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Roberta Staley
M
any accolades have been bestowed upon John C. Polanyi over the years: Nobel Prize in chemistry, Companion of the Order of Canada, member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada. There is even a grant given out in his name: the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award, recognizing advances in the natural sciences or engineering. The latest honour for this University of Toronto professor comes from Canada Post, which commissioned Tejashri Kapure of Toronto design group q30 to create a stamp that would recognize Polanyi’s contributions to chemistry. Polanyi reacted with typical humility and modesty to the news his visage would grace a stamp, which is on Page 29. And that is one of the best things about Polanyi, in addition to his prodigious talents and intellect, he is, quite simply, a nice person, generous with his time and genuinely interested in people — a true scholar and gentleman. ACCN is chock full of news. We present the final installment of our special five-part Women in Chemistry series, recognizing the International Year of Chemistry as well the 100th anniversary of Madam Curie’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Our featured researcher is Hanadi Sleiman, who is doing marvelous things with DNA in her laboratory at McGill University. Her work highlights the fact that Canadian scholars are — following in Polanyi’s footsteps — committed to world-class research. ACCN also delves into the murky world of bitumen waste tailings ponds and the efforts being made by researchers like Alberta’s Murray Gray to clean up this dirty by-product of the oil sands industry, which has given Canada’s international reputation such a shiner. Finally, a shout-out to participants at this month’s 61st Canadian Chemical Engineering conference in London, Ont. Make sure to say “hello” and pass along any story ideas you may have.
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