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Darren H. Brouwer Associate Professor of Chemistry (tenured)

Redeemer University College 777 Garner Road East, Ancaster ON, L9K 1J4

[email protected] 905 648 2139 x4240

Education Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry) University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC), 2003 Bachelor of Science (Honours Chemistry & Mathematical Science Minor) University of Guelph (Guelph ON), 1997 Bachelor of Christian Studies (Liberal Arts & Science) Redeemer University College (Ancaster ON), 1997

Employment History Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry (2016-2019) Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology McMaster University (Hamilton ON)

Associate Professor of Chemistry (2012–present) Redeemer University College (Ancaster ON)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry (2009–2012) Redeemer University College (Ancaster ON)

Assistant Research Officer (2006–2008) Materials Structure & Function Group, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa ON)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Visiting Fellow (2005–2006) Materials Structure & Function Group, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa ON)

NSERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2003–2005) School of Chemistry, University of Southampton (Southampton UK), with Prof. Malcolm Levitt

Ph.D. Research and Teaching Assistantship (1997-2003) Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC), with Prof. Colin Fyfe

International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (1997) Department of Chemical Technology, University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands)

Summer Research Assistant (1995, 1996) Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council (Ottawa ON)

Research/Teaching Assistant (1994) Bubble Technology Ltd./Deep River Science Academy (Chalk River ON)

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Academic Honours

NSERC Visiting Fellowship National Research Council of Canada (2005–2006)

Canada-UK Millennium Research Award University of Southampton (2003–2005)

NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellowship University of Southampton (2003–2005)

NSERC PGS A and B Post-Graduate Scholarships University of British Columbia (1997–2001)

Gladys Estella Laird Research Fellowship University of British Columbia (1997–2001)

Alma Mater B.Sc. Scholarship University of Guelph (1997)

Canada Scholarship for Science and Engineering Guelph and Redeemer (1992–1997)

Presidential Scholarship Redeemer University College (1992–1995)

Society of Chemical Industries Prize for Chemistry University of Guelph (1997)

Courses Taught CHE- 121 Principles of Chemistry I (2010-2017)

CHE -341 Inorganic Chemistry (2012, 2014, 2017) – formerly CHE-231

CHE -231 Analytical Chemistry I (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) – formerly CHE-242

CHE-221 Organic Chemistry I (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) – formerly CHE-263

CHE- 222 Organic Chemistry II (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) – formerly CHE-264

CHE- 343 Analytical Chemistry II (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017)

CHE -381/2/3/4 Chemistry Senior Seminar (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

CHE -385 Chemistry Independent Study (2010, 2011, 2016)

CHE -490 Senior Research Project (2014, 2016, 2107) – formerly CHE-390

ENV -101 Introduction to Environmental Science (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)

ENV -485 Independent Study (2014)

PHY -346 Thermodynamics by independent study (2013)

PHY -385 Quantum Physics & Chemistry by Independent Study (2014)

Scholarly and professional activities Invited presentations at national and international conferences

8 “NMR crystallography strategies for structure determination of zeolites and layered silicates” 67th Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association, New Orleans LA, May 2017 (invited presentation)

7 “NMR crystallography of zeolites – How far can we go without diffraction?” 100th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Toronto, May 2017 (invited presentation).

6 “Minimizing the effects of rf inhomogeneity and phase transients in proton homonuclear decoupling pulse sequences” 98th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa ON, June 2015 (invited presentation)

5 “New insights from graph theory for NMR crystallography of zeolites and related network materials” 97th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Vancouver BC, June 2014 (invited presentation)

4 “Recent progress in NMR crystallography of zeolites and layered silicates” 54th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Copper Mountain, CO, July 2012 (invited presentation)

3 “Probing the detailed structures of cellulose polymorphs by solid-state NMR and quantum chemical calculations” 95th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Calgary AB, May 2012 (invited

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2 “NMR crystallography of zeolites and related materials” 2nd SMARTER Crystallography Workshop, University of Aveiro, Portugal, June 2011 (invited plenary speaker)

1 “Refinement of zeolite crystal structures using ultrahigh-field measurements and ab initio calculations of 29Si chemical shift tensors”. 91st Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Edmonton AB, May 2008 (invited presentation)

External Research Funding

NSERC Discovery Grant (2016-2021) “New NMR crystallography approaches for structure determination of difficult-to-characterize materials” ($150,000 over five years) Great Lakes Sustainability Fund, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2016-2021) “Monitoring Nutrients and Bacterial Contamination in Chedoke Creek and Red Hill Creek” ($33,750 over three years) with Edward Berkelaar NSERC Early Career Researcher Supplement (2011-2016) “New methods for structure determination of materials by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy” ($20,000 over five years) NSERC Discovery Grant (2010-2016) “New methods for structure determination of materials by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy” ($150,000 over six years)

Internal Research Funding Instructional Development Grant (2017) “Development of new labs for ENV-222” ($1,400) – with Edward Berkelaar Zylstra Grant – Redeemer Centre for Christian Scholarship (3 years: 2015/16-2017/18) “Water quality monitoring of the Chedoke and Spencer Creek watersheds” ($20,263) with Edward Berkelaar Instructional Development Grant (2012) “Water quality monitoring of the Chedoke Creek watershed: A project-based/ community service learning approach to teaching Analytical Chemistry” ($1,500) Instructional Development Grant (2010) “Development of laboratory exercises for a new Inorganic Chemistry course” ($1,500) Internal Research Grant (2009-2010) “New methods for structure determination by solid-state NMR spectroscopy” ($1,500)

