Posted on April 19, 2018
Congratulations to our trivia masters!
The Final Standings
First place (pictured above): Kelsi, Phil, Elesha, Jack, Liz and Dawson
Second place: Adrian, Meng, Erin, Ryan, Kris, Max
Third place: Matthew, Gregor, Ryan, Drew, Leo, Seyed
This event was a huge success with 72 registered participants and some walk-ins too! Shout out to Phil Schauer (Berlinguette Lab) for being our wonderful host.
The CGSS also like to thank all who helped set up/clean up and rearrange the grad lounge back to its normal state, you all help make these events run more smoothly.
March Trivia Night, 2018
Thanks to everyone who participated! See you at our next event!
Posted on April 6, 2018
Congrats to the Winners of the Chemistry Ping Pong Tournament!
The Final Standings
First: Denghuang Zhan of the Li Group
Second: Kris Kiland of the Bertram Group
Third: Adam Xiao of the Li Group
A picture from the tournament final match, between Denghuang (left, front) and Krisian (right, back).
Thanks to all those who participated in the tournament!
Posted on March 12, 2018
Greetings Chemists! The CGSS presents: March Trivia Night!
Put together a team of six and put your knowledge of general trivia to the test! There will be prizes for the winning team!
Event Info
Think of this event as a replacement for our March stressbusters event, but more awesome! Alcohol will be served!
Admission is FREE. Drink tickets are purchasable for only $2.
If you “like” the CGSS Facebook page and show us at the door, you will receive one free drink ticket.
Time: Friday, March 23rd at 6 PM. Please arrive with your team by 6:15 PM!
Place: CGSS Grad Lounge (D211)
Please register your team by emailing Julie at juliemcn@chem.ubc.ca with the names of your team members by Friday, March 16th.
Good luck, trivia masters!
Posted on January 16, 2018
Greetings Chemists! CHEM 540 Presentations are almost upon us!
The CGSS is setting up a get-together to celebrate the completion of our (hopefully) successful CHEM 540 talks!
Event Info
Free food, a rodeo bull, drinks, and pool!
When: Friday, Jan 19th at 8PM
Where: Yale Saloon (1300 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1M7)
Be sure to RSVP our first year rep. Mostafa: mhagar@chem.ubc.ca
I’ll see you there, and good luck to all the presenters!
Posted on January 10, 2018
Happy New Year, chemists!
Following our successful chemistry department ping pong tournament last year, the CGSS would like to introduce this year’s first sports event…
The Chemistry Department Ping Pong Tournament!
Tournament entry fees:
- $5 for graduate Students
- $10 for postdocs/staff
- $15 for Faculty/Instructors
There will be real prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competitors. The more people participate, the greater the value of prizes!
The registration deadline is Thursday, January 18th.
Payment options:
- Bring your money to coffee time on January 11th or January 18th.
- Pay Max, Lily, or Walid (the event organizers) directly. See
For the final game, we will organize a party with pizza and drinks (sponsored by the CGSS). More info coming soon.
Don’t miss your chance to become this year’s ping pong champion of the chemistry department!