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Chemistry

Victoria-raised student heads to Oxford

Media release

Victoria-raised biochemistry student Rory Hills grew up on the West Coast, surrounded by the smell of pine and ocean spray. This extraordinary environment formed his love for science early in life, driving his steady desire to use science to help solve society's toughest problems including the opioid crisis and climate change.

Better medicine

The Torch

UVic is working with multi-disciplinary health-science teams across Canada to create safer, more effective drugs.

Cross-linking technology tightly binds

Media release

UVic professor of organic chemistry Jeremy Wulff’s research team led the design of the new class of cross-linking materials in research that appears in the journal Science. Together, UVic and UBC Okanagan researchers discovered a broadly applicable method of bonding plastics and synthetic fibres at the molecular level.

Discovery changes any surface chemistry

Media release

If you can find an efficient way to alter the chemical makeup of a surface then you can potentially enable a wide range of applications—from designing electrodes for powerful sensors to accessing improved ways to harvest energy for more efficient solar panels.

Dynamic learning for chemistry students

Media release

Chemistry students at the University of Victoria can now take part in an international program with Denmark-based pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma A/S that will provide them with hands-on learning during their academic course work.

Advancing the power grid

knowlEDGE

UVic chemist Dennis Hore and his research team are investigating materials they hope will make up the next generation insulators for the electrical power grid.

REACH Awards

The Ring

On Oct. 10, the third annual REACH Awards will celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.

High tech body armour solution

University of Victoria synthetic chemist Jeremy Wulff's research group has developed a vital link for a multi-university project that will design high-performance protective wear to keep Canadian soldiers safer and more comfortable during their missions.

Drug checking to reduce overdoses

Media release

An innovative program designed by a chemist and social worker at the University of Victoria is being piloted at Victoria harm reduction sites to provide a quick, accurate chemical analysis of drugs in order to prevent overdoses while also comparing and evaluating different drug-checking technologies.

Of pale ales and proteins

The Ring

Through research conducted during a co-op work term, biochemistry undergraduate James Saville was able to help a Duncan brewery optimize the recipe for their IPA—determining the best hop type and timing to maximize flavour, while spending less money on the expensive ingredient.

Ian Manners and materials science

The Ring

The arrival of renowned UK chemist and materials scientist Ian Manners this fall as the University of Victoria’s Canada 150 Research Chair underlines UVic’s determination to take its place as a world leader in the growing field.

Perfecting a powerful polymer

The Ring

UVic team’s breakthrough makes a highly durable industrial plastic accessible for wider use in automobiles and other applications. Jeremy Wulff’s team has synthesized a plastic that could replace metal to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient.

A plastic for energy-efficient vehicles

Media release

A durable industrial plastic adapted by a University of Victoria chemist for use in vehicle components could be a vital step toward lighter vehicle weights and greater energy efficiency.

Teaching creative chemistry

The Torch

Fraser Hof has held fast to his joy of discovery. "I've never lost the spirit of just trying stuff out," says Dr. Hof, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular and Medicinal Chemistry. The sentiment applies equally to his classroom and his lab.

Provost's Advocacy and Activism awards

The Ring

Three members of the UVic community are recognized as campus leaders in the second annual Provost’s Advocacy and Activism awards, acknowledging individuals who address systemic or institutionalized barriers, as champions for others. Recipients include Karen Lithgow, Hannah Charnock and Bruce Wallace.

Nyoka Light Wand

The Ring

One morning at the Shambhala Music Festival in the Kootenays a few years ago, young scientist-to-be Paige Whitehead looked around at the vast piles of discarded glow sticks everywhere and was struck by the thought that there surely had to be a more environmentally friendly way to party.

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