Prof. Laurel Schafer
Fellow
Current Employer
The University of British Columbia
Election Year
2017
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Chemistry
Department
Chemistry
SCHAFER, Laurel - Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
Prof. Laurel Schafer has made seminal research contributions bridging the areas of organometallic and organic chemistry; she has developed a versatile ground-breaking new class of early transition metal complexes for use in selective carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions of industrial relevance. These new catalytic systems synergistically minimise waste and maximise energy efficiency by utilising metals of low toxicity for sustainable approaches towards selective and specific chemical transformations.
Prof. Laurel Schafer has made seminal research contributions bridging the areas of organometallic and organic chemistry; she has developed a versatile ground-breaking new class of early transition metal complexes for use in selective carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions of industrial relevance. These new catalytic systems synergistically minimise waste and maximise energy efficiency by utilising metals of low toxicity for sustainable approaches towards selective and specific chemical transformations.