ChemCon 2022 Award Winners
The Annual Science Atlantic-CIC Chemistry Conference
Hosted virtually by St. Francis Xavier University, May 26 to 28, 2022
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
Sarah Englehart
University of New Brunswick
A Luminescent Triarylboron Solid-State Sensor
Science Communication Award
Kate Leslie
Saint Mary’s University
Induced Self-Assembly of AuNP Monolayers at Oil-Water Interfaces guided by a Thermodynamic Model
Best Analytical Chemistry Presentation
First Place - Oral
Na Yung Seoh
Cape Breton University
Identifying urinary biomarkers to quantify omega-3 consumption, using multi-segment injection-capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry
Second Place - Oral
Sam Julien
Saint Mary's University
Challenges in Developing an Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Aptasensor for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Third Place - Oral
Gloria Simmons
Mount Allison University
Acid-Catalysed Dissolution of Iron In Brake Wear Aerosol
Best Biochemistry Presentation
First Place Tie - Oral
Laura Pickett
Acadia University
Common Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium L.) Essential Oil as a Potential Repellent and Acaracide Against Ticks (ACARI: IXODIDAE)s
First Place Tie- Oral
Amelia Williams
Mount Allison University
Vape Pen Toxicity and Possible Causes
Second Place - Oral
Lydia Zamlynny
Acadia University
Green Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles using Plant Extracts and Encapsulated Plant Essential Oil as Tick Management Tools
Third Place - Oral
Andrew Rideout
Mount Allison University
Immunotitration Analysis of the Methionine Aminotransferase from the Ulva Dimethylsulfoniopropionate Biosynthesis Pathway
First Place - Poster
Shafkat Ahmed
Mount Allison University
The Characterization of a Novel Methionine Dehydrogenase in the First Step of the dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) Biosynthesis Pathway in the Red Algae Polysiphonia japonica.
Best Inorganic Chemistry Presentation
First Place - Oral
Emily Traver
Dalhousie University
The Effect of Synthesis Conditions on the Formation of Dispersible Plasmonic Zirconium Nitride Nanoparticles
Second Place - Oral
Padmapriya Srivinasan
Mount Allison University
Synthesis, Reactivity and Computational studies of Redox Active Indium Benzenethiolate Complexes
Third Place - oral
Jacob Hoare
Saint Mary's University
Synthesis and characterization of novel first-row transition metal-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes
First Place - Poster
John Lee
Mount Allison University
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Cyclic Diindane
Second Place Tie - Poster
Allison Clark
Memorial University
Formation of Metal Ionic Liquid Catalysts for the Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxides and Anhydrides
Second Place Tie - Poster
Grace Leech
Mount Allison University
Synthesis of Indium Compounds Containing Redox Active Amidophenolate Ligands
Best Organic Chemistry Presentation
First Place - Oral
Emily Sabean
Acadia University
The Photogeneration and Cycloaddition Reactions of tert-Butyl Substituted Quinone Methides
Second Place Tie - Oral
Megan Ethier
St. Francis Xavier University
Visible Light Mediated Refinery Waste Degradation using Noble Metal Nanoparticle Composites
Second Place Tie - Oral
Maggie LeClair
St. Francis Xavier University
Probing the Biosynthetic Potential of Streptomyces sp. RKND-216
Third Place - Oral
Olivia Roland
Cape Breton University
An Examination of Pyrolysis-Syngas Adsorption Using Biochar, Activated Charcoal and Dried Biomass
First Place - Poster
Caylee MacDonald
Saint Mary's University
Ionic Bis-Thiourea Organocatalysis
Second Place - Poster
Liah Christie
Saint Mary's University
Sonochemical N-demethylation of Alkaloids
Best Physical Chemistry Presentation
First Place - Oral
Mary Stackaruk
Saint Mary's University
Copper-based scaffolds for Electrochemical Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (EC-SERS)
Second Place Tie - Oral
Jillian Downey
Mount Allison University
Connecting Antioxidant Depletion and Reactive Oxygen Species Production by Aerosol-Borne Quinones
Second Place Tie - Oral
Incé Husain
University of New Brunswick
Understanding Machine Learning Generated Molecular Representations
Third Place - Oral
Elisha Bennett
Saint Mary's University
Polarization-sensitive Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy for Characterizing the Ultrastructure of A- and B-type Crystallized Maltodextrin Particles
First Place - Poster
Grace Mercer
Memorial University
Understanding the effects of neuroprotective agents to prevent brain injury from preterm birth
Second Place - Poster
Nikitia Harvey
Memorial University
Does exposure to nanoplastics impact pregnancy outcome and fetal development?
Best Graduate Presentation
First Place - Oral
Reza Moshrefi
memorial University
Electro-generation of a nanocomposite thin films at a micro liquid/liquid interface
Second Place - Oral
Ziyi Chen
Dalhousie University
Site-specific X-ray Spectroscopy Study on Ag25(SR)18 Nanoclusters
Third Place Tie - Oral
David Morris
Dalhousie University
Structure and Properties of High Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles with Varied Composition
Third Place Tie - Oral
Yashodha Pangodage
Dalhousie University
Investigating the Photocatalytic Activity of Gold Nanoparticle Semiconductor Supported Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8
First Place - Poster
Oforbuike Egbe
Dalhousie University
Supramolecular fluidic structure of ionic liquids probed by NMR diffusion and single entity electrochemical detection of ionosomes
Second Place - Poster
Nauman Nazeer
University of Prince Edward Island
Self-Assembly Behaviour of Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Analogues
