Canadian Chemical News articles from September 2002

Canadian Chemical News archives from September 2002

Canadian chemical industry's future is bright and promising: providing muscle to the overall economy, the Canadian chemical industry has the depth and infrastructure to advance in the future. (Executive Director's Column).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Despite the pessimistic messages we at times hear about the chemical field and profession, I confidently predict that this key sector of the Canadian economy, and solid contributor to the well-being of society, will continue to be a strong...

Letters/Lettres.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... A Great Mentor Remembered The June issue of Canadian Chemical News contained an article which interested me very much. It was headed 'NRC Honours Ira E. Puddington' [June 2002, P. 8]. As a student I was privileged to work under Dr....

More training needed in ISD. (Issues Revisited).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... A year ago, in the September 2001 issue, a call went out to ACCN's readers to go online and complete a survey on inherently Safer by Design and its potential to enhance process safety management. The authors of the survey - J.P. Gupta and David...

University. (Personals/Personnalites).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... On June 25, 2002, James Sloan was named the new NSERC-Ontario Power Generation Industrial Research Chair in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Waterloo." Our air pollution research will seek solutions to air quality problems ranging from...

Industry. (Personals/Personnalites).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Dow Chemical Company recently named Philip Garrou, a 27-year veteran of Dow, director of technology and new business development for the company's advanced electronic materials (AEM) group. In this new role, Garrou will be responsible for...

Association. (Personals/Personnalites).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Jeroen Van der Veer, president of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and vice-chairman of the committee of managing directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, was inaugurated as world president of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) at its...

Obituaries. (Personals/Personnalites).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... John Robert Dunn, FCIC was born in Andover, Hants, England on May 12, 1930. He attended the Andover Grammar School, and later attended King's College at the University of London, England where he received his bachelor of science degree...

Research could accelerate computing to speed of light. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new technique to form tiny perfect crystals that have high optical quality, a finding that could usher in a new era of ultra-fast computing and communication using photons instead of...

On the agenda: S&T innovation. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In late June, federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for industry, science and technology met in Vancouver to continue their discussion on ways to make Canada one of the most innovative countries in the world. Co-chaired...

Ontario wants in the biotech club. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... A new $51 million Biotechnology Strategy will create new jobs and place Ontario at the leading edge of health research, according to Ontario's premier Ernie Eves, who announced the investment strategy earlier this year. "We are working...

Royal Society merges two journals. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Gone are the two journals Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 and 2, and in comes the new journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, thanks to a merge organized by the publisher, The Royal Society of Chemistry. The focus...

DSM Biologics moves in to new Montreal plant. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... DSM, active worldwide in life science products, performance materials and industrial chemicals, has decided to invest EUR 7 million in the basic engineering for a new biopharmaceutical plant in Canada through BSM Biologics, a business unit of...

Sierra Gigante wants to mind its own skin business. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Sierra Gigante Resources, Inc., a Vancouver-based company, announced in mid-June that it has entered into negotiations to acquire all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Mind Your Own Skin Products Inc., whose principal holding is...

Synchrotron is an engineering feat, says CCPE. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron project at the University of Saskatchewan has been awarded the 2002 National Award for Exceptional Engineering Achievement by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE). The...

Infectious diseases under siege at Caprion. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced in July the publication of a scientific paper in the July 12 issue of Cell (vol. 110) that presents a paradigm shift in cell biology. The article describes a novel cell pathway which is used as a route of...

Ontario a safe Haven for polluters. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Sierra Legal Defence Fund has released a scathing report, titled Polluter's Haven, which documents thousands of violations of both provincial air and wastewater standards within the Lake Ontario basin and highlights the Ontario Ministry of...

Sentex acquires Natunola, as planned. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Sentex Systems Ltd. is has completed the acquisition of Natunola Health Inc. of Ottawa, ON, pursuant to the Letter of Intent announced on April 5, 2002. The transaction has now received formal approval from the shareholders of both companies as...

Environment Canada backs Green Strategies. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Pieter Winsemius was in Ottawa a few months ago as part of a strategic speaker series sponsored by Environment Canada and the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy. He spoke in part about his new book, A Thousand Shades of...

DuPont Canada joins Green Electricity Leaders Coalition. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... DuPont Canada Inc., a leading diversified science company, today announced that it has joined the Green Electricity Leaders Coalition of Ontario (GELCO) as a Bronze Level member. The Green Electricity Leaders Coalition of Ontario is an...

Under new priorities, NSERC moves $27 million. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Tom Brzustowski, president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), has announced that NSERC will reallocate $27 million to invest in 50 initiatives and priorities proposed by the Canadian university research...

Actelion's new head office in Laval. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Quebec)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... A biopharmaceutical firm that develops and markets prescription medication for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, Actelion, announced in June the inauguration of its new Canadian headquarters in Laval, QC. Located in the...

New BP Canada LAO plant: a first for Canada, a first for BP. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(new BP Canada Chemical Co. linear alpha olefin plant near Joffre, Alberta)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... BP Canada Chemical Company's $400 million Linear Alpha Olefin (LAO) facility near Joffre, AB officially opened in late May of this year. Senior company executives, employees, neighbours and representatives from the government of Alberta...

Talisman Energy Inc. responds to Toronto Stock Exchange request for information. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(says all assets are for sale at the right price)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... At the request of Market Regulation Services Inc., which is owned by The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada, Talisman Energy Inc. issued a statement to respond to rumours about a possible sale of its...

CQIB decerne a l'incubateur de l'annee. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... La plus importante association internationale d'incubateurs d'entreprises, le National Business Incubation Association (NBIA), a decerne le pr x d'incubateur de l'annee au CQIB, l'incubateur d'entreprises de la Cite de la Biotech. Le NBIA...

What Kyoto really costs us. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... With manufacturers and environmentalists going head to head in the media over what is the actual cost of implementing the Kyoto Agreement, it's hard to see where the truth lies. Three Simon Fraser University researchers have made it a bit...

9 Canadian projects to lead international research. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Nine large-scale research infrastructure projects aimed at promoting Canada's position in the areas of marine and environmental sciences, infectious diseases, astronomy, light sources, and particle physics were announced by the Canada...

Petroleum-makers ask drivers to save on gas. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Motorists can save fuel and money by not letting their engines run unnecessarily. This is the message of a new public awareness campaign being tested at participating gasoline retail outlets in Mississauga. In a suprising move, the Canadian...

Globally Harmonized System & WHMIS. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) has been under development for a number of years at the international level and is approaching its final stage. This new system is intended for most sectors...

CEPA New Substances Notification -- Multistakeholder Consultations report. (News Briefs/Nouvelles en Bref).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Environment Canada has recently released its final report of the Multistakeholder Consultations on the CEPA New Substances Notification Regulations (NSNR), fulfilling their commitment to review the regulations three years after their...

What's new in chemistry research? This bi-monthly column offers readers a concentrated look at the latest developments in chemsitry from Canadian researchers. (Chemical Shifts).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Orchestrating Organic Chemistry with Enzymes Although recent advances in the synthesis and testing of drug candidates permit the rapid evaluation of large numbers of organic compounds, there is always room for improvement of this relatively...

Animals in the Snow Dig for Food Greedily. (Chemputing).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... I went through high school during that enlightened age when girls took typing and boys took machine shop. Sure, I can recognize a lathe or a vice when I see one, but my attempts with a keyboard have been strictly two-finger hunt and peck. How...

Have you driven a Veggie Van lately? (Chemfusion).(Soy protein as glue in the manufacture of construction materials)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Unfair!" screamed the spectators who ringed the field at the County Fair in Iowa. They had been patiently waiting for the epic confrontation between the state's best cow chip slingers and anticipated a close battle. But they were disappointed....

The worst is over, steady growth is forecast: but sensible regulations needed, forewarns the Canadian chemical industry. (Articles).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2002... It was a strange year for chemicals in 2001, with the worldwide economic slump ignoring Canada for the first six months and then taking a healthy bite out of the industry after the slowdown in the U.S. crept north across the border. Until...

A career in the chemical industry offers a bright future. (Articles).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... University students looking to the chemical industry for jobs in 2002 have some good news: employment in chemical manufacturing was up in the first four months of the year. And, with three out of every 10 employees of the Canadian chemicals...

How to mothball and decommission industrial plants: before you put the key in the lock, make sure you know what to do. (Articles).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Industrial facilities have a finite operating lifetime. The most common reasons for shutting a plant down include loss of market for the product, its falling price, or high rehabilitation costs to keep the plant going. When you are dealing with...

Climbing to the future, on the ladder of chemistry: science is changing rapidly. These days, what is this thing called chemistry? (Editorial).
September 1, 2002... Chemistry deals with matter, the formation and transformation of substances, their composition and properties. The knowledge of molecular structure and reactivity that was initially a purely chemical domain has become the focus of many other...

Wanted: degrees of utility; University is excellent training in chemistry, but not in training chemists for industry. (Viewpoint).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... When I graduated from McMaster University many decades ago, I must have known enough chemistry that I could call myself a chemist. Since then, I have been engaged in a number of activities including R&D and teaching, for which I was well...

Do scientists understand science? (Interfaces).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Thomas Kuhn was working towards his PhD in physics in the late 1940s when he was asked to present a summary of Aristotle's views on mechanics in a course on science for nonscientists. This seemingly simple request started a process that caused...

50 years and counting. (CIC Bulletin ICC).(Four members of The Chemical Institute of Canada mark 50 years of membership)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... This year, four members of The Chemical Institute of Canada mark 50 years of membership. Over lie years. lie CIC has benefitted from the support of such long-standing members To recognize them, each receives a certificate and, since this year,...

CIC asks for Green Chemistry Network. (CIC Bulletin ICC).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In July, the CIC was asked to co-sign a joint support letter with the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA), which endorses the creation of a new Network Centre of Excellence, the Canadian Green Chemistry Network. Along with CIC...

Chemical Education Trust Fund: can you meet the Innovation Challenge? (CIC Bulletin ICC).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Chemical Education Trust Fund (CETF), and predecessor funds such as the Industrial Trust Fund, have existed within The Chemical Institute of Canada for many years. The purpose of the CETF is to support, expand and promote educational...

A Campus Conference at last. (CSC Bulletin SCC).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Chemical professionals and students from across Canada and 25 international countries gathered for the 85th CSC Conference and Exhibition in the secluded haven of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, BC, from June 1-5, 2002....

Fine tuning your processes. (CSChE Bulletin SCGCh).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Do you want safer and more efficient operations at your plant? You'll have an opportunity to learn how by attending one of CSChE's professional development courses offered on October 20th in Vancouver, BC. These seminars are aimed at chemical...

Environment Division ready to speak up and speak out. (Division News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... On January 1, 2003, the new executive elected in Vancouver, BC will take office. Together, we--Niall Gogan, FCIC and Donald Gamble, FCIC, the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Division--offer some thoughts and observations to the members of...

National chemistry week. (NCW/SNC News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... National Chemistry Week * Semaine nationale de la chimie October 18-26 octobre 2002 NCW's National Crystal Competition takes place each September with high school students and teachers participating to grow the best crystal (size, quality...

Carleton the hub for two may conferences. (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... On May 6, 2002, the Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute held its annual OCCI day conference at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON. Graduate students and faculty heard talks from 15 students on their thesis research. Four faculty judged the...

La recipiendaire du prix Brian-T.-Newbold 2002. (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Joselle LeBlanc de Dieppe (N.-B.) est la recipiendaire du prix Brian-T.-Newbol, offert par le Department de chimie et biochimie de l'Universite de Moncton pour souligner 'excellence d'un projet de recherche realise pendant la [4.sup.e] annee du...

Graduate studies fair. (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Graduate Studies Fair, Tuesday, October 20, 2002, 9:00-12:00 p.m. (Student News) Questions about grad school? Representatives from graduate schools throughout Canada will be present to answer questions and provide information regarding...

Calgary student tops! (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The national winner of The Chemical Institute of Canada's National High School Chemistry Examination (NHSCE), held on April 23, is David Lee, a student of Western Canada High School in Calgary, AB. Lee scored 22/25 on the multiple choice...

Career fair. (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Career Fair, Tuesday, October 20, 2002, 9:00-4:00 p.m. Graduating students (B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD), postdoctoral fellows and unemployed members will have the opportunity to meet with a number of industrial representatives and explore the...

The best science students Canada-Wide. (Student News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The Canada-Wide Science Fair was held in Saskatoon, 3K, from May 11-19, 2002. The CIC presents two special awards in the intermediate and senior categories. Rebecca Abernethy, from the Central Interior region of BC was awarded the...

Perspectives on the HPLC 2002 Conference. (In Other News).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The tradition of High Performance Liquid Phase Separations symposia began in Switzerland in 1973 as an initiative of one of its founding members, the late professor Goran Schill from Uppsala University. Since 1 973, the annual symposium...