Canadian Chemical News articles from September 2005

Canadian Chemical News archives from September 2005

Nuclear energy--an essential part of Canada's electricity mix.(Column)
September 1, 2005... Affordable electricity has helped make Canada a powerhouse among the world's nations. A reliable supply of electricity, supplied at low cost, has led to a high standard of living and a competitive economic edge. Nuclear energy is a vital...

Giving chemists their due.(LETTERS/LETTRES)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2005... Dear Editor. Further to Thomas F. Massiah's letter to the editor on the subject of "With Respect to Chemists," (ACCN June 2005) I have been asking the same question for many years. Why can't a certified chemist be a guarantor? I am...

Corporate leadership is the key to the long-term "health" of our environment and our energy resources.(Industry)(Company overview)
September 1, 2005... Corporate leadership is the key to the long-term "health" of our environment and our energy resources. Companies that implement sustainability plans not only benefit their bottom line, they benefit our standard of living. The fourth annual...

L'Universite de Montreal est fibre d'annoncer la venue, en mars 2005, au departement de chimie, en qualite de professeur adjoint, de Christian Pellerin, MICC.(University)
September 1, 2005... L'Universite de Montreal est fibre d'annoncer la venue, en mars 2005, au departement de chimie, en qualite de professeur adjoint, de Christian Pellerin, MICC. Pellerin a recu sont Ph.D. de l'Universite Laval sous la direction de Michel Pezolet...

Derek G. Gray, FCIC, was awarded a Paprican/NSERC industrial research chair in cellulose properties and utilization.(Government)
September 1, 2005... Derek G. Gray, FCIC, was awarded a Paprican/NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Cellulose Properties and Utilization. Gray is a professor of chemistry at McGill University.

Cherif Matta, MCIC, has been recognized for his pioneering research in theoretical chemistry with a John Charles Polanyi Prize.(Government)(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Cherif Matta, MCIC, has been recognized for his pioneering research in theoretical chemistry with a John Charles Polanyi Prize. The Province of Ontario established the prestigious award to support outstanding researchers in the early stages of...

Mark Stradiotto, MCIC, received a substantial NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant, in collaboration with Boehringer-Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Stradiotto is an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at Dalhousie University.(Government)(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Mark Stradiotto, MCIC, received a substantial NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant, in collaboration with Boehringer-Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. Stradiotto is an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at Dalhousie...

Hugo de Lasa, FCIC, and Norman Epstein, FCIC.(inducted into Canadian Academy of Engineering )(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Hugo de Lasa, FCIC, and Norman Epstein, FCIC, were both inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering in Calgary, AB, during the Academy's Annual General Meeting 2005. de Lasa has been a key figure in furthering the understanding of...

Cam Oehlschlager, FCIC, retired professor of chemistry, Simon Fraser University (SFU), will receive the Silver Medal Award for outstanding achievement in chemical ecology at the 2006 annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology in Barcelona, Spain.(Distinction)
September 1, 2005... Cam Oehlschlager, FCIC, retired professor of chemistry, Simon Fraser University (SFU), will receive the Silver Medal Award for outstanding achievement in chemical ecology at the 2006 annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical...

Paul Wiseman, MCIC, has won the Biophysical Society's Young Fluorescence Investigator Award for 2005, recognizing novel applications of fluorescence microscopy to biological research.(Distinction)(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Paul Wiseman, MCIC, has won the Biophysical Society's Young Fluorescence Investigator Award for 2005, recognizing novel applications of fluorescence microscopy to biological research. Wiseman is a professor in the chemistry and physics...

In memorium.
September 1, 2005... The CIC extends its condolences To the families of: Otto Meresz, MCIC M. Eugene J. Moreau, MCIC

Erratum.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2005... Rene Roy was incorrectly identified with a photo of Christian Pellerin, MCIC, on p. 3 of the July/August 2005 issue of ACCN. Nous sommes desoles.

Canada wins French nuclear contract.
September 1, 2005... Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) through its partners Comex Nucl6aire of France and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan has won a multimillion dollar Contract to design, test, manufacture, and install Emergency Core Cooling System (ECC)...

Canada helps shape the nuclear frontier.
September 1, 2005... The Government of Canada signed an international agreement on nuclear energy that will help shape the direction of the industry for the next 20 years. The framework agreement, supported by Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, France, and six...

CANDU office offers improved nuclear support.
September 1, 2005... Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) officially opened its new Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) Services Office in Pickering, ON. The new Pickering office brings AECL closer to its largest CANDU customer and improves its ability to deliver...

