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American Chemical Society 1983 Award Winners
Thomas Isenhour The winners of the 1983 American Chemical Society Awards in Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography were announced at the 184th ACS National Meeting, Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 12-17. Thomas L. Isenhour of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will receive the Analytical Chemistry Award, sponsored by the Fisher Scientific Company. Csaba Horvath of Yale University has been chosen to receive the Award in Chromatography, sponsored by Supelco, Inc. Also of interest to the analytical community this year is the Award in Applied Polymer Science, sponsored by the Phillips Petroleum Company. The winner of this award is Frank A. Bovey of Bell Laboratories. All three awards will be formally presented in March 1983 at the 185th ACS National Meeting in Seattle, Wash. Thomas Isenhour, professor of chemistry at the University of North
Csaba Horvath Carolina, Chapel Hill, has played a leading role in developing the use of computers for chemical applications. His first publication in 1964 was on a computer approach to optimizing irradiation and decay conditions in activation analysis. At the time, this was pioneering work in establishing that the computer could markedly improve chemical analysis conditions. During the next few years, Isenhour made a number of contributions to trace analysis by neutron activation analysis, including work on gamma ray spectrum interpretation and prompt gamma ray activation analysis. Perhaps the most referenced publication thus far in Isenhour's career was his 1969 paper in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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computerized learning machines. From this simple interpretation of mass spectrometry by binary pattern classifiers evolved a wide range of applications of pattern recognition
Frank Bovey methods in many areas of chemistry. Isenhour was among the first to carry out analyses of trace metals using mass spectrometry of metal chelates. In gas chromatography, his work in correlating liquid phases to allow substitution of common phases for more exotic ones has led to the establishment of a standard set of liquid phases used by chromatographers. Isenhour has also been a leader in the development of computerized searching of chemical data. He was the first to show that infrared interferograms could be used directly in a search system, avoiding the Fourier transform step required to produce infrared spectra. Recently, Isenhour's research has included work on factor analysis of mass spectra and on reconstruction of gas chromatograms for GC/IR. His current work focuses on GC/IR/MS. Isenhour earned his BS degree in chemistry in 1961 from the University
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News of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1965 he received his PhD from Cornell University, after which time he assumed a position on the faculty at the University of Washington. In 1969 he moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is now a professor of chemistry. Isenhour is the coauthor of two chemistry textbooks, "Introduction to Quantitative Experimental Chemistry" and "Computer Programming for Chemists." He was recently appointed the new editor of the ACS Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Science. Csaba Horvath, professor of chemical engineering at Yale University, has made significant contributions in the development and application of liquid and gas chromatography. In the late 1960s, Horvath first demonstrated the feasibility of using HPLC for the separation of nonvolatile samples. This early work included the development of narrow-bore columns, pellicular column packings, and what is commonly known today as ion-pair chromatography. Horvath's major contributions have been in developing the theoretical basis for liquid chromatographic separations. The general plate-height equation he developed in the late 1970s took into account the effect of actual sorption kinetics, which plays an important role in determining the efficiency of microparticulate columns. His theoretical work has also focused on the role of linear free energy relationships in HPLC. Horvath has played a key role in elucidating the fundamental aspects of reversed-phase liquid chromatography and has provided a theoretical framework for this mode of chromatography as well. His 1976 paper detailing solvophobic interactions with nonpolar stationary phases has been cited by many workers since that time. This work was followed by further studies on the influence of surface silanols and temperature on retention, and on ionic equilibrium in reversedphase liquid chromatography. Horvath's most recent work in displacement chromatography promises to have great potential for the preparative scale separation of biologically important substances. With regard to gas chromatography, Horvath is credited with the development of support-coated open-tubular (SCOT) columns. Horvath also developed porous-layer, adsorption-type open-tubular columns and porouslayer sorbents, which played an important role as pellicular stationary
phases in the first stages of the development of HPLC. Horvath graduated as a chemical engineer in 1952 from the Technical University of Budapest, where he remained on the faculty until 1956. He earned his PhD degree from the University of Frankfurt in 1963, and subsequently immigrated to the U.S. where he became a research fellow a t the Harvard Medical School. Since 1964, he has been on the faculty at Yale University, where he is now a professor in the department of chemical engineering. Horvath is coauthor of the widely acclaimed book, "Introduction to Separation Science." He is recipient of the 1978 Dal Nogare Award, the 1979 Tswett Memorial Medal, and the 1980 Tswett Chromatography Award. He has served on the editorial advisory boards of a number of journals and is currently a member of the Advisory B o a r d of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.
Frank A. Bovey is head of the Polymer Chemistry Research Department at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. He received his BS degree from Harvard in 1940, and in 1945 entered graduate school at the University of Minnesota. His thesis work, car• ried out under the direction of I.M. Kolthoff, dealt with the mechanism of free radical polymerization. The principal accomplishment of this work was elucidation of the mechanism of oxygen inhibition and the discovery of oxygen copolymers. After receiving his PhD in 1948, Bovey joined the central research department of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) Company. From 1956-62, he carried out a number of studies on macromolecules of both synthetic and biological origin by high-resolution NMR. In this work, Bovey established the possibility of observing monomer sequences in copolymers and of measuring quantitatively stereochemical configuration in vinyl polymer chains. Bovey joined Bell Laboratories in 1962 as a member of the technical staff and was appointed to his present position in 1967. Bovey's current research interests focus on the application of high-resolution NMR to the study of thé structure and conformation of synthetic and biological polymers, with particular emphasis on the determination of stereochemical configuration of vinyl and related polymers. Recently, Bovey discovered and characterized the structure of a number of defects in poly (vinyl chloride). These defects play a crucial role in determining the chemical stability and mode of degra-
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News dation of this widely used plastic material. Bovey serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals, and is currently an associate editor of Macromolecules. He received the ACS Union Carbide Award in 1958 and the ACS Witco Award in Polymer Chemistry in 1969. In 1974, he was awarded the Ford High Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1975.
Summer Internship Program Seeking Applications The Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society will once again operate a program of Summer Internships aimed at introducing talented undergraduates to the area of modern analytical chemistry. Students chosen to participate in the program will be employed by industrial, governmental, or academic analytical laboratories, where they will carry out various phases of fundamental or applied research in the analytical area. Laboratories participating agree to hire one or more students during the summer. Applicants are screened and evaluated by the Professional Status Committee of the Analytical Chemistry Division, and those students most qualified have their applications and reference letters sent to several of the participating laboratories. These organizations then select those individuals they deem suited for their particular needs and, via the Professional Status Committee, make contact with the students. The Professional Status Committee acts as a broker, soliciting applications from both students and organizations; salary and details of employment are negotiated by the organization and the student. The Analytical Chemistry Division is seeking applications from interested students and the participation of industrial, governmental, and academic laboratories for the 1983 program. Student qualifications for the program include completion of at least the second year of college, preferably including an instrumental analysis course or its equivalent, and interest in analytical chemistry. Ideally, students should be between their junior and senior years at the start of the summer of 1983. The division is also seeking applications from seniors graduating in 1983 who have specifically demonstrated their interest in analytical chemistry by application to graduate school with the intention of majoring in that area. Graduate students in analytical chemistry will be considered
One hundred and two years ago, Alexander Graham Bell discovered light-generated sound while trying to make a light-powered telephone. Thanks to Bell's discovery, USDA chemist J. Michael Gould (above) is today using photoacoustic spectroscopy to study the structure of lignin. Lignin "cements" cellulose and hemicellulose in and around plant cells, making them resistant to digestion by enzymes and giving strength and structural integrity to stems, leaves, and plant products such as wood and straw. The lignin in any plant holds more total energy in its chemical bonds than is stored in any other plant component. Unraveling the complexity of lignin's structure is the key to releasing the energy stored in cellulose, hemicellulose, and in lignin itself. According to Gould, it is the lignin in crop residues that prevents the efficient use of cellulose or hemicellulose for fermentative ethanol production. According to Gould, it is not possible to remove the lignin from wood without at least partially degrading it. With photoacoustic spectroscopy, however, lignin can be studied in its natural state without altering its components during the process of characterization.
for the program as well, since it can provide a means of broadening their backgrounds. Deadline for student applications will be Feb. 15, 1983. Student application forms and information regarding the program can be obtained from R.A. Osteryoung, Professional Status Committee, ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, c/o Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214. For the 1982 Summer Internship Program, 78 student applications were received. Some of these were rejected on the basis of low grade-point average, insufficient background in analytical chemistry, or rather restrictive geographic requirements. Eventually, efforts were made to place 61 students. Twenty-two organizations (industrial, governmental, and academic) initially indicated an interest in participating in the program. Of these, six eventually withdrew, some as a result of financial considerations, while others were simply unable to make contact with an appropriate student. Several governmental laboratories were
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obliged to withdraw this year for budgetary reasons. The final results were that 22 students were placed with 16 different organizations. Not all of the students who received offers accepted, of course. A number had found positions on their own or were otherwise occupied for the summer. It is estimated that two-thirds of the 61 qualified students found satisfactory summer employment. A list of students participating in the 1982 program, their undergraduate institutions, and the organizations employing them follows: Allied Chemical Corp., Solvay, N.Y. Harry C. Cole, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Va. Elise Epps, Lawrence University, Wis. American Cyanamid Co., Stamford, Conn. Frank E. Duffy, King's College, Pa. American Health Foundation, Naylor Dana Institute for Disease Prevention, Valhalla, N.Y.
News Joanne R. Hetzler, Colgate University, N.Y. Maureen P. O'Brien, Vassar College, N.Y. Du Pont Co., Wilmington, Del. Elizabeth A. Monnot, Bowling Green State University, Ohio Larry C. Takiff, Northwestern University, 111. Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. Janet L. Maison, University of Miami, Fla. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, N.J. Gerald C. DiDonato, College Mount Saint Vincent, N.Y. IBM Instruments, Inc., Danbury, Conn. Teresa E. Childers, Mary Washington College, Va. Denise A. Leary, Agnes Scott College, Ga. Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute, Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M. David A. Petersen, Mary Washington College, Va. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Jonathan R. Miller, Swarthmore College, Pa. Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Perry L. Flaugh, Juniata College, Pa. Standard Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio David Mendel, Carleton College, Minn. Stauffer Chemical Co., Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. George W. Wagner, Frostburg State College, Md. John J. Wehrle, SUNY College at Old Westbury, N.Y. Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, Ala. Suzanne L. Krueger, Michigan State University, Mich. Earl W. Sod, Concordia College, Mass. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. George H. Vickers, Allegheny College, Pa. University of Regina, Regina, Canada Agnes K. Brichta, University of California, Calif. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Andrew G. Gilicinski, University of Illinois, 111.
