Particle Technology Research Western -

	Patrycja Galka
	Research Engineer (Supervisor: Prof. J. Zhu )
	Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
	Faculty of Engineering
	The University of Western Ontario

Education

M. Sc.	Sept. 1998 - May 2002	Chemistry University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada
B.E. Sc.	Oct. 1993 - June 1998	Department of Organic Chemistry Gdansk University of Technology Poland

Professional Experience

Research Engineer	May 2009 - Present	Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada
Chem. Technical Officer	2002 - 2007	Plant Biotechnology Institute National Research Council of Canada Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Research Scientist	2001- 2002	ALviva Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Research Interests

	Synthetic chemistry, characterization and structure elucidation of organic compounds
	Instrumental/analytical chemistry. Analytical methods development
	Drug design

Projects

Ongoing Project:
	1. Development of nano scale supported catalyst and determination of the catalytic activity
	2. The study of sintering behaviour of noble metal supported catalyst
Previous Projects:
	Synthesis of natural and isotopically labeled plant signaling molecules for phytohormone profiling studies
	Synthesis of ABA (abscisic acid) analogs. Isolation of the natural products from the plants
	HPLC quantitative analysis of labeled standards
	Synthesis of NCE’s (New Chemical Entities) to be tested on neuroprotectants and cancer modulators; synthesis of authentic (and isotopically labeled) samples of metabolites
	Design, synthesis and characterization of oraganometallic catalysts
	Study of organic reaction mechanisms

Publication

Refereed Journal Articles:
	P.W. Galka, S. J. Ambrose, A. R. S. Ross and S. R. Abrams “Syntheses of deuterated jasmonates for mass spectrometry and metabolism studies” J. Label. Cmpds Radiopharm. 2005, 48, 797-809
	P.V. Galka and H.B. Kraatz "Synthesis and Study of Amino Acid Based Phosphinite Ligands" J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 674, 24-31
	V. Iyengar, P.V. Galka, A. Pletsch, and H.B. Kraatz "Palladium and platinum complexes of L-PhePhos: Acetyl-p-(diphenylphosphino)-L-phenylalanine methyl ester - a chiral ligand for transition metal complexation" Can. J. Chem. 2002, 80, 1562-1567
	P.V. Galka and H.B. Kraatz, “Synthesis and Study of Amino Acid-Based Ligands for Late Transition Metal Complexation.”, Catalysis of Organic Reactions, M.E. Ford (Ed.), M. Dekker, New York, 2001, pp. 589-594

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Contact Info

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9

TEB 217

519-661-2111 ext. 88912

Fax:
519-661-3498

Email:
pgalka@uwo.ca

Ongoing Project: