Canadian Chemical News articles from February 2002

Canadian Chemical News archives from February 2002

The CSC strategic plan: Quo vadis? (President's Column).(Canadian Society for Chemistry)(Brief Article)(Column)
February 1, 2002... P. (Sundar) Sundararajan When we mention 'strategic plan,' it sounds as if it is one of those corporate buzzwords. In reality, we develop strategic plans every day in our lives, even without realizing it. Whether it is dealing with a...

Personals/Personalites.(multiple awards for professors at University of Alberta)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... University Martin Cowie, MCIC has accepted a five-year term as chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Alberta. The department has also welcomed new recruits John-Bruce Green and Fred G. West. Both have arrived from the...

Should vitamins and herbal supplements have their own regulations? (Regulatory Update).(Health Canada releases proposed regulations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Health Canada thinks so! After many years of preparation, Health Canada recently released the proposed Natural Health Products Regulations, aimed at vitamins and minerals, herbal products, homeopathic preparations, and the like-products that...

National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) - 2002 report. (Regulatory Update).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The NPRI 2002 report will include for the first time emissions of key components of smog and acid rain. Environment Canada released in late December 2001 the expanded NPRI 2002 notice, which will include substances such as nitrogen oxides...

Into the West they rode: A tribute to chemistry pioneers. (Regulatory Update).(Harry E. Gunning, Raymond U. Lemieux honored by University of Alberta)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The University of Alberta's faculty of science renamed last November its chemistry building to honour Harry E. Gunning, FCIC and the late Raymond U. Lemieux, FCIC, two individuals whose accomplishments put the department of chemistry at the...

Portrait of a scientist as a young man. (Regulatory Update).(Canada Council for the Arts introduces new research programs for arts and science)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Two new initiatives in Canada aim to encourage research collaborations between artists and scientists or engineers. The New Media Initiative and the Artist-in-Residence programs ask scientists and artists to collaborate and build a stronger...

Chemical shifts: What's new in chemistry research? This bi-monthly column offers readers a concentrated look at the latest developments in chemistry from Canadian researchers. (Chemical Shifts).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Study by Starlight In Suning Wang's lab, stars do more than just twinkle, they luminesce! Suning Wang, MCIC at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario has been studying the luminescent behaviour of coordination compounds, particularly...

Have cell phone, will travel. (Chemputing).(managing connectivity for cellphones and laptop computers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Those TV commercials might give you the idea that everyone who is with-it is accessing their e-mail on one of these new-fangled, state-of-the-art cellphones. Can those tiny screens really handle anything beyond the one-liner? I doubt it. A real...

A few choice words (about [H.sub.2][SO.sub.4]). (Chemfusion).(sulfuric acid)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Little Billy was a boy, Little Billy is no more, for what he thought was [H.sub.2]O was [H.sub.2] [SO.sub.4]." I remember hearing that little ditty way back in elementary school. I suppose I may have known what [H.sub.2]O was, but...

Assembled by Gale Thirlwall-Wilbee, with the assistance of NCW/SNC local coordinators. (Where in the World isn't Chemistry?).
February 1, 2002... Have you ever wondered what [H.sub.2]O and [CO.sub.2] really are? Do you only think of chemicals as being bad for the environment? Chemical professionals from across Canada addressed these young people's questions and more during National...

Filling the gap. (Feature/Chronique).(review of Canadian chemistry education)
February 1, 2002... Outreach activities can attract young people to a career in the chemical sciences, but something more is needed to keep them there. A new online database and virtual career resource centre may fill this need. Consider the following...

Welcome message.(from the Vancouver CSC 2002 Conference Chair)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Welcome Message from the Vancouver CSC 2002 Conference Chair I am pleased to welcome you to the 85th Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Conference and Exhibition. We have chosen Chemistry by Design as our theme, appropriate we feel for an...

Registration.(for conference)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Pre-registration: Delegates and accompanying persons are urged to pre-register, using the Conference Registration Form included in this booklet. Duplicate as necessary. Payment in the form of a cheque, MasterCard or Visa is accepted. Membership...

Social program.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The conference will begin on Saturday, June 1 at 18:00 with the Opening Plenary Lecture at 19:00. A conference Opening Reception will start immediately after the Plenary Lecture. Vancouver tourism information will be provided, courtesy of...

Accommodations.(for conference visitors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... West Coast Suite (Double Occupancy) Located in a 3-storey building adjacent to the Walter Gage Residence. Suites contain 2 single beds in the bedroom, queen size Murphy bed in the living room, fully equipped kitchenette (including...

Transportation.(options for conference visitors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Air Travel: Air Canada has been appointed the Official Airline of CSC 2002. Call Air Canada at 800-361-7585 or (514) 393-9494 or your travel agent to take advantage of: * Special Convention rates for travel within North America, Carribean,...

