They provide an opportunity for a student in Year 1 to engage in chemical research by spending some time on a regular basis in a laboratory with a professor and a research group. We think that the awards will help to develop, much more rapidly than is otherwise likely to occur, an understanding of chemical investigation, to which studies in chemistry and chemical engineering often lead. High School students are selected for CHEM 13 NEWS Research Assistantships on the bases of academic performance in high school and the CHEM 13 NEWS EXAM, scheduled to be written on Wednesday, May 9, 2001. In selecting students, each university operates independently. Research Assistantships are available only to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Awards are for one year only.
However, upper year awards are also available based upon student performance at Waterloo. Award holders, because of their experience with a research group, may find it easier to obtain subsequent summer employment in the department. Eligible students, who are among the top 300 writing the CHEM 13 NEWS Exam will be eligible for an Award in the Department. Winners will receive a book award, and they will spend the summer of 2002 following their first year in Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto working on a research project with one of the professors in the Department. These projects will allow the winners to familiarize themselves with research techniques, the interests of staff members and the support services of the Department.