-registration required) WTCC, Suite 204

19:30–22:00 Women in Chemistry and Friends Annual Dinner The Waegwoltic Club (pre-registration required)

19:30–23:30 CSC Professional Development Track: The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse Speed Networking Evening (pre-registration required)

WTCC=World Trade and Convention CentreScotiabank=Scotiabank CentreDelta=Delta Halifax

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Meeting and Event Schedule

Wednesday, June 0807:00–08:30 Subject Division Executive Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 3

07:00–17:00 Registration WTCC, Level 1

07:00–17:00 Speaker Ready Room WTCC, Suite 102

08:00–17:40 Scientific Sessions WTCC and Delta

10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

11:20–12:20 Plenary Lecture: Montréal Medal WTCC, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

12:20–14:00 Lunch Break

12:30–13:00 32nd CSC Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 301

13:00–13:30 72nd CIC Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 301

16:00–16:20 PM Coffee Break Scotiabank and Delta

17:40–19:30 Poster Session and Reception Scotiabank

17:40–19:00 Inorganic Chemistry Division Annual General Meeting WTCC, Suite 302

18:00–19:00 CIC Chair’s and CSC President’s Reception (By invitation only) Delta, Bluenose Ballroom

19:00–19:30 CIC and CSC Awards Reception Delta, Baronet Ballroom

19:30–22:00 CIC and CSC Awards Banquet Delta, Baronet Ballroom

Thursday, June 0907:00–13:00 Registration WTCC, Level 1

07:00–14:00 Speaker Ready Room WTCC, Suite 102

08:00–11:00 CSC Board of Directors Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 3

08:00–17:40 Scientific Sessions WTCC and Delta

10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break WTCC and Delta

12:20–13:30 CSC Student Awards Reception WTCC, Meeting Room 5

12:20–13:30 Organizing Committee Conference Debriefing Meeting WTCC, Meeting Room 3

12:20–14:00 Lunch Break

16:00–16:20 PM Coffee Break WTCC and Delta

WTCC=World Trade and Convention CentreScotiabank=Scotiabank CentreDelta=Delta Halifax

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CSC Professional Development Track: CSC President’s Event

Tuesday, June 712:20-14:00World Trade and Convention Centre, Suite 202

Challenges and Opportunities for Chemical ScientistsGrowing societal and government pressures regarding areas such as health, environment and energy represent

major challenges and opportunities to the chemical sector. Public concerns regarding Canadian oil pipeline

proposals, chemical spills, global warming and extreme weather are regularly highlighted in the news. Chemical

scientists and engineers are poised to play a major role in addressing these challenges as they affect oil-sands,

pulp and paper, mining and chemical production companies as well as emerging industries such as bio-based

chemicals. Solutions that fit the needs of business and the economy need to be aligned with societal goals of

limiting adverse effects on health and environment. How companies and other organizations achieve this as well

as human resources forecasting, will be discussed, highlighting important challenges and opportunities today

and in the next 5-10 years.

A complimentary lunch will be provided.

Moderator

Rui Resendes, CSC Vice-president and Chief Technology Officer, Fielding Chemical Technologies Inc.

Panelists

Philip Jessop, Technical Director, GreenCentre Canada

Allan Rey, CSC Director Industrial Liaison and Senior Manager, Apotex Pharmachem Inc.

Jaroslav Kralovec, Senior Director, Chemistry, DSM Nutritional Products

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Plenary Lectures

Sunday, June 517:00–18:30World Trade and Convention Centre, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

Eugenia KumachevaUniversity of Toronto

This plenary lecture will be presented as part of the CSC Conference Opening.

