Research Areas
Located in Canada's most enterprising city and neighbouring one of the nation's best playgrounds (the Rockies), the Department of Chemistry's graduate program offers you the opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers, work in highly sophisticated labs, and build the skills you need to pursue stimulating careers in both research and industry.
Among many other things, our 40 faculty members and 100+ graduate students work on advancing knowledge and finding solutions to problems regarding Chemistry for Cleaner Energy, Chemistry for Life and Health and Chemistry for the Quantum-Nano World that involve the following various research themes:
- Biological and medicinal chemistry
- Chemical education research
- Chemical synthesis and catalysis
- Computational chemistry and molecular modeling
- Energy and environment
- Nanotechnology and materials chemistry
Our researchers apply chemical principals to cellular and molecular biological problems. The central focus of this leading edge research is the fundamental investigation of disease mechanisms, the interaction of toxins with biomolecules, the understanding of complex biological systems, and the development of potential therapeutic or pharmaceutical targets.
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Thomas G. Back
Organic
(403) 220-6256
tgback@ucalgary.ca -
Darren Derksen
Organic
(403) 220-2610
dderksen@ucalgary.ca -
Jurgen Gailer
Analytical
(403) 210-8899
jgailer@ucalgary.ca -
Belinda Heyne
Bio-physical
(403) 220-3887
bjmheyne@ucalgary.ca -
Farideh Jalilehvand
Inorganic
(403) 220-3855
faridehj@ucalgary.ca -
Chang-Chun Ling
Organic
(403) 220-2768
ccling@ucalgary.ca -
Justin MacCallum
Theoretical, physical
(403) 220-8349
justin.maccallum@ucalgary.ca -
Kevin Thurbide
Analytical
(403) 220-5370
thurbide@ucalgary.ca -
Jeffrey Van Humbeck
Organic
(403) 220-3039
jeffrey.vanhumbec1@ucalgary.ca
Chemical education researchers endeavour to understand the process of learning chemistry at the undergraduate level. Our scholars are examining how to create more effective classroom learning environments, innovative laboratory experiences, creative tutorial settings and more.
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Jennifer Adams
STEM educational research
(403) 220-6017
jennifer.adams1@ucalgary.ca -
Max Anikovskiy
Nanoscience
(403) 220-3115
manikovs@ucalgary.ca -
Wendy Benoit
Organic
(403) 220-3293
wlbenoit@ucalgary.ca -
Yuen-ying Carpenter
Organic
(403) 220-6908
yyscarpe@ucalgary.ca -
Ashley Causton
Organic
(403) 210-3968
acauston@ucalgary.ca -
Ian Hunt
Organic
(403) 220-6430
irhunt@ucalgary.ca -
Julie Lefebvre
General
(403) 220-7602
jlefebv@ucalgary.ca -
Vivian Mozol
General
(403) 210-8458
vjmozol@ucalgary.ca -
Amanda Musgrove
Analytical
(403) 220-2745
amanda.musgrove@ucalgary.ca -
Nicole Sandblom
Natural sciences
(403) 210-9816
ntaucoin@ucalgary.ca -
Erin Sullivan
General
(403) 220-6913
ersulliv@ucalgary.ca -
Bronwen Wheatley
Natural Sciences
(403) 220-8077
bmmwheat@ucalgary.ca
Our researchers are developing ways to break and make chemical bonds in an efficient and controlled manner to design new molecules and control chemical transformations. This area of research is critical to the generation of materials and products spanning small molecules, polymers, supramolecular assemblies, bioactive compounds and solid-state materials.
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Thomas G. Back
Organic
(403) 220-6256
tgback@ucalgary.ca -
Darren Derksen
Organic
(403) 220-2610
dderksen@ucalgary.ca -
Pierre Kennepohl
Inorganic, Physical
pierre.kennepohl@ucalgary.ca -
Chang-Chun Ling
Organic
(403) 220-2768
ccling@ucalgary.ca -
Jennifer Love
Inorganic/Organic
(403) 220-5340
jennifer.love@ucalgary.ca -
Gabriel Ménard
Inorganic
gabriel.menard@ucalgary.ca -
Warren E. Piers
Inorganic
(403) 220-5746
wpiers@ucalgary.ca -
Roland Roesler
Inorganic
(403) 220-5366
roesler@ucalgary.ca -
Greg Welch
Inorganic, organic
(403) 210-7603
gregory.welch@ucalgary.ca -
Jeffrey Van Humbeck
Organic
(403) 220-3039
jeffrey.vanhumbec1@ucalgary.ca
Quantum chemical calculations are used to predict and understand processes and materials of relevance to biological, catalytic and energy-related applications. Our primary aim is to integrate density functional theory, molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics into statistical and stochastic methodologies. Our internationally-renowned researchers have also developed software that can determine the properties and reactivity of a wide variety of compounds.
