“chemistry EDITOR: GEORGE
MORRISON
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Analytical Summer Symposia One of the oldest continuous highlights of the year for analytical chemists is the Analytical Summer Symposium held every June and cosponsored by the Analytical Division of the American Chemical The 38th Annual Symposium was held on Society and our JOURNAL. June 18-20, 1985, at Clarkson University. The topic was “Surface Characterization of Catalytic and Electronic Materials,” and the cochairmen were Professor Nicholas Winograd of the Pennsylvania State University, who organized the program, and Professor Petr Zuman of Clarkson University, who was responsible for the arrangements at the host university. The program is given in the April issue of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, pp. 543-46 A. The report of the symposium was prepared by Professor Winograd and can be found in this issue, p. 1118 A. This symposium was distinctive in several respects. Surface characterization is currently of particular importance to many areas of science and technology, and many of the lectures were given by physicists, physical chemists, and materials scientists who are leaders in this field. This symposium dramatically demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of modern analytical chemistry. It is useful to review the history of the summer symposia, which started in 1948 at Northwestern University. The topic of the first symposium was “Nucleonics and Analytical Chemistry,” and it was chaired by the late Clement J. Rodden of the US. Atomic Energy Commission. A list of past symposia and their chairmen can be found , in the Annual Directory of Members of the Division of Analytical Chemistry. An examination of the list accurately reflects the exciting new trends and developments in analytical chemistry over the years, and the chairmen and participants have been the leaders in our field. The meetings have intentionally been held at colleges and universities to foster the informal academic environment of the symposia and to give the host universities an opportunity to acquaint their colleagues with the health and vigor of academic analytical chemistry around the country. Universities actively bid for an opportunity to host this prestigious affair. Equally important, it provides an excellent forum for graduate students, and many of today’s leaders in the field first attended as students. These in-depth summer symposia continue to be one of the best educational events of the year.
Manuscript requirements are published in the January 1985 issue, page 395. Manuscripts for publication (4 copies) should be submitted to ANALYTICALCHEMISTRYat the ACS Washington address. The American Chemical Society and its editors assume no responsibility for the statements and Opinions advanced by contributors. Views expressed in the editorials are those of the editors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the American Chemical Society. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 57, NO. 11, SEPTEMBER 1985
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