MEETINGS
Conferences For information on the following Gor don Conferences, contact Alexander M. Cruickshank, Gordon Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 (401-783-4011 or 3372) • Gordon Research Conference on Electrochemistry. Jan. 15-19. Ven tura, CA • Gordon Research Conference on Isotopes in the Physical and Life Sciences. Jan. 22-26. Oxnard, CA • Gordon Research Conference on Bioanalytical Sensors. March 12-16. Ventura, CA • 12th International Conference on Cement Microscopy. April 2-5. Vancouver, Canada. Contact: Charles Buchanan, Jr., 409 Santee Dr., Santee, SC 29142 • Oak Ridge Conference on Ad vanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory. April 5-6. Tam pa, FL. Contact: AACC, 2029 Κ St., N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 (202-857-0717) • Royal Society of Chemistry An nual Congress. April 9-12. Belfast, U.K. Contact: Royal Society of Chem istry, Burlington House, London Wl V OBN, U.K. • 1st International Congress on Electrophoresis, Supercomputers, and the Human Genome. April 10-13. Tallahassee, FL. Contact: H. Lim or R. McMullen, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (904-644-1010) • Meeting of the Materials Re search Society. April 16-21. San Francisco, CA. Contact: MRS, 9800 McKnight Rd., Suite 327, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (412-367-3003) • 20th Annual Symposium on Ad vances in Applied Analytical Chem istry. May 2-3. Kenner, LA. Contact: Judy Timpa, SRRC, ARS, USDA, P.O. Box 19687, New Orleans, LA 70179 (504-286-4360) • Southeastern Safety and Health Conference and Exhibition. May 810. Atlanta, GA. Contact: Education Extension Service, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 (404-894-2400)
• 3rd International Colloquium on Centrifugal Partition Chromatog raphy. June 21-22. San Mateo, CA. Contact: Eleanor Cazes, Sanki Lab oratories, 106 Folcroft East Business Park, Sharon Hill, PA 19079 • Techniques, Instrumentation, Data Handling: UV Spectroscopy for the '90s. July 1-6. Yorkshire, U.K. Contact: T. Frost, The Wellcome Foundation Ltd., Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent DAI 5AH, U.K. • Meeting on Electrochemical Techniques in Speciation Studies. July 9-11. Liverpool, U.K. Contact: A. E. Bottom, Kent Industrial Mea surements, Ltd., Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, Glos. GL10 3TA, U.K. • 2nd International Meeting on Spectroscopy Across the Spec trum—Techniques and Applica tions of Analytical Spectroscopy. July 9-12. Hertford, U.K. Contact: P. R. Brawn, Unilever Research, Colworth Laboratory, Sharnbrook, Beds. MK441LQ, U.K. • 5th Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium. July 1820. Loughborough, U.K. Contact: J. R. Dean, Dept. of Chemical and Life Sci ences, Newcastle upon Tyne Polytech nic, Ellison Bldg., Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, U.K. • 43rd ACS Summer Symposium on Analytical Chemistry—Mass Spec trometry. July 24-27. Oak Ridge, TN. Contact: David Donahue, ORNL, Ana lytical Chem. Div., Bldg. 4500-S, Mail Stop 6142, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 m 7th International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry. Aug. 5-10. Hamburg, F.R.G. Contact: Secretari at, Bank Court Chambers, 2-3 Pound Way, Cowley Centre, Oxford OX4 3YF, U.K. • 2nd International Symposium on Microcolumn Separation Methods. Aug. 20-22. Uppland, Sweden. Con tact: Eva Mattsson, Swedish Chemical Society, Analytical Div., Wallingatan 26 B, S-lll 24 Stockholm, Sweden • 12th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography. Sept. 11-14. Kobe, Japan. Contact: Kiyokatsu Jinno, School of Materials Sci ence, Toyohashi University of Tech nology, Toyohashi 440, Japan • Symposium on Chemometrics with Environmental Applications. Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Las Vegas, NV. Con
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tact: M. Stapanian, Lockheed Engi neering & Sciences Co., 1050 E. Fla mingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119 • 7th Montreux Symposium on Liq uid Chromatography/Mass Spec trometry (LC/MS; SFC/MS; CZE/ MS; MS/MS). Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Mon treux, Switzerland. Contact: M. FreiHâusler, Postfach 46, CH-4123 Allschwil 2, Switzerland
Short Courses and Workshops -For information on the following courses, contact University of North Carolina, OSHERC, 109 Conner Dr., Suite 1101, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919-962-2101) • Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust. Jan. 22-26, Feb. 12-16, March 19-23, April 16-20, and June 25-29. Chapel Hill, NC • Asbestos Identification by Polarized Light Microscopy. Jan. 29-Feb. 2 and March 26-30. Chapel Hill, NC • 10th Annual Occupational Safety and Health Winter Institute. Feb. 12-16. St. Petersburg, FL For information on the following courses, contact Barbara Nowicki, Professional Analytical and Consulting Services, 409 Meade Dr., Coraopolis, PA 15108 (412-262-4222) • Courses on Basics of Gas Chromatography and Thin-Layer Chromatography. Jan. 22-25. Pittsburgh, PA • Courses on Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements and Quality Assurance of Environmental Measurements. Jan. 29-31. Pittsburgh, PA • Courses on Spectroscopy Data Interpretation: Mass, Infrared, Near-Infrared, NMR, and 2D NMR. Feb. 21-25. Pittsburgh, PA
These events are newly listed in the JOURNAL. See back issues for other events of interest.
