CSC WIDE May 2025 Spotlight Video - This month we feature Dr. Adya Karthikeyan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Polytechnique Montreal, where they explore surface polymers for agricultural applications. During Ph.D. studies at McGill University, Dr. Karthikeyan used nature inspired surfaces to surface engineer cooling materials for heat transfer.
Read More >>CSC WIDE March 2025 Spotlight Video -- This month we feature Dr. Saurabh Chitnis, an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University with expertise in synthetic inorganic chemistry. They use elements to make molecules with specific shapes, geometries and topologies which influence their potential applications.
Read More >>CSC WIDE December 2024 Spotlight Video -- This month we feature Madeline Marinelli from Cape Breton University. Madeline’s undergraduate research thesis, under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie MacQuarrie, focused on the disposal of pharmaceuticals by remediation in waters using various char materials.
Read More >>CSC WIDE November 2024 Spotlight Video -- This month we feature Dr. Sree Talluri, from the University of Victoria and a scientist at a biotechnology firm. Dr. Talluri's Ph.D. research, under the supervision of Dr. Cornelia Bohne, is focused on tagging gels with fluorescent dyes aimed at drug delivery systems, among other biotechnology applications.
Read More >>CSC WIDE October 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. This month we feature Professor Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, an Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph. Prof. Geddes-McAlister discusses work-life balance, challenges and barriers faced by equity-deserving groups, and the role of mentors in academic careers.
Read More >>CSC WIDE September 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. This month we feature Emily Devereux, a research technologist at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Emily’s environmental research aims to remediate oil sand tailing waste and return it to natural landscape to be safe for humans and animals.
Read More >>CSC WIDE July 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring Maxine Kirshenbaum, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto, working with Dr. Mark Wilson, in the Department of Chemistry.
Read More >>CSC WIDE July 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring Dr. Nausheen Sadiq, an Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University.
Read More >>CSC WIDE June 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring Prof. Lara Mahal, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics at University of Alberta.
Read More >>CSC WIDE May 2024 Spotlight Video -- an initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee -- shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring Na-Yung Seoh, an M.Sc. candidate at York University and their research focuses on air quality in a city.
Read More >>CSC WIDE April 2024 Spotlight Video - An initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee—shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring the spotlight on Robert Addai a Ph.D. candidate at Western University working with Prof. Yolanda Hedberg.
Read More >>CSC WIDE March 2024 Spotlight Video - An initiative of the CSC’s Working for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (WIDE) Committee—shines a light on chemists from diverse backgrounds and creates opportunities for increased representation of diverse researchers and scientists. Each month, CIC News highlights one researcher from the Spotlight Videos library. This month we are featuring the spotlight on Olivia Roland, an undergraduate researcher at the Cape Breton University working with Prof. Stephanie MacQuarrie.
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