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Accelerated Articles
Johnson Receives Palmer Award
Effective immediately, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY will begin publishing a new category in the research section entitled "Accelerated Articles." Papers for the new category are identified by the Editor or Associate Editors on the basis of appropriateness and highly favorable review. Because these articles will receive special accelerated handling in the publication process, the number of articles designated for this category will be restricted.
Dennis C. Johnson, professor of chemistry at Iowa State University and a member of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY'S Advisory Board, was awarded the 1993 Palmer Award by the Minnesota Chromatography Forum in May. The award, established in 1980, is named for L. S. Palmer, a former professor at the University of Minnesota and author of an early chromatographic publication on carotenoids and related pigments. Johnson was recognized for his development of the pulsed amperometric detector, one of the most significant developments in electrochemistry, and for his educational activities for the forum. He received his B.S. degree in 1963 from Bethel College (MN) and his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Minnesota. Johnson joined the faculty at Iowa State University in 1968 and was promoted to professor in 1979.
Manuscripts on Disk The JOURNAL has begun processing accepted research manuscripts submitted on diskette. Diskettes will be requested with the final revision of the manuscript; three hard copies should still be submitted. Authors are not required to use any particular word processing system; however, they are encouraged to use those that are most commonly available.
Software Reviews Beginning in January 1994, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY will publish reviews of software packages (off the shelf, not demos) of interest to analytical chemists. Software will be sent to qualified reviewers for evaluation "out in the real world." Reviewers will be asked to address the usefulness, user-friendliness, ease of installation, quality of manuals, and helpfulness of customer service. For information, contact ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 (202-872-4570; fax 202-872-4574).
Gene Bank If, and to what extent, any genetic damage is done because of exposure to environmental contaminants is one of the big questions that citizens have posed to scientists and regulators. In an attempt to address this problem, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in cooperation with the EPA and the National Center for Health Statistics, has begun to assemble a bank of DNA specimens with linked environmental exposure and health outcomes from 11,000 people who represent a random sample of the U.S. population. Epidemiologic case control studies will allow simultaneous study of polymorphic genes, environmental exposure, and gene-gene and gene-environment interactions. Samples from the bank will be used to establish precise gene frequencies for the entire U.S. population as well as for ethnic and regional populations. The researchers are developing both laboratory techniques and methods for large-scale population studies of susceptibility. Identifying susceptible genes and testing them epidemiologically will produce powerful new tools for detecting environmental hazards and will lay the groundwork for health research that integrates genetic and environmental factors that cause disease.
Graduate Student Poster Session A special poster session will be held March 1, 1994, at Pittcon to give graduate students an opportunity to meet established faculty members and scientists and share ideas. Students should submit 250-word abstracts that clearly state the objective of the work, the research plan, equipment and procedures used, sufficient experimental evidence to indicate the success of the research plan, and results and/or conclusions. Any poster not included in the special session will be considered for regular poster sessions. Abstracts should be sent to P. Gardner, Pittcon '94, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-5503 (1-800-825-3221). Deadline is Aug. 20.
For Your Information American Men & Women of Science (AMWS) is seeking nominations of newly prominent scientists in the United States and Canada (who have not previously been listed) for consideration in the 19th edition, scheduled for publication in November 1994. Individuals must have distinguished themselves as corporate, academic, or government researchers, policy makers, or administrators in the fields of natural science, agriculture, medicine, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. All biographical listings are free, and nominees are under no obligation to purchase the directory. AMWS was first published in 1906 and since that time has recorded the careers of more than 300,000 scientists and engineers. To submit a nomination or for further information, contact Tanya Hurst, American Men & Women of Science, R. R. Bowker, 121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974 (1-800-824-2470; fax 908-771-7704). Deadline is Sept. 1. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 65, NO. 15, AUGUST 1, 1993 · 673 A
