Canada Excellence Research Chair in Crystal Engineering
for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Materials
The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Crystal Engineering for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Materials focuses on crystal engineering for green chemistry and sustainable materials. Led by Professor Leonard MacGillivray, the program applies the principles of supramolecular chemistry – an interdisciplinary field that links chemistry, physics, and biology by exploiting non-covalent interactions – to organic solids.
Our Research Themes
With laboratory space in many UdeS technological facilities and access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, the MacGillivray research group is well placed to make Québec a global leader in the field of crystal engineering:
Join us as we pave our way to a greener future, one crystal at a time. For more information on our research: check out Our Research Themes Page or have a look at our Most Recent Publications.
Crystal engineering
Green chemistry
Pharmaceutical cocrystals
Supramolecular chemistry
Artificial Intelligence
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A promising approach to addressing drinking water shortages during periods of drought
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Morphing metal-organic material harvests water from thin air
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Crystal engineering research at the forefront of chemistry advancements
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The Université de Sherbrooke launches two of the most ambitious research programs in its history
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The CERC in Crystal Engineering for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Materials
MacGillivray’s lab in action
Mount Pinacle Group Activity – Summer 2025 
ACS Spring 2025 in San Diego, California, where María Guadalupe Vasquez Ríos delivered the talk, “Crystal Engineering of Boron-Based Molecular Compounds: A Platform to Construct Functional Materials.” 
Part of the MacGillivray research group during Winter 2024 
Prof. Steed – our class on “Supramolecular Chemistry” is enjoying “Supramolecular Chemistry” by Steed and Atwood! 
Sharing the festive spirit of the MacGillivray team – November 2024 
Having a wonderful time at 12vo Encuentro de Química Inorgánica in Monterrey, Mexico! 
Participating in the 36th Chemistry Symposium of UdeS, which centered around crystallography. 
Canadian Society for Chemistry 2025 Conference in Ottawa, where María Guadalupe Vasquez Ríos delivered the talk, “Exploiting Crystal Engineering of Boron-Based Molecular Materials.” 
Quebec Opportunities for Science, Engineering, and Medicine through Crystal Engineering – 2024 Edition 
Karim Samara at the Gordon Research Conferences (June 23-28, 2024) 
Bowling Tournament – Winter 2026