Public Seminars - International Year of Chemistry
Acadia University is pleased to host speakers from the International Year of Chemistry Public Seminar Series.
This year's worldwide theme is "Chemistry - Our Life, Our Future".
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 - 7:30pm in Huggins Science Hall Room #10
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Dr. Schwarcz offers a unique enterprise with a mandate of demystifying science for the public, the media and students. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. His lecture is entitled "Are Cows More Trustworthy than Chemists?".
OCTOBER 13, 2011 - 7:00pm in KC Irving Environmental Science Centre Auditorium
Dr. Pierre Beaumier, President of CanAlt Health Labratories. Dr. Beaumier has over 34 years of experience in the field of analytical chemistry. As one of the founders of Maxxam Analytics, Canada's largest private analytical testing laboratory, he has been at the forefront of the innovations in the areas of the development of testing methods, improving analytical accuracy, and quality systems and standards. His lecture will focus on hair analysis through screening for essential minerals and toxic elements and is entitled "Hair: A Mirror on Your Health".