Congratulations to our 2020 Student Awards Night winners! CSCT Silver Medal Winners Navkiran KaurSheridan College, Chemical Laboratory TechnicianI completed my Bachelors in Non Medical from Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India. Since then I have had a great interest in Chemistry and mathematics, and chose this program as there is more practical work along with theory. My father is my […]
Upcoming event: Career & Life Purpose with Career Coach, Chengeer Lee
We will be hosting a career development session with career coach, Chengeer Lee this Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 pm EST. Chengeer has an academic research background in chemistry and material science engineering studying in Kazakhstan and South Korea. He also ventured into the start-up realm and was the co-founder of Labit, a start-up whose mission was to facilitate scientific […]
Career Exploration Series with Darren Telepanich
Earlier last month, we had Darren Telepanich, Director of R&D at Sofina Foods, speak with us in the second virtual iteration of our Career Exploration Series. During this presentation, Darren shared his experience in the food manufacturing sector. Darren studied Chemical Engineering Technology at Mohawk College and has 20 years of R&D experience in the food manufacturing sector. Darren […]
Career Exploration Series with Temitayo Urubusi, PFP
This month we had Temitayo Urubusi, PFP, Senior Financial Advisor at CIBC, speak with us in the first virtual iteration of our Career Exploration Series. During this presentation, Temitayo shared how she leveraged her skills in chemical engineering to transition into the finance sector. Temitayo graduated with her chemical engineering degree at Obafemi Awolowo University. After her studies, she […]
Winners for our Video/Photo Experiment contest for #NCW
Last week for National Chemistry Week, we held a random draw contest on social media to see all the wonderful chemistry our followers have been up to! The winners of our contest were Nadia (@laschuk_ on Twitter), Alastair (@kierulfa on Twitter), and Dion (@varyaries on Instagram). We wanted to thank everyone for their participation!
A Day in the Life of a Chemist – Video/Photo Experiment Draw
National Chemistry Week has begun, to celebrate we’d like you to post a photo or video to your Twitter or Instagram of your safe-for-home chemistry activity or research experiments in the lab. As long as there is chemistry involved from baking to growing crystals in the lab, we are excited to see how you stay curious! Draw rules: By […]
An Update from CIC Toronto
With growing concerns surrounding COVID19, we have decided to postpone our upcoming CIC Café and CIC Career Fair until further notice. All registrants will be refunded fully and notified once the events are re-scheduled. We will continue to monitor developments as they arise to prioritize the health and safety of our members and community. Please feel free to reach out […]
The Chemistry of Chocolate
Join us on a tour of the Soma chocolate factory and enjoy chocolate tasting and presentation by professor Derick Rousseau! When: Saturday March 28th 2020 at 3-5 PM Where: Soma Cacoa Bean Lab 77 Brock Avenue Tickets are $10 https://www.eventbrite.ca/preview?eid=98874525367/
CIC Toronto Career Fair – Coming Soon
Save the date! CIC Toronto’s Career Fair is coming up on April 3, 2020! More details coming soon.
CIC Career Exploration Series: Clinical Chemistry
On February 25 2020, CIC Toronto hosted this Career Exploration Series where the focus was on clinical chemistry. The event speaker was Dr. Amir Babalhavaeji, who completed his PhD in biological chemistry and is currently a second-year fellow in the clinical biochemistry program at the University of Toronto. Amir discussed various roles in the area of clinical chemistry, including clinical […]