Lighten a heavy load
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Chemical engineering professor Pedro Pereira-Almao and chemical engineer Luis Alejandro Coy are part of a University of Calgary team...
Read More >>Promote your research: Search engine optimization (SEO) tips
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
It is always great news when your paper is accepted for publication, but how can you ensure that people are actually going to find your article? Here are 7 tips on search engine optimization (SEO) to help your research reach its audience, brought to you by the CIC journal Can. J. Chem. Eng.
Read More >>2018 Inorganic Division graduate and undergraduate research awards
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Inorganic Chemistry Division is pleased to announce the 2018 winners of the awards for graduate and undergraduate research in inorganic chemistry: Gwen Bailey and Leea Stott, respectively.
Read More >>CNC-IUPAC Travel Awards put focus on emerging Canadian chemists internationally
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Congratulations to the four winners of the 2018 CNC-IUPAC travel awards to participate in an IUPAC-sponsored international conference: Jeffrey J. Warren, Michael J. Katz, Sophie Rousseaux, and Yuri Bolshan.
Read More >>CIC Fellows join the Order of Canada
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Michael Sefton and Molly Shoichet, who are fellows of the Chemical Institute of Canada will be invested as Officers of the Order of Canada. The Governor General grants this honour as acknowledgement of major lifetime contributions...
Read More >>A word of welcome from Ian Jobe
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
I am honoured to introduce myself as the new Executive Director for the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). I am enthusiastic about what we can do together amongst the board of directors, membership of the constituent societies representing...
Read More >>IDW2017: Celebrating 50 years of discovery and discussion
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) is a perennial fall meeting that has been part of the fabric of the Canadian inorganic chemistry community for 50 years. Originally initiated by York University Professor Emeritus Barry Lever, FCIC,...
Read More >>Patent numbers warn of decline in Canadian chemical innovation
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The economic crisis in 2008 undoubtedly had a negative effect on business innovation and research and development at a global scale. Canada was no exception and a tell-tale sign of the impact was a dramatic decrease in patent...
Read More >>Vancouver local section celebrates student achievements, 2017 Nobel Prizes
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
On January 17, 2018 the Vancouver CIC Local Section partnered with the Faculty of Science at Simon Fraser University to present the CIC Student Achievement awards and host the well-attended annual Nobel Prize Lectures.
Read More >>Supporting innovation means supporting innovators
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Canada and the world currently face two immense challenges. The first is to reign in our greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to minimize climate change. The second is to develop materials and processes that are sustainable as well as safe...
Read More >>National network backs eastern Ontario fire-fighting start-up
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is making a strategic investment in FireRein Inc., a small firm that has been introducing Canada’s fire-fighting community to Eco-Gel, a new, environmentally benign fire-suppression...
Read More >>CIC Membership renewal issues
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The CIC recently implemented a new online membership renewal system. Despite best efforts, this has proven challenging to both the CIC and its members. We are currently addressing all issues and personally assisting members with their renewals.
Read More >>Small numbers address some bigger questions
RADIOISOTOPES
In the seven years since a tsunami demolished three Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan, the radioactive isotopes that spread from this event to Canada’s west coast have dwindled to levels that can only...
Read More >>ACCN Magazine shifts to online format
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
ACCN (L’Actualité chimique canadienne) the Canadian Chemical News will shift to an online format in 2018 to bring you more stories from the Canadian chemical community more often.
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