Dr. Dan D. M. Wayner

Director General, NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences

In June 2003, Dr. Wayner was appointed Director General of the NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS).

Dr. Dan Wayner received his B.Sc. from McMaster University in 1980 and his Ph.D. from Dalhousie University in 1984. Following a two-year postdoctoral position with K.U. Ingold at NRC in the area of organic free radical chemistry, Dr. Wayner joined the NRC Division of Chemistry in 1986. He served as leader of the Molecular Interfaces Program in the NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (NRC-SIMS). This is a highly multidisciplinary team whose research focuses on organic chemical reactions on silicon surfaces including the self-assembly of organic nanostructures and the integration of bio-active interfaces into silicon devices. The program is recognized for its world leading work in nanoscience, especially scanning tunneling microscopy.

In 1999, the Royal Society of Canada recognized Dr. Wayner's contributions by awarding him the Rutherford Medal - Chemistry. Dr. Wayner is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the only Canadian member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the premier venue for publication of research in chemistry worldwide.