“E. Gordon Young Lectureship of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the 75th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference Lectureship”

Dr. Jacqueline Barton, California Institute of Technology. Program.

“WHY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MUST ADAPT TO WOMEN”

INFOCHEM EVENT INFOCHEM EVENT
CIC Edmonton Local Section Presents

DEBRA ROLISON
SURFACE CHEMISTRY BRANCH
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
WASHINGTON, DC

DATE: THRUSDAY MAY 20, 2004.
TIME 5:30 PM
LOCATION: ROOM V-107
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
PARKING AVAILABLE IN THE WINDSOR CAR PARK,
116TH ST AND 92ND AVE.

For more information please see the attached pdf form.

The Edmonton Local Section of the Chemical Institute of Canada
Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, May 11, Faculty Club, Papachase Room
5:30 p.m. - Registration and Cocktails
6:00 p.m. - Dinner
6:30 p.m. - AGM
7:15 p.m. - Speaker: Dr. Jullian Buriak
http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/faculty_staff/faculty/buriak.html

Topic: "Nanotechnology: Fun and Controversy"
Professor, Department of Chemistry, UofA
Senior Research Officer,
National Institute of Nanotechnology (NINT)

Cost: CIC members, $30, Non-members, $35, Students, $15

Dinner Menu:
Tomato Bocconcini Salad, Balsamic Vinaigrotte
PRIME RIB OF BEEF, Sauce au Jus
Yorkshire Pudding
Roast Potato
2 Fresh Vegetables
Frozen Chocolate Mousse
Coffee or Tea

Vegetarian meals must be requested in advance.

Brief CV for Professor Jillian Buriak

Professor Jillian Buriak was born in Toronto, Canada in 1967. She
received her A. B. degree from Harvard University in 1990 and pursued
undergraduate research with Professor Andrew R. Barron. After teaching high
school sciences in the Fiji Islands on a Catherine Innes Ireland Fellowship
from Radcliffe College, she commenced her doctoral studies in 1991 with
Professor John A. Osborn at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg,
France. After completion of her Ph.D. in 1995 she carried out two years of
post-doctoral research with Professor M. Reza Ghadiri at The Scripps
Research Institute in La Jolla, California. In 1997 she joined the faculty
at Purdue University as an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry, and
was promoted to associate professor in 2001. In 2003, she moved to help set
up Canada's new National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) at the
University of Alberta where she holds the position of Professor of Chemistry
in the Department of Chemistry, and Senior Research Officer at NINT.

PLEASE REPLY TO LUCIO GELMINI TO MAKE A RESERVATION FOR THE DINNER/LECTURE
THERE IS A LIMIT OF 40 PEOPLE - RESERVE TODAY

National Institute for NanoTechnology(NINT)

A tour of the National Institute for NanoTechnology(NINT) has been planned.

It will be held at the ECERF building (Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility)
(NW corner of the U of A campus - Sign in at main door, presentation on 6th floor)

Wednesday April 14 at 7:00 PM

The facilities manager Michael Lam, has kindly agreed to give a 20 minute
presentation to a group of 20 interested people. There will also be a tour of
the laboratories directly following the presentation.

There is a maximum 20 participants, so book early as it will fill up quickly.

There is no charge for the tour.

FYI, information about the Institute is available at: www.nint.ca

Currently there is a waiting list. If you would like to put in the waiting list please contact Lucio Gelmini at: GelminiL@macewan.ca

Laboratory Health and Safety Guidelines, 4th Edition

Your local Edmonton CIC is raising funds by selling this must have laboratory safety book entitled, “Laboratory Health and Safety Guidelines, 4th Edition”.

For each book sold, the CIC-Edmonton will receive a sale commission that will be used to support our local programs and activities.

Please complete the order form and mail to the CIC-Edmonton address at the top of the order form.

Any questions, please contact Wendy Lam, Treasurer, at wlam@interbaun.com

"Chemical Health and Safety Workshop and Symposium"

On April 5 and 6, 2004 The Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (ACPA) is hosting a conference at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Canmore, Alberta entitled "Chemical Health and Safety Workshop and Symposium".

