Student chapter merit award winners for 2007/Les gagnants des
prix du merite des sections etudiantes 2007.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNA
The Student Chapters' Merit Awards are offered as a means of
recognizing and encouraging initiative and originality in Student
Chapter programming in the areas of chemistry, chemical technology, . . .
2007 CSChE chemical engineering local section scholarship
winners/Les gagnants 2007 des bourse de genie chimique des sections
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Sponsored by the Edmonton CSChE, the Sarnia CIC, and the London ClC
Local Sections
Parraine par les sections locales d'Edmonton de la SCGCh, de
Sarnia de I'ICC et de London de I'ICC
The . . .
CIC board of directors nominations (2008-2009)/Nominations pour
le Conseil de direction de L'ICC (2008-2009).(RECOGNITION /
RECO
The Nominating Committee, appointed under the terms of CIC By-Law
Article X, Section 1, has proposed these candidates to serve as the
Institute officers for 2008-2009. Further nominations are . . .
Dalhousie University.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISANCE)
Evelyn Soo, has been appointed as an adjunct professor at Dalhousie
University. She has been a research officer at National Research Council
Canada (NRC)'s Institute for Marine Biosciences since . . .
CSCT.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISANCE)
The CSCT would like to announce that Evangeline Marcellino, MCIC,
and Paul Rubinato, MCIC, have been certified as chemical technologists
(cCT) in . . .
University of Toronto.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISANCE)
The department of chemistry at the University of Toronto (U of T)
is pleased to announce that Scott Mabury, R. J. Dwayne Miller, and
Judith Poe, FCIC, have each been awarded one of Ontario's . . .
The Royal Swedish Academy of Science.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNAISANCE)(Brief article)
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for 2007 to Gerhard Ertl of Fritz-Haber-Institut der
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany . . .
University of Alberta's Faculty of Science.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNAISANCE)
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Margaret-Ann Armour, FCIC, O.C. associate dean of diversity with
the University of Alberta's Faculty of Science, was hand-picked as
the Alberta Science and Technology . . .
Government of Canada's Science.(RECOGNITION /
RECONNAISANCE)(Government of Canada's Science, Technology and
Innovation Council a
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Howard Alper, HFCIC, O.C. has been appointed chair of the
Government of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council.
Canada's Minister of Industry, The Honourable . . .
The Canadian Journal of Chemistry.(Reality, Myths, and
Challenges)
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The Canadian Journal off Chemistry (CJC) has a long and
distinguished history in the evolution and growth of chemistry in Canada
and in the dissemination of top research to . . .
The periodic table on tour.
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Eric R. Scerri travelled from the University of California at Los
Angeles (UCLA) to the University of Calgary. The UCLA professor of
chemistry and biochemistry was invited . . .
Size matters: convincing the patent office that big things come
in small packages.
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With the arrival of the biotechnology revolution a few decades ago,
inventors found themselves confronted with new challenges at the patent
office. Biotech inventions were . . .
Framing nanotechnology now: hands-off or hands-on? CIELAP shares
elements of a Canadian policy framework for nanotechnology.
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In early 2007, the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and
Policy (CIELAP) held an one-day expert workshop in Toronto to canvass
the policy issues involved m . . .
Small miracles--turning nanodreams into reality: high-performance
composites from carbon nanotubes--an integrated approach for
s
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Composites are a class of material in which fillers or additives
are combined with a matrix (e.g. polymer, ceramic, metal) to produce
materials with properties . . .
About the size of it.(CHEM FUSION)
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You know that nanotechnology has arrived as a scientific force when
cosmetics hype it, Michael Crichton writes a novel warning about it,
Prince Charles castigates it, and . . .
Patent quest.
Lawyer and patent agent, Daphne C. Lainson, MCIC, answers your
questions on patenting your discoveries. Send your questions to
patentquest@accn.ca.
Q: I have a Canadian patent on a new chemical . . .
New national technology benchmark for chemical technology.(NEWS /
NOUVELLES)
Throughout 2007, the CSCT board has been directly involved in the
structure and content of the new National Technology Benchmark (NTB) for
the chemical technology discipline.
Beginning January 1, . . .
Engineers Canada chairs WFEO committee.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(World
Federation of Engineering Organisations)(Brief article)
Engineers Canada has assumed the position of chair of the World
Federation of Engineering Organisations' (WFEO) Committee on
Engineering and the Environment for the next four-year term. . . .
Canadians see benefits of biotech.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
At the launch of the fourth annual National Biotechnology Week
(NBW) September 20, 2007 in Winnipeg, MB, BIOTECanada released the
results of its third annual poll of Canadians' understanding . . .
DuPont calls for faster HCFC phase-out.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
DuPont is advocating acceleration of the phase-out of
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The company is urging governments and
industry to take action to minimize emissions of refrigerants and . . .
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