Alfred Bader scholarships/Bourses Alfred-Bader.

A mark of excellence for achievement in organic chemistry or biochemistry by undergraduate students completing their final year of study in an honours program.

Pour souligner l'excellence des realisations en chimie organique ou en biochimie d'etudiants du I er cycle terminant leur derniere annee d'etudes dans un programme d'etudes specialisees.

Amy Tremblay, ACIC

Carleton University

Amy Tremblay set forth from Fanshawe College in London, ON, following high school to pursue a career in the hotel industry. After five years, she felt it was time to search for a more fulfilling future. It was then that Tremblay applied to Carleton University to achieve her dream of becoming a physicist with the hopes of making an impact on the world. Her love of chemistry began in Bob Burk, MCIC's first-year chemistry course, and she quickly made the switch. He showed her that chemistry was not only valuable but also a lot of fun. Tremblay had the privilege of spending several summers doing research in Peter Buist, MCIC's bio-organic chemistry lab through NSERC USRA scholarships. This research work has allowed her to solve problems and make new compounds that would be important beyond the walls of the chemistry lab and has resulted in three publications. She will be attending graduate school at Carleton University in Buist's lab where she will continue to enjoy scheming up ways to make new compounds to study mechanistically interesting enzyme-catalyzed reactions. She has been awarded an NSERC CGS scholarship to fund this research.

Shannon Bunn, ACIC

Queen's University

Shannon Bunn was born and raised in North Vancouver, BC. She was privileged to be able to study in the chemistry department at Queen's University in Kingston, ON, and do her fourth year thesis under the supervision of Stan Brown, FCIC, in physical organic chemistry. This fall she will be attending The University of British Columbia to pursue an MSc in the field of bioorganic chemistry. Aside from chemistry, she also enjoys travelling and has just returned from six weeks of backpacking in Europe. She is also an avid mountain biker and skier.

Mara Innis, ACIC

Concordia University

Mara Innis recently graduated from Concordia University in honours biochemistry with a minor in multidisciplinary studies with great distinction. She was also selected as valedictorian. During her time at Concordia, she was able to participate in several research projects in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. She was involved in student government as a vice-president of the Concordia Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Association as well as a co-president of the Science College Student Association. Before starting at Concordia, Innis participated in the 34th International Chemistry Olympiad in Kiel, Germany as part of the Canadian team where she received a bronze medal. Currently, she is planning a working holiday to Ireland during her year off before starting graduate studies.