Deadline for receipt of abstracts was February 14, 2007

The Analytical Chemistry Division will present two cash awards ($250) for the best graduate student poster presentations during the Analytical poster session. Only graduate students are eligible to apply. For consideration, indicate on the Abstract Submission. 

The Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Division will present two cash awards ($150 each) to the best graduate student oral presentations, and three cash awards ($100 each) for the best graduate student poster presentations within its field. Only graduate students are eligible to apply. For consideration, indicate on the Abstract Submission.  The Division gratefully acknowledges the support of Integrated DNA Technologies Inc. for providing one of the first place oral presentation awards.

The Inorganic Chemistry Division will present three cash awards of $100 each for the best graduate student poster presentations. Only graduate students are eligible to apply. For consideration, indicate on the Abstract Submission.  

The Macromolecular Science & Engineering Division will offer two cash awards one prize of $250 for the best oral presentation and another prize of $250 for the best poster. There will also be one prize of $500 sponsored by Xerox Canada for a presentation, oral or poster.  Only graduate students will be eligible for any of these awards. Any student who wishes to be considered for an award should indicate this on the Abstract Submission.

The Materials Chemistry Division will offer one prize of $500 sponsored by Xerox Canada for the best presentation, oral or poster.  Only graduate students will be eligible for this award.  Any student who wishes to be considered for this award should indicate this on the Abstract Submission.

The Organic Chemistry Division will present a number of cash awards for the best student oral and poster presentations in one of the Division's sessions. Only graduate students who are members of the CSC are eligible to apply. For consideration, indicate on the Abstract Submission.  Awards are subject to the Division's financial situation and are at the discretion of the Executive.  

Graduate / Undergraduate Student Competitions

Deadline for receipt of abstracts was February 14, 2007

The Chemical Education Division will offer two awards ($350 and $150)  for the best graduate or undergraduate student oral paper presented in Chemical Education Sessions at the Conference. The prizes are intended to encourage students to present papers of general interest concerning the following critical evaluation of their educational experiences; innovative learning/teaching strategies and materials; other topics that address chemical education. Any student who wishes to be considered for these awards should indicate this on the Abstract Submission.  

The Environment Division will present one cash award ($250) for the best student oral presentations and one cash award ($250) for the best student poster presentations within its field. For consideration, indicate on the Abstract Submission.  

The Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Division will present a total of four cash awards for the best student oral (1) and poster presentations (3).  For consideration, indicate on the Abstract. 

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

Deadline for receipt of abstracts was April 18, 2007

The Undergraduate Student Poster Competition will be held in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, Room 2E - 2H on Tuesday evening, May 29, 2007.

Posters will be accepted in the general areas of Analytical, Biological/Medicinal, Inorganic, Organic and Physical chemistry.

Organizer and Chair – Michael Eze

Please contact Michael Eze for further information

Eligibility

This competition is open to current undergraduate students, or students who graduated within the last four months, in all branches of chemistry.

Posters may be based on research done as part of an undergraduate course, co-op project, or summer job in a university, government or industrial setting.

Graduate students, who have not completed more than two semesters of their graduate studies program, may present a poster on work done as an undergraduate student on the condition that the poster topic is different from their current research topic.

Poster Specifications

Poster boards, 4 feet (high) x 8 feet (wide), will be available in Room 2E - 2H for poster presentations.  

Refer to the Instructions for Presenters page for details.

Posters may be installed beginning at 09:30 on Tuesday morning; they must be installed by 16:30 on Tuesday afternoon. 

Posters must be removed immediately after the poster session; posters that remain will not be saved.

Awards

Two awards will be given out in each of the five divisions ($150 for 1st prize and $50 for 2nd prize).

In addition, Prof. Michel R. Gagné, University of North Carolina has contributed $225 for additional prize(s) for posters submitted in the area of inorganic chemistry.

The awards will be announced and presented at the Chemical Education Awards Reception held on Wednesday, May 30.  All participants are invited to attend. 
 

Registration and Accommodation

Participants in the poster competition must register to attend the CSC conference.  The early registration fee (deadline April 27) is $50 for CIC/CSC student members.  

If you are not a member, the student membership fee is $26.50 or $28.50, depending on the province of your residence.  

Refer to the Registration and Accommodation pages for details.