MARCH 2016     E-DISTILLATIONS   Dear Alumni and Friends, We are pleased to bring you our Winter issue of e-Distillations. We begin 2016 with great enthusiasm for the year ahead, which, like those before it, promises to be filled with important achievements in research and chemistry education. In this issue of e-Distillations, we have interviews with Professor Doug Stephan, who has been named an Einstein Visiting Fellow at Technische Universität (TU) Berlin and Julia Bayne, Chemistry’s most recent Vanier Scholar. We also present features on Professor Barb Morra, who was awarded the inaugural Chair’s Teaching Award, Professor Geoffrey Ozin, who is leading the University of Toronto Solar Fuels Cluster funded by the Connaught Global Challenge Award, and Professor Patrick Gunning, who has developed an innovative program in medicinal chemistry poised to make important impacts on challenging and rare disease targets. While we will continue to bring you e-Distillations on a regular schedule, we are always interested in connecting with our alumni on a frequent basis. To this end, we have established a University of Toronto Chemistry Alumni LinkedIn group. We welcome alumni from both undergraduate and graduate Chemistry programs across all campuses of the University of Toronto. Members will receive regular updates on departmental events and activities, and have the opportunity to connect with other alumni. Finally, our annual Ask a Laureate event is upcoming on May 6, 2016. This year’s event features talks by Professors Levent L. Diosady (Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry), Mark Lautens (Chemistry), Petter Ottensmeyer (Medical Biophysics), and Jumi Shin (Chemistry). You are invited to join us for this special event, which also includes presentation of awards to winners of our high school essay competition. Comments or feedback? You’re always welcome to get in touch at commoff@chem.utoronto.ca. Best Regards, Robert Batey Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry     NEWS   A Conversation with Professor Doug Stephan, Einstein Visiting Fellow at TU Berlin Professor Doug Stephan was in 2016 named an Einstein Visiting Fellow at Technische Universität (TU) Berlin. He is the first chemist to be granted the award since Professor John Hartwig in 2011. READ MORE   Professor Barb Morra, Inaugural Recipient of the Chair’s Teaching Award Professor Barb Morra is the first recipient of the Chair’s Teaching Award, which recognizes distinction in teaching by a Chemistry faculty member. READ MORE   Professor Geoffrey Ozin Wins Connaught Global Challenge Award With the newly-awarded funding from the $1 million Connaught Global Challenge Award, Professor Geoffrey Ozin is leading the University of Toronto Solar Fuels Cluster, focused on CO2-to-fuel technology development. READ MORE   Introducing Graduate Student Julia Bayne In 2015, Julia Bayne was named a Vanier Scholar for her research project “Carbon Dioxide: Friend or Foe? The metal-free conversion of carbon dioxide to liquid fuel,” making her the most recent Vanier Scholar in Chemistry. READ MORE   Patrick Gunning: Targeting Protein-Protein Interactions to Fight Rare Diseases Since joining the University of Toronto Mississauga in 2007, Professor Patrick Gunning has built an innovative program in medicinal chemistry with an emphasis on rare and orphan diseases. READ MORE         ALUMNI   Help Chemistry develop the talent, ideas and solutions for the defining challenges of our time. LEARN MORE   Wanted: Arts & Science Alumni Volunteers Have 5 minutes or 5 hours? Want to reconnect with U of T and help current students? We have plenty of opportunities to get involved in Arts & Science GET INVOLVED   Follow us on social media     Department of Chemistry 80 St. George Street Tel: 416-946-0348 e-mail: commoff@chem.utoronto.ca web: chem.utoronto.ca give: donate.utoronto.ca/chemistry The University of Toronto respects your privacy. We do not rent, trade or sell our mailing lists. Copyright © 2016 University of Toronto. All rights reserved. To opt-out of future messages of this kind, please contact us.