Symon, vice president, E . V. Moncrieff, treasurer, and C. E . Bolte, executive secre tary.
/444ocfat£a*& a*tct 'TXeetùutA Bleininger Memorial Award of Ceramic Society
second in the series, its inauguration havi n g been delayed by the war.
T h e Albert Victor Bleininger Memorial Award has been established by the P i t t s burgh Section of the American Ceramic Society as an annual award for distinguished achievement in the field of ceramics. I t has been established as a memorial to o n e of the world's m o s t eminent ceramists, a founder of the Pittsburgh Section, the late Albert Victor Bleininger, and will be in the form of a medallion and a scroll. Dr. Bleininger was a charter member of the American Ceramic Society and of t h e white wares division. I n 1903 he was a trustee of the Society; in 1904, v i c e president; in 1908, president; and from 1923-26, trustee. H e was one of t h e founders of the Institute of Ceramic Engineers. Dr. Bleininger was also a m e m -
Toilet
ber of Sigma X i
and
CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
of the He
was
Association
Microchemical Symposium T h e Metropolitan Microchemical Soci ety has announced i t s Third Annual Symposium, t o be held F e b . 27 a n d 28 a t the American Museum of Natural H i s tory, N e w York, Ν . Υ.
Officers
At its national convention in October t h e National Lubricating Grease Institute made plans for the 1948 convention Oct. 14, 15, and 16 at the Edgewatef Beach Hotel in Chicago. Officers for the coming year will be J. R. Corbett, president, B. G .
Market
Research
Meetings
T h e Chemical Market Research Associ ation has scheduled its meetings for the re mainder of t h e 1947-48 season s o that it
Local Sections
of
Lecture
T h e Arthur D e h o n Little Memorial Xectureship, established in 1944 by Arthur D . Little, Inc., will be delivered at t h e Massachusetts Institute of Technology o n N o v . 25 at 8:30 P.M. b y J. Robert Oppen•heimer. His subject will be "Physics in the Contemporary World." This is t h e
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T h e Electron Microscope Society of America will hold its annual meeting a t the Franklin Institute Philadelphia, P a . , Dec. 11 t o 1 3 . Thirty speakers will pre sent topics on instrumentation, technique, and current research. Registration fee is $1.00 for members and $2.00 for nonmembers.
The midyear meeting of the scientific section of the Toilet Goods Association, Inc., has been set for Dec. 4 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, N e w York, Ν. Υ . T h e morning session will begin at 10:00 A.M. a n d the afternoon a t 2 : 3 0 P.M. ; four papers are scheduled for each.
NLGI
Microscopy
AMERICAN a fellow
the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The National Research Council named him chairman of the s u b committee on ceramic chemistry; h e also served as chairman of the research committee of the U. S. Potters Association. Born in Polling, Germany, in 1873, h e entered Ohio State University in 1896. In 1907, he went to the University of Illinois where he was made full professor a n d placed in charge of the department of ceramic engineering in 1910. He m o v e d to Pittsburgh in 1912 t o become chief of the Division of Ceramics of the Bureau of Standards. In 1920, he accepted t h e position of chief chemist of the Homer Laughlin China Co. of Newell, W. V a . , where he continued until his death in May 1936. A n y member of the American Ceramic Society may nominate a candidate for t h e award. All such nominations must b e m a d e in writing, and must be submitted t o t h e chairman of the award committee o n or before Dec. 15. A nomination m u s t ibe accompanied by a complete statement «concerning the nominee's career a n d Achievements a n d m u s t certify to h i s -worthiness. A. P. Thompson, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., is chairman of •the committee for this year.
A. D. Little
Goods
Electron
PLACE
DEC.
Binghamton, Auditorium, Binghamton Gas Co. Chattanooga, University of Chattanooga Cincinnati, Engineering Society Headquarters Cornell, Ithaca, N. Y., Baker Laboratory Eastern Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Eastern New York, State College, Albany Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta Lexington, Kastle Hall, University of Kentucky Louisville, Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville Mid-Hudson, Hotel Newburgh, Newburgh, Ν . Υ. New York, Hotel Pennsylvania Rochester, Cutler Union, University of Rochester South Carolina, University of South Carolina, Columbia Southeastern Pennsylvania, Pine Tree Inn, York St. Louis, Washington University Medical School Western Carolinas, Greenville, S. C.
of the
ACS SUBJECT
SPEAKER
1
C. C. Price
2
F. D . Rossini
6
Paul J. Flory
4
C. C- Price
1
F. D . Rossini
3
C. C . Price
6
F. D . Rossini
3
F. D . Rossini
4
H. H. Strain
Influence of Substituents in the Benzene Ring Fractionation, Analysis, and Purification of Hydrocarbons Structure and Physical Proper ties of High Polymers Free Radicals i n Vinyl Poly merization Fractionation, Analysis, and Purification of Hydrocarbons Free Radicals i n Vinyl Poly merization Thermochemistry and Chemical Thermodynamics Thermochemistry and Chemical Thermodynamics Chromatography
3
H. H. Strain
Chromatography
2
C. C. Price
Vinyl Polymerization
5 1
Roger Adams Cyril J. Staud
5
F. D . Rossini
Science in Japan Some Aspects of Chemistry in> Color Photography Hydrocarbons in Petroleum
4
A. A. Brizzolara
1
J. 1C. Craver
4
F. 1>. Rossini
Other Local
of
Pigment
Fractionation, Analysis, and Purification of Hydrocarbons
Meetings
Metropolitan Microchemical Society, 16 American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y .
