Farideh Jalilehvand, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office Location: Science B 213 Tel: (403) 220-3855 Fax: (403) 289-9488 e-mail:faridehj@ucalgary.ca

Courses 

      CHEM 333        Inorganic Chemistry:  Transition Metals
Winter 2004, Winter 2006, Winter 2008

CHEM 531        Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Winter 2010

CHEM 535        Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2006, Winter 2008 (Lecture on vibrational spectroscopy)

      CHEM 629.91   Synchrotron-based X-ray Spectroscopy
Winter 2003, Fall 2004, Winter 2007, Fall 2009

Background
Publications
Research Interests

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XANES, EXAFS)
Synchrotron, XAS Measurement, EXAFS Programs

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Background

Education

B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, 1991
M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, 1993
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, 1997
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, 2000
Research Associate at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL), 2000
Visiting Scientist at The University of Sydney, Sydney, (Jan. - May 2009)
Assistant Professor in Inorganic Physical Chemistry at University of Calgary, July 2002 - March 2009
Associate Professor at U of C since April 2009

Awards

Diploma as Best Undergraduate Chemistry Student of Sharif University, 1991
Diploma and Gold Medal as Best Graduate Chemistry Student of Sharif University, 1994
MONBUSHO Scholarship, Japan 1993-1997
Swedish Institute Fellowship, Sweden 1997
Wenner-Gren Center Fellowship, Sweden 1998-1999
University Faculty Award (NSERC), 2003-2008

Recognitions

Nominated for U of C Students’ Union “Teaching Excellence Award” – April 2008
Immigrant of Distinction Award 2005 – Among top 3 finalist in the “Professional” category
Byline: Career Connection: Chemistry Researcher – Farideh Jalilehvand to Nelson Chemistry Alberta 20-30 textbook, 2007.
Byline: Portrait of a Young Scientist: Farideh Jalilehvand to the feature article in DOE Science News, “A Great Warship Fights On”, by Michaela Mann, Office of Science, US Department of Energy.
“Drowning on Dry Land”, Discovery Channel Canada, April 2002.
“Can Sulfur Spectroscopy Save the 17^th-Cantury Warship Vasa?”, SSRL Headline, Feb. 2002

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