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On 9 November 2011, scientists from throughout Scotland congregated at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh for the Science and the Parliament Meeting

When your Board of Trustees last met on 16 November 2011, the key priority was to agree the rolling business plan for 2012-14 and the budget to implement this.

Water use to grow and process biomass feedstocks for fuels has recently emerged as an important controversy. In a world where several countries already face water stress – and where over 70% of global freshwater use takes place in the agricultural sector – bioenergy development might present considerable challenges, from the perspective of water quantity as well as water quality.

The winner of the 2010 SCI Scotland Prize for the best PhD thesis submitted to a Scottish university in the fields of chemistry and related disciplines is Dr Zixue Su.

The SCI Scotland Regional Group is pleased to announce the following winners of Undergraduate Prizes in Chemistry for 2011

Originally billed as two presentations on the Shale Oil and Coal Tar industries, the evening had to be modified due to the tragic death of one of the intended speakers, Andrew Ainsworth, earlier this year. Alec Thomson kindly volunteered to go solo concentrating on the Scottish Shale Oil Industry 1850-1964. Nestled in the huge refinary complex at Grangemouth, the Ineos Exhibition Centre was an apt venue for this presentation.

Our Dynamic Earth Science Centre in Edinburgh hosted the 9th annual Science in the Parliament event on 11 November 2009

The SCI Fine Chemicals Group held its 21st annual 'Graduate Symposia for Novel Organic Chemistry', in early 2010, giving final year PhD students the opportunity to present their latest research.

Rideal Travel Bursar Karen Wilson reports from the ACS Fall 2010 National Meeting and Exposition in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, USA from 22-26 August 2010

The SCI College of Scholars held its second regional presentations meeting at Manchester University in a joint event with their Chemical Engineering Deptartment and the SCI Liverpool & North West Regional Interest Group.

Stephanie Burns, CEO and Chairman of Dow Corning and new Honorary President of SCI, talks about her experience leading a corporation where innovation is paramount. She also discusses SCI's role in driving knowledge transference in the chemical industry, CSR initiatives and innovative ideas for the future of SCI involving community engagement and mentoring of young scientists.

SCI is always happy to welcome new volunteers and members to the Society.

On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2008, SCI ran two ‘workshop and best practice sharing’ events, open to all Treasurers, Secretaries and Chairs of Regional Interest (RIG) and Technical Interest Groups (TIG).

The main aim of SCI is to bring members together and an online forum can help us do this through the web.

On Monday, 28 September 2009, SCI will be hosting a one-day ‘Volunteer Workshop and Best Practice’ day for the Honorary Chairmen, Secretaries and Treasurers of all its UK-based Interest Groups.

Children at Meldrum School in Aberdeenshire were in for a treat when SCI’s Membership Support and Customer Care officer Diane Wood joined vets, divers, geologists and forensic experts, for the school’s science week in March.

Sasol is a South African global player in the commercial production of chemicals and liquid fuels.

The 7th Science and the Parliament event was held on 28 November 2007, once again in Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. The topic was Energy and Climate Change.

Once again members of the Scotland Group committee were flying the SCI flag at the Science and the Parliament event held on Wednesday 5 October 2008 at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.

The University of Aberdeen hosted an afternoon symposium to honour Dr John Lewis on Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

On 4 September 2008, guests of the SCI Scotland Regional Group enjoyed a visit to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SPRS) at the Bo’ness and Kinneil steam railway.

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