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2003 DAC award recipients
From left to right: J. Michael Ramsey, Chris Enke, Norman J. Dovichi, Mark E. Meyerhoff, Stephan J. Stranick, Fred M. Hawkridge
Six analytical chemists will receive awards from the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry. The awards will be presented at the ACS fall meeting in New York, N.Y. J. Michael Ramsey, corporate research fellow and group leader at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will receive the Award in Chemical Instrumentation, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company Foundation. Ramsey’s research interests include microfluidic devices, nanoscale molecular transport, miniaturized mass spectrometers and ion mobility devices, real-time characterization of single aerosol particles, and optical spectroscopy in microdomains. Chris Enke, professor at the University of New Mexico and emeritus professor at Michigan State University, will receive the J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education, sponsored by the Dekker Foundation. Enke’s current projects include a new mass spectrometer for simultaneous MS; fundamental considerations in electrospray ionization; and materials and methods for teaching chemical analysis. Norman J. Dovichi, professor at the University of Washington, will receive the Award in Spectrochemical Analysis, sponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry. Dovichi’s research interests include ultrasensitive chemical analysis and bioanalytical chemistry. Mark E. Meyerhoff, professor at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, will
receive the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Electrochemistry, sponsored by Cole-Parmer. Meyerhoff’s research interests include the development and study of novel ion/polyion and gas selective electrochemical sensors, the biocompatibility of intravascular chemical sensors, and new electrochemical immunoassay systems. Stephan J. Stranick, research chemist at the National Institute for Standards and Technology, will receive the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Arthur F. Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist, sponsored by
the Philip Morris Companies. Stranick’s research focuses on novel microscopies that combine the high spatial resolution of near-field microscopy with quantitative chemical probe capabilities of vibrational and dielectric spectroscopy. Fred M. Hawkridge, professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, will receive the Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry, sponsored by the Waters Corporation. Hawkridge’s research interests include studies of electron transfer and ligand-binding reactions of proteins and enzymes at electrode surfaces.
New separations award established The Subdivision of Chromatography and Separations Chemistry has initiated a new award, the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Investigators in Separation Science, which will be sponsored by Agilent Technologies. The first award is expected to be given in 2004. According to Victoria McGuffin, chair of the Division of Analytical Chemistry’s subdivision on Chromatography and Separations, the award is intended to complement the ACS Award in Chromatography and the ACS Award in Separation Science for established investigators. It recognizes young investigators who are within
10 years of their Ph.D. in chemistry or chemical engineering and who have noteworthy research accomplishments in academia, industry, or national laboratories. Recipients will receive an honorarium of $4000 and a plaque and will participate in an award symposium at a national scientific meeting. The deadline for nominations for the inaugural award is November 1, 2003. For details about the nomination process, contact McGuffin at Michigan State University (517-355-9715; fax 517-353-1793;
[email protected]) or visit the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry website at www.acsanalytical.duq.edu/index.html.
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