Meetings
ACS meeting calendar, 1973-80 The following compendium is designed to assist ACS meeting planners and attendees. Compiled at the request of the Council Committee on Meetings and Expositions, this calendar can only be as effective as is the completeness of the information provided. Please 1973 June 4-6 9th State of the Arts Symposium — Occupational Safety and Hazard Pre vention Industry. Division of Indus trial and Engineering Chemistry in co operation with the Dept. of Labor, ASTM, AlChE, Manufacturing Chem ists Association, Society of The Plastics Industry, Inc., Chemical So ciety of Washington, HEW-NIHNIOSH, American Conf. of Govern mental Industrial Hygienists. Car negie Institution Auditorium, Wash ington, D.C. Dr. R. S. Shane, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Con stitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418 (202) 961-1451
June 7-8 7th Great Lakes Regional Meeting. Kalamazoo Section. Western Michi gan U, Kalamazoo, Mich. Dr. R. Bruce Moffett, Unit 7251-25-26, Upjohn Co., Henrietta St., Kalamazoo, Mich. 49001. (616) 382-4000
June 13-15 26th Annual Summer Symposium on Organic Pollutant Analysis. Division of Analytical Chemistry. Miami U, Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Leslie Ettre, PerkinElmer Corp., Norwalk, Conn. 06850 (203) 762-1000 and Dr. R. A. Keller, Dept. of Chemistry, State U College, Fredonia, N.Y. 14063. (716) 6733111
Sept. 30-Oct. 3
March 31-April 5
Sept. 8-13
1st Fall Organic Conference. Division of Organic Chemistry. Sea Crest, North Falmouth, Mass. Dr. H. H. Freedman, Dow Chemical Co., Box 400, Wayland, Mass. 01778. (617) 235-5422
167th ACS National Meeting. Los Angeles, Calif. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
168th ACS National Meeting. At lantic City, N.J. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
April 22-24
Sept. 8-13
Oct. 9-12
6th Central Regional Meeting. Detroit Section. Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich. Dr. Richard Lintvedt, Rm. 125, Dept. of Chemistry, Wayne State U, Detroit, Mich. 48202. (303) 577-2591
50th Golden Anniversary Meeting. Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry. Atlantic City, N.J. Dr. F. Scofield, National Paint & Coat ings Assoc, 1500 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. (202) HO 2-6272; Dr. J. K. Craver, Mon santo Co., 800 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63166. (314) OX 41000
104th Rubber Division Meeting. Den ver Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colo. Dr. H. W. Day, Du Pont Co., 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 02110. (617) 423-7120
Oct. 14-17
April 24-26
5th Northeast Regional Meeting. Rochester Section. Holiday Inn (Downtown), Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Bryant W. Rossiter, Eastman Kodak Co., Research Labs, Rochester, N.Y. 14650. (716) 458-1000, Ext. 73553
9th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. Susquehanna Valley Section. Treadway Inn, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Dr. James J. Bohning, Chemistry Dept., Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18704. (717) 824-4651
Oct. 25-26
May 7-10
9th Midwest Regional Meeting. U of Kansas Section. U of Kansas, Law rence, Kan. Dr. Robert Wiley, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, U of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. 66044. (913) 8644495
105th Rubber Division Meeting. Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ont. Dr. H. W. Day, Du Pont Co., 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 02110. (617) 423-7120
Nov. 1-3 9th Western Regional Meeting. San Diego Section, era/. Convention Ctr., San Diego, Calif. Dr. David Pettitt, Kelco Research, 8225 Arrow Dr., San Diego, Calif. 92106. (714) 278-7342
June 14-15
Nov. 7-9
28th Northwest Regional Meeting. Washington-Idaho Border Section. Washington State U, Pullman, Wash. Dr. Carl Stevens, Dept. of Chemistry, Washington State U, Pullman, Wash. 99163. (509) 335-6398
25th Southeastern Regional Meeting. South Carolina Section. Charleston Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, S.C. Robert L. Holmes, 5521 North Rhett Ave., North Charleston, S.C. 29406. (803) 744-2505 or (803) 7446261, Ext. 46
June 17-21
Nov. 13-15
23rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium. Division of Organic Chemistry, Florida State U, Tallahas see, Fla. Dr. N. J. Turro, Jr., Dept. of Chemistry, Columbia U, New York, N.Y. 10027. (212) 280-2175
Eastern Analytical Symposium. North Jersey and New York Sections et al. Statler Hilton, New York, N.Y. Louis M. Brancone, Lederle Labs, Pearl River, N.Y. 10965. (914) 735-5000
June 18-20 47th National Colloid Symposium. Division of Colloid and Surface Chem istry. Carleton U, Ottawa, Ont. Dr. J. M. Holmes, Dept. of Chemistry, Carleton U, Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ont. K1S5B6. (613) 231-2760
July 15-20 7th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry. Division of Fluo rine Chemistry. U of California, Santa Cruz, Calif. Dr. Neil Bartlett, Dept. of Chemistry, U of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. (415) 642-7259
Aug. 13-17 8th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. Divisions of Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry, Inc., et al. U of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Arvin H. Smith, Thermo Electron Corp., 85 First Ave., Waltham, Mass. 02154. (617) 890-8700
Aug. 21-24 CHEM ED '73. Division of Chemical Education, Inc. U of Waterloo, Water loo, Ont. L. H. Sibley, Dept. of Chem istry, U of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. N2L3G1
Aug. 26-31 166th ACS National Meeting. Chi cago, ill. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155— 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
report any new meeting data and/or corrections to A. T. Winstead Head, Meetings and Expositions Department, ACS, 1155—16th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Dec 5-7 29th Southwest Regional Meeting. Rio Grande Valley Section. El Paso Community Convention Ctr., El Paso, Tex. Dr. William C. Herndon, Chem istry Dept., U of Texas, El Paso, Tex. 79999. (915) 747-5701
1973 meeting dates not con firmed International Rubber Conference Committee. Rubber Division et al. Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Ak ron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121 Metropolitan Regional Meeting. No meeting scheduled in 1973 Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting. No meeting scheduled in 1973
1974 Feb. 3-8 2nd Winter Fluorine Conference. Division of Fluorine Chemistry. Tides Hotel, North Redington Beach, St. Petersburg, Fia. R. A. Mitsch, 3M Ctr., St. Paul, Minn. 55101
March 4-8 25th Pittsburgh Conference on Ana lytical Chemistry and Applied Spec troscopy. Pittsburgh Section, Analyti cal Group, et al.
June 48th National Colloid Symposium. Division of Colloid and Surface Chem istry, U of Texas, Austin, Tex. W. H. Wade, Chemistry Dept., U of Texas, Austin, Tex. 78712. (512) 471-7166
June 3-5 8th Great Lakes Regional Meeting. Purdue Section. Purdue U, Lafayette, Ind. Dr. Henry Feuer, Dept. of Chem istry, Purdue U, Lafayette, Ind. 47907. (317) 749-8111
Sept. 8-13 50th Golden Anniversary Meeting. Division of Fuel Chemistry. Atlantic City, N.J. Dr. Tracy Eddinger, FMC Corp., P.O. Box 8, Princeton, N.J. 08540. (609) 452-2300
Oct. 14-17 106th Rubber Division Meeting. Ben jamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. H. W. Day, Du Pont Co., 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 02110. (617) 423-7120
Oct. 15-18 10th Western Regional Meeting. California Section. Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
Oct. 23-25
June 12-14
26th Southeastern Regional Meeting. Hampton Roads Section. SCOPE Con vention Ctr., Norfolk, Va. Dr. M. A. Kise, R&D, Virginia Chemicals, Inc., Portsmouth, Va. 23703. (703) 4845000
27th Annual Summer Symposium on Οη-Line Analytical Chemistry. Division of Analytical Chemistry. Ft. Collins, Colo. R. A. Hagstrom, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., 275 Win chester Ave., New Haven, Conn. 06504. (203) 777-7911
10th Midwest Regional Meeting. Iowa Section. U of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Donald J. Pietrzyk, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. (319) 353-4661
June 13-14 29th Northwest Inland Empire Wash.
