Connie Tang, Chemistry co-editor Dr. Katherine Elvira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia. She first discovered her passion for analytical chemistry as an undergraduate student, but had to overcome the challenges of being a female researcher in a male-dominated discipline to realize her […]
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Molecular gastronomy creations in your own kitchen
Lawrence Cheung, Chemistry co-editor A lot of work goes into making a good meal. You have to plan what you want to eat and then you have to gather the ingredients. Cooking the food is the part that can make or break a meal, but with a little insight into molecular gastronomy, meal preparation […]
Chemistry CAN change the world
Thoughts About the Closing Public Outreach Engagement Lecture of the 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition Connie Tang, Chemistry co-editor Each year, the Canadian Society of Chemistry holds the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, better known as the CSC conference. This year’s edition, which ran from May 28 to June 1 in Toronto, marked […]
The longer the path… the shorter the travel time?
By Danielle St. Jean, for the second season of the New Science Communicators Series “On a harsh desert evening, Baal Shem Tov, an 18th century Polish rabbi, was travelling with his new students. Having ridden at a full canter all day, the horses gasped for air yet their hooves continued to make an energetic beat […]
A natural approach to carbon fibre
by Anita Campanelli, for the second season of the New Science Communicator Series Researchers are working towards developing a new and improved carbon fibre material – one that environmentalists can get on board with. In a world where technology is constantly changing and innovation is all around us, it is important that these changes have […]
