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ACS solicits nominations for 32 awards in 1984 Nominations for awards administered by the society to be presented in 1984 now are being solicited, including nominations for two new awards and four awards that are not given annually -the Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry sponsored by SmithKline Corp., Arthur C. Cope Award, Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Organosilicon Chemistry sponsored by Dow Corning Corp., and the Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics sponsored by the General Electric Foundation. The two new awards are the Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management sponsored by Dow Chemical, and the ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology sponsored by Rohm & Haas (C&EN, July 25, page 75). Effective with the 1984 presentation, Olin Corp. will sponsor the Garvan Medal, previously sponsored by W. R.Grace & Co. The ACS awards program is one of the most visible means by which the society meets its obligation "to encourage . . . the advancement of chemistry in all branches; the promotion of research in chemical science and industry; [and] the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of chemists. . . ." The continuing excellence of the ACS awards program depends on the number of highly qualified nominees proposed and the care with which the nominations are prepared. Nominations, which may be made by anyone not on the award committee, must be postmarked no later than midnight March 7,1983. • Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry sponsored by SmithKline Corporation. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to research in medicinal chemistry. The award shall be granted without restrictions. • ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by Air Products & Chemicals Inc. This award is intended to encourage creativity in research and technology or methods of analysis to provide a scientific basis for informed environmental control decision-making processes, or to provide practical technologies which will reduce health risk factors. The award shall be granted without restriction. • ACS Award for Creative Invention sponsored by the Corporation Associates. To recognize individual inventors for successful applications of research in chemistry and/or chemical engineering which contribute to the 38
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material prosperity and happiness of people. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada. A patent must have been granted for the work to be recognized and it shall have been developed during the 17 years ending Jan. 1, 1984. • ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by Aldrich Chemical Company Inc. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding creative work in synthetic organic chemistry that has been published during the five years ending Jan. 1, 1984. • ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Mallinckrodt Inc. A nominee must have demonstrated extensive contributions to the advancement of inorganic chemistry. Activities recognized by the award may include such fields as teaching, writing, research, and
administration. A nominee must be a member of the American Chemical Society. • ACS Award for Nuclear Chemistry sponsored by EG&G ORTEC. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to nuclear or radiochemistry or to their applications. There are no limits on age or on nationality. • ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry sponsored by Fisher Scientific Company. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada and must have made an outstanding contribution to analytical chemistry, pure or applied. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown, or to the importance of the work when applied to public welfare, economics, or humanity's needs and desires. • ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science sponsored by Phillips Petroleum Company is intended to recognize and encourage the
Nominating procedure for ACS awards A nomination may be made by any individual (except a member of the award committee). It must include (1) a biographical sketch of the nominee (including date of birth), (2) list of publications and patents, (3) specific identification of the work on which the nomination is based, and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized by the proposed award. Seconding letters are not necessary. Only those that contain factual information about the candidate not provided in the nominating document will be transmitted to the award committee. In no case will more than two such supporting letters be included. In general, text or reference books shall not be included as part of a nominating document. However, a publisher's descriptive brochure, an abstract, or pertinent but short extracts and/or reviews of books may be included. Six copies of the complete nominating document (including no more than five reprints or other supplementary materials), letter-size and unbound, must be furnished for distribution to members of the award committee. Reprints may be included as documentary evidence provided the subject treated is restricted to the work on which the nomination is based, and such reprints do not exceed five (titles). Reprints cannot be returned.
Great care should be taken in the preparation of the evaluation of the nominee's accomplishments. An analysis of patents filed by the nominee is especially valuable. In listing publications, indicate the specific contribution of the nominee to those publications of which he or she may be coauthor. The awards program is operated on an annual basis. Except for the Priestley Medal and James Bryant Conant Award, nominations are not extended automatically from year to year for those candidates not selected for an award. A written statement of renomination must be submitted if the previous nominee is to be considered by the current selection committee. It is possible to update any previous nomination on file with the American Chemical Society. Six copies of the supplemental material are required. Nominations and inquiries concerning awards should be directed to Awards Program, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, and postmarked no later than midnight March 1, 1983. Earlier transmittal is encouraged. "Awards Administered by the American Chemical Society" (Bulletin 7), describing awards to be presented in 1984, is available upon request from the Awards Program office at the above address.
achievements of scientists who are active in the fields of polymer and polymer materials research. The recipient will be selected primarily on the basis of scientific contributions made to the technology of plastics, coatings, polymer composites, adhesives, and related fields during the 10-year period preceding date of selection. Preference will be given to avoid repeating specific areas of technology whenever recognized by the granting of this award in the two preceding years. • ACS Award in Chemical Education sponsored by Union Carbide Corporation. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to chemical education considered in its broadest meaning, including the training of professional chemists; the dissemination of reliable information about chemistry to prospective chemists, to members of the profession, to students in other fields, and to the general public; and the integration of chemistry into our educational system. The activities recognized by the award may lie in the fields of teaching (at any level), organization and administration, influential writing, educational research, the methodology of instruction, establishment of standards of instruction, and public enlightenment. Preference shall be given to U.S. citizens. • ACS Award in Chromatography sponsored by SUPELCO INC. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to the fields of chromatography, with particular consideration given to developments of new methods. • ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry sponsored by Kendall Company. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada and must have made outstanding scientific contributions to colloid or surface chemistry. Special consideration will be given to areas which have not been recognized recently; to the independence of thought and the originality shown; and to the technological impact of the nominee's contribution. • ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry sponsored by Monsanto Company. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research in the preparation, properties, reactions, or structure of inorganic substances. Special consideration shall be given to the independence of thought and originality shown. The award shall be granted without restriction. • ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry sponsored by Lubrizol Corporation. A nominee must be a resident of the United States or Canada and have accomplished outstanding research in the chemistry of petroleum or in fundamental research that contributes directly and materially to the knowledge of petroleum and its products. Special consideration shall be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. • ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by Mobil Chemical Company. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to polymer chemistry. The award shall be granted without restriction. • ACS Award in Pure Chemistry sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity recognizes and encourages fundamental research in pure chemistry carried out in North America by young men and women. Nominees must not have passed their 36th birthday on April 30, 1984, and
must have accomplished research of unusual merit. Special consideration is given to the independence of thought and the originality shown in their research. • ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology sponsored by Rohm & Haas Company recognizes outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied research directed to separations science and technology, covering all fields, including biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, and medicine. The award is granted without restriction. • ACS Award in the Chemistry of Contemporary Technological Problems sponsored by Mobay Chemical Corporation recognizes outstanding contributions to the chemistry of contemporary technological problems by rewarding creativity and diligence in the pursuit of scientific solutions to the important issues of our times. Any field of chemical, chemical engineering, or biochemical research is appropriate as long as it is of general interest and reflects the concerns of modern society. There are no limits on age or nationality. • Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management sponsored by Dow Chemical Company. A nominee must have demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in promoting the sciences of chemistry and chemical engineering in research management. A nominee must be a citizen of the United States. • Arthur C. Cope Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry, the significance of which has become apparent within the five years preceding the year in which the award will be considered. The award will be granted without restriction. • James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching sponsored by Ethyl Corporation recognizes outstanding teachers of high school chemistry at both the regional and national levels. Regional awards may be made annually, one in each of the ACS meeting regions, provided qualified teachers are identified. Regional recipients will be candidates for the James Bryant Conant Award. • The Regional Award. Formal nominations for this award are submitted only by an ACS local section. Individuals wishing to propose a candidate may submit for consideration such nominations to the ACS local section in their locality. A nominee must be actively engaged in the teaching of chemistry in a high school (grades 9 through 12) either in the territory of the local section making the nomination or in an adjacent territory within the geographic region but not assigned to any local section. The deadline for receipt of nominations for regional awards is Jan. 1,1983. All nominations must be sent to the national Awards Office where they will be distributed to the award committee of the participating region. The selection of the regional recipient is under the auspices of a regional award committee established for this purpose. Nominations made by local sections in a region not having regional competition any year will be judged with one another and the winner placed in competition for the national award. • The National Award. Each winner of an ACS Regional Award automatically becomes a candidate for the James Bryant Conant Award in the following year and remains a candidate for
three successive years unless (a) he or she is selected as a recipient of the Conant Award, or (b) his or her nomination is withdrawn by the nominating region. One of the regional winners or candidates will be selected as the 1984 recipient of the Conant Award. • The Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry sponsored by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature in the field of physical chemistry. The award will be granted without restriction. • Garvan Medal sponsored by Olin Corporation. A nominee must be a woman, a citizen of the United States, and have performed distinguished service to chemistry. • James T. Grady Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. A nominee must have made noteworthy presentations through a medium of public communication to increase the American public's understanding of chemistry and chemical progress. This information shall have been disseminated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, or books or pamphlets for the lay public. • The Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Essential Oils and Related Products sponsored by Fritzsche Dodge & Olcott Inc. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding work in analysis, structure elucidation, chemical synthesis of essential oils, isolates, flavors, and related substances. Special consideration will be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. This award shall be granted without restriction. • Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by Shell Companies Foundation Incorporated recognizes distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and physics of liquids. The award will be granted without restriction. • Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories and Kelco, Divisions of Merck & Co. Inc. recognizes outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry, whether in education, research, or applications. The award will be granted without restriction. • Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Organosilicon Chemistry sponsored by Dow Corning Corporation. A nominee must have accomplished distinguished achievement in research in organosilicon chemistry during the preceding 10 years. The measure of this achievement should focus primarily on the nominee's significant publications in the field of organosilicon chemistry but may include consideration of contributions to the related field of organometallic chemistry, particularly embracing the elements of Group IV. There are no limits on age or on nationality. • The Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics sponsored by the General Electric Foundation. A nominee must have made an outstanding contribution to chemical physics or physical chemistry within the preceding 10 years. The award shall be granted without restriction, except that the recipient must be a resident of the United States and the honorarium must be used in the U.S. or its possessions. Oct. 11, 1982 C&EN
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ACS News • Ε. V. Murphree Award In Industrial and Engineering Chemistry sponsored by Exxon Research & Engineering Company. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature in the fields of industrial or chemical engineering. The award is granted without restriction. • Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry sponsored by J. T. Baker Chemical Co. recognizes an out standing graduate student and his/her precep tors) in the field of chemistry, as broadly defined. The graduate student nominee must have completed a Ph.D. dissertation in chemistry within the 12-month period before the deadline for receipt of nominations. The award will rec ognize only work done while the nominee was a graduate student. This award shall be granted without restriction. • The James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry sponsored by the Northeastern Section, ACS. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry. The award will be granted without restriction. Priestley Medal. The medal, given to recog nize distinguished services to chemistry, may be awarded not only to members of the society, but to nonmembers and to representatives of any nation, without regard to sex. Members of the ACS Board of Directors are ineligible to receive this award.
Symposium on regulatory interface A symposium on Improving the Analytical Chemistry/Regulatory Interface, bringing together leaders from industry, government, universities, and professional organizations, will take place Oct. 19-21 in Gaithersburg, Md. The banquet speaker will be Geoffrey Place, vice president of R&D for Procter & Gamble and current president of Industrial Research Institute. The meeting is sponsored by the Committee on Regulatory Affairs of the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry and the National Bureau of Standards in cooperation with the Chemical Manufacturers Association. It will cover regulatory reform, environmental sciences and health effects, innovative approaches to improving the interface, and risk benefit assessment and public perception. For information, contact Kathy Stang, National Measurement Laboratory, NBS, (301) 921-3295.
People Deaths Robert C. Allen, 53, explosives expert, June 28, San Jose, Calif. A resident of Hollister, Calif., Allen was a researcher with Du Pont Co. before joining Teledyne-McCormick Selph explosive ordnance company in Hollister in 1959. He founded R&N Chemical Co. in 1962, and was also owner and president of Chemical Proces sors. Allen did extensive research in ordnance in connection with missiles, aircraft, space ve hicles, physics, pyrotechnic chemistry, and controlled-explosive systems and components. He held several patents for his inventions, and wrote many publications in his field. He de signed the missile-body system and thrust system for the Poseidon missile, and an ad vanced ordnance system for the Saturn rocket. Joined ACS in 1957. Otto Bayer, 80, honorary chairman of the supervisory board of Bayer A.G. of West Ger many, Aug. 1. For more than four decades he contributed decisively to the destiny of the Bayer company. During his career, Bayer served on the board of management of the worldwide Bayer Group in charge of research. In 1937 Bayer received international recogni tion through his discovery of the diisocyanate polyaddition process, a completely new way of producing macromolecules—the founding of polyurethane chemistry. His awards are nu merous—the Society of German Chemists awarded him the Adolf von Baeyer Commem oration Medal and the Carl Duisberg Medal; the Gauss-Weber Medal of Gôttingen University; Otto N. Witt Medal of the Association of German Colorists; and the rarely awarded Siemens Ring. In 1975 Bayer received the Charles Goodyear Medal of the ACS Rubber Division. For many years Bayer was Honorary Professor of Technical Chemistry at Cologne University. Joined ACS in 1947. 40
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Friedrich E. Brauns, 91, internationally renowned lignin chemist, July 1, Bellingham, Wash. Brauns' association with organic chemistry extended over a period of 60 years, focusing on wood chemistry, especially lignin and cellulose chemistry. As a student he studied under Wallach (Gôttingen), Adolf von Baeyer (Munich), and Emil Fischer (Berlin). Brauns worked at the universities of Munich and Freiburg before joining the faculty at McGill University in Montreal, Que., Canada, in 1930. In 1935 he became head of the department of lignin chemistry at the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, Wis.; he remained in this position for the next 20 years. After his retirement in 1955, Brauns was associated with Oregon State University and Osaka University in Japan. In addition to his research and teaching, Brauns published extensively on lignin and related subjects. He was an abstractor for Chemical Abstracts for more than 30 years, and was editor for Section 23, Cellulose and Paper, from 1953 to 1957. Joined ACS in 1937; emeritus member. William L. Cox, 58, manager of organic chemicals research at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Aug. 27, Cleveland. Cox was the key manager in Goodyear's recent scientific effort that resulted in a patented method of chemically disposing of a number of hazardous materials, notably PCBs. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Cox joined Goodyear in 1964. During his career, he was involved in many corporate committees and functions dealing with environmental regulations, OSHA compliance, employee health and safety issues, and toxic substance management. Joined ACS in 1951. Michael Dichter, 70, senior vice president of Polymer Research Corp. of America, Aug. 21, Brooklyn, N.Y. Dichter was Under Secretary of Foreign Trade in Poland, and head of the Polish Petroleum Institute. Joined ACS in 1972.