Nov. 7-8
Nov. 18-22 Regional Meeting. Section. Cheney,
June 16-20 14th National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium. Division of Medicinal Chemistry. U of New Hampshire, Dur ham, N.H. Dr. Irwin J. Pachter, Bris tol Labs, P.O. Box 657, Syracuse, N.Y. 13201. (315)470-2174
August 6th Northeast Regional Meeting. Western Vermont Section. U of Ver mont, Burlington, Vt. Dr. Robert C. Woodworth, Div. of Biochemistry, Given Medical Bldg., U of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 05401. (802) 656-2220 Chemical Education Conference. Di vision of Chemical Education. Penn State U, University Park, Pa. Dr. J. A. Campbell, Dept. of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif. 91711. (714) 626-8511
Aug.26-30 9th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. Divisions of Fuel Chemistry and Petroleum Chem istry, Inc., et al. Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. A. Duane Tonelli, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Biotechnology and Power Dept., 833, M.S. 22-2, 5301 Bolsa Ave., Hunting ton Beach, Calif. 92647. (714) 8963231
Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, 1st An nual Meeting. Division of Analytical Chemistry, et al. Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. Jeanette G. Grasselli, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), 4440 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., Cleve land, Ohio 44128. (216) 575-4141
Dec. 9-11 30th Southwest Regional Meeting. Southeastern Texas Section, Alben Thomas Convention Ctr., Houston, Tex. Dr. J. M. Fitzgerald, Dept. of Chemistry, Uof Houston, Cullen Blvd., Houston, Tex. 77004. (713) 749-2639
1974 meeting dates not con firmed International Rubber Conference Committee. Division of Rubber Chem istry, Inc., ef al. Munich, West Ger many. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121 Metropolitan Regional Meeting. Puerto Rico Section. San Juan, P.R.
June or July 2nd Rocky Mountain Regional Meet ing. Central New Mexico Section. U of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. Gillette Bryan, Los Alamos Scientific Lab, CMB-1, Los Alamos, N.M. 87544
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Meetings 1975 March 3-7 26th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Pittsburgh Section, Analytical Group, et al.
10th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. Divisions of Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry, Inc., et al. U of Delaware, Newark, Del. B. J. Wilson, Naval Research Lab, Bldg. 208, Rm. 362, 4455 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20032. (202) 767-3357
April 6-11 Chemical and Biological Aspects of Estuaries Symposium. Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting Steering Committee. Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. M. L. Huber, 132 Colonial Ave., Pitman, N.J. 08071. (609)589-3912
April 6-11 169th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, Pa. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
1976 Feb. 16-19 10th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. Philadelphia Section. Marriott Motor Hotel, City Line Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. John F. Gall, Philadelphia College of Textile Science, Dept. of Chemistry, Schoolhouse Lane & Henry Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19144. (215) VI 3-9700
May 6-9
March 1-5
107th Rubber Division Meeting. Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio.
27th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Pittsburgh Section, Analytical Group, et al.
May 25-27 7th Central Regional Meeting. Northern West Virginia Section. West Virginia U, Fairmont, W.Va. Dr. Elizabeth D. Swiger, Division of Science, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, W.Va. 26554. (304) 363-4000
June 30th Northwest Regional Meeting. Hawaii Section, Honolulu, Hawaii
April 4-9
11th Western Regional Meeting. Southern California Section, Los Angeles, Calif. 11th Midwest Regional Meeting. South Central Missouri Section
Oct. 6-10 Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. 2nd Annual Meeting. Division of Analytical Chemistry, et al. Indianapolis, Ind. Jeanette G. Grasselli, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), 4440 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44128. (216) 575-4141
Oct. 7-10 108th Rubber Division Meeting. Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, La.
Nov. 16-21 Joint Meeting—American Chemical Society and Sociedad Quimica de Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 8724396
Dec 4-6 27th Southeastern-31st Southwest Regional Meeting. Memphis and South Plains Sections. SheratonPeabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn. Dr. John C. Guyon, Dept. of Chemistry, Memphis State U, Memphis, Tenn. (901) 321-1621
1975 meeting dates not confirmed International Rubber Conference Committee. Rubber Division et al. Japan (continuation in Malaysia tentative). Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121
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International Rubber Conference Committee. Rubber Division et al. Moscow, U.S.S.R. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121
March 27-April 1 173rd ACS National Meeting. New Orleans, La. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 —16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
174th ACS National Meeting. Chicago, III. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155 —16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
170th ACS cago, III. 1155—16th D.C. 20036.
October 113th Rubber Cleveland, Ohio.
11th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. Delaware Section. Dr. William A. Sheppard, Du Pont Experimental Sta., Central Research Lab, Wilmington, Del. 19898. (302) 772-2053
Aug. 28-Sept. 2
June
Sept. 10-15 176th ACS National Meeting. Miami Beach, Fia. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
1978 meeting dates not confirmed
109th Rubber Division Meeting. Statler-Hilton Hotel, New York, N.Y.
May
May 1-5 112th Rubber Division Meeting. Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Que.
1977 February
April 5-9
Aug. 24-29
October
15th National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium. Division of Medicinal Chemistry. U of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
111th Rubber Division Meeting. Conrad Hilton, Chicago, III.
8th Central Regional Meeting. Northern West Virginia Section. Morgantown, W.Va.
7th Northeast Regional Meeting. Maine Section. Dr. James L Wolfhagen, 18 Grove St., Orono, Me. 04473
International Rubber Conference Committee. Division of Rubber Chemistry, Inc., et al. Paris, France. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121
Centennial ACS Meeting. New York, N.Y. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155— 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
9th Great Lakes Regional Meeting. Minnesota Section. Minneapolis, Minn.
National Meeting. ChiA. T. Winstead, ACS, St, N.W., Washington, (202) 872-4396
1976 meeting dates not confirmed
May 3-7
October
1979 April 1-6 177th ACS National Meeting (Joint with Japanese Chemical Society). Honolulu, Hawaii. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 8724396
Aug. 26-31 178th ACS National Meeting. Washington, D.C. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
112th Rubber Division Meeting. Boston, Mass.
1979 meeting dates not confirmed
10th Great Lakes Regional Meeting. Northwestern Section. Chicago, III.
1977 meeting dates not confirmed
31st Northwest Regional Meeting. Sierra Nevada Section. Reno, Nev.
33rd Southwest Regional Meeting. Central Arkansas Section. Little Rock, Ark.
International Rubber Conference Committee. Rubber Division, et al. U.S. (Washington, D.C—tentative). Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121
Aug. 29-Sept. 3 172nd ACS National Meeting. San Francisco, Calif. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
Sept. 8-13 International Symposium on Colloid and Surface Chemistry—50th Anniversary. Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry. San Juan, P.R. Dr. Milton Kerker, School of Arts and Science, Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, N.Y. 13676. (315) 268-2390
October 8th Northeast Regional Meeting. Eastern New York and Mid-Hudson Sections. State University College, Albany, N.Y.
International Rubber Conference Committee. Division of Rubber Chemistry, Inc., et al. United Kingdom. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121 29th Southeastern Regional Meeting. Florida Section. Tampa, Fla. 33rd Southwest Regional Meeting. Central Arkansas Section. Little Rock, Ark. 9th Central Regional Meeting. Kanawha Valley Section. South Charleston, W.Va. Dr. William C. Kuryla, R&D Dept., Union Carbide Corp., P.O. Box 8361, South Charleston, W.Va. 25303. (304) 747-0001
1978
12th Western Regional Meeting
Oct. 3-8 110th Rubber Division Meeting. St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
April 2-7 175th ACS National Meeting. Anaheim, Calif. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
1980 April 13-18 179th ACS National Meeting. Houston, Tex. A. T. Winstead, ACS, 1155— 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
Aug.24-29 180th ACS National Meeting. San Francisco, Calif. A. T. Winstead, ACS 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 872-4396
1980 meeting dates not confirmed International Rubber Conference Committee. Division of Rubber Chemistry, Inc., et al. West Germany. Dr. James D'lanni, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 860 Sovereign Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303. (216) 794-2121
October or November 28th Southeastern Regional Meeting. East Tennessee Section. Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Nov. 14-20 Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, 3rd Annual Meeting. Division of Analytical Chemistry, et al. Convention Ctr., Philadelphia, Pa. Jeanette G. Grasselli, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), 4440 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44128. (216) 784-0481
December 32nd Southwest Regional Meeting. Dallas-Fort Worth Section. SheratonFort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth, Tex.