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Pierre Kennepohl
Inorganic, Physical
pierre.kennepohl@ucalgary.ca -
Peter Kusalik
Theoretical
(403) 220-6244
pkusalik@ucalgary.ca -
Justin MacCallum
Theoretical, physical
(403) 220-8349
justin.maccallum@ucalgary.ca -
Dennis Salahub
Theoretical
(403) 220-3720
dsalahub@ucalgary.ca
Our department has international leadership in the development of energy production, conversion and storage technologies that have minimal impact on the environment. This multidisciplinary task includes the development of fuel cell materials and photovoltaic technologies, development of CO2 capture and storage materials, as well as applied catalysis and sulphur chemistry. Advanced analytical tools are applied to observe transformations of pollutant species in air, water and food.
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Viola Birss
Physical
(403) 220-6432
birss@ucalgary.ca -
Michelle Dolgos
Inorganic, physical
(403) 220-7877
michelle.dolgos1@ucalgary.ca -
Jurgen Gailer
Analytical
(403) 210-8899
jgailer@ucalgary.ca -
Farideh Jalilehvand
Inorganic
(403) 220-3855
faridehj@ucalgary.ca -
Pierre Kennepohl
Inorganic, Physical
pierre.kennepohl@ucalgary.ca -
Susana Kimura-Hara
Analytical
(403) 220-7519
s.kimurahara@ucalgary.ca -
Chang-Chun Ling
Organic
(403) 220-2768
ccling@ucalgary.ca -
Jennifer Love
Inorganic/Organic
(403) 220-5340
jennifer.love@ucalgary.ca -
Robert Marriott
Applied sulfur
(403) 220-3144
rob.marriott@ucalgary.ca -
Gabriel Ménard
Inorganic
gabriel.menard@ucalgary.ca -
Hans Osthoff
Analytical
(403) 220-8689
hosthoff@ucalgary.ca -
Warren E. Piers
Inorganic
(403) 220-5746
wpiers@ucalgary.ca -
Roland Roesler
Inorganic
(403) 220-5366
roesler@ucalgary.ca -
George K. H. Shimizu
Inorganic
(403) 220-5347
gshimizu@ucalgary.ca -
Todd Sutherland
Organic
(403) 220-5340
sutherlt@ucalgary.ca -
Venkataraman Thangadurai
Physical
(403) 210-8649
vthangad@ucalgary.ca -
Kevin Thurbide
Analytical
(403) 220-5370
thurbide@ucalgary.ca -
Simon Trudel
Physical
(403) 210-7078
trudels@ucalgary.ca -
Greg Welch
Inorganic, organic
(403) 210-7603
gregory.welch@ucalgary.ca
Our researchers develop novel materials for applications in diverse areas such as energy storage, biomedicine, catalysis and magnetic materials.
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Viola Birss
Physical
(403) 220-6432
birss@ucalgary.ca -
Michelle Dolgos
Inorganic, physical
(403) 220-7877
michelle.dolgos1@ucalgary.ca -
Belinda Heyne
Bio-physical
(403) 220-3887
bjmheyne@ucalgary.ca -
Pierre Kennepohl
Inorganic, Physical
pierre.kennepohl@ucalgary.ca -
Peter Kusalik
Theoretical
(403) 220-6244
pkusalik@ucalgary.ca -
Chang-Chun Ling
Organic
(403) 220-2768
ccling@ucalgary.ca -
Yujun Shi
Physical
(403) 210-8674
shiy@ucalgary.ca -
George K. H. Shimizu
Inorganic
(403) 220-5347
gshimizu@ucalgary.ca -
Todd Sutherland
Organic
(403) 220-5340
sutherlt@ucalgary.ca -
Venkataraman Thangadurai
Physical
(403) 210-8649
vthangad@ucalgary.ca -
Simon Trudel
Physical
(403) 210-7078
trudels@ucalgary.ca