Congratulations to Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik, collaborator and newly announced Canada 150 Research Chair, on joining University of Toronto

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Congratulations to Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik who has recently been announced as one of 20 Canada 150 Research Chairs, announced today by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan.

Aspuru-Guzik is a tenured professor at Harvard University, world-leading researcher in theoretical and computational chemistry and a Senior Fellow in CIFAR’s Bio-inspired Solar Energy program. He is jointly appointed to the departments of chemistry and computer science as the Canada 150 Research Chair in Theoretical & Quantum Chemistry. This summer, he will arrive at U of T, which is internationally known for its strengths in chemistry and artificial intelligence.

We are excited to welcome Alán. You can read about his story in the Globe and Mail here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-150-research-chairs-draw-scientists-fleeing-trump-guns-and/

Our recent paper in Nature linking the Sargent group and Aspuru-Guzik group on machine learning for materials discovery can be read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-07820-6

Science publishes interview with PhD student Phil De Luna, “Scientists say we’re on the cusp of a carbon dioxide–recycling revolution”

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Science has published a recent interview with PhD student Phil De Luna in an article titled, “Scientists say we’re on the cusp of a carbon dioxide–recycling revolution“. This interview feature was part of larger coverage on a recent paper by PDF Alex Bushuyev and Phil that has been published in Joule. 

You can read the Science interview here, http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/scientists-say-we-re-cusp-carbon-dioxide-recycling-revolution

You can read the Joule perspective here, http://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(17)30076-4

New Materials for Consumer Devices Workshop 9am – 4pm, Thursday March 29, 2018, Hart House Music Room. Register Now!

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Please join us for the NEW MATERIALS for CONSUMER DEVICES WORKSHOP!
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New Materials for Consumer Devices
Sponsored by Huawei
Thursday, March 29, 2018
9am – 4pm (Registration at 8:15am) 
Hart House Music Room
 
This workshop will showcase the emerging research of nanomaterials and their applications in practical electronic devices.  The event will include:
1.     A plenary talk by Prof. Stephen Forrest of U Mich, a pioneer in organic electronics
2.     Seminars by University of Toronto researchers;
o    Ted Sargent – Perovskite and quantum dot light emitters
o    Zheng-Hong Lu – Organic LEDs
o    Dwight Seferos – Organic Materials for Flexible, Printed Batteries
o    Mark Wilson – Solid-state organic/nanocrystal films for excitonic, infrared↔visible photon conversion
o    Chandra Veer Singh – Computational design of energy and electronic materials
o    Gisele Azimi – Design of sustainable advanced materials
o    Hani Naguib –  Smart Materials for Flexible Electronics and Wearables
o    David Duvenaud – Automatic chemical design using a continuous, data-driven representation of molecules
3.     A spotlight of local start-up companies;
o    Including OTI Lumionics, Pliant Power Devices, FlexCap, Printem, and more
4.     A networking session with industry and academia
o    Confirmed attendance from representatives of Huawei, Magna, Xerox, IBM, and more!
Space is limited – please register by March 23rd by sending an e-mail to Jeannie Ing (jeannie.ing@utoronto.ca) with the following information:
i)                   Please put NMCD Workshop in the subject line
ii)                 Include your name, title, department, and supervisor