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Meetings
ACS divisional deadlines Deadlines and topics for ACS meetings, spring 1974 (March 31-April 5, Los Angeles), fall 1974 (Sept. 8-13, Atlantic City) and later, and for national symposiums organized by individual divisions are listed on this and following pages. The Society Bylaw governing presentation of papers appears below. STANDARD ABSTRACT FORMS are available from all division secretaries, and from the Meetings and Expositions Department, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Detailed instructions are included with the form. HANDBOOK FOR SPEAKERS, ACS Bulletin No. 8, is also available from this Department. SOCIETY BYLAW GOVERNING PAPERS Bylaw VI, Sec. 5 governs presentation at Society meetings. 1. The term "paper" shall include any presentation for which the title and authors are listed on the program and which may be reduced to writing either prior to, during, or subsequent to the meeting at which presented. 2. No paper shall be presented at a national, regional, divisional, or other major meeting unless its title appears on the program for the meeting. 3. No paper by a chemist or chemical engineer residing in the United States who is not a member of the Society shall appear on the program of a national, regional, divisional, or other major meeting of the Society unless it be a joint paper with one or more Society members, or unless for a national, regional, or national-divisional meeting the author has been invited to present the paper at a symposium orNote: The addresses for chairmen of general papers and symposiums are indicated only once in each divisional listing.
Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN-ELECT: G. E. Inglett, Northern Regional Research Lab, USDA, Peoria, III. 61604. (309) 685-4011 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 15, 1973, to chairman of appropriate session. Authors are requested to leave a copy of their presentation with the chairman of the session at which it is presented. General Papers. R. J. Magee, American Cyanamid Co., Princeton, N.J. 08540. Starch and Sucrose Biosynthesis in Plants. R. G. Creech, Dept. of Agronomy, Mississippi State U, P.O. Box 5248, State College, Miss. 39762. Chemistry of Hybrid Vigor in Agriculture. R. G. Stanley, Institute Food Agr. Sci., U of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 32601 and R. Hagerman, Dept. of Agronomy, Uof Illinois, Urbana, III. 61801. Air Pollution Related to Plant Growth. W. M. Duggar, Jr., College Biol, and Agr. Sci., U of California, Riverside, Calif. 92502. Biochemistry of Seed Germination. J. E. Varner, Dept. of Biochemistry, Michigan State U, East Lansing, Mich. 48823. Effects of Oxidized Lipids on Food Proteins and Flavor. R. L. Ory and A. J. St. Angelo, Southern Regional Research Lab, New Orleans, La. 70119. Polymer Applications in Agriculture (Joint: Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry). G. E. Inglett and H. P. Gregor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia U, New York, N.Y. 10027.
ganized by a Division of the Society or by Sections of the Society, and the chairman of such Division or of the host Section has certified to the Executive Director of the Society prior to publication of the program that presentation by the author of such paper is important to the success of the symposium. 4. Rules corresponding to paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this section for a cooperative meeting shall be subject to agreement in advance between the organizations concerned but should conform, insofar as possible, to this Bylaw and be subject to approval by the Executive Director of the Society. 5. The Society assumes no responsibility for statements or opinions expressed by individuals in papers or discussion thereof. 6. The President shall have authority to exclude any paper from a program at any time prior to its presentation at a meeting of the Society. Regulation VII, Sec. 3 supplements Bylaw VI, Sec. 5 as follows: (a) Authorship of papers shall be accredited only to individuals and not to companies or laboratories. (b) Therapeutic Papers. It is the policy of the Society to encourage the presentation of chemical papers with pharmacological and physiological aspects but to discourage presentation, by other than qualified clinical investigators, of papers in which clinical interpretations are the principal contribution. All Divisions, especially those of Biological Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Microbial Chemistry and Technology are requested to adhere to this policy when determining the acceptability of papers for their meeting programs. The Divisions also
ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 1. 1974, to chairman of appropriate session. Authors are requested to leave a copy of their presentation with the chairman of the session at which it is presented. General Papers. R. J. Magee. Nutrient Composition of Foods. (Tentative) Flavor Chemistry of Processed Foods. (Tentative) Toxic Phytoalexins. (Tentative) Lipid Metabolism. (Tentative) Sulfur Metabolism in Ruminants. (Tentative) Nutrition and Immunology. (Tentative) PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Single Cell Proteins. (Tentative) Biological Nitrogen Fixation. (Tentative)
Division of Analytical Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN-ELECT: G. H. Morrison, Dept. of Chemistry, Cornell U, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850. (607) 2 5 6 3614 OXFORD, Ohio, Miami U, June 13-15, 1973 26th Annual Summer Symposium on Organic Pollutant Analysis. L. Ettre, Perkin-Elmer Corp., Norwalk, Conn. 06850 and R. A. Keller, Dept. of Chemistry, State U College, Fredonia, N.Y. 14063. Invited papers only. LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract and one copy of either full paper or 1000-word abstract by Dec. 3, 1973. General Papers. G. H. Morrison.
are urged to exclude from their programs, and especially from any abstracts issued, statements recommending procedure for the treatment of human disease or announcement of any "cures" not confirmed by competent medical authority. Any author contributing a paper that includes discussion of the treatment of human disease must submit for review, by representatives of the appropriate Division, a complete manuscript in addition to an abstract. Notes. Submission of papers for presentation at an ACS Meeting does not constitute submission for publication in an ACS Journal. Regulations for the acceptance of papers to be presented as part of divisional programs at national or divisional meetings vary for each Division. However, publication of papers in ACS Journals is based upon the earliest date of receipt of the complete paper by the appropriate editor. The Council has empowered officers of Divisions to request any paper in advance, so that it may be passed upon and an indication made to the author as to whether he is to read the entire paper or to abstract it in order to allow time for discussion. Special attention should be given to the misuse of tradenames, secret formulas, or secret processes in papers at national meetings of the Society: At the 1969 spring national meeting in Minneapolis (in response to a request from the ACS Council Policy Committee), the Committee on National Meetings and Divisional Activities restudied the occasional misuse of code names and tradenames in meeting abstracts and papers. It is requested that authors avoid the use of tradenames in papers presented at meetings of the Society. Divisional program chairmen are responsible for enforcing this policy.
New Methods of Separation. E. Grushka, Dept. of Chemistry, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214. Invited and contributed papers. Analytical Calorimetry. R. S. Porter and J. F. Johnson. Polymer Science and Engineering, U of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01002. Invited papers only. Environmental Analysis (Joint: Division of Environmental Chemistry). H. Freiser, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. 85717. Invited papers only. Teaching Instrumental Analysis (Joint: see Division of Chemical Education, Inc., for details.) Award Symposiums. FORT COLLINS, Colo., June 12-14, 1974 27th Annual Summer Symposium on OnLine Analytical Chemistry. R. A. Hagstrom, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., 275 Winchester Ave., New Haven, Conn. 06504. Invited papers only. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 1 copy of either full paper or 1000-word abstract by April 27, 1974. General Papers. G. H. Morrison. Analysis of Surfaces. E. Berkey, Westinghouse Research Labs, Beulah Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235.
Division of Biological Chemistry PROGRAM C H A I R M A N : J . Schultz, Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute, 1 1 5 5 — 1 4 t h St., N.W., M i a m i , Fla. 3 3 1 3 6 . (305) 3 7 1 5572 ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 6 copies of 200-word abstract by May 1, 1974. Nonmembers of division should request special instruction forms by April 1, 1974, from Program Chairman.
General Papers. J. Schultz. Award Symposiums. Invited papers only. CHICAGO, August 1975 Biochemistry Involving C-F Bonds (Joint: see Division of Fluorine Chemistry for details).
Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY: R. W. Binkley, Dept. of Chemistry, Cleveland State U, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. (216) 687-2460 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 5 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 15, 1973. General Papers. R. W. Binkley. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 5 copies of 200-word abstract by May 1, 1974. General Papers. R. W. Binkley.
