Deadly Dust

MATERIALS

In January 2012, an explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C. killed two workers and injured 19. Three months later a second explosion, this one at...

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Prometheus Unbound

MATERIALS

Simon Fraser University, a scattered collection of glass and concrete buildings crowning Burnaby Mountain in British Columbia, seems an odd place to encounter an ancient Greek legend. But Prometheus —...

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The power of spin

INNOVATION

There has been so much thought put into anticipating, avoiding, and destroying tornadoes that I became quite intrigued in early 2007 when I received the following...

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Molten solution

INNOVATION

Neil Camarta just can’t seem to stay retired. After 35 years in the oil industry, including stints at Shell and Suncor, the chemical engineer from Edson, Alta. is now in...

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Cold Case

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

As the days wax longer, few of us care to dwell on the snow and ice that dominated the landscape only weeks ago. But for the scientists trying to explain...

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Human Factor

INNOVATION

These days, technical skills alone do not an engineer make. Over the last decade, engineering schools across Canada have focused increasingly...

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Job seeker, know thyself

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

In this issue's Q and A, ACCN speaks with Alan Kearns, founder of the career management firm CareerJoy, about how chemists and chemical engineers on the job hunt can leverage their skills.

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