Training and Challenges

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Why Graduate Studies in Chemistry?
Training and Challenges

• Career Opportunities

greater income potential once you graduate
find a great job when you graduate

• get hands-on experience with state-of-the art
  instrumentation and techniques

• become an expert in your field

• improve your critical thinking skills

• gain teaching experience

with a Ph.D. you get to put a Dr. in front of
your name
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Chemists are Employed in a Number of Industries
Here are a few

• Pharmaceutical Companies

• petroleum and commodity chemicals industry

• environmental protection

• pulp and paper industry

• food and beverage industry

• consumer products

• paints and finishes

Companies 3M, Dow, Dupont, Labatts, Merck,
Proctor and Gamble, Pfizer, Bayer
A number of related careers also become available
with advanced degrees in Chemistry include
teaching, technical sales, business management,
patent law
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Salaries in Chemistry
Average of Chemists at All Levels
Industry 88,000 USD
Government 85,000 USD
Academia 62,000 USD
Average Salary by Degree
all working chemists
starting salary
B.Sc. 32,000 62,000 USD
Masters 44,500 72,300 USD
Ph.D. 63,300 91,600 USD
source Chemical and Engineering News, Nov. 1,
2004, volume 82, number 44
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Where do Chemistry Graduate Students Work?
30 Industry
25 post-doctoral work (academic)
20 higher degree (i.e. M.Sc. to a Ph.D.)
10 Government
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What Do Graduate Students Do?

• Research on independent projects (at least 50)

• Courses

• Teaching undergraduates

Research involves writing a Masters or Ph.D.
thesis

• resembles your 4th year thesis projects

• you will join a research group and will be guided
  by a research professor

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Graduate Students are Paid During Their Schooling
UWO Chemistry provides a minimum stipend of
19,600/year

• one should not normally require more student loans

• no need to pay off existing student loads

• one receives many tax breaks as a student

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The UNIVERSITY of WESTERN ONTARIO
Graduate Studies at the Department of
CHEMISTRY

• 6th Largest University in Canada
• (largest in Ontario outside of Toronto)
• Located in Beautiful and Vibrant London
• (2 hrs West of Toronto)
• Low Cost of Living
• Spectacular Campus

• One of Canadas Largest Chemistry Departments

• Over 30 Research Faculty

• 1/3 New Faculty in Last 7 Years

• Recognized as One of the Strongest Chemistry
  Departments in Canada

• 5 Canada Research Chairs

• 2 NSERC Industrial Chair

• Numerous Research and Teaching Awards

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The UNIVERSITY of WESTERN ONTARIO
Graduate Studies at the Department of
CHEMISTRY
Where is Western?
Western is located in London, Ontario.
Region known as Southwestern Ontario
About 2 hours from Toronto
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The UNIVERSITY of WESTERN ONTARIO
Graduate Studies at the Department of
CHEMISTRY
London is less than a 2 hours drive from Toronto
and Detroit
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Why Western?
Western is one of Canada's Oldest and Largest
Research Universities

• Established in 1878, UWO is the Largest
  University in Ontario outside of Toronto

• Over 32,000 full-time students attend Western,
  including about 3000 full time graduate students

• Ranked 3rd in this years Macleans ranking of
  large universities

• In Globe and Mail survey of University students,
  UWO ranked in top 6 of 58 in all categories.

Western ranked 2nd in off-campus life
A Big University in a Small City
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Western's Chemistry Department is Recognized as
one of the Strongest in Canada

• With over 30 research faculty, it is one of the
  largest chemistry departments in Canada

• About one-third of the faculty are new, having
  been hired in the last 7 years

• Our faculty have received numerous research and
  teaching awards

5 Canada Research Chairs
2 NSERC Industrial Chair
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Innovative Research in All Disciplines of
Chemistry

• Organic

• Analytical

• Inorganic

• Physical

• materials chemistry

• computational chemistry

• environmental chemistry

• nano-materials

• bio-organic, bio-inorganic

• surface chemistry

• bio-analytical, bio-physical

• electrochemistry

• photochemistry

• spectroscopy

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Mechanistic Inorganic and Organic
Synthetic Chemistry (organic and inorganic)
Analytical
Baines
Kerr
Ding
Corrigan
Workentin
Hudson
Konermann
Puddephatt
Huang
Wisner
Yeung
Jones
Stillman
Semenikhin
Physical and Electrochemistry
McIntyre
Computational and Theoretical
Leaist
For more details visit our website
Constas
Lipson
Norton
Guthrie
www.uwo.ca/chem
Shoesmith
Woo
Wren
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Multi-disciplinary Research Opportunities Abound
Western houses a number of centers of expertise
that allows for many cross-disciplinary research
opportunities.

