CIC Fellowship is a senior class of membership that recognizes the merits of CIC members who have made outstanding contributions across multiple areas:
- Scientific, Engineering and Technical Contributions
- CIC, CSC, CSChE Service
- Management of Science, Engineering or Technology
- Teaching, Mentorship, and Public Awareness
In general, candidates have made contributions in all four areas with outstanding contributions in a subset. Nominations are made by the CIC membership, either individually or by Local Sections and Subject Divisions. Nominations for CIC fellowships are completed by filling in the FCIC Nomination Form and sending it to the awards team at awards@cheminst.ca. Nominations are reviewed by the CIC Fellowship Committee, a four-member committee of peers, that makes recommendations to the CIC Board for approval. New Fellows are announced and certificates are presented at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with annual conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry or at the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. View the CIC Fellowship Nomination Terms of Reference / Guidelines.
Fellowship Committee Terms of Reference
Nomination deadline: November 15 annually
The 2026 Fellows of the CIC are:
Andrew P. Dicks, FCIC
University of Toronto
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Professor Andrew P. Dicks has an established teaching and administrative record of excellence spanning nearly 25 years at the University of Toronto. He has created and published multiple curricular materials to promote green chemistry education best practices to university instructors and high school teachers, earning multiple institutional, national and international teaching awards in the process. This recognition includes the CIC Award for Chemistry Education, an RSC Chemistry Education Award, and the 2025 ACS Career Achievement in Green Chemistry Education Award. His recent term as departmental Associate Chair Undergraduate saw unprecedented growth in the number of undergraduates enrolled in chemistry programs and courses through strategic changes to first-year curricula, enhancement in the number of research opportunities, and an improvement in communication with students. Professor Dicks has developed his interest and talent in connecting educators through chairing of the 2014 IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Education held in Toronto, and the 2017 College Chemistry Canada Conference. His direct commitment to the CIC is evidenced by his CSC and x2026 conference organization on behalf of the Chemistry Education Division, coordination of the Canadian Chemistry Olympiad Program over seven years, ongoing support of the national Canadian Chemistry Contest, and CSC Accreditation Committee activities.
Paul G. Hayes, FCIC
University of Lethbridge
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Paul G. Hayes received a B.Sc. (Honours) from Mount Allison University. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Calgary and undertook an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been an active member of the Canadian chemical community for more than 25 years. He served as an Associate Editor for the journal RSC Advances from 2015-2023 and was the Guest Editor for a double issue of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry in honour of the late Stephen Westcott. Paul was the Technical Program Co-Chair of CCCE 2022, the CSC Director of Subject Divisions (2022-2025), and currently sits on the CSC Accreditation Committee. He has a lengthy record of innovative teaching, promoting access to education and establishing international student exchanges. He has given numerous talks to government officials and the public, and works to support existing, and establish new opportunities for school-aged students to learn about, and participate in, the chemical sciences. Paul has received international accolades for his research program in organometallic chemistry and catalysis, including a Long-term Invitational Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2021, and has been a Visiting Professor at RWTH Aachen, Nagoya and Hokkaido Universities. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge, where he has been a Tier I Board of Governors Research Chair in Organometallic Chemistry.
Robin Hutchinson, FCIC
Queen’s University
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Professor Robin Hutchinson joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Queen’s University in 2000 after nine years of industrial research with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in the United States and Europe. He pioneered the application of specialized pulsed-laser techniques to measure key radical polymerization rate coefficients, capturing the new mechanistic knowledge in simulation tools that are widely applied by industry to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and increase sustainability of commercial production of acrylic coatings, water-soluble polymers, and polymeric dispersants. One of the most widely cited polymer science researchers in Canada and a member of the IUPAC Polymer Division leadership team, Hutchinson’s global leadership, expertise, and research impact are recognized internationally by both the polymer science and reaction engineering research communities. Hutchinson has mentored over 50 graduate and postdoctoral researchers at Queen’s that have gone on to establish successful industrial and academic careers in Canada and across the globe. Currently serving as Department Head, he provides strong leadership through an important time of faculty renewal, curriculum reform, and reduced budgets.
Philip Jessop, FCIC
Queen’s University
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Dr. Philip Jessop is the Head of the Chemistry Department and the Canada Research Chair of Green Chemistry at Queen’s University in Canada, honorary professor of the University of Jordan, adjunct professor at the Hashemite University in Jordan, and the Executive Research Director of Forward Water Technologies Inc. He served as the Chair of the Editorial Board for the journal Green Chemistry (2017-2022), has chaired three major international conferences and helped create two spin-off companies and GreenCentre Canada, a centre for the commercialization of green chemistry technologies. Prof. Jessop is a leader in the discovery and commercialization of green chemistry technologies and a tireless promoter of green science and green decision-making to students, researchers, industry, policy- makers, and the public. His research has shown many new ways in which waste carbon dioxide can be used to reduce energy consumption and materials wastage in chemical processes and consumer products. He uses many different media, including scientific journals, social media, books, seminars, chemistry shows, webinars, courses, and summer schools to encourage all of these stakeholders to harness the power of green science to bring about a more sustainable future.
Dongling Ma, FCIC
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Dongling Ma is nationally and internationally recognized for her creative and impactful contributions to materials chemistry, nanoscience, photocatalysis, and clean energy. Her research seamlessly integrates fundamental and applied science, spanning the development of synthetic methodologies for nanomaterials, advanced in situ characterization and real-world applications in areas such as photocatalysis and photovoltaics. A hallmark of her work is the rational design of highly functional heterostructures and nanohybrids based on deep mechanistic understanding. She strategically orchestrates nanoscale components to function cooperatively in addressing some of humanity’s most pressing challenges, including renewable energy, environmental pollution, and healthcare. Her research has resulted in >200 scientific publications, 7 granted patents, and 4 book chapters.
Prof. Ma is deeply committed to supporting CIC activities and advancing the broader goals of the chemical sciences community. She has served on numerous committees and has delivered >170 invited lectures at international/national conferences and prestigious universities and government laboratories worldwide. Her strong leadership has been widely recognized.
Prof. Ma has received numerous awards/honors, including the 2022 Clara Benson Award from the CIC and election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK, 2023).