Celebrating former QCAM’ Director Theo van de Ven’s 80th Birthday

Theo van de Ven, will be 80 years old in 2026 and is likely to retire before the end of 2026 after 54 years at McGill (including 5 years as a PhD student). We are delighted to organize a Mini-Symposium on “sustainable materials” to celebrate his long and highly successful scientific career.

This event will be held on Friday May 1st 2026, and is described below :

Friday May 1st, 2026, Otto Maass Chemistry Building, McGill University, Room 10.

09:30 – 12:30 Talks on sustainable materials
12:30 -13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 16:00 Talks on sustainable materials
16:00 Cocktail Party
18:00 Symposium Dinner, Thomson House, McGill University

Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal. For submission of an abstract or for more information, please contact Professor Roger Gaudreault