We are please to announce the winners of the student competitions from the 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2017): Graduate Student Poster Competition, 3-Minute Elevator Pitch Comeptition, Hatch Plant Design Competition, Robert G. Auld Student Competition and Reg Friesen Student Paper Competition. Congratulations to all participants for very strong entries in each of the competitions!
Read More >>Dr. Ian Jobe, MCIC, has been appointed as the new executive director of the CIC and its constituent societies (CSC, CSChE, CSCT). Ian’s almost thirty years of experience in the chemistry and chemical science industry, background and experience in R&D and technology and non-profit leadership, governance, and management made him the best candidate to lead the CIC national office team. Ian will officially begin as the CIC executive director on January 2, 2018.
Read More >>Prime Minister Trudeau has announced Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer, at a ceremony at the House of Commons. Nemer is a long-time member of the Canadian Society for Chemistry and obtained her PhD in bio-organic chemistry from McGill University.
Read More >>From left: Jeffrey Zhou, Karen Li, Hermish Mehta, and Raluca Petrut Canada’s secondary school chemistry whizzes brought home silver and bronze medals as well as an honourable mention at the...
Read More >>The 42nd annual Science Atlantic Chemistry Conference (ChemCon 2017) was held in St. John’s at Memorial University of Newfoundland May 4-6.The conference hosted more than 140 participants including undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals from academia and industry. Over the course of three days, students gave oral and poster presentations that showcased the diverse chemistry research happening in Atlantic Canada
Read More >>April 25, 2017 The CIC would like to extend its condolences to the family of Norman H. Sagert of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who died April 19, 2017, at the age of...
Read More >>The fifth annual Chemical Engineering Research Day, organized by the chemical engineering departments at McGill University and École Polytechnique de Montréal, was major success. The March 15 event contributed to the training, networking and visibility of graduate students, giving them the opportunity to mingle with colleagues and professionals.
Read More >>Simon Fraser University, in conjunction with the Vancouver CIC Local Section, co-hosted the fourth annual Chemistry Career Night for SFU undergraduate students enrolled in at least one chemistry course. The students received advice on which career opportunities awaited them in the chemistry sector upon graduation.
Read More >>The Department of Chemistry at York University in Toronto hosted the 45th Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference (SOUSCC) this past March. It was the largest-ever SOUSCC, with more than 135 speakers and almost 200 delegates. Some included first-time participants from the University of Ottawa and Nipissing University in North Bay, Ont.
Read More >>This past March, the University of Toronto and the Chemical Institute of Canada co-hosted the annual Sector Info Night, inviting chemical engineering alumni from various areas of expertise to speak with undergraduates about their future career plans. This year’s speakers gave a brief presentation about their respective fields, which included: air quality control, environmental engineering, metallurgy, process engineering and consulting.
Read More >>Professional Chemists can now transfer their professional registration between provinces across Canada. The Federation of Canada’s Professional Chemists (FCPC) announced today that provincial chemists’ organizations have adopted a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate mobility of professional chemists between provinces.
Read More >>University of Toronto’s faculty-student mixer took place March 2, 2017. The annual event was hosted by U of T’s CSChE student chapter and provided a friendly and intimate platform for students to interact with faculty members.
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