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Professional Bio
Jeff received his BSc in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in 2006 and his PhD from Simon Fraser University in 2011 with Prof. Andrew Bennet. He was recognized with the Boehringer Ingelheim Doctoral Research Award for the top Canadian thesis in the areas of organic and bioorganic chemistry for his graduate work. From 2011 to 2014 he was a Human Frontiers Science Program Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley with Prof. Christopher Chang. He began his independent career at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2014 and is currently an Associate Professor of Chemistry.
Awards
2023 LAS COVID-19 Faculty Revitalization Fellowship
2022 School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award
2022 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
2021 Helen Corley Petit Scholar
2021 Teachers Ranked as Excellent
2020 Teachers Ranked as Excellent
2019 Beckman Fellow Award
2018 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
2018 Center for Advanced Study Fellowship
2018 NSF CAREER Award
2018 Research Corporation Scialog Fellow
2017 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship
2013 Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Doctoral Research Award
2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal
2012 Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
2010 Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award
2010 Bruker Prize in Chemical Spectroscopy
2009 Varian Canada Inc. Award
2008 Barbara Ferrier Chemistry Research Award
2006 Creo Achievement Award in Chemistry
Editorial Board Member
Personal Bio
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my wife, two amazing kids, and dog. As a family, we love exercising, eating, and art (e.g., crafts, drawing, coloring etc.). Additionally, one of my favorite activities is to go on walks as I have found this to be an incredible way to free the mind, while soaking up the surroundings. Ever since I was young, I have collected things ranging from sports cards to action figures. My kids and I recently started a collection of cute toast plushies!