Chemistry in “Lab on a Chip”: Discovery and Development

Over the past decade, microfluidics emerged as an efficient research tool in chemistry, physics, optics, fluid

mechanics, biology and clinical medicine. It also showed very promising applications in producing high-value

materials. I will review our progress in two research fields. In the first group of projects, we focused on funda-

mental studies of chemical reactions involving carbon dioxide (CO2). Gas-liquid reactions involving CO2, one of

the most important greenhouse gases, are of great practical and fundamental importance. To generate efficient

catalysts and optimize chemical formulations for CO2 sequestration, fundamental knowledge has to be devel-

oped on the mechanisms of gas-liquid reactions, their kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics and physical

CO2-related processes, e.g., extraction and phase separation. We developed a microfluidic platform for fundamen-

tal studies and screening of CO2 reactions using two exemplary systems: “switchable solvents” and frustrated

Lewis pairs. In the second group of projects, microfluidics was used for continuous, “on chip” generation of poly-

mer colloids with precisely controlled dimensions, shapes, morphologies, and compositions. These properties are

challenging to control or impossible to achieve in conventional synthesis of polymer particles. For the polymer

particles produced by microfluidic methods, we show several interesting and important applications, including

cell co-encapsulation, synthesis and fabrication of artificial extracellular matrices, fundamental studies of throm-

boembolism, and development of new self-assembly techniques using the combination of flow and confinement.

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Plenary Lectures

CIC Medal LectureMonday, June 611:20–12:20World Trade and Convention Centre, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

Stephen G Withers, FCICUniversity of British Columbia

Design and Discovery of Enzyme Inhibitors towards Therapies for Diabetes and Influenza

Carbohydrates play important roles in biological systems, not only in the form of energy storage materials

such as starch, but also as “recognition elements” on cell surfaces. The degradation of such sugar structures

is achieved using enzymes known as glycoside hydrolases (glycosidases). Inhibitors of these glycosidases are

not only useful tools for understanding enzyme mechanisms, but also can play important roles as therapeutics

if inhibition suppresses unwanted reactions. I shall illustrate this with several of our recent examples. The first

concerns the design and synthesis of potent and specific mechanism-based inhibitors of the neuraminidase

enzyme from influenza virus - the target of the drug Tamiflu. These protect mice and ferrets from the lethal

effects of flu. I shall then show how high-throughput screening of natural product extract libraries from

terrestrial and marine sources, in conjunction with my colleague Ray Andersen, has yielded two new classes

of potent (Ki = 8 nM and 10 pM) inhibitors of the human starch-digesting enzyme a-amylase. Importantly,

good control of blood glucose levels in diabetic rats is seen. Structural studies with these inhibitors reveal a

new paradigm for glycosidase inhibition that we are currently exploiting and exploring.

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Plenary Lectures

Montréal Medal LectureWednesday, June 811:20–12:20World Trade and Convention Centre, Room 200 Grand Ballroom

Kim M Baines, FCICUniversity of Western Ontario

Leadership Matters: What They Didn’t Tell You about a Career in Chemistry

One might expect that a career in chemistry will involve chemistry. And if we are fortunate, it does. However,

during the course of your career, you will undoubtedly find yourself in an administrative/leadership role of

some description. In academia, such roles (above that of a professor!) are often viewed as an unwanted burden;

“Congratulations.....or shall I say commiserations?” was a common phrase I heard after being appointed as

Chair of my Department. On the contrary, I found the role of Chair, and other leadership roles I have held, to

be quite challenging, fulfilling and even (gasp!) fun. In this presentation, I will share some of the knowledge

acquired and valuable advice received which enriched my experiences as a researcher, a teacher and an

administrator. With a bit of luck, and some humour, I hope to convince you that leadership roles are critical,

not only to your success, but also for the success of chemistry at all levels, and need to be embraced.

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTSNominate a deserving chemical scientist or engineer  for the CIC and CSC 2017 Awards. View terms of reference and submit nominations at www.cheminst.ca/awards.

The 2017 selection deadline is July 4, 2016.

