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Chemistry Division

The Chemistry Division is committed to raising the standards of chemistry education, participating in Science Atlantic’s annual ChemCon, and organizing lecture tours featuring notable scientists.

ChemCon

The 2024 Chemistry Conference (ChemCon) will be held May 23 to 25 at Cape Breton University. Keynote speakers will include Dr. Nicoletta Faraone (Acadia) and Dr. Stefania Impellizzeri (Toronto Metropolitan).

Registration for the conference is now open!

Once registered, students may submit an abstract to be considered for an oral or poster presentation. The abstract submission deadline is May 13.

For non-presenting attendees, the final day to register will be May 23.

Information on the conference schedule, nearby accommodations, maps, and even things to do in the area can be found on the Chemistry Conference 2024 website.

“This year ChemCon’s theme is ‘Journey Through Chemistry’, which is meant to highlight the different paths chemistry students can take throughout their academic careers, and later, their professional lives. Our goal is to showcase the diversity of the discipline and the various opportunities the future may hold for chemistry students.”

News and Events

2021-2022 Conference Season

September 26 2022

2021-2022 Yearbook Out Now

September 12 2022

2022-2023 Conference Season

September 9 2022

2022 Chemistry Award Winners

May 30 2022

Committee

Awards

Thanks to the support of our generous conference sponsors, each year ChemCon recognizes the achievements of some of Atlantic Canada’s top undergraduate and graduate chemistry students through a variety of awards.

About

The Chemistry Division was established at the inaugural meeting of APICS in 1962. During its first 25 years, the Division was successful in raising the standards of instruction in chemistry in the Atlantic region’s public school system and instrumental in ushering in an era of transferable university credits.

One of the division’s major functions is organizing student conferences. ChemCon was initially held every second year until 1985, when its popularity justified holding them annually. The conference is now held every May.

The division has been sponsoring and organizing annual visiting lecture tours and sharing the costs of bringing speakers to regional symposia since its inception. With the help of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), the Science Atlantic Chemistry Division continues to promote the exchange of information between chemists in the Atlantic region through the organization of the annual Science Atlantic-CIC Lecture Tour.