Canadian Chemical News articles from July 2004

Canadian Chemical News archives from July 2004

Chemistry professions and the environment: CCEP: providing greater professional credibility to environmental chemists.(Guest Column)(Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner)(environmental employment)
July 1, 2004... Environmental employment is characterized by its multi-disciplinary, cross-sectoral nature as chemists work hand-in-hand with engineers, technologists, agrologists, and a host of other professions. The Canadian Council for Human Resources in...

A spritz of professional pheromones.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2004... My year as chair of the Atlantic Executive is close to its end. This is a time for reflection, suggestions, counsel, and comments. The CSC, it seems, has a problem adapting to the changing world--and as we are not the only organization...

Nils Petersen, FCIC, will soon go from vice-president of one of the country's largest universities.(Government)
July 1, 2004... Nils Petersen, FCIC, will soon go from vice-president of one of the country's largest universities to a leading role in the world of the extremely small. Petersen is currently the University of Western Ontario's vice president of research....

Arindom Sen, MCIC, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2004 NSERC Doctoral Prize.(Distinction)(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Arindom Sen, MCIC, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2004 NSERC Doctoral Prize. Sen has set the groundwork for the clinical-scale production of neural stem cells. He has developed methods to grow large quantities of the cells in...

John Vlachopolous, FCIC, received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Extrusion Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).(Distinction)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... John Vlachopolous, FCIC, received the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Extrusion Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) during SPE's Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) in Chicago, IL, on May 18, 2004. A plaque and an...

In memoriam.(Personals)
July 1, 2004... The CIC offers its condolences to the families of: Kenneth Casey, FCIC Denis B. Kelly, FCIC

New on the cosmetics scene.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... SemBioSys Genetics Inc., a Canadian biotechnology company, has announced that it has executed a royalty-bearing licence agreement with Lonza, inc. for global rights to SemBioSys' DermaSphere[TM] Ingredient System for use in personal care...

Cosmetic and toiletry chemicals.
July 1, 2004... Demand for cosmetic and toiletry chemicals is projected to increase over five percent per year to $6.8 billion in 2008. Advances will be driven by a variety of factors, including the growing use of active ingredients designed to enhance...

Tackling retardants.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A class of chemical flame retardants that are being found in increasing concentrations in Arctic wildlife is raising concerns among environmental chemists. Scientists from around the world gathered at the University of Toronto (U of T) for...

Solutia turns up the heat.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Solutia has announced that PTT Poly Canada has selected its Therminol heat transfer fluid for use in its plant in Montreal. The $100-million facility is the world's first large-scale continuous plant to commercially produce polytrimethylene...

Clearly Canadian reformulated.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... When Clearly Canadian gave its product development team the mandate to reformulate the Clearly Canadian sparkling flavoured beverage line, the goal was to reduce the carbohydrate and caloric content by half, remove preservatives, and still...

Hemp sunscreen passes the (drug) test.
July 1, 2004... A report first published April 23, 2004 in Mach Meter: The On-line Publication of Cannon Air Force Base has spread across the Internet through a poorly researched Associated Press story. It raises unfounded concerns that sunscreens, tanning...

Acetyl Hexapeptide 3: the new Botox Lite?(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Almost two million aging baby boomers underwent the sometimes painful procedure of getting Botox[R] injections last year at a cost of $400 to $800 per procedure. For results that last about four months for most, it's an expensive way to erase...

L'Oreal hair colour turns heads worldwide.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... L'Oreal Canada has inaugurated its new facility in Saint-Laurent, QC. Since 1997, the company has invested more than $120 million in the plant. Montreal, QC, is one of L'Oreal's industrial development and growth centres in North America. The...

Amending pesticide ban.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Toronto Environmental Coalition is supporting a compromise proposal that will restrict and reduce pesticide use, but stop short of a complete ban. "The Board of Health proposal for a complete ban is too extreme. It's bad news for...

Which winner is which? Our sincere apologies to CSC 2004 Award winners, Laurie K. Thompson, FCIC, and Mark Lautens, FCIC, who were identified incorrectly in the May 2004 issue of ACCN.(Errata)(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2004... The Alcan Award / Le Prix Alcan Sponsored by / Parraine par Alcan International Limited The Alcan Award is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of inorganic chemistry or...

Improved chemunication.(Chemputing)(version 6.1, spam filter)
July 1, 2004... Eudora has been my e-mail reader since I first went on the Internet. I have tried the others, but consider this one to be an e-mailer's e-mail program that is loaded with features and less prone to the virus infections that target Outlook or...

Lip service: peer into the makeup kits of Queen Nefertiti and Marilyn Monroe.(Chemfusion)(lipsticks, history, usage)
July 1, 2004... I don't know if Marilyn Monroe ever made it into heaven. St. Cyprian, a 3rd-century Christian writer, surely would have argued that her chances were slim. God looked unfavourably on women who showed up at the Pearly Gates wearing lipstick, he...

Chemical shifts: what's new in chemistry research? Chemical Shifts offers a concentrated look at Canada's latest developments.(Chemical Shifts)(R. J. Dwayne Miller)
July 1, 2004... Watching aluminum melt Watching metals melt is not everybody's idea of a thrilling time--makers of tin-soldiers excluded, of course. Now, researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have received a considerable amount of attention by...

Skin deep: the role of cationic emulsifiers in the development of modern skin care. High lipophile systems offer enhanced consumer benefits without sacrificing aesthetics.(application of Cationic emulsifiers , skin care products)
July 1, 2004... Historical At first, the skin care market was dominated by soap-based emulsions; triethanolamine and stearic acid were common to most skin care formulas. Nonionic emulsifiers expanded the formulation opportunities by expanding the scope of...

