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
- Audrey Laventure, Chair, Université de Montréal
- William Skene, Treasurer, Université de Montréal
- Elisabeth Prince, Secretary, University of Waterloo
- Todd Hoare, Past Chair, McMaster University
Executive members at large:
- Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, University of British Columbia
- Ali Nazemi, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Chantal Paquet, National Research Council
- Jordan Wosnick, University of Toronto
- Elizabeth Gillies, Western University
- Eric Vignola, NOVA Chemicals
- Milan Maric, McGill University
- Simon Rondeau-Gagne, University of Windsor
- Zhibin Ye, Concordia University
- Marzieh Riahinezhad, National Research Council
Additional roles:
- CSC 2025 Coordinator: Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, University of British Columbia
- CSChE 2025 coordinator: Todd Hoare, McMaster University
- x2026 coordinator: Parisa Mehrkhodavandi and Zhibin Ye, University of British Columbia, Concordia University
- MSED Graduate Thesis Award: Chantal Paquet, National Research Council
- MSED Undergraduate Thesis coordinator: Ali Nazemi, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Early career investigator award coordinator: Jordan Wosnick, University of Toronto
MSED awards
The MSED sponsors annual faculty, graduate, and undergraduate awards that recognize excellence in research at all levels.
The Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada announces its NOVA Chemicals MSED Early Career Investigator Award. The award aims to recognize the research achievements of a Canadian polymer scientist or engineer within the early stages of their career as a Principal Investigator or government/industry scientist. The application deadline is Apr. 17, 2025. For more information, please see the following instructions.
2024 NOVA Chemicals MSED Early Career Investigator Award: Zachary M. Hudon, University of British Columbia and Tizazu H. Mekonnen, University of Waterloo
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 Aug. 1, 2025.
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 yearly application deadline for the Graduate Award in Polymer Chemistry is November 1. 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 Ali Nazemi, Université du Québec à Montréal at nazemi.ali@uqam.ca.
Apply for the 2025 Undergraduate thesis competition
Applications are due by 11.59 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Concours de thèse en sciences des polymères du premier cycle 2025
La date limite de demande est vendredi, le 13 juin 2025, à 23h59.
Recent Graduate Award Winners in Polymer Chemistry
2024 MSED Graduate Award
- Madison Mooney, University of Windsor
2023 MSED Graduate Award
- Kudzanai Nyamayaro, University of British Columbia
2022 MSED Graduate Award
- Michael Ocheje, University of Windsor
2021 MSED Graduate Award
- Remi Casier, University of Waterloo
- Nathan Paisley, University of British Columbia
2020 MSED Graduate Award
- Michael Adamski, Simon Fraser University
- Ethan Sauve, University of British Columbia
Recent MSED Undergraduate Thesis Award Winners
2024 MSED Undergraduate Thesis Award
- Erin Donahue-Boyle, McMaster University
- Kate V. M. Hanrahan, Memorial University
2023 MSED Undergraduate Thesis Award
- Anita Hu, University of Windsor
- Liam Wittenberg, McMaster University
2022 MSED Undergraduate Thesis Award
- Jonathan Hui, Simon Fraser University
- Manjot Grewal, McMaster University
- Joseph Chang, University of British Columbia
- Meghan McNeil, Université de Montréal