Canadian Chemical News articles from January 2009

Canadian Chemical News archives from January 2009

Innovation critical to our sustainable future: chemical companies are making a renewed commitment to doing the right thing.(GUEST COLUMN
January 1, 2009... Twenty five years ago, when the leaders of the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA) member companies pioneered Responsible Care[R], they saw a need for a radical shift in the ethic--or belief system--of the chemical industry. Their...

U of T scientists show climate change effecting molecular structure of soil.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A group of environmental chemists at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) have published research showing global warming actually changes the molecular structure of organic matter in soil. The study was published...

SFU uses regular CD drive for medical tests.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... Hogan Yu, an associate professor of chemistry at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Lily Ou, a graduate student, and Yunchao Li, a postdoctoral researcher, have developed a digital readout protocol for screening microscale medical tests prepared on...

Canadians win Rosell Probiotic Challenge.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(award for Jean-Francois Daudelin and Stephanie-Anne Girard )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Jean-Francois Daudelin and Stephanie-Anne Girard won first and second place respectively at the Rosell Probiotic Challenge in Quebec in November 2008. The challenge is open to university students in North and South America and aims to...

KGK screening vitamin D levels of Toronto residents.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KGK Synergize Inc., a contract research organization, teamed with Toronto Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group to sponsor a screening study to evaluate the vitamin D status of volunteers from Toronto, ON. A total...

Dow Corning reducing waste at its facilities.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Dow Corning announced that it has made significant progress in waste reduction. They have made a cut of 80 percent in process scrap at one of its manufacturing sites. The company has achieved the results as part of its materials conversion...

NRC joins global science gateway.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The NRC has joined an international alliance established to oversee access to global research information. The initiative works through the WorldWideScience.org Web site. "Canada is proud to be one of the 11...

Dow and PIC of Kuwait launch K-Dow.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, have signed a joint venture formation agreement related to the formation of K-Dow Petrochemicals. K-Dow will be the leading...

U of T chemistry professor wins international prize.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... Eugenia Kumacheva, the Canada Research Chair in advanced polymer materials and professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Toronto (U of T), has won the L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science prize. The theme for this year's awards...

Enbridge and EnviroCentre warming up Ottawa homes.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a project supported by the Ontario provincial government, Enbridge and EnviroCentre will be joining forces to retrofit 150 homes owned by Ottawa Community Housing. The project is expected to save approximately...

CropLife Canada wants official scientific criteria developed.(NEWS
January 1, 2009... CropLife Canada wants the government of Ontario to defer consultations on draft regulations to ban the sale and use of some pesticides until government officials develop scientific criteria for Ontarians to comment on. "We support the...

A bright micro-hydrogen-powered future highlighted at Vancouver CIC dinner meeting.(NEWS / NOUVELLES)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On November 18, members of the Vancouver CIC Local Section held their annual dinner meeting. After enjoying a buffet dinner at the Simon Fraser University Diamond Centre and seeing the CIC 2nd and 3rd Year Awards in...

GeneNews Limited, a company focused on developing a blood-based biomarker test for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, announces the formation of a Canadian Colorectal Cancer Advisory Board.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
January 1, 2009... GeneNews Limited, a company focused on developing a blood-based biomarker test for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, announces the formation of a Canadian Colorectal Cancer Advisory Board. Lawrence Cohen,...

iCo Therapeutics Inc.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... iCo Therapeutics Inc. reports that oral administration of iCo-009, iCo's oral formulation of Amphotericin B, displays a dramatic knock-down of a parasitic infection that causes Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). The studies were undertaken at an...

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund, which operates a diversified business providing industrial chemicals and services, announces that it has entered into an agreement with Rhodia Inc. for spent acid regeneration services to cover the Beaumont plant startup period.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
January 1, 2009... Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund, which operates a diversified business providing industrial chemicals and services, announces that it has entered into an agreement with Rhodia Inc. for spent acid regeneration services to cover the Beaumont...

PricewaterhouseCoopers.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
January 1, 2009... PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reports that large deal announcements and aggressive activity during the third quarter of 2008 propelled the global chemicals industry to new mergers and acquisitions levels. The report shows a total of 27 deals...

Genome BC.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)
January 1, 2009... Three research projects undertaken by Genome BC aim to tackle specific challenges within BC's fisheries and aquaculture industry. The research could mean significant environmental and economic benefits for fisheries management and the health of...

