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Adds Three New Members to Its Instrumentation Advisory Board ANALYTICAL
G. PHILLIP HICKS
DONALD R. JOHNSON
MARVIN MARGOSHES
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strengthened its editorial coverage of instrumentation by increasing the sixmember Advisory Panel to a nine-member panel b y the appointment of three new members. T h e new members are G. Phillip Hicks of the University of Wisconsin Medical Center, Donald R. Johnson of E . I. du P o n t de Nemours & Co., and M a r v i n Margoshes of Digilab, Inc. Photographs and brief biographical sketches of our new panel members appear below. T h e six members who originally made u p the panel and who continue to assist the editors are J o n a t h a n W. Amy, P u r due University; Glenn L. Booman, Idaho Nuclear Corp.; Robert L. Bowman ( M . D . ) , National Institutes of Health; Jack W. Frazer, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory; Howard V. Malmstadt, University of Illinois; and William F . Ulrich, Beckman Instruments, Inc. T h e revamped instrumentation colu m n with articles b y experts in various areas of instrumentation and provocative comments b y our Contributing E d itor, the late (see page 75 A) Ralph H. Miiller of Louisiana State L T niversity, has been appearing since J a n u a r y 1969. The Advisory Panel has offered invaluable aid both in the selection of topics and possible authors and in the consideration of the scope and aims of the •feature itself. T h e journal hopes t h a t readers are stimulated t o broaden and deepen their knowledgeability in closely related disciplines so t h a t cross-fertilization of ideas might provoke original and useful thinking in the area of instrumentation for the solution of analytical problems. Readers are invited to offer suggestions of potentially interesting topics and authors for this continuing feature. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 42, NO. 3, MARCH 1970
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A NEW DESIGN FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY.
uvMonitor Ultraviolet Detector now available with 254 πΐμ or 280 m(J. source • Cell Volume: 8 μΙ • Max. Sensitivity: 0.0002 O.D. Using a unique optical and electronic measuring system*, the uvMonitor offers the high basic performance of more expensive instru ments at a price level typical of conventional monitors with much lower sensitivities and much larger cell volumes. This compact, versatile recording detector continuously monitors the absoibance at either 254 ιτιμ or 280 rri|i of one liquid stream or the differential absorbance between two strenms. Readout of absorbance of essentially monochromatic radiation is linear. Theiefoie. re cordings are directly proportional to concentration in accordance with Beer's law. Because of the extremely high sensitivity of the uvMonitor, even solutes which absorb very little at 254 mil or 280 m;i may be detected. A ηοπ-linoar range to 1.28 is also provided. When simultaneous monitoring of both UV and Rl is desired, the uvMonitor can be placed in series with the LDC rcfractoMonitor.™ Write or call today for full details on advanced designs in liquid chromatography detectors and accessories, whether ultraviolet, re fractive index or fluorescence monitoring. " U S and fore.qn ï'ntfirrs ηπΐ'Ιτ.'. înr
