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The university of windsor, Windsor, ON
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE, WINDSOR, ON
BIOGRAPHYMarcus was born in St. John's, Newfoundland (Canada) and began his chemistry career at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), completing a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in 2012 with Prof. Francesca M. Kerton in main group coordination chemistry with an emphasis on ‘green polymer’ applications. In 2016, he was granted his doctorate in chemistry from the University of British Columbia (UBC) under the co-supervision of Profs. Laurel L. Schafer and Jennifer A. Love. At UBC, Marcus was an NSERC Vanier scholarship holder and studied organometallic chemistry related to N,O-chelated Group 9 transition metals, which included the development of new reactions aimed at the synthesis of phosphorus-containing agrochemicals. As a PhD student, Marcus was also a Michael-Smith visiting scholar at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Andrew S. Weller working on amine-borane chemistry. As a result of his thesis work, Marcus was awarded the 2016 Canadian Institute for Chemistry’s inorganic division award for graduate research (AGWIC). In 2017, he was co-chair of the Organometallics Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) in Salve Regina, RI, USA. In 2017, he began work as a joint Resnick Prize Fellow in Sustainability Science and NSERC Banting fellow at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the guidance of Prof. Jonas C. Peters. At Caltech, Marcus' efforts were devoted to the synthesis of new open-shell iron compounds for proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET). On July 1, 2019 Marcus began his independent career as an assistant professor at the University of Windsor in Southern Ontario, Canada. In 2020, Marcus was awarded a prestigious John C. Polanyi Prize in chemistry for his contributions as an early-career researcher in the province of Ontario. In 2021, he was awarded the University of Windsor's Outstanding Community Engagement, Knowledge Transfer, and Knowledge Mobilization Award (University Wide) as well as the Faculty of Science's Outreach and Engagement Award for his work with the Global Inorganic Discussion Weekdays symposium, amongst other endeavours.
Outside of lab, Marcus enjoys handling dogs - his family breeds and shows Golden Retrievers under the Goldiemay prefix and he currently owns a French Bulldog, named Merlot. In addition, he enjoys board games, bowling, good food, and travel/exploring new things. News Articles: 2020: John Charles Polanyi Prizes (Ontario Universities) https://ontariosuniversities.ca/impact/award-winners/john-charles-polanyi-prizes-2020 Ontario Celebrates Research Excellence with Polanyi Prizes (Govt. of Ontario) https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/59655/ontario-celebrates-research-excellence-with-polanyi-prizes-1 Clean Energy Work Earns Recognition for Science Researcher (UW Daily News) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2020-12-15/cleaner-energy-work-earns-recognition-science-researcher Windsor prof Wins Early-Career Research Award (Windsor Star) https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/uwindsor-prof-wins-early-career-research-award Faculty of Science Fund Gives Boost to New Researchers http://cms.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2020-10-21/faculty-science-fund-gives-boost-new-researchers Weekend talks on Inorganic Chemistry Attracting Global Audience (UW Daily News) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2020-04-15/weekend-talks-inorganic-chemistry-attracting-global-audience 2021: Award to support chemist’s research into petroleum by-products (ACS-PRF) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/music/business/2021-07-21/award-support-chemist’s-research-petroleum-products 2022: Chemistry Student Earns National Award for Research (Brady Austen for AURIC) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-03-09/chemistry-student-earns-national-award-research Researchers seeking to close the carbon cycle by creating fuels from waste (IOL Award) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-04-07/researchers-seeking-close-carbon-cycle-creating-fuels-waste Infrastructure to facilitate clean energy projects (ORF/CFI-JELF) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-04-27/infrastructure-facilitate-clean-energy-projects Research Team to Develop Sensors to Aid Transition to Green Energy Sources (NSERC Alliance) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-05-02/research-team-develop-sensors-aid-transition-green-energy-sources Chemistry research sparks international collaborations (NSERC Alliance International) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-07-15/chemistry-research-sparks-international-collaborations Visiting Scholar looking forward to broadening experience (Leah Webster - MITACS UKRI) https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2022-09-29/visiting-scholar-looking-forward-broadening-experience APPOINTMENT
