| CHEMISTRY EVENTS |
| LAB SKILLS CONTEST |
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From 1996 to 2005, local schools from the Fraser Valley were invited to enter teams of four Grade 12 students in the UCFV Chemistry Lab Skills Contest. This contest was hosted by the Department of Chemistry in conjunction with National Chemistry Week. Team members spent a full day working in the UCFV laboratories and completed at least two experiments: one quantitative, and the other qualitative. Teams were assessed on the basis of the accuracy and precision of their quantitative results and the quality of their qualitative work. Most recently, members of the winning team received $100 each, with smaller amounts being awarded to members of the second- and third-placed teams. The winning school received a plaque to keep for one year, and a reference book for use in its library or laboratory. All participants received a custom-designed T-shirt. The table below lists the winners of the contest in past years. |
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Follow the year links details and pictures of past Lab Skills Contests. |
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UFV AWARDS IN CHEMISTRY |
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CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT AWARDS |
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| Each year the Department of Chemistry presents awards to students who demonstrate outstanding achievements in the chemistry courses taken that year. |
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| 1. Outstanding achievement in first-year chemistry |
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| This award is made possible through the Department's participation in the CRC Press Chemistry Award program which is sponsored by the Taylor and Francis Group, publishers of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. |
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Value of award: Book (approximate value $100)
Winner selected by members of the Chemistry Department. |
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- 1997/1998 Michael Hildebrand and Harpreet Kaler
- 1998/1999 Jessica McAllister
- 1999/2000 Thea Heemskerk and Melissa Wong
- 2000/2001 Zachary Klaassen
- 2001/2002 Sylvia Rempel
- 2002/2003 Michael Verde
- 2003/2004 Christoph Brandt
- 2004/2005 Steven Green
- 2005/2006 Geoffrey Burton, Van Dinh and Christina Les
- 2006/2007 Ashley Epp and Kurt Jordan
- 2007/2008 Gagandeep Saran
- 2008/2009
- 2009/2010
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| 2. Outstanding achievement in second-year chemistry |
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| This award is currently sponsored by Fisher Scientific. |
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Value of award: $100
Winner selected by members of the Chemistry Department. |
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- 1997/1998 Michael Toop
- 1998/1999 Michael Hildebrand
- 1999/2000 Janina Kobes
- 2000/2001 David Moen
- 2001/2002 Melissa Wong
- 2002/2003 Heather More
- 2003/2004 Laura Gronkjaer
- 2004/2005 Mike Kerr
- 2005/2006 Joel Krueger
- 2006/2007 Van Dinh
- 2007/2008 Heather Wiebe
- 2008/2009
- 2009/2010
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| 3. Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal |
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The Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal is awarded annually to the most outstanding student who has completed the penultimate year of a chemistry program during the preceding 12 months. |
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- 1999/2000 Michael Hildebrand
- 2000/2001 Not awarded
- 2001/2002 Ken Dykstra
- 2002/2003 Lori Thiele
- 2003/2004 Lisa Ego
- 2004/2005 Pamela Jenks
- 2005/2006 Christine McLoughlin
- 2006/2007 Evelyn Verhoef
- 2007/2008 Elna Deglint
- 2008/2009
- 2009/2010
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| 4. Outstanding Achievement by a Student Graduating with a Chemistry Major |
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| Candidates must have completed a Chemistry major with a good GPA and must have made a significant contribution to the Department of Chemistry during their time at UFV. This award is currently sponsored by Fisher Scientific. |
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| Value of the award: $100 The winner is selected by members of the Chemistry Department. |
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- 2004/2005 Lisa Ego
- 2005/2006 Not awarded
- 2006/2007 Christine McLoughlin
- 2007/2008 Evelyn Verhoef
- 2008/2009
- 2009/2010
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| UFV UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS |
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UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards of up to $1000 are presented each year to those students who have completed outstanding research projects under the supervision of a UFV faculty member. Details of past winners from the Department of Chemistry are as follows:
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Name: Sonny Dhaliwal
Value of the award: $750
Project: How Quickly do Knotty Molecules Lose Their Energy as They Grow Up?
Supervisor: Dr. Noham Weinberg |
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Name: Christine McLoughlin
Value of the award: $750
Project: Conjugation in Azines
Supervisor: Dr. Noham Weinberg |
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Name: Christine McLoughlin
Value of the award: $1000
Project: Molecular Dynamics of Aqueous Nanodroplets
Supervisor: Dr. Noham Weinberg |
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Name: Christine McLoughlin
Value of the award: $1000
Project: Measuring Chirality by Chiral Interactions
Supervisor: Dr. Noham Weinberg |