G. Phillip Hicks, born in Danville, 111., received his B.S. degree from the Uni versity of Illinois in 1959 and his P h . D . degree in analytical chemistry from T h e University of Wisconsin in 1963. I m mediately after completing the work for the P h . D . degree, lie joined t h e faculty of t h e University of Wisconsin Medical School, where he is now Asso ciate Professor of Medicine and D i rector of the Laboratory Computer F a cility in the Medical Center. His research interests are in the auto mated measurement and analytical a p plication of enzyme catalyzed reactions. In particular, he has published papers in t h e areas of continuous analysis based on enzyme reactions, automated methods for the separation of isoen zyme activities, and the analytical a p plications of immobilized enzyme ac tivity. M o r e recently, he has been do ing computer research in the area of on-line data acquisition and control systems in hospital clinical laboratories. l i e is a member of Sigma Xi, ACS, AAAS, and AACC. Donald R. Johnson, E . I. du Pont de Nemours it Co., Wilmington, Del., re ceived his Β.Λ. at the University of Minnesota in 1949 and his P h . D . in analytical chemistry at t h e University of Wisconsin in 1954. He has been with Du Pont since 195:-! and has served in research in analytical and physical chemistry and spectroscopy and is now Research Manager in the Instrument and Equipment Division of Du Pout's Photo Products Dept. Dr. Johnson's principal interests and publications have been in infrared spec troscopy of steroids and high polymers, ΛΤΤ1, laboratory automation, rapid microbiology, emission and X-ray spec troscopy, unir, thermal analysis, and clinical chemistrv, l i e is a member of ACS, Coblentz Society, ISA, SAS, Phi L a m b d a Upsilon, and Sigma Xi. Dr. Johnson has been serving A N A LYTICAL
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Marvin Margoshes is a Project Director at Digilab, Inc., Division of Block E n gineering, Silver Spring, M d . A native of N e w York City, he received a 13.S. in chemistry from the Polytechnic Insti tute of Brooklyn in 1951 and a P h . D . in physical chemistry from Iowa State University in 1953. F r o m 1954 until 1957 he was a research fellow and re search associate at the Biophysics Re search Laboratory of t h e Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and t h e H a r v a r d
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Medical School, and from 1957 to liJGt) he was with the Spectrochemical Analysis Section of the National Bureau of Standards. He is Editor of Spectrochimicn Acta, Part H—Atomic- Spectra, and is a mem ber of AC'S, SAS, the Washington Acad emy of Science, and Sigma Xi. He has published over 40 technical articles on atomic emission and absorption spec trometry, infrared spectroscopy, pro tein chemistry, and the use of comput ers in analytical chemistry. For some years, Dr. Margoshes has
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Silver Jubilee Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy
The Silver Jubilee of the Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectros copy «ill be held in the Department of Physics, Ohio State Unhersity, during Sept. S to 12, 1970. Plenary session subjects and speak ers are: Newer Trends in Theoretical Stud ies. P. R. Bunker, National Re search Council, Canada Electron Resonance of Gaseous Free Radicals. Alan Carrington, The University, Southampton, England Nuclear Hyperfine Structure in the Electronic Spectra of Diatomic Molecules. Thomas M. Dunn, Uni versity of Michigan Interstellar Molecules and the Inter stellar Medium. David M. Rank, Jr., University of California, Berkeley Molecular Level Crossing and Opti cal Radiofrequency Double Reso nance Studies. Richard N. Zare, Columbia University. Other invited speakers include H. Dreizler, University of Kiel, Germany, and J. Moret-Bailly of the University of Dijon, France. The former will speak on rotational spectra of molecules with two internal degrees of freedom, and the latter will talk about "GrilleSpectrometers." The first circular concerning the 1970 conference will be sent to the regular mailing list during March-April 1970; the last date for submitting titles for contributed papers and abstracts is June 1, 1970. Forms or further information is avail able from K. Narahari Rao, Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Sym posium, Ohio State University, 174 West ISth Ave., Columbus, Ohio"43210. 014-293-0505.
