professor wins prestigious chemistry award

(november 10, 2008 - thunder bay, on) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 chemistry professor dr. aicheng chen has been awarded the fred beamish award by the canadian society for chemistry. the award represents the latest in a long list of honours bestowed upon dr. chen.

established in 2001, the beamish award recognizes individuals who demonstrate innovation in research in the field of analytical chemistry, where the research is anticipated to have significant potential for practical applications. dr. aicheng chen's research is advancing the development of new electrochemical technologies for environmental and biological analysis. chen has developed a non-enzymatic electrochemical technique to monitor blood sugar levels for controlling and treating diabetes, an innovation that has been published by advanced materials and analytical chemistry. most recently, dr. chen and his team of researchers have developed advanced techniques for waste water analysis and treatment.

dr. chen's research has gained national and international recognition, with speaking invitations ranging from unviersity of alberta to oxford, manchester metropolitan, and brunel university in the uk, nagasaki university and hokkaido university in japan, and huihua normal university in china, among others. chen's research has garnered more than $2.6m in funding for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 since his arrival in 2002. dr. chen has received a senior jsps fellowship from the japan society for the promotion of science (jsps) (2006), has been awarded the canada research chair in material and environmental chemistry (tier ii) (2005), as well as the premier's research excellence award (2003). he has also supervised or co-supervised more than 30 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and postdoctoral fellows. the fred beamish award is the latest honour he has received.

dr. chen says "i am honoured to accept the fred beamish award, not only because of the time and effort that goes into our research, but also because it reflects the global value of research being conducted by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers. it is a great honour to receive this award."

the award will be presented during the 92nd canadian chemistry conference and exhibition, in hamilton, ontario from may 30 to june 3, 2009. dr. chen has been invited to give a lecture for the award during the conference.

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media: dr. chen is available for media interview. for more information or to arrange interview times, please contact lisa pelot, communications officer, at 343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca.

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