Division of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: C. Schuerch, Dept. of Chemistry, State U of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, N.Y. 13210. (315) 473-8828 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Titles of papers by Nov. 15, 1973. 5 copies of 200-word abstract by Dec. 1, 1973. General Papers. C. Schuerch.
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Meetings Wood Chemistry, Pure and Applied, A. Beelik, ITT Rayonier, Inc., Olympia Res. Div., Shelton, Wash. School of Forestry, Oregon State U, Corvallis, Ore. 97331. Flame Retarding Chemicals. R. H. Barker, School of Industrial Management and Textile Science, Clemson U, Clemson, S.C. 29631. Multicomponent Polymer Systems (Joint: Divisions of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry, Inc.). See Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry for details. International Symposium on Advances in Polymer Friction and Wear (Joint: Di visions of Colloid and Surface Chemis try and Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry). See Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry for details. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Titles of papers by May 1, 1974. 5 copies of 200-word abstract by May 21, 1974. General Papers. C. Schuerch. Anselme Payen Award. C. Schuerch. Textile Finishing. J. J. Willard, J. P. Stevens and Co., Inc., 141 Lanza Ave., Garfield, N.J. 07026. ASTM Methods for Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives (cosponsored by ASTM D-23 Committee on Cellulose and Cel lulose Derivatives). L. H. Phifer, FMC Corp., American Viscose Div., Re search and Development, Marcus Hook, Pa. 19061. Recent Developments in Cellulose Tech nology. A. F. Turbak, ITT Rayonier, Inc./Eastern Research Div., Whippany, N.J. 07981. Paper-Like Plastics (Joint: see Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chem istry for details). PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 General Papers. C. Schuerch. Sorption of Surface-Active Agents by Fibrous Media (Joint: Division of Col loid and Surface Chemistry). J. S. Sweet, Albany International Corp., 1373 Broadway, P.O. Box 1109, Albany, N.Y. 12201. Electrical Properties of Fibers (Tentative). J. H. Dusenbury, Deering Milliken Re search Corp., P.O. Box 1927, Spartan burg, S.C. 29301.
Division of Chemical Education, Inc. PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: B. Z. Shakhashiri, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 53706. (608) 263-2424 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 21, 1973. General Papers. D. S. Chapin, Fellow ships and Traineeships Section, Na tional Science Foundation, Washing ton, D C . 20550. Isotopes and Chemical Principles. P. A. Rock, Dept. of Chemistry, U. of Cali fornia, Davis, Calif. 95616. Teaching Instrumental Analysis (Joint: Division of Analytical Chemistry). R. Weiner, Dept. of Physical Sciences, Florida International U, Miami, Fla. 33144. Systematizing Organic Chemistry (Joint: Division of Organic Chemistry). ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 17, 1974. General Papers. W. R. Moomaw, Dept. of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. 02167. Solid-State Chemistry in the Classroom and Laboratory (Joint: Division of In organic Chemistry). A. Wold, Dept. of Chemistry, Brown U, Providence, R.I. 02912. Effective Design of Undergraduate Re search Programs. (Tentative) Graduate Education in the 7 0 s . (Tenta tive) STATE COLLEGE, Pa.. Pennsylvania State U, August 1974 Chemical Education Conference. J. A. Campbell, Dept. of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, Calif. 91711 and Ε. Τ. Kaiser, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Chicago, Chicago, III. 60637.
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Symposium Organized by Students of Robert and Marjorie Void. K. L. Mittal, Dept. K16, Bldg. 282, IBM Corp., Monterey and Cottle Rds., San Jose, Calif. 95193. Molecular Beam Scattering from Solid Surfaces. H. Saltsburg, Dept. of Chem PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: Β. Μ. ical Engineering, U of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. 14627. Vasta, Specialized Information Kendall Award Services, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, AUSTIN, Tex., U of Texas, June 24-26, 1974 Bethesda, Md. 20014. (301) 48th National Colloid Symposium. W. H. 496-1131 Wade, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Texas, LAWRENCE, Kan., U of Kansas, Oct Austin, Tex. 78712. 25-26,1973 ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 9th Midwest Regional Meeting Titles of papers by April 15, 1974. 4 copies General Papers. W. H. Waldo, Monsanto of 200-word abstract by May 10, 1974. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 63166. General Papers. G. A. Somorjai. LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Removal of Trace Contaminants from Air 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Dec. 1, (Joint: Division of Environmental Chem istry). V. R. Deitz, Naval Research Lab, 1973 (original on ACS abstract form). Chem. Div. (Code 6170), Washington, General Papers. Β. Μ. Vasta. D.C. 20375. Structure-Activity Correlations (Joint: Nonaqueous Dispersions (Joint: Division Division of Medicinal Chemistry). P. N. of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chem Craig, Craig Chemical Consulting Ser istry). G. Parfitt, Tioxide International, vices, 120 Stout Rd., Ambler, Pa. Ltd., Billingham, Teeside, TS23 1PS, 19002. England. Pattern Recognition in Chemistry. J. E. Surface-Chemical Aspects of Production Rush, Dept. of Computer and Informa of Proteins and Carbohydrates from tion Science, Ohio State U, 2024 Neil Petroleum. I. Heilweil, Socony Mobil Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. Research Dept., Box 1025, Princeton, WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Treadway Inn, N.J. 08540. April 24-26, 1974 Drugs as Colloidal Electrolytes. I. Blei, 9th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting Richmond College, CUNY, 130 StuyGeneral Papers. H. A. Skolnik, Research vesant PI., Staten Island, N.Y. 10301. Center, Hercules, Inc., Wilmington, Surfaces in Solar Energy Conversion. Del. 19899. J. M. Hollander, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, U of California, Berkeley, Calif. DETROIT, Mich., May 1974 94720. 6th Central Regional Meeting Nature of the Adsorbate Catalyst Bond General Papers. C. H. Davis, 1456 Glas (Joint: Divisions of Petroleum Chemis tonbury Rd., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48103. try, Inc., and Physical Chemistry). L. D. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Schmidt, Dept. of Chemical Engineer General Papers. Β. Μ. Vasta. ing, U of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. Tentative for Later Meetings: Evaluation and Validation of Experimental PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Data General Papers. Chemical Reactions Information Systems Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Surfaces. Data Compression J. E. Lester, Dept. of Chemistry, North Chemical Information Networks western U, Evanston, III. 60201. Effectiveness of Chemical Notation Sys Sorption of Surface-Active Agents by tems Currently in Use Fibrous Media (Joint: see Division of Practical Applications of Chemical Infor Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry). mation in the Delivery of Health Care Kendall Award. Services MEXICO CITY, November 1975. Opals. (Tentative)
Division of Chemical Literature
Division of Chemical Marketing and Economics
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry MEETING SECRETARY: Ν. Η. Tur ner, Naval Research Laboratory, Chem Div. (Code 6170), Wash ington, D.C. 20375. (202) 7672331 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Titles of papers by Nov. 9, 1973 and 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Dec. 3, 1973. General Papers. G. A. Somorjai, Dept. of Chemistry, U of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. Surface Dynamics. J. A. Mann, Dept. of Chemistry, U of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Light-Scattering. M. Kerker and J. Kratohvil, Dept. of Chemistry, Clarkson Col lege of Technology, Potsdam, N.Y. 13676. International Symposium on Advances in Polymer Friction and Wear (Joint: Divi sions of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry and Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry). See Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemis try for details.
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRE TARY: E. O. Huffman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, Ala. 35660. (205) 383-4631 INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Division of Fluorine Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR MAN-ELECT: E. C. Stump, Jr., PCR, Inc., P.O. Box 1466, Gaines ville, Fla. 32601. (904) 376-8246 SANTA CRUZ, Calif., U of California, July 15-20, 1973 7th International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry. N. Bartlett, Dept. of Chem istry, U of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 3-8, 1974 2nd Winter Fluorine Conference. R. A. Mitsch, 3M Center, St. Paul, Minn. 55101. LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Division will not meet. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract and one copy of 1000-word abstract or complete paper by May 30, 1974. General Papers. E. C. Stump, Jr. Industrial Fluorine Processes and Prob lems (Joint: see Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry for details). PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Solid-State Chemistry of Fluorides and Oxyfluorides (Joint: Division of Inor ganic Chemistry). (Tentative) CHICAGO, August 1975 Biochemistry Involving C-F Bonds (Joint: Division of Biological Chemistry). R. Filler, Dept. of Chemistry, Illinois Insti tute of Technology, Chicago, III. 60616.
