Thank you to all who were able to attend and participate in our 3rd virtual Annual General Meeting. We are pleased to introduce our 2022/23 Board of Directors and Committees to lead us into a new year and proud to announce our Award and Scholarship recipients of 2022 below.

If you were unable to join us online on April 27th, the 2022 AGM Minutes and Presentation are now available in the Members Only section of the website under 'Annual General Meeting > 2022 AGM' for your convenience.

Patrick Kalita, President-Elect

Peter Kusalik, Director

Jian Fu Deng, Director

Lenn Liwanag, Director

Linda Sahli is an Edmonton based lawyer, experienced in governance and professional regulation. Linda has diverse career experience in regulatory and political environments, spanning across municipal and provincial governments, in roles such as trustee, policy analyst, legislative drafter, governance advisor and strategic planning. Linda also held the title of City Clerk for the City of Edmonton, where she was the chief legislative and governance officer, elections returning officer, as well as head of information access & privacy, independent tribunals and census. Most recently, Linda was appointed as the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta’s first CEO and registrar.

Kathy became a member of the ACPA in 1993 and joined the Board of Directors in 2007. In 2010, Kathy Janzen became the first female President of the ACPA, serving in that capacity for two years. In 2012, Kathy completed her term on the Board of Directors and was hired as the first official Executive Director of the ACPA. Over the last decade, Kathy contributed to significant growth of the ACPA as an organization, including the establishment of the Professional Ethics for Chemists and the ACPA Jurisprudence courses. She was also a founding member of the Federation of Canada’s Professional Chemists, where she served as council chair from 2017-2020.

Congratulations, once again, to Kathy Janzen for receiving the 2022 Frank W. Bachelor Award for Service to the Chemical Profession.

Yoojin is completing her BSc in Chemistry Specialization program at the University of Alberta. As an immigrant, she has a deep appreciation of having a supportive community. This has influenced her to advocate for creating an inclusive community for chemistry undergraduate students. During COVID-19, she has worked to provide services and connections to many students through involvement in the Chemistry Students Association. She also volunteered as one of the research panel and open house panels for the Chemistry department.

Currently, she's working as an intern at Guardian Chemicals. She has seen how chemistry can improve the current day-to-day products that people use. She also has grown a deeper appreciation of how the industry is slowly shifting toward greener and safer product usage. She wishes to further influence the work, industry, and market in the future and she plans to study more to achieve her goal.

Professor Allen Apblett has been recognized for his invention of PhosRox, a novel sorbent capable of simultaneously capturing ammonia, phosphate, and nitrate from wastewater and other contaminated waters and then being applied as a time-release fertilizer.

Allen is a Canadian citizen who did his PhD at the University of Calgary. He has been a proud member of the ACPA for a number of years. He is a full Chemistry Professor at Oklahoma State University and owner of XploSafe.

This new virtual Ethics course will retain much of the material and the interactive elements that our members valued in the previous one-day course. The course will provide an introduction to the ethical framework that guides professional chemists in the conduct of their duties. The course still focuses on solving practical issues that arise in professional practice.

More than 100,000 scientists, educators and students in 30 countries have attended the Laboratory Safety Institute's courses. What makes an effective lab safety program? How can we teach and practice science effectively without compromising the health and safety of faculty and students? Sessions are filled with more than 40 years of eye-opening safety "fail" stories you won't forget. The Laboratory Safety Institute's "real-world" approach means you won't just learn regulations—you'll walk away with an industry-tested, actionable list of simple, inexpensive things you can do right now to reduce the likelihood of lab accidents and protect lives.

The Chemist's Ring is available for sale to any ACPA Professional Chemist who is a member in good standing. Completion of the Professional Ethics for Chemists and the Jurisprudence courses is a requirement to remain a member in good standing.

Note: Limited quantities of all sizes of titanium rings are currently in stock.

The University of Calgary has received more than $22 million from the Government of Alberta for research projects in engineering, health, and science. The funding comes via the Research Capacity Program, providing support for cutting-edge infrastructure and technology development for 11 projects.

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