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Publications Life time summary

Scholarly books authored (0) Scholarly books edited (0) Refereed chapters in books (0) Non-refereed chapters in books (1) Papers in refereed journals (42) Papers in refereed conference proceedings (2) Major invited contributions and/or technical reports (8) Conference papers presented (21) Workshops presented (20) Conference poster presentations (16) Invited guest lectures (13) Other publications (1)

Non-refereed chapters in books

1 D.H. Brouwer

Interplay between solid-state NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction

Chapter in NMR Crystallography, R.K. Harris, R.E. Wasylishen, M.J. Duer (eds.), John Wiley and Sons, 2009, pp. 263-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1041

Papers in refereed journals (students under my supervision or co-supervision underlined)

42 D.H. Brouwer, S. Cadars, K. Hotke, J. Van Huizen, N. Van Huizen

Structure determination of a partially ordered layered silicate material with an NMR crystallography approach

Acta Crystallographica C 2017, 73, 184-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053229616019550

41 Y. Zan, D.H. Brouwer, G.R. Goward 19F Double quantum NMR spectroscopy: A new tool for probing dynamics in proton-conduction fluorinated polymer materials

Macromolcules 2016, 49, 7331-7339. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01291

40 H. Fenniri, G.A. Tikhomirov, D.H. Brouwer, S. Bouatra, M. El Bakkari, Z. Yan, J.-Y. Cho, T. Yamazaki

High field solid-state NMR spectroscopy investigation of 15N-labeled rosette nanotubes: Hydrogen bond network and channel-bound water

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 6115-6118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b02420

39 D.H. Brouwer and M.A. Horvath

Minimizing the effects of RF inhomogeneity and phase transients allows resolution of two peaks in the 1H CRAMPS NMR spectrum of adamantane

Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2015, 71, 30-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssnmr.2015.10.005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1041

http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053229616019550

http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01291

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssnmr.2015.10.005


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38 D.H. Brouwer and M.A. Horvath

A simulated annealing approach for solving zeolite crystal structures from two-dimensional NMR correlation spectra


37 S. Cadars, M. Allix, D.H. Brouwer, R. Shayib, M. Suchomel, M.N. Garaga, A. Rakhmatullin, A.W. Burton, S.I. Zones, D. Massiot, B.F. Chmelka.

Long- and short-range constraints for the structure determination of layered silicates with stacking disorder

Chemistry of Materials 2014, 26, 6994-7008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm503190u

36 T.L.Spencer, N.W. Plagos, D.H. Brouwer, G.R. Goward

The use of 6Li{7Li}-REDOR NMR spectroscopy to compare the ionic conductivities of solid-state lithium ion electrolytes

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2014, 16, 2515-2526. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CP55132F

35 D.H. Brouwer, K.P Langendoen

A graph theory approach to structure solution of network materials from two-dimensional solid-state NMR data

CrystEngComm 2013, 15, 8748-8762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ce41058g

34 D.H. Brouwer, S. Cadars, J. Eckert, Z. Liu, O. Terasaki, B.F. Chmelka

A general protocol for determining the structures of molecularly ordered but non-crystalline silicate frameworks

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135, 5641–5655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja311649m

33 D.H. Brouwer

Structure solution of network materials by solid-state NMR without knowledge of the crystallographic space group


32 D.H. Brouwer, K.P. Langendoen, Q. Ferrant

Measurement and calculation of 13C chemical shift tensors in -glucose and -glucose monohydrate

Canadian Journal of Chemistry 2011, 89, 737-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/v11-017

31 D.H. Brouwer, I.L. Moudrakovski, R.J. Darton, R.E. Morris

Comparing quantum-chemical calculation methods for structural investigation of zeolite crystal structures by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 2010, 48, S113-S121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrc.2642


http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm503190u

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CP55132F

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ce41058g

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja311649m


http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc200900624


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30 P.G. Gordon, D.H. Brouwer, J.A. Ripmeester

Probing the local structure of pure ionic liquid salts with solid- and liquid-state NMR

ChemPhysChem 2010, 11, 260-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc200900624

29 S. Cadars, D.H. Brouwer, B.F. Chmelka

Probing local structures of siliceous zeolite frameworks by solid-state NMR and first-principles calculations of 29Si-O-29Si scalar couplings

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2009, 11, 1825-1837. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B815361B

28 P.G. Gordon, D.H. Brouwer, J.A. Ripmeester 35Cl solid-state NMR of halide ionic liquids at ultrahigh fields

Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2008, 112, 12527-12529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp808524h

27 D.H. Brouwer

Crystal structure refinement with solid-state NMR: An improved structure of silica-ZSM-12 zeolite from 29Si chemical shift tensors

Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2008, 194, 136-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2008.06.020

26 D.H. Brouwer, S. Alavi, J.A. Ripmeester.

NMR crystallography of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene host-guest complexes using 1H complexation-induced chemical shifts (cover article)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2008, 10, 3857-3860. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b805326j