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News May 1 to 2—Liquid Chromatography. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Con tact: Washington University, Division of Continuing Education, St. Louis, Mo 63130 May 4 to 5—Chemistry and Analysis of Alkaloids. Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: Washington University, Division of Continuing Education, St Louis, Mo. 63130 May 4 to 6—Applications and Practice of Gas Chromatography. St. Louis, Mo Contact: Lou Anderson, Hewlett-Packard, 2812 South Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis Mo. 63144 May 4 to 8—Two Separate Courses: Infrared Interpretation, Part I; Gas Chroma tography. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) May 11 to 15—Special Topics in Sampling and Analysis. Vancouver, Wash NAPCA. Contact (1) June 7 to 26—Digital Computers in Chemical Instrumentation. Purdue University, Contact: S. P. Perone, Chemistry Dept., Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 47907 June 8 to 12—Crystallography. Chicago, III. McCrone Research Institute. Con tact (4) June 8 to 12—Determination and Measurement of Atmospheric Metals. Research Triangle Park, N. C. NAPCA. Contact (1) June 8 to 19—Modern X-Ray Spectrometry. State University of New York at Al bany. Contact: Henry Chessin, State University of New York at Albany, Dept. of Physics, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, N. Y. 12203. Page 52 A, Dec. June 22 to 26—Sampling and Identification of Aero-Allergens. Research Triangle Park, N. C. NAPCA. Contact (1) June 22 to 26—Industrial Use of the Polarizing Microscope. Chicago, III. Con tact (4) June 29—The Electron Microanalyzer and Its Applications. Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Contact (6) July 13 to 17—Light Microscopy. Cornell University. George Cocks. Contact (7) July 20 to 31—Electron Microscopy. Cornell University. George Cocks. Contact (7) Aug. 3 to 7—Infrared Spectroscopy-Technique. Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, Cambridge, Mass. Contact (7) (1) Miss Nancy Anne Daves, Office of Manpower Development, National Air Pollu tion Control Administration, P. O. Box 12055. Research Triangle Park, N. C. 27709. 919-549-8221 ext. 524. FTS 919-549-7524 (2) Sadtler Educational Div., Sadtler Research Laboratories, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. 215-382-7800 (3) A. V. Collias, Technical Forum Assoc, Inc., 545 Technology Square, Cam bridge, Mass. 02139. 617-354-1626 (4) Mrs. Miriam L. Fallert, McCrone Research Institute, 4 5 1 East 31st St., Chicago, III. 312-842-7105 (5) Education Office, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. 202-737-3337 ext. 258 (6) J. M. Austin, Director of the Summer Session, Room E19-356, MIT, Cambridge, Mass. 02139 (7) Julian C. Smith, Office of the Director, Carpenter Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ. 14850
Fourth Great Lakes Regional Meeting The Fourth Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the ACS will be held in Fargo, N . D., June 18 to 19, 1970. Pa pers are being solicited for general ses sions in analytical, biochemistry, chem ical education, computers, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Ab stracts should be submitted on stan dard ACS regional meeting forms by April 1 to Program Chairman, Peter Pappas, Dept. of Chemistry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, N . D . 58102. In addition to general papers, special symposia are being arranged. The topics for these symposia are photo chemistry, organo-phosphorus and sul fur chemistry, biological regulation,
natural products, chelation chemistry, electron donor-acceptor complexes, uses of computers in undergraduate curricu lum and visual aids in chemistry. There will also be an exhibition of in struments, equipment and books. Headquarters for the meeting will be North Dakota State University.
Rocky Mountain Spectroscopy Conference The 12th Annual Rocky Mountain Spectroscopy Conference will be held August 3 to 4, 1970, at the Albany Ho tel, Denver, Colo. Papers in all fields of spectroscopy are invited. Abstracts of not more than 300 words should be submitted by May 15 to Joseph Haffty, U. S. Geological Survey, Federal Cen ter, Bldg. 25, Denver, Colo. 80225.
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News Oct. 11 to 14—Ninth Annual Meeting ASTM Committee E-19 on Chroma tography. Brown Palace Hotel, Den ver, Colo. Contact; J. H. Fager, Union Carbide Corp., Box 65, Tarrytown, Ν. Υ. 10592. 914-592-9300 Oct. 12 to 15—84th Annual Meeting Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Marriott Motor Hotel, Twin Bridges, Washington, D. C. Contact: L. G. Ensminger, AOAC, Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, D. C. 20044. Page 58 A, Mar.
84th Annual Meeting of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists The 84th Annual Meeting of the As sociation of Official Analytical Chem ists will be held October 12 to 15, 1970, at the Marriott Motor Hotel, Twin Bridges, Washington, D. C. 20001. Pa pers will be presented on methods of analysis for materials and products im portant to health and agriculture—i.e., drugs, pesticides, food, beverages, food additives, feeds, and fertilizers. Those wishing to contribute may contact L. G. Ensminger, Executive Secretary, AOAC, Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, D . C . 20044.
