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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
CHEMISTRY
Graduate Studies
www.chem.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto
Canada’s largest university is comprised of the St. George campus in the heart of
downtown Toronto, and the beautiful, green campuses of Mississauga and
Scarborough
The U of T Library system is one of the top five research libraries in North America
Six Nobel Prize-winning graduates and three Nobel Prize-winning faculty: Sir
Frederick Banting & J.R.R. Macleod for the discovery of insulin in 1923 and John
Polanyi in Chemistry
The faculty receive almost a quarter of all national awards though they represent just
under seven percent of Canada’s university professors
Ranked as Canada's top research-intensive university by Macleans magazine since
1994
For a virtual tour,
see http://www.utoronto.ca/prospect/vtour/
Scarborough
Campus (UTSC)
www.utsc.utoronto.ca
Downtown Campus
(St. George)
www.utoronto.ca/stgeorge.htm
Mississauga
Campus (UTM)
www.utm.utoronto.ca
St. George Campus
Mississauga Campus
Scarborough Campus
The Department
A large department operated at the sub-discipline level in order to
foster cohesion and critical mass in each area
13 female faculty (~ 25% of total research-active faculty members)
11 junior faculty appointed within past 3 years
Currently about 250 graduate students
Research labs are located at all three campuses (St. George,
Mississauga, Scarborough)
Graduate programs in all areas of modern chemistry:
Analytical Environmental Organic Physical
Biological Inorganic Materials/Polymers Theoretical
Highly interdisciplinary research with extensive interactions between
sub-disciplines and with nearby hospitals, industry and government
laboratories
Laboratories are either entirely new (Davenport Wing) or recently
renovated
Superb instrumental and computational facilities
Graduate Programs
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
usually 12 to 18 months
a research degree
requires thesis, two half-courses and a seminar
Students who enter the Master’s program first may direct-transfer to the
Doctoral program upon completion of one year of study. (Courses from
the first year of a MSc are credited towards the PhD requirements upon
a direct transfer.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
usually 4 to 5 years
qualifying requirements (qualifying oral, 4 half courses, proposal or
cumulative exams) are typically met within the first two years
PhD research starts upon enrollment in the program and concludes
with the final oral exam and writing of the thesis
Direct entry to Ph.D. program is offered to excellent students
Financial Support
All graduate students in the Department in good academic standing are fully
supported through a combination of teaching assistantship (typically 50 to
150 hours per year), research assistantship (money that comes from your
supervisor’s research funds), and University of Toronto Fellowship support.
Current stipend rates:
$26,439 – base stipend
Up to $28,600 – holders of Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Up to $30,600 – holders of NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS/CGS-M)
$35,000 – holders of NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D)
Additional top-ups are possible for incoming NSERC award holders.
Additional entrance scholarships may be awarded to highly qualified students.
Students pay their own tuition and fees from their stipend. International students receive
funds to cover tuition fee differential. Stipends subject to change in the upcoming academic
year.
Admissions
Admissions Requirements:
Admission to the Master of Science Program:
Four-year Honours B.Sc. degree in Chemistry (or related discipline) with an
overall academic standing of at least B+ .
Admission to the Doctoral Program:
Four-year B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Chemistry (or a related discipline) with an
academic standing of at least A-.
We require a CV, transcripts, two letters of recommendation, statement of
intent and specification of sub-discipline (this does not equal a commitment
to that sub-discipline if you are accepted into the graduate program).
Deadlines:
February 1 – Early admission. Eligible for special scholarship programs given to
top applicants.
March 31 – Final deadline for International Students
April 30 – Final deadline for Domestic Students
Funds available for Domestic students to visit the Department if offered
admission.
Graduate Student Weekend
March 2010
All students who have been offered admission
are invited to:
Meet individually with
Faculty
Tour the Department and
the Campus
Explore Toronto with
current graduate students
Apply by the Early
Deadline of February 1,
2010 in order to qualify for
receipt of invite
Summer Research Fellowship
Domestic students who meet the Early Deadline and accept an offer of
admission into graduate studies will also be offered a summer research
fellowship
$4K to $5K in funding, to support you in starting your research in the
summer before your official start date in September
Faculty may top up the money using grant funds
You may work for any faculty member. This gives you a chance to get to
know a potential MSc/PhD supervisor, but you may choose any thesis
advisor in September
Experience gained in the summer tends to reduce time in obtaining your
degree, and increases your chances of having publications - important for
scholarships and future prospects
Must work for at least three of the four months of the Summer Term (May-
August)
Details will be provided with your letter of offer
After receipt of the letter of offer, you contact a professor about working in
his/her lab over the summer - an easy “sell” when you have this scholarship
money!