25 D.H. Brouwer, I.L. Moudrakovski, K.A. Udachin, G.D. Enright, J.A. Ripmeester

Guest loading and multiple phases in single crystals of the van der Waals host p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene

Crystal Growth & Design 2008, 8, 1878-1885. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg7010138

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NMR crystallography of zeolites: Refinement of an NMR-solved crystal structure using ab initio calculations of 29Si chemical shift tensors

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 6306-6307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja800227f

23 D.H. Brouwer, G.D. Enright

Probing local structure in zeolite frameworks: Ultrahigh-field NMR measurements and accurate first principles calculations of zeolite 29Si magnetic shielding tensors

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130, 3095-3105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja077430a

22 G.D. Enright, V.V. Terskikh, D.H. Brouwer, J.A. Ripmeester

The structure of two anhydrous polymorphs of caffeine from single-crystal diffraction and ultrahigh-field solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy (cover article)

Crystal Growth and Design 2007, 7, 1406-1410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg070291o


http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B815361B

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp808524h

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2008.06.020

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b805326j

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg7010138

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja800227f

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja077430a

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg070291o

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21 D.H. Brouwer, J.A. Ripmeester

Symmetry-based recoupling of proton chemical shift anisotropies in ultrahigh-field solid-state NMR


20 D.H. Brouwer , S. Alavi, J.A. Ripmeester

A double quantum 129Xe NMR experiment for probing xenon in multiply occupied cavities of solid-state inclusion compounds

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2007, 9, 1093-1098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b616434j

19 C.A. Fyfe, D.H. Brouwer

Optimization, standardization, and testing of a new NMR method for the determination of zeolite host-organic guest crystal structures

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006, 128, 11860-11871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja060744y


The location of naphthalene in zeolite ZSM-5 determined by solid-state 1H/29Si CP MAS NMR

Canadian Journal of Chemistry 2006, 84, 345-355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/V06-009

17 D.H. Brouwer, J.-M. Chézeau, C.A. Fyfe

A solid-state NMR study of AlPO4-14A.

Microporous &Mesoporous Materials 2006, 88, 163-169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2005.08.035

16 I. Marin-Montesinos, D.H. Brouwer, G. Antonioli, M.H. Levitt

Heteronuclear decoupling interference during symmetry-based homonuclear recoupling in solid-state NMR (cover article)


15 C.A. Fyfe, D.H. Brouwer, P. Tekely

Measurement of NMR cross polarization rate constants in the slow CP Regime: Relevance to structure determinations of zeolite-sorbate and other complexes by CP MAS NMR

Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2005, 109, 6187-6192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp051923p

14 D.H. Brouwer, R.J. Darton, R.E. Morris, M.H. Levitt

A solid-state NMR method for solution of zeolite crystal structures

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 10365-10370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja052306h

13 D.H. Brouwer, P.E. Kristiansen, C.A. Fyfe, M.H. Levitt

Symmetry-based 29Si dipolar recoupling magic angle spinning NMR: A new method for investigating three-dimensional structures of zeolite frameworks


http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b616434j

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja060744y

http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1139/V06-009

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2005.08.035


http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp051923p

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja052306h

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Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 542-543. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja043228l

12 D.H. Brouwer, E.K. Lloyd

Improvements to a peak assignment algorithm for two-dimensional NMR correlation spectra of zeolites using graph theory

Journal of Computer Chemistry Japan 2004, 3, 103-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2477/jccj.3.103

11 R.J. Darton, D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, L.A. Villaescusa, R.E. Morris

Solid-state NMR studies of the fluoride-containing zeolite SSZ-44

Chemistry of Materials 2004, 16, 600-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm034976x


Effect of molecular oxygen on the variable temperature 29Si MAS NMR spectra of zeolite-sorbate complexes

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126, 1306-1307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja0367905

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An efficient peak assignment algorithm for two-dimensional NMR correlation spectra of framework materials

Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2003, 164, 10-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1090-7807(03)00190-3

8 L.A. Groat, B.C. Chakoumakos, D.H. Brouwer, C.M. Hoffman, C.A. Fyfe, H. Morell, A.J. Shulz

The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state 6Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study

American Mineralogist 2003, 88, 195-210.

7 B.W. McLean, A.B. Boraston, D.H. Brouwer, N. Sanaie, C.A. Fyfe, R.A.J. Warren, D.G. Kilburn, C.A. Haynes

Carbohydrate-binding modules recognize fine structures of cellulose

Journal of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277, 50245-52054. http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/M204433200v1

6 C.A. Fyfe, D.H. Brouwer, A.R. Lewis, L.A. Villaescusa, R.E. Morris

Combined solid-state NMR and X-ray diffraction investigation of the local structure of the five-coordinate silicon in fluoride-containing as-synthesized STF zeolite

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2002, 124, 7770-7778. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja012558s

5 H. Morell, K. Angermund, A.R. Lewis, D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, H. Gies

Structural investigation of silicalite-I loaded with n-hexane by X-ray diffraction, 29Si MAS NMR, and molecular modeling

Chemistry of Materials, 2002, 14, 2192-2198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm011267f

