A M E R I C A N CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ACS Short Courses
EARLY FALL SESSIONS The following ACS Short Courses are newly scheduled for August and September 1973. Included are two special week-long courses offering in-depth training and featuring hands-on laboratory sessions. Additional fall sessions are planned and will be announced shortly. The descriptions below are necessarily sketchy. To register or obtain complete information on the courses, student discounts, and free enrollment for unemployed ACS members, write to Department of Educational Activities, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. During the two-week period prior to a course, registration should be made by telephone: area code 202, 8724508. LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY, THEORY AND PRACTICE A ONE-WEEK LABORATORY COURSE Sept. 10-14—Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Dr. Harold M. McNair, Dr. Lloyd R. Snyder, and Dr. J. J. Kirkland; fee $295. This new laboratory course, intended for beginners, provides an introduction to the principles and practice of high speed, high efficiency LC. The aim is to enable participants to apply the technique to practical separation problems. The latest equipment from instrument manufacturers as well as home made systems will be available for laboratory work. Experiments include separation of numerous compounds by liquid-solid, liquid-liquid, and ionexchange techniques. Fifteen hours of laboratory work are scheduled. A B.S. in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering is sufficient background. Technicians with some experience in chromatography will also benefit. Enrollment limited to 25. MINICOMPUTERS AND INTERFACING A ONE-WEEK LABORATORY COURSE Sept. 16-21 and Dec. 9-14—Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Raymond E. Dessy and David G. Larsen; fee $275. This course provides an opportunity for indepth training in the design and buildup of interface packages. The course is built around hands-on laboratory sessions each day, for which six computers will be available. Using a unique multi-purpose interface assembly, the participant learns to develop interface packages for use between analytical equipment and a minicomputer. The principles of hardware and software development are stressed. Registrants should have a background in instrumentation. Some familiarity with small computers is desirable but is not a neces-
sity, since their basic operating principles are reviewed. Enrollment limited to 24. ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE IN ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Sept. 6-9—New York City. Dr. John E. Wertz and Dr. James R. Bolton; fee $160; required text, J. Wertz and J. Bolton, "Electron Spin Resonance," $22.50. The course presents an introduction to the analysis and interpretation of ESR spectra. A Varian E3 spectrometer is used to take spectra of a variety of samples, including solids. Most examples are taken from free radicals in solution, but examples of aliphatic radicals and of defects in solids are also given. The course will be of value to those who have had no previous detailed introduction to ESR and who wish to analyze and interpret ESR spectra. The course assumes a knowledge of atomic and molecular structure at a level comparable to that of modern physical chemistry texts. EMULSIONS AND DISPERSIONS Sept. 13-15—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Dr. Sydney Ross and Dr. Frederick M. Fowkes; fee $140; required text, S. Ross, éd., "Chemistry ;and Physics of Interfaces," two volumes, $16.50. This course is intended for industrial chemists and chemical engineers who meet problems in the technology of emulsions and dispersions. The purpose of the course is to introduce the theory and principles of colloid and surface chemistry that pertain to the behavior of such systems. The course includes demonstrations of equipment for preparing colloidal dispersions or instruments for measuring properties related to their stability. A B.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering is sufficient background. GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Sept. 28-29—Boston, Mass. Dr. Roy A. Keller and Dr. Michael F. Burke; fee $110; required text, R. Jones, "An Introduction to Gas-Liquid Chromatography," $9.50. The course provides a basic introduction to gas chromatography—no prior knowledge or experience is assumed. The objective is to cover basic principles, procedures, and applications. The course will introduce basic instrument requirements, define nomenclature, prepare the student to read the current literature, and provide a background for using the technique. A knowledge of basic analytical chemistry and simple electronics is desirable. The course will be of value to bench chemists, technicians, and supervisors.
AT T H E C H I C A G O NATIONAL MEETING ION-CONTAINING POLYMERS Aug. 24-26—Adi Eisenberg and M. Fred Hoover; fee $140. This course aims at providing an introduction to ion-containing organic polymers. Topics will include synthesis of the various types of ionic polymers, their structure, both from the molecular and supramolecular point of view (i.e., phase separation, clustering, etc.), the glass transition, equilibrium moduli, and viscoelastic properties. Special emphasis will be placed on industrial applications. Registrants should have a good knowledge of organic chemistry and some familiarity with the fundamentals of polymer science.
COLUMN SELECTION IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Aug. 25-26—Dr. Harold M. McNair and Dr. Walter R. Supina; fee $95. This course explores the critical step in gas chromatography, the selection of the proper column, from both the theoretical and practical point of view. Column material, length, diameter, solid support, and per cent liquid phase are discussed. The results obtained with different columns and different operating parameters are shown in chromatograms. It is assumed that the registrant has been working with a gas chromatograph. No background in higher mathematics is required.
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING Aug. 29-31—Jay R. Gould and Wayne A. Losano;fee$190. The course aims at teaching technical and managerial personnel to write effectively. A broad spectrum of writing tasks is covered—technical reports, papers for publication, editing, technical description, proposals and others. The course involves lectures on writing techniques interspersed with workshop sessions during which each participant works through sample exercises. The workshops allow for individual attention as well as group discussion of writing problems. All levels of technical and managerial personnel will benefit. Enrollment limited to 30.
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