Division of Fuel Chemistry Division of Environmental Chemistry
PROGRAM C H A I R M A N : A. F. Zeller, F M C Corp., 6 3 3 Third A v e . , N e w PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: Ν. I. Mc York, N.Y. 10017. (212) 6 8 7 - 7 4 0 0 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 16, 1973. General Papers. A. F. Zeller.
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Clelland, National Sanitation Foun dation, P.O. Box 1468, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48105. (313) 769-8010
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: R. T. Eddinger, COGAS Development Co., P.O. Box 8, Princeton, N.J. 08540. (609) 452-2300
LOS ANGELES, April 1974 5 copies of 200-word abstract by Oct. 31, 1973, and 4 copies of final paper by Dec. 31, 1973. LOS ANGELES, April 1974 General Papers. R. T. Eddinger. 5 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 Shale Oil, Tar Sands, and Related Mate copies of paper preprint (extended ab rials. (Joint: Division of Petroleum stract) by Nov. 19, 1973. For additional Chemistry, Inc.) T. F. Yen, Environ information, contact J. I. Teasley, Secre mental Engineering Sciences and Medi tary, National Water Quality Lab, EPA, cine, U of Southern California, Univer 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, Minn. 55804. sity Park, Los Angeles, Calif. 90007. Low-Sulfur Fuels from Coal. D. E. Garrett, General Papers. N. I. McClelland. Garrett Research and Development Environmental Quality Monitoring. Κ. Η. Co., Inc., 1855 Carrion Rd., La Verne, Mancy, School of Public Health, U of Calif. 91750. Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106. Current Approaches to Automotive Emis Environmental Analysis (Joint: see Divi sion Control (Joint: Division of Pe sion of Analytical Chemistry for details). troleum Chemistry, Inc.)" Cochairmen: ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 (for Fuel) R. W. Hum, U.S. Dept. of 5 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 Interior, Bureau of Mines, P.O. Box copies of paper preprint (extended ab 1398, Bartlesville, Okla. 74003 (for stract) by April 13, 1974. For additional Petroleum) H. Heinemann, Mobil R&D information, contact J. I. Teaslev. Corp., P.O. Box 1025, Princeton, N.J. 08540. General Papers. N. I. McClelland. Fate of Pollutants in the Air and Water ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Environments. I. A. Suffet, Dept. of 5 copies of 200-word abstract by April 10, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, 1974, and 4 copies of final paper by Drexel U, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. June 10, 1974. Chemistry of Marine Sediments. (Tenta General Papers. R. T. Eddinger. tive) Methanation of Synthesis Gas. L. Seglin, Removal of Trace Contaminants from Air COGAS Development Co., P.O. Box 8, (Joint: see Division of Colloid and Princeton, N.J. 08540. Surface Chemistry for details). Processing of Phenolic Aqueous Wastes. C. B. Hopkins, FMC Corp., P.O. Box 8, Princeton, N.J. 08540. Energy Storage. S. Lawroski, Argonne Na tional Lab, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, III. 60439. Fuel Chemistry—A Mid-Century Perspec tive. Invited papers only.
Meetings PROGRAM C H A I R M A N — 1 9 7 5 : G. A. Mills, U.S. B u r e a u of M i n e s , Interior Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. 20240. (202) 343-4666 PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Environmental Control in Synthetic Fuels Manufacture. Minimizing NO x from Combustion. Low-Sulfur Liquid Fuel. Unusual Fossil Fuel Production. Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds. CHICAGO, August 1975 New Coke Processes Minimizing Pollu tion. SNG from Coal. Conservation of Energy. Structure and Reactivity of Coal and Char. Methanol, etc., from Coal. Fuels for More Efficient Generation of Electricity.
Division of The History of Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRE TARY: D. H. W i l c o x , Jr., Rte. 2, P.O. Box 3 5 0 F , King, N.C. 2 7 0 2 1 . (919) 983-9208 ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 30, 1974. General Papers. D. H. Wilcox, Jr. Van't Hoff-LeBel Centennial Symposium (Joint: Division of Organic Chemistry). E. L. Eliel, Dept. of Chemistry, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 (for ORGN) and Ο. Β. Ramsay, Eastern Michigan U, Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197 (for HIST).
Advances in Industrial Oxidation Chem istry (Joint: Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc.). Cochairmen: (for l&EC) Ε. Κ. Fields. Amoco Chemicals Corp., Research and Development Dept., P.O. Box 400, Naperville, III. 60540. (for Petroleum) J. A. Cusumano, Esso Research & Engineering Co., P.O. Box 45, Linden, N.J. 07036. Flame Propagation and Nonflammable Materials. J. A. Havens, U of Arkansas, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701 and L. E. Brown, Flame Dynamics Lab, U of Oklahoma Research Institute, Norman, Okla. 73069. Microbiological Processing in Inorganic Chemistry. M. P. Silverman, Ames Re search Center, NASA, Moffett Field, Calif. 94035. Commercial Potential for ARC and Plasma Reactors. R. E. Gannon, AVCO Everett Research Lab, 2385 Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mass. 02149. Recent Developments in Membrane Processes. R. W. Coughlin, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh U, Beth lehem, Pa. 18015. Transportation Safety. V. A. Fauver. PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 1, 1974, and manuscripts by Feb. 15, 1974. General Papers. P. K. Lashmet. Murphree Award. Invited papers only. Advances in Industrial Nitration Chem istry. L. F. Albright, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue U, Lafayette, Ind. 47907. Batch Processing and Control. V. A Fauver. Solid-State Chemistry of Fluorides and Oxyfluorides (Joint: see Division of Fluorine Chemistry for details). (Tenta tive) Polymerization and Polycondensation Processes (Joint: Division of Polymer Chemistry). N. Platzer
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PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: P. K. Lashmet, Systems Engineering Divi sion, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. 12181. (518) 270-6325.
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: P. M. T r e i c h e l , Dept. of C h e m i s t r y , U of W i s c o n s i n , M a d i s o n , Wis. 5 3 7 0 6 . (608) 262-8828
LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 1, 1973, and manuscripts by Feb. 15, 1974. General Papers. P. K. Lashmet. Murphree Award. Invited papers only. Multicomponent Polymer Systems (Joint: Divisions of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry, Inc.). N. Platzer, Monsanto Co., 730 Worcester St., Indian Orchard, Mass. 01051. Process Simulation: Bench Scale or Com puter. J. D. Idol, Jr., Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), 4440 Warrensville Center Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44128. Technology Assessment and Forecast ing. S. Enzer, Institute for the Future, Middletown, Conn. 06457. New Uses of Sulfur. H. L. Fike, Sulfur Institute, 1725 K St., N.W., Washing ton, D.C. 20006 and J. R. West, Texas Gulf, Inc., 200 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. Sulfur Removal and Recovery from In dustrial Processes. J. B. Pfeiffer, Amer ican Smelting and Refining Co., Central Research Labs, South Plainfield, N.J. 07080. Catalysts for the Removal of Automobile Pollutants. J. E. McEvoy, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 5 Executive Mall, Swedesford Rd., Wayne, Pa. 19087 and J. M. Komarmy, AC Spark Plug Divi sion, General Motors, 1601 Averill Ave., Flint, Mich. 48556. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by April 1, 1974, and manuscripts by July 15, 1974. General Papers. P. K. Lashmet. Industrial Fluorine Processes and Prob lems (Joint: Division of Fluorine Chem istry). V. A. Fauver, Dow Chemical Co., 834 Bldg., Midland, Mich. 48640. Semiplant Works and Interim Production. J. D. Idol, Jr. Ocean Chemistry. E. Rottman, E. R. Squibb and Sons, Inc., Georges Rd., New Brunswick, N.J. 08903.
