$1 million Gerhard Herzberg prize awarded to chemist
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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) annual awards, recognizing the work of outstanding Canadian scientists and engineers...
Read More >>New book examines Alberta bitumen and oil processing
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A new book by about oilsands extraction has been released by Murray Gray, FCIC, of the University of Alberta and Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
Read More >>SOUSCC attracts Ontario students
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The 43rd Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference (SOUSCC) took place this past March at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Read More >>Michael Paleologou recognized with prestigious R&D award
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Dr. Michael Paleologou, Group Leader of FPInnovations in Québec, was named winner of the Research and Development Technical Award and William H. Aiken Prize by TAPPI’s...
Read More >>CIC/SCI seminar and awards dinner honours achievement
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Science and industry celebrated their accomplishments at the CIC/SCI Canada Business Innovation Seminar and Awards Dinner. Photo credit: Krista Leroux The CIC/SCI Canada Business Innovation Seminar and Awards Dinner held...
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Top Canadian chemists were honoured at the annual Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards ceremony Feb. 17 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Read More >>Chemistry of Baking video takes the cake in YouTube contest
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The Chemical Institute of Canada’s (CIC) fourth annual “It’s Chemistry, Eh?!” YouTube contest for high school students saw Evangeline McLaren Devenyi, a Grade 12 student at Northern Secondary School in Toronto, take first place and a cash prize of $500 for her entry, The Chemistry of Baking.
Read More >>Climate change necessitates planning to mitigate effects
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The Chemical Institute of Canada’s Hawkesbury CIC Local Section hosted a dinner and speaker this past January in Hawkesbury, Ont. on “Managing Highway Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change.”
Read More >>International Year of Soils
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The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2015 the International Year of Soils. The goal is to enhance awareness of the important role that soils play in human life, especially as populations increase and global demand for food and fuel rises.
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Mark Lautens, FCIC, of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto was named an Officerof the Order of Canada for his contributions to organic chemistry. Christophe Guy of...
Read More >>Creating crystals for cachet
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The Chemical Institute of Canada’s National Crystal Growing Competition is a popular annual contest that tests high school students’ ability to grow the best quality, largest and heaviest single crystal. Schools across Canada were provided with materials and instructions this past September and the blue crystals, made from copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, were submitted for national judging in November.
Read More >>Mixer cultivates new connections
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| (L-R) Nazanin Mobrhan-Shafiee, Iain McKenzie, Madhvi Ramnial and John Canal networked after the BC Academic-Industry Mixer II presentation. The Chemical Institute of Canada’s Vancouver CIC Local Section, in partnership...
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