BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250513T233847EDT-6953svv6jC@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250514T033847Z DESCRIPTION:Chemistry professor Tomislav Friščić is just the third 91ia n ever to win the prestigious Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences. Join us in congratulating Prof. Friščić at this official prize presentation ceremo ny\, followed by a public lecture delivered by the renowned green chemistr y pioneer.\n\nAbstract: \n\nChemistry and chemical manufacturing are often perceived through the lenses of pollution and environmental impact\, lead ing to a tainted view of the many benefits that chemical sciences have pro vided to the modern society. The need to resolve this conundrum has inspir ed the development of Green Chemistry\, a discipline dedicated to the deve lopment of new\, cleaner and safer approaches to chemical synthesis.[1]\n \n\n Many of the goals of Green Chemistry can be achieved by re-considering and simplification of chemical reaction designs and strategies that are o ften considered ubiquitous. In particular\, the recent emergence of mechan ochemical techniques\, i.e. chemical transformations induced and sustained by mechanical action in the solid state\, has provided a path to greatly reduce or even completely eliminate the use of solvents.[2] Whereas solven ts have been used by chemists for centuries\, continuing a practice employ ed by alchemists\, they are also the principal component of over 40 millio n tons of toxic chemical waste produced annually throughout the world. In contrast\, whereas solid-state and solvent-free chemical transformations h ave been known for millenia\, they have remained largely ignored by modern chemists.[3]\n\n\n The recent re-discovery of the solid state as a reactio n environment\, and introduction of low-solvent and low-energy reaction te chniques\, such as mechanochemistry or accelerated aging\,[2\,4] provides for the first time an opportunity to create viable\, generally-applicable alternatives to solvent-based chemistry that can not only reduce the envir onmental impact of chemical reactions\, but also provide a door to previou sly not known chemical transformations\, and the synthesis of previously d ifficult or maybe even impossible to reach materials and molecules.\n\n[1] Li\, C. J. Green Chem. 2016\, 18\, 1836\;\n [2] Do\, J.-L.\; Friščić\, T. ACS Centr. Sci. 2017\, 3\, 13\;\n [3] Caley\, E. R.\; Richards\, J. F. “The ophrastus\, On Stones\, Introduction\, Greek text\, English translation an d Commentary”\, Ohio State University\, Columbus (1956)\;\n [4] Mottillo\, C. Molecules 2017\, 22\, 144.\n\nBio: \n\nTomislav Friščić is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry\, 91\, developing strategies for safer\, cleaner and environmentally-friendly synthesis of molecules and materials. He is a co-author on over 220 peer-reviewed publi cations\, book chapters and patent applications\, and co-founder of two “C leanTech”-oriented start-ups. He is the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Nationa l Committee for Crystallography and the Canadian representative on the Cou ncil of the American Crystallographic Association. He serves as a Board Me mber of CrystEngComm (RSC)\, Topic Editor and Social Media Editor of Cryst al Growth & Design (ACS)\, and is an Early Career Board member of the ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (ACS). His group’s work was recogniz ed by several awards\, including the Award for Research Excellence in Mate rials Chemistry of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (2019)\, Royal Socie ty of Canada Rutherford Medal in Chemistry (2018)\, Steacie Prize for Natu ral Sciences (2018)\, and more.\n\nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC.\n DTSTART:20190424T200000Z DTEND:20190424T220000Z LOCATION:Room 112\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8 \, 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:2018 Steacie Prize Winner: Tomislav Friščić - Simplicity and Minima listic Design for Cleaner\, Safer and More Exciting Chemistry URL:/chemistry/channels/event/2018-steacie-prize-winne r-tomislav-friscic-simplicity-and-minimalistic-design-cleaner-safer-and-mo re-295990 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR