Dr. Rachel Baker

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rachel Baker is an Assistant Professor at Queen's University, holding the Robins Family Professorship in Engineering Chemistry. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology from 2022 to 2023. Rachel earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto between 2017 and 2022, and her BASc in Engineering Chemistry from Queen's University from 2013 to 2017. Her research focuses on advancing electrode materials for electrochemical carboxylation of CO2 and the characterization of chemical probes targeting important biological pathways. Rachel has contributed significantly to various high-impact journals, showcasing her work through multiple publications that explore avenues in organic halide electrocarboxylation, selective control of parasitic nematodes, and related fields in medicinal chemistry. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship and Canadian Graduate Scholarships from NSERC.

Research Interests

Awards

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Robins Family Professorship Engineering Chemistry

2023-01-01
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Second-place Poster Award

2020-01-01
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Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship

2022-01-01
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Canadian Graduate Scholarships - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

2018-01-01

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.