The Periodic Table: Past, Present, And F

<p>Geoff Rayner-Canham, F.C.I.C., F.R.S.C., has published widely on aspects of chemistry education, particularly inorganic chemistry. With Tina Overton, he is co-author of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, currently in its 6th edition, and which has been translated into six other languages. Geoff's main research focus has been on the history of women in science particularly chemistry jointly undertaken with his partner, Marelene Rayner-Canham. In addition to many research papers, they have co-authored six books, the latest being Pioneering British Women Chemists: Their Lives and Contributions. He has also been co-authoring a series of articles with his Inuk student, Chaim Andersen, on Chemistry and Inuit Life & Culture. For his excellence in chemistry teaching and his chemistry outreach activities, Geoff has received the Chemical Institute of Canada, Chemical Education Award; the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada PromoScience Award; and a 3M Teaching Fellowship. Geoff continues to teach and undertake research at the Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, where he currently holds the rank of Honorary Research Professor.</p>