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American Chemical Society 1974 Award Winners The winners of the 1974 American Chemical Society awards in analytical chemistry, chemical instrumentation, and chromatography were announced at the Fall National Meeting in Chicago, III. The recipients, their contributions, and brief biographies appear below Philip W. West, Boyd Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Insti tute for Environmental Sciences at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., has been named winner of the 1974 ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry which is sponsored by Fisher Scientific Co. He is specifical ly cited for his contributions to ana lytical chemistry in the areas of edu cation, forensic chemistry, environ mental pollution, high-frequency oscillometry, spectrophotometry, microanalysis, and spot tests. Professor West received his BS and MS degrees from the University of North Dakota in 1935 and 1936 and his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1939. He joined the faculty of LSU in 1940 and was named Boyd Profes sor of Chemistry in 1953. In addition to teaching and re search activities, Professor West is editor of Analytica Chimica Acta and is a member of the editorial staffs of Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry and Mikrochimica Acta. He has been active in various capacities in the International Union of Pure and Ap plied Chemistry, the World Health Organization, National Academy of Sciences, EPA, and other official bodies. Dr. West also originated and for 18 years served as chairman of the Annual LSU Analytical Symposium. He has been author of the biennial review on inorganic analysis which has appeared in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY since 1949. Dr. West is the author of over 150 research papers and three textbooks. His research interests have centered mainly on microchemical and trace analysis, including the development of spot tests and the application of coordination chemistry and organic reagents to inorganic analysis. He and his students developed a reference
method for the determination of sul fur dioxide in air and a standard method for determining nitrate in water. Dr. West is a member or honorary member of many scientific societies including the ACS, AAAS, and the Japan Society for Analytical Chemis try. He has also served on the adviso ry board of ANALYTICAL CHEMIS TRY and the publication board of the Journal of Chemical Education.
ple College in ΠΙ., 1955, and his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1959. He served as an in structor and assistant professor at Princeton University until 1966 when he joined the University of Illinois faculty as an associate professor; he was appointed a full professor in
Christie G. Enke, professor of chem istry at Michigan State University, has been named to receive the 1974 ACS Award in Chemical Instrumen tation. This award is sponsored by the Sargent-Welch Scientific Co. Pro fessor Enke is being honored for his contributions to electronics educa tion, computer interfacing, and espe cially to minicomputer interface sys tems. Dr. Enke earned his BS at Princi
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1972. He served as a consultant to Standard Oil Co. of Ohio in 1960-63 and is currently a consultant to Heath Co. and American Cyanamid. Dr. Enke is particularly known for his pioneering books with H. V. Malmstadt beginning with "Electronics for Scientists" in 1961 and for his development of the instrumentation educational program. He is widely recognized in his major field of electroanalytical chemistry and more recently has been focusing his research programs to encompass more spectroscopy and bioanalytical chemistry. He has implemented an innovative interdisciplinary program, with NSF support, in scientific instrumentation at MSU. This program includes mini-digital computer use in science, offers a minor in instrumentation for students in various scientific disciplines, provides a consulting service for campus research groups, and establishes a summer retraining program for practicing academic and industrial scientists in modern instruments. Dr. Enke is a member of the ACS, the Electrochemical Society, AAAS, and other scientific societies. Readers of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY may be familiar with Chris Enke through his many contributions to the publication, both technical research papers and feature articles. The most recent latter contribution is an instrumentation article, "Real Time Clocks for Laboratory-Oriented Computers," June 1973. Dr. Enke is also a member of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY'S advisory board. Lockhart B. Rogers, professor of chemistry at Purdue University at Lafayette, Ind., has been selected to receive the 1974 ACS Award in Chromatography. This award is sponsored by Supelco, Inc., of Bellefonte, Pa. Professor Rogers has been making contributions to analytical chemistry for nearly 30 years, and since the late 1950's, his research and teaching have contributed significantly to the field of chromatography. His work covers fundamental aspects of chromatography as well as applications. He has published in the field of adsorbents, optimizing separations in gas chromatography and high-pressure liquid chromatography. He is also active in the field of computer interfacing with chromatographic techniques. Professor Rogers earned his PhD at
Princeton University and taught at Stanford University, directed longrange analytical research at Oak Ridge, and taught at MIT before moving to Purdue in 1961. He has been active in the Electrochemical Society, the Northeastern Section of ACS, and the ACS Divisions of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Education. He has served on Advisory Committees of the U.S. Air Force of Scientific Research, NSF, N C S NRC, NBS, and the journals of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY and Talanta. He has innumerable publications but has been especially effective in motivating and inspiring other scientists by his own dynamic personality and overriding interest in many subjects.
