Farideh Jalilehvand
Professor
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry
M.Sc. in Chemistry
B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry
Certified in Diversity & Inclusion
Contact information
Location
Courses
CHEM 201 - General Chemistry: Structure & Bonding
CHEM 433 - Inorganic Chemistry: Transition Metals
CHEM 531 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 535 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Lectures on Vibrational Spectroscopy
CHEM 629.91 - Synchrotron-based X-ray Spectroscopy
Research Interests
Heavy Metals and Sulfur-containing Biomolecules
- Complexes of heavy metals and metal-based drugs with S-containing biomolecules
- In-situ probing of metal ions in biological samples
- Sulfur speciation in biological and environmental samples
- Synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopy and imaging techniques
- Solvation of metal ions/ complexes of biological and environmental importance
Biography
After completing her B.Sc. and M.Sc. studies at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Farideh received a MONBUSHO scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1993. Through this program, she learned Japanese at the Yokohama National University, and participated in research at the Institute of Molecular Science in Okazaki, before moving to Tokyo in 1994 for three years of Ph.D. studies in Professor Yutaka Fukuda Lab at the Ochanomizu University.
With the scholarship support from Sweden, Farideh started a post-doctoral fellowship in the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) with Professor Magnus Sandstrom in1997, when she learned about X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with synchrotron light, which resulted in another Ph.D. thesis in 2000.
In June 2000, Farideh immigrated to Canada before taking a Research Associate position at the Stanford University, USA, in Professors Britt Hedman and Keith Hodgson Lab in August 2000, when she learned about advanced features of XAS, and sulfur X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy. In July 2002, Farideh became faculty member at the Department of Chemistry University of Calgary. Being committed to excellence in research, teaching and learning, she has given several invited workshops on XAS data analysis in North America, Europe, Middle East and Japan.
In accordance with her great respect for different cultures and beliefs, Farideh recently completed the online certificate program on "Diversity & Inclusion" offered by the Cornell University.
Leadership roles
Associate Head (Undergraduate) – Chemistry, September 2016 – June 2020
Curriculum Review Lead (August 2017 – December 2018)
Curriculum Committee (Chair) – Chemistry, July 2017 – December 2019
Safety Committee (Chair) – Chemistry, July 2014 – June 2015
IUCr Commission on XAFS (Member, 2008 – 2017; Consultant, 2017 – 2020)
International Program Committee (IPC) Member; IUCr 2017 Congress (Hyderabad, August 2017)
User Advisory Committee (UAC) of Canadian Light Source (CLS) – Member (2003 – 2005, 2007 – 2010)
Awards
MONBUSHO Scholarship, Japan 1993-1997
Swedish Institute Fellowship, Sweden 1997
Wenner-Gren Center Fellowship, Sweden 1998-1999
University Faculty Award (NSERC), 2003-2008
U of C Environment, Health and Safety Shining Star – September 2015
Staff Mobility for Teaching Activity (Erasmus+), Middle East Technical University (METU), 2019
Nominations
Immigrant of Distinction Award 2005 – Among top 3 finalists in the “Distinguished Professional” category
U of C Students’ Union “Teaching Excellence Award” – April 2008 (CHEM 333 - Inorganic Chemistry: Transition Metals)
U of C Students’ Union “Teaching Excellence Award” – Fall 2011 (CHEM 201- General Chemistry)
U of C Students’ Union “Teaching Excellence Award” –Winter 2014 (CHEM 201- General Chemistry)
U of C Graduate Students’ Association “Excellence Award in Supervision” – April 2019
U of C "Educational Leadership Award" (Formal Role - Individual) - January 2020