Research opportunities
Research projects are available for honours students in the summer months following the third year and sometimes after the first or the second years. Financial support for up to four months is available through scholarships, fellowships, and other support made available especially for this purpose.
Undergraduate research
All faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have active research programs with undergraduates playing key roles in their productivity. Undergraduate students can be involved in the research programs of faculty members by volunteering their time throughout the academic year or by participating in summer research.
The professors' individual webpages contain information about research currently under investigation. Students are also encouraged to contact faculty members to learn more about their research interests.
Summer research
Throughout the summer months, students are paid a stipend for their efforts in the lab. These stipends may be covered from the research grants of faculty members, while students may also apply for funding. Applications for Independent Student Research Grants can be obtained from the Research Office in early January. Students wishing to apply should contact a Chemistry or Biochemistry faculty member for more details.
Graduate research
91¿´Æ¬ offers a Master of Science degree in chemistry in which both the course and research components may be completed on campus. Graduate students are paid a stipend while exceptional students may also be eligible for the Rice Memorial Fellowship.
Students are also encouraged to apply for external scholarships, such as a NSERC PGS-M. Students wishing to apply to the MSc program should first identify a potential research supervisor by contacting individual Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty members.
Application forms and other information regarding the program may be found at the Graduate Studies website.
Becoming a teaching assistant
- TA application form
- TA of the month nomination form
- Murray Sears Award nomination form
- Student employee information, including pay registration form
- TD1 Forms: You can site. The federal form is TD1, the provincial form is TD1NB.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Society
The Chemistry/Biochemistry Society is devoted to creating a supportive and collaborative learning environment for students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at 91¿´Æ¬.
We work in collaboration with faculty members to provide students with the resources needed to succeed and thrive during their studies in the Department. The society organizes peer tutoring, help sessions, and lab report writing tutorials throughout the year. In the past, we have planned events like trivia night, dodgeball, intramural teams, and Chem/Biochem Week!
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Executive 2025-26
Heath Patterson - Co-president
Him/his
Major: Chemistry
Minors: Math, Physics, Biochemistry
Research: Iron-Catechol Complexation and Oxidant Production in Wildfire Aerosols
Favourite Course - CHEM 3521: Environmental Chemistry (Honourable Mention - MATH 2111: Multivariable Calc)
Avery MacKinnon - Co-president
She/her
Program: Honours in Biochemistry, minors in Biology and Chemistry
Favourite chem/biochem class: Nucleic acids or oxygen cascade!
Research: Investigating EHMT2 activity and epigenetic control in Ixodes scapularis infected with Borrelia burgdorferi
Tallulah (Tua) MacNeil
She/her
Degree: honours in biochem, minors in biology, chemistry, and physics
research: investigating the utility of gold nanoparticles functionalized with antibodies as a colorimetric point of care test for proteins associated with pathologies such as cancer
favourite class: proteins or experiential
Makayla Churchill - VP Communications
She/ her
Degree: Honours biochemistry with minors in biology and chemistry
Favourite Course: Proteins or inorganic 2
Research: effect of coil geometry on reactive oxygen specie production in e-cigarette aerosol
Rebecca Schelew - VP Finance
She/her
Program: Chemistry Minors: bio and biochem
Favourite Chemistry class: Environmental Chemistry
Lily Schwartz - VP Biochem
She/her
Program: Major in Biochemistry with minors in Chemistry and Psychology
Favourite biochem/chem class: Proteins!
Research: Investigating whether the Lac-Phe system is in present in adipocytes, and whether Lac-Phe alters adipocyte differentiation or function.
Marissa Gilbert - VP Chemistry
She/her
Program: Honours in Chemistry, minor in Biochemistry
Fav Chem Class: Environmental Chemistry (CHEM_3521)
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Redox-Active Indium o-Amidophenolate Complexes.