Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$200,000.00
Catalyst Development
FY 2023-24
Summary
Dr. Schafer¿s research interests bridge the areas of organometallic and organic chemistry. She has developed a new class of complexes employing low toxicity metals that are easily modified and rapidly assembled. This new family of catalysts shows remarkable reactivity in selective bond forming reactions. Furthermore, these catalytic transformations can be deployed to access new functionalized and responsive polymeric materials that display tunable physical properties for application as light-emitting, conductive, self-healing or anti-microbial materials. Thus, the focus of her research efforts is to develop readily accessed, inexpensive complexes that show promise for the fine chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and the plastics and coatings industries to realize transformative, sustainable manufacturing methods.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00288
Name nom
Schafer, Laurel
Department département
Chemistry - The University of British Columbia
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10402;RDF10403
Field of research list names en
Inorganic chemistry;Organic chemistry
Field of research list names fr
Chimie inorganique;Chimie organique
Application title
Catalyst Development
Keyword
Catalysis
atom economic
earth abundant
amidate
ureate
titanium
zirconium
tantalum
hydroamination
hydroaminoalkylation
amines
N-heterocycles
amino-acids
dehydrocoupling
polypendant amines
conjugated polymers
Application summary
Dr. Schafer¿s research interests bridge the areas of organometallic and organic chemistry. She has developed a new class of complexes employing low toxicity metals that are easily modified and rapidly assembled. This new family of catalysts shows remarkable reactivity in selective bond forming reactions. Furthermore, these catalytic transformations can be deployed to access new functionalized and responsive polymeric materials that display tunable physical properties for application as light-emitting, conductive, self-healing or anti-microbial materials. Thus, the focus of her research efforts is to develop readily accessed, inexpensive complexes that show promise for the fine chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and the plastics and coatings industries to realize transformative, sustainable manufacturing methods.
