Tom Hsieh Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Phosphaalkene (P=C) Synthesis – Preparation of novel P=C compounds and their use as monomers for polymerization and copolymerization with C=C bonds to make poly(methylenephosphines)Polymer-Supported Metal Catalysis – Methodology development in the area of metal-catalyzed cross coupling reactions with the use of phosphine polymers and copolymers as ligand supportsPresented at the following conferences:13th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS-13), Victoria, BC (Oral and Poster, July 2012)95th Canadian Chemistry Conference (CSC2012), Calgary, AB (Poster, May 2012)

Transition Metal Catalysis – Methodology development in the areas of reductive C–H bond amination of nitroalkenes, asymmetric alkoxycarbonylation of alkyl halides, metal-catalyzed O- to N-alkyl migratory rearrangement of alkoxy-N-heterocycles via sp3 C–O bond activation, and stereoselective metal-catalyzed sp2 and sp3 C–H bond functionalizationPresented at the following conferences:42nd National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS), Princeton, NJ (Poster, June 2011)1st International Symposia in Advancing Chemical Sciences: Challenges in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (ISACS), San Francisco, CA (Poster, July 2010)92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference, Hamilton, ON (Poster, May 2009)235th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Oral, April 2008)

Presented organic chemistry concepts, assisting students with theory and problem solving, and marked quizzes and class examinationsReceived University-wide teaching award (TATP Teaching Excellence Award, 2010) and two departmental teaching award (Croft Teaching Assistant Award, 2011 and 2010)

Present organic chemistry concepts; assisting students with theory and problem solving; PREPARED and marked quizzes and class examinationsReceived University-wide teaching award (TATP Teaching Excellence Award, 2010) and two departmental teaching award (Croft Teaching Assistant Award, 2011 and 2010)

The Senior Dons act as mentors to the residence students and take an active interest in the quality and enrichment of university residence life. They are charged with creating and facilitating student and community development programs that meet the many and diverse needs of the residence students. They also play a role in educating and enforcing the accountability and responsibility of residents according to residence policies.

Synthesis of small molecules with potential biological activity and scale-up synthesis for biological testing needsCo-inventor of several domestic and international patents

Polymeric Phosphines and Coordination Chemistry – Synthesis of phosphorus-containing small molecules and polymers; coordination of monomeric and polymeric phosphines to transition metalsPresented (oral) thesis research at the 19th Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference, Victoria, BC (May 2005)

Ph.D., Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Dong Research Group

Thesis title: "Transition metal catalysis: construction of C–N and C–C bonds en route to nitrogen heterocycles, chiral esters.

B.Sc., Chemistry Honours; Cooperative Education (Co-Op) Program; Minor In Commerce