William Patrick Doolan Award

Nature of Award

The award is given annually (in April) to the graduate student who is deemed to have contributed the most to demonstrating in the first year chemistry laboratories. The value of the award is current $500 and was set up to honour the memory of William Patrick "Paddy" Doolan who was a laboratory instructor for many years in the Department of Chemistry. The idea for the award came from several Professors Emeriti in Chemistry who donated the money to establish the award.

Nomination Criteria

The recipient must be a full-time graduate student in the Department of Chemistry who are laboratory demonstrators in the first-year laboratories (CHEM 112, CHEM 116, CHEM 120, and/or CHEM 121).

Nomination Procedure

There are no nominees - see Selection Process.

Selection Process

The recipient of the award is selected from a panel of three; first-year lab coordinator, first-year course coordinator, and the graduate coordinator. The name of the recipient is forwarded to the Head of the Department for her/his approval.

Presentation of Award

The recipient is notified in writing, and is awarded a cheque for $500. The winner's name is published in the Chemistry Newsletter.

Past Winners

      2011 - 2012 Parisa Akhshi
      2010 - 2011 Julian Kwok
      2009 - 2010 Patrick Cashin
      2008 - 2009 Ying Yin Lau 
      2007 - 2008 Irene Kwan
      2007 - 2008 Rodica Pecheanu
      2006 - 2007 Guru Saravanabhavan
      2005 - 2006 Jenny Du
      2004 - 2005 Goran Stojcevic
      2002 - 2003 John Brownie
      2002 - 2003 Alison Holliday
      2001 - 2002 Dalia Abdallah
      2000 - 2001 Clayton Jakans
      1999 - 2000 Carmen Lazar
      1998 - 1999 James Ashenhurst
      1997 - 1998 Susan Swanburg
      1996 - 1997 Michael Murray
      1995 - 1996 Catherine Smith
      1994 - 1995 Travis Fridgen
      1993 - 1994 Christopher Barrett