Eugenia Kumacheva

Biography: 
Eugenia Kumacheva is a University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the University of Toronto. In 2003-2020, she was Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Advanced Polymer Materials. Her primary research interests are in the materials science of soft matter, including polymers, colloids, and liquid crystals. She uses microfluidics, 3D bioprinting, and artificial intelligence (machine learning) to make new materials with a broad range of applications. 

Eugenia has published 2 books, 10 book chapters, and >320 papers, holds 40 patents, and is a founder of two companies. She has given >330 invited, keynote, and plenary lectures, as well as public lectures. 

Among her awards are the E. W. R. Steacie Award, sACS Polymer Chemistry Award, Guggenheim Fellowship (USA), De Gennes Prize in Soft Matter and Schlumberger Scholarship (both U.K.), International Chorafas Foundation Award in Physics and Engineering (Switzerland), Humboldt Research Award (Germany), Killam Fellowship, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award, Clara Benson Award (all Canada), and the 2009 L'Oreal-UNESCO Award “For Women in Science” (given to 5 laureates in the world). She is recipient of the Canada Institute for Chemistry (CIC) medal, the top CIC’s award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Royal Society (U.K.). In 2020, Eugenia Kumacheva has been recognized as an Officer of The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honors.

Title of the communication: 
Confinement-induced chirality in phase-separated polymer liquid crystals