These annual lectures, established in 1975, recognize the many contributions Dr. J.W.T. Spinks made to his departments, the university, and the chemical professions, both nationally and internationally. As faculty member, Department Head, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, University President, and President Emeritus, Dr. Spinks was associated with our University from 1930 until his passing in 1997.

The lecture series brings to the University of Saskatchewan eminent scientists and engineers in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering to deliver a series of lectures and to share their knowledge and experience with students and staff. This series is run jointly with the Department of Chemical Engineering, which hosts the Spinks lectures every third year.

Save the Date!

March 7 & 8, 2024

Dr. Valeria Molinero, University of Utah

Details to follow

Past Chemistry Lecturers

2018-19

C. Chang
University of California, Berkeley

2017-18

M.C. White
University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

2015-16

P. Kamat
University of Notre Dame

2013-14

S. I. Stupp
Northwestern University

2010-11

I. Manners
University of Bristol, UK

2008-09

M. Lautens
University of Toronto

2007-08

S. G. Withers
University of British Columbia

2004-05

D. L. Boger
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

2003-04

J. F. Stoddart
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2001-02

G.M. Whitesides
Harvard University

2000-01

P.B. Dervan
California Institute of Technology

1998-99

R. Breslow
Columbia University, NY, USA

1997-98

F.S. Rowland
University of California, Irvine, USA

1995-96

M.A. Fox
University of Texas, Austin, USA

1994-95

P. von Ragué Schleyer
Universität Erlangen, Germany

1992-93

B.E. Conway
University of Ottawa

1991-92

K. Mislow
Princeton University, USA

1989-90

A.K. Pikaev
Academy of Sciences, USSR

1988-89

P. Deslongchamps
University of Sherbrooke

1986-87

H. Taube
Stanford University, USA

1985-86

P.C. Lauterbur
University of Illinois, USA

1983-84

G. Herzberg
Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
National Research Council of Canada

1982-83

G.A. Ozin
University of Toronto

1980-81

L.M. Dorfman
The Ohio State University, USA

1979-80

D. Phillips
Royal Institution of Great Britain

1978-79

H. Eyring
University of Utah, USA

1976-77

R.U. Lemieux
University of Alberta
1975-76

J.C. Polanyi
University of Toronto