McGill-Montréal ChapterSigma Xi Headquarters
Canadian Martlet
 

 

11th November, 2004

 McCord Museum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

 

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 8:30 am – 12:30 pm : Celebration of the Rutherford-Soddy Centennial:

Organized by Prof. Christopher Lange, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

 

 

 

8.30 am                 Opening Ceremony

Convenor: Professor M.A. (Tony) Whitehead Introducing


1) The President of Sigma Xi: Dr. Francisco J. Ayala

2) The Principal of McGill University: Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum
                                                           represented by Dr. Hurtubise

3) The Director of the McCord Museum: Dr. Victoria Dickenson
                                                           represented by Anne MacKay

4) The President of the McGill-Montreal Chapter: Dr. Grazyna Wilczek

 

8.45 am                  Conference Begins

Professor M. A. Whitehead, McGill University (Rutherford and Soddy at McGill)
Professor Christopher Lange, SUNY Downstate Medical Centre

 

9.00 am    Lecture

       PET/CT Scanning and its Use in Cancer Diagnostics

                Dr. Christian Cohade (MD), PET Centre, Centre         

                Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) Hotel Dieu
                Assistant Professor, Universite de Montreal

 

10.00 am  Lecture

      Water Molecule Imaging: The Most Discerning of All

      Dr. Raymond Damadian, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

 

11.00 am                         COFFEE BREAK

 

11.30 am   Lecture

       Ionizing Radiations and their use in Biology and Radiation Oncology

       Professor Christopher Lange, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

 

12.30 pm – 2.00 pm         LUNCH

 

 

2:00 pm – 6:15 pm : Continuing the Rutherford-Soddy Research Celebration.

Sigma Xi Fund of Canada Award for Scientific Achievement to Celebrate the Solar Neutrino Discovery

Organized by Dr. Zachary Jacobson, Ottawa.

 

2.00 pm   Introductions

      Professor M. A. Whitehead, McGill University

                Dr. Zachary  Jacobson, President, Le Fonds Sigma Xi Du Canada

 

 2.15 pm  Presentation of Awards to:

      Drs. Arthur McDonald and George T. Ewan, Queen's University

                Dr. David Sinclair, Carleton University

                Dr. Walter Davidson, National Research Council of Canada

 

2.30 pm   Lecture

      The Development of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

      Dr. Walter Davidson, National Research Council of Canada

 

3.30 pm   Lecture

      Scientific Discoveries at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

                Dr. David Sinclair, Carleton University

 

4.30 pm                                          TEA BREAK

 

4.45 pm   Lecture

      Physics and the Rest of the World

                Dr. Zachary  Jacobson, President, Le Fonds Sigma Xi Du Canada

 

5.45 pm   Closing Remarks

The Seminar Attendance is limited to the Lecture Room size: 100 seats

This will be open to delegates and Students who register and the

Public up to the total seating.

 

 

Special Thanks to All the Sponsors:

Sigma Xi Fund of Canada
Les Fonds Sigma Xi du Canada

  OpTest Equipment Inc.