Dr. Terry McCallum
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Organic Chemistry: University of Ottawa, 2013-2018
NSERC CGS-D Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholar
Advisor: Professor Louis Barriault
Dissertation: Radical Adventures in Photochemistry
B.Sc. - Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry
University of Ottawa, 2008-2013
NSERC CREATE Scholar
EXPERIENCE
Research Scientist: Canadian Bank Note Company, 2020-present
Postdoctoral Researcher: Cornell University, 2018-2020
Visiting Fellow: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
NSERC Michael Smith Scholar
Boehringer-Ingelheim: Co-op Student, 2011
NSERC Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Award
BIO
Terry was born and raised in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, a region of Canada known for its spectacular forests and lakes. While a proponent of the skateboarding/snowboarding/surfing/punk rock music communities (radical awesomeness), he obtained his B.Sc. in Biopharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Ottawa where he completed internships at Boehringer-Ingelheim in Laval, Qc. Terry continued his education at the University of Ottawa, obtaining his PhD in Organic Chemistry for his work discovering new synthetic organic transformations while harnessing the rich photoredox properties of gold complexes in the laboratory of Professor Louis Barriault. As an NSERC scholar, Terry was a visiting fellow in Professor Dave Nicewicz’ Lab at UNC - Chapel Hill, researching novel organic transformations using organic dyes as photosensitizers. After his doctoral studies, Terry continued his passion for developing innovative synthetic strategies in radical chemistry by utilizing transition metal catalyzed transformations during his postdoctoral research in Professor Song Lin’s lab at Cornell University. Throughout this journey, Terry has been afforded the opportunity to present his research around the world while developing a diverse network of colleagues and researchers.
Moving forward, Terry continues to develop strategies that push the boundaries at the edge of chemistry. He believes that inclusivity in the workplace and the classroom will bolster diversity and create a more equitable environment for those who are under served by the current chemistry system. Through his experience in academia, he is a fierce advocate for student rights, in particular, challenging the norms created by those who have controlled the field of Organic Chemistry.