New catalysts for {stereo ; regio ; chemo}selective reactions
Announcements
JUNE 2023 • Our group is seeking 1 or 2 (depending on a funding announcement coming soon) M.Sc. students to work on collaborative projects that involve our laboratory: one in the area of designing new cell labelling reagents (see an initial publication here) and one in the area of catalyst development for biomass conversion (see an initial publication here). Any candidates with experience in organic or materials synthesis, catalysis, or detailed analysis in these areas, are encouraged to apply by contacting Prof. Van Humbeck with a brief CV and unofficial undergraduate transcripts (email address can be found under the Contact Us tab at the top right of the page). Relevant experience can be gathered either in a university setting or in the workplace. The University of Calgary requirements for admission to the Faculty of Graduate studies, and requirements for English proficiency can be found here.
MAY 2023 • Ainsley Breakenridge joins the lab as a summer CHEM 502 - boldy starting as Science B is undergoing significant repairs to the electrical infrastruture! Welcome to the group!
DECEMBER 2022 • Congratulation to David Turnbull on the successful defence of his M.Sc. thesis!
NOVEMBER 2022 • Our collaborators in the Dolgos, Seifitokaldani, Hu and Kibria groups publish their work on the site-selective C-C bond cleavage in glucose at ACS Catalysis. Congratulations to Jiu, Heng, and Brooke!
SEPTEMBER 2022 • Eva German, Ehecatl Guzman Aparicio, and Addia Nasiry join the laboratory as CHEM 502 research students, working on different aspects of site-selective C-H activation. Welcome to the group!
AUGUST 2022 • Congratulations to Milanpreet Kaur on winning an Elizabeth Cannon Graduate Scholarship, one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships on campus!
APRIL 2022 • Congratulations to Milanpreet Kaur and David Turnbull for being 2 of only 10 graduate TAs campus-wide to be awarded Teaching Awards of Excellence from the Students’ Union. Amazing work!
DECEMBER 2021 • Our collaborators in the Derksen group report their efficient new strategy for the synthesis of C3-hydroxyarylated pyrazoles at J. Org. Chem. Congratulations to Leonie, Ben, Ketul, Duncan, and Eugene. Happy to help!
AUGUST 2021 • Our collaborative work on new molecules for cell tagging with the Shalek, Jacks, and Yilmaz laboratories is published at Nature Communication. Congratulations to all of talented HQP who worked on this project over the last several years!
MAY 2021 • Noe Kapuscinsky joins our lab as a summer research student. Welcome to the group, Noe!
APRIL 2021 • Milanpreet Kaur is awarded the Arthur Bollo-Kamara Graduate Scholarship from the ACPA, which recognizes academic excellence, service to the chemistry and broader community, and participation in arts and cultural events. Congratulations Milan on this well-deserved honor, and thank you to the Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta for supporting graduate eductation.
FEBRUARY 2021 • Milanpreet Kaur’s poster presentation at the Peer Beyond Graduate Research Conference was recognized as the best contribution from the Faculty of Science. Congratulations Milan!
DECEMBER 2020 • Our collaborative work with the Pahlevani and Welch labs on the synthesis of new perylene diimide emitters for red OLED devices is published at RSC Mater. Adv. Congratulations to Sergey, Edi, and Sachin!
JULY 2020 • Out collaborative project with the Larter and Thangadurai labs on the production of carbon fiber has been funded by Alberta Innovates as part of the Carbon Fiber Grand Challenge.
MARCH 2020 • Our collaborative work with the Shalek and Jacks labs at MIT on SPACECAT (Spatially Photo-Activatable Color Encoded Cell Address Tags) is available on BioRxiv. Congratulations to Ryan, the Alex(es), Carly, Constantine, Benjamin and Andrew.
JANUARY 2020 • Our review article on site-selective sp3 C-H functionalization is published at Org. Biomol. Chem. Congratulations Milan!
SEPTEMBER 2019 • Katelyn Le, Mitchell Aschenbrenner, and Grace Tieman join (and re-re-join) the lab for undergraduate research projects through CHEM502. Welcome (back)!
JULY 2019 • Dr. Sachin Bhojgude joins the lab from Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto’s laboratory at Chubu University to work on our Alberta Innovates OLED project. Welcome Sachin!
MAY 2019 • Leslie Guo, Isaiah Betinol, and Grace Tieman join (and re-join) the lab for the summer. Welcome (back)!
MARCH 2019 • Our collaborative project with Profs. Greg Welch, Simon Trudel, and Majid Pahlevani is funded by Alberta Innovates!
JANUARY 2019 • David Turnbull joins the lab as a new graduate student. Welcome, David!
SEPTEMBER, 2018 • Milanpreet Kaur joins the lab as a new graduate student. Welcome, Milan!
JULY 2018 • Our work on site-selective amination of heterocycles is published at Chem. Sci. Congratulations to Keith and Krysta!
MAY 2018 • Prof. Van Humbeck's perspective on our C-H oxidation chemistry appears online at Synlett.
MAY 2018 • Grace Tieman and Palliser Shomody join the lab for undergraduate summer projects. Welcome!
FEBRUARY 2018 • Our next work in site-selective reactions of heterocycles is published at Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Congratulations to Kelley and Julian!
JANUARY 2018 • Our group's first publication is published at J. Am. Chem. Soc. Congratulations to Julian, Chaosheng and Ryohei!