CHICAGO 42nd Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition March 4-8, 1991
The 42nd Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy will be held at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago, IL, March 4-8. This year's technical program will include three plenary sessions, 39 symposia, and more than 1100 contributed papers and poster presentations. The Exposition of Modern Laboratory Equipment, to be held Monday through Thursday, will feature 800 exhibitors in more than 2500 booths showing state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation, chemicals, equipment, and services. Nine scientists who have contributed extensively to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy will receive awards during conference symposia. The Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award, sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, will be presented to James Winefordner of the University of Florida at an award symposium on Tuesday, March 5. Winefordner, who is being recognized for his contributions to education in chemistry, has done extensive research on atomic and molecular emission, absorption, and fluorescence in flames and other hot gases, and on molecular fluorescence and phosphorescence of species in the condensed phase. The Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award will be given to Richard P. Van Duyne of Northwestern University in recognition of his work in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Van Duyne's research interests are in electrochemiluminescence, electron transfer reactions, single photon timing fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy, and Raman spectroelectrochemistry. Sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of
Pittsburgh, the award will be presented on Wednesday, March 6. The Dal Nogare Award will be presented by the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley to James S. Fritz of Iowa State University. Fritz's work has involved the theory and applications of ion-exchange, gas, and liquid chromatography. His more recent research has focused on ion chromatography. The award presentation will be made at a symposium on Tuesday, March 5. The Charles N. Reilley Award will be presented to Stanley Bruckenstein of the State University of New York at Buffalo at a symposium on Wednesday, March 6. Bruckenstein, who is being recognized for his pioneering work in using very low level mass measurements to probe surface chemical and electrochemical reactions, has studied many surface phenomena, including ion transport in conducting polymers. The award is sponsored by Bioanalytical Systems, Inc., and the Reilley Endowment Fund of the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) and is administered by the SEAC. The Williams-Wright Award, sponsored by the Coblentz Society, will be given to Robert J. Obremski of Beckman Instruments for his research on the use of microsampling for the analysis of solids and solutions. Obremski, who has also studied the use of computers linked to spectroscopic equipment for qualitative and quantitative analysis, will be presented with the award on Tuesday, March 5. The Keene P. Dimick Award will be presented to Harold M. McNair of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Wednesday, March 6.
The award, sponsored by the Keene P. Dimick family and administered by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, recognizes McNair for his contributions in chromatography research and education. McNair's current research focuses on HPLC, GC, and SFC. The Bomem-Michelson Award, sponsored by the Coblentz Society, will be presented to Alan S. Pine of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Pine's research interests are in the development and refining of tunable IR laser instrumentation for highresolution gas-phase spectroscopy, with emphasis on van der Waals molecules and collisional lineshapes. Pine will receive the award at a symposium on Wednesday, March 6. The Maurice F. Hasler Award will be presented to Karl H. Norris on Wednesday, March 6. Sponsored by Applied Research Laboratories, the award recognizes Norris for his development of near-IR reflectance technology for the testing of food and grains. Norris, a consulting engineer formerly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has done extensive research on fundamental aspects of photobiology. The Tomas Hirschfeld Award will be given to Arnold J. Eilert, a graduate student at Kansas State University, on Monday, March 4. Eilert is being honored for his work on the development of an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) near-IR scanning spectrometer. The award is sponsored by Bran + Luebbe Analyzing Technologies. The 1990 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Ap-
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Summary of Technical Sessions
HPLC—Enantiomers ICP—Designs and Modifications Lasers in Atomic Spectroscopy Near-IR—Tomas Hirschfeld Award and General Sample Handling—Automation II Spectrophotometry—Instrumentation Spectrophotometry—Fluorescence POSTER SESSIONS
March 3 Sunday Afternoon POSTER SESSION
March 4
March 5
Monday Morning SYMPOSIUM: Chemical Equilibria and Adsorption Models for Understanding Environmental Problems SYMPOSIUM: Dioxin Analysis—An Ultratrace Analytical Challenge SYMPOSIUM: Food Analysis—-Current Concerns SYMPOSIUM: Interface between Forensic Science and Analytical Chemistry SYMPOSIUM: New Approaches and Instrumentation for Atomic Spectrometry Atomic Spectroscopy—Hydride, Cold Vapor Techniques Characterization of Explosives, Propellants, and Weapons Industrial Hygiene Electrochemistry—Spectroscopy, Impedance, Gravimetric GC—Injection, Detectors HPLC—Detection Methods MS Electrospray—General Near-IR—Applications Sample Handling—Automation I Spectrophotometry—Fluorescence Thermal Analysis of Polymers Fuels and Energy POSTER SESSIONS PLENARY SESSION: The Human Genome Project—A Researcher's Perspective on the Question, "What Is It To Be Human?"
