Sponsored by the CSC Organic Chemistry Division
The Alfred Bader award is presented as a mark of distinction and recognition for excellence in research in organic chemistry by a scientist who is currently working in Canada.
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The 2023 winner of the Alfred Bader Award is:
Rik R. Tykwinski, MCIC
University of Alberta
Rik R. Tykwinski completed his B.S. degree at the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1988 and his Ph.D. in 1994 at the University of Utah. He moved to ETH-Zürich as an Office of Naval Research Postdoctoral Fellow in 1994 and then began his independent career at the University of Alberta in 1997. In 2009, he accepted a position as Chair of Organic Chemistry I at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. He returned to the University of Alberta in 2016, where he served as Chair of the Department of Chemistry until July 2022.
Physical organic chemistry is at the heart of Tykwinski’s research and centers on the design and synthesis of conjugated carbon-rich molecules, particularly molecular systems to study the carbon allotropes carbyne and graphyne. His work also targets conjugated molecules for nonlinear optics, molecular wires, chromophores to enhance solar energy capture, and models for the study of heavy oil (asphaltenes). Since 2019, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry.