Chemical valley positions itself as the home of the country’s emerging bioeconomy
BIOTECHNOLOGY
North America’s petroleum-based economy can trace its roots to southwestern Ontario...
Read More >>Chemistry graduate students organize welcome party at University of Calgary
EDUCATION
The annual departmental welcome party at the University of Calgary was organized by the Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA), with support from the Department of Chemistry...
Read More >>Beaumier Award winner integrates art with chemistry
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Jailson Lima was presented with the Beaumier Award For High School/CÉGEP Chemistry Teachers at a special awards ceremony on October 4, 2018 at Vanier College. Sponsored by the Beaumier Churcott Foundation...
Read More >>Showcasing the people and promise of chemical engineering
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The 68th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2018) got underway this week, drawing close to 1300 people from more than 40 countries ...
Read More >>Publisher offers open access discount to CSChE member
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
During International Open Access Week, October 22–28, 2018, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering was pleased to announce that CSChE members will now receive a 25% discount on open access...
Read More >>Breaking the bonds of a traditional chemical career
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Kazim Agha loved life in the laboratory, but he vividly recalls how difficult it was to begin thinking outside of this setting. That became necessary in 2002, just as he was completing his PhD...
Read More >>RSC Announces 2018 Award Winners
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Royal Society of Canada has announced its 2018 award winners which include Tomislav Friščić, McGill University and Gwendolyn Bailey, NSERC.
Read More >>Chemical industry representatives urge government action to build a valuable economic sector
GOVERNMENT
You might have read the eye-catching headlines last month, which said that left un-checked, tax reforms south of the border would put 635,000 Canadian jobs at risk...
Read More >>Putting Ontario’s air quality database to use
ENVIRONMENT
Detailed information about weather and atmospheric chemistry is more accessible than ever before, as illustrated by the Ontario government’s air quality dataset.
Read More >>Saskatchewan chemist strikes gold in the Dragon’s Den
MATERIALS
The ancient alchemists might have marveled at the season premiere of CBC television’s Dragon’s Den in September, when a University of Saskatchewan...
Read More >>Lithium oxygen battery researchers battle on
ENERGY
Decades after the lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery was first conceived, this design continues to capture the imagination of investigators who anticipate that it might yet improve energy density..
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