/channels/taxonomy/term/12681/all en /channels/news/tomislav-friscic-awarded-nserc%E2%80%99s-steacie-memorial-fellowship-265609 <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has awarded an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship to Prof. Tomislav Friščić, to support his work in an innovative branch of chemistry that aims to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to solvent-based chemical processes.  </p> <p><span>NSERC awards up to six of these two-year, $250,000 fellowships annually to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising scientists and engineers.</span></p> Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:08:20 +0000 webfull 124690 at /channels /channels/news/another-step-forward-green-chemistry-243991 <p>A tiny bit of silver, combined with water and air, can convert aldehydes into acids efficiently -- instead of the classical methods using stoichiometric amounts of expensive or toxic metal oxidants, according to a new study by ���ϲʿ������ researchers. Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:09:47 +0000 webfull 109146 at /channels