Sponsored by the CIC Materials Chemistry Division
The Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry is presented to a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who has made an outstanding contribution to materials chemistry while working in Canada.
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The 2024 winner of the Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry is:
Dwight Seferos
University of Toronto
Dwight Seferos is a Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Seferos received a B.S. in Chemistry from Western Washington University, a Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara and was Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, prior to joining the Faculty at Toronto.
Research in the Seferos group concerns the design, synthesis, characterization, and device engineering of organic materials and polymers for electronic and optical applications. Much of their work focuses on the creation of new matter that can be used in a range of devices (OLEDs, solar cells, batteries, thermoelectrics, etc.) often leading to a wide range of highly collaborative research activities with diverse groups throughout the world. Seferos has been recognized by many national and international awards including the DuPont Young Professor Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, CSC Strem Chemical Award, ACS Harry Gray Award, E. W. R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, the RSC Rutherford Metal in Chemistry, and the CIC Award in Macromolecular Science.