Turning back the hands of time: is aging a disease? Progress is being made in the search for anti-aging compounds.(research for new anti oxidents)
July 1, 2004... According to the standard drug design paradigm, a drug therapy is targeted for a particular disease according to well-established procedures, such as to: * Obtain an X-ray structure of the relevant protein and ligand (small-molecule)...

Phthalates in cosmetics: buyer beware or just another scare?(health risks)
July 1, 2004... You step out of the shower, dry off, and apply satiny-smooth lotion all over your body. Are you hydrating your skin or damaging your fertility? And what about that French manicure you have scheduled for Saturday? Will it make your bands look...

What's the Skinny? Dieters demand the development of new weight loss medications and dietary supplements. Herbal is in. But are the results more safe and more effective?(demand for new diet drugs)
July 1, 2004... Isn't it ironic? Health consciousness is on the rise, and so is our weight. None of us is stranger to the battle of the bulge, but North Americans, on average, are expanding. And so is our interest in weight loss. New trends are developing due...

Regulating beauty: to which products do Canada's Cosmetic Regulations and related provisions in the Food and Drugs Act apply?(cosmetic industry, laws)
July 1, 2004... Cosmetics are prevalent in our daily lives, from make-up to shaving cream to baby powder. It is estimated that sales of cosmetics in Canada total over $5.3 billion annually. On average, North American adults use seven different cosmetic...

'Do or dye? Do blondes have more fun? At what cost? Before you head back to the beauty salon, read up on chemistry and complexities of colouring your hair.(risks of colouring your hair)
July 1, 2004... "Does she or doesn't she?" wasn't exactly a novel phrase. Many a teenaged boy has pondered this question, but it was an advertising agency that turned it into one of the most successful slogans in history. "Only her hairdresser knows for sure,"...

The chemical institute of Canada: report of the chair.(CIC Bulletin ICC)
July 1, 2004... Introduction It has been an interesting year for the CIC and its Constituent Societies. This report gives an account of activities and events since Eric Mead, FCIC, CIC Chair (2002-2003) reported on behalf of CIC members at the CIC AGM on...

The Canadian society for chemistry: report of the president.(CSC Bulletin SCC)
July 1, 2004... State of the Society Ottawa conference The joint CSC/IUPAC Conference held in Ottawa, ON, in August 2003 had an outstanding scientific program, successful public awareness events, and record attendance, and provided major international...

Students recognize McMaster professor.(Student News)
July 1, 2004... Gillian Goward, ACIC, was awarded the CSC Faculty Advisor Award at the Student Chapter Meeting and Chemical Education Awards Reception in London, ON, on May 30, 2004. Goward was nominated by the students she has worked with for the past two...

CSChE Awards/Prix de la SCGCh.(CSChE Bulletin SCGCh)(chemical industry, awards)
July 1, 2004... CSChE Award in Industrial Practice/Prix de la pratique industrielle de la SCGCh Sponsored by/Parraine par Bayer Inc. The CSChE Award in Industrial Practice is presented for a distinguished contribution in the application of chemical...

The luck of the draw!(CSChE Bulletin SCGCh)
July 1, 2004... A ballot with Shadi Dalili's name was drawn at the 87th CSC Conference. As a result, Dalili was the lucky recipient of the Gateway DV-S20 Digital MPEF4 Camcorder. It's a pocket-size digital video camcorder and camera in one that will allow...

Heterogeneous catalysts: how do they work and why should we care?(Local Section News)(Charles Mires)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Sarnia Local Section played host to guest lecturer, Charles Mires, MCIC, May 11, 2004 at the Riding Club. CIC members were treated to an enlightening talk entitled, "Heterogeneous Catalysts: How do they work and why should we care?" ...

The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 2005 Awards.
July 1, 2004... Corporate Achievement Award: The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering wishes to recognize Canadian-based companies that have achieved significant and recent commercial success as a result of innovative chemical engineering research,...

The Canadian Society for Chemical Technology 2005 Awards.
July 1, 2004... The Award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in Canada to the furtherance of chemical technology. The person so honoured may be either a chemical sciences technologist, or a person from outside the field...

Go green go!(Division News)(Green chemistry)
July 1, 2004... Green chemistry was highlighted at two conferences in Montreal, QC, this May. Green chemistry has been a rapidly growing field in the U.S. and Europe for more than a decade but has not bad as high a profile in Canada until recently. These two...

Public understanding of chemistry.(NCW News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The sponsors (as of June 21, 2004) Silver Anachemia Scientific H.L. Blachford Ltd. Syncrude Canada Ltd. Bronze Manulife Financial Meloche Monnex Recochem Inc. Seastar Chemicals Inc. Torcan Chemical Ltd. NCW coordinator...

UBC student prizes.(Student News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The University of British Columbia's department of chemistry recognized this year's top students. Gerald Li (Combined Honours Chemical Physics) received the CSC's silver medal. The LeFevre Medal and Prize in Honours Chemistry was presented to...

And the winners are.(Student News)
July 1, 2004... Undergraduate and graduate students competed orally as well as in poster competitions at the 87th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition in London, ON. Student Undergraduate Poster Competition winners were announced at the Chemical...

Canada.(Events)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... Seminars and courses October 4-5, 2004. ICPES--Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy, Canadian Society for Chemical Technology, Calgary, AB. Tel.: 888-542-2242; Web site: www.cheminst.ca/prof/dev. October 4-5, 2004,...

U.S. and overseas.(Events)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... August 22-26, 2004. ACS Fall Meeting (2287th), Philadelphia, PA; Tel.: 800-227-5558; E-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org; Web site: www.acs.org. October 18-22, 2004. Fifth International Congress on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Cuban Chemical...