Canadian Rep to Council Candidate: Brian Patrick 

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It would be an honour to be elected Canadian Representative to the ACA.  I have been a proud member of the ACA since 1998 when I attended my first meeting in Washington, DC. It was there that I began to meet others in the Canadian crystallographic community, and it was through them that I became a member of the CNCC.  These two organizations have formed the bedrock of my professional career.  Canadian engagement with the broader American crystallographic community is essential, and involvement in the ACA helps to foster this engagement.  This is particularly relevant today, as Canada prepares to host the next IUCr General Assembly in Calgary.  If elected, I look forward my continued engagement with the Canadian crystallographic community, and the opportunity to promote Canadian involvement in the ACA.

Current Position

Manager, Structural Chemistry Facility, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia

Education

BSc University of Waterloo (1992); PhD University of British Columbia (1997); Post-Doctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky (1998)

Professional Activities

Member of the American Crystallographic Association (1998 – present); ACA Nominating Committee (2025 – 2026); ACA Small Molecule SIG Chair (2023); ACA Communications Committee (2017 – 2020); Member of the Canadian National Committee for Crystallography (2015 – present)

Research Interests

Structural elucidation of inorganic, organometallic and organic small molecules.  Crystallographic education and outreach.