During her visit to McMaster University last week Jillian had the chance to talk diversity with a group of graduate students. Thanks so much to the entire staff, faculty and student team for hosting!
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Talking sustainability at the University of MN
Thank you to @JBuriak for her talk on the transition to a low-carbon world and to @covestro for their continued support of this public lecture series! pic.twitter.com/X4pDkVqlAR
— U of MN CSP (@UMN_CSP) May 16, 2018
Chemistry of Materials t-shirts travel to China!

At Sun Yat-Sen University with editors Justin Gooding (EIC of ACS Sensors), Prashant Kamat (EIC of ACS Energy Letters), Kirk Schanze (EIC of ACS AMI), and Vivian Yam (AE of Inorganic Chemistry)
Thanks to the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University, Sun Yat-Sen University and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Southern University of Science & Technology for hosting Jillian!
Holiday Breakfast!
Buriak Group research featured in NanotechWeb
Freshly published today! Check out this article featuring Buriak Group research titled “Block copolymer dot arrays form moiré superstructures”
KAUST 2016: Emerging Concepts and Materials in Solar Energy Conversion
Jillian and Erik recently returned from Saudi Arabia where the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) hosted the 2016 Conference: Emerging Concepts and Materials in Solar Energy Conversion from October 31st – November 2nd. The conference was a great space for sharing novel ideas and recent discoveries in the field, bringing together top researchers from different disciplines including chemistry, physics and materials science.
ACS Symposium in Beijing – good times in China!

Buriak Group – past and present!
We had a big representation of Buriak Group members travel to Beijing, China for the ACS Symposium: Innovation in Molecular Science. Along with talks and posters from past and current group members, Jillian was one of the conference coordinators. But, as you can see from the photo – it wasn’t just all work and no play!
International Workshop at KAIST: Editorial & Joongang Ilbo article
Check out the new Chemistry of Materials editorial and the Joongang Ilbo_News (KAIST Workshop) about the recent International Workshop and exciting new ideas in emerging materials!
Jillian visits KAIST in Korea
Jillian recently returned from an excellent trip to Korea where she visited KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). This beautiful campus hosted the International Workshop on Emerging Functional Materials, where Jillian was invited to give a talk on her current work. Later this year she’ll be headed to other international locations including China, Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands!