Jillian M. Buriak

Professor of Chemistry

Canada Research Chair in Inorganic and Nanoscale Materials

Department of Chemistry

University of Alberta

Senior Research Officer

National Institute for Nanotechnology

University of Alberta

 

TEL: (780) 492-1821

E-Mail: jburiak@ualberta.ca

 

 

Brief C.V.

 

Education

 

NSERC Post-doc, 6/1995 - 6/1997, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

Ph.D., 6/1992 - 5/1995, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

D.E.A., 9/1991 - 6/1992, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

A.B., 9/1986 - 6/1990, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

 

Academic Positions

 

07/2003-present, University of Alberta, Professor of Chemistry

07/2003-present, National Institute for Nanotechnology, Senior Research Officer

8/2001-07/2003, Purdue University, Associate professor of chemistry (with tenure)

8/1997 - 8/2001, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Assistant professor of chemistry

 

Honors/Awards

 

 

05/2005, Rutherford Medal (Chemistry) of the Royal Society of Canada

 

05/2004, Canada Research Chair in Inorganic and Nanoscale Materials

 

04/2004, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

 

03/2003, ACS Pure Chemistry Award

American Chemical Society’s annual award to an academic researcher in chemistry or chemical engineering under age 36, in North America

 

05/2002-05/2004, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Annual award and grant for research and academic scholarship

 

09/2001, Fresenius Award

National US award presented to a scientist in chemical science areas under age 35, by Phi Lambda Upsilon, National Chemistry Honor Society

 

04/2000-04/2002, Cottrell Teacher-Scholar

A two year research/teaching fellowship from Research Corporation, awarded to 16 third year assistant professors in the U.S, in chemistry, physics and astronomy

 

10/2000-10/2001, 3M Untenured Faculty Award

 

04/2000, Purdue University School of Science Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

 

04/2000-04/2002, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow

A two year fellowship from the A. P. Sloan Foundation for research

 

04/1999-03/2003, National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award

 

8/1997-8/2002, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, New Faculty Award

 

6/1995-6/1997, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Postdoctoral (NSERC) Fellowship

 

9/1991-5/1995, French Government Scholar (Boursière du Gouvernement Français, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères)

Doctoral studies fully funded by the Government of France

 

2/1994-5/1995, CIES Fellowship

Research fellowship from the Centre International des Etudiants et Stagiaires in France

 

5/1994, The International Precious Metals Institute Award

Awarded for research on rhodium and iridium metal complexes

 

9/1990 - 2/1991, Catherine Innes Ireland Fellowship

Harvard-Radcliffe fellowship given for individuals strong in both academia and extracurriculars to fund humanitarian projects.  Used to assist the Fijian government by teaching high school science courses and preparing teaching materials

 

6/1990 - 8/1990, ICI International Fellow, Kortenberg, Belgium

 

6/1990, Danforth Teaching Award

Awarded by Harvard University for teaching excellence

 

5/1990, American Institute of Chemists Student Achievement Award

 

Last Updated: June 2005