Nominations are open for the 2027 CIC, CSC and CSChE awards.
Nominate a colleague for an award sponsored by the Materials Division of CSC:
Canadian Light Source T. K. Sham Award in Materials Chemistry
Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry
The deadline is July 2, 2026.
Also see the terms below on the Awards page of this site.
Tag Archive: Materials
Nominations for the 2027 CSC Awards
CSC/CSChE 2026 Conference Summary
Total abstracts: 3199
Total attendees: 3344
Materials abstracts: 373*
Materials symposia: 10 (listed below)
* 308 orals, 65 posters; not including symposia cross listed with other Divisions.
Materials Chemistry Symposia:
Innovations in Membrane Processes, Materials, and Applications
Advances in Catalytic Materials and Processes: Electrocatalysis, Photocatalysis, Thermo-photo Catalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis
Next-Generation Battery Technologies: Chemistries, Materials, Characterization, and Manufacturing
Solid-State Chemistry: Materials for the Future
Carbon at the Core: Exploring the Frontiers of Functional Carbon Materials
Pushing the Boundaries of Crystal Engineering
Emerging Investigators in Materials Chemistry
Nanostructured Materials: Preparation and Characterization
Frontiers in Recycling: Bridging Academic Innovation and Industry Practice [Industry]
Nanoporous Materials for Energy and Environment: Materials to Processes (with Inorganic Chemistry Division)
Materials Division Top Posters 2026
Recipients of the 2026 CSC Materials Division Top Poster Award:
Ariane Caron, U de Montréal, N-Alkyl Substituted Hydrazobispyridinium Molecules for Enhanced Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Battery Performance
Kelvin Doan, U of Waterloo, Quantification of Exsolved Nanoparticles from Perovskite Oxides
Katelyn Sowden, Toronto Metropolitan U, Optimizing the purification and characterization of carbon quantum dots through a multiplex analysis of common techniques
Josephine Greenhill, McGill U, Unraveling the Flame-Retardant Action and Thermal Degradation of Carbamoyl Phosphonates on Cotton Fabric
Congratulations to the winners!
Materials AGM at the CSC 2026 Conference in Toronto
The Materials Chemistry Division AGM will be held on Monday, May 25, 6:00-7:00pm, in Meeting Room 801. All members of the Division are invited.
Materials Division 2026 AGM Agenda:
Materials Division Mixer at the CSC 2026 Conference in Toronto
Save the date: The SFR Materials/Surface Science mixer will be held on Tuesday, May 26, from 7pm.
NOTE: Guests must RSVP using the invite link and pick up their passes at Booth #605 at the Exhibition (passes are required for entry and will not be distributed at the door).
Canadian Light Source T. K. Sham Award in Materials Chemistry
Nominate a researcher for the award co-sponsored by the Materials Division of CSC.
In 2023 the award winner was Federico Rosei, Institut national de la recherche scientifique. In 2025 the award winner was Arthur Mar, University of Alberta. The 2026 winner is Mark MacLachlan, the University of British Columbia.
See the terms below.
Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry
Nominate a researcher for the award sponsored by the Materials Division of CSC.
In 2023 the award winner was Pavle Radovanovic, University of Waterloo. In 2024 the award winner was Dwight Seferos, University of Toronto. In 2025 the award winner was Matthew J Harrington, McGill University. In 2026 the winner is Zachary Hudson, The University of British Columbia.
See the terms below.
Canadian Light Source T. K. Sham Award in Materials Chemistry
Nominate a researcher for the award co-sponsored by the Materials Division of CSC. In 2022 the award winner was Dmitrii Perepichka, McGill University. See the terms below.
Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry
Nominate a researcher for the award sponsored by the Materials Division of CSC. In 2022 the award winner was Muralee Murugesu, University of Ottawa. See the terms below.
Nominations for Emerging Materials Chemistry Investigators Symposium 2023
Nominate a faculty member, postdoctoral fellow, or a student!
Nominations are now accepted for the Emerging Materials Chemistry Investigators Symposium at the 105th CCCE Meeting in Vancouver, 2023
