in the coatings, paint, biological fluids, and cosmetics industries. Acquiring these instruments gives Rheometric a broader line of rheometers. According to Thomas A Luckenbach, marketing communications manager for Rheometric Scientific, "The acquisition of these lower priced viscometers will speed our penetration into price-sensitive levels of the fluid materials markets. Before this acquisition, we served mostly the R&D laboratories in these markets with our well-known line of high-quality, research-grade rheometers." To ensure continued quality of the RM 180 and RM260 rheological test instruments, Mettler will continue to manufacture the instruments and maintain a parts inventory until Rheometrics can integrate them into its own production scheme. Princeton adds EG&G OMA to repertoire Princeton Instruments has acquired EG&G Instruments' optical multichannel analyzer (OMA) product line. Princeton has built its business on OMAs and charge-coupled device-based cameras. The addition of EG&G's OMA products will allow Princeton to further expand detector research and development and will double their established customer base. According to YairTalmi, president of Princeton, "The addition of EG&G's OMA line will give us a considerably broader user base. In addition, we plan to develop new applications and Microsoft Windows software to update OMA technology and make it more attractive to the customer." EG&G is selling some of its smaller businesses to concentrate on X-ray imaging and bioanalytical instruments. One of EG&G's primary considerations in choosing to sell to Princeton is the maintenance of EG&G's reputation. Talmi explains, "One of the reasons EG&G chose Princeton to acquire their OMA line is that we agreed to service systems that are already in place for the next five years. This helps preserve EG&G's reputation, because it means their customers aren't left out in the cold without future support or upgrade possibilities."
Data Instruments merges with NeXt Sensors Data Instruments (Acton, MA), manufacturer of electronic transducers that sense pressure in liquids or gases, has acquired NeXt Sensors (Sunnyvale, CA), manufacturer of micromachined silicon pressure transducers. Data Instruments' stainlesssteel products are intended for rugged applications, such as in blood and seawater environments. NeXt's micromachined silicon products are much smaller and less expensive than the Data Instruments product line and are used in applications in-
volving dry air and noncorrosive gases. According to Peter Russo, president of Data Instruments, "Their product line complements the Data Instruments line well and provides us with a significant capability in the micromachined silicon sensor area." Dennis Dauenhauer, founder and president of NeXt Sensors, says that the merger with Data Instruments "will provide us with a marketing and sales organization second to none in the sensor industry and a corporate infrastructure to support significant growth of the business."
NOMINATIONS • 1996 Division of Analytical Chemistry awards Nominations are sought for the 1996 Division of Analytical Chemistry awards. Eligibility for the awards is not restricted to members of the Division; nominations may also come from individuals who are not members. The Award in Chemical Instrumentation, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company Foundation, is given to an individual who has advanced chemical instrumentation and has achieved one or more of the following: developed unique instrumentation, demonstrated innovative use of instrumentation in chemical measurement, stimulated use of instrumentation by other researchers, or published research papers or books that have influenced chemical measurement The Award for Excellence in Teaching, cosponsored by the Division and DuPont, recognizes a scientist who has enhanced the professional development of analytical chemistry students in the following ways: published an influential textbook, designed and implemented a new approach to teaching, encouraged a significant number of students to become analytical chemists, developed and published innovative experiments, designed improved equipment for teaching labs, or published widely quoted articles on teaching analytical chemistry. This award is open to all teachers who have been full-time faculty members at U.S. or Canadian colleges or universities for at least five years at the time the award is presented. The Awards in Spectrochemical Analysis (sponsored by Perkin-Elmer Corp.) and Electrochemistry (sponsored by EG&G Princeton Applied Research) are presented to individuals who have advanced thefieldsof spectrochemical analysis and electrochemical analysis, respectively. Candidates must have achieved one or more of the following: conceptualized and developed unique instrumentation, developed novel and important instrumentation or methods, elucidated fundamental events or processes important to the field, or published research papers or books that have influenced the development of the field. Each award consists of a $4000 honorarium, a plaque, and a $1000 travel allowance to the 1995 fall ACS national meeting. Nominating documents should include a letter of recommendation, one or more seconding letters, and a brief biographical sketch emphasizing the candidate's accomplishments. Nomination materials, which should not exceed 12 pages of text, should be sent in one package by Sept 1 to Henry Blount, Chemistry Division, Rm. 1055, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
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