Meet the National Office Team: Sarah Piotrkowski
COMMUNITY NEWS
Meet Sarah Piotrkowski, CIC’s new Program Coordinator, focused on delivering high quality conferences and events for our members.
Read More >>LOGIC 2021 – Be the catalyst for change
CHEMISTRY FOR SOCIETY
Leaders Overcoming Great Inequalities in Chemical Sciences (LOGIC) is an annual retreat organized by CWIC and typically occurs 2-3 days before the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE). Find out more about the 2021 event.
Read More >>Meet the National Office Team: Zac Hawkins
COMMUNITY NEWS
Meet Zac Hawkins, CIC’s new Technical Analyst, focused on the technological and data aspect of conferences and other services we offer.
Read More >>Secret ingredient in cosmetics a cause for concern say chemists
CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH
Sought after for their ability to repel water, grease, and oil, PFAS are a class of more than 4700 synthetic compounds used since the 1950s. One application poorly studied in North America is PFAS in cosmetics. A new study now shows just how much they contain.
Read More >>Science and government: what the House of Commons’ new standing committee might (and might not) achieve
CHEMISTRY FOR SOCIETY
When former Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan put forward a motion to create the Committee in May, she spoke of the importance of parliamentarians gaining a better understanding of science and research.
Read More >>Putting a virus-busting air filter to the test
CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are working on an air filter to destroy viruses like the one that causes COVID-19. The idea is to capture airborne water droplets after someone coughs or sneezes, and to render viruses inside the droplets harmless by oxidizing them.
Read More >>IUPAC | CCCE 2021 social media connections
CONFERENCES
The Canadian Society for Chemistry is excited that IUPAC | CCCE 2021 is only few weeks away. Join the conversation on social media to connect with other attendees and engage with the conference on your platforms.
Read More >>Meet the National Office Team: Rose Katagiri
COMMUNITY
Meet Rose Katagiri, CIC's new Awards Coordinator and Governance Associate, committed to facilitating the recognition of professionals and students who have made outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences while also providing administrative support to the governance of the CIC for Board of Members and constituent societies.
Read More >>Meet the National Office Team: Tiffany Noel
COMMUNITY NEWS
From proofing manuscripts to drafting editorial lineups, she plays a key role in steering The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.
Read More >>A new Kraken wakes to provide virtual, AI-calculated organic compounds
CHEMISTRY FOR SOCIETY
An international collaboration used machine-learning to create an open-access virtual catalogue of some 300,000 organic compounds, opening doors for a range of future applications from materials to drugs. The project, called Kraken, represents teamwork by Alán Aspuru-Guzik’s Matter Lab at the University of Toronto, the Sigman Research Group at the University of Utah, Technische Universität Berlin, the Karlsruhe Institute...
Read More >>Meet the National Office Team: Allison Kerns
COMMUNITY NEWS
Meet Allison Kerns, CIC's Communication’s Coordinator, committed to getting members the information they need to make the most of being part of the CIC community, and telling the story of the CIC.
Read More >>Microplastic pollution more complex than we think
CHEMISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Scientists began reporting microplastic pollution in the ocean as far back as the 1970s but our understanding of these tiny particles’ impact on fish is only just catching up. Their harm is due to factors not generally considered in toxicology testing – the plastics’ size, shape and chemical makeup.
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