University of Windsor

University of WindsorUniversity of Windsor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Graduate Studies in Graduate Studies in ChemistryChemistry

University of Windsor

Our DepartmentResearch Centers and InstitutesFacilities and InstrumentationGraduate StudiesAll About WindsorResearchers

Our DepartmentOur Department


We have a friendly and stimulating work environment, with high contact time between faculty & students.

Number of faculty: 24Faculty hired in last six years: 12Number of graduate students: 75

Facilities & InstrumentationFacilities & Instrumentation


Renovated Synthetic Labs (2003-2006)X-ray diffractometers (2 single xtal, 1 powder)NMR Centre (5 spectrometers)Mass SpectrometryRaman/IR MicroscopyDSC, TGA, AFM, STM, …and many other acronyms!

Teaching LaboratoriesTeaching Laboratories


Teaching Laboratories (2003-2005)Undergraduate Instrumentation (2004-2006)Chemistry Resource Centre (2004)

Centres of Research Centres of Research ExcellenceExcellence


Centre for Catalysis & Materials Research (CCMR)

Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Molecular Biology

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER)

Life as a Graduate StudentLife as a Graduate Student


Research & SupervisorsTeaching & Community ServiceGraduate Courses & RequirementsStipends & ScholarshipsLife Outside of the Lab

Research & SupervisorsResearch & Supervisors


The choice of supervisor will be one of the most important choices you make. Things to consider:

Research AreaExperiencePublicationsFunding

Teaching & Community Teaching & Community ServiceService


Teaching assistantships widely vary:Laboratory TA / DemonstratorTutor / Resource Centre / LecturerLaboratory Design and PreparationCommunity Outreach

Courses & RequirementsCourses & Requirements


Selected Chemistry Subject Areas:Materials Science Supramolecular Chemistry X-ray Crystallography Organometallic ChemistryNuclear Magnetic Resonance Vibrational SpectroscopyLiquid Crystals PolymersComputational Chemistry CatalysisChemical Dynamics Main Group ChemistryEnvironmental Analytical Advanced Organic Topics

Selected Courses in Biochemistry & Biotechnology:Apoptosis (Cell Death) DNA ScienceBiochemistry of NO Protein Structure and FunctionEnvironmental Biochemistry Molecular Modeling

Special Courses:Departmental Seminar Research ProposalDirected Study: Co-op Term or Review Article

Senior undergraduate courses may be transferred from your B.Sc.

Stipends & ScholarshipsStipends & Scholarships


Stipends (2007-2008)StandardOGS NSERC

M.Sc. $20,000 $28,280 $31,370Ph.D. $20,000 $29,280 $41,600

Tuition $5,340

Tuition Waivers: Students who enter with or achieve an average of A- get their tuition waived (90% of Ph.D. students and 75% of M.Sc. students do not pay tuition!)

New scholarships (+$4-5 K) available in 2006-2007!

Life Outside of the LabLife Outside of the Lab


Graduate social life is very active:Intramural sportsParties (X-mas, Halloween, etc.)Outings and other social events

All About WindsorAll About Windsor


Windsor is Canada’s southernmost city, and is the Automotive Capital of Canada

Population:200,000 + 150,000 in county

Location: 5 minutes from Detroit40 minutes from Ann Arbor4 hours from Chicago4 hours from Toronto3 hours from Columbus

Climate: Mild winter, hot summer, and a beautiful long fall!

Windsor/Essex CountyWindsor/Essex County


Windsor is located in Essex County, some of the richest farmland in Canada (including wineries!).

The City of WindsorThe City of Windsor


Windsor has an ethnically diverse population, with large Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Eastern European, African populations

Beautiful waterfront park, city parks, festivals, cultural events and an excellent downtown nightlife make Windsor a great place to live

Windsor/DetroitWindsor/Detroit


Windsor is “very American”, and is often referred to as a “suburb of Detroit”…but many Detroiters would rather live in Windsor! Detroit plays an important role in the lives of Windsorites in many respects…

Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers and the Lowly Lions are minutes away!DIA, Detroit Symphony, Detroit Opera and concerts galore!

Windsor/DetroitWindsor/Detroit




The University of Windsor is a “comprehensive” university, with Faculties of Arts, Engineering, Nursing, Science, Human Kinetics, Law, and Business.

Established in 1867 as “Assumption College”, and was incorporated as the University of Windsor in the 1960’s.

2005-2006:15000 undergraduates 1000 graduate students.