International Spectroscopy Conference The Fourth International Conference on Atomic Spectroscopy and the Twentieth Canadian Spectroscopy Symposium will be held in Toronto, Canada, at the Inn on the Park Hotel, October 29 to November 2, 1973. G. Herzberg, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry for 1971, will deliver the keynote address. Plenary lectures will be given by C. Th. J. Alkemade, V. A. Fassel, I. Rubeska, R. K. Skogerboe, A. Walsh, T. S. West, J. B. Willis, and J. D. Winefordner. The program consists of 243 papers from 21 different countries and will cover topics on atomic, analytical, magnetic resonance, and molecular spectroscopy. Additional information can be obtained by contacting: M. K. Ward, Executive Secretary, 4th International Conference on Atomic Spectroscopy and the 20th Canadian Spectroscopy Symposium, c/o National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada K1A, OR6; or Theodore C. Rains, USA and Overseas Liaison Chairman, Analytical Chemistry Division, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.
PROGRAM Monday, October 29
9:15 Keynote address: The Spectra of Hydrogen, G. Herzberg Atomic and Analytical Spectroscopy Gerhard Herzberg (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1971) will give the Keynote Address at the International Spectroscopy Conference, Toronto, Canada. Dr. Herzberg, who is a Distinguished Research Scientist of the National Research Council of Canada, will discuss the spectra of hydrogen. After his education in Germany at Darmstadt Institute of Technology and the University of Gottingen, he did postgraduate work at Bristol University and has held faculty positions at Darmstadt, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of Chicago. He has been with the National Research Council of Canada since 1948 and was named Distinguished Research Scientist, Division of Physics in 1969. He has to his credit over 200 publications and five books dealing with spectroscopy, atomic and molecular structure, and astrophysics. He has had numerous honors from many countries. He is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy and is an associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Physics
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10:30-12:15 Sessions Analysis of Clinical, Biochemical, and Biological Material Theoretical Aspects of Atomic Spectroscopy Analysis of Environmental Materials Developments in Instrumentation 2:00 Plenary lecture: Spectrochemical Methods for the Analysis of Metals, A. Walsh 3:15-5:00 Sessions Analysis of Clinical, Biochemical, and Biological Material Theoretical Aspects of Atomic Spectroscopy Analysis of Environmental Materials Developments in Instrumentation Tuesday, October 30
9:00 Plenary lecture: Application of Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry to Trace Elements, J. D. Winefordner
10:15-12:15 Sessions Analysis of Clinical, Biochemical, and Biological Material High-Temperature Atom Reservoir Analysis of Forensic Materials Developments in Instrumentation 2:00 Plenary lecture: Some Recent Investigations in Analytical Techniques of Atomic Spectroscopy, T. S. West 3:00-5:30 Panel discussion with plenary lecturers. Topic: Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy—Present Status and Future Prospects
Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Analysis of Nonmetals Analysis of Geological and Mining Materials 2:00-5:00 Sessions X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Electron-Probe Analysis Analysis of Nonmetals Analysis of Geological and Mining Materials
Wednesday, October 31
Each daily symposium will be held from 9:00-12:00 a.m. and 2:00-5:00 p.m., except on Monday, the symposium will start at 10:30 a.m.
9:00 Plenary lecture: Inductively Coupled Plasmas as Excitation Source for Trace Multielement Analyses: Present Status and Future Prospects, V. A. Fassel 10:15-12:15 Sessions Chemical and Physical Interference Effects Trace, Ultra-Trace, and UltraMicro Analysis Analysis of Environmental Materials Theoretical Aspects of Atomic Spectroscopy 2:00 Plenary lecture : The Foundations of Flame Atomic Emission, Absorption, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, C. Th. J. Alkemade 3:15-5:30 Sessions Emission Spectroscopy Trace, Ultra-Trace, and UltraMicro Analysis Flame Spectroscopy Theoretical Aspects of Atomic Spectroscopy Thursday, November 1 9:00 Plenary lecture: Analysis of Solid Samples by AA and AF Techniques, J. B. Willis 10:15-12:15 Sessions Nonflame Atomic Spectroscopy Surface Analysis Accuracy, Precision, and Statistical Treatment of Data Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy 2:00 Plenary lecture: Emission Spectroscopy: Solution to Complex Analytical Problems, R. K. Skogerboe 3:15-5:30 Sessions Nonflame Atomic Spectroscopy Applications to Health Sciences Analytical Molecular Spectroscopy Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy Friday, November 2 9:00 Plenary lecture: Title to be announced, I, Rubeska 10:15-12:15 Sessions Analysis of Marine and Océanographie Materials
Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Spectroscopy
Monday, October 29 Symposium on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Tuesday, October 30 Symposium on Infrared Spectroscopy Wednesday, October 31 Symposium on Raman Spectroscopy Thursday, November 1 Symposium on Circular Dichroism Friday, November 2 Symposium on Electron Spin Resonance
NI H Symposium The National Institutes of Health will present a Symposium on Recent Developments in Research Methods and Instrumentation in the Jack Masur Auditorium, Bldg. 10, Betheseda, Md., October 24 and 25, 1973. There is no registration fee, and all interested persons are invited to attend. The technical program is given below: OCTOBER 24 9:00 a.m. tography
General Chroma-
Chairman: A. J. Sheppard, Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. High-Speed Liquid-Chroma tographic Systems. M. T. Jackson, Jr., Monsanto Co., St. Louis, Mo. Column Performance in High-Efficiency Liquid Chromatography. J. J. Kirkland, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del. Signal Enhancement with Digital Electronic Techniques. Rengachri Venkataraghavan, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.