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The University of Windsor, Windsor, ON (CAN) Assistant Professor (July 1, 2019 - Present) |
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education
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The California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (USA) NSERC Banting & Resnick Postdoctoral Fellow in Sustainability Science, 2017-2019 Advisor: Prof. Jonas C. Peters |
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The University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC (CAN) Ph.D., Chemistry (NSERC Vanier Scholar), 2012-2016 Advisors: Profs. Laurel L. Schafer and Jennifer A. Love Thesis title: 1,3-N,O-Chelated complexes of rhodium and iridium: harnessing metal-ligand cooperativity for bond activation processes DOI: 10.14288/1.0340548 |
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The University of Oxford, Oxford, England (UK) NSERC Michael Smith Visiting Scholar (MSFSS), 2014 Advisor: Prof. Andrew S. Weller |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL (CAN)
B.Sc. (Hons.), 2008-2012 Advisor: Prof. Francesca M. Kerton |
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Selected awards & Honours
2022 Youth Editorial Board, Chemical Synthesis (2022-2024)
2022 Taylor & Francis, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, Emerging Leader in Coordination Chemistry, 2022
2022 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Chemical Society Reviews, Emerging Investigator, 2022
2021 UWindsor Outstanding Community Engagement, Knowledge Transfer & Knowledge Mobilization Award
2021 UWindsor Faculty of Science Outreach and Engagement Award
2020 John C. Polanyi Prize in Chemistry
2020 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Dalton Transactions, New Talents: Americas, 2020
2019 UWindsor Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility (OHREA) Award (Team Award for Organizing LGBTQ+ Conf.)
2017 NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
2017 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF)
2017 Resnick Postdoctoral Prize Fellowship in Sustainability Science
2016 CSC Award for Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry (AGWIC)
2015 Dr. Arnold By Travel Fellowship
2014 UBC Graduate Student International Research Mobility Award
2013 NSERC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
2013 NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
2013 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D3)
2012 Gladys Estella Laird Research Fellowship
2012 UBC Four Year Fellowship (FYF)
2012 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M)
2012 Sepracor Award
2012 The Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award
2012 University Medal for Academic Excellence in Chemistry
2012 Lou Visentin Award
2012 NSERC-USRA
2011 Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Silver Medal
2011 Dr. H.J. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
2011 NSERC-USRA
2011 Dr. Douglas L. Cooper Memorial Scholarship
2011 C.D. Howe Memorial Scholarship
2010 Jeanne F. Sanger Memorial Scholarship
2009 Robert Gillespie-Reid Memorial Scholarship
2008 Governor-General’s Bronze Medal for Academic Excellence
2022 Taylor & Francis, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, Emerging Leader in Coordination Chemistry, 2022
2022 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Chemical Society Reviews, Emerging Investigator, 2022
2021 UWindsor Outstanding Community Engagement, Knowledge Transfer & Knowledge Mobilization Award
2021 UWindsor Faculty of Science Outreach and Engagement Award
2020 John C. Polanyi Prize in Chemistry
2020 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Dalton Transactions, New Talents: Americas, 2020
2019 UWindsor Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility (OHREA) Award (Team Award for Organizing LGBTQ+ Conf.)
2017 NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
2017 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF)
2017 Resnick Postdoctoral Prize Fellowship in Sustainability Science
2016 CSC Award for Graduate Work in Inorganic Chemistry (AGWIC)
2015 Dr. Arnold By Travel Fellowship
2014 UBC Graduate Student International Research Mobility Award
2013 NSERC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
2013 NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
2013 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D3)
2012 Gladys Estella Laird Research Fellowship
2012 UBC Four Year Fellowship (FYF)
2012 NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M)
2012 Sepracor Award
2012 The Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award
2012 University Medal for Academic Excellence in Chemistry
2012 Lou Visentin Award
2012 NSERC-USRA
2011 Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Silver Medal
2011 Dr. H.J. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
2011 NSERC-USRA
2011 Dr. Douglas L. Cooper Memorial Scholarship
2011 C.D. Howe Memorial Scholarship
2010 Jeanne F. Sanger Memorial Scholarship
2009 Robert Gillespie-Reid Memorial Scholarship
2008 Governor-General’s Bronze Medal for Academic Excellence
