The COVID19 emergency has challenged all of us. The ACPBC thanks all those members who find themselves on the front line of this emergency – chemists in the public health response system, laboratory chemists, manufacturers, and researchers driving to find a therapy for this new disease. We also thank those following the Public Health directives…
The ACPBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sharon Brewer P.Chem. as Registrar of the Association. Dr. Brewer is an award-winning analytical chemist and educator in the Department of Chemistry of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. As Registrar she is responsible for maintaining the public roster of members including all aspects of adjudicating…
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October 25, 2019 Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC Room 7000 (Earl and Jennie Lohn Policy Room) Room Open at 16:30 Call to Order 17:00 Meeting Scheduled 17:00-19:00 Annual General Meeting The AGM is open to all ACPBC members and will include: the business of electing the Directors and Officers;…
UNESCO has declared 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table. This is the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev’s publication of the “Periodic System” that organized the known elements into a periodic system that predicted the existence of ten unknown elements. The periodic table is not a theory, just a way to organize facts that…
Andy Brunning, at his website Compound Interest, has posted a Chemistry Advent Calendar. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas you’ll be amused by his notes on the people that contributed to modern chemistry. Enjoy a new tidbit every day! Guaranteed no additional calories.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has posted additionals and revisions to the BC Field Sampling Manual concerning ambient air monitoring protocols. All of the documentation proposed for inclusion can be found at the BC Field Sampling Manual website at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/research-monitoring-reporting/monitoring/laboratory-standards-quality-assurance/bc-field-sampling-manual. Input form stakeholders on these proposed changes are invited before November 22,…
October 26, 2018 Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre 515 West Hasting Street, Vancouver BC Room 7000 (Earl and Jennie Lohn Policy Room) Pre-AGM discussion on Chemistry in BC: Sectors and Careers 14:00 – 14:45 The chemistry sector in BC Do we have one? We can certainly identify chemistry and chemists within a very wide range…
The ACPBC Undergraduate Student Scholarship, in the amount of $1000, is awarded annually to an ACPBC student member enrolled in third or fourth year of an undergraduate Chemistry program at a British Columbia university. The award is equally based on academic performance in all completed Chemistry courses and service to the Chemistry profession.The application deadline…
The Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in BC announces its Annual Conference and Workshop to be held in Vancouver September 26 and 27, 2018. The SABCS workshop on September 26 focusses on Innovation in Data Acquisition, Analytics and Automation for Contaminated Sites and Mining Environmental Applications (Draft Workshop Program). The 8th annual conference…
Notice of ACPBC Annual General Meeting October 26, 2018 The ACPBC AGM will take place: October 26, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Room will open at 4:30 p.m. Call to order at 5:00 p.m. Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre 515 West Hasting Street, Vancouver BC Room 7000 (Earl and Jennie Lohn Policy Room) The AGM is open…
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