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CSC Awards

 The CSC Awards program recognizes outstanding contributions by chemists for their research in a wide variety of fields.

Most CSC award winners receive their awards and present award lectures at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.

Find out who won the 2012 CSC awards
Nominate someone for a CSC award
View the list of past recipients for each CSC award

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The 2012 winners of the CSC awards are:

Alfred Bader Award

Yvan Guindon, FCIC
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal

Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry

Frank van Veggal, MCIC
University of Victoria

Bernard Belleau Award

Todd Lowary, MCIC University of Alberta

Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Doctoral Research Award

David Marcoux, MCIC
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Harvard University
For research carried out at Université de Montréal
Advisor: André Charette, FCIC

Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award

Louis Barriault, MCIC
University of Ottawa

CCUCC Chemistry Doctoral Award

Charles Yeung, MCIC
Harvard University
For research carried out at University of Toronto
Advisor: Vy Dong

Clara Benson Award

Rina Carlini, MCIC

E.W.R. Steacie Award

Janusz Pawliszyn, FCIC
University of Waterloo

Fred Beamish Award

Alan Doucette
Dalhousie University

Ichikizaki Fund for Young Chemists

Patrick T. Gunning, MCIC
James J. Mousseau, MCIC
Mukund Jha, MCIC

John C. Polanyi Award

Dennis Salahub, FCIC
University of Calgary

Keith Laidler Award

Aicheng Chen, MCIC
Lakehead University

Maxxam Award

Pierre Thibault, MCIC
Université de Montréal

Rio Tinto Alcan Award

Stephen Loeb, FCIC
University of Windsor

R. U. Lemieux Award

B. Mario Pinto, FCIC
Simon Fraser University

Strem Chemicals Award for Pure or Applied Inorganic Chemistry

Mark Stradiotto, MCIC
Dalhousie University

W.A.E. McBryde Medal

Yingfu Li, MCIC
McMaster University

 Nominate Someone for a CSC award: top

Click on the award name for its Terms of Reference and the nomination form.

  • Alfred Bader Award: Presented as a mark of distinction and recognition for excellence in research in organic chemistry by a scientist who is currently working in Canada.
  • Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry: Presented to a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has made an outstanding contribution to materials chemistry while working in Canada.
  • Bernard Belleau Award: Presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the filed of medicinal chemistry through research involving biochemical or organic chemical mechanisms.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Doctoral Research Award: Presented to a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant whose PhD thesis in the field of organic or bio-organic chemistry was formally accepted by a Canadian university in the 12–month period preceding the monition deadline and whose doctoral research is judged to be of outstanding quality.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award: Presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to medicinally relevant organic or biophysical chemistry while working in Canada.
  • CCUCC Chemistry Doctoral Award: Presented to recognize outstanding achievement and potential in research by a graduate student whose PhD thesis in chemistry was formally accepted by a Canadian university in the 12–month period preceding the nomination deadline.
  • Clara Benson Award: Presented to recognize a woman who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.
  • E.W.R. Steacie Award: Presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.
  • Fred Beamish Award: Presented to an individual who demonstrates innovation in research to the field of analytical chemistry, where the research is anticipated to have significant potential for practical applications.
  • Ichikizaki Fund for Young Chemists: Provides financial assistance to young chemists who are showing unique achievements in basic synthetic organic chemistry research by facilitating their participation in international conferences or symposia.
  • John C. Polanyi Award: Presented for excellence by a scientist carrying out research in Canada in physical, theoretical or computational chemistry or chemical physics.
  • Keith Laidler Award: Presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of physical chemistry while working in Canada, recognizing early achievement in his/her independent research career.
  • Maxxam Award: Presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of analytical chemistry while working in Canada.
  • Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research Award: Replaced by Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award.
  • Rio Tinto Alcan Award: Presented to a scientist, who has made a distinguished contribution to the fields of inorganic chemistry or electrochemistry while working in Canada.
  • R. U. Lemieux Award: Presented to an organic chemist who has made a distinguished contribution to any area of organic chemistry and who is currently working in Canada.
  • Strem Chemicals Award for Pure or Applied Inorganic Chemistry: Presented to a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has made an outstanding contribution to inorganic chemistry, demonstrating exceptional promise, while working in Canada.
  • The Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (BMC) Lectureship Award Presented to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of biological or medicinal chemistry within the past five years of the initial nomination deadline date while working in Canada.
  • W.A.E. McBryde Medal: Presented to a young scientist working in Canada who has made a significant achievement in pure or applied analytical chemistry.

 List of Past Recipients: top

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