• Course on Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust. Feb. 5-9. Los Angeles, CA. Contact: University of Southern California, Institute of Safety and Systems Management, Professional Programs, 3500 South Figueroa St., Suite 202, Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213-743-6523) • Bioseparations: S c a l e - U p and Design Workshop. Feb. 27-March 2 and June 5-8. University Park, PA. Contact: Jim Shillenn, 519 Wartik Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (800-833-5533) m Quality in the Test Laboratory. March 13-14 and June 5-6. Warren, MI. Contact: Macomb Community College, Advanced Center for Manufacturing Technology, 14500 Twelve Mile Rd., Warren, MI 48093 (313-4457880)
Call for Papers • 18th International Symposium on Chromatography. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Sept. 23-28. The symposium will cover fundamental aspects, instrumentation, new developments, and applications of chromatographic and related techniques, including LC, SFC, capillary GC, planar chromatography, field-flow fractionation, and capillary zone electrophoresis. Authors wishing to contribute oral or poster presentations should submit 400-word abstracts by Jan. 10 to Secretariat 18th ISC, RAI Organisatie Bureau Amsterdam bv, Europaplein 12,1078 GZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Instructions for preparing abstracts are available from the symposium Secretariat. • 3rd International Meeting on Chemical Sensors. Cleveland, OH. Sept. 24-26. The meeting will feature invited lectures and contributed paper and poster presentations dealing with chemical sensor and biosensor research and development, including sensing principles, fabrication techniques, materials, and applications. Areas of interest include electrochemical, optical, chemical, and piezoelectric sensors; enzyme sensors and immunosensors; ISFETs and CHEMFETs; biocompatibility; in vivo sensors; immobilization and fixation of biomolecules for sensor applications; and interfacial phenomena of biomolecules and biosensor elements. Prospective authors should request appropriate forms from Wen H. Ko or Chung-Chiun Liu, Electronics Design Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 (216368-2934). Deadline for submission of abstracts is Jan. 31.
Wril Class Opportunities. ARAMCO, the free world's largest producer and exporter of oil and gas, has the following opportunities available in Saudi Arabia.
STABLE ISOTOPE CHEMIST
Will serve as the stable Isotope Specialist with the company and will be responsible for setting up/operating/training personnel on a new stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Will consult with exploration geologists and provide appropriate data interpretation. BS in Chemistry, Advanced degrees preferred, with 15 years' of experience and 5 years' in stable isotope technology essential.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY CORROSION CHEMIST Will be responsible for developing/mamlaining state-of-theart electrochemical procedures and instrumentation utilized to evaluate oil field chemicals and corrosion mitigation programs. BS in Chemistry, with 8 years' experience in oilfieldelectrochemistry and corrosion. PhD preferred, in Corrosion Electrochemistry. Additional experience will include A.C. impedance spectroscopy systems, potentiodyne, and computer controlled field potentiostats, microcomputers, high pressure compressors, and high pressure autoclaves.
ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION CHEMIST Will provide technical consulting services to refineries, gas/oil separation plants, and wet crude handling facilities in order to resolve field operational problems. BS in Chemistry advanced degrees preferred, with 10 years' experience in petroleum industry and knowledge in process chemistry essential. Additional working experience will include Perkin Elmer GC/FT-IR; fluorescence spectrometer; JEOL DX-300 gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer; Finnigan Incos 50 gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer; Phillips x-ray powder diffractometer; JEOL scanning electron microscope; Kevex energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectometer; and Varian HPLC. Employment with ARAMCO will provide you with an interesting lifestyle in a multicultural environment, including comfortable family living arrangements, free medical care while in Saudi Arabia, fine schools and a broad spectrum of recreational opportunities, plus 36 calendar days of vacation annually, allowing for extensive travel. We provide an attractive compensation package which includes an expatriate premium. For immediate consideration, please send your resume/salary history to: ASC, Employment Dept. 06E-036-9, P.O. Box 4530, Houston, Texas 77210-4530.
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