Sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC)
The CCUCC Chemistry Doctoral Award is presented to recognize outstanding achievement and potential in research by a graduate student whose PhD thesis in chemistry was formally accepted by a Canadian university in the 12–month period preceding the nomination deadline.
View the Terms of Reference and list of Past Winners
The 2021 winner of the CCUCC Chemistry Doctoral Award is:
Zheng Huang
McGill University
Zheng Huang was born in China and received his B.Sc. degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2013. He completed his Ph.D. in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Jean-Philip Lumb at McGill University, working on aerobic catalysis and biomimetic total synthesis of complex natural product. He then joined the same group as a postdoctoral researcher working on total synthesis of medicinal natural product.
Group website
Research Gate
Past Winners
2020
Kathleen E. Prosser, MCIC
University of California
Society: CSC
2019
Soren K. Mellerup
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Society: CSC
For research carried out at Queen's University under advisor Suning Wang
2018
John Thompson
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Society: CSC
For research carried out at Simon Fraser University under advisor Daniel Leznoff, FCIC
2017
Cristina Mottillo
McGill University
Society: CSC
For research carried out at McGill University under advisor Tomislav Friščić
2016
Stephen Winter
Physikalisches Institut, Goethe-Universität
Society: CSC
For research carried out at University of Waterloo under advisor Richard Oakley
2015
Mita Dasog
California Institute of Technology
Society: CSC
For research carried out at University of Alberta under advisor Jonathan Veinot.
2014
Gabriel Ménard
Harvard University
Society: CSC
For research carried out at University of Toronto under advisor Douglas Stephan.
2013
Zachary M. Hudson
University of Bristol
Society: CSC
For research carried out at Queen’s University under advisor Suning Wang
