Thursday, December 13, 2012

H.L. Holmes Award 2013: call for applications

Applications are being accepted for post-doctoral studies in chemistry, physics, biology or mathematics as they relate to medical and biological processes. Awards cover a one or two-year period, depending on available funding and the research proposal. An Award can have a monetary value of up to $100,000 CDN per year. Please consult the following link for more information:
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/outreach/holmes/index.html
Application Deadline: February 28, 2013

Thursday, December 6, 2012

CSC 2013 symposium - abstract submission is open

The 96th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC2013) will be held in Québec City, Quebec, May 26-30, 2013. This is Canada’s largest annual conference devoted to the science and practice of chemistry. This year’s conference theme is “Chemistry Without Borders”.

The Call for Papers opened today December 5, 2012 and will close February 15, 2013. Details are available at http://www.csc2013.ca/2_program/program_info.html

You can view the wide range of symposia representing the “Chemistry Without Borders” theme on the CSC2013 website at
http://www.csc2013.ca/2_program/divisions_symposia.html

We encourage you to forward this notice to your network of colleagues nationally and internationally, to submit your abstracts and to join us in Québec City this May. We look forward to seeing you in Québec City in 2013.

Mario Leclerc, Conference Co-Chair
Armand Soldera, Conference Co-Chair
Thierry Ollevier, Scientific Program Chair

CSC 2013 will feature several symposia with strong NMR content, including

Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy (PT – joint with BM)
Organizers: M. Auger (Laval), D. Bryce (Ottawa)
Invited Speakers: Tatyana Polenova (University of Delaware), Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy (University of Michigan), Luis Smith (Clark University, USA), Simon Sharpe (Toronto), Isabelle Marcotte (Université du Québec à Montréal), Suzana Straus (University of British Columbia), Peter Macdonald (Toronto), Rod Wasylishen (Alberta), Joe Zwanziger (Dalhousie), Kristopher Ooms (King’s University College), Carl Michal (University of British Columbia).

Halogen Bonding and Other Non-Covalent Interactions (PT – joint with OR)
Organizers: D.L. Bryce (Ottawa), M. Taylor (Toronto)
Invited Speakers: Tim Bender (Toronto), Duncan Bruce (University of York, UK), Gino DiLabio (NRC-NINT), P. Shing Ho (Colorado State University), Tony Legon (University of Bristol, UK), Pierangelo Metrangolo (University of Milan, Italy), William Pennington (Clemson University, USA), Giuseppe Resnati (University of Milan, Italy), James Wuest (Université de Montréal).