Spectroscopy
Chairman: Eric B. Sheinin, Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.
The Impact of Fourier Transform Techniques on High-Resolution NMR Spectroscopy. J. A. Glasel, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Conn. Fluorometric Assay of Amino Acids, Proteins, and Peptides. Sidney Udenfriend, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, N.J. Recent Advances in Dual-Wavelength Spectrophotometry. L. A. Kiesow, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. OCTOBER 25 9:30 a.m.
Histochemistry
Chairman: James D. Jamieson, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Localization of Intracellular Antigens at the Electron Microscope Level. Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Use of Freeze-Fracture and FreezeEtch Techniques for the Study of Membrane Structure. Norton B. Gilula, Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y. Scanning Electron Microscopy of Mammalian Cell Suspensions. Etienne de Harven, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, N.Y. 2:00 p.m. Recent Advances in Tissue Culture Chairman: Katherine K. Sanford, ΝΓΗ, Bethesda, Md. Analysis of Cells in Vitro by TimeLapse Cinematography. D. E. Rounds, Pasadena Foundation for Medical Research, Pasadena, Calif. Maintenance of Human Diploid Fi broblasts as Nonmitotic Popula tions. R. T. Dell'Orco, Samuel Rob erts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, Okla. Solid Tissue Masses Formed in Vitro from Cells Cultured on Artifi cial Capillaries. R. A. Knazek, NIH, Bethesda, Md.
Analytical Division's Summer Internships The ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, through its subcommittee on Professional Status, operated a 1973 summer internship program for undergraduates interested in analyti cal chemistry. Solicitations were made for industrial, governmental, and university laboratories to accept qualified students into their on-going analytical programs for the summer. Qualified undergraduates were urged
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News and Views to apply for these programs through personal contact and notice in Chem. Eng. News and ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. R. A. Osteryoung of Colorado State University, chairman of the committee, screened the applicants and tried to match prospective employment opportunities with qualified students, some of whom have restrictive geographical requirements. Eleven organizations participated in the program the summer of 1973, and 14 students were placed. A total of 82 applications for the program was received and screened. Organizations participating and the students employed were: Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Ft. Worth, Tex. : Jean Marie Bernius, St. Joseph College, W. Hartford, Conn. Analytical Chemistry Facility, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo.: Sharon A. Bradley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, L.I., N.Y.: Timothy R. Brumleve, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del.: John 0. Pezzanite, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va. Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden, N.J.: Pamela J. Peerce, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, N.J.: Joseph J. Bel Bruno, Seton Hall University, S. Orange, N.J. University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.: Steven R. Faber, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Betty A. Montagna, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W7.Va. Perkin-Elmer Corp., Norwalk, Conn.: Edward A. McLaughlin, Jr., American University, Washington, D.C. Stauffer Chemical Co., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Robin D. Kinser, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Technicon Corp., Tarrytown, N.YT.: George A. Divers, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.; Edwin L. Mclnnis, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.; Stephen E. Michel, Western Illinois University, Macomb, 111. Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y.: Kent G. Merryfield, Rice University, Houston, Tex.
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U.S. Instrumentation Exhibition in Sweden The U.S. Department of Commerce will sponsor an exhibition of Instruments for Physical/Chemical Measurement, March 11-15, 1974, at the U.S. Trade Center for Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden. Marketing surveys show an increased demand for advanced instruments in Scandinavian instruments. Among the instruments with high sales potential are test instruments, gas chromatographs, ultraviolet spectrophotometers, mass spectrographs, densitometers, refractometers, spectrometers, and electronic data processing equipment. This will be the 69th specialized trade show held at the Center which was established in 1965 to help U.S. manufacturers increase their sales in Nordic markets. For more information, contact Edward Leslie, Country Specialist, DIBA-224, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. 202-967-4461
Call for Papers 6th Annual Symposium on Advanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mar. 14-15, 1974. Papers are invited for any one of three sessions: analytical concepts, analytical systems, applications and experimental results. Submit 150 to 200-word abstract before Dec. 15, 1973. Registration and paper presentation forms are available from C D . Scott, Biochemical Technology Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830.
Meetings For other meetings scheduled in October, see the September issue, page 901 A • NIH Symposium on Recent Developments in Research Methods and Instrumentation. Oct. 24-25. Bethesda, Md. Contact: Meluin C. Frye, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 31, Rm. 1C-02, Bethesda, Md. 20014. Page 1005 A, Oct. • 4th International Conference on Atomic Spectroscopy and 20th Canadian Spectroscopy Symposium. Oct. 29-Nov. 2. Inn on the Park Hotel, Toronto, Canada. Contact: M. K. Ward, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Kl A OR6. Page 1004 A, Oct.
