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Robin Rogers of McGill University has been appointed to the latest Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Green Chemistry and Green Chemicals. Rogers comes to Canada from The University of...
Read More >>Student symposium supports self-assembly community
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The annual Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS) Student Symposium took place this past September at the Université de Montréal. The event, which marked its 10th anniversary, brought together more than 100 faculty, students and post docs from CSACS-member...
Read More >>Chemist Mario Pinto new head of NSERC
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B. Mario Pinto, FCIC, takes on his latest leadership role this fall as president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Pinto, the former vice-chair of the Chemical Institute of Canada and former vice-president, research at Simon Fraser University (SFU), is the third chemist to head NSERC.
Read More >>Canadians shine at Chemistry Olympiad
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Canadian chemistry high school students brought home two silver and two bronze medals from the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad IChO 2014, held this past July in Hanoi, Vietnam. Silver medal winners included Grade 11 student John Zhou and Grade 12 student...
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Harold Jennings, FCIC, was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in June. Jennings developed a pediatric vaccine that is used internationally to prevent the most prevalent strain of meningitis.
Read More >>Chemistry delegates get summer schooled in Toronto
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More than 450 delegates from 40 nations attended the IUPAC 23rd International Conference on Chemistry Education, held in Toronto this past July.
Read More >>CSC gets the Royal treatment
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The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) signed a reciprocal agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in June at the 97th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in Vancouver.
Read More >>Western gathering of chemists at UVic
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This past May at the University of Victoria, 80 scientists from across Western Canada spent three days sharing their knowledge at the 2014 Western Canadian Undergraduate Chemistry Conference. Guest speakers included Darren Johnson...
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Bruce Peachey, FCIC, and Christopher Yip were recognized as Honorary Fellows for exceptional contributions to engineering at the Engineering Institute of Canada’s (EIC) CCTC2015 conference and banquet held May 26 in Mo
Read More >>ACCN journalist wins award
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Canadian Chemical News (ACCN) contributor Anita Lahey of Toronto is this year’s winner of Engineers Canada Award of Journalism Excellence in Engineering. The award was presented May 24 in Saint...
Read More >>CSC awards certificates to Kuwaiti chemistry students
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Canadian Society of Chemistry’s (CSC) certificates to undergraduate chemistry students were presented May 6 at Kuwait University in Kuwait City. The CSC awards certificates to students graduating from accredited academic...
Read More >>Organic chemistry students get online support for knowledge gap
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Nomenclature101.com for Francophone students is an online tool developed at the University of Ottawa to fill in a significant learning gap caused by an inability to interpret and use the language of organic chemistry. Students should be able to name and draw simple molecules,
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