Last Updated May 16, 2011 We are part of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manitoba in the capital city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Our research program involves the use of high resolution spectroscopic techniques in conjunction with ab initio calculations to determine the properties of reactive intermediates. These molecules have rather short lifetimes, yet they remain of great importance as they drive numerous chemical processes such as the combustion of fuels, polymerization and thin film deposition. Our studies require the use of numerous high resolution spectrometers in the microwave and infrared regions, some of which only a handful can be found worldwide! Contact Information: Jennifer van Wijngaarden Department of Chemistry Room 118 Parker Building (Laboratory) Room 388 Parker Building (Office) University of Manitoba 144 Dysart Road Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 vanwijng@cc.umanitoba.ca Phone - 204.474.8379 Fax - 204.474.7608 May 11, 2011: Dr. van Wijngaarden received a grant from the University Research Grants Program in support of our new waveguide microwave spectrometer project! May 6, 2011: Felix Chen has successfully completed his Ph. D. Candidacy Exam! May 2, 2011: Cody van Dijk has re-joined our group for his second stint as a summer student, this time funded by a U of M Faculty of Science USRA Grant! April 16, 2011: Silacyclopentane manuscript accepted by The Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy! April 1, 2011: Former member Dr. Galen Sedo is a new faculty member at the University of Virginia at Wise! March 23, 2011: Propiolactone manuscript accepted by The Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy! February 27, 2011: Dr. Ming Sun joins our group as a Post-Doctoral Fellow! Februrary 18, 2011: Dr. van Wijngaarden gives a research talk for the College of Natural Sciences at the New College of Florida in Sarasota, Florida! January 14, 2011: Dr. van Wijngaarden gives a research talk for the Department of Chemistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta! January 8, 2011: Felix Chen and Dr. van Wijngaarden go the Canadian Light Source to launch an investigation of a promising new molecule! December 19, 2010: Dr. van Wijngaarden gave a talk about the group’s research at the Pacifichem Congress  in Honolulu, Hawaii!