Conference on Electron Probe Analysis The Fifth National Conference on Electron Probe Analysis will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, Ν. Υ., July 22 to 24, 1970. The topics of the technical sessions will include electron microprobe X-ray analysis, techniques, methodology, in strumentation, principles of electron scattering and X-ray generation, quan titative correction procedures, soft X-ray emission and microanalysis, com puter applications to microprobe data, Kossel techniques, scanning electron microscopy, new methods and instru mentation in microanalysis, and appli cations. Contributed papers are in vited ; abstracts should be submitted in English and sent to J. W. Colby, Bell Telephone Labs, Inc., 555 Union Blvd., 22-01041, Allentown, Pa. 18103. Exhibitors should contact Gordon Fisher, International Nickel Co., Paul D. Mercia Research Lab., Suffern, Ν. Υ. 10901. General information is available from Paul Lublin, General Telephone and Electronics Lab., 208-20 Willets Pt. Blvd., Bayside, Ν. Υ. 11630.
Inter/Micro-70 An international conference on mi croscopy will be held June 29 through July 1, 1970, at the Sheraton-Black58 A
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Morris Slavin Receives Churchill Award for 1970 On March 6, 1970, Morris Slavin, re tired chemist from the Brookhaven Na tional Laboratory, will receive the H. V. Churchill Award for 1970 from the American Society for Testing and Ma terials Committee E-2 on Emission Spectroscopy. The award will be pre sented at the Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, during a three-day meeting of Committee E-2. The award was established in honor of the first chairman of the committee in recognition of his service to the com mittee and to the field of industrial spectrochemical analysis. Morris Sla vin will receive the award for his "meri torious service to the committee." Morris Slavin has been an analytical chemist and spectroscopist for more than 40 years; he is currently prepar ing a monograph on emission spectro chemical analysis for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. In addition to his activities in ASTM, Morris Slavin is a Fellow of the Ameri can Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the Society of Applied Spectroscopy, the Optical So ciety of America, and Sigma Xi.
A. A. Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award Nominations are now being solicited for the A. A. Benedetti-Pichler Memo rial Award. The American Microchemical Society has created a fund to commemorate the work of the late Dr. A. A. Benedetti-Pichler. The award is made to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the prac tice or teaching of microtechniques. It is given annually with the understand ing that the recipient will give a lecture at a gathering of analytical chemists covering the field for which the award has been designated.
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Nominations for the award must be in the hands of the committee by May 1, 1970. A letter of 300 words or less, giving the name and address of the nominee, and citing, in general, his work, may be sent to the Chairman of the 1970 Committee: Louis M. Brancone, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Co., Pearl River, Ν. Υ. 10965.
Analytical Chemistry Division Solicits Nominations for Its Officers The Analytical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society is so liciting nominations for the following offices: Chairman-Elect, Councilor, and Alternate Councilor. The nominat ing committee for the Analytical Di vision is composed of Fred McLafferty (chairman), Edward Dunlop, and Sid ney Siggia. All suggestions for candi dates should be mailed to Fred Mc Lafferty, Chemistry Department, Cor nell University, Ithaca, Ν. Υ. 14850.
Industry Items Beckman Instruments, Inc., pro vides a modern new electrical insulation testing service at its Cedar Grove Op erations (89 Commerce Rd.) in New Jersey. Facilities permit testing to ASTM, Federal, MIL, and other stan dards. Tests available include dielec tric breakdown, arc resistance, dielectric constant, tracking and erosion, resis tance, and electrolytic conductivity.
Anacon, Inc., 62 Union St., Ashland, Mass. 01721, makers of infrared, ultra violet, refractive index devices, and other analytical measurement instru ments, has purchased a substantial in terest in Pier Electronic GmbH, Hattersheim, West Germany. Pier Electronic makes a similar line of electronic mea suring instruments which are marketed in western Europe.
Associated Testing Laboratories, Inc., 200 Route 46, Wayne, N. J. 07470, has expanded its failure analysis facil ity. The new service offers the follow ing categories of analysis: complete electrical and mechanical evaluation, fine and gross leak detection, nonde structive X-ray testing, microscopic in spection and color photography, and microprobe.