Tuesday Morning SYMPOSIUM: Capillary Electrophoresis: Advances and Applications SYMPOSIUM: Chemical Array Sensors for a Multivariate World I SYMPOSIUM: Dal Nogare Award SYMPOSIUM: Near-IR—Industrial Applications SYMPOSIUM: Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Activation Methods for Heavy Ion Decomposition Clinical Chemistry Application Electrochemistry at Glassy Carbon and Graphite Electrodes GC—Chiral Separations Chiral Separations—Chemiluminescence Detection GC—Headspace Analysis HPLC—Proteins and Peptides ICP—AES and ES Analysis Techniques LC-Based Bioanalysis—Sample Treatment and Reaction Detection I LC/MS Raman, Mid-IR, and Other Spectrometric Instrumentation Spectrophotometry—Luminescence POSTER SESSIONS PLENARY SESSION: NMR and Molecular Biology as Tools for Investigating Problems in Biomedical Sciences
Monday Afternoon SYMPOSIUM: Electrospray Ionization MS—New Insights and Applications SYMPOSIUM: Minorities and Women in Chemistry—Why So Few? What Can We Do about It? SYMPOSIUM: New Methodologies in Industrial Hygiene Chemistry SYMPOSIUM: Scanning Probe Microscopy SYMPOSIUM: James L. Waters Second Annual Symposium Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of Analytical Instrumentation POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Chemistry in Chromatography. (U.S.-Japan Joint Symposium) Automated Chemical Analysis of Municipal Sludges and Industrial Waste Effluents Capillary Electrophoresis I Electrochemistry—Ion-Selective and Modified Electrodes Food Analysis Novel Instrumentation GC—Columns
Tuesday Afternoon SYMPOSIUM: Chemical Array Sensors for a Multivariate World II SYMPOSIUM: Frontiers of Chromatography—25 Years Later SYMPOSIUM: Recent Advances in High-Resolution Solid-State NMR SYMPOSIUM: Science Education SYMPOSIUM: Williams-Wright Award POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Special Mass Spectrometric Techniques AA—Flame and Furnace Capillary Electrophoresis II Electrochemistry—Micro- and Ultramicroelectrodes GC—Environment HPLC—Methods, Instrumentation, and Auxiliary Systems LC-Based Bioanalysis—Sample Treatment and Reaction Detection II MS—Sampling Methods Near-IR—Process Control, Miscellaneous Topics NMR Applications in Chemistry Spectrophotometric Analysis POSTER SESSIONS
plied Spectroscopy, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, have been awarded to the following colleges: Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD; Bacone College, Muskogee, OK; Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS; College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, TX; Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI; Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH; St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY; Texarkana College, Texarkana, TX; and Wartburg College, Waverly, IA. In 1991 at least 10 colleges will be selected to receive the grants, which are to be used for the purchase of equipment, audiovisual and other teaching
aids, and library materials for undergraduate-level science instruction. Information about eligibility and the submission of proposals appears in the Nov. 1, 1990 issue of A N A L Y T I C A L C H E M I S T R Y (p. 1099
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For the first time at the Pittsburgh Conference, three plenary sessions will be held that address broad issues in science and technology. The sessions, scheduled for Monday, March 4, through Wednesday, March 6, will feature talks by Temple F. Smith of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard School of Public Health, Chien Ho of Carnegie-Mellon University, and Philip Morrison of MIT. A discussion session with the speaker will follow
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each lecture. Registration fees are $40 for advance and $80 for on-site registration, $10 for advance or on-site registration of students, $25 for advance and $50 for onsite registration of spouses, and $20 for advance and $40 for on-site registration for the exposition only. Registration forms are available in the preliminary program or can be obtained from Michael Carmosino, Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Conferees can arrange hotel and airline reservations at special rates by contacting Travel Planners, 114 East 25th St., New York, NY 10010 (1-800221-3531; fax 212-995-5644). Addition-
March 6 Wednesday Morning
March 7 Thursday Morning
