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Congratulations to UBC astrochemist Dr. Ilsa Cooke (@ilsastellar.bsky.social) on being named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar. @chem.ubc.ca

Put your lab goggles and lab coats on and join the Chemistry Department for Kids Take Over UBC On Feb 15, 10am-5pm! 🧪Hands-on activities: Includes slime making, non-Newtonian fluids 🍦Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream More info and get tickets: www.chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and... @ubcartsculture.bsky.social

Dean of Science and UBC chemist Dr. Mark MacLachlan has a science themed crossword in the New York Times. "This puzzle’s theme idea came to me when I got one of those pesky error messages on my computer," Dr. MacLachlan said. @chem.ubc.ca www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/c...

Congrats to @profhein.bsky.social & Dr. Ivory Zhang! Their IvoryOS project has been selected for @innovationubc.bsky.social's Venture Founder program. IvoryOS is transforming self‑driving labs with a no‑code, open‑source platform. @science.ubc.ca @natchem.nature.com 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/hein-lab-s-i...

Congratulations to the 2025 UBC Chemistry Alumni Award winners, Dr. Renata Oballa (Alumni Award of Distinction) and Dr. Janet Ochola (Young Alumnus Award)! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/2025-chemist... @science.ubc.ca

🌟 Join UBC Chemisty for VSP 2026! 🌟 📅July 17–Aug 17, 2026 ✅ Take 2 specialized courses ✅ Explore Canadian culture ✅ Build global connections Chemistry package includes hands-on labs, field trips & social events! 📌 Apply by April 17, 2026 here: chem.ubc.ca/vancouver-su...

Congratulations to Dr. Takamasa Momose, who, alongside Susumu Kuma has been selected as a Top 10 Breakthrough of 2025 by @physicsworld.bsky.social for his work with observing the superfluid phase in molecular hydrogen for the first time. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr...

Vancouver’s Telescope Innovations—a company created around UBC Chemistry research—just delivered South Korea’s first self-driving lab for pharmaceutical research, the result of AI & robotics know-how developed among universities, industry & govt. @chem.ubc.ca telescopeinnovations.com/telescope-in...

Congratulations to Dr. Takamasa Momose on his naming as a Distinguished University Scholar! His lab operates advanced systems to produce and study cold and ultra-cold molecules below 4 K. @chem.ubc.ca academic.ubc.ca/news/novembe...

Two AC self-driving labs at @utoronto.ca + #UBC are reshaping how scientists purify chemicals, thanks to new NSERC Alliance funding and a partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb. Read the full story: acceleration.utoronto.ca/news/this-ch...

UBC Chemistry is now accepting Fall 2026 graduate student applications! Apply by Dec 1, 2025 to maximize funding opportunities and join world-class research in a world-class city. 🔗 www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-...

UBC chemist Dr. Allan Bertram has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his research on atmospheric aerosols, which act as nuclei for cloud formation, & play a crucial role in Earth's climate. @chem.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social youtu.be/9u4W7V7ofRw

UBC Chemistry is now accepting graduate student applications for Fall 2026! Apply by Dec 1, 2025 for priority funding consideration, invitations to recruiting events, and early research lab selection. 🔗 www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-...

Deadline extended to Sunday Nov 30, 2025. Submit your nominations today! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and...

Interested in conducting research at UBC Chemistry? Join us on GatherTown to speak to our renowned faculty members & current graduate students. Learn more about our cutting-edge research programs, our facilities, and scholarship & award opportunities. 🔗 app.gather.town/app/gnjyTrHD...

Congratulations to @nadineborduas.bsky.social for receiving the ACSWCC Rising Star Award! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-borduas-d...

Co-led by Drs. David Perrin & Larry Goldenberg, a team of researchers from @chem.ubc.ca & Vancouver Prostate Centre has developed a new method to design safer, more targeted cancer drugs. Using DNA it selectively targets cancer cells while minimizing side effects: www.vchri.ca/stories... #Movember

Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Hudson on being awarded an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship. His research focuses on designing light-emitting materials for use in electronics, healthcare, and sustainable packaging. @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-10...

In the latest issue of "Matter," Dr. Curtis Berlinguette's team of UBC chemists describe AdaCarbon—a self-driving lab that's three times faster than manual workflows and establishes a scalable path for CO2-to-fuel conversion: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... @chem.ubc.ca

Researchers from UBC Chemistry & the Vancouver Prostate Centre have developed a new method to design safer, more targeted cancer drugs. 'baited-SELEX' uses DNA molecules to mimic antibodies & selectively target cancer cells while minimizing harmful side effects. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dna-guided-p...

Congratulations to Chemistry Assistant Professor @enicholschem.bsky.social for being appointed a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Molecular and Interfacial Electrocatalysts! @science.ubc.ca 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-eva-nicho...

Congratulations to Dr. Tao Huan, Dr. Corinna Schindler, and @coreystephenson.bsky.social who have received funding for their projects. Well done!

Call for Nominations – UBC Chemistry Alumni Awards Help us recognize UBC Chemistry alumni who have achieved remarkable success and serve as inspiring role models. Nominations deadline: Saturday November 15, 2025 Submit your nominations here: event.fourwaves.com/ubcchemistry...

We recently welcomed Dr. Shichang Miao, a distinguished UBC Chem PhD grad & scientific leader for a visit. He toured the department, met with grad students & postdocs & discussed groundbreaking research with faculty. It was a privilege to host him! 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr...