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja043228l

http://dx.doi.org/10.2477/jccj.3.103

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm034976x

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja0367905

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1090-7807(03)00190-3

http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/M204433200v1

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja012558s

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm011267f

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4 C.A. Fyfe, D.H. Brouwer, A.R. Lewis, J.-M. Chézeau

Location of the fluoride ion in tetrapropylammonium fluoride silicalite-1 determined by 1H/19F/29Si triple resonance CP, REDOR, and TEDOR NMR experiments

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001, 123, 6882-6891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja010532v


Solid-state NMR and X-ray diffraction structural investigations of the p-nitroaniline/ZSM-5 complex

Microporous &Mesoporous Materials 2000, 39, 291-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1387-1811(00)00210-9

2 D.H. Brouwer, M.D. Baker

Nucleation and growth of silver at zeolite A – modified electrodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B 1997, 101, 10390-10397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp9719523

1 D.H. Brouwer, E.B. Brouwer, G. MacLaurin, M. Lee, D. Parks, J.A. Ripmeester

Some new halogen-containing hydrate-formers for structure I and structure II clathrate hydrates

Supramolecular Chemistry 1997, 8, 361-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10610279708034955

Papers in refereed conference proceedings

2 R.J. Darton, D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, L.A. Villaescusa, R.E. Morris

Measuring the silicon fluoride bond distance in zeolites

Recent Advances in the Science and Technology of Zeolites and Related Materials: Proceedings of the 14th International Zeolite Conference, Capetown, South Africa, 2004. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, vol. 154, pp. 1319-1323. E. van Steen, L.H. Callanan and M. Claeys, eds.

1 D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, A.R. Lewis, J.-M. Chézeau


Zeolites and mesoporous materials at the dawn of the 21st century: Proceedings of the 13th International Zeolite Conference, Montpellier, France, 8-13 July 2001. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, vol. 135. A. Galarneau, F. Di Renzo, F. Fajula and J. Vedrine, eds.

Major invited contributions and/or technical reports

8 D.H. Brouwer

NMR crystallography strategies for structure determination of zeolites and layered silicates (invited oral)

67th Annual Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association, New Orleans LA, May 2017

7 D.H. Brouwer

NMR crystallography of zeolites – How far can we go without diffraction? (invited oral)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja010532v

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1387-1811(00)00210-9

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp9719523

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10610279708034955

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100th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Toronto, May 2017

6 D.H. Brouwer, M.A. Horvath

Minimizing the effects of rf inhomogeneity and phase transients in proton homonuclear decoupling pulse seqeunces (invited oral)

98th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa ON, June 2015

5 D.H. Brouwer

New insights from graph theory for NMR crystallography of zeolites and related network materials (invited oral)

97th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Vancouver BC, June 2014

4 D.H. Brouwer

Recent progress in NMR crystallography of zeolites and layered silicates (invited oral)

54th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Copper Mountain, CO, July 2012

3 D.H. Brouwer, Kevin Langendoen, Cassandra Regnerus, Quentin Ferrant

Probing the detailed structures of cellulose polymorphs by solid-state NMR and quantum chemical calculations (invited oral)

95th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Calgary AB, May 2012

2 D.H. Brouwer

NMR crystallography of zeolites and related materials (invited plenary speaker)

2nd SMARTER Crystallography Workshop, University of Aveiro, Portugal, June 2011

1 D.H. Brouwer

Refinement of zeolite crystal structures using ultrahigh-field measurements and ab initio calculations of 29Si chemical shift tensors (invited oral)

91st Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Edmonton AB, May 2008

Conference presentations (student presenter indicated by asterisk)

21 D.H. Brouwer, K. Vandermeulen, B. Eastman, C. Hurst, J. Vanderhout

From solid-state NMR to zeolite crystal structures through combinatorial tiling theory

20th International Society of Magnetic Resonance, Quebec City QC, July 2017

20 D.H. Brouwer, C. Hurst, J.A. Tuinstra, B. Eastman

Towards NMR crystallography of materials with multispin networks

99th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Halifax NS, June 2016

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19 B. Eastman*, D.H. Brouwer

Using genetic algorithms to solve chemical structures

Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, Edmonton ON, June 2015

18 D.H. Brouwer and C. Hurst*

Project-based learning in analytical chemistry: Water quality monitoring of a local watershed


17 D.H. Brouwer

Transformational experiences of creation care

From Cosmos to Psycho, ASA-CSCA-CiS Annual Meeting, Hamilton ON, July 2014

16 B. Eastman*, D.H. Brouwer, K. Vandermeulen

Solving crystal structures using Delaney graphs derived from NMR spectra

Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, Ottawa ON, June 2014

15 B. Eastman*, D.H. Brouwer, K. Vandermeulen

Solving crystal structures using Delaney graphs derived from NMR spectra

Conference on Graph Theory, Matrix Theory and Interactions: A Conference to celebrate the scholarship of David Gregory, Kingston ON, June 2014

14 D.H. Brouwer

Project-based learning in analytical chemistry: Student communication of a water quality monitoring project to authentic audiences

23rd International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) International Conference on Chemical Education, Toronto ON, July 2014

13 D.H. Brouwer

NMR crystallography strategies for structural investigations of difficult-to-characterize materials

3rd SMARTER Crystallography Workshop, Versailles, France, September 2012

12 D.H. Brouwer

Comparing quantum-chemical calculation methods for structural investigation of zeolite crystal structures by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

93rd Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Toronto ON, June 2010

11 D.H. Brouwer, B.F. Chmelka, S. Cadars

Probing local structures of siliceous zeolite frameworks by solid-state NMR and first-principles calculations of 29Si-O-29Si scalar couplings (oral)

92nd Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Hamilton ON, June 2009

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10 D.H. Brouwer

Characterization of nanoscale materials by solid-state NMR (oral)

ERI NINT/NRC/Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership Initiative: Nanostructures/NanoSystems into Micro/Macro Platforms Workshop, Los Angeles CA, March 2007

9 D.H. Brouwer

A double-quantum 129Xe MAS NMR experiment for probing Xe in multiply-occupied cavities of solid-state inclusion compounds (oral)

3rd International Symposium on Xenon NMR of Materials, Ottawa ON, June 2006

8 D.H. Brouwer

NMR crystallography: A solid-state NMR method for structure solution of zeolite crystal structures (oral)

MOOT XVIII NMR Symposium, Hamilton ON, October 2005

7 D.H. Brouwer, M.H. Levitt, P.E. Kristiansen, C.A. Fyfe, R.J. Darton, R.E. Morris

Structure solution of zeolite frameworks by 29Si dipolar recoupling MAS NMR (oral)

46th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Providence RI, April 2005

6 D.H. Brouwer, P.E. Kristiansen, C.A. Fyfe, M.H. Levitt

Direct structure solution of zeolite frameworks from solid-state NMR (oral)

27th British Zeolite Association Conference, St. Andrews UK, July 2004

5 D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, A.R. Lewis, J.-M. Chézeau, L.A. Villaescusa, R.E. Morris

Location, dynamics, and local structure of fluoride ions as-synthesized zeolites studied by 1H/19F/29Si triple resonance solid-state NMR (oral)

85th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Vancouver BC, June 2002

4 D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, A.R. Lewis, J.-M. Chézeau, L.A. Villaescusa, R.E. Morris

Location, dynamics, and local structure of fluoride ions as-synthesized zeolites studied by 1H/19F/29Si triple resonance solid-state NMR (oral)

43rd Experiment Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Pacific Grove CA, April 2002

3 D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe

Structural investigations of p-nitroaniline in ZSM-5: a second-harmonic generating non-linear optical material (oral)

82nd Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto ON, June 1999


Electrodeposition of silver from zeolite-modified electrodes (oral)

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81st Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Whistler BC, June 1998


Electrodeposition of silver from zeolite-modified electrodes (oral)

25th Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference, London ON, March 1997

Conference poster presentations (student presenter indicated by asterisk)

16 J. Vanderhout*, C. Hurst*, D.H. Brouwer

Zeolite structure determination using solid-state NMR experiments through the application of combinatorial tiling theory

20th International Society of Magnetic Resonance, Quebec City QC, July 2017

15 D.H. Brouwer and M. Horvath

Minimizing the effects of RF inhomogeneity and phase transients allows resolution of two peaks in the 1H CRAMPS NMR spectrum of adamantane

58th Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance, Breckenridge CO, July 2016

14 C. Hurst* and D.H. Brouwer

Quantitative multispin distance information from heteronuclear NMR recoupling experiments


*Awarded best undergraduate poster in the Physical Chemistry division of the Canadian Society for Chemistry

13 A. Tuinstra* and D.H. Brouwer

Quantitative multispin distance information from homonuclear NMR recoupling experiments


12 C. Hurst* and D.H. Brouwer

Quantitative multispin distance information from heteronuclear NMR recoupling experiments

28th MOOT NMR Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, October 2015

11 A. Tuinstra* and D.H. Brouwer

Quantitative multispin distance information from homonuclear NMR recoupling experiments


10 B. Eastman* and D.H. Brouwer

A genetic algorithm for NMR crystallography of materials with multispin networks


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9 B. Eastman* and D.H. Brouwer

Towards solving crystal structures from solid-state NMR data using combinatorial tiling and graph theory


8 N. Vanhuizen* and D.H. Brouwer

Synthesis and characterization of layered silicates

MOOT XXIV NMR Symposium, Toronto ON, October 2011

7 K. P. Langendoen* and D.H. Brouwer

Quantum chemical calculations for NMR crystallography

MOOT XXIV NMR Symposium, Toronto ON, October 2011

6 D.H. Brouwer, B. Chmelka, M.H. Levitt, J. Eckert, C. Gervais

Structure solution of a partially ordered layered silicate material by solid-state NMR

47th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Pacific Grove CA, April 2006

5 D.H. Brouwer, M.H. Levitt

Structural investigation of 13C-labeled cellulose using symmetry-based solid-state NMR pulse sequences

45th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Pacific Grove CA, April 2004


Structure determination of zeolite-sorbate complexes by solid-state NMR

39th IUPAC Congress and 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa ON, August 2003

3 D.H. Brouwer, C.A. Fyfe, A.R. Lewis, J.-M. Chézeau


13th International Zeolite Conference, Montpellier France, July 2001

2 D.H. Brouwer, A. Diaz, A.R. Lewis, C.A. Fyfe

Low temperature 29Si MAS NMR studies of zeolite-sorbate complexes

41st Experiment Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Pacific Grove CA, April 2000