LOS ANGELES, April 1974 5 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) by Nov. 16, 1973. General Papers. P. M. Treichel. Extended Interactions Between Metal Ions in Transition Metal Complexes. L. V. Interrante, General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y. 12301. Invited and contributed papers. Electron Transfer Mechanisms. J. F. Endicott, Dept. of Chemistry, Wayne State U, Detroit, Mich. 48202. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 5 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) by May 1, 1974. General Papers. P. M. Treichel. Solid-State Chemistry in the Classroom and Laboratory (Joint: see Division of Chemical Education, Inc., for de tails). PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Solid-State Chemistry of Fluorides and Oxyfluorides (Joint: see Division of Fluorine Chemistry for details). (Tenta tive)
Division of Medicinal Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRE TARY: I. J . Pachter, Bristol Labs, P.O. Box 6 5 7 , Syracuse, N.Y. 1 3 2 0 1 . (315) 4 7 0 - 2 1 7 4 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and one copy of 1000word abstract or complete paper by Dec. 7, 1973. General Papers. I. J. Pachter. Structure-Activity Correlations (Joint: see Division of Chemical Literature for details).
Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. Invited papers only. M. A. Davis, Ayerst Labs, P.O. Box 6115, Montreal, Que.
Division of Microbial Chemistry and Technology PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR MAN-ELECT: D. I. C. Wang, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Sci ence, MIT, Cambridge, Mass. 02139.(617) 253-2126 ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 15, 1974, and 2 copies of complete manu script at time of presentation. General Papers. D. I. C. Wang. Microbial Enzymes with New Uses. Metabolic Control Mechanisms in Micro bial Systems. Direct Measurement and Control of Micro bial Process Variables.
Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR MAN-ELECT: E. P. S t e i n b e r g , Chemistry Division, A r g o n n e N a tional Lab, Argonne, III. 6 0 4 3 9 . (312) 739-7711 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 16, 1973 (original on ACS abstract form available from V. Viola, Dept. of Chem istry, U of Maryland, College Park, Md. 20742). General Papers. T. T. Sugihara, Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M U, College Station, Tex. 77840. Radioactive Waste Management. M. H. Campbell, Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, Wash. 99352. Nuclear Applications Award. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 18, 1974 (original on ACS abstract form available from V. Viola). General Papers. J. Hudis, Chemistry Dept., Brookhaven National Lab, Up ton, Long Island, N.Y. 11973. Nuclear Processes in Lunar Materials. D. S. Burnett, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California In stitute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. 91109. Nuclear Chemistry at the New Accelera tors. S. B. Kaufman, Chemistry Divi sion, Argonne National Lab, Argonne, III. 60439.
Division of Organic Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRE TARY: J . P. F r e e m a n , Dept. of Chemistry, U of Notre D a m e , Notre D a m e , Ind. 4 6 5 5 6 . (219) 283-7487 CAPE COD, Mass., Oct. 1-3, 1973 First Fall Organic Conference Anion Activation and Catalysis. H. H. Freedman, Dow Chemical USA, Box 400, Wayland, Mass. 01778. Ion Pairs as Reactive Intermediates. H. H. Freedman. LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and one copy of 1000-word abstract by Dec. 7, 1973. General Papers. Ε. Μ. Burgess, Dept. of Chemistry, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. 30320. Award Symposium. Invited papers only. Systematizing Organic Chemistry (Joint: see Division of Chemical Education for details). ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and one copy of 1000word abstract by May 24, 1974.
General Papers. Ε. Μ. Burgess. Van't Hoff-LeBel Centennial Symposium (Joint: Division of The History of Chem istry). E. L. Eliel, Dept. of Chemistry, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 (for ORGN) and Ο. Β. Ramsay, Eastern Michigan U, Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197 (for HIST).
Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR MAN-ELECT: G. E. F. Brewer, 11065 E. Grand River Rd., Brigh ton, Mich. 48116. (3Ί3) 229-9509 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Titles of papers by Nov. 15, 1973. 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 copies of final paper by Dec. 1, 1973. General Papers. H. P. Gregor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia U, New York, N.Y. 10027. Polymer Applications in Agriculture (Joint: Division of Agricultural and Food Chem istry). H. P. Gregor and G. E. Inglett, Northern Regional Lab, USDA, Peoria, III. 61604. International Symposium on Advances in Polymer Friction and Wear (Joint: Divi sions of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry and Colloid and Surface Chemistry). L. H. Lee, Xerox Corp., Research Labs, Webster, N.Y. 14580. Effects of Environmental Factors on Coat ings Performance. J. W. Spence, Na tional Environmental Research Lab, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709 New Industrial Polymers. R. D. Deanin, Dept. of Chemistry and Plastics, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Mass. 01854. New Binder Systems for Coatings. H. L. Gerhart, PPG Industries, Inc., 1 Gate way Ctr., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. Recent Developments in Automotive Plastics. P. Weiss, Research Labs, General Motors Corp., Warren, Mich. 48090. Coatings and Plastics for Underwater Use. J. R. Saroyan, Paint Laboratory Code r134.5, Mare Island, Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif. 94952. Polymer Applications in Agriculture Joint: see Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry for details). Borden Award. New Concepts in Organic Coatings and Plastics Chemistry. G. E. F. Brewer. Energy Conservation in Coating Pro cesses. T. J. Miranda, Whirlpool Corp., Monte Rd., Benton Harbor, Mich. 49022. ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Titles of papers by April 15, 1974. 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 copies of final paper by May 1, 1974. General Papers. H. P. Gregor. 50th Anniversary Symposium. F. Scofield, National Paint and Coatings Assn., 1500 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Wash ington, D.C. 20005 and J. K. Craver, Monsanto Co., 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63166. Nonaqueous Dispersions (Joint: see Divi sion of Colloid and Surface Chemistry for details). New Developments in Additives for Coat ings and Polymers. R. W. White, Baker Castor Oil Co., Bayonne, N.J. 07002. Paper-Like Plastics (Joint: Division of Cel lulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry). Ν. Μ. Bikales, 8 Trafalgar Dr., Living ston, N.J. 07039. Brittleness of Plastics. R. D. Deanin. Polymeric Membranes for Separation and Purification. H. P. Gregor. Fabric Coatings. G. DelFranco, Inmont Corp., 1255 Broad St., Clifton, N.J. 07015. Ecological Aspects of Coatings and Poly mers. J. W. Vanderhoff, Lehigh U, Bethlehem, Pa. 18015. Synthetic Sorbents. R. Kunin, Rohm and Haas Co., Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, Pa. 19105. PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Titles of papers by Nov. 15, 1974. 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 copies of final paper by Dec. 1, 1974. General Papers. H. P. Gregor.
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ivieeimgs Polymer-Pigment Interactions. C. A. Kumins, Tremco Mfg. Co., 10701 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44104. Emulsion Polymerization (Joint: see Division of Polymer Chemistry for de tails). New Fluorine-Containing Plastics. Ν. Μ. Bikales. International Symposium on Ultraviolet Light-Induced Polymer Reactions. S. S. Labana, Ford Motor Co., P.O. Box 2053, Dearborn, Mich. 48121. Borden Award. PVC Foams. Impact Modifiers. CHICAGO, August 1975 Titles of papers by April 15, 1975. 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 copies of final paper by May 1, 1975. General Papers. H. P. Gregor. Advances in Polymer Photoconductors and Semiconductors. L. H. Lee, Re search Lab, Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y. 14644. Thermochemistry of Polymers. Enzyme-Polymer Reagent Systems. Composites Containing Plastics. Polymer Engineering Versus Chemistry. Elastomers. Organic Coatings in Micro Electronic Fab rication. NEW YORK, April 1976 Titles of papers by Nov. 15, 1975, 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 3 copies of final paper by Dec. 1, 1975. General Papers. H. P. Gregor. Recognition of Scientific Contributions by Institutions and Industries. R. R. Myers, Dept. of Chemistry, Kent State U, Kent, Ohio 44242. Sustained, Slow Release Through Ther moplastics. H. Nack, Battelle Memorial Institute, 505 King Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43201. Gas Barrier Plastics. Ν. Μ. Bikales. Plastics for Construction. Polymer-Coated Safety Containers. Borden Award.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 Field Experience with Insect Attractants. M. Beroza, Pesticide Chemicals Re search Branch, Organic Chemicals Synthesis Lab, Agr. Envir. Quality Inst., USDA, Beltsville, Md. 20705.
Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Inc. PROGRAM SECRETARY: G Ε. Illingw o r t h , UOP Co., 10 U O P Plaza, Des Plaines, III. 60016. (312) 391-3195 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Titles of papers by Sept. 1, 1973. 7 copies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and 4 copies of final paper by Nov. 1, 1973. General Papers. R. C. Nelson, Shell De velopment Co., Katy Lab, P.O. Box 79090, Houston, Tex. 77079. Supported Metal Catalysts—Properties and Performance. T. R. Hughs, Chevron Research Co., P.O. Box 1627, Rich mond, Calif. 94802. New Sulfur Chemistry. R. H. Rosenwald, UOP Co., 10 UOP Plaza, Des Plaines, III. 60016. Chemistry of Oil Production. R. H. Fried man, Getty Oil Co., 3903 Stoney Brook, Houston, Tex. 77042. Current Approaches to Automotive Emis sion Control (Joint: see Division of Fuel Chemistry for details). Shale Oil, Tar Sands, and Related Ma terials (Joint: see Division of Fuel Chemistry for details). ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Titles of papers by March 1, 1974. 7 cop ies of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and 4 copies of final paper by April 1, 1974.
Fuels and Chemicals by Pyrolysis. Chemistry of Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking. Direct Functionalization of Hydrocarbons. Chemistry of Marine Sediments. Division of Pesticide Disposal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Effluents. Chemistry Advances in Industrial Oxidation Chem istry (Joint: see Division of Industrial •and Engineering Chemistry for details). PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR Nature of the Adsorbate Catalyst Bond MAN-ELECT: C. H. Van Middelem, (Joint: Divisions of Colloid and Surface Pesticide Research Lab, Food Sci Chemistry and Physical Chemistry). See ence Dept., U of Florida, Gaines Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry for details. ville, Fla. 32601. (904) 392-1978 PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 Titles of papers by Sept. 1, 1974. 7 copies 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 1. of 200-word abstract (original on ACS abstract form) and 4 copies of final paper 1973. by Nov. 1, 1974. General Papers. C. H. Van Middelem. General Papers. Natural Pesticides. D. G. Crosby, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, U of Cali Petroleum-Derived Carbon. fornia, Davis, Calif. 95616. New Tools and Techniques for Studying Mechanism of Pesticide Action and Inac Catalysts. tion. G. K. Kohn, Ortho Division, Chev Occurrence and Detection of Polynuclear ron Chemical Co., Richmond, Calif. Aromatics. 94800. Combustion Chemistry. Environmental Dynamics of Pesticides. V. H. Freed and R. Hague, Dept. of Gas from Petroleum. Agricultural Chemistry, Oregon State U, Corvallis, Ore. 97331. Re-Entry Intervals. F. A. Gunther, Dept. of Entomology, U of California, Riverside, Division of Physical Calif. 92502. Chemistry ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 General Papers. H. S. Enos, Perrine Primate Research Lab, EPA, Perrine, PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, CHAIR Fla. 33157. Marine and Fresh Water Pesticides. J. G. MAN-ELECT: F. S. Rowland, Dept. Eaton, National Water Quality Lab, of Chemistry, U of California, EPA, Duluth, Minn. 55804. Irvine, Calif. 92664. (714) 833Legislation vs. Education in Implementing 6016 the Intelligent Use of Pesticides. J. V. Osmun, Operations Div., Office of Pesticides, EPA, Waterside Mall Bldg., 4th and M Sts., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20466. Toxaphene Composition and Environ mental Fate. C. L. Dunn, Synthetic Dept., Hercules, Inc., Wilmington, Del. 19899. Review of the Arsenical Pesticides. E. A. Woolson, Pesticide Degradation Lab, Agr. Envir. Quality Inst., USDA, Bldg. 050, Beltsville, Md. 20705.
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LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by Nov. 19, 1973. One copy on ACS standard ab stract form available from J. J. Katz. Chemistry Div., Argonne National Lab, 9700 South Cass Ave., Argonne, III. 60439. General Papers. F. S. Rowland. Chemical Kinetics in Gas Phase. (Ten tative) ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract by May 15, 1974. One copy on ACS abstract form available from J. J. Katz. General Papers. F. S. Rowland. Nature of the Adsorbate Catalyst Bond (Joint: Divisions of Colloid and Surface Chemistry and Petroleum Chemistry, Inc.). See Division of Colloid and Sur face Chemistry for details.
Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. PROGRAM SECRETARY, PROGRAM C O M M I T T E E : B. M. C u l b e r t s o n , P.O. Box 2458, C o l u m b u s , Ohio 4 3 2 1 6 . ( 6 1 4 ) 889-3525 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 2 copies of paper or long abstract (one copy on special paper, 1000-word mini mum with experimental results) by Nov. 8, 1973, for symposium papers; Nov. 15, 1973, for general papers. Authors should contact the designated chairmen for in formation and special paper. General Papers. J. E. McGrath, Chemicals and Plastics Division, Union Carbide Corp., River Rd., Bound Brook, N.J. 28805. Multicomponent Polymer Systems (Joint: Divisions of Cellulose, Wood, and Fiber Chemistry and Industrial and Engineer ing Chemistry). See Division of In dustrial and Engineering Chemistry for details. New Look in Coordination Polymeriza tion. Witco Award Composites by Phase Separation. Advances in Membrane Chemistry and Technology. Biopolymers I: The Chemistry of Memory and Learning. Biopolymers I I : Polymer-Protein Grafts in Biological Separations (Affinity Chro matography). ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 2 copies of paper or long abstract (one copy on special paper, 1000-word mini mum with experimental results) by May 14, 1974, for symposium papers; May 21, 1974, for general papers. Authors should contact the designated chairmen for information and special paper. General Papers. J. E. McGrath. Physical Structure of the Amorphous State Properties of Concentrated Polymer Solutions. Macromolecular Secretariat Symposium on Adhesives. Photoactive Polymers: Chemistry and Physics. PHILADELPHIA, April 1975 4 copies of 200-word abstract and 2 copies of paper or long abstract (one copy on special paper, 1000-word mini mum with experimental results) by Nov. 10, 1974, for symposium papers; Nov. 17, 1974, for general papers. Authors should contact the designated chairmen for information and special paper. General Papers. J. E. McGrath. Witco Award. Emulsion Polymerization. Polymerization and Polycondensation Processes. (Joint: See Division of In dustrial and Engineering Chemistry for details). N. Platzer
Emulsion Polymerization (Joint: Division of Organic Coatings and Plastics Chem istry). I. Piirma, Institute Polymer Science, U of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44304 and J. L. Gardon, M&T Chemi cals Corp., Rahway, N.J. 07065.
Division of Professional Relations (Probationary Unit) PROGRAM C H A I R M A N : G. L. N e l son, 115 Suellen R d . , S c h e n e c tady, N.Y. 12309. (518) 3 4 6 - 8 7 7 1 , ext. 6436 LOS ANGELES, April 1974 General Meeting of Local Section Pro fessional Committees. Participation is invited by members of local section professional relations committees. Suggestions for agenda items should be submitted no later than Dec. 15, 1973, to T. Fitzsimmons, 1708 Mili tary Ave., Omaha, Neb. 68111. Open Forum on Professional Relations. Informal papers on topics broadly de fined as professional relations are solicited. Contributions from members giving personal views are encouraged. Communications relative to contribu tions should be sent no later than Dec. 15, 1973, to R. T. Olsen, 346 Fairview Ave., Long Valley, N.J. 07853. Legislation and the Professional Chemist. For information contact G. L. Nelson prior to Dec. 1, 1973. Members wishing to organize symposiums or programs of professional interest are invited to contact G. L. Nelson.
