Shira Joudan, Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta How did you get started in the field of Analytical Chemistry?  In undergrad, I took introductory analytical chemistry…

In a letter published Tuesday in a scientific journal, a group of 20 researchers warn that 'this effort is politically and/or economically, rather than scientifically, motivated.'

Nature Chemistry - Modern scientists exist within the digital world. Shira Joudan describes how an online presence is beneficial to researchers, and what a baseline presence can look like.

Understanding sources of harmful contaminants

Trifluoromethylphenols (TFMPs) are environmental contaminants that exist as transformation products of aryl-CF3 pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Their –CF3 moiety raises concerns as it may form prob...

Nature Chemistry - Did meteorites fall between the interdisciplinary cracks? Michelle Francl tells the nineteenth-century tale of the extraterrestrial origin of meteorites and suggests that there...

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There are many steps to preparing a research article for publication, from generating the figures and writing the draft, to responding to reviewers. Shira Joudan explains how their group approaches this task, specifically during the preparation of the research group’s first paper.

Nature Chemistry - There are many steps to preparing a research article for publication, from generating the figures and writing the draft, to responding to reviewers. Shira Joudan explains how...

Adding fluorine to drug molecules can be tricky, but is often worthwhile. Rachel Brazil talks to the chemists trying to tame the ninth element

This change and its timing doesn’t exactly inspire a lot of optimism that the U of A is truly working towards EDI or even ACB.

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant; however, its sources are poorly constrained. One understudied source is from the photochemical reactions of aromatic compounds con...

Why the University of Alberta is moving from equity, diversion and inclusion to access, community, and belonging.

In grad school, there is time to focus on learning about your field and your project — and to keep up with the literature. Now, as an assistant professor, Shira Joudan explains how learning science is...

A study warned that people were being exposed to a toxic chemical from kitchen utensils. But the researchers misstated the safe daily limit