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John De Backere

John De Backere

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Contact

john.debackere@utoronto.ca

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Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=669Uw5AAAAAJ&hl=en&inst=315209982802967212&oi=ao

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5954-6134

Bio

Dr. John De Backere (he/him) joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, Canada as an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream in 2019. Prior to this, he completed one year as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Toronto focusing on highly electrophilic main-group sulfur and phosphorous cationic species. John completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario where his doctoral work focused on the challenging area of fundamental Inorganic fluorine and noble-gas chemistry.

His research interests are centered around the fields of Inorganic chemistry and chemistry education, in particular aspects of laboratory instruction including incorporating green chemistry and sustainability practices, course based research experiences, as well as interests in developing/incorporating innovative learning technologies.

Fun Facts - I love escaping from to city to connect with nature; anything from taking my dog (he’s a black “Whoodle” which is a mix between a Wheaten Terrier and Poodle) on local hikes through forests up to more ambitious adventures in Yosemite National Park or back-country canoe camping in Algonquin Provincial Park. I also enjoy doing the majority of cooking in my household, which includes making a mean carbonara and delicious slow-cooked ribs (I have yet to tweet my culinary adventures on #chemistswhocook).

About

GCTLC Roles

  1. Learning Object Peer Reviewers
  2. Forum Moderators

Beyond Benign Roles

  1. GCC Champion
  2. Educational Content Developer

Languages

  1. English

Keywords Tags/Expertise

  1. Inorganic Chemistry
  2. Teaching-Undergraduate
  3. Chemical Education Research

Ongoing Projects

2020-2022 Greener Laboratory Faculty Fellow, Beyond Benign
- Led workgroup of ~15 faculty members in developing "greener" teaching resources for Inorg. & Gen. Chem. undergraduate laboratories

Learning Objects Authored

Published

Title Authors and Co-authors Published on
Learning Green Chemistry Principles by Comparing Three Synthetic Routes to a Copper-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) Complex John De Backere Abstract from article showing three possible routes towards a Cu-NHC complex.
Organometallic Nickel(II) Phosphine Complexes for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling; A Greener Alternative? Jason Cooke, John De Backere, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
A greener tetraphenylporphyrin synthesis and metallation: an undergraduate teaching experiment Edward Zovinka, Matthew Cranswick, John De Backere, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Sustainable Preparation of an Earth-abundant Metal Acetylacetonate Complex John De Backere, Ryan Trovitch, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
The Synthesis of Zinc Copper Indium Sulfide Quantum Dots Ryan Trovitch, Beyond Benign, John De Backere Learning Objets
Learning Objects Submitted

Published

Title Authors and Co-authors Submitted on
Learning Green Chemistry Principles by Comparing Three Synthetic Routes to a Copper-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) Complex John De Backere Abstract from article showing three possible routes towards a Cu-NHC complex.
Qualitative & Quantitative Gas Stoichiometry and Determination of an Unknown Alkali Carbonate Jessica D'eon, Kris Quinlan, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
A greener tetraphenylporphyrin synthesis and metallation: an undergraduate teaching experiment Edward Zovinka, Matthew Cranswick, John De Backere, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
The Synthesis of Zinc Copper Indium Sulfide Quantum Dots Ryan Trovitch, Beyond Benign, John De Backere Learning Objets

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