Jillian Buriak heads a top notch, internationally prominent research group in nanoscience and materials chemistry. No one working in the important area of semiconductors has had such wide-spread impact over the last 10 years, and the key reactions discovered by her have truly revolutionized the field.

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BURIAK, Jillian M. –Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
Jillian Buriak heads a top notch, internationally prominent research group in nanoscience and materials chemistry. No one working in the important area of semiconductors has had such wide-spread impact over the last 10 years, and the key reactions discovered by her have truly revolutionized the field. From integrating nanomaterials and biology with silicon technology, to efficient and versatile synthetic strategies of highly complex nanoscale materials, the nanoscience research of this group is both fundamental and of critical technological importance. By creatively combining diverse areas of science into her research, she has provided answers to many challenges regarding the chemistry of nanomaterials and their application in a broad range of technologies.