Should prescriptions cross borders?(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
The U.S. cannot solve its "Medicare donut hole" through
Canada's back door. That's the conclusion of a new health care
paper published by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). It
points . . .
Shell shells out for 120,000+ trees.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
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Shell and Tree Canada announced an extensive tree planting program.
The program is backed by a $235,000 contribution to Tree Canada from
Shell. 120,000 trees will be . . .
Ripley wind power project.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
Suncor Energy Products Inc. and Acciona Energy celebrated the
dedication of their first wind power project in Ontario. The $176
million Ripley Wind Power Project is a 38-turbine, 76-megawatt . . .
December deadline for next chemical batch.(NEWS /
NOUVELLES)
The federal government has announced that industry and other
stakeholders will have until December 18, 2007 to provide information on
how they are safely managing and using 19 chemical substances . . .
World's smallest published book.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
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It's a big feat of the tiniest proportions. Simon Fraser
University (SFU)'s Nano Imaging Lab has produced the world's
smallest published book. The only catch--you'll need a . . .
Undergrad researchers RISE.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Research
Internships in Science of the Environment)(Brief article)
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The 12th Annual RISE Workshop was held August 22 to 23, 2007, at
The University of Western Ontario (Western). RISE is a student research
exchange for undergraduate students . . .
P&G's Greener fabric care.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has convened a panel of leading
Canadian experts to advise the company on sustainability initiatives for
its fabric care business. The independent voluntary panel comprises . . .
Canada's 1st neutron reflectometer.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Brief
article)
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) has started up
Canada's first neutron reflectometer, one of five instruments
deployed at the National Research Universal (NRU) research reactor at
Chalk . . .
No laughing matter.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
Biofuels could increase global warming with laughing gas, says
Nobel prize-winning chemist, Paul Crutzen. Growing and burning many
biofuel crops may actually raise, rather than lower, greenhouse . . .
NINT Innovation Centre opens.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) Innovation Centre,
a part of the NINT of the National Research Council, has officially
opened in Edmonton, AB. Its objective is to help Canadian . . .
Go Joe go!(LETTERS / LETTRES)(Letter to the editor)
I thoroughly enjoy the articles by Joe Schwarcz, MCIC, in ACCN. I
am a writer, not a chemist or chemical engineer, but my husband, Norm,
is a CIC member, and each time your publication arrives in . . .
The Ruse and the reality of nanotechnology.(GUEST COLUMN /
CHRONIQUEUR INVITE)
Nanotechnology doesn't exist yet--not substantially--not
compared to what's coming.
What exists today is nano-science. And it is the many, diverse, and
substantial developments in nano-science . . .
Events/Evenements.(Conference news)(Calendar)
Canada
Conferences
October 28-31,2007.57th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference,
Edmonton, AB, www.csche2007.ca
November 9-11, 2007.35th Ontario-Quebec Physical Organic
Mini-Symposium . . .
The Norman and Marion Bright Memorial Award/ Prix commemoratif
Norman et Marion Bright.(CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERIN
Sponsored by / Parraine par the Norman and Marion Bright Fund/ Le
fonds de Norman et Marion Bright
The Norman and Marion Bright Memorial Award is awarded to an
individual who has made an . . .
Syncrude Canada Innovation Award/ Prix d'innovation syncrude
Canada.(CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2007 AWARD
WINNER
Sponsored by / Parraine par Syncrude Canada Limited
The Syncrude Canada Innovation Award is presented annually to a
resident of Canada, who has made a distinguished contribution to
chemical . . .
R. S. Jane Memorial Award/ Prix commemoratif R.-S.-Jane.(CANADIAN
SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2007 AWARD WINNERS/GAGNANTS 2
Sponsored by / Parraine par CSChE
The R. S. Jane Memorial Award is the premier prize of the Canadian
Society for Chemical Engineering and is awarded for exceptional
achievement in chemical . . .
Process Safety Management Award/ Prix de gestion de la securite
operationnelle.(CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2007 A
Sponsored by / Parraine par AON Reed Stenhouse Inc.
The Process Safety Management Award is presented as a mark of
recognition to a person who has made an outstanding contribution in
Canada to the . . .
D. G. Fisher Award/ Prix D.-G.-Fisher.(CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2007 AWARD WINNERS/GAGNANTS 2007 DES PRIX DE LA
Sponsored by / Parraine par The department of chemical and
materials engineering, University of Alberta, Suncor Energy Foundation
and Shell Canada Limited/ Le departement de genie chimique et . . .
Bantrel Award in Design and Industrial Practice/ Prix Bantrel de
la conception et de la pratique industrielle.(CANADIAN SOCIETY
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Sponsored by / Parraine par Bantrel
The Bantrel Award in Design and Industrial Practice is given to a
Canadian citizen or a resident of Canada for innovative design . . .
In memoriam.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Obituary)
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I started my chemical career as a chemist. After moving to Toronto,
I became an active member of the CIC Local Section executive. After
adding that P.Eng. after my name, I . . .
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