Green Chemistry @ MUN

http://www.thetelegram.com/Business/2016-03-07/article-4458890/Researcher-says-award-helping-put-aquaculture-waste-to-work/1

Jen Murphy was interviewed at yesterday’s award ceremony. Read about her research and RDC OISRA in today’s telegram.

Today, at a reception held in the Bruneau Centre, the University President, members of the Memorial Univ. community, RDC representatives and others got together to celebrate the success of RDC-Ocean Industries Student Research Award recipients.

Jen Murphy, in our group, holds one of these awards (supported by the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association) for her research on valorization of waste mussel shells. She had the opportunity to talk to all assembled about her experiences. Congratulations Jen! We are so proud of you.

https://gazette.mun.ca/research/critical-support/

Michaela Ryan, who previously worked with Jen for a summer, holds one of the undergraduate awards for her research with Dr. Katz.

The mild winter in Newfoundland this year is surely helping with speedy progress in the new Core Science Facility. This is where Chemistry (and our Green Chemistry & Catalysis group) will be housed from 2019 onwards.

Looks like there will be a great conference in St. John’s this September: http://www.aquacultureassociation.ca/aac-conferences/aquaculture-canada-and-cold-harvest-2016/aquaculture-canada-and-cold-harvest-2016-intro/

Dr. Kerton is now an associate member of the CHEMRAWN committee.  She looks forward to participating in discussions and other activities during her time as a member.

The Committee on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs, or CHEMRAWN, is a IUPAC Standing Committee that focuses on strategic activities in concert with the following six IUPAC goals:

1. Address global issues
2. Advance research through scientific discussion
3. Assist industry towards sustainable development, wealth creation, and improvement of the quality of life
4. Foster communication among chemists and organisations with special emphasis on needs in developing countries
5. Enhance education and the application of chemistry globally
6. Increase the diversity in IUPAC bodies

Today is the United Nation’s first International Women in Science Day.  The University newspaper has just published a small piece to celebrate.

https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/international-day-of-women-in-science/

Dr. Kerton had an e-mail from the communications manager for the Faculty of Science this morning….could she write 50 words on what inspired her?  So she wrote a little story about her science teacher Ms Jones!  Thank you to all the teachers out there – you held mold us into our future selves and to live our dreams.

It is quite amazing to see the progress being made on the New Science Building.  Building began in Fall 2015 on the design by HOK (architecture & engineering).

The department has had the University photographer take photos of all the faculty here. Here are the photos of Prof. Chris Kozak and Prof. Fran Kerton.

Graduate student spent part of this afternoon decorating our lunch room 🙂