Vancouver 2002 Career Fair.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Career Fair The Vancouver Conference Organizing Committee of the 85th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition will be organizing a Career Fair event to be held during the CSC Conference. During this event, graduating...

Technical program.(plenary lecture from Professor Ronald Breslow)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Plenary Lecture, "Adventures in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry", Professor Ronald Breslow, Columbia University Plenary Lecturer: Professor Ronald Breslow's research interests can be described generally as involving the design and...

Abstract submission.(guidelines for conference attendees)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... How to Submit an Abstract Submissions will be accepted until Monday, February 4, 2002. Earlier submission of abstracts is strongly encouraged. Abstracts submitted late will not be accepted. Please note that the deadline for the...

Audio-visual.(set-up for conference)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The conference organizers have arranged that the rooms for each symposium will be equipped with an overhead projector, a 35 mm slide projector and a computer LCD projector (for PowerPoint presentations). However, computer interfaces for the LCD...

2002 Award winners.
February 1, 2002... The CIC and CSC Award Lectures will highlight the conference. To congratulate all awardees for their achievements and contributions, an Awards Luncheon will be held on Monday, June 3, 2002. Please complete the appropriate entry on the...

Technical program.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 1, 2002... Analytical (AN) -- David Chen * Bio-analytical Chemistry -- R. Turner * In-viva and Tissue Analysis -- H. Zeng * Atmospheric Aerosols and PACIFIC 2001 Field Study (Joint with EN) -- A. Bertram, R. McLaren, S.-M. Li *...

Student competitions.(awards for student poster presentations and travel assistance)
February 1, 2002... Awards for best student poster presentations and student travel assistance will be offered by a number of Divisions. Graduate Student Competitions The Analytical Chemistry Division will present two cash awards ($100 each) for the best...

Are you suffering from online anxiety disorder? (Feature/Chronique).(use of computers in science instruction)
February 1, 2002... Not to worry. Here, a chemistry instructor well-versed in computer assisted instruction, writes out a prescription for easier implementation of an electronic curriculum. Computers are now considered legitimate if not essential tools for...

Remote control. (Feature/Chronique).(analysis of distance education in chemistry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Distance makes the heart grow fonder, they say. But does it, when you're sitting in front of the tv for hours on end watching videotapes of lectures that happened somewhere else e, at another time? The online revolution may relieve the tedium...

TeleLearning teleported out of SFU. (Feature/Chronique).(loses funding from Industry Canada)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Industry Canada is not renewing the grant for the Telelearning network centres of excellence. Researchers at the TeleLearning network centres of excellence (TL-NCE) are still reeling from the news that Industry Canada is not funding the...

Des sujets nouveaux et peu explores: Meet the Canada Research Chairs. (Feature/Chronique).
February 1, 2002... The Canada Research Chairs program is a generous federal funding program that has garnered much attention in the last couple of years and everyone is curious about the recipients. Here, in the second installment of 'Meet the Chairs,' ACCN puts...

CIC financial statements for 2001 to be posted on Web. (CIC Bulletin ICC).(Chemical Institute of Canada)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The condensed version of the audited 2001 financial statements for The Chemical Institute of Canada, including the CSCT, the Canadian Society for Chemistry and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering will be posted on the CIC website...

An enhanced Communique on sustainability from Melbourne. (CSChE Bulletin SCGCh).
February 1, 2002... Melbourne, on the banks of the Yarra River. Not quite as familiar to most practitioners of chemical engineering as the European London with its Thames, but what was started in 1997 a stone's throw from the Thames had been. assigned to a next...

Toronto Section Awards Night 2001. (Local Section News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Toronto CIC Local Section Annual Awards Night took place on October 26 at the University of Toronto at Scarborough. At this event students from local universities and colleges were presented with CIC medals for achieving the highest marks...

Wasting time in Ottawa. (Local Section News).(Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre wastewater treatment facilities)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Sixteen students and professionals from the Ottawa CIC Local Section attended a tour of Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre in Ottawa, ON, where they were shown the process that the city uses to clean up water from the sewers before...

Is Your faculty advisor amazing? (Student News).
February 1, 2002... Reward your advisor's efforts by nominating him or her for the Student Chapter Facuity Advisor Award. Each Constituent Society offers an Award (ie. 3 awards are given annually, judging is carried out by each Society). You can find the Terms of...

Brandon University Award Winners. (Student News).(chemistry students win awards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Brandon University chemistry students were recognized at the CIC Student Awards Night held at the University of Manitoba on October 4. Awards were as follows: First-year chemistry students: Dr. N. Demchuk Memorial Scholarship in...

Meetings/Reunions.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 1, 2002... Canada February 26-27, 2002. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Toronto, ON, EPIC. Contact: Carolyn; Tel: 888-374-2338 ext. 222; e-mail: epic@epic-edu.com; Website: www.usask.ca/geology/sask2002/. March 4-5, 2002. North American...