Cathleen M. Crudden

Canada Research Chair, Tier 1

Professor and Killam Research Fellow

Queen's University, Canada

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), 
Nagoya University, Japan
http://www.itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp/

 Cathleen Crudden obtained her B.Sc. (1989) and M.Sc. (1990) from the University of Toronto with Dr. Mark Lautens. She completed her Ph.D. with Dr. Howard Alper at the University of Ottawa in 1995. After completing her Ph.D., Cathleen was awarded an NSERC PDF with Scott Denmark at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. After one year as a postdoctoral fellow, she became an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick. Prof Crudden has joined Queens University in 2006 as a Queen’s National Scholar. From 2011-13, she was Vice President, President and Past President of the Canadian Society for Chemistry.

Prof. Crudden’s research is centred on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Organometallic and Organoboron Chemistry as well as on Materials Chemistry and Surface Science. She is a word known expert on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) and Chiral and Mesoporous Catalytic materials. She pioneered the concept of NHC-based ultra-robust monolayers on metal surfaces as a fundamentally new methodology for surface functionalization and protection. She is author of >140 publications with over 3700 citations.

Prof. Crudden’s scientific impact is highlighted by a long list of national and international awards. Most recent include the 2019 Montréal Medal; 2019 ACS A.C. Cope Scholar Awards; 2018 International Precious Metals Institute Carol Tyler award, 2018 Catalysis Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada; Synlett Best paper of 2017, etc. Prof. Crudden currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Metal Organic Chemistry. Prof Crudden is an associate editor of ACS Catalysis one of the most recognized journals for research on heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biocatalysis with an impact factor of 11.384