Best of Both WorldsBest of Both Worlds


Small City (Windsor) – Major American Metropolis (Detroit)Canadian – American cultural componentsAccessible Faculty – World Class ResearchProximity to major American and Canadian universities

Research AreasResearch Areas


Biochemistry

Keith TaylorBulent MutusLana LeeSirayam PandeySirinart AnanvoranichOtis Vacratsis

Physical/Analytical

Ricardo ArocaJichang WangRob SchurkoJames Gauld

Inorganic/Materials

Doug StephanStephen LoebDavid AntonelliCharles MacdonaldSamuel JohnsonTricia Breen Carmichael

Organic

James GreenPhil DuttonHolger EichornAvinash Thadani

40000 20000 0 -20000 -40000 Hz

ExperimentalTimes:

40 minutes

340 minutesConventional 91ZrSpin-Echo NMR

91Zr QCPMG NMR

SiEt3Bu3SnEtO OEt

Co2(CO)6 Co2(CO)6

5 equiv BF3-OEt2, CH2Cl2, 0oC

Bridging Traditional Bridging Traditional DisciplinesDisciplines


Materials Chemistry

Organic Inorganic Physical Analytical

James Green

Charles Macdonald

Inorganic

Doug Stephan

Steve Loeb

Dave Antonelli

Rob Schurko

Organic Chemistry

Main Group Chemistry

Organometallics & Catalysis

Supramolecular Chemistry

Mesoporous Solids

Solid State NMR

Phil Dutton Physical Organic

Ricardo ArocaVibrational & Raman Spectroscopy

Holger Eichhorn Organic Materials & Liquid Crystals

Jichang WangNon-linear Chemical Dynamics

Sam Johnson Organometallic Chemistry

Avinash Thadani Organic Synthesis & Natural Products

Tricia Breen Carmichael

Surface & Materials Chemistry

James GreenJames Green


Associate Professor, 1990NSERC PDF, U. of California at BerkeleyPh.D., University of Waterloo, 1987 B.Sc., University of Windsor, 1982

Organic Synthesis with Transition Metal Units

SiEt3

Bu3Sn

EtO OEt

Co2(CO)

6Co

2(CO)

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5 equiv BF3-OEt

2,

CH2Cl

2, 0oC

Holger EichhornHolger Eichhorn


Assistant Professor, 2001Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Leeds, England, 1997Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Exeter, England, 1996Diploma in Chemistry (1991), Ph.D.,(1995) Postdoctoral Fellow (1996),University of Bremen, Germany

Mesomorphism – gateway to new materials for nanotechnology

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R = C18H37

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tail-group thiol

Nanoparticle-AmphiphilesPhotovoltaic device containing astar-shaped hetero-heptamer

Avinash ThadaniAvinash Thadani


Assistant Professor, 2004Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago, 2001-2004Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2001B.Sc., University of Toronto, 1996

Asymmetric Catalysis & Natural Product Synthesisa) Development of Novel Chiral Ligands & Application in C–C Bond

Forming Reactionsb) Synthesis of Bioactive Alkaloids

Bioactive AlkaloidsChiral Ligands

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(–)-norsecurinine

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:B(OH)2 Br

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Pd2(dba)3 (cat.)A (cat.)

Cs2CO3 (2 equiv.)dioxane, ²

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Doug StephanDoug Stephan


University Professor, 1982 NSERC/NOVA Chemicals Industrial Research ChairOrganometallic Chemistry: Catalyst discovery and developmentNATO PDF, Harvard University, 1980-1982Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 1980B.Sc., McMaster University, 1976Organometallic Chemistry & Catalysis

A catalyst provides an alternative, low energy activation pathway for a reaction, while at the same time not consuming the catalysts

A + B C + D

Ea

Ea

Reactants

Products

Stephen LoebStephen Loeb


University Professor and Canada Research Chair, 1990Royal Society of Chemistry, Visiting Professor, Oxford UniversityAssistant Professor, University of Winnipeg Postdoctoral Fellow, University of AlbertaB.Sc (Hon), Ph.D. University of Western OntarioSupramolecular Chemistry & Molecular

Machines+

“thread” or “axle”

“bead” or “wheel”

[2]-Pseudorotaxane

“Stopper”[2]-Rotaxane

+ 2

Interpenetrated Molecules

Interlocked Molecules

David AntonelliDavid Antonelli


Professor, 1998Lecturer, University of Sussex, 1997Research Associate, MIT, 1994-1996Research Associate, University of Alberta, 1994NSERC PDF, Oxford and Caltech, 1991-1993Ph.D., University of Alberta, 1990

Mesoporous Metal Oxide Materials

Synthesis and characterization of

composite materials

Chuck MacdonaldChuck Macdonald


Associate Professor, University of Windsor, 2001Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, 1998-2001Ph.D., Dalhousie, 1998B.Sc. (Hons.) Dalhousie, 1994

Main Group Inorganic Chemistry

Synthesis, Crystallography & Calculations

Oligomers & Polymers

Clusters & Coordination Chemistry

Sam JohnsonSam Johnson


Assistant Professor, 2002NSERC PDF, U. of California at Berkeley, 2000Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2000B.Sc., McMaster University, 1995

Organometallic Chemistry & Materials

Photonics:Non-linear optics

Ligand design

LnM R

LnM N

N R

N2 ?

N2 Activation

Tricia Breen CarmichaelTricia Breen Carmichael


Associate Professor, 2005Research Staff Member, IBM T.J. Watson Research CenterNSERC PDF, Harvard UniversityPh.D., University of Windsor, 1996B.Sc., University of Windsor, 1992

Surface & Materials Chemistry: Microelectronics

Indium Tin Oxide film patterned using microcontact printing and wet etching

Patterned Ni film fabricated using micro-contact printing & electrodeless plating

Ricardo ArocaRicardo Aroca


University Professor, University of Windsor, 1985D. Sc., Supreme Attestation Commission of the Soviet UnionPhD in Chemistry, Moscow State University, 1970B.Sc. University of Chile, 1964

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

Robert SchurkoRobert Schurko


Associate Professor, 2000Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999Postdoctoral Fellow, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Brookhaven National Lab, 1998Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 1998B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., University of Manitoba, 1992, 1994Solid-State NMR of Inorganic Materials

40000 20000 0 -20000 -40000 Hz

ExperimentalTimes:

40 minutes

340 minutesConventional 91ZrSpin-Echo NMR

91Zr QCPMG NMR

-sensitivity enhancement-NMR of quadrupolar nuclei

Jichang WangJichang Wang


Associate Professor, 2002Postdoctoral Fellow, Lethbridge University, 2000Postdoctoral Fellow, West Virginia University, 1996Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 1995Ph.D. Copenhagen University, Denmark, 1994B.Sc. Tsinghua University, P. R. China, 1991Dynamics and Mechanism of Oscillating

Chemical ReactionsAn example of manipulating chemical reactions with light, in which oscillatory phenomena are induced by light in the otherwise non-oscillatory medium

James GauldJames Gauld


Associate Professor, 2001Postdoctoral Fellow, Dalhousie University, 1999-2001Postdoctoral Fellow, Uppsala University, 1997-1999 B.Sc., Ph.D. Australian National University, 1997

Computational Chemistry &Molecular Modeling of Biochemical Systems

Sirinart AnanvoranichSirinart Ananvoranich


Associate Professor, 2000 Ph.D., Concordia University, 1995B.Sc, M.Sc (Pharm), Chulalongkorn, Thailand, 1989

Delta ribozyme and its applications

Catalytic ribonucleic acids “Delta ribozyme”.

Delta ribozyme can be modified to cut other ribonucleic acids (RNA) and could be a therapeutic agent, a gene-based drug.

We are using delta ribozyme as anti-parasitic drugs in our laboratory.

Lana LeeLana Lee


Associate ProfessorPh.D., University of Alberta, 1980 A.B., Mount Holyoke College, 1973

Protein Structure and Function

•Nuclear Magnetic Resonance•Blood Coagulation•Detoxification•Bacterial Systems (E.coli & volcanic)•Drug Design

Bulent MutusBulent Mutus


Professor, 1982Ph.D., University of ManitobaB.Sc., M.Sc., University of Waterloo

Nitric oxide mediated communication between cells

• vasodilation

N=O produced in endothelial cells (blood vessel walls) causes muscle cells to relax

Sirayam PandeySirayam Pandey


Associate Professor, 2000Ph.D., JNU, New Delhi, 1992M.Sc., BHU, Varanasi, 1986

Programmed Cell Death and Aging Research Lab

Human Neurons

Cancer Cells

Apoptosis (cell death) is involved in:Cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and StrokeStudy of the biochemical mechanism of cell death in these diseases.

Otis VacratsisOtis Vacratsis


Assistant Professor, 2003Postdoctoral Fellow, University of MichiganPh.D., Michigan State University, 2001B.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1995

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100NHNH22-EACDPLR-COOH-EACDPLR-COOH

MS/MS

Biological Mass Spectrometry

•Proteomics•Post-translationalmodifications•Biomarkers


Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

For more information:Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of Windsor401 Sunset AvenueWindsor, OntarioCanada N9B 3P4

Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext:3521FAX: (519)-973-7098 Email: [email protected]: www.uwindsor.ca/chemistry

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