- Tito Scaiano
Tito Scaiano (J. C. Scaiano, Juan Cesar Scaiano) first came to
Canada in 1975 as a visiting scientist with the National Research Council fromArgentina . Returning to the NRC in 1979, he developed an innovative new program studying organic reaction intermediates usinglaser techniques. He then joined theUniversity of Ottawa in 1991 as professor ofchemistry .Current projects in the Scaiano Research Group include such diverse topics and
fluorescent sensors ,photolithography ,persistent free radicals andnanoparticles .Since then he has won many national and international awards for his work in
photochemistry . He was the first to use two lasers to follow photochemical changes in short-lived intermediates during a reaction which allows scientists to measure photochemical reactions. He has won awards including thePremier's Platinum Medal for Research Excellence , which is one of the largest single research awards in the world, theTory Medal , theRutherford Memorial Medal and the 2002 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. [ [http://www.nserc.gc.ca/news/2002/p021125.htm Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, November 25, 2002 - Ottawa Chemist Wins Top Canadian Science Prize] ]In 2005 he was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Canada . The citation reads::"Juan Scaiano is one of Canada's most eminent chemists. His work has shaped the field of physical organic chemistry over the last 25 years and its impact has extended to the pharmaceutical, microelectronics and the pulp and paper industries. A renowned expert in the field of photochemistry, he pioneered the use of lasers to study and measure organic reactions. Distinguished professor at the University of Ottawa and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Applied Photochemistry, he has been an inspiring teacher to students, nurturing their creative spirit and conveying to them a sense of community responsibility. [ [http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4672 Governor General to invest 33 recipients into the Order of Canada - Citations for the recipients] ]He is a member of the
Centre for Research in Photonics at the University of Ottawa .References
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