Rubber Division, Inc. PROGRAM CHAIRMAN, SECRE TARY: H. W. Day, E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Elastomer Chemicals Dept., 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 02110. (617) 423-7120 DENVER, Oct. 9-12, 1973 10 copies of 200-word abstract by July 15, 1973. General Papers. H. W. Day Adhesion. M. E. Gross, B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio 44309. Polyurethane Rubbers. C. S. Schollenberger, B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio 44309. TORONTO, May 7-10, 1974 10 copies of 200-word abstract by Jan. 25, 1974. General Papers. H. W. Day. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14-17, 1974 10 copies of 200-word abstract by July 15, 1974 General Papers. H. W. Day.
Council Committee on Chemical Education ATLANTIC CITY, September 1974 Presenting Chemistry to the Public. J. J. Hazdra, Illinois Benedictine College, Isle, III. 60532. CHICAGO, August 1975 Chemistry and Society. J. J. Hazdra. NEW YORK, April 1976 Chemical Education Since 1776. J. J. Hazdra.
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Journalism awards American Society of Anesthesiologists is offering cash awards up to $500 for outstanding entries in journalism. News stories, features, or editorials about anesthesiology that have appeared in newspapers or magazines of general circulation between July 1, 1972, and June 30, 1973, are eligible. Deadline for submission is Aug. 1. Awards will be announced at the 1973 ASA annual meeting Oct. 7-11 in San Francisco. For further details write ASA, 515 Busse Hwy., Park Ridge, 111. 60068.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 4-5. 14th Annual Medicinal Chemistry Symp. SUNY, Buffalo, N.Y. Write Alan J. Solo, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry, SUNY, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214. June 6. Conf. on Equal Employment: Opportunity or Quota? The Conference Board. Write CB, 845 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. June 28-29. Symp. on Chemical Carcinogens. Mellon Inst., Pittsburgh, Pa. Write Industrial Health Foundation, 5231 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15232. July 10-14. Intl. Soc. of Clinical Laboratory Technologists. 11th Annual Convention. Hilton Inn, Tulsa, Okla. Write ISCLT, 805 Ambassador Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 63101. July 17-19. Conf. on the Oceans & Natl. Economic Development. Seattle, Wash. Write Asst. Deputy Administrator, Natl. Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Rm. 5807, Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. July 22-27. 58th Natl. Conf. on Weights and Measures. Natl. Bureau of Standards, sponsor. Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. Write Harold F. Wollin, Natl. Conf. on Weights & Measures, NBS, Washington, D.C. 20234. Aug. 19-24. Joint Engineering Conf. on Career Guidance for Women Entering Engineering. New England College, Henniker, N.H. Write Engineering Foundation, 345 East 47th St., New York, N.Y. 10017. Sept. 9-14. Intl. Radiation Protection Assoc. 3rd Intl. Congress. WashingtonHilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. Write Robert A. Catlin, U.S. AEC, Washington, D.C. 20545. Sept. 16-28. Conf. on Charged and Reactive Polymers II: Charged Gels and Membranes. NATO and General Delegation on Scientific and Technical Research, sponsors. Forges les Eaux, France. Write E. Sélégny, Faculté des Sciences de Rouen, Bâtiment de Chimie, 76130 MontSaint-Aignan, France. Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Safety Congress. Natl. Safety Council. Chicago, 111. Write F. Owen Kubias, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 2nd & Mallinckrodt Sts., St. Louis, Mo. 63160. Nov. 5-7. 13th Intl. Conf. on Thermal Conductivity. Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Write Extension Division, U of Missouri, Rolla, Mo. 65401. Nov. 7-8. 12th Annual Purdue Air Quality Conf. Purdue U and Indiana State Board of Health, sponsors. Indianapolis, Ind. Write Dr. Robert B. Jacko, Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue U, West Lafayette, Ind. 47907. Nov. 7-9. Intl. Symp. on Thermal Expansion of Solids. Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Write Extension Division, U of Missouri, Rolla, Mo. 65401.
bers of the human race, which seems always to be able to retreat from the brink before it is too late, we can pull up our britches now and get to work. One of the neglected possibilities is that of anaerobic fermentation of human wastes. This study commenced at the University of Illinois in 1926. It was unsuccessful, partly because of heat-exchange inadequacy. But this was before the day when our human wastes contained the cellulose content that they now convey. Moreover, there was no apparent way of piping into such a process the valuable resource of cellulose-degrading microorganisms that emanate from our feedlots and our stockyards. But more than this has been the inactivity of our microbiologists, who have been sitting on their hands for 50 years, content with the rate of fermentation that will make that expensive product called beer. To be sure there have been exceptions, mostly fomented by chemical engineers. The rates of fermentation to make tetracycline and vitamin B12 are triumphs of the chemical profession. But the efforts have never been extended to the more massive fermentation of garbage to produce methane. Perhaps it is cruel to say that the microbiologists should be given the choice of transferral to Siberia (or its modern version, northern Canada) or else to get off their bottoms and go to work with the chemical engineers in order to accelerate the fermentation process so that capital investment can be reduced to a level where anaerobic fermentation of garbage is economical. Perhaps I am being unfair. Although we humans have been wallowing in the apparent plenty of fossil fuels we have not thought to appropriate funds to enable the microbiologists to segregate the most effective organisms and to ascertain the most effective ways of taking from them the enzymes that are effective in accomplishing an efficient conversion of carbohydrates, including cellulose, to methane. It is not too late. We can expend our fossil fuels today if we anticipate by R&D the day when we can support ourselves on our own excrement. George F. Wright Professor of Chemistry, Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
What's needed vs. what's offered SIR: Among the letters in C&EN for April 9 there are a number bemoaning the fact that men with chemical degrees are being supplanted by foreigners, particularly East Europeans. May I say out of experience that the American graduates have displaced themselves on at least two counts: 1. pricing themselves out of the field; 2. refusal to do ordinary assistant laboratory work, which includes washing of glassware, etc. May I point out that although the large companies employ a number of chemists, there are a great number of small companies that employ anywhere from one to five chemists; these companies could not stand a payroll of $50,000 to $60,000 a year for the laboratory. We are taking men who have worked in other places without degrees and sending them to school at night, and getting people
who are more capable of doing our work than the recent graduates. This is not a theoretical question, this is actual. William Alkus President, Richmond Oil, Soap & Chemical Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
Readers' opinions SIR: I want more reader opinion. I also discard anniversary issues unread. The reader opinion is the only feature I always read. Sanford O. Byers, Ph.D. Mt. Hon Hospital & Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif. SIR: Obviously, Wallace Davis, Jr., is a young man (C&EN, April 23, page 56). I thoroughly enjoyed the 50th Anniversary issue of C&EN. It brought back delightful memories of better (at least in retrospect) days. When Mr. Davis reaches my age he will understand. David B. Sabine Yonkers, Ν. Υ.
Dates on the pie SIR: Re the graph on page 15, C&EN for April 30: Very interesting pie chart, but, Comment: Domestic oil and gas slipping but it is significant that coal is also slipping, isn't it? Question: In the interest of being more in formative, would you mention the time it took for the slipping to take place, like may be the years of the upper and lower pies, hmm? I liked the article and the usual coverage on other items. Keep it coming. Winthrop M. Barnes San Antonio, Tex. Editor's note. Reader Barnes has a point. The upper chart should have been labeled "1970," the lower "1980."
After all, it's Mother Nature SIR: Congratulations on the well-written article dealing with integrated pest control by Ward Worthy (C&EN, April 23, page 13). It will be interesting to see how many C&EN readers will pick up the flaw in the following sentence (top of page 19), since the edito rial staff didn't: "Although the majority are educated primarily as entomologists, the crop protection specialist must be a multidisciplinary man (emphasis mine) with con siderable knowledge of chemistry, botany, and agriculture." I doubt that a female science writer would have pulled that boner! M.J. Kland Environmental Instrumentation Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif.
World chemical companies SIR: Re world chemical companies (C&EN, April 16, page 55): I am somewhat puzzled that neither of the following two firms are included in the list of the "world's 50 biggest chemical companies": Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., and Ciba-Geigy (headquarters in Basel, Switzerland). Max Hubacher Valley Stream, Ν. Υ. Editor's note. The purpose of the C&EN list was to identify companies primarily engaged in production of heavy, big-volume chemical products. Both Hoffmann-La Roche and Ciba-Geigy are heavily involved in drug products and somewhat specialized chemi cals. May 28, 1973 C&EN
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