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Biemann Elected to National Academy of Sciences Klaus Biemann, professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former Associate Editor for MS for ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Biemann is well known for his research on applying MS to structural problems in organic chemistry and biochemistry. Biemann received his Ph.D. from the University of Innsbruck in 1951 and spent four years there as a chemistry instructor. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a research associate in 1955 and was promoted to professor in 1963. His awards include the NASA Science Achievement Award and the ACS Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in MS. Biemann is one of 60 new members from the United States and 15 from overseas, bringing the total to 1683 U.S. members and 298 foreign members.
Enke and Yost Receive ASMS Award Christie G. Enke (top) of Michigan State University and Richard A. Yost of the University of Florida jointly received the 1993 ASMS Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry for the development of the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The award, which consists of $3000 and a plaque, was presented June 2 at the ASMS meeting in San Francisco. Yost was exposed to quadrupole mass spectrometers as an undergraduate at the University of Arizona. He went to Michigan State University to study under the direction of Enke, who had an active program in laboratory computers and instrumentation. Enke and Yost realized the potential of the triple quadrupole instrument as an analytical tool and set out to demonstrate its usefulness and practicality in studying ion-molecule reactions and trace analysis. Their work was first published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1978. Triple quadrupole instruments are now routinely used in protein structure determinations, pesticide residue analysis, and drug metabolism studies.
Benedetti-Pichler Award The 1993 American Microchemical Society's Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award will be presented to Peter C. Uden of the University of Massachusetts. The award, presented annually at the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Somerset, NJ, was established in 1966 to recognize outstanding achievements in microanalytical chemistry. Uden received his B.Sc. degree and his Ph.D. from Bristol University in 1961 and 1964, respectively. He joined the faculty of the University of Birmingham in 1966 and began teaching at the University of Massachusetts in 1978. Uden's research interests include analytical and inorganic chemistry, separations, thermal methods, GC, LC, and MS. Nominations are being solicited for the 1994 award. For further information, contact Joseph Sneddon, Department of Chemistry, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609 (318-475-5777; fax 318-475-5234). Nominations should include at least three supporting letters and should be sent to Len Klein, FMC Corp., Agricultural Chemical Group, P.O. Box 8, Princeton, NJ 08543 (509-951-3422). Deadline is Nov. 30.
New York SAS Award Winner Michael Morris, professor of chemistry at The University of Michigan, will receive the New York Section for Applied Spectroscopy Medal. The award, established in 1952 to recognize outstanding achievements in spectroscopy, will be presented at EAS in Somerset, NJ. Morris received his B.A. degree from Reed College (OR) and his M.A. degree and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1962 and 1964, respectively. He accepted a teaching position at The Pennsylvania State University in 1964 and joined the faculty of The University of Michigan in 1982. His research focuses on applications of Raman and laser spectroscopy to analytical chemistry.
For Your Information Nominations are being accepted for the annual Golay Award, which will be presented in May 1994 at the 16th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography in Riva del Garda, Italy. Nominations should be sent to Carel A. Cramers, Eindhoven University of Technology, Lab Instrument Analysis, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (31-40-473024; fax 31-40-453762). Deadline is Jan. 1, 1994. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 65, NO. 13, JULY 1, 1993 • 573 A
