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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Oat bran-derived peptides show potential antioxidant and anti-obesity properties

Oxidative stress and metabolism dysregulation are associated with a number of health conditions. Ramak Esfandi (BSc Food Science, PhD candidate Chemistry/Food Science) in the research group of Prof. Apollinaire Tsopmo published a paper indicating that peptides derived from oat bran may have antioxidant activity and potential anti-obesity... More

Monday, October 25, 2021

Professor David Miller Awarded the 2021 Philip R. Morey Memorial Award

Congratulations to Dr. David Miller on being awarded the 2021 Philip R. Morey Memorial Award, for his significant contribution in the science of occupational and environmental bioaerosols and biological agents. Read more about David Miller and the Philip R. Morey Memorial Award.  ... More

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

How to buy your lab supplies?

Are you taking in person labs this year? Please check out the link below and scroll down to Undergraduate Supply ordering for more information on how to be prepared for your first lab. Information can be found... More

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Visiting the Chemistry Department this fall

Anyone coming to campus must complete daily COVID screening. Please review Carleton’s COVID-19 website for information, answers to frequently asked questions and the latest campus-wide emails that have been sent to the Carleton community. Fall 2021 Services Effective August 23, 2021 the Chemistry Department will provide limited in-person... More

Friday, May 28, 2021

Fall 2021 Labs

In person lab space is very limited and is subject to Covid-19 guidelines. Course Delivery Options Lab Coordinator Important notes CHEM 1001 A                       Sections A1 to A8 are offered as hybrid: students will have 2 or 3 in-person and 2 online experiments.  ... More

Friday, January 8, 2021

Walker Award 2021

The Walker Summer Research Award was established by Dr. Graham Walker, a 1970 BSc Honours in Chemistry graduate from Carleton University, who is currently a professor in the Department of Biology at MIT. The purpose of the award is to assist promising undergraduate students in gaining research experience with a research group in Chemistry... More

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Department of Chemistry Fall Graduation

We are excited to celebrate this major milestone and accomplishment with our Chemistry and Food Science students. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84505593189?pwd=OWUvandFb090L2xqUExyZlJuaWNFUT09 Meeting ID: 845 0559 3189 Passcode: Chemistry Please contact Chemistry@carleton.ca for dial in... More

Thursday, October 8, 2020

CHEM Matters is hiring!

CHEM Matters is hiring! The CHEM Matters program is a week-long preparatory course that’s designed to reinforce chemistry fundamentals for students coming into CHEM 1001. We’re looking to hire two Peer Study Group Leaders (PSGLs) that will produce supplementary study and practice material for CHEM Matters students and will then follow them... More

Friday, May 29, 2020

Mostafa Siddiqui awarded one of five Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

Mostafa Siddiqui has been awarded one of  five Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards for 2019-2020. This award celebrates the contributions and support teaching assistants give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing and perpetuating a positive learning environment, and in implementing innovative teaching... More

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Department Closure

PLEASE NOTE In following the recommendations from Ottawa Public Health, the Department of Chemistry (Food Science and Nanoscience)  is operating online and staff are working remotely. For assistance, please contact the office at Chemistry@carleton.ca and your email will be redirected to the appropriate contact. If you would like to set up a... More

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Professor David Miller & Colleagues Publish a New Edition of a Valued Resource on Mold

So it might not be obvious but the standards that protect you in the workplace do not come from government rather from the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists and the American Industrial Industrial Hygiene Association and for ventilation ASHRAE. So it is that this second edition of the guidelines on mold define current... More

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Prof. David Miller & Food Science Alum Ariel Root develop user friendly tool kit for First Nation communities to identify mould in homes

"We wanted to see if we could improve the quality and relevance of the [public health education] materials that are available to these rural and remote First Nations communities,”- Chemistry Professor David Miller.     Ariel Root, Carleton Food Science Alum, and current PhD candidate at the School of Public Policy and Administration,... More

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