This conference will be an important event for those who
- are responsible for laboratory health and safety
- develop programs to manage chemical exposures
- manage a laboratory, a research facility or a chemical plant
- conduct inspections or audits of chemical and laboratory facilities

For more information please see the attached information and registration form.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT NIGHT

An opportunity for practicing chemical engineers to come and meet future co-workers, colleagues and employees. The evening’s proceedings will be led by the students who are eager to learn more about the profession that they will soon be entering. An excellent networking opportunity for all!

Presentation for the Evening

“Water Balances and Climate Change”

by

Bruce R. Peachey P.Eng., MCIC

President, New Paradigm Engineering Ltd
www.newparadigm.ab.ca

The latest IPCC Technical Report indicates that precipitation on land areas in the northern hemisphere has increased by 10-15% over the past few decades while overall average land precipitation has increased by 2% over the past century. The origin of the extra water entering the atmosphere to allow this increased precipitation is still uncertain but has generally been assumed to be due to increased evaporation as a result of increases in air temperature due to global warming. What are the options for closing the Global and Regional Atmospheric Water Balances, which options make the most sense and how can the options be tested. The presentation will also speculate on potential impacts and future implications of industrial water emissions on regional climate.

Bruce Peachey is past-chair of the Edmonton Section of the CSChE, and a founding Board member of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (www.ptac.org). He received his BSc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 1976, and spent 16 years with Imperial Oil in Calgary, Cold Lake and Bonnie Glen Operations before forming New Paradigm Engineering Ltd in 1991.

Location: U of A Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2004

Cocktails at 6:00 PM; Dinner (Prime Rib of Beef) at 6:30 PM
Talk and Presentations to follow Dinner

Cost: $10 for Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Students

$25 Members (CSChE or CIC)

$30 Non-Members

RSVP: Bruce Peachey, P.Eng., MCIC

Phone: (780) 448-9195; Fax: (780) 462-7297; E-mail: newparadigm@shaw.ca

Please confirm your attendance by March 19th to assist us in planning for this event.

The Edmonton CIC Local Section
Presents the Edmonton Installment of the
2003 Maxxam Lecture Award

"Microchip Technologies for Biochemical Analysis"

Prof. J. Harrison
Department of Chemistry,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,

When: Wednesday March 17, 2004., 7:00-8:00pm
Where: V-110, Physics Wing, University of Alberta

Parking Available in the Windsor Car Park,
116th St and 92nd Ave.
Refreshments Provided

2004 Western Canada CSCT Student Symposium

The 2004 Western Canada CSCT Student Symposium is being held March 12 and 13, 2004 at NAIT this year.

It is one of the many events sponsored by your local CIC.

Cafe CIC

A public lecture presented by the Edmonton Section of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC)

King's University College Knoppers Hall
9125 50th Street, Edmonton
Monday, 9 February 2004 (7:00 pm)

Entrance Fee: $5 for members and students, $10 for non-members

Limited Space: 100 people

Please contact Lucio Gelmini at GelminiL@macewan.ca to sign up

Click here for more information

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Cafe CIC was a Success. If you would like to get the list of reference click here.

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"Passion, the Beta-3 Polymorph, and the Chemistry of Chocolate"

Is eating chocolate healthy?

Who made the first chocolate bar?

What is this white blotchy stuff on my chocolate bar?

Is chocolate really addictive and an aphrodisiac?

These are some of the questions that will be answered as we learn about one of the world’s favourite foods, from its history and origin through to modern chocolate-making processes. The presentation will touch on topics including the effect of chocolate on brain chemistry and the science behind getting those delicious morsels to melt in the mouth and feel just right on the tongue.

So, if you have a passion for chocolate or know someone who does, join us for this descriptive and humourous presentation to see how the simple cacao bean has become so well loved.

Since Chemistry is an experimental science, following the presentation the audience will be invited to participate in a chocolate tasting.

Presenters (a.k.a. The Chocolate Chemistry Cartel):

Dr. Ken Schmidt (Alberta Synchrotron Institute)
Dr. Peter Mahaffy (King's University College)
Dr. Dietmar Kennepohl (Athabasca University)

“Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...chocolate....”
- Homer Simpson

Chemistry Student Night 2004

Date: January 22, 2004, 6pm

Place: Map Room, Lister Hall at University of Alberta

Hear a range of Chemical Professionals talk about their careers and what they have done with their education.

Cost: Free admission includes pizza and refreshment

Lord of the Benzene Rings