National Chemistry Week 2008 ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITÉS 2008 de la Semaine nationale de la chimie
October 18-25 octobre 2008

 

 

National Chemistry Week 2008 will be highlighted in the March 2009 issue of Canadian Chemical News

National Events

• National Crystal Growing Competition - this high school competition begins in September with judging taking place during National Chemistry Week.  2008 official results  

Nova Scotia

• Antigonish
  St. Francis Xavier University
  * Contact: Truis Smith-Palmer
  
• Halifax
  Dalhousie University
  Saint Mary's University
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
  *Contact: Kathy Singfield
  Mount Saint Vincent University
  * Contact: Kathy Darvesh
• Wolfville
  Acadia University
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students

New Brunswick

• Fredericton
  University of New Brunswick
  *Contact: Undergraduate Student Chapter
Moncton
Université de Moncton
* Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
Sackville
Mount Allison University
 

Quebec

• Chibougamau
  Centre d'études collégiales à Chibougamau
  * Contact: Steve Gamache
• Chicoutimi
  * Contact: Francois.Bilodeau
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Montreal
  Dawson College
  *Contact: Gerald Brydon
  McGill University
  *Contact: Joe Schwarcz
• Québec
  * Contact: Josée Brisson
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Rimouski
  Université du Québec à Rimouski
  * Contact: Jean-Rock Brindle
• Sherbrooke
  Université de Sherbrooke
  * Contact: Pierre Harvey
  * Colloque annuel des étudiantes et étudiants de 1^er cycle en chimie de l'Université de Sherbrooke 

Ontario

• Deep River
  * Contact: Dave Guzonas
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Espanola
  * Contact: Ken Naples
• Guelph
  * Contact: Chris Young
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Hamilton
  * The Magic of Molecules Public Show
  McMaster University
  *On Thursday, October 23rd McMaster Undergraduate Chemistry Society (MUCS) celebrated International Mole Day (6.022 x 10-23) by selling elemental cupcakes from their Periodic Table of Cupcakes
• London
  Homeschoolers
  * Contact: Gayle Remisch 
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
  University of Western Ontario
  * Contact: Kay Calvin
  * Mall Displays - White Oaks Mall - October 25
     includes liquid nitrogen and dry ice demonstrations as well as making slime. 
• Markham
  Middlefield Collegiate Institute
  *Contact: Lyle Sadavoy
• Ottawa 
  * Contact: Valbonna Celo
  *Canada Museum of Science and Technology, October 18
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Sarnia
  * Contact: Kevin Kulbaba
• Sudbury
  * Contact: John Breau
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
• Thunder Bay
  Lakehead University, Department of Chemistry
  *Contact: Manit Rappon
• Toronto
  * Contact: Len Walker
  * Mall Displays
  * Downtown Toronto Chemistry Walk (by request)
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students

Manitoba

• Winnipeg
  Collège Universitaire de St-Boniface
  * Contact: Lamine Diop
  University of Manitoba
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students

Alberta

• Calgary
  * Calgary Market Mall
  * Poster Competition
  *Contact: Leslie May
• Edmonton
  Section Contact: Ian Phillips
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
  • Aura Pombert is a teacher at Harry Ainlay Composite High School in Edmonton.  This year, Mrs. Pombert and two of her students, Lina Zhang and Rongjia Liu, won the teacher and student National Crystal Growing Contests, respectively. To honour this achievement the Edmonton local Section awarded small gifts (beaker mugs, T-shirts, chemistry textbooks, and laminated periodic tables) to the victors at our AGM, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Almost without fail over the years, Mrs. Pombert and her students have finished high in the ratings for the crystal growing competition more.

  * TELUS World of Science, October 18, 29 and 25

• Lethbridge
  University of Lethbridge
  * Contact: Wayne Lippa

British Columbia

• Abbotsford
  University College of the Fraser Valley
  * Contact: Arthur Last
• Kamloops
  Thompson Rivers University
  * Contact: Doug Bickley
• Langley
  Trinity Western University
  * Contact: Craig Montgomery
• Surrey
  Kwantlen University College
  * Contact: Christine Rogers
• Vancouver
  * The Three Profs' Most Excellent Chemistry Adventure at Science World
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students
  * Contact Andrew Tovey
• Langara College
  * Contact: Margaret Heldman  
• Victoria
  * Crystal Growing Competition for High School Students

Yukon

• Whitehorse
  Yukon College
  *Innovators in the School
  *Crazy About Science (Freaky Formulas) at Yukon College (Ages 6-11) - October 13
  *Crazy About Science (Whodunit?) at Yukon College (Ages 6-11) - October 20
  *Contact: Heather Dundas

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