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• Canadian Association of Research Libraries.(Distinction)(Canadian Association of Research Libraries )(Brief article)

  - 2005-11-01

  The Canadian Association of Research Libraries CARL recognized Howard Alper, FCIC, professor of chemistry and vice-president research at the University of Ottawa, as the winner of the 2005 CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship. The award is presented annually to an individual at a...

  Tags: chemistry, Leadership, University of Ottawa

• CSC conference highlights.(CSC BULLETIN SCC)

  - 2005-10-01

  The chemistry of strained E-cycloalkenones was described by Andre Beauchemin, MCIC, from the University of Ottawa in the New Frontiers in Chemical Synthesis symposium organized by Frederic West, MCIC, and Dale Ward, MCIC. These intermediates, easily accessible via UV-initiated isomerization of the corresponding Z-alkenes, are highly...

  Tags: Biotechnology, chemistry, Computer Sciences Corp., FINANCE, molecule, RNA, SOFTWARE, University of Ottawa

• And the winners are.(Student News)

  - 2004-07-01

  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 Education Division Reception in London, ON. The winners are as...

  Tags: chemistry, McMaster University, Queen, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo

• Obituaries.(Personals)(Obituary)

  - 2004-01-01

  Keith J. Laidler, FCIC, FRSC, passed away on August 26, 2003, at the age of 87. Professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa, Laidler taught in the department of chemistry from 1955 to 1981. From 1961 to 1966, he was Chair of the department of chemistry and...

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• Redox Engineering to Host Supercapacitor Seminar in FL.(Brief Article)

  - 2003-10-14

  Redox Engineering will host the "13th International Seminar on Double-layer Capacitors and Similar Energy Storage Devices" December 8 through 10 at the Embassy Suites Deerfield Beach Resort in Deerfield Beach, FL. The event will open on the morning of December 8 with a free...

  Tags: chemistry, University of Ottawa

• Building blocks of the near future: Students know where the future lies, and they are flocking to a new University of Ottawa program that offers specializations in genomics and medicinal chemistry. (Feature/Chronique).

  - 2002-01-01

  The recent bioterrorist anthrax threat in the United States and the ensuing controversy over access to Ciprofloxacin, the antibiotic for anthrax, has caused many of us in Canada to refocus on the importance of pharmaceuticals. Within the last decade, there has been a growing need for...

  Tags: biology, Biotechnology, chemistry, protein, University of Ottawa

• CNC/IUPAC Travel Awards Announced.

  - 2000-05-01

  The Canadian National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (CNC/IUPAC) established a program of Travel Awards in 1982. These awards are financed by the Gendron Fund administered by the CSC, supplemented by funds donated by CNC/IUPAC's Company Associates. The purpose of these...

  Tags: Biotechnology, chemistry, conference, electron, HARDWARE, Ottawa, PRODUCTIVITY, professor, supervision, University of Ottawa

• Electrochemical supercapacitors

  - 1998-07-01

  Coming from Plenum Publishing to The Battery Bookstore in October is this long-awaited volume by University of Ottawa chemistry professor Conway. Subtitled Scientific Fundamentals and Technological Applications, it will cover the basic science of operation and design of supercapacitors, and their relation to conventional rechargeable-battery storage systems. Technological aspects of...

  Tags: chemistry, Engineering, HARDWARE, Storage, University of Ottawa

• National chemistry week festivities varied; Ottawa section provides something for all ages.

  - 1992-02-01

  Ottawa Section Provides Something for All Ages As a result of the success of previous National Chemistry Week activities, for 1991 the Section established a National Chemistry Week Standing Committee. The ten-member group met about once a month to discuss ideas and co-ordinate events....

  Tags: chemistry, lecture, MARKETING, polymer, Simon Fraser University, University of Ottawa