“This is the first time we’ve seen this play out in a human model,” says Dr. Stephen Withers, UBC chemistry professor who co-led the development of a universal blood type. “It gives us invaluable insight into how to improve long-term outcomes.” @chem.ubc.ca www.msn.com/en-us/health...

“This is what it looks like when years of basic science finally connect to patient care,” said Dr. Stephen Withers. “Seeing our discoveries edge closer to real-world impact is what keeps us pushing forward.” @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-10...

UBC chemist Dr. Corey Stephenson leads a research program focused on creating more efficient and sustainable processes for manufacturing life-saving medicines using light and electricity. @chem.ubc.ca www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZE9...

Congratulations to the UBC Science researchers named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: Drs. William Cheung, Tamara Munzner, Ingrid Stairs, Allan Bertram & Joanna McGrenere. @src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcphas.bsky.social @chem.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca ubcoceans.bsky.social‬science.ubc.ca/news/2025-09...da

Tracer molecules serve to provide 👁️ visual guidance in #nuclearmedicine, but a new molecule could give surgeons additional 👂 audio cues to help them locate #prostatecancer tumors and #metastases, report researchers from 🇨🇦 @chem.ubc.ca.

@nadineborduas.bsky.social talks about why distance doesn’t make wildfire smoke safer with @johannawagstaffe.bsky.social 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=upOG...

“Crosswords do have a certain science to them. Creating them requires a mathematical, puzzle-inclined mind,” says Dr. Mark MacLachlan, crossword creator and dean of UBC Science. @chem.ubc.ca vancouversun.com/news/ubc-pro...

"Cruciverbalist”...a "tasty mouthful from the Latin “crux” for cross and “verbum” for word", says the ‪@theprovince.com‬ Anyway they interviewed our Dean of Science about his crossword creating hobby: theprovince.com/news/ubc-pro...

We had the honor of hosting Dr. Paul Hébert, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), marking the first visit of a CIHR President in the department's history. @science.ubc.ca 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-paul-h-be...

1 in 8 Canadian men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime. 1 in 30 will die from it. Now UBC chemists have developed a new tracer that lets surgeons see and hear prostrate cancer. @chem.ubc.ca www.msn.com/en-gb/health...

“Our tracer would allow a surgeon to use a hand-held Geiger counter probes to ‘hear’ areas of high radiation density that would accumulate in cancerous tissue not immediately visible," said UBC chemist Dr. David M Perrin. @chem.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...

Using a small bench-top reactor @chem.ubc.ca researchers showed that electrochemically loading a solid metal target can boost nuclear fusion. “We hope this work helps bring fusion science out of giant national labs & onto the lab bench,” says Dr. Curtis Berlinguette. science.ubc.ca/news/2025-08...

Calling all Chemistry Undergrads! Join us for Chemistry Imagine Day on Sept 2, from 11am-2pm. It’s your chance to kick off the year with a fun, interactive, and educational day! RSVP by Aug 22. 🔗 event.fourwaves.com/chemistryima...

On August 11th, the Department of Chemistry had the honor of hosting Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, for a special visit to learn about how UBC Chemistry is a key enabler of Vancouver's growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology landscape. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr...

UBC’s Hein Lab, Seoul National University, & Korea Institute of Science and Technology are pioneering self-driving labs to accelerate battery research, cutting material discovery time from decades to just 1 year. @profhein.bsky.social 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-s-hein-l...

Super excited to join @ubcmath.bsky.social and @chem.ubc.ca. I am hiring students for my lab! If you are fascinated by living structures that morph their shape and eager to replicate them using responsive materials combined with theoretical models, I’d love to hear from you!

Canada’s top four high school chemists are preparing for the International Chemistry Olympiad in Dubai with a 10-day intensive training camp at UBC Chemistry. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/ubc-chemistr... @science.ubc.ca @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

Can the chemical ingredients for life evolve in space and transfer to newly forming planets? To find out, #UBC astrochemists are mimicking the cold confines of deep #space in the lab. @chem.ubc.ca medium.com/ubcscience/h...

Join us for another seminar in the Industrial Thought Leadership Series on June 12, 11am-12pm PST! We’re thrilled to have Chris Regens from Gilead to discuss the transformation into a data-driven automated industry. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/industrial-t...

From decoding bacterial chemistry to winning the Governor General’s Gold Medal, Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri’s PhD journey at UBC was driven by curiosity, mentorship, and a passion for solving scientific puzzles. 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/lab-bench-na... @science.ubc.ca

Congratulations to the UBC Chemistry Class of 2025! Tuum Est! 🎓 @science.ubc.ca @alumniubc.bsky.social

“Automation is transforming chemical research- not by replacing scientists, but by redefining their role.”- @profhein.bsky.social Dr. Jason Hein's new article discusses how scientists can embrace automation to unlock a new era of discovery. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442... @accelerationc.bsky.social

Dr. Anka Lekhi—a @chem.ubc.ca professor focused on making the transition into first-year chemistry labs and classes more accessible and impactful—has been named one of this year's West Coast Teaching Excellence Award winners. science.ubc.ca/news/may-202...

A new drug delivery method could improve treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

The whole family gets to dive into science beyond the lab at Science Rendezvous this year with UBC Chemistry! 🧪 Festival-goers explored hands-on chemistry activities and enjoyed jaw-dropping demos like liquid nitrogen ice cream 🍦 and the fiery excitement of the Fun with Fuels show🔥 @science.ubc.ca