CIC AWARDS: CIC Award for Chemical Education • CIC  Medal  • Environment Division  Research and Development Dima  Award • Macromolecular  Science and  Engineering Award • Montréal  Medal

CSC AWARDS: Alfred Bader Award • Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry • Bernard Belleau Award • Clara Benson Award • E.W.R. Steacie Award • Fred Beamish Award • IntelliSyn Pharma Research Excellence Award • John C. Polanyi Award • Keith Fagnou Award • Keith Laidler Award • Maxxam Award • R. U. Lemieux Award • Rio Tinto Alcan Award • Strem Chemicals Award • Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award • Tom Ziegler Award • W. A. E. McBryde Medal

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CIC Award Lectures

CIC MedalSponsored by the Chemical Institute of Canada

Stephen G Withers, FCICUniversity of British Columbia

Monday, June 6 • 11:20–12:20Room: 200, Symposium: PL2

Design and Discovery of Enzyme Inhibitors Towards Therapies for Diabetes and Influenza

CIC Award for Chemical Education Sponsored by the CIC Chemical Education Fund

Glen R Loppnow

University of Alberta

Monday, June 6 • 14:00–14:40Room: Meeting Room 5, Symposium: CE3

The Bonds that Tie: The Things We Don’t Teach, but Students Learn, in First-year Chemistry

Environment Division Research and Development Dima AwardSponsored by Dima Technology Inc.

Allan BertramUniversity of British Columbia

Monday, June 6 • 14:00–14:40Room: Meeting Room 2, Symposium: EN2

Phase Transitions and Viscosities of Atmospheric Particles

Award Lectures

Macromolecular Science and Engineering AwardSponsored by NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Harald DH StöverMcMaster University

Monday, June 6 • 16:20–17:00Room: Delta Baronet 456,

Symposium: MS7

Synthetic Polymers and Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

Catalysis AwardSponsored by the Canadian Catalysis Foundation

Mark Lautens, FCICUniversity of Toronto

Tuesday, June 7 • 11:40–12:20Room: 301, Symposium: IN2

Improving Efficiency via Catalytic and Multicatalytic Reactions

Montréal MedalSponsored by the Chemical Institute of Canada

Kim M Baines, FCICUniversity of Western Ontario

Wednesday, June 8 • 11:20–12:20Room: 200, Symposium: PL3

Leadership Matters: What They Didn’t Tell You about a Career in Chemistry

2015 CGCEN Award Lecture

Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Award (Individual)Sponsored by GreenCentre Canada

Andrew DicksUniversity of Toronto

Wednesday, June 8 • 14:00–14:40Room: 306, Symposium: OR2

Undergraduate Research-inspired Green Organic Laboratory Development

All CIC and CSC Award Lectures are held in the World Trade and Convention Centre, unless otherwise specified.

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Fred Beamish AwardSponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Michael SerpeUniversity of Alberta

Tuesday, June 7 • 09:20–10:20 Room: 304, Symposium: AN4

Sensing and Biosensing with Responsive Polymer-based Materials

Keith Fagnou AwardSponsored by the University of Ottawa and the Organic Chemistry Division

Jean-François PaquinUniversité Laval

Tuesday, June 7 • 10:20–11:00Room: 303, Symposium: OR4

Exploration and Some Discoveries in Organofluorine Chemistry

Keith Laidler AwardSponsored by the Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Division

Venkataraman ThangaduraiUniversity of Calgary

Tuesday, June 7 • 10:20–11:00Room: 302, Symposium: IN4

Solid State Chemistry for Energy Storage and Conversion

Award for Research Excellence in Materials ChemistrySponsored by the Materials Chemistry Division

Mark MacLachlanUniversity of British Columbia

Tuesday, June 7 • 11:20–12:20 Room: 205, Symposium: MT2

Our Recent Adventures in Materials Chemistry: Making Nanomaterials with Controlled Architectures

Award LecturesAll CIC and CSC Award Lectures are held in the World Trade and Convention Centre, unless otherwise specified.