Albert A. Dietz, 72, Aug. 16, Chicago. At the time of his death, Dietz was secretary of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, and emeritus professor of biochemistry, Loyola University, Chicago. Dietz received his Ph.D. in 1941 from Purdue University. He was a member of the Toledo Section for 29 years, and was chairman in 1946-47. Dietz was president of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in 1979. Joined ACS in 1930. John H. Dillon, 77, president emeritus of Textile Research Institute, June 28, Clemson, S.C. After receiving his Ph.D. in physics in 1931, Dillon joined Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. He became head of Firestone's physics research division in 1937, and assistant director of research in 1945. During his years at Firestone, Dillon and his associates were involved in research for the Manhattan Project. He was also a key member of the polymer group of the U.S. Government Synthetic Rubber Program. In 1946 Dillon joined Princeton University where he became the first full-time director of TRI, becoming president in 1959. Under his guidance, TRI grew to become a major national center for scientific research in the field of textile fibers. His research covered many fields, including crystal growth, photoelectricity, rheology of rubbers, mechanical properties of fibers and fabrics, and triboelectricity. Dillon was the author of more than 70 publications and held numerous U.S. and foreign patents. Joined ACS in 1948. Dorotha B. Doolittle, 86, emeritus professor of chemistry at Widener College, July 15, Broomall, Pa. Raised in Oberlin, Ohio, she was a graduate of Oberlin College. Doolittle taught in her field and served on the faculties of a dozen schools for more than 50 years. She taught at Oberlin; Oxford College for Women in Ohio; Barnard College; Kanawha and Morris Harvey colleges in Charleston, W.Va.; West Virginia Institute of Technology; Drexel University; and Widener; as well as several private schools. Doolittle was the wife of the late Arthur K. Doolittle; he died Jan. 19. Joined ACS in 1935; emeritus member. Harvey A. Dube, 64, chairman of the chemistry department at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Sept. 9. Dube had served as chairman of the chemistry department at Xavier from 1975 to 1982. Joined ACS in 1943. Wilbur H. Habicht, 63, senior chemist at Sun Refining & Marketing Co., Marcus Hook, Pa., July 11. Habicht had worked at Sun Refining for almost 30 years. Joined ACS in 1941. Stanley A. Hall, 75, chief of the pesticide chemicals research branch, USDA, Aug. 16, Bethesda, Md. Hall served as a junior chemist in the U.S. Assay Office in New York from 1934 to 1939, before he joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a chemist in the bureau of agricultural chemistry and engineering. He was appointed chief of the pesticide chemicals research branch in 1956. Hall was active in research to develop insect repellents for use in protecting members of the armed forces during the war, and later for civilian use. He carried out investigations of the properties and reactions of organophosphorus compounds, which were important contributions in the development of compounds of this type as insecticides in the U.S. Joined ACS in 1940. Wilfried Heller, 78, emeritus professor of Wayne State University, June 30, Huntington Woods, Mich. Heller received his Ph.D. from the University of Berlin in 1931. He worked at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and the University of Paris before coming to the U.S. in 1937, when he joined the chemistry department at the University of Minnesota. In 1942 he joined the University of Chicago as a division head of an important wartime rubber research project. Heller joined Wayne State University in 1946, Continued on page 51