Apply by February 1, 2010 to be eligible.
Graduate Student Life
Research groups range widely in size and style. All groups hold
regular group meetings at which research results are presented and
advances in the field are discussed.
The Croft Teaching Fellows Program provides financial incentives
and opportunities to develop specific teaching initiatives, under the
supervision of a faculty member.
Chemistry Travel Grant Program provides financial support for
conference travel.
Almost all graduate students teach, in undergraduate tutorials or
labs, at some point to enhance their overall educational experience.
Housing is available both on and off campus (Toronto public
transportation system is third largest in North America).
A major challenge of graduate student life is to combine research
with the incredible range of recreational, educational and dining
opportunities that Toronto has to offer.
Chem Club is very active in arranging social events and outings
Chem Club
The Chem Club is a graduate student
run organization with a mandate to
organize social and academic events,
and act as a liaison between the
administration and the graduate
student body. Funds are raised
through the profits of the Chem Club
store, which sells lab supplies to
undergraduate students such as lab
coats and safety goggles.
Social and academic events sponsored
by the Chem Club run throughout the
year and range from the annual
Christmas and Spring parties to curling
tournaments, ski trips, and invited
speaker colloquia. Events will be
announced via the Chemistry email list
and on the information boards outside
of the elevators on the 1st floor.
The Sub-Disciplines
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic/Biological Chemistry
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Experimental Physical Chemistry
Theoretical Chemical Physics
Polymer and Materials Chemistry
Interdisciplinary Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Ullrich Krull
The overall objective of the Krull program is the investigation of selective
chemistries that are suitable for development of rapid and reversible biosensors.
Mike Thompson
Thompson’s research in bio-analytical chemistry is concerned with
the label-free detection of biochemical interactions. Emphasis is
on ultra high frequency wave physics and microarray technology.
Aaron Wheeler
Wheeler’s research is focused on the development of microfluidics-
based techniques for (1) integrated mass spectrometry and proteomics,
and (2) high-throughput phenotypic screening for drug discovery.
Rebecca Jockusch
Jockusch’s research program combines mass spectrometry with
optical spectroscopy to characterize the intrinsic properties of
biological molecules and the connection between their gas and
solution-phase behavior.
Kagan Kerman
Development of biomolecule-modified surfaces for drug discovery and evaluation of
biological activity of new compounds using electrochemical and optical techniques.
Environmental Chemistry
Focus on a fundamental understanding of the nature and mechanism
of the chemical processes in the environment which are impacted by
humankind's activities
Research Interests
Air pollution from urban to global scales, stratospheric ozone depletion, global warming,
photochemistry, fate and transport of long-lived organic pollutants in air, water and soil,
environmental NMR, stable isotope geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemistry
Faculty
Jon Abbatt, James Donaldson,
Scott Mabury, Jennifer Murphy,
Myrna Simpson, André Simpson,
Frank Wania
Inorganic Chemistry
Ulrich Fekl - Unusual organometallic reactions for
organic synthesis
- Transition metal catalysis
Pt H
- Hydrocarbon C-H bond activation
Mn+ R
Robert Morris - Organometallic chemistry and catalysis O
- Transition metal hydride complexes
H
Ph Ph - Bioinorganic chemistry H
P N
Ru Geoffrey Ozin - Nanoporous materials
P N
Ph H - Nanochemistry
Ph H H - Nanomachines
Datong Song - Multi-nuclear metal complex for catalysis
- Organometallic chemistry
- Bioinorganic chemistry
Transition metal amido Douglas Stephan - Transition metal complexes and C-H
complexes in catalysis activation
(Morris) - Catalytic P-H bond activation to
polyphosphine materials
- Cyclometallation to P-based materials
Nano-devices,
photonic crystal materials
(Ozin)
Organic/Biological Chemistry
Patrick Gunning - Protein-recognition modules to manipulate and disrupt protein-protein interactions
Voula Kanelis - Molecular mechanisms by which ABC transporters are regulated
Kagan Kerman - Design of biomolecules to regulate the signal transduction pathways in
