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UCS 2020 Lab Tours

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Ever wonder what it’s like to work in a chemistry research lab here at UBC? Join us for our 2020 Lab Tour Series where UBC Chemistry Graduate students will be showing us the labs that they work in!
First in this series is Dr. Wolf’s lab! The Wolf Group’s research spans both inorganic and materials chemistry as they find distinct applications for materials that interact with light! Join PhD Candidate Taylor Wright and UCS’s very own Sebastian Gutierrez on our very first virtual lab tour!
We will be featuring these series on our Facebook and Instagram page. Please follow our Facebook page @Undergraduate Chemistry Society at UBC and our Instagram page @ubc_ucs

Chemistry Lab Tours 2017: Round 2!

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Have you ever wondered what a real research laboratory looks like? Thinking about summer research opportunities? Participate in the Undergraduate Chemistry Society’s (UCS) lab tours to find out!

The UCS is hosting two days of lab tours at different UBC Chemistry research labs. Students will learn more about each professor’s research over a catered lunch followed by a guided lab visit.

Day 1 – Tuesday, February 28 @12:30 – 2:00 pm in CHEM D213

  • Dr. Algar
    • Research Interests: Bioanalytical, physical, and materials chemistry; development of luminescent materials such as quantum dots, polymer dots, and lanthanide complexes for bioanalysis.
  • Dr. Perrin
    • Research Interests: Synthetic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry to create new biologic probes, imaging agents, and catalytic drugs

If you are interested in attending this set of lab tours, please RSVP here.

Day 2 – Thursday, March 2 @ 12:30 – 2:00 pm in CHEM D213

  • Dr. Berlinguette
    • Research Interests: Solar energy conversion, which includes the design of novel nanoscale materials for advanced solar cells and developing economically viable ways of storing solar electricity as high density fuels. (From his research group website)
  • Dr. Sammis
    • Research Interests: Development of new methods for the syntheses of architecturally complex natural products, natural product synthesis, organic free radicals, radical fluorination.

If you are interested in attending this set of lab tours, please RSVP here.

Chemistry Lab Tours

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Chemistry Lab Tours - Term 1

Have you ever wondered what a real research laboratory looks like? Thinking about summer research opportunities? Participate in the Undergraduate Chemistry Society’s (UCS) lab tours to find out!

The UCS is hosting two days of lab tours at four different UBC Chemistry research labs. Students will learn more about each professor’s research over a catered lunch followed by a guided lab visit.

Day 1 – Thursday, November 10 (12:30 – 2:00 pm in CHEM D213)

We have reached the maximum capacity for Day 1. 

  • Dr. Love (synthesis/catalysis)
  • Dr. Hudson (materials/catalysis)

Day 2 – Tuesday, November 15 (12:30 – 2:00 pm in CHEM D213)

  • Dr. Hein (organic/catalysis)
  • Dr. Ciufolini (organic)

We have reached the maximum capacity for Day 2. 

Lab Tours 2015: Round 2

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Have you ever wondered what a real research lab looks like? Are you interested in research and are curious about what the environment will be? If you missed out on our first round of lab tours, you’re in luck!

The Undergraduate Chemistry Society is pleased to be hosting Round 2 of our Chemistry Lab Tours. Students will get an opportunity to explore research labs outside of the chemistry building and discover more about each professor’s research through a guided visit.

March 10th (1:00 – 2:00 pm)
Michael Smith Laboratories (MSL) – Dr. Harry Brumer
Fundamental and Applied Carbohydrate Enzymology
RSVP by Sunday night, March 8th: https://ucs.chem.ubc.ca/labtours

March 12th (2:00 – 3:00 pm)
Advanced Materials and Processing Engineering Laboratories (AMPEL) – Dr. Dan Bizzotto
Electrochemistry/Surface Chemistry – Study of Molecular Films Adsorbed onto Electrode Surfaces
RSVP by Tuesday night, March 10th: https://ucs.chem.ubc.ca/labtours

All students interested in attending lab tours must RSVP. Spots are very limited, so RSVP today!

Please feel free to contact ucsoutreach@gmail.com with any questions.

Lab Tours 2015

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Interested in finding out more about your professors’ research interests? Want to witness first-hand what goes on in their research labs? UCS has organized something just for you: lab tours!

Thursday, January 29 (12:30 – 1:50 pm)

  • Dr. MacLachlan (Materials)
  • Dr. Ciufolini (Organic)

Thursday, February 5 (12:30 – 1:50 pm)

  • Dr. Love (Synthesis/Catalysis)
  • Dr. Thachuk (Theoretical)

You must RSVP here in order to come! Spots are filling up fast.