Terasen Energy Services signs an agreement with The Beedie Group to design, build, and manage an alternative district energy system.(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Terasen Energy Services signs an agreement with The Beedie Group to design, build, and manage an alternative district energy system. "The district energy system will reduce the demand on the province's electricity grid, and could displace up to...

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC).(INDUSTRIAL Briefs)(Hugh Krentz appointed at Standards Council of Canada)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The Standards Council of Canada (SCC), a Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization in Canada, announces the reappointment of Hugh Krentz as chairperson of the SCC for a one-year term. Krentz has...

Cherry-picking data.(CHEMFUSION)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Funny, some of the memories you have of your youth, like climbing cherry trees. We had some magnificent ones in our back yard in Hungary and I have fond recollections of pleasant hours spent climbing and picking. I...

Q & A with Brian Wastle: vice president of Responsible Care at CCPA.(Q&A)(Interview)
January 1, 2009... In the last year, Responsible Care[R] has undergone a dramatic shift in its core principles in order to keep it relevant. ACCN spoke with Brian Wastle, vice president of Responsible Care at the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA)....

Engaging Responsible Care.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shell employees collaborate on Responsible Care. Twenty-five years ago, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA) member companies, including Shell Chemicals in Canada, began their Responsible Care[R]...

A strong commitment: NOVA Chemicals and Responsible Care.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Responsible Care[R] is the foundation of NOVA Chemicals' culture, and implementing its principles is the best way to ensure the operation of a continuously improving, socially responsible, and sustainable business....

Why buy professional liability insurance?
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Issues arising from professional liability are of great concern today. There was a time when the professional (or quasi-professional) was not a target for lawsuits; clients would never have considered bringing an...

Genomic approaches to screening and target discovery.
January 1, 2009... With recent advances in high-throughput sequencing and other genomic technologies such as microarrays, scientists today are able to conduct research at an unprecedented scale, generating an incredible volume of genomic and accompanying...

Fibre reinforced concrete: a new horizon in composite material.
January 1, 2009... Introduction Reinforcing brittle material like dried mud or mortars with different kinds of fibrous materials has been practiced over millennia. In the modern world we see widespread application of straw, as a reinforcer of sun-baked...

Richard J. Puddephatt.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(appointment of Richard J. Puddephatt as a Officer of the Order of Canada)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... On December 12, 2008, Richard J. Puddephatt, OC, FCIC, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Internationally recognized for his research in organometallic chemistry, Puddephatt is a distinguished university professor at The University of...

L'Universite de Montreal.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Dean MacNeil named adjunct professor at University of Montreal, Chemistry Dept.)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] L'Universite de Montreal est fibre d'annoncer la venue au Departement de chimie de Dean MacNeil, MCIC, en qualite de professeur adjoint. M. MacNeil a recu son Ph.D. en chimie des materiaux de la Dalhousie University...

In memoriam.(RECOGNITION / RECONNAISSANCE)(Obituary)
January 1, 2009... The CIC extends its condolences to the families of: Geoffrey Hunter, FCIC John H. Woodley, MCIC

Student Chapter Merit Awards/Prix du merite des chapitres etudiants.(RECOGNITION
January 1, 2009... TERMS OF REFERENCE The Student Chapter Merit Awards are offered as a means of recognizing and encouraging initiative and originality in Student Chapter programming in the areas of chemistry, chemical technology and chemical engineering....

Awards presented to top Vancouver region chemistry students.(RECOGNITION
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CIC Awards in Chemistry for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 were recently presented at the annual dinner meeting of the Vancouver CIC Local Section, to honour top chemistry students and promote chemical education at...

Accreditation and certification for chemical technologists.(RECOGNITION
January 1, 2009... The Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (CSCT) has been involved in the accreditation of college programs and the certification of individuals for over 15 years. Although these are two distinct activities they do complement one another....

Events/Evenements.(Calendar)
January 1, 2009... Canada Conferences May 26-29, 2009. 2nd Georgian Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (CanBIC-2009) Parry Sound, ON, www.canbic.ca. May 30-June 3, 2009. 92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition,...

Partnerships for a Sustainable Society/Partenariats pour une societe durable.(58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference/58e Congres canadien de genie chimique)
January 1, 2009... Almost 1,300 participants from across the country and around the world attended the 58th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, held October 19-22, 2008, in Ottawa, ON. Handan Tezel, MCIC, conference chair, and Bruno Morin, MCIC, conference...