New tax boosts potash industry.
September 1, 2005... New tax initiatives announced by the Saskatchewan government will stimulate significant expansion in the province's potash industry. The changes will result in hundreds of millions of dollars in new capital investment by the industry and more...

The queen tours synchrotron.(Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visits University of Saskatchewan )(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Source (CLS) synchrotron facility has hosted thousands of visitors, but none have caused anywhere near the excitement and commotion as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth lI and His Royal Highness Prince Philip. The royal couple toured the facility and...

Landmark convention to combat nuclear terrorism.(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism opens for signature in September this year. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general, Mohamed E1 Baradei, welcomed the adoption of the convention....

Canada and china team up on nuclear energy.(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will result in greater nuclear energy cooperation between the two nations. This will establish a framework for...

Donated software equips NMR lab.(Environmental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre at the University of Toronto at Scarborough)
September 1, 2005... Andre Simpson, MCIC, is now well-equipped to continue his research on the structural categories of carbon in the environment. Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. (ACD/Labs) announced a substantial donation of software to the Environmental...

Supercharge your screen.(CHEMPUTING)
September 1, 2005... Preparing the last "Chemputing" ("The Pivoting Monitor," ACCN July/August 2005) was a formidable task. I had only a page to fit all of my thoughts on one of the most practical improvements to "Chemputing" in many years. Having worked with this...

Canaries of the chemical age: the plight of MCS sufferers.(multiple chemical sensitivity)
September 1, 2005... These poor souls suffer. That much is for sure. But just what are they suffering from? A whiff of perfume, the scent of paint, the smell of diesel fume, the fragrance of a cleaning agent, or the aroma of newsprint sends them reeling. Symptoms...

Peak oil and the fate of humanity.
September 1, 2005... "Peak Oil" or "oil peak" is a popular expression to describe the point in time when oil extraction and production naturally start to decline. There is an oil peak for every well, every oil field, and ultimately for all economically accessible...

"Current" events: how can nuclear technology be applied to generate more electricity for Ontario ... and the world?
September 1, 2005... A change in our current course is appropriate in light of the projected shortage of electricity generating capacity in Ontario. The August 14, 2003 blackout revealed that "nothing works without electricity." Rapidly escalating energy costs are...

Powering up: Canada participates in the generation IV international forum to develop advanced nuclear technologies.
September 1, 2005... Many nations around the world believe that nuclear power must play a vital role now and in the future to meet the growing demand for energy. They recognize that nuclear power provides safe and economical baseload power, without the emission of...

Managing used nuclear fuel: how do you guarantee a community's safety--10,000 years in the future? the NWMO plans ahead. Way ahead ...
September 1, 2005... Canada has about two million bundles of used nuclear fuel currently in storage. Each bundle contains about 19 kg of uranium, along with a chemically challenging collection of radionuclides (Table 1). Some of these radionuclides have short half...

The CIC fellows 2005.(Chemical institute of Canada)(Achievements and awards)
September 1, 2005... The Fellowship of The Chemical institute of Canada was created as a senior class of membership to recognize outstanding merit by those who have made, or who are clearly in the course of making, a sustained and major contribution to the...

CSChE awards./Prix de la SCGCh.(CSChE BULLETIN SCGCh)(Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, Argento Plata Metals Ltd.)
September 1, 2005... The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering is proud to recognize outstanding Work carried out by members of the Canadian chemical engineering community through its awards program. La Societe canadienne de genie chimique est fiere de...

CSChE-PSM Summer Institute--round two: a report on the 2005 Summer Institute for chemical engineering educators.(CSChE BULLETIN SCGCh)
September 1, 2005... The second CSChE-PSM Summer Institute was held in Sarnia, ON, from May 29 to June 1, 2005. Building on a successful first Summer Institute in 2004, this year's event brought together 34 professors and industrial practitioners from Vancouver to...

Public understanding of chemistry.(Brief article)
September 1, 2005... www.cheminst.ca/ncw We wish to thank our sponsors for their support: THE SPONSORS (as of August 2005) Gold CIC Chemical Education Fund Dow Chemical Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research Silver Anachemia...

Canada.(Conferences and conventions)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... Conferences October 16-19, 2005 55th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference. Toronto, ON. Web site: www.csche2005.ca. October 17-18, 2005. CSCT professional development course--ICPES-Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy....

U.S. and overseas.(Chemical industry)(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... December 15-20. 2005. Pacifichem 2005 Conference, Honolulu, HI. Web site: www.pacifichem.org. August 27-30, 2006, Innovation Sustaining Future Business-11th APCChE Congress, Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering, Kuala...