Canadian Chemical News articles from January 2005

Canadian Chemical News archives from January 2005

Happy 60th birthday CIC.(Guest Column/Chroniqueur Invite)
January 1, 2005... In many cultures around the world, the 60th birthday is a significant milestone. As we celebrate the occasion, it is important to recount the lessons learned from the past and to plan for the future. The question that arises when we develop...

Not enough nukes.(Letters/Lettres)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... Dear Editor, I was surprised to see a minimal mention of nuclear energy in the article, "Canada's Energy Outlook, " in the September 2004 edition of ACCN. Though the article acknowledges that 13 percent of the electricity is generated from...

Saskachewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC).(appoints Marek Majewski)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Chemistry professor Marek Majewski, MCIC, was appointed director of the new Saskachewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC) at the University of Saskatchewan. Majewski joined the university in 1985 and is known for his research in molecular...

Dalhousie University.(appoints Maria Stancescu)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Dalhousie University gained the expertise of research scientist Maria Stancescu, MCIC. She has joined the group of Mary Anne White, FCIC. Stancescu is in charge of the Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS) and the Scanning Thermal...

2004 Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Award.(Distinction)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Khosrow Adeli, professor of laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the University of Toronto, has been awarded the 2004 Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Award. He was honoured for his outstanding contributions to the profession of...

L'Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM).(Distinction)
January 1, 2005... L'Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) est heureuse d'annoncer que Jerome Mulhbacher et Carmen Calinescu, respectivement finissants au doctorat en biochimie et a la maitrise en chimie, ont recemment regu le 2e prix Defi innovation du Conseil...

In memoriam.(Personals/Personnalites)(William Arthur Evelyn McBryde, Martin R. Galley, K. K. Georgieff and John H. Howard, chemical engineers)(Obituary)
January 1, 2005... The CIC extends its condolences to the famillies of: Martin R. Galley, MCIC K. K. Georgieff, FCIC John H. Howard, MCIC William Arthur Evelyn (Pete) McBryde, FCIC, contributed in many areas of analytical chemistry. His MA work...

Cutting edge snowboard designs.(Exel's new snowboards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Although most snowboarders don't always like to admit it, design is an important consideration when it comes to choosing a new board. The fashionable designs are normally printed in mirror image on the inside of films that are then applied to...

Quebec paint plants upgrade.(Chemcraft International and Lorchem Industry moved to larger facilities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Strong demand is driving the growth of Quebec's paint industry. Both Chemcraft International and Lorchem Industry have moved into larger facilities. Chemcraft has invested about $3.3 million in its new 100,000 square foot paint plant in...

Hydrogen-fuelled forklifts.(BOC and Cellex Power Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... BOC and Cellex Power Products are working together to develop complete hydrogen supply solutions to power forklift trucks to be used in large distribution warehouses in North America. Cellex will supply the hydrogen power units that go into the...

Canada and U.S. bond over bioengineering.(United States)
January 1, 2005... Hicham Fenniri and collaborators from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the La Jolla Bioengineering Institute (LJBI) have received an $8.3 million, five-year grant to develop new molecular analysis tools using Raman flow cytometry....

Administering Meds at the nanoscale.
January 1, 2005... University of Toronto (U of T) researchers have developed a new class of hybrid materials that could one day move drug delivery systems to the molecular level. A paper published in the November 26, 2004 issue of Science outlines how a U of...

Industry-led recycling program goes national.(recycling oil waste)
January 1, 2005... Five provincial used oil materials recycling associations have extended their cooperation to form the National Used Oil Material Advisory Council (NUOMAC). The new organization will coordinate the Canada-wide used oil recycling effort and...

Can you print just one?(Chemputing)
January 1, 2005... I hate printing labels. I keep seeing a bizarre parallel with a billboard I saw many years ago advertising potato chips. It challenged you to eat just one. I want one label. They come in sheets of a dozen. The entire sheet must go through the...

The man behind the burner: Robert Bunsen's discoveries changed the world of chemistry in more ways than one.(Chemfusion)
January 1, 2005... Let's play a little word association. Chemistry! What comes to mind? Beakers? Formulas? Molecules? Maybe. But chances are that "Bunsen burner" rolled off many a tongue. There is probably no other piece of equipment as closely associated with...

From Alchemy to Atomic Bombs: History of Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Civilization.(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... From Alchemy to Atomic Bombs History of Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Civilization Faith Habashi, Metallurgie Extractive Quebec, ISBN 2-922-686-00-0. What a grand panorama of historical events in chemistry, physics, and metallurgy from...

Winners and losers: does competition really succeed in promoting science to students?(Interfaces, science competitions)
January 1, 2005... Introduction Public perception of science is of increasing concern to scientists. Public support of science is viewed to be inadequate, and an insufficient number of students choose science as a career. International scientific bodies,...

Antecedents and early development: the creation of The Chemical Institute of Canada as we know it.
January 1, 2005... The Chemical Institute of Canada legally came into being and commenced activity on February 15, 1945. It has thus been operating for 60 years. But these 60 years are only the latter part of the story, for the 1945 action brought together three...

