About MSED

The Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division (MSED) of the Chemical Institute of Canada is dedicated to promoting the interests of the Canadian polymer science and engineering communities. It also collaborates in organizing symposia at the annual conferences of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), and recognizes excellence in polymer research at all levels with annual faculty, graduate, and undergraduate awards. View the MSED division’s charter.

MSED executive

  • Elizabeth Gillies, Chair, Western University
  • Todd Hoare,Treasurer, McMaster University
  • Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, Communications/Secretary, University of British Columbia
  • Will Skene, Past Chair, Université de Montreal

Executive members at large:

  • Ali Nazemi, Université de Québec at Montréal
  • Chantal Paquet, National Research Council
  • Jordan Wosnick, Centennial Collage
  • Zac Hudson, University of British Columbia
  • Eric Vignola, NOVA Chemicals
  • Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor
  • Audrey Laventure, Université de Montreal

Additional roles:

  • MSED Graduate Thesis Award: Chantal Paquet, National Research Council
  • MSED Undergraduate Thesis coordinator: Jordan Wosnick, Centennial College
  • MSED Virtual Seminar organizers: Ali Nazemi, Université de Québec at Montréal, Audrey Laventure, Université de Montreal, Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor
  • High Polymer Forum: Eric Vignola, Nova Chemicals, Conference Chair;
    Zhao Li,     NRC, Program Chair; Christopher Barrett, McGill University, Secretary

Upcoming macromolecular science and engineering events in Canada ​

MSED ViRTUAL Seminar

Monthly fall 2020
on Wednesdays at 1:30 PM ET

High Polymer Forum

August 10-12, 2021, Gananoque, Ontario

IUPAC Macro Conference

July 17-22, 2022, Winnipeg, Manitoba

MSED awards​

The MSED sponsors annual faculty, graduate, and undergraduate awards that recognize excellence in research at all levels.

The MSED Award (for university faculty) is presented to an individual who, while residing in Canada, has made a distinguished contribution to macromolecular science or engineering. This award is administered directly by the Chemical Institute of Canada. The yearly application deadline for the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award is July 2nd.

The Graduate Award in Polymer Chemistry is open to all graduate students who are currently pursuing either a master’s or doctorate degree in the area of polymer science or polymer engineering at a Canadian university. The 2020 application deadline for the Graduate Award in Polymer Chemistry is December 4th. For more information, contact Dr. Chantal Paquet, National Research Council of Canada at Chantal.Paquet@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

The Undergraduate Thesis Award recognizes an outstanding thesis in the field of polymer science and engineering, undertaken during the academic school year as part of the student’s undergraduate degree requirement. The yearly application deadline for the Undergraduate Thesis Award is mid-June. For more information, contact Dr. Jordan Wosnick, Centennial College at msed.thesis@gmail.com.

Recent award winners

CSC 2019 Student Awards

The following student awards were presented at the annual CSC meeting in Quebec City in June.

Oral presentation awardees:

  • Taylor Wright, University of British Columbia
  • Arman Moini Jazani, Concordia University
  • Sara Mechael, University of Windsor
  • Jasmine Buddingh, Queen’s University
  • Amélie Auge, Université de Sherbrooke

Poster presentation awardees:

  • Rachel Shum, Ryerson University
  • Chloé Paquet and Christopher Magras, Université Laval
  • Sheilan Sinjari, McMaster University

2019 MSED Graduate Award

  • Darryl Fong, McMaster University
  • Yujie Zhang, University of Ottawa

2018 MSED Graduate Award

  • Bo Fan, University of Western Ontario