We loved welcoming girls & female identifying students to UBC Chem for a day of inspiration & discovery🔬From experiments & research lab tours to an empowering panel featuring women leaders in chemistry, thank you to everyone who joined us for #InternationalWomensDay! #UBCChem @science.ubc.ca
UBC Chemistry alum Dr. Sherry Zhao has founded a biotech company that's developing a method to spay and neater dogs and cats with injections instead of surgery. @chem.ubc.ca @alumniubc.bsky.social
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Congrats to Prof. Zac Hudson for being a recipient of the 2025 UBC Science Excellence in Service Award! @science.ubc.ca
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Join us for the Chemistry Alumni Reunion on Sat April 11, 2026! Hear guest lectures from accomplished alumni & faculty with a networking reception to follow. This is a free event and will include a prize draw! More info & RSVP: www.chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and...
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The department is hiring a Lecturer for a 2 Year Term! Learn more about the job details here: chem.ubc.ca/positions-av...
The deadline to apply is April 5, 2026.
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Join us for International Day of Girls & Women in Science – Chemistry Edition! Enjoy demos, a panel of distinguished women in chemistry, & lab tours.
✨ Open to girls & female‑identifying undergrads
📅 RSVP by March 5.
🥤Light refreshments provided
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🧪 Curious about chemistry?
Join our Chemistry Undergraduate Open House on Tues Feb 24 at 5:30pm!
Meet faculty, tour labs, and discover programs, research, and career paths. Don’t miss it! 🔬✨
RSVP required🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/chemistry-un...
Thank you to everyone who came out for Kids Take Over UBC at Chemistry! 🔬✨
We had a blast making liquid nitrogen ice cream, slime, and seeing so many curious young scientists. We can’t wait for next time! @science.ubc.ca #kidstakeoverUBC
Congratulations @ilsastellar.bsky.social!
Congratulations to UBC astrochemist Dr. Ilsa Cooke (@ilsastellar.bsky.social) on being named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar.
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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
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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...
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🌟 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