Structural investigations of p-nitroaniline in ZSM-5: a second-harmonic generating non-linear optical material

3rd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Centre for Advanced Materials and Microstructures, Vancouver BC, December 1998

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Invited Guest Lectures

13 NMR Crystallography: Integrating solid-state NMR, diffraction, and computational chemistry for structure determination of difficult-to-characterize materials, Chemistry Department, McMaster University, Hamilton ON, January 2015

12 New insights from graph theory for NMR crystallography of zeolites and related network materials, Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux: Haute Température et Irradiation (CEMHTI) CNRS-Orléans, Orléans France, May 2013

11 Crystal structures, NMR spectroscopy, and graph theory: A novel approach to solving structures of materials, The King’s University College, Edmonton AB, May 2013

10 NMR Crystallography: Integrating solid-state NMR, diffraction, and computational chemistry for structure determination of difficult-to-characterize materials, Chemistry Department, University of Windsor, Windsor ON, March 2013

9 NMR Crystallography: Integrating solid-state NMR, diffraction, and computational chemistry for structure elucidation of materials, Chemistry Department, University of Western Ontario, London ON, April 2012

8 Solid-state NMR spectroscopy: A valuable tool for structural characterization of materials, Ecosynthetix, Burlington ON, April 2012

7 Integrating advanced solid-state NMR methods into the structure determinations of inorganic, organic, and hybrid materials, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA, March 2007

6 Integrating advanced solid-state NMR methods into structure determination of materials, Chemistry Department, McMaster University, March 2007

5 Application of symmetry-based recoupling sequences at high field and low field, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, November 2006

4 Structural characterization of porous materials and natural polymers by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada Ottawa ON, January 2005

3 Structure determination of zeolite frameworks and host-guest complexes by solid-state NMR, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, November 2005

2 Direct structure solution of zeolite frameworks from solid state NMR, Institute Lavoisier Versailles, Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Versailles, France, August 2004

1 Structure determination of zeolite host-guest complexes by solid-state NMR, School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, December 2003

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Workshops presented 20 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke Creek watersheds” Presentation at the Hamilton Harbour

Watershed Research and Monitoring Workshop, February 2017

19 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke Creek watershed” Public presentation by analytical chemistry class to local environmental stakeholders including City of Hamilton, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Royal Botanical Gardens, Bay Area Restoration Council, Stewards of Cootes Paradise, and A Rocha Canada, Redeemer University College, December 2016

18 “The Story of the Chedoke Watershed” Public event at the Hamilton Spectator building with Edward Berkelaar, John Terpstra (local author), Tys Thysmeyer (RBG), Alan Hansell (Stewards of Cootes Watershed), Mark Bainbridge (City of Hamilton), March 2016

17 “Mapping molecules in matter: New methods for structure determination of materials” Sabbatical colloquium at Redeemer University College, January 2016

16 “Chemistry, Culture Making, and Christian Faith” Workshop at Purpose, Power and Potential fall conference hosted by Redeemer Centre for Christian Scholarship and Edifide, Hamilton ON, October 2015

15 “On Chemistry, Culture Making, and Christian Calling” Presentation at New Horizons at Redeemer University College, October 2015

14 “Why do Christians disagree about climate change?” Workshop at Holy Ground: Answering God’s Call to Creation Care, Regent College, Vancouver BC, May 2015

13 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke and Spencer Creek watersheds” Presentation by analytical chemistry students at the Hamilton Harbour Watershed Research and Monitoring Workshop, February 2015

12 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke and Spencer Creek watersheds” Public presentation by analytical chemistry class to local environmental stakeholders including City of Hamilton, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Royal Botanical Gardens, Bay Area Restoration Council, Stewards of Cootes Paradise, A Rocha Canada, and local media, Redeemer University College, December 2014

11 “Better living through chemistry? Reflections on chemistry, culture making, and Christian faith” Faculty tenure colloquium at Redeemer University College, November 2014.

10 Organized and moderated a panel discussion on “Social Justice and the Politics of Sustainability” at the 2013 Zylstra Symposium on Politics and Culture: Christians and the Politics of Social Justice, October 2013

9 “Water quality monitoring of the Chedoke Creek watershed: A project-based and community-service learning approach to teaching Analytical Chemistry” Poster presentation at the POGIL Northeast Regional Workshop, Lancaster PA, June 2013

8 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke Creek watershed” Presentation to the Hamilton Naturalists Club, Hamilton ON, May 2013

7 “Chemistry and Our Calling: Addressing local environmental challenges through chemistry” Presentation by analytical chemistry class at the World and Our Calling symposium, Redeemer University College, January 2013

6 “Water quality monitoring in the Chedoke Creek watershed” Public presentation by analytical chemistry class to local environmental stakeholders including City of Hamilton, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Royal Botanical Gardens, Bay Area Restoration Council, A Rocha Canada, and local media, Redeemer University College, December 2012

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5 “Environmental Action as Christian Calling” Workshop at the Beyond Charity: Christian Social Engagement & Community Renewal for the opening of Homestead Christian Care’s John Perkins Center, Hamilton ON, September 2011

4 “Fact and fiction about global warming: What Christians need to know” Presentation to Bay Park Baptist Church, Kingston ON, April 2011

