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Eastern Analytical Symposium The 1964 Eastern Analytical Symposium and Instrument Exhibit will be held Nov. 11 to 13 at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York City. Sponsoring organizations are the Analytical Groups of the New York and North Jersey Sections of the ACS; the Baltimore-Washington, Delaware Valley, New England, and New York sections of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy; and the American Microchemical Society. The meeting will consist of a series of three-hour symposiums of invited papers by authorities in a number of fields of interest to instrumental analysts, chemists, and spectroscopists, with emphasis on recent developments. An employment bureau will be a feature of the meeting. For advance arrangements, prospective employers and employees may contact John D. Voorhies, American Cyanamid Co., Bound Brook, N.J. General chairman of the meeting is P. Lublin of General Telephone & Electronics Labs. For further information write Dr. Marvin Margoshes, Room 3, Chemistry Bldg., National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234.
J. P. Watson. High-Resolution Mass Spectra of Compounds Emerging from a Gas Chromatograph. G. L. Evans, R. J. Shuba. Analysis of Polymers via Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Analytical Chemistry in Criminalistics D. T. Dragel. Technical and Legal Aspects of Scientific Evidence. H. C. Freimuth. Analytical Chemistry and Sudden Death. Melvin Lerner. Enforcement Problems—U.S. Customs Service. P. L. Kirk. Analytical Chemistry in Criminalistics. Air Pollution: Analysis of Particulate Material J. P. Lodge. Analytical Chemistry and Air Pollution. E. Sawicki. Recent Developments in the Separation and Analysis of Air Pollutants. J. W. Dwyer. Contamination in Laboratory Gas Streams—Analysis and Control. T. W. Stanley, W. S. Elbert. The Application of Thin-Layer Chromatography and Spectral Procedures to the Analysis for AZA Heterocyclic Hydrocarbons in Complex Mixtures. Thermo-Analysis
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Solving Analysis Problems with Statistics W. L. Nicholson. Statistics and Trace Analysis. S. M. Free. Statistical Problems in Pharmaceutical Analysis. W. J. Youden. Locating Troubles in Analytical Procedures. Instrumental Activation Analysis with Laboratory Sources Peter R. Gray. Integration of Neutron Activation into a Diversified Analytical Laboratory. E. L. Steele. Automated Activation Analysis Laboratory System for Routine Analysis. O. U. Anders. Achievement of Accuracy and Precision. Monitoring of Gas Chromatography Effluents J. M. Kelliher, R. A. Brown. Combination GC-Infrared Spectra in Organic Analysis. 74
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L. M. Melnick, W. R. Bandi, H. Karp, W. H. Straub. DTA-TGA Applied to Analysis of Inclusions in Steel. Michael O'Neill. Theory of Scanning Colorimetry. R. K. Ware, P. P. Pirooz. ThermoAnalysis Techniques in Glass Melting Research. Richard Badger. Determination of Organic Reaction Parameters by DTA. THURSDAY MORNING
Separations for Trace Analysis G. H. Morrison. Preconcentration Methods in Ultratrace Analysis. J. T. Cali. Radiochemical Separations in Trace Analysis. W. G. Pfann. Zone Melting Considered as a New Chromatographic Separation Technique. Analytical X-Ray Diffraction J. T. Norton. Retained Austenite Determination in Hardened Steels. L. E. Alexander. Quantitative XRay Analysis of Powder Mixtures. C. Barrett, T. B. Massalski. The Application of Quantitative X-Ray Metallography.
Jacob Trombka. Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy for Lunar and Planetary Compositional Analysis. Richard Tousey. Spectroscopy of the Sun from Space Vehicles. Robert Noble. Spectrometry from Above the Atmosphere. Ronald Lyons. Lunar Exploration from Orbital Altitudes. THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Thin- and Thick-Layer Chromatography H. K. Mangold. Separation, Identification, and Quantitative Techniques by Thin-Layer Chromatography. Bernard Korzun. Thick-Layer Chromatography. A. F. Hofmann. Thin-Layer Chromatography in Clinical Research. Thomas Stanley. Direct Spectrophotofluorometric Analysis for Aromatic Compounds on Thin-Layer Chromatograms. X-Ray Spectroscopy of Light Elements J. F. Meekins. Bragg Crystal Spectrometer for Measurement of Solar Flare X-Ray Spectra from the Oso-D Satellite. J. W. Thatcher, W. J. Campbell. Instrumentation for Light Element Analysis. Poen S. Ong. The Electron Probe as a Light Element Micro Analyzer. Space Materials Analysis E. Scala. Materials Problems of the Space Industry. W. T. Barry. New and Old Problems of Ablative Heat Shield Materials. J. T. Parker. Behavior of Materials in Space Environment. Color Measurement F. W. Billmeyer, Jr. Color and Analytical Chemistry. Ruth M. Johnston. Spectrophotometry. H. R. Davidson. Colorimetry. M. Saltzman, A. M. Keay. Color Identification. E. Allen. Analytical Color Matching. FRIDAY MORNING
The Interrelation Between NMR, Infrared, Ultraviolet, and Mass Spectrometry in the Elucidation of Molecular Structure F. W. McLafferty, W. J. Potts, R. C. Ferguson, W. D. Cooke. Panel Discussion. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy R. N. Kinsely. Spectroscopic Properties and Analytical Applications of Fuel-Rich, Oxyacetylene Flames.
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E. A. Boling. Data Collection and Analysis in Atomic Absorption Spec troscopy. Géraldine Powell. Tissue Analysis (Mn, Zn, Cu, K) on Muscle and Liver by Atomic Absorption. J. D. Winefordner. Atomic Fluorescence Flame Spectroscopy. Quantitative Trace Analysis Utilizing Semimicro Samples K. L. Cheng, B. L. Goydish. Trace Inorganic Analysis Utilizing Semimicro and Micro Samples. W. G. Guldner. The Analysis of Thin Metal Films by means of a Xenon Flash Discharge Lamp. M. Beroza. A Technique for Determining Chemical Structure by Gas Chromatography. Chelometry H. Flaschka. Applications of Chelometry. Arthur Martell. Equilibrium and Structure Involving Metal Complexes of EDTA Analogs in Solution. Dale Margerum. Kinetic Aspects of Chelometry. C. N. Reilley. NMR Spectral Studies of Metal Chelates. FRIDAY
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High-Resolution Mass Spectroscopy H. E. Lumpkin. Role of HighResolution Mass Spectrometry in Industrial Organic Research. A. L. Burlingame. High-Resolution Mass Spectra in Unique Characterization of Molecular Structure. K. Biemann. Interpretation of High-Resolution Mass Spectra of Organic Molecules. Application of Computers to Emission Spectroscopy T. J. Hudson, W. R. Kennedy, B. B. Bond, J. B. Jones. Panel Discussion.
Anachem Conference The 12th Anachem Conference and Instrument Exhibit will be held Oct. 21 to 23 at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University, Detroit. Sponsor is the Association of Analytical Chemists. Dr. Anthony Turkevich of University of Chicago will give the conference address on Alpha Particle Analysis: Plans for Lunar Missions. The program includes 87 papers to be delivered in the following symposiums: Thermal Methods of Analysis; Microanalysis; Polarography; Organic Functional Group Analysis; Clinical and Biochemistry; and Automation in Analytical Chemistry. Other topics to be covered are The Significance of Spectroscopic Methods to Clinical and Biological Research; Analytical Chemistry—General; Chromatography; The Industrial Application of Optical Methods of Analysis; and Spectrophotometry. The Anachem Award Symposium will feature presentation of the award to Dr. Lawrence T. Hallett, editor of Analytical Chemistry. Write the program chairman, Bernard E. Nagel, General Motors Research Labs, 12 Mile and Mound Roads, Warren, Mich. 48090.
BRIEFS IUPAC deadline for offers of papers has been extended to Nov. 1. C&EN ran an article in these columns Aug. 31 (page 63) giving details as to the XXth International Congress on Pure and Applied Chemistry in Moscow, U.S.S.R., July 12 to 18, 1965.
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Martin Rubin. Méthodologie Problems in Application of Fluorescence Analysis of Drugs. D. M. Hercules. Some Recent Advances in Fluorescence Analysis and Related Fields. M. Schachter, E. O. Haenni. Recent Development in Triparametric Recording of Fluorescence Patterns for Polynuclear Hydrocarbons. B. L. Van Duuren, C. E. Bardi. The Effect of Medium on the Fluorescence of Aromatic and Heterocyclic Compounds. Technical Movie Sessions: Thin-Layer Chromatography Lasers Neutron Activation Analysis Automated X-Ray Diffraction The Ultimate Structure Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Biological Effects of Asbestos is the
topic of a conference to be held Oct. 19 to 21 at the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City. The program will include reports of current investigations in the U.S., Great Britain, South Africa, Italy, Germany, Canada, Finland, and Australia. For further information write the conference chairman at the academy, 2 East 63rd St., New York, N.Y. 10021.
The ASM Metals/Materials Show and Congress will be held Oct. 19 to 23 at the Philadelphia Trade and Convention Center, Philadelphia. For further information write American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio.
The New Beckman Expandomatic* pH Meter is the most versatile, high performance pH meter you can buy. It gives full 0-14 or expanded pH range at the touch of a button. Its new meter scale is 8.2" long, for easy reading. Low cost accessories offer expansions of 4, 2,1, and 0.5 pH range to full scale, and the range can be transferred without rebuffering. Specific ion, ORP, P02, and PC02 accessories make it the world's first truly modular electroanalytical system. Ask your local Beckman Sales Engineer about Expandomatic, or write for Data File LpH-13-265. Beckman
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