J. C. (Tito) Scaiano, PhD, FRSC, FCIC

Dr. Scaiano was born in Buenos Aires. He studied at the University of Buenos Aires and obtained his degree in chemistry in 1967. He carried out graduate studies at the University of Chile under the supervision of Eduardo Lissi, and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in 1970. After post-doctoral work at University College London he returned to South America to join the University of Rio Cuarto in Argentina where he reached the level of Associate Professor before leaving in early 1975 to join the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) as a visiting scientist. In 1976 Dr. Scaiano joined the Radiation Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame where he held an appointment as Assistant Professional Specialist until 1979 when he returned to Canada to join the staff of the National Research Council. At the NRCC he developed an extensive program for the study of organic reaction intermediates utilizing state-of-the-art laser techniques. Dr. Scaiano reached the level of Principal Research Officer and Head of the Reaction Intermediates Group before leaving the NRCC in 1991 to join the University of Ottawa as Professor of Chemistry.

Current research interests include organic photochemistry, reaction mechanisms in heterogeneous systems, laser induced photochemistry and chiral recognition in photochemical reactions. This work is carried out with a group of around 14 coworkers and is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Health Canada, the National Centres of Excellence and industrial funds. He has authored over 400 scientific papers and has contributed over 20 articles in books.

Scaiano is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and of the Royal Society of Canada and the 1993 winner of the Inter-American Photochemical Society Award in Photochemistry and the 1994 University of Ottawa Award for Excellence in Research. Scaiano is also a winner of the Rutherford Medal in Chemistry (1983), of the Steacie Prize in the Natural Sciences (1985), of the Steacie Award in Photochemistry (1986), the Barringer Spectroscopy Award (1995), the Henry Marshall Tory Medal of the Royal Society of Canada (1995), the Porter Medal (1995), and recipient of a Killam Fellowship (1994-96). He has been President of the Inter American Photochemical Society (1990-92), is a member of the Editorial Boards of several journals, and Associate Editor of Photochemistry and Photobiology.