News Daniel Armstrong, professor or chemistry at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will be presented with the American Microchemical Society's Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in microanalytical chemistry. Armstrong is known for his research in cyclodextrins and chiral separations.
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Harvey S. .old, a research associate at sors and the design of chemically sensiDuPont Corporate Analytical, will receive tive interfaces. Emphasis will be on fundathe Award for Achievements in Near-IR mental understanding of the interfacial Spectroscopy, sponsored by Perstorp Anchemistry critical to effective operation of alytical/NIR Systems. The award recog- chemical sensors, the use of sensor platnizes those individuals who have made a forms to characterize chemically active insignificant contribution to the develop- terfaces and thin films, new development and implementation of near-IR as a ments in chemically active interfaces poprocess analytical technique. Gold's retentially suitable for sensor research and search interests include computer treatdevelopment, applications of mathematiment of spectroscopic data. cal techniques to the interpretation of Fred Regnier splits his time betweee ne- sensor responses (particularly in the case ing a professor of chemistry at Purdue Uni- of arrays) and synthetic strategies for interfacial design relevant to chemical versity and a chief technical officer at Persensing Septive Biosystems. He will receive the Award for Achievements in Separation Applications are especially sought Science, sponsored by Waters. Regnier's from, and some limited support may be research interests include LC, electro- available for, graduate students, postdocphoresis, and analytical immunology aptoral associates, and new faculty memplied to the high-speed analysis of pro- bers. The organizers also encourage apteins. plications from industrial scientists worldJohn Waugh, professor of chemistry at wide. Further information can be obtained by accessing the conference's home page the Massachusetts Institute of Technolat http://www.chem.tamu.edu/gordon/ ogy, will receive the Award for Achievegrc.html. To request application materiments in Magnetic Resonance. Waugh is currently working on NMR theory and its als, contact the Gordon Research Conferences, University of Rhode Island, P.O. application at very low temperatures. Charles Wilkins, professor or ofemistry Box 984 West Kingston, RI02892-0984; e-mail;
[email protected]. at the University of California-Riverside, will be presented with the New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy's Gold Medal Award. Wilkins's research interests include hyphenated specHTC Award to troscopic techniques. Pawliszyn James Winefordner, professor or chemistry at the University of Florida, will reJanusz Pawlceive the Award for Outstanding Achieveiszyn, associate ments in the Fields of Analytical Chemisprofessor at the try. This award recognizes individuals who University of have made significant contributions to Waterloo (Canaseveral distinct fields of analytical chemisda), was pretry. Winefordner's research interests insented with the clude atomic emission, fluorescence, and Hyphenated ionization spectroscopies, and molecular Techniques in fluorescence and phosphorescence specChromatography Award at the 4th troscopies. International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Hyphenated Chromatographic Analyzers held in February in Bruges, New GRC on Belgium chemical sensors Pawliszyn's research involves designing automated integrated instruThefirstGordon Research Conference on mentation to isolate organic materials Chemical Sensors and Interfacial Design from complex matrices; eliminating orwill be held July 28-Aug. 1 at Colbyganic solvents from sample preparaSawyer College in New London, NH, foltion procedures by using SFE, hollow lowing the 6th International Meeting on fibre membranes, and coated fused silChemical Sensors, held in Gaithersicafibers;using chemometrics to enburg, MD. Organized by Richard M. hance chromatographic separations; Crooks of Texas A&M University and Anand developing optical imaging techtonio J. Ricco of Sandia National Labs, niques for CE. the conference is devoted to chemical sen-
Analytical Chemistry News & Features, May 1, 1996
