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UofT Department of Chemistry @chemuoft.bsky.social · Nov 20
Hello, Bluesky! We are so glad to be here. To learn more about the work we do at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, visit our website at www.chemistry.utoronto.ca
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One of the world's leading chemistry departments, the University of Toronto's Department of Chemistry is home to cutting-edge research and education.
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Analytical Seminar Series: Abigail Richards will present original graduate research on “A Dual-Component Biosensor System for a Quantitative Assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease,” on Thursday November 27, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Environmental MSc Seminar: Anna Kirkland will present “The Identification of Ozonolysis Products from Bisphenol Analogues and their Binding to Estrogen-Related Receptor Gamma,” on Tuesday November 25, at 1:00 PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Physical Seminar Series: Praveen Jayakumar will present original graduate research on “What Makes Some Unitary Transforms of Many - Body Hamiltonians Efficient?,” on Tuesday November 25, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Chemistry Stories: Elements of Success: Karolina Słomińska: www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/element...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Inorganic Seminar Series: Armaan Goraya will present original graduate research on “Beyond Classical Olefin Additions: Alternative FLP Deprotonation Reactivity with Olefins and Acrylates,” on Monday November 24, at 1:30 PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Special Chemistry Seminar: Jack Lin will give an FOE Public Seminar, “Ligand Design in Constructing Reactive Transition Metal Complexes,” on Tuesday November 25, at 1:00 PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Organic Seminar Series: Come hear eight amazing organic chemistry talks on Monday November 24. Seminars run from 9:30AM to 4:30PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Chemistry Stories: U of T chemistry pioneer J. Bryan Jones honoured with Endowed Fellowship www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-che...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Chemistry Stories Eugenia Kumacheva wins E.W.R. Steacie Award www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/eugenia...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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COLLOQUIUM: Professor Liheng Cai from University of Virginia, speaking on “Bottlebrush Polymers, Networks, Biomaterials, and Tissue Mimics,” on Friday November 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Analytical Seminar Series: Professor Sanela Martic from Trent University will present “Diverse Stories of Electrochemistry,” on Thursday November 20, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Special Chemistry Seminar: Isla Wrightson will present an FOE Public Seminar “Shifts in the Molecular Biogeochemistry of Soil Organic Matter under Long-Term Changes in Litter Quality and Quantity in Temperate Forests” on Wednesday November 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Matt DaCosta will present original graduate research: “A Powerful Carbanion from the Smallest Nano-Diamond: The Synthesis of bis-2-Adamantyl Magnesium” on Monday November 17, 2025, at 1:30 PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Special Chemistry Seminar: Professor Naomi S. Ginsberg of University of California, Berkeley, will ask: “How do emerging functional materials form, transform, and transport energy at the nanoscale?” on Monday November 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Chemistry Stories Art Contest 2025 – Announcing the Winners www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/art-con...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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COLLOQUIUM: Professor David Nagib of Ohio State University will deliver the 2025 Pharmaron Lecture on “Harnessing Radical and Carbene Polarity in Organic Synthesis,” on Friday November 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Environmental Seminar Series: Professor Roxana Suehring of Toronto Metropolitan University discusses “Opportunities for source identification of microplastics using non-targeted chemical fingerprinting,” Tuesday November 11, at 1:00 PM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Physical Seminar Series: Rees Hughes will present original graduate research on “Dynamic Trap Emission from Single CdSe Quantum Dots,” on Tuesday November 1, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Chemistry Stories Elements of Success: Arko Aalok Sarkar www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/element...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Analytical Seminar Series: Jared King will present original graduate research on “The Effect of Heterogenous Alkaline Phosphatase Kinetics on the Formation of Calcium Phosphate Nanostructures,” on Thursday November 6, 2025, at 11:00. Learn more at uoft.me/ChemSeminars
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November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Chemistry Stories: Celebrating Chemistry's newest PhD and MSC recipients www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/fall-co...
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Chemistry Stories: Catalyzing Chemistry: Meet Ghazal Sayad-Haghighi www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/catalyz...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Friday, October 31st at 3:00 PM.

Happy Halloween to you all — stay safe, enjoy the treats, and Go Blue Jays Go! !
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October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Let's Go Blue Jays! World Series watch parties draw a crowd to #UofT's St. George campus ⚾️ uoft.me/bX9
First-year students, including Madeline Molnar, back right, ​​​pose for a celebratory photo after receiving free Game 2 tickets U of T Chancellor Wes Hall, left, and U of T President Melanie Woodin, right, share high-fives with True Blue, the university’s mascot Members of the U of T community and beyond turned up in the hundreds, settling in with snacks and beverages Students watching the World Series
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM