As part of a new venture in the Moitessier research group, recent Ph.D graduate, Josh Pottel, has delved into developing software to guide protein engineering. Computers can be used to simulate the shape and function of a protein or enzyme, but need the correct tools to be able to create accurate models. An initial platform for generating and applying new side-chain (rotamer) libraries has shown promise as the foundation for a biocatalysis prediction software.
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Published on: 9 Jan 2016
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.
Published on: 7 Jan 2016
On December 11, students, post-doc and professors enjoyed a well deserved end-of-term party and celebrated the holiday season with a nice meal and music. On behalf of the all department: Happy holiday season!
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Published on: 19 Dec 2015
During the fall 2015 semester, students enrolled in the Green Chemistry course (CHEM 462) were involved in a unique initiative. They entirely created their very own journal composed of reports and critiques inspired by the 12 principles of green chemistry. An editorial board composed of students in the course was cast and defined teh scope for this new publication. Students each wrote an article, submitted it to the editors, peer evaluted each other's work and finally presented their final work.
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Published on: 8 Dec 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Robert ('Bob') Marchessault, who died peacefully last month on September 16th, 2015, the day of his 87th birthday.
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Published on: 2 Nov 2015
Two McGill Green Chemists Professors Robin Rogers and C-J Li have again earned the recognition by being among the top 1% most cited for their subject fields.聽 This award represents some of the world鈥檚 most influential scientific minds. Only 5 chemists in Canada are recognized.聽 Both Prof. Rogers and Prof. Li were also recognized in 2014.
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Published on: 13 Oct 2015
Associate professor Audrey Moores was recently featured in the french radio programme "Les Ann茅es Lumi猫re" hosted by Yanick Villedieu. In a mini series of 3 chronicles 芦 La r猫gle de 3 禄, broadcasted on ICI-Radio Canada on Sep.
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Published on: 11 Oct 2015
The CSACS Student Symposium took place on September 18th 2015, at 香蕉视频鈥檚 New Residence Hall. This event is an occasion for students to share their work with the local self-assembly community. Prof. Gilles Bourret (Salzburg University), a former CSACS member himself, gave the keynote lecture. Bourret discussed the use of聽 electrochemical approaches to prepare plasmonic nanostructures with a high level of control, including coaxial lithography (COAL), a method he helped develop as a postdoctoral fellow in Chad Mirkin鈥檚 group (Northwestern University).
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Published on: 25 Sep 2015
The heavier a car is, the more fuel it consumes, so finding ways to reduce vehicle weight is a key goal in the auto industry.
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Published on: 25 Sep 2015
The solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of a metal-organic framework, ZIF-8, was followed in real-time by in situ X-ray diffraction monitoring鈥�. The movie can be seen .
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Published on: 19 Aug 2015
Researchers at 香蕉视频 have discovered a clean photo-driven pathway for the efficient synthesis of aryl iodides under extremely mild conditions. The finding, published June 18 in J. Am. Chem. Soc., provides a more straightforward and greener option for preparing versatile iodide reagents, and avoids the problem of metal residue in synthetic chemistry.
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Published on: 12 Jul 2015
The McGill News Magazine recently highlighted the development of green chemistry in our department, featuring Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰, C.J. Li, Robin Rogers and Audrey Moores. Read more on the .
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Published on: 25 Jun 2015
Dr. Theresa Dankovich has gone a long way since earning a PhD at McGill from the group of Derek Gray. While at McGill she invented a method to synthetize , which could be directly used as powerful antibacterial filters. Now she is developping this idea to create books to help bring safe water around the world. Each page is printed with food grade ink to teach populations about safer water management practices. But the same pages can be detached and directly used as filters.
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Published on: 25 Jun 2015
Congratulations to Prof. Moitessier, whose generous volunteer assistance with a local High School student led to the discovery of a molecule with potential to inhibit the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, and earned 1st place National Science Fair Honours, an interview on CBC daybreak, and a .
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Published on: 4 Jun 2015
McGill鈥檚 Board of Governors accepted the recommendation of Principal Suzanne Fortier to appoint Prof. R. Bruce Lennox as Dean of the Faculty of Science at its meeting on 21 May 2015. Prof. Lennox will take office on 1 July 2015 for a five-year term.
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Published on: 22 May 2015
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