3 “Effective engagement with evangelical communities” Co-presentation with Don Hutchinson (Evangelical Fellowship of Canada) at Climate Change and Environmental Decline as a Moral Issue, Toronto ON, April 2010

2 “Solid-state proton NMR at 900 MHz” 3rd Annual Solid-State NMR Workshop, Edmonton AB, May 2008

1 “Refinement of crystal structures using ab initio calculations of NMR parameters” Quantum Chemical Computations in NMR Workshop, Ottawa ON, December 2007

Other Publications 1 “Better Living Through Chemistry?” Comment 2016, online

Other Professional Activities

Research supervision

Member of 5 PhD advisory committees for doctoral students of Dr. Gillian Goward (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University)

2017 - Danielle Smiley - 6Li/7Li and 23Na solid state NMR investigations of structure and dynamics in lithium and sodium ion battery materials

2015 - Gabrielle Foran - Investigation of hydrogen bonding in phosphate solid acids and boronic acid-containing silicone polymers

2014- Blossom Yan – Spectroscopic studies of structure and dynamics in ionomer materials for proton exchange membranes in hydrogen fuel cells

2014-2016 Allen Pauric – Selected examples of NMR spectroscopy towards the characterization of next generation lithium ion battery materials

2011-2013 Tara Leigh Spencer-Nokes - The development of solid‐state NMR methods to study ion motion in electrolytes for lithium ion batteries

Supervised 26 undergraduate summer research students at Redeemer University College, 15 of which held NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs, denoted by *), and 4 of which were co-supervised with Edward Berkelaar or Kevin Vandermeulen (denoted by †)

2017 Chelsey Hurst* - Relationship between crystal structure uncertainties and calculated NMR parameters Janelle Vanderhout* - From solid state NMR to zeolite crystal structures through tiling theory Jessica Bosma† - Monitoring water quality of the Chedoke Creek watersheds Marcia Porier† - Monitoring water quality of the Red Hill Creek watershed

2016 Chelsey Hurst* - Preparation of 13C-enriched compounds for new NMR crystallography methods Alyssa Tuinstra* - Investigating crystal packing effects on 1H NMR chemical shifts of organic compounds Janelle Vanderhout* - Biosynthesis of 13C-enriched celluloses for 1H NMR investigations of H-bonding Jessica Bosma† - Monitoring water quality of the Spencer Creek and Chedoke Creek watersheds

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2015 Chelsey Hurst* - New methods for NMR crystallography of materials with multi-spin systems Alyssa Tuinstra* - New methods for NMR crystallography of materials with multi-spin systems Brydon Eastman - A genetic algorithm for solving crystal structures from solid-state NMR data Janelle Vanderhout† - Monitoring water quality of the Spencer Creek and Chedoke Creek watersheds James Naphtali† - Development of an HPLC method for detecting caffeine in environmental samples

2014 Brydon Eastman*† - A tiling theory approach to solving zeolite crystal structures from 2D NMR data Matthew Horvath - Investigating the role of RF inhomogeneity in 1H NMR decoupling pulse sequences

2013 Matthew Horvath* - Graph theory and NMR of network materials Jared Vanhuizen - Synthesis and characterization of layered silicates

2012 Katie Hotke* - Synthesis and characterization of network materials Kevin Langendoen* - Graphy theory, NMR, and zeolites Jared Vanhuizen - Estimating uncertainties in calculated chemical shielding tensors

2011 Nicholas Vanhuizen* - Structural characterization of layered silicates Cassandra Regnerus* - Biosynthesis of 13C enriched cellulose for solid-state NMR Kevin Langendoen - Quantum chemical calculations for NMR crystallography

2010 Katie Hotke* - Solid-state NMR of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular materials Quentin Ferrant* - Structural investigations of cellulose by solid-state NMR spectroscopy Kevin Langendoen - Computational chemistry for solid-state NMR of zeolites

Supervised 5 senior research projects in Chemistry or Environmental Studies

2017 Chelsey Hurst - A study of the effects of natural dyes on the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells 2016 Andrew Kearley - Analysis of lead in soil samples of raised bed and ground soils in community gardens 2014 Sarah Witzke - Green chemistry for organic synthesis 2014 Jared Vanhuizen - Analysis of pharmaceuticals in water using HPLC 2014 Hannah Pigott - Nitrogen and phosphorous contaminant assessments in a Grand River tributary

Supervised 1 research assistant (co-supervised with Edward Berkelaar)

2017 Colten Wolfe –Water quality monitoring of the Chedoke and Red Hill Creek watersheds

Supervision and training of other graduate students

2005-2008 Peter Gordon – MSc student at Carlton University, working on a project at the National Research Council , investigating solid state NMR of ionic liquids

2003-2005 Ildefonso Marin-Montesinos – PhD student at the University of Southampton, while I was a post-doctoral fellow , working on a project involving symmetry-based NMR recoupling experiments

Journal Guest Editor

Co-editor, with David Bryce (University of Ottawa) and Yining Huang (Western University), of a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry in honour of John Ripmeester, August and September 2015.

