This past June proved to be a dynamic and busy month for chemistry students from the Atlantic provinces. Not only did Halifax host the 99th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, it also...
Read More >>Tsun-Kung Sham was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Sham was recognized for his leadership in establishing the Canadian Light Source research facility...
Read More >>A team of University of Waterloo students took home the grand prize at the Hydrogen Education Foundation’s 2016 Hydrogen Student Design Contest. Teams from around the globe competed...
Read More >>The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) granted Qatar University (QU) its second-cycle accreditation this past June. QU received its first-cycle accreditation in 2011 and the second cycle reassessment involved a site visit by...
Read More >>Last June the Government of Canada launched a review of federal funding for fundamental science. The review is being led by an independent panel of research leaders and innovators chaired by David Naylor, former president of the University of Toronto.
Read More >>A dvertising in the 1950s pushed the limits of good taste — not to mention stereotyping — and Electric Reduction Company (ERCO) ads were no exception. While modern advertising continues to...
Read More >>Professor Adam Veige of the University of Florida, who was guest editor of a special Polyhedron issue focused on inorganic chemistry in Canada...
Read More >>More than 100 students, researchers and industrial representatives came together at the Hyatt Regency Toronto this past April 7 for the 6th Annual CIC/SCI Canada Seminar and Awards Dinner. The event kicked off with an afternoon seminar...
Read More >>The Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (CSCT) has signed an agreement with Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC), a recently established national accrediting body for the engineering technology and applied science profession to conduct...
Read More >>This past April, the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) local section members joined forces with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to stage a joint meeting. About 30 members of both organizations gathered...
Read More >>Starting in the 1890s, the use of motor vehicles in Canada slowly increased. William Still and Frederick Featherstonehaugh designed and built Canada’s first electric car in Toronto while George Foote Foss of Sherbrooke...
Read More >>Lorenzo Paul Ferrari, a highly regarded and widely respected member of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2016 in London, Ont. Ferrari contributed enormously to the CIC, serving...
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