Maxxam Award

The 2010 winner is:

Eric Reiner
Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Eric Reiner is a senior mass spectrometry scientist at the Laboratory Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. He also holds adjunct professor status at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto and University of Waterloo. Reiner obtained his PhD from the University of Toronto in 1986 in analytical chemistry/mass spectrometry under the direction of Alex G. Harrison. His research interests include the analysis of dioxin-like and other emerging toxic organics including halogenated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds and industrial chemicals as well as advanced analytical techniques such as Fast GC, 2 Dimensional GC, chemical ionization mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry and analytical automation.

Previous winners of the CSC Maxxam Award 

Nomination Form: submit your nomination package as a PDF

Terms of Reference

This award is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to the field of analytical chemistry while working in Canada. It is available to government, industry and academia, on a rotating basis.

Deadline: July 2 of every year

Sponsor: Maxxam Analytics Inc.

Award: A framed scroll, $1,000 cash and up to $1,000 for travel expenses, if required This award is on a rotating basis:

• Nominations being considered for the 2011 selection will be from academia, industry and government (deadline July 2, 2010)
• Nominations being considered for the 2012 selection will be from academia (deadline July 2, 2011)
• Nominations being considered for the 2013 selection will be from industry and government (deadline July 2, 2012)
• The recipient will be required to present an award lecture at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition.

Membership in the Institute is not a prerequisite for this award.

All nominations will remain in force for three years. Nominators are responsible for keeping the record of the nominee up to date and complete.

The award shall be presented annually unless the Committee considers that no suitable candidate has been nominated.