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【简介】
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta provides an outstanding environment for studies in Chemistry. The academic staff of the Department consists of 31 professors (18 Full, 7 Associate and 6 Assistant Professors). In addition there are 7 Faculty Service Officers (teaching and laboratory management), and 1 Administrative Professional Officer. Finally 21 retired Professors and Professors Emeriti remain associated with the Department.
Research Funding: The research programs of the Faculty are broadly funded by several agencies. A total of approximately $7.22 million of external research funds were awarded to the members of the Department in the 2001-2002. NSERC Research Grants for the current year total $3.18 million and NSERC Equipment Grants $696,000. Funding from other grants and contracts totaled $3.34 million.
Research Highlights:
Analytical Chemistry: The analytical chemistry program is among the strongest in North America, with the Faculty conducting award winning research at the forefront of some of the most exciting and significant areas of analytical chemistry. Much of the research is aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in analytical instrumentation and techniques through increased understanding of the fundamental principles involved. The research undertaken by this division encompasses a broad range of areas including liquid chromatography, solvent extraction, metal ion speciation, high sensitivity bioanalytical techniques, capillary electrophoresis, and DNA sequencing instrumentation. Research is also underway in the areas of chemical microinstrumentation or "lab-on-a-chip", biosensors, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, electrospray-mass spectrometry, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, mass spectrometry of biological macromolecules and industrial polymers, interfacial chemistry, scanning probe microscopy, electroanalytical chemistry, and the application and characterization of dendrimers to separation and sensing of bioactive molecules.
Faculty: Drs.J.-B. Green, D.J. Harrison, G. Horlick, L. Li, C.A. Lucy, M.T. McDermott, C.S. Wong.
Inorganic Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry is an exciting and expanding field of research that encompasses a wide range of areas and is at the crossroads of interdisciplinary inquiry. This is exemplified by work in inorganic materials chemistry and organometallic chemistry, which are major strengths in the division. The faculty are recognized leaders in the areas of enantioselective catalysis mediated by transition-metal complexes, fuel cells, phosphorus and main-group chemistry, photoelectron spectroscopy, cooperativity effects in binuclear complexes, nanostructures, semiconductors, combinatorial methods, solid state chemistry, materials chemistry, electrical and magnetic properties of inorganic solids, kinetics and mechanisms of oxidation-reduction and substitution reactions, f-element organometallic complexes, metal carbonyl complexes, and photochemistry.
Faculty: Drs. S.H. Bergens, J.M. Buriak, R.G. Cavell, M. Cowie, J.A. Haber, R.B. Jordan, A. Mar, J. Takats, J.G. Veinot.
Organic Chemistry: Drawing upon the experience and knowledge of a large internationally recognized faculty, organic students receive a high quality education, one that can lead to successful careers in industry, government and academia. Students gain insight from professors actively pursuing a broad range of research interests and can choose to focus their own research on any of the following areas: antimicrobial agents and biological/biochemical mechanisms, catalysis and organometallic mechanisms, molecular recognition and supramolecular chemistry, carbohydrate/protein interactions and biophysical chemistry, synthesis of biologically active carbohydrates and their libraries, synthetic methodology and construction of natural products, antitumor agents and DNA interactions, new organic materials, and combinatorial synthesis and bioorganic chemistry.
Faculty: Drs. D.R. Bundle, R.E. Campbell, D.L.J. Clive, H. Fenniri, D.G. Hall, T.L. Lowary, O. Hindsgaul, J.M. Stryker, R.R. Tykwinski, J.C. Vederas, F.G. West.
Physical Chemistry: Physical chemistry is one of the most diverse disciplines of chemistry and this diversity is reflected in the research interests of the Faculty. Fundamental studies of 2-D and multiple pulse nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry are being carried out along with the application of high field NMR techniques to conformation analysis of peptides. Van der Waals interactions are being studied using Fourier transform-microwave spectroscopy and Raman, resonance-Raman, fluorescence and time-resolved spectroscopies are being used to study electron transfer, charge transfer, protein dynamics, DNA photoreactions and DNA-protein interactions. Further focus on biophysical chemistry includes mechanistic enzymology, assays for glycosyl transferases and studies of chemical properties of proteins, DNA and complex oligosaccharides using electrospray ion sources and Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Computational studies of the structure of molecules and the electronic stru cture of atoms are also being carried out.
Faculty: Drs. A. Brown, W. Jaeger, J. Klassen, M. Klobukowski, G. Kotovych, G.R. Loppnow, R.E.D. McClung, M. Palcic, P.-N. Roy, R.E. Wasylishen, Y. Xu.
Dr. Martin Cowie, Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2G2
Phone: (780) 492-3254
Fax: (780) 492-8231
E-mail: chair@chem.ualberta.ca
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