Chiu and Gallagher Win Thermal Analysis Awards Mettler Award. Jen Chiu, a member of the research staff at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, was
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Patrick Gallagher presented with the Mettler Award at the International Confederation for Thermal Analysis (ICTA) Conference held recently in Ontario, Canada. The award, sponsored by the Mettler Instrument Corporation, has been given annually since 1968 in recognition of individual achievement in the field of dynamic thermal analysis. Chiu has been on the research staff at Du Pont since 1960. He was active in the development of instrumentation for high-resolution differential thermal analysis and was an early advocate of the modular approach to thermal analysis and instrumentation. Over the years, Chiu's research has also focused on combining thermal analysis with other analytical techniques, such as gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, infrared spectrometry, photometry, and electrochemistry. Du Pont Award. Also at their conference in Canada, the ICTA presented Patrick K. Gallagher of Bell Laboratories with the 1982 Du Pont Award. Sponsored by Du Pont's Analytical Instruments Division, the award is given every three years in recognition of outstanding contributions in thermal analysis. Thermal analysis has played a key role in Gallagher's research at Bell Laboratories for 20 years. His major contributions include studies of the
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Anderson Receives AACC Award Leigh Anderson of Argonne National Laboratory has been named recipient of the 1982 Young Investigator Award by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). The award, sponsored by Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc., is given annually to the young researcher who makes the most significant contribution in the area of human health
ratories will participate in the program. Approximately 250 new full-time associateships will be awarded on a competitive basis in 1983. Awards in most programs are made for one year with possible extension through a second year. Senior applicants may request shorter tenures. Stipends range from $23 500 per year for recent PhDs to a maximum of $50 000 per year for senior associates. Allowances are made for relocation and for limited professional travel during the tenure. Applications to the NRC must be postmarked no later than Jan. 15, 1983. For application materials and information on specific research opportunities, contact: Associateship Programs, J H 610-D3, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418, 202-334-2760.
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Leigh Anderson through new developments that reach the patient through the clinical laboratory. Anderson and his father, N. G. Anderson, lead Argonne's molecular anatomy program, which is aimed at cataloging all the proteins in the human body. Anderson produced the first high-resolution two-dimensional electrophoretic maps of human blood proteins, and has also made a number of discoveries dealing with the effects of drugs, chemicals, and heat shock on gene expression in human cells.
NRC Research Associateships Available The 1983 Research Associateship Awards Program of the National Research Council (NRC) will provide opportunities for PhD scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability to conduct research in federal research institutions. Award recipients may conduct research on problems largely of their own choosing, as long as the problems are compatible with the research interests of the supporting facility. Eighteen federal research labo-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to award approximately 600 fellowships in the spring of 1983 to help meet the continuing national need for qualified scientific personnel. Subject to the availability of funds, the awards will include 500 Graduate Fellowships, 50 Minority Graduate Fellowships, and 50 NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competition for the fellowships is open to citizens and nationals of the U.S. The fellowships will be awarded on the basis of merit for full-time graduate study in all fields of science, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary areas. Application materials and program announcements are now available for all three fellowship programs. To obtain copies, contact: Fellowships Section, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel and Education, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 20550, 202-357-7536. Application deadline is Nov. 24 for the Graduate and Minority Graduate Fellowships programs, and Nov. 9 for the NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
Undergraduate Awardees to Receive ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY The Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society has named the winners of the 1982 undergraduate awards in analytical chemistry. The awards, consisting of
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Call for Papers 5th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography Riva del Garda, Italy. April 26-28, 1983. The scientific program will cover basic and practical aspects of capillary gas and liquid chromatography with emphasis on columns and their evaluation, quantitation, instrumentation, and applications. Authors wishing to present papers should submit 500700-word abstracts before Dec. 15, 1982, to P. Sandra, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, University of Ghent, Krijgslaan 281 (S4), B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Manuscripts should be submitted before March 1,1983.
66th Canadian Chemical Conference and Exhibition Calgary, Alberta, Canada. June 5-8, 1983. The technical program will include sessions on mass spectrometry and Fourier transform methods. Authors should submit abstracts by Dec. 15,1982. For more information contact Arvi Rauk, M.C.I.C., Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada, or The Chemical Institute of Canada, 151 Slater St., Suite 906, Ottawa, Ontario K I P 5N3, Canada. Budapest Chromatography Conference Budapest, Hungary. June 1-3,1983. Papers are invited on chromatography theory, techniques, and instrumentation including columns, injectors, detectors, stationary and mobile phases, and automation. Abstracts of 100 words should be submitted by Feb. 1, 1983, to either Haleem J. Issaq, N C I Frederick Cancer Research Facility,
