The Canadian Inuit (formerly known as Eskimo) live in some of the harshest environments on the planet. In fact, the northern 35% of Canada is Inuit lands. How do the Inuit survive? How do the Inuit thrive? The answers lie in chemistry! In this presentation, Geoff will provide case studies of aspects of Inuit life and describe the chemistry principles involved; such as bonding and intermolecular forces. Amongst the studies will be: the crucial importance of snow and ice; the unique protein-fat based vitamin-rich traditional diet; the evolving sources of metal for the Inuit woman's ulu knife; the pharmacologically-active plant-based remedies; the Inuit use of traditional composite materials; and the ever-ingenious incorporation of chemical modernity into the Inuit way of life.
Geoff Rayner-Canham F.R.S.C. is Professor Emeritus at the Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL, Canada. For twenty years, with student colleagues, he has taken chemistry outreach to remote northern Canadian communities. More recently, involving two Inuit student co-researchers and co-authors, Chaim Christiana Andersen and Rosalina Naqitarvik, he has produced a series of articles relating chemistry to Inuit life & culture. In addition to continuing teaching at the Grenfell Campus, he is co-developer and co-instructor of the Inuit-indigenized course, Chemistry in Everyday Life, for Inuit students taking a B.Ed. degree program at the Nunavut Arctic College.
The event will start at 7pm for tea and coffee with the presentation starting at 7.30pm followed by a finger buffet.
Please use the contact details below to reserve your place.
Geoff Rayner-Canham F.R.S.C. is Professor Emeritus at the Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL, Canada. For twenty years, with student colleagues, he has taken chemistry outreach to remote northern Canadian communities. More recently, involving two Inuit student co-researchers and co-authors, Chaim Christiana Andersen and Rosalina Naqitarvik, he has produced a series of articles relating chemistry to Inuit life & culture. In addition to continuing teaching at the Grenfell Campus, he is co-developer and co-instructor of the Inuit-indigenized course, Chemistry in Everyday Life, for Inuit students taking a B.Ed. degree program at the Nunavut Arctic College.
The event will start at 7pm for tea and coffee with the presentation starting at 7.30pm followed by a finger buffet.
Please use the contact details below to reserve your place.
