Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Two Carleton Chemistry Graduates named in C&EN’s 2025 Talented 12

Two graduates of the Carleton University Chemistry program have been named in the Chemistry and Engineering News 2025 Talented 12, Dr. Shira Joudan and Dr. Alison Bain. “Every year since 2015, C&EN has introduced readers to a dozen early-career scientists who use their chemistry know-how to make a real-world impact. This year’s Talented 12... More

Monday, April 21, 2025

Turning Determination into Discovery: A Scientist’s Mission to Tackle ALS

By Ahmed Minhas Photos by Terence Ho For Daniel Knight, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research is personal. When he was 19, Knight lost his father to ALS. It was a devastating loss and a stark reminder that the disease runs in his family. “I told my dad before he passed that I would be part... More

Thursday, April 10, 2025

A Sweet Solution: Carleton Student’s Innovation Could Transform Maple Syrup Harvesting

By Ahmed Minhas Photos provided by Shahad Abdulmawjood There are few things as Canadian as maple syrup; found in nearly every household, its creation is a delicate process. Every spring, producers tap maple trees to harvest sap but as the temperature rises, the trees begin to bud. This triggers a chemical shift that creates... More

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Undergraduate Research Day 2025

Carleton University's Department of Chemistry, Food Science and Nanoscience hosted its annual Undergraduate Research Day on April 9th, 2025. Research Day is a celebration of the research of the undergraduate students in both Chemistry and Food Science. Undergraduate students participating in CHEM 4908, FOOD 4907 and FOOD 4908 shared their research... More

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Carleton’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Winners!

Carleton University held its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition on March 27, 2025. Two rounds of competition were held earlier in the day before eight finalists competed for the top prizes in the late afternoon. Contest prizes up for grabs by grad students consisted of one first-place prize of $500, one second-place prize of $300, one... More

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Future of Food

The Future of Food New Lab Cooking Up Innovative 3D Printed Meals By Dan Rubinstein About one in six people suffer from dysphagia, a medical term that means difficulty swallowing. Symptoms can include pain, gagging and an inability or reluctance to eat, and while the condition can develop at any age, it’s most common amongst older adults.... More

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Reducing Food Waste

Reducing Food Waste Carleton Researchers Help Develop a More Sustainable Food System By Dan Rubinstein Almost half of all food produced in Canada goes to waste. That’s more than 21 million tonnes every year, worth a staggering $58 billion. Around the world, about one billion meals a day are squandered, waste that’s responsible for 10 per... More

Friday, February 7, 2025

Fast-Tracking Drug Therapies

Fast-Tracking Drug Therapies Private Sector Partnerships Expedite Pharmaceutical Research By Dan Rubinstein Drug development is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. To ensure that pharmaceuticals are safe and effective, the interval between a laboratory breakthrough and a therapy that’s ready for clinical trials can be a decade or more.... More

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Carleton Research Seeks to Determine if Gut Microbes Could Break Down Forever Chemicals

By Tyrone Burke Photos by Lindsay Ralph Forever chemicals are woven into the fabric of the waterproof clothing that can keep you dry in a downpour. And they coat the non-stick frying pans that allow you to make scrambled eggs—and clean up with a nearly effortless wipe. “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—PFAS for short—are a... More

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Tristan Smythe recipient of the University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work – Doctoral

Tristan Smythe came to Carleton to pursue his doctorate in Chemistry, specializing in chemical and environmental toxicology. He completed his thesis work out of Environment and Climate Change Canada's National Wildlife Research Centre (NWRC) located on campus, where he studied the behaviours of chemical contaminants in herring gulls from the... More

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Laboratory for Aptamer Discovery and Development of Emerging Research (LADDER) at Carleton developed a test to detect low-quality maple sap

A new test developed by graduate student Shahad Abdulmawjood, research scientist Erin M. McConnell, Prof. J. David Miller, Prof. Maria C. DeRosa and their collaborators at Carleton University to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a solution to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from going down the drain every spring. Read... More

Friday, April 12, 2024

Undergraduate Fourth Year Students Showcase their research at Poster Day 2024!

Fourth-year students in the Chemistry and Food Science program presented their research to judges, faculty members, and the department on April 11th. The posters were judges by Graduate students in the program and the winners were awarded prizes. We congratulate all participating students for their hard work and wish them a bright future! WINNERS:... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

2024 Walker Summer Research Award

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for a 2024 Walker Summer Research Award. 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... More

Friday, December 1, 2023

Professor David Miller talks about Air in Remote First Nations Houses Tied to Respiratory Ills

In conversation with Medscape Medical News, Professor Miller explains how Indoor Environment Quality(IEQ) impacts the risks of developing respiratory infections in First Nations communities. Professor Miller discusses that exposure led up to the children going to hospital was the chemical called endotoxin. "When concentrations are too high, it... More

Friday, August 25, 2023

Hieu Minh Le wins prestigious “Testing for Life” student award

Congratulations to Hieu Minh Le, who won the prestigious AOAC INTERNATIONAL/Eurofins Foundation "Testing for Life" Student Award (https://www.aoac.org/2023-annual-meeting-exposition/2023-aoac-awards/#eurofins). Hieu will present his honours thesis project on food authentication completed with Prof. Yaxi Hu in the upcoming AOAC annual conference in... More

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Dr Veronic Bezaire receives highest honour an educator can receive in the province

Véronic Bézaire (Department of Chemistry and Director of the Institute of Biochemistry) has been named a recipient of the 2023 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award – the highest honour an educator can receive in the province. Please see the story... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The Department of Chemistry Congratulates Trinda Crippin for Receiving the Excellence in Learning Support Award!