SYMPOSIUM: Biomedical Applications of NMR Imaging and Spectroscopy SYMPOSIUM: Computer-Assisted Chromatographic Method Development I SYMPOSIUM: Keene P. Dimick Award SYMPOSIUM: Environmental Analysis in the Field SYMPOSIUM: Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award and the Maurice F. Hasler Award POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Bioanalytical and Pharmaceutical Analysis Atomic Spectroscopy—Light Elements and Glow Discharge Electrochemistry—Sensors and Detectors Environmental Analysis—Water Expert Systems, Neural Networks, and Information Technology GC—Coal, Petroleum HPLC—Stationary Phases and Column Technology Microscopy—STM and SEM Optical Microscopy and Near-IR Spectroscopy Mid-IR—Quantitative Analysis MS—Environmental Process Chemistry—Ultratrace, Multisensors Process Chemistry—Organics Sampling Handling—Automation III POSTER SESSIONS PLENARY SESSION: The Birth of Matter—The Beginning of Substance—The Biography of the Elements
SYMPOSIUM: Biosensors—Novel Chemistry in Bioanalysis SYMPOSIUM: Expert Systems in Analytical Chemistry SYMPOSIUM: Field-Flow Fractionation SYMPOSIUM: The Hubble Space Telescope SYMPOSIUM: Spectroscopy of Superconductors—Organic Superconductors Biomedical Studies Using Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Methods Electrochemistry—Amperometry, Polarography, Potentiometry Environmental Analysis I GC—Optimization HPLC—Pharmaceutical Analysis ICP—Sample Preparation and Analysis, including On-Line Systems Mid-IR—Reflection Methods, Other Topics MS—Characterization, Ion Structure Raman—Instrumentation and Techniques, Resonance Raman SFC
Wednesday Afternoon SYMPOSIUM: Bomem-Michelson Award SYMPOSIUM: Characterization of Thin Films and Interfaces SYMPOSIUM: Computer-Assisted Chromatographic Method Development II SYMPOSIUM: New Dimensions in Chiral Separations of Drugs: From Micro- to Macroscale SYMPOSIUM: Charles N. Reilley Award POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Environmental Chemistry and Analysis Analytical Pyrolysis Chromatographic Instrumentation FT-MS GC—Multicomponent Analysis HPLC—Environmental Applications HPLC—Mobile-Phase Developments Materials Characterization Mid-IR—Hyphenated Techniques and Other Topics Process Chemistry—FIA, Continuous-Flow Analysis Raman—Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Sample Handling—Automation IV X-ray Fluorescence Atomic Spectroscopy—Combined Instrumentation POSTER SESSIONS
al information about housing and transportation appears in the preliminary program. A continuing education program will again be offered. Registration and fee information is available in the preliminary program. Course offerings include the following: LIMS for Laboratory Managers—Strategy and Tactics, The Write Way to Success, Getting Started with a Personal Computer in Your Laboratory, Professional Analytical Chemists in Industry, Near-IR Spectroscopy—An Overview, Basic Statistics for the Analytical Chemist, Introduction to Quality Assurance, Headspace GC, Integrating Computer Spreadsheets into the Analytical
Thursday Afternoon SYMPOSIUM: Advances in Raman Spectroscopy SYMPOSIUM: Ceramic High Tc Superconductors SYMPOSIUM: Fundamental Studies of Chromatographic Surfaces SYMPOSIUM: LIMS—Issues and Applications Electrochemistry—Applications of Voltammetry Environmental Analysis II GC—Computer Simulation HPLC—Biological Applications HPLC—Ion Chromatography Microwave-Induced Plasma Sources Nebulizers—Pneumatic and Ultrasonic Mid-IR—Apparatus and Techniques Novel Separation Techniques Process Chemistry—FT-IR, Near-IR, IR SFE Thermal Analysis of Polymers
March 8 Friday Morning Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Applications of LC and GC Capillary Electrophoresis III Computerization—Data Analysis Computerization—LIMS, Automation, and Simulations Countercurrent Chromatography Electrochemistry—Organic Analyses Environmental Analysis III GC—Cryofocusing ICPMS Techniques Mid-IR—Microspectroscopy Applications Raman Applications Sample Handling—Automation V SFC, SFE
Chemistry Course, LC and GC for Technicians, Particle Characterization by Modern Image Analysis, Introduction to SFC, Strategies for Biomedical Sample Preparation, Technology Transfer, Sample Preparation for Spectrochemical Analysis, Effective and Practical Presentation Strategies for Scientists, Interpretation of Dynamic Mechanical Spectra, Laboratory PC Applications—Combining the Power of Spreadsheet and Data Management Programs, and Understanding and Meeting Quality Standards. The American Chemical Society is also sponsoring 40 short courses in conjunction with the conference. For additional information, see the Jan. 15,