Peer Review

Expert peer reviewer for the following journals: Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Chemical Science, Chemical Communications, Crystal Growth and Design, Dalton Transactions, Heteroatom Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry , Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Acta Crystallographica C, Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Physical Chemistry

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Expert peer reviewer for research grants for the following organizations: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Czech Science Foundation, Austrian Science Fund, The King’s University College, Al Jalila Foundation (United Arab Emerites)

Ph.D Thesis Examinations

Committee member examiner for Allen Pauric, McMaster University (December 2016)

Committee member examiner for Tara Leigh Spencer-Nokes, McMaster University (December 2013)

Rapporteur for the Ph.D. defense of Mounesha Garaga, Université d’Orléans, France (May 2013)

External reviewer for Ph.D. defense of Andre Sutrisno, University of Western Ontario (April 2012)

Professional Memberships

Canadian Institute for Chemistry

American Chemical Society

American Crystallography Association

Education Workshops and Conferences Attended

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 100th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Toronto ON, June 2017.

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 99th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Halifax NS, June 2016.

Attended and presented at Purpose, Power and Potential fall conference hosted by Redeemer Centre for Christian Scholarship and Edifide, Hamilton ON, October 2015

Attended and co-presented with a student at the chemistry education symposium at the 98th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Ottawa ON, June 2015.

Attended (and presented at) the 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto ON, July 2014.

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 97th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Vancouver BC, June 2014.

Led a pedagogy workshop “Losing the Lecture” for the Pedagogy Group at Redeemer, February 2014.

Attended Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) Northeast Regional Workshop, Lancaster PA, June 2013.

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 95th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Calgary AB, May 2012.

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 93rd Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Toronto ON, May 2010.

Attended chemistry education symposium at the 92nd Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference, Hamilton ON, May 2009.

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Other presentations

Faculty speaker at closing chapel, Redeemer University College, April 2014,

Media

“Feces Falls? Hikers splash around Albion Falls – but should they?” Interviewed for article in Hamilton Mountain News and Hamilton Spectator (August 17, 2017)

“Crystallography by NMR: Solid-state techniques help fill in gaps where X-ray diffraction fails” Paper highlighted in the American Chemical Society Chemical and Engineering News, Volume 94, Issue 7, page 30 (15 February 2016). Online at http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i7/NMR-Enters-Crystallography-Realm.html

“Raw sewage pouring into Chedoke Creek at an alarming rate: study” Report on analytical chemistry class project in the Hamilton Spectator (December 12, 2014)

“Fecal counts still high at Chedoke waterfalls, study finds” Report on analytical chemistry class project in the Hamilton Mountain News (December 11, 2014)

“Creek study finds ‘super high’ sewage counts at Chedoke Falls” Report on analytical chemistry class project in the Flamborough Review (December 14, 2014)

“Study says raw sewage leaking into Chedoke Creek” Report on analytical chemistry class project on AM900 CHML (December 12, 2014)

“Deciphering Ordered But Noncrystalline Structures” Featured in the “Concentrates” section of the American Chemical Society Chemical and Engineering News, Volume 91, Issue 17, page 28 (29 April 2013). Online at http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i17/Deciphering-Ordered-Noncrystalline-Structures.html

“Ontario students discover water contamination” Report on analytical chemistry class project in The Banner (December 17, 2012)

“Super high sewage level counts found at Chedoke falls” Report on analytical chemistry class project in Hamilton Mountain News (December 13, 2012)

“High bacteria levels in Chedoke Creek” Report on analytical chemistry class project in the Hamilton Spectator (December 6, 2012)

“Students find high bacterial levels in Hamilton Creeks” Report on analytical chemistry class project on the CBC Hamilton website (December 6, 2012)

“Balancing the pursuit of research and the art of teaching” Profile in Panorama Magazine (February-March 2011 issue, page 16)

“Earth Day and the Church” Interview on 100 Huntley Street (April 2010) http://test.100huntley.com/video.php?id=nKfm7UP1Ed8

“Solid Evidence for the effect of oxygen on zeolite spectra” Highlighted research paper in the Canadian Chemical News (April 2004 issue, page 10)

Committee Work at Redeemer

Library and Information Technology Committee (2010-2013)

Science Recruitment Committee (2010-2015)

Sciences Learning Community organizer (2009-2013)

http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i7/NMR-Enters-Crystallography-Realm.html

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i17/Deciphering-Ordered-Noncrystalline-Structures.html

http://test.100huntley.com/video.php?id=nKfm7UP1Ed8

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Campus Planning Committee (2011-2013)

Environmental Stewardship Committee (2010)

Amazing Race campus visit day planning team (2011, 2013)

Organizer of promotional video for science research at Redeemer (2010) and science division promotional video (2011-2012)

Various hiring committees: Psychology (2010), Business (2011), Biology (2012), Psychology (2013), Religion & Theology (2013), Education (2013)

Teaching and Learning Committee (2012-2013)

Core Review Working Group (2013-2015)

Core Oversight Group (2015-present)

Personal Respect Advisor (2013-2016)

Mentor to Joel Klinck (2013-2015)

VPA/Provost search committee (2016)

Leader of planning team for CTS-410 Core Capstone Experience (2017)

Community Involvement

Elder, First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (2012-2015)

Chair of Worship Committee, First Hamilton Christian Reformed Church (2017-present)

Science Advisory Committee, A Rocha Canada (2010-present)

A Rocha Hamilton steering committee (2012-present)

Participant, Hill Street Community Garden (2010-present)

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