Recently, Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning), David Hornsby, announced the outstanding educators who have been named 2022 Carleton University Teaching Award winners. The Department of Chemistry's very own Trinda Crippin has been awarded the Excellence in Learning Support Award! Trinda is an extraordinary colleague and lab coordinator... More

Monday, July 18, 2022

Professor Manthorpe Awarded Largest Individual Research Grant in Faculty of Science

Professor Jeff Manthorpe has been awarded the largest ever individual research grant within the Faculty of Science! The grant was awarded to develop methods of reducing the amount of palladium used in chemical reactions that play a significant role in industries such as electronics and pharmaceuticals. The Mitacs Accelerate funds will also support... More

Monday, May 30, 2022

Professor David Miller named to expert panel on Gene-edited Organisms for Pest Control

The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), at the request of Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency, has formed an expert panel to examine the scientific, bioethical, and regulatory challenges associated with the use of gene-edited organisms and technologies for Pest Control. Professor Miller was asked to join the multidisciplinary group... More

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Former Chemistry Ph.D. student awarded AGFD Division Best Research Article 2022

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Research announced the winners of the 2022 article of the year award. Dr. Mark Sumarah (et al.), who graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology from Carleton University in 2009 was named winner of the AGFD Division Best Research Article for Unraveling the Ergot Alkaloid... More

Monday, April 11, 2022

Fourth Year Students Shine at Poster Day

The fourth year students in Chemistry and Food Science 4907/4908 presented their research to a group of judges, supervisors, and committee members on Friday, April 8th. We wish to congratulate all participants on their collaborative research efforts! 2022 Winners Hania Rajack of the Lai Lab Title: Synthesis and oxidation properties of ZnO2... More

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Professor David Sabatino presents at Science Café on April 6th

Professor David Sabatino will be presenting at the next Science Café, hosted by the Faculty of Science on Wednesday, April 6th at 1:30pm. Professor Sabatino will be discussing Biomedical Research at the Interface of Chemistry & Biology. To read more, or to register, visit this link: Webinar Registration - Zoom... More

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Professor David Miller visits IAQradio+

Professor David Miller was invited as a guest to the IAQradio+ show, titled The Life and Times of an IEQ Founding Father: It's Hard to Run from Evidence. On the show, Professor Miller discussed the work done by himself and research partners over the decades to have Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) recognized as a... More

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Carleton University Introduces Student Study Spaces

To help support our students in finding safe and quiet spaces to study, Carleton University and Scheduling and Exam Services is proud to announce that 17 rooms with 199 individual quiet study spaces, including 3 group study spaces, have been added the Enterprise Portal tool for use during the Winter 2022 term. These spaces are self-serviceable... More

Monday, January 24, 2022

Poor housing conditions linked to respiratory health issues in young First Nations children

Professor David Miller works with researchers on a study led by the CHEO Research Institute about the respiratory health issues experienced by young First Nations children and the direct links to poor housing conditions, which do not meet minimum housing standards. Immediate action needs to be taken to improve housing conditions to benefit the... More

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Professor David Sabatino joins Chemistry

Professor David Sabatino joins the Department of Chemistry from Seton Hall University in New Jersey Professor Sabatino completed his Ph.D. at McGill University, before joining the University of Montreal as a post-doctoral fellow. He has been awarded the D.W. Ambridge Award in Chemistry for his outstanding doctoral thesis in the Faculties of... More

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Professor Daniela Quaglia joins Chemistry!

Professor Daniela Quaglia joins the Department of Chemistry from Université de Montréal She completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Biology at University College Dublin, and holds an MBA from Concordia University! Professor Quaglia's research has recently earned her a Royal Society Research Grant. We are extremely pleased to have Professor Daniela... More

Monday, December 13, 2021

Chemistry Welcomes New Faculty Hires

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce four new faculty hires, who will all join us by July 2022! Dr. Daniela Quaglia joined the department in October 2021 Dr. David Sabatino will join January 2022 Dr. Yaxi Hu will join the Food Science team in July 2022 Dr. Daniel Gregoire also joins the... More

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Teaching and Learning Services features Professor Bob Burk in their latest Blog!

Patrick Lyons, Director of Teaching and Learning Services, published a new blog about the impact Professor Bob Burk has had on his students, specifically within his CHEM 1001 groups. Encouraging students to put themselves out there by performing an important science skill not only helps them gain necessary knowledge, but also grows confidence in... More

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Publication: Odd chain fatty acids and odd chain phenolic lipids are essential for diet

Professor Farah Hosseinian et al. published a study about odd chain fatty acids (15:0 and 17:0) from dairy fat as well as odd chain phenolic lipids (alkylresorcinols) from whole grain being commonly reviewed as candidate biomarkers for dietary analysis and their ingestion are inversely related to chronic disease risks. Read the... More

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Professor Sean Barry Publishes Chemistry of Atomic Layer Deposition

Professor Sean Barry has published Chemistry of Atomic Layer Deposition which cover the fundamental concepts of organometallic chemistry, thermodynamics, and kinetics, as well as applying these fundamentals to specific deposition processes. To read more about the book, or to purchase, visit: Chemistry of Atomic Layer Deposition... More

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The Saffron Project with Professor Farah Hosseinian – Sold Out!

Food Science, Biology, and Biochemistry are selling Carleton grown saffron for $10/g + free flower tea pack bonus! All proceeds go to the Sustainable Food Production Initiative through Carleton’s Future Funder, with the ultimate goal to support students in financial need by initiating a Saffron Scholarship. Please contact Farah Hosseinian or... More

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

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