• The UWO Photonics and Nanotechnology Laboratory

• NRC, Integrated Manufacturing Technologies
  Institute

• Surface and Interface Science Western

• The Robarts Research Institute

• SHARCNET Scientific Computing Center

• The Centre for Tribology Research

• The Canadian Synchrotron Radiation Facility

• Then UWO Center for Chemical Physics

Our department also has strong ties with the
biochemistry department with 6 faculty that are
cross or joint appointed.
Ideal for students interested in bio- or medical
related research
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World Class Facilities and Research Infrastructure
In 2000, the Departmental NMR Facility was
Upgraded with Four New Instruments at a Cost of
3 Million
400 MHz NMR with robotic sample changer
World Class Mass Spec, X-ray Crystallography,
Surface Science and High Performance Computing
Facilities
First Rate Science Library for Chemistry
Materials (books, journals, and electronic
databases)
All Western Libraries Have Wireless Internet
Access
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Newly Renovated Teaching and Research Labs
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SHARCNET is a high performance scientific
computing project involving the University of
Western Ontario, University of Guelph, McMaster
University, the University of Windsor and Wilfred
Laurier University.
SHARCnet
South Western Ontario
SHARCNET provides UWO researchers with
world-class computing capabilities. As of
November 2001, the computer cluster at the
University of Western Ontario was the fastest
computer at a Canadian University and the 12th
fastest in any University in North America.
Cluster of Clusters or Super Cluster
University of Guelph
Wilfred Laurier University
Guelph
Waterloo
Ultra high speed fiber optic networking
London
Hamilton
University of Windsor
McMaster University
Windsor
The University of Western Ontario
http//www.sharcnet.ca
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Western has a Spectacular Campus
Find out for yourself and visit our department.
Inquire about paid visits email twoo_at_uwo.ca
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Beautiful campus with river running through it
and miles of bike paths
Westerns Campus won the 2004 national
'Communities in Bloom' competition in the
category of Parks and Grounds.
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In the most recent Globe and Mail Survey of
University Students across Canada. Western
Scored 4th of 58 Universities in terms of
on-Campus Life and 2nd in terms of Off-Campus Life
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London, Ontario

• Vibrant City of 420,000

• Canadas 10th largest City

• Regional Center for South Western Ontario

• 2 hours from Toronto, 2 hours from Detroit

• 45 min. from Lake Huron and Lake Erie

• Served by Air Canada and Westjet e.g. Direct
  Flights to Calgary

• Mean high temperature Jan 6 ºC, Jul 25 ºC

• Great parks and bike paths

• Fanshawe College Canadas largest community
  college with 60,000 full and part-time students.

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London has a Low Cost of Living

• avg. rent 1 brm apt. 550, bachelors 440

• Lots of housing available within walking distance
  of UWO

• Tuition includes year round Bus-Pass (value
  55/month)

Average Selling Price of Standard Condo Apartment
(2002)
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Snapshots of London
Downtown London
Rib Festival
Thames River
Skating at Victoria Park
Grand Theatre
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Financial Details
Guaranteed minimum stipend of at least 19,600/yr

• This is competitive with all Ontario Universities

• requires 2 units of demonstrating per term
• (fall and winter terms only)

• 1 unit is approximately 4-5 hours per week.

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OGS and OGSST Holders
If you hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
or Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and
Technology (OGSST), you will have half the
teaching load and more money
OGS or OGSST Scholarship value 15,000 1
unit lab demo for 2 terms 4,932 Bonus
Scholarship (every year) 2,000 Total value
21,932
If you dont have an OGS or OGSST you can apply
for one in the upcoming round.
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NSERC PGS Masters Holders
If you hold an NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship
your stipends are even better
NSERC PGS M Scholarship value 17,300 1 unit lab
demo for 2 terms 4,932 graduate tuition
scholarship 5,992 bonus Scholarship (1st year
only) 2,000
Total value 30,224
Eligible for Silvertz Scholarship after first
year (value 2000)
You can hold other scholarships too (within
regulation)
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NSERC PGS Doctoral Holders
After your 2nd year (if in the Ph.D. program) you
are eligible to apply for a NSERC PGS Doctoral
scholarship
NSERC PGS D Scholarship value 21,000 1 unit lab
demo for 2 terms 4,932 graduate tuition
scholarship 5,992 bonus Scholarship (1st year
only) 2,000
Total value 33,924
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Canada Graduate Scholarship Holders PhD
If you hold an NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship
your stipends are even better
Canada Graduate Scholarship value 35,000 graduate
tuition scholarship 5,992 bonus scholarship
(1st year only) 2,000
Total value 42,992
No TAing so you can focus on finishing your
thesis quickly
Eligible for Silvertz Scholarship after first
year (value 2000)
You can hold other scholarships too (within
regulation)
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Internal UWO Scholarships
Eligible for Silvertz Scholarship after first
year (value 2000)
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Your Costs
Tuition Fees 5,992 per year
Cost of living in London is low

• avg. rent 1 brm apt. 550, bachelors 440/month

• most students live off-campus

Average Selling Price of Standard Condo Apartment
(2002)
NOTE Tuition at Western includes year round
Bus-Pass (value 700/year)
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Net Financial Compensation (tuitions deducted)
Non-Scholarship Students 13,608 /yr
OGS and OGSST Scholarship Students 15,940 /yr
NSERC PGS Masters 24,232 /yr
NSERC PGS Doctoral 27,932 /yr
Canada Scholarship Holder Ph.D.
37,000/yr
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Admissions Requirements
B.Sc. Honours in Chemistry or related
Must be a 4 year degree with a undergraduate
research project
You can apply before you complete the degree
requirements.
Minimum 78 (B) average in ones last two years
Students applying with averages slightly lower
than 78 are handled on a case by case basis.
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Application Procedure
Everything is on-line at http//apply.chem.uwo.c
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The application is self administered. One has to
print and fill out the application form and
collect all supporting documents and sent it to
us.
Supporting Documents include
two official transcripts
two letters of reference
an academic resume (CV)
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Course Work Requirements
M.Sc.
seminar course
2 one-term graduate level courses
Ph.D.
seminar course
5 one-term graduate level courses
involves attending graduate student seminars and
preparing one such 45 min research seminar.

The large Faculty size translates into a wide
variety of graduate courses being available.
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Very Competitive Stipends
Major Incentives for NSERC scholars
Extremely Friendly Department
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JOIN US!
Inquire about visiting our department
For more information visit our website at
http//apply.chem.uwo.ca