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08/13/2026
“Something for spectroscopy and python fans!"
Professor Dennis H**e has released his first book! Learn what polarized light tells you about molecular orientation, with a programming twist.
"Molecular Orientation Analysis Using Polarized Vibrational Spectroscopy: A Programmatic Approach" is available on Springer, Amazon, and via UVic libraries.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/p5Kq50ZxKY4
When your supervisor leaves you unsupervised🙏
Props to the Lam Lab on pulling this off while Dr. Nelson Lam was away! Shoutout to student Eric Parker for providing the reaction footage.
08/06/2026
POV: You're on your way to a mid-day CHEM lab in the fall📓🍂
08/02/2026
Did you know? The best time to start looking for a co-op is a semester ahead.
If you're interested in a January co-op, prepare yourself to start looking soon. It's a great opportunity to try out different careers and gain work experience along the way!
07/23/2026
Faculty member Dr. Nelson Lam is one of this year's Thieme Chemistry Journal Award winners!
"The Thieme Chemistry Journals Awards are presented every year to up-and-coming researchers worldwide who are in the early stages of their independent academic career as assistant or junior professors. The awardees are selected exclusively by the editorial board members of our chemistry journals who constantly watch out for promising, young individuals working in chemical synthesis and catalysis or closely related areas of organic chemistry." - Thieme Group
Read the rest of Dr. Lam's interview here: https://ow.ly/mWMV50ZryB3
07/15/2026
UVic Chemistry was proud to be apart of UVic Faculty of Science's parade group this week at the Victoria Pride Parade 🌈
Thanks to all those who put their experiments down and joined the fun!
Chemists will notice this neat feature of UVic's new pride crosswalk 🌈🚗👀
"UVic’s pride crosswalk is an important symbol of inclusion, care and collaboration in support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at UVic. It is located on Ring Road, between Cheko’nien House and the Mearns-McPherson Library." Learn more at https://ow.ly/N1x650ZmfFO.
07/10/2026
Our labs just don't feel the same without students. ❤️🩹🧪
Students taking CHEM 225 were tasked with creating a couple video projects. One of these projects asked them to answer the question, "How does *insert element* affect my life?"
For this assignment, Fen Maine Wood brought on faculty member Matt Moffitt to musically demonstrate the effects of helium on the voice 🎈🎵
That wraps up our CHEM 225 highlights! Make sure to leave a comment on your favourite 👀
Students taking CHEM 225 were tasked with creating a couple video projects. One of these projects asked them to recreate a hands-on activity that was demonstrated in class.
This week features a student's retelling of the chemistry behind Pepper's Ghost👻🪞