CSC Award Lectures

John C. Polanyi AwardSponsored by the Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Division

Federico RoseiInstitut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Université du Québec

Monday, June 6 • 14:00–14:40Room: 205, Symposium: MT7

Multifunctional Materials for Electronics and Photonics

W. A. E. McBryde MedalSponsored by Sciex

Aicheng Chen Lakehead University

Monday, June 6 • 14:00–14:40Room: 305, Symposium: AN5

Phase Transitions and Viscosities of Atmospheric  Particles

Rio Tinto Alcan AwardSponsored by Rio Tinto Alcan

Michael Wolf, FCICUniversity of British Columbia

Monday, June 6 • 15:20–16:20Room: 200D, Symposium: IN5

Making Conjugated Materials Shine

R. U. Lemieux AwardSponsored by Gilead Alberta ULC

Michael OrganUniversity of Ottawa

Monday, June 6 • 15:20–16:20Room: 301, Symposium: IN2

The Negishi Reaction....Reveal your Secrets!

Canadian Journal of Chemistry Best Paper AwardSponsored by Canadian Journal of Chemistry and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP)

Kevin ThurbideUniversity of Calgary

Monday, June 6 • 16:20–17:00 Room: 304, Symposium: AN9

A Novel Ultrashort Capillary Gas Chromatography Method Using On-column Injection and Detection

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Award Lectures

Tom Ziegler AwardSponsored by Scientific Computing & Modelling NV

Tom WooUniversity of Ottawa

Wednesday, June 8 • 14:00–14:40Room: Delta Baronet 123,

Symposium: PT3

A Computational Chemist’s Curious Course from Cars to Carbon Capture

Clara Benson AwardSponsored by Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC)

Yunjie XuUniversity of Alberta

Thursday, June 9 • 08:00–08:40Room: 200E, Symposium: PT6

Spectral Signatures of Chirality, Chirality Recognition , and Chirality Transfer

E. W. R. Steacie AwardSponsored by the E.W. R. Steacie Endowment Fund

Richard Oakley, FCICUniversity of Waterloo

Thursday, June 9 • 11:40–12:20Room: 200C2, Symposium: IN3

Beating the Odds: Main Group Radicals as Functional Materials

Maxxam AwardSponsored by Maxxam Analytics

Michael A Quilliam, FCICNational Research Council Canada

Thursday, June 9 • 11:40–12:20Room: 304, Symposium: AN1

Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry for Detection and Discovery of Biotoxins

CCUCC Chemistry Doctoral AwardSponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC)

Stephen WinterPhysikalisches Institut , Goethe-Universität (For research carried out at University of Waterloo under advisor Richard Oakley, FCIC)

Thursday, June 9 • 14:00–14:40 Room: Meeting Room 4, Symposium: PL2

Opportunities for Spin-orbit Coupling in p-systems: Bridging Chemistry and Physics

Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship AwardSponsored by Teva Canada Limited

Robert CampbellUniversity of Alberta

Tuesday, June 7 • 11:40–12:20Room: 200C1, Symposium: BM3

The Bottomless Barrel of Fluorescent Protein-based Tools for Visualizing Biochemistry as it Happens

Strem Chemicals Award for Pure or Applied Inorganic ChemistrySponsored by Strem Chemicals, Inc.

Curtis P BerlinguetteUniversity of British Columbia

Tuesday, June 7 • 14:00–14:40Room: 204, Symposium: MT3

Do Molecules Really Help Us Understand Heterogeneous Catalysts?

IntelliSyn Pharma Research Excellence AwardSponsored by IntelliSyn RD

Robert A BrittonSimon Fraser University

Tuesday, June 7 • 14:20–15:20Room: 203, Symposium: BM5

Development of New Reactions for Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Discovery

Alfred Bader AwardSponsored by Alfred Bader, HFCIC

Dennis Hall, FCICUniversity of Alberta

Wednesday, June 8 • 09:20–10:00Room: 303, Symposium: OR4

Boronic Acid Catalysis: Rethinking Classical Reactions  with Greener Substrates

Bernard Belleau AwardSponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc.

Patrick T GunningUniversity of Toronto

Wednesday, June 8 • 14:00–14:40Room: 200C2, Symposium: BM4

Targeted Covalent Modification of Cancer Promoting Proteins: Lessons Learned

All CIC and CSC Award Lectures are held in the World Trade and Convention Centre, unless otherwise specified.

