Karl Demmans, Ph.D Inorganic Chemistry
Work History
01/2022 – present App.Sci. @ ACD/Labs
09/2020 – 01/2022 RA @ CSICOMP NMR
09/2018 – 09/2020 Postdoc @ CSICOMP NMR
03/2018 – 12/2018 EBook Author @ TopHat
05/2016 – 06/2018 CoChair @ GCI
Education
09/2013 – 09/2018 Ph.D. Inorg. Chem. @ UofT
09/2008 – 05/2012 Honours Chem. @ McGill
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Kindle Direct Publishing eBooks
- 2020 Carved Heart in Trunk, A Collection of Poetry and Song Lyrics
My musical journey began at a very young age in Sarnia, Ontario. I studied music theory under the guidelines of the Royal Conservatory of Music, but never really felt an aptitude towards playing the piano. Over the following decade, I discovered a sequestered love for lyrical rearrangements (through rap) as well as a newfound love for guitar. I started writing lyrics in a dedicated journal that I brought with me everywhere. In 2019, I released my first album under the pseudonym Karly D.
The collective themes of “Carved Heart in Trunk” discuss physical and emotional isolation in the twenty-first century, anticipatory anxiety and the fear of death, addiction to negative emotions, self-reflection, love loss, and complete honesty. The lighter works detail daydreaming about the future of humankind through a lens of science fiction and the idea that modern chemistry can be as exciting as the alchemy of old!
If you do find yourself reading through this collection, please leave a review on KDP or send me an email with your thoughts.
The Search For Anything
Follow the Story as it Unfolds!
Chapters Published:
2020/09 After The Crash
2020/10 Oh, It Goes Down Smooth
2021/01 Venere, How Did We Get Here?
2021/04 A Binary Star System
Enthusiastic Leader and Public Speaker
With thirty+ detailed academic presentations at national chemical conferences as well as lecturing about chemical education to the public, Dr. Demmans has exemplified intuitiveness and inventiveness with regards to public speaking. His leadership as co-chair of the Green Chemistry Initiative lead to a large reduction in chemical waste generated at the University of Toronto.
Academic Publications
- 2021 Green, Philippe. et al., Chem. Mater., 33, 23, 9270–9284.
- 2021 Woloschuk, Ryan, et al., Protein Science, 30, 12, 2359-2372.
- 2021 Choo, Ken-Loon, et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 60: 21189-21194.
- 2021 Green, Philippe. et al., ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 4, 6, 5655–5664.
- 2019 Demmans, Karl Z. et al., Green Letters and Reviews, 12: 187-195.
- 2018 Demmans, Karl Z. et al., Organometallics, 37: 4608-4618.
- 2018 Demmans, Karl Z. et al., eTextBook on Organic Chemistry @ TopHat
- 2017 Demmans, Karl Z. et al., Chemical Science, 8: 6531-6541.
- 2016 Demmans, Karl Z. et al., RSC Advances, 6: 88580-885887.
- 2014 Sues, Peter E. et al., Dalton Transactions, 43: 7650-7667.
- 2012 Luska, Kylie L. et al., Dalton Transactions, 41: 13533-13540.
Interpersonal Skills
Strong Work Ethic and Leadership, Highly Motivated Public Speaker, Interdisciplinary Collaborator, Workplace Etiquette and Team Building, and Receptiveness to Feedback.
Technical Skills
Proper handling of pyrophoric chemicals, transition-metal coordination chemistry, high temperature and pressure reactions, glovebox and GC maintenance, solvent distillation, chemical ordering and bookkeeping. Known analytical techniques: NMR, GC, IR, MS, TEM, SCXRD structure solution, and gel permeation chromatography.
Non-Academic Publications
- 2020 – present Sci-fi adventure novel, The Search For Anything
- 2020 eBook of Poetry, Carved Heart In Trunk
- 2014 – 2016 Blog writer for The Green Chemistry Initiative
- 2013 – 2014 Blog writer for The Indie Blender
The Green Chemistry Initiative is a student-run organization based in the Department of Chemistry in the University of Toronto. They aim to provide green chemistry resources in order to promote sustainability in chemistry research and education. The Indie Blender is a blog which places independent musicians (ie. musicians not on a major label) into the spotlight.
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