1991, issue of ANALYTICAL C H E M I S TRY (pp. 72 A-73 A) or contact the Department of Continuing Education, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202872-4508). An employment bureau will be available to regular conferees and students during the conference. Preregistration information for prospective employers and candidates is available in the preliminary program or can be obtained from Lan Wong, Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. The Spouses Committee has planned a variety of activities, including tours of Chicago, Long Grove Vil-
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1991 Board of Directors
Ernest F. Tretow President
John P. Auses Vice-President
Herald A. Barnett Victor C. Zadnik Chairman, Spectroscopy Chairman-Elect, SpectrosSociety of Pittsburgh copy Society of Pittsburgh
Conference Committees Activities Chairman: Mildred B. Perry Chairman-Elect: Jane N. Valenta Audiovisual Chairman: Arthur J. Olszewski Chairman-Elect: Kathy J. Rygle Committee Arrangements Chairman: Betty J. Sparr Chairman-Elect: Rita M. Windisch Computer Utilization Chairman: Keith K. Trischan Chairman-Elect: Mark E. Bott Employment Chairman: Lan K. Wong Chairman-Elect: Dennis R. Balya
Ann E. Cibulas Immediate Former President
Gary W. Christian Chairman, Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
Denton M. Albright Chairman-Elect, Society or Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
Joanne H. Smith Treasurer
Mary Louise Theodore Assistant Treasurer
Mildred B. Perry Secretary
Housing Chairman: Edward A. Naylor Chairman-Elect: Sarah L. Shockey Label Service Assistant Treasurer: Mary Louise Theodore Meetings Coordinator Chairman: David F. Pensenstadler Chairman-Elect: Charles W. Gardner Negotiations Chairman: John E. Graham Chairman-Elect: Richard S. Danchik
Ethics Chairman: Andrew G. Sharkey Exposition Chairman: Victor C. Zadnik Chairman-Elect: W. Richard Howe Finance Chairman: Jane H. Judd
Philatelic Chairman: Roy Backer Chairman-Elect: Robert E. Witkowski P r i n t i n g and Mailing Chairman: Jonell Kerkhoff Chairman-Elect: Vince B. Conrad Program Chairman: David R. Weill III Chairman-Elect: Hyman Schultz Property, Insurance, and Equipment Chairman: Neil Dando Chairman-Elect: Patrick J. Byrne Publicity/Public Relations Chairman: Stephen G. Weber Chairman-Elect: Jon N. Peace
lage, a n d t h e F r a n k L l o y d W r i g h t homes; craft classes; a n d a slide presentation. T h e Spouses Hospitality Suite, located in King A r t h u r ' s Court of t h e F o r u m Hotel, will be open M o n d a y t h r o u g h T h u r s d a y for use by registered spouses. For further information, contact M a r l e n e Bauer a t t h e P i t t s b u r g h Conference address.
Social activities p l a n n e d for t h e conference include a registration mixer on S u n d a y evening, a conference mixer on T h u r s d a y evening, a n d tours of Chicago a n d technical a n d research facilities in t h e area. Additional details are available in t h e preliminary program or a t t h e activities booth a t the conference. For additional information about
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Registration Chairman: Michael N. Carmosino Chairman-Elect: John D. Sember Relocation Advance Chairman: John P. Auses Chairman-Elect: George L. Vassilaros Science Week Chairman: Herbert L. Retcofsky Chairman-Elect: Gerst A. Gibbon Security Chairman: Herald A. Barnett Chairman-Elect: Gary W. Christian Site Selection Chairman: John E. Graham Chairman-Elect: Ann E. Cibulas Special Projects Chairman: Ann E. Cibulas Spouses Chairman: Marlene L. Bauer Cochairman-Elect: Mary Alice Oliverio Cochairman-Elect: Samuel S. Oliverio Transportation Chairman: Thomas J. Conti Chairman-Elect: Denton M. Albright
any aspect of t h e conference or exposition, contact t h e P i t t s b u r g h Conference, 300 P e n n C e n t e r Blvd., Suite 332, P i t t s b u r g h , P A 15235 (412-825-3220). T h e complete technical p r o g r a m begins on p . 113 A. T h e N E W P R O D U C T S
section (p. 186 A) features i n s t r u m e n t s a n d other p r o d u c t s t h a t will be introduced a t t h e conference.