apoptosis and cancer
Ron Kluger - Enzyme-coenzyme catalysis mechanisms
- Protein modification, hemoglobin
Mark Nitz -Fluorescent Studies on Membrane Channel formation
-Directed evolution of sulfation enzymes
Jumi Shin -Directed evolution and design of DNA binding proteins Nickel Iron center of
Hydrogenase
Andrew Woolley -Use of light to control peptide and protein conformations (Zamble)
-Fluorescent methods to study sulfated carbohydrates
Photomodulation of
Deborah Zamble -Metalloenzyme biosynthesis azobenzene-peptide
-Microbial intracellular nickel homeostasis (Woolley)
Xiao-an Zhang -MRI and fluorescence sensors for imaging brain activity
-Multi-modality chemical agents for noninvasive disease diagnosis and treatment
-Bio-inspired supramolecular receptors/catalysts
GCN4 bZIP-DNA
complex
(Shin)
Heparin binding Peptide (Nitz)
Hemoglobin (Kluger) HIV protease binding peptide (Kerman)
CO2H
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
H H
H
Rob Batey B(OH)2
Rh(I)/L
N
H
Jik Chin
HN
Vy Dong COOR COOR
Mark Lautens
Mark Taylor
HO Me
Andrei Yudin O
H Me O
Asymmetric catalysis O O
C-H activation OH
N
Plasmepsin (malaria)
Heterocycles
Iminium ion chemistry
Pericyclic reactions Topoisomerase
Inhibitors (cancer)
R2 Transition metal catalysis
HO
N O
Br H Natural product total synthesis OH
N O
N
R1 H Chemical biology O
N H O
H Combinatorial methods
O O
OH Molecular modelling
Me Me MeO OMe
H H
OH New Reactions Methods OMe
Me OH Asymmetric Catalysis
O OH OH Natural Product Synthesis
Experimental Physical Chemistry
Exciting, multidisciplinary science
Properties and structure of new kinds of materials,
biophysics,
nanoscience,
structure & reactivity of complex chemical systems,
ultrafast chemical and biological processes,
coherent quantum processes, Abbatt
molecular electronics, Dhirani
Faculty
Donaldson
atmospheric chemistry Goh
Jockusch
Macdonald
McMillen
Miller
Polanyi
Prosser
Scholes
Walker
Theoretical Chemical Physics
Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies for Applied Mathematicians,
Physicists, Chemists & Computer Scientists
http://www.chem.utoronto.ca/gradinfo/research/chemphys.html
In theoretical Chemical Physics we study chemical and molecular processes as a branch of
physics. Research in chemical physics involves chemistry, physics, mathematics, and
computer science. At the University of Toronto we focus on quantum mechanics, nonlinear
dynamics and statistical mechanics.
Paul Brumer – Laser and coherent control of atomic Jeremy Schofield -- Statistical mechanics of simple
and molecular processes, light-matter interactions, and complex fluids and glasses, structure and dynamics
nonlinear dynamics and chaos, theoretical molecular of bimolecular systems, biophysics.
spectroscopy, classical-quantum correspondence,
semiclassical mechanics
Dvira Segal -- Theoretical and computational aspects of
the dynamics of out-of-equilibrium, many-body, quantum
Simon Fraser – Kinetics of biochemical dissipative systems,with implications both in basic science,
systems, stochastic differential equations
and for device applications.
(particularly those showing anomalous relaxaton
and fractal attractors), and cellular automata
Stuart Whittington -- Statistical mechanics.
Rigorous statistical mechanics of lattice systems and
Raymond Kapral -- Nonequilibrium statistical critical phenomena. Topological and combinatorial
mechanics, theory and simulations of classical and
problems in statistical mechanics of lattice systems,
quantum rate processes, stochastic theory of
especially lattice models of polymers.
reacting systems, nonlinear dynamics, chemical
waves and pattern formation.
Polymer and Materials Chemistry
The program in Polymers and Materials chemistry at Toronto ranks among the
very best globally. Graduate students have access to an outstanding range of
state of the art facilities to conduct research at the forefront of Materials Science
and Polymers fields.
Michael Georges living-radical polymerizations
Eugenia Kumacheva polymer materials science, microfluidics
Dwight Seferos synthesis of semiconductors and polymer nanomaterials
Geoffrey Ozin photonic crystals, materials chemistry, nanochemistry
Molly Shoichet polymers for tissue engineering, fluoropolymers
Mitchell Winnik interfaces in polymer systems
Gilbert Walker polymer surfaces and block copolymers
Contact Us:
Department of Chemistry
Graduate Office
University of Toronto
80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON
M5S 3H6 CANADA
Phone: (416) 978-3605
Email: grad@chem.utoronto.ca
http://www.chem.utoronto.ca
