Jim Wuest, Jim Wuest, a Professor Helping Students Succeed

Jim Wuest studied chemistry and mathematics at Cornell University (A. B., 1969). He did graduate work in organic chemistry at Harvard University (Ph. D., 1973), where he studied with the late Robert B. Woodward. Jim then joined the faculty at Harvard as an assistant professor of chemistry and remained at Harvard until 1981, when he moved to the Université de Montréal. He has been a full professor since 1986, held the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Materials (2001-2022), and is currently a member of the Institut Courtois and serves on its Scientific Advisory Board. He has received awards for work carried out with his research group, including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1999), an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society (2005), and the Prix Marie-Victorin (2013), which is one of the highest scientific distinctions in Canada. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1996. He is lucky to have been able to work with many talented students and is proud of what they have achieved in their own careers. He continues to try to balance a passion for science and teaching by spending time on foot and on skis in the mountains, particularly in remote parts of the North.

Jim Wuest studied chemistry and mathematics at Cornell University (A. B., 1969). He did graduate work in organic chemistry at Harvard University (Ph. D., 1973), where he studied with the late Robert B. Woodward. Jim then joined the faculty at Harvard as an assistant professor of chemistry and remained at Harvard until 1981, when he moved to the Université de Montréal. He has been a full professor since 1986, held the Canada Research Chair in Molecular Materials (2001-2022), and is currently a member of the Institut Courtois and serves on its Scientific Advisory Board. He has received awards for work carried out with his research group, including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1999), an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society (2005), and the Prix Marie-Victorin (2013), which is one of the highest scientific distinctions in Canada. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1996. He is lucky to have been able to work with many talented students and is proud of what they have achieved in their own careers. He continues to try to balance a passion for science and teaching with a desire to spend time on foot and on skis in the mountains, particularly in remote parts of the North.