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Exhibition

Exhibition HoursSunday, June 5 • 18:30–21:00 | Monday, June 6 • 09:30–19:30 | Tuesday, June 7 • 09:30-19:30 Scotiabank Centre

List of Exhibitors Organizations Booth nos. Websites

Advion 103 www.advion.com

Agilent Technologies 208 www.agilent.com

Biotage 110 www.biotage.com

BioVectra 204 www.biovectra.com

Bruker Ltd. 503,504,505 www.bruker.com

Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy 106 ccem.mcmaster.ca/index.shtml

Canadian Light Source 605 www.lightsource.ca

CEM Corporation 510 www.cem.com

Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) 307 www.cas.org

Chemical Institute of Canada/ Canadian Society for Chemistry 501, 502

www.cheminst.ca

Chemrus Inc. 104 www.chemrus.com

Delta Photonics 409 www.deltaphotonics.com

Dikma Technologies Inc. 207 www.dikmatech.com

309 www.ec.gc.ca

Federation of Canada’s Professional Chemists 507 www.cpchem.ca

Gamble Technologies Limited 601 www.gtl.ca

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 602 www.gilead.com

M. Braun Inc. 201 www.mbraun.com

Macmillan Learning 203 www.macmillanlearning.com/catalog

Magritek 406 www.magritek.com

Metrohm Canada, Inc. 109 www.metrohm.com/en-us

Nanalysis Corp. 506 www.nanalysis.com

NanoCanada 603 www.nanocanada.ca

Nelson Education 308 www.nelson.com

Northernchem Inc. 108 www.northerncheminc.com

PANalytical 105 www.panalytical.com

Pine Research Instrumentation 405 www.pineinstrument.com

PROTO Manufacturing 604 www.protoxrd.com

Renishaw (Canada) Ltd. / ProSpect Scientific Inc. 403 www.renishaw.com

Restek 209 www.restek.com

Rigaku Oxford Diffraction 402 www.rigaku.com/en

Royal Society of Chemistry 102 www.rsc.org

SnowHouse Solutions 404 www.snowhouse.ca

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Exhibition

Strem Chemicals, Inc. 206 www.strem.com

SYNTHWARE

Synthware Kemtech America 210 www.kemtech-america.com

Systems for Research Corp. 401 www.sfr.ca

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex 202 www.tdassurance.com

ThalesNano Inc. 107 www.thalesnano.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific 410 www.thermofisher.com

W. W. Norton 101 www.wwnorton.com

WITec GmbH 205 www.witec.de

Workrite Uniform Company 509 www.workritefr.ca

Organizations Booth nos. Websites

Exhibition Floor Plan

Food and Beverage

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Scientific Program ChairNorman Schepp, Dalhousie University

Plenary Lectures (PL)PL1 Conference Opening with Plenary Lecture

PL2 Plenary Lecture: CIC Medal

PL3 Plenary Lecture: Montréal Medal

Analytical Chemistry (AN)– division representatives Alan Doucette, Dalhousie University and Mike Quilliam, National

Research Council Canada

AN1 Consumer Health and Safety - joint with EN and IC

AN2 Emerging Bioanalytical Instrumentation - joint with BM

AN3 Environmental and Marine Analytical Chemistry - joint with EN

AN4 General Analytical Chemistry

AN5 Human Health and Diagnostics

AN6 Microfluidic Platforms for Bioanalytical Applications

AN7 Nuclear Analytical Methods

AN8 Teaching Analytical Chemistry - joint with CE

AN9 The Next Wave in Separation Science

ANP Poster

Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (BM)– division representatives Stephen Bearne, Dalhousie University and David Jakeman, Dalhousie University

BM1 Advances in Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Technology

BM2 Carbohydrates – joint with OR

BM3 Enzymes: Mechanism, Function, and Structure

BM4 General Biological and Medicinal Chemistry

BM5 Medicinal Chemistry: A Canadian Tradition - joint with OR

BM6 Structure, Dynamics and Implications of Multi-state Biomolecules

BM7 Natural Products – joint with OR

BM8 Topics in Chemical Biology

BMP Poster

Chemistry Education (CE)– division representatives Patricia Laws, Dalhousie University and Geoff Rayner-Canham, Memorial University

of Newfoundland

CE1 Chemistry Education Research

CE2 Equity and Diversity in Chemistry

CE3 First Year Experience

CE4 General Session

CE5 Advances in Chemistry Education

CE6 Innovative Laboratory Approaches

CE7 Technology-based Resources for Chemistry Education

CEP Poster

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Environment (EN)– division representatives Randall Martin, Dalhousie University and Cora Young, Memorial

University of Newfoundland

EN1 Advances in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering

EN2 Atmospheric Chemistry

EN3 Chemical Cycling in Natural Environments

EN4 Emerging Contaminants

EN5 Metals and Nanometals in the Environment - joint with SS

ENP Poster

Industrial Chemistry (IC)– division representative Mark Obrovac, Dalhousie University

IC1 Green Production of Fuel and Feedstocks

IC2 Marine Natural Products

ICP Poster

Inorganic Chemistry (IN)– division representative Mark Stradiotto, Dalhousie University

IN1 Advances in Bioinorganic Chemistry

IN2 Advances in Catalyzed Carbon-Element Bond Formation: Cross-Coupling and Beyond - joint with OR

IN3 Advances in Main Group Chemistry

IN4 From Discovery to Processing of Novel Solid State Materials - joint with MT

IN5 General Inorganic Chemistry

IN6 Ligand Design In Metal Chemistry

IN7 Sustainable Materials and Catalysis in Green Chemistry - joint with EN and MT

INP Poster

Macromolecular Science and Engineering (MS)– division representative Gerry Marangoni, St. Francis Xavier University

MS1 Dynamic Interactions: From Small Molecules to Polymers and Beyond

MS3 General Macromolecular Science and Engineering

MS4 Hybrid Materials - joint with MT

MS5 Nanomaterials in Health Applications

MS6 Organic Nanomaterials

MS7 Polymer-based Drug Delivery Nanotechnology-chemistry and Applications

MS8 Stimuli-responsive Materials

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Materials Chemistry (MT)– division representative Mary Anne White, Dalhousie University

MT1 Designer Molecule-derived Materials

MT2 Emerging Materials Researchers

MT3 Energy Storage and Capture - joint with IN

MT4 Materials Chemistry General Session

MT5 Materials and Methods for Printed Electronics

MT6 Materials at High-pressure

MT7 Session in Honour of TK Sham

MT8 Small Molecule Self-assembly

MT9 Structural Analysis of Nanomaterials at Atomic Scale

MTP Poster

Organic Chemistry (OR)– division representative Jean Burnell, Dalhousie University

OR1 Functional Organic pi-Systems: Synthesis, Theory and Applications - joint with MT

OR2 General Organic Chemistry

OR3 Modern Solutions in Heterocyclic Chemistry

OR4 Organic Synthesis: Taming Complexity

OR5 Recent Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry

ORP Poster

Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (PT)– division representatives Ajit Thakkar, University of New Brunswick and Peng Zhang, Dalhousie University

PT1 Advances in Density Functional Theory

PT2 Advances in Solid State NMR: Inorganic Materials, Biological Solids and Theoretical Developments

- joint with MT

PT3 Advances in Computational Modeling of Structure and Reactivity

PT4 Computational Biophysical Chemistry

PT5 Data-driven Computational Chemistry: Models and Applications

PT6 Molecular Spectroscopy: Fundamental Research and Applications

PT7 Nanoparticles at Biological Interfaces - joint with SS

PT8 Session in Honour of Benoit Roux

PT9 Celebrating the Life and Science of Tom Ziegler

PT10 General Session

PTP Poster

Surface Science (SS)– division representative Laurent Kreplak, Dalhousie University

SS1 Celebrating Ricardo Aroca: Plasmonics and Surface-enhanced Spectroscopy - joint with AN and PT

SS2 Electrochemistry

SS3 Multimodal AFM Imaging - joint with MT

SS4 Vibrational Spectroscopy of Polymers and Biomaterials - joint with MT and PT

SSP Poster

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