Back to the future--of Chemistry: how did the author's prediction from the 1960s about chemistry in the year 2000 measure up?
January 1, 2005... Three predictions were made pertaining to the teaching of chemistry at universities in the year 2000. They were first published in "Chemistry in the Year 2000," in ACCN's predecessor, Chemistry in Canada, in March 1969. At that time, chemistry...

Looking back: will lessons learned from CCPA's past fortify the future of Canadian chemical industries?
January 1, 2005... Looking back, the Canadian chemical industry was a complex sector composed of many different components. To this day, the industry's products--petrochemicals, inorganics, and specialties-represent a widely divergent collection of manufacturing...

Fallen hero: from water buoys to war, windshields to waterproofing, Shawinigan was an important player in the history of Canadian chemicals.(Shawinigan Chemicals Limited)
January 1, 2005... For the 25th anniversary of the CSChE in 1991, I contributed an article to Chemical Engineering in Canada: A Historical Perspective, edited by Les Shemilt, FCIC. The article detailed a few of the important technological innovations made by a...

History of the Chemical Engineering Division.(Chemical Engineering)
January 1, 2005... As has been noted in several articles appearing during the past couple of years in Chemistry in Canada consideration is currently being given to changes in the organizational structure for chemical engineers within the C.I.C. In this connection...

Chemical Engineering in the C.I.C.: Chemical Engineering Division 1963-64.(Engineering)
January 1, 2005... THE practice of featuring the program of the Chemical Engineering Division prior to the Annual Chemical Engineering Conference provides a convenient time to report on the numerous and varied activities of this, the professional organization of...

CIC/NRC-a Landmark occasion: the CIC designates NRC as a National Historic Chemical Landmark.(CIC Bulletin ICC, National Research Council of Canada )
January 1, 2005... On October 20, 2004, C1C chair, P. Sundararajan, FCIC, and CSC president R. Stan Brown, FCIC, joined NRC acting-president Michael Raymont, MCIC, in unveiling the plaque designating NRC as one of Canada's first National Historic Chemical...

The CSC, the NRC, and the Canadian Journal of Chemistry.(CSC Bulletin SCC)(Canadian Journal of Chemistry)
January 1, 2005... It is my great pleasure to announce that, on June 25, 2004, the CSC and the NRC Research Press formalized a Memorandum of Understanding recognizing cooperative interactions to enhance the profiles of both organizations through the Canadian...

EIC fellowship--CSChE recipients for 2004.(CSChE Bulletin SCGCh)(Engineering Institute of Canada Fellowship)
January 1, 2005... The Engineering Institute of Canada Fellowship (FEIC) is awarded to engineers in recognition of their excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and to society. In 2004, the following three CSChE members received this award:...

Tribute to William H. Gauvin, FCIC.(CSCHE Bulletin SCGCH)(chemical engineer)(Obituary)
January 1, 2005... If an end-of-century poll had been taken for the outstanding Canadian chemical engineer of the 20th century, William H. Gauvin, FCIC, would have been a clear choice. Gauvin was an exceptional educator, researcher, inventor, industrialist, and a...

National transferability agreement signed.(CSCHE Bulletin SCGCH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Moving technical staff from province to province was recently made simpler through the implementation of an updated national transfer agreement between all ten constituent members of the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT),...

DNA--a new perspective: celebrating the intricacies of life at the molecular level.(Local Section News/Nouvelles Des Sections Locales)
January 1, 2005... The E. Gordon Young Lectureship is an annual lectureship made possible by a bequest to The Chemical Institute of Canada by E. Gordon Young, a distinguished chemist and former president of the Institute. The objectives of the award are to honour...

Toronto awards night.(Local Section News/Nouvelles Des Sections Locales)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Student award winners 2004 Lara Bailie (Durham) CSCT Partinder Bhalla, MCIC (Humber) CSCT Angela Carruthers (Seneca) CSCT Amrik Dhaliwal, ACIC (Centennial) CSCT Ryan Draper, ACIC (Sheridan) CSCT Christopher Godbout...

National Undergraduate Chemistry Conference/Conference nationale de chimie des etudiants de premier cycle.(Student News/Nouvelles Des Etudiants)
January 1, 2005... The second annual National Undergraduate Chemistry Conference (NUCC) was held at the University of Ottawa on October 1 and 2, 2004. Over 40 participants from across Canada attended and gave oral and poster presentations on their undergraduate...

Events/Evenements.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... Canada Confences May 9-11, 2005. 9th Annual Advanced Process Control Appliance for Industry Workshop: APC 2005, Vancouver, BC. Contact: Guy Dumont; Web site: www.iee-ias.org/apc2005. July 31-August 4, 2005. 18th Biennial Chem Ed....

Temperature Programmed Desorption: a fundamental tool in catalysis.(Milestones of Canadian Chemistry in the 20th Century: the 1960s)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... Surface science laboratories include in their suite of basic instrumentation a Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) apparatus. The TPD was conceived and realized by two researchers at Canada's National Research Council in Ottawa, Dr....