Kurt G. Stern
Philadelphia Organic Chemists' Club, 4 John Harrison Laboratory, Univer sity of Pennsylvania
Arthur C. Cope
CHEMICAL
T h e Chemistry Colors Plasticizers
AND
Size, Shape, and Fine Structure of Megamolecules, Including Details on the Problem of N u cleoproteins Allylie Rearrangements
ENGINEERING
NEWS
will meet in N e w York o n D e c . 10, in Washington, D . C , o n Jan. 22, in N e w York on March 11, i n Chicago o n April 22, a n d in N e w York on June 3 . The January meeting will be sponsored b y the statistics committee of the association and prominent government officials are ex pected t o address the group.
Metal Powder
Officers
T h e annual business meeting of the Metal Powder Association w a s held in Chicago, 111., on Oct. 2 2 . T h e officers— H. E . Hall, president; S. K . Wellman, vice president; 'and R . L. Ziegfeld, acting secre tary-treasurer—were re-elected. Elected to t h e board of directors were G. H . Tulley and T . R. Moore. Other directors are T. L . Robinson, chairman, B . T . d u Pont, V. T . Price, and M. A . Hunter.
Materials Exposition
Complete ftm process-picture
Handling
T h e National Materials Handling Ex position will be conducted for the second year i n the Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 12 through 16. I t will occupy almost 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. All systems of materials handling will b e on exhibition. A Conference on Materials Handling will also be held.
AMERICAN
CHEMICAL
SOCIETY
AMERICAN C H E M I C A L SOCIETY.
Chicago,
III. April 19 through 23, 1948. 113th national meeting. AMERICAN
CHEMICAL
SOCIETY.
114th
national meeting. Eastern session: Washington, D . C , Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 , 1948; M i d w e s t session: St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 6 through 10, 1948; Western session: Portland, Ore., Sept. 13 through 17, 1948. D I V I S I O N OF I N D U S T R I A L A N D E N G I N E E R I N G CHEMISTRY. Chicago, Hi. D e c . 29
and 30, 1947. Chemical Engineering Symposium o n heat transmission. SOUTHWESTERN
REGIONAL
Houston, Tex. meeting.
MEETING.
D e c . 12 and 13.
Other Scientific
Third
Societies
AMERICAN C O U N C I L O P C H E M I C A L L A B O
RATORIES. Hotel Statler, Washington, D . C. D e c . 8 and 9. Annual meeting, limited t o members and invited guests. AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFAC TURERS ASSOCIATION. Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, N e w York, N . Y . D e c . 15, 16, a n d 17. Midyear meeting.
VIRGINIA
ZnSOrHO Z i n c Sulfate ( M o n o h y d r a t e )
T h e m a n y u s e s of " V i r g i n i a " Z i n c Sulfate i n c l u d e c h e m i c a l a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l m a n u f a c t u r i n g , e l e c t r o p l a t i n g , g l u e a n d adhesives, p a i n t t r a d e s , r a y o n a n d plastics m a n u f a c t u r i n g , metallur g i c a l a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l a p p l i c a t i o n s . I t is a n e x c e p t i o n a l l y pure, 89 p e r c e n t g r a n u l a r , free-flowing crystal, a n d is q u i c k l y a n d c o m p l e t e l y s o l u b l e i n w a t e r . . . z i n c c o n t e n t , 3 6 p e r cent. S h i p p e d i n 1 0 0 l b . b a g s a n d 4 0 0 l b . barrels. I t m a y well b e t h a t " V i r g i n i a " Z i n c Sulfate c a n play an im p o r t a n t part i n perfecting your processes. O u r Research D e p a r t m e n t will b e g l a d t o survey y o u r n e e d s f o r possible applications. Call
upon
u s freely. V I R G I N I A
P A N Y , W e s t N o r f o l k , Virginia. Established
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AMERICAN SOCIETY O F M E C H A N I C A L E N G I
NEERS. Atlantic City, N . J. D e c . 1 through 5. 68th annual meeting. AMERICAN
SOCIETY
IRGINIA
OF REFRIGERATING
ENGINEERS. Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N . J. D e c . 8, 9, a n d 10. 43rd annual meeting. EXPOSITION
OF C H E M I C A L
INDUSTRIES.
O F COSMETIC
CHEMISTS.
more Hotel, N e w York, Ν . Y .
VOLUME
2 5,
HYDRO-
SULPHITE . ZINC HYDROSULPHITE
ZINC
N A T I O N A L ASSOCIATION O F INSECTICIDE AND DISINFECTANT MANUFACTURERS.
SOCIETY
DIOXIDE
SODIUM
(sMMUcœw
Grand Central Palace, N e w York, Ν . Υ. Dec. 1 through 6. 21st exposition. Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, M d . Dec. 1,2, and 3.
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