Division of Analytical Chemistry Programs: A Closer Look
Although its sponsorship of technical programs at national ACS meetings is perhaps the most visible activity of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, this is only one of the ways in which the Division promotes the growth of analytical chemistry. The Division also sponsors the Undergraduate Award Program and the Summer Internship Program for college students, summer and full-year fellowships for graduate students, and several awards for practicing analytical chemists. As the Division celebrates its 50th anniversary, it seems appropriate to examine some of these programs and to assess the impact that they have had on the chemists who have participated in them. Undergraduate awards The Undergraduate Award Program, established in 1968, provides top chemistry students at U.S. colleges and universities with 16-issue subscriptions to ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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each from October to May). According to Don Jones, chairman of the Undergraduate Awards Committee, the program has a twofold purpose: to recognize outstanding achievements of undergraduate students and to stimulate interest in analytical chemistry by ex-
posing students to the current practice of the discipline. Awardees, who are selected by the chemistry departments of their institutions, also receive honorary membership in the Division and the Division newsletter during the period
FOCUS of the award. For further information, contact Don Jones, Department of Chemistry, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. 21157. Summer internships The Summer Internship Program, begun in 1973, introduces talented undergraduates to modern analytical chemistry by arranging summer employment in industrial, government, or academic analytical laboratories. Participating organizations agree to hire one or more students who then carry out various aspects of fundamental or applied research at the organizations' laboratories during the summer. To qualify for the program, students must have completed two years of college, preferably including an instru-
mental analysis course or its equivalent, and have an interest in analytical chemistry. Ideally, students should be attending four-year colleges and be between their junior and senior years at the start of the summer, although applications also are accepted from current graduate students in analytical chemistry and from graduating college seniors who have applied to graduate school with the intention of majoring in analytical chemistry. Applicants are screened and evaluated by the Division's Professional Status Committee, which acts as a broker by soliciting applications from both students and organizations. Applications and reference letters for the most qualified students are then sent to several participating laboratories, and these organizations select the individuals most suited to their needs. Salary and details of employment are negotiated by the organization and the student. According to Bob Osteryoung, chairman of the Professional Status Committee, 42 student applications were received for the 1987 program. Some were rejected on the basis of a low grade-point average, insufficient background in analytical chemistry, or re-
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F=OCUS strictive geographic requirements, but efforts were made to place 36 students. Of the 16 industrial, government, and academic organizations that initially indicated an interest in the program, four were obliged to withdraw for budgetary reasons and four were unable to make contact with appropriate students. Some of the students had found positions on their own or were otherwise occupied for the summer, and eventually, nine students were placed in eight organizations. The response from both student and organizational participants has been overwhelmingly positive, said Osteryoung. However, the number of applicants has steadily declined, in part because of the many other similar programs, such as the Procter & Gamble Summer Analytical Research Program, that have been started by other organizations. Information regarding the program, as well as student application forms, can be obtained from Robert A. Osteryoung, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 14214. Graduate fellowships The graduate fellowship awards are designed to encourage basic research in
analytical chemistry, to promote its growth in academic institutions, and to recognize the future leaders of the profession. According to Margaret Merritt, chairman of the Graduate Fellowship Committee, the ability of the program to encourage and recognize future leaders of the discipline is particularly important now because of the increased demand for analytical chemists and the decreased government support for graduate fellowships. In addition, the industrial sponsors often invite the award recipient to visit the laboratories; thus, the fellowship is a good way to promote industrial-academic collaboration. The first two summer fellowships, awarded in 1966, consisted of a stipend of $800 and tuition and fees. In 1967 the program was expanded to six summer fellowships, and in 1970 the first full-year fellowships were awarded. The fellowships are open to all students who have completed at least one year of graduate study and who are currently working toward their Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry on a fulltime basis. In addition, the students' advisors must be members of the Division. A committee of professional analytical chemists selects recipients on the basis of written applications and
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supporting letters of recommendation. According to Merritt, the typical fullyear fellowship recipient is a National Merit Scholar who received an undergraduate degree magna cum laude and who has published two or three original papers at the time of application. Industrial support of the graduate fellowship program, said Merritt, has allowed the Division to sponsor some of the very best graduate students in analytical chemistry today. Long-time sponsors include Perkin-Elmer, Procter & Gamble, and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP). The 1987-88 awards are sponsored by Perkin-Elmer, Procter & Gamble, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., the Dow Chemical Co., and SACP. The committee expects to award four full-year and five summer fellowships in 1988, including one supported by a new industrial sponsor, Tennessee Eastman. Direct benefits to the company sponsoring the annual award include close interaction with the awardee and his or her advisor, as well as good public relations. The accomplishments of the former award winners are impressive. A recent survey of award winners, said Merritt, showed that they were evenly distributed among industry and academia.
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F=OCUS Among the winners of these awards are many students who have gone on to become prominent analytical chemists, including Peter Carr (1967); Gary Horlick (1968); Jim Ingle (1970); Frederick Cantwell (1971); Timothy Nieman and Stephen Wise (1974); Isiah Warner (1975); Jack Fassett and Ron Shoup (1976); Christopher Bauer, Stephen Brown, Kelsey Cook, Michael Delaney, Alexander Scheeline, and Richard Yost (1977); Richard Hartwick and James Rusling (1978); Norm Dovichi (1979); Joseph Gardella (1980); and Vicki
McGuffin, Greg Gerhardt, and Bob Wright (1981). According to Vicki McGuffin, now an associate professor at Michigan State, receipt of the graduate fellowship convinced her that the work she was doing was good. She won the fellowship while working with Milos Novotny at Indiana University and as a result was able to concentrate full time on her research for the entire year. "Another nice aspect of this particular program," said McGuffin, "is that you visit the company that sponsored
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the award, and this visit occurs at a time when you probably haven't made a decision yet about what you want to do. Because it's purely an informational trip, it gives you an idea as to what an industrial career would be like without the pressure involved in an interview." Grover Owens, now a research scientist at Procter & Gamble, received a graduate fellowship while working with Dale Margerum at Purdue. Owens agreed that the fellowship gave him a lot of confidence: "It really makes you feel good to win a competitive fellowship award like that. The recognition is a real booster at that early point in your career." Procter & Gamble, which sponsored Owens's award, asked him to visit their laboratory at the end of the year and to make a presentation of his research. This visit, he said, which included a tour, made such an impression on him that he chose Procter & Gamble over all of the other institutions that offered him positions when he finished graduate school. Jack Fassett, a former student of George Morrison at Cornell, is currently at the National Bureau of Standards. Fassett added that the application process itself is valuable; it can be compared with that of writing a proposal and thus is a good way to practice writing down the ideas behind your proposed research project so that they can be evaluated by your peers. According to Merritt, the quality of the applications for the graduate fellowships is steadily increasing, and the biggest problem the committee faces is choosing from among the many applicants for the available fellowships. For further information on the graduate fellowships, contact Margaret Merritt, Department of Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. 02181. Division awards
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In addition to sponsoring awards for undergraduate and graduate students, the Division of Analytical Chemistry sponsors four awards in various subdisciplines of analytical chemistry: the Award in Chemical Instrumentation, the Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Award in Spectrochemical Analysis, and the Award in Electrochemistry. Each award consists of a cash honorarium, a $1000 travel allowance to attend the fall national ACS meeting at which the award is presented, and a suitably inscribed plaque. The Award in Chemical Instrumentation was first awarded in 1978 and replaced the ACS Award in Chemical Instrumentation, which became inactive in 1976. Now sponsored by the Dow Chemical Co., this award is in-
tended "to recognize persons who have through scholarly activity definitively and uniquely advanced the field of chemical instrumentation." Winners include J. D. Winefordner (1978), John Walters (1979), Donald Smith (1980), Jon Amy (1981), Harry Pardue (1982), Velmer Fassel (1983), R. Graham Cooks (1984), Gary Hieftje (1985), Fred Lytle (1986), and Ed Yeung (1987). The Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in 1982 and is supported by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Its purpose is to foster excellence in the teaching of analytical chemistry at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States and Canada. The award is given to an individual who through excellence in teaching in the classroom and the research environment has enhanced the personal and professional development of students in the study of analytical chemistry. Winners include I. M. Kolthoff (1983), Howard Malmstadt (1984), L. B. Rogers (1985), Herb Laitinen (1986), and Henry Freiser (1987). The Award in Spectrochemical Analysis was established in 1986 to foster innovation in the conceptualization, development, and use of spectroscopy to further the science of chemical analysis. The award specifically recognizes an individual who through scholarly activity has had a significant influence on the field of spectrochemical analysis and is sponsored by Perkin-Elmer. It was presented for the first time at the 1987 ACS national meeting in New Orleans to J. D. Winefordner. The Division's newest award is the Award in Electrochemistry, sponsored by the Electrochemical Instruments Division of EG&G Princeton Applied Research Corp. This award, which recognizes a person who has contributed to the conceptualization, understanding, and use of electrochemistry in analytical chemistry, will be presented for the first time at the fall ACS meeting. For further information on the Division awards, see p. 267A or contact Roland Hirsch, Division of Chemical Sciences, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20545. These four programs represent only some of the ways that the Division is promoting the growth of analytical chemistry, increasing the professional status of analytical chemists, and contributing to the fulfillment of society's needs. Future issues will highlight the annual Summer Symposium, which this year focuses on lasers and will be held at Stanford University in June, and the 50th anniversary celebration to be held at the fall national meeting in Los Angeles. Mary Warner
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