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Papers are invited; they may be in English, French, or German although the principal language will be English. The conference proceedings will be pub lished. Abstracts should be submitted before May 1, 1971, to the program chairman: Prof. H. R. Oswald, Insti tute for Inorganic Chemistry, Univer sity of Zurich, CH-8001 Zurich, Ramistrasse 76, Switzerland.
Symposium on Biological Electrochemistry A Symposium on the Biological As pects of Electrochemistry will be held in Rome, Italy, May 31 to June 4, 1971. The meeting is sponsored by CITCE and IUPAC. The principal themes of the meeting will be : biologi cal activity and electrochemical prop erties; thermodynamics of organic redox systems of biological interest; electrochemical kinetics of organic redox systems of biological interest ; and electrochemical membrane phenomena. Further information on this meeting is available from Prof. G. Milazzo, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Roma, Italy.
5th International Exhibition of Industrial Electronics The 5th International Exhibition of Industrial Electronics, Basel, Switzer land, which will include a special group display of electronics for medical sci ence and practice "Medex 71" to cover the field of bioengineering, will be held March 9 to 13, 1971. The regular ex hibit comprises the following technical groups : construction components ; measuring techniques; instruments for control, regulation, and automation; power electronics ; communications ; manufacturing equipment for electronic products; service undertaking; admin istration; technical literature; and training. Further information is available by writing to the Sekretariat INEL71 CH4000, Basel 21, Tel. 061 323850.
Professor Rudolf Brdicka Academician Rudolf Brdicka, Profes sor at Charles University and Director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sci ences, died June 25, 1970. He discov ered or helped to discover the four main types of polarographic currents apart from diffusion currents: kinetic cur rents, where the electroactive form is generated by a chemical reaction the rate of which limits the current; ad sorption currents, limited by formation of an adsorbed layer ; catalytic currents, 72 A ·
Scheduled Courses in Analytical Techniques Information is given in the following order: date, name of course, location of course, professional person(s) in charge of course, and/or sponsoring organizations and Contact (numbers in parentheses refer to addresses and telephone numbers given at the bottom of the list of scheduled courses). Nov. 16 to 17—Analytical Instrumentation in Process Control. New York, Ν. Υ. F. W. Karasek, R. J. Loyd, R. A. Hagstrom. ACS. Contact (1) Nov. 16 to 18—Nmr Interpretation Workshop. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) Nov. 16 to 20—Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) Nov. 16 to 20—Identification of Small Particles. Chicago, III. McCrone Research. Contact (6) Nov. 20 to 21—Solving Chemical Problems with Existing Computer Programs. Cleveland, Ohio. D. F. DeTar, C. E. DeTar. ACS. Contact (1) Nov. 21 to 22—Intermediate Gas Chromatography. New York, Ν. Υ. Η. Μ. McNair, R. S. Juvet, S. P. Cram. ACS. Contact (1) Nov. 30 to Dec. 1—Instant Thin Layer Chromatography. The Marriott Motor Hotel, Newton, Mass. Gelman Instrument. Contact (4) Nov. 30 to Dec. 2—Applications and Practice of Gas Chromatography. Pittsburgh, Pa. Hewlett-Packard. Contact (5) Nov. 30 to Dec. 2—Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) Nov. 30 to Dec. 4—Mass Spectrometry. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) Dec. 1 to 2—Pharmaceutical Applications in Gas Chromatography. Washington University. Contact: Washington University, Office of Information, 6510 Ellenwood, St. Louis, Mo. 63130. 314-863-0100, ext. 4779 Dec. 2 to 3—Color Technology. Houston, Texas. Diano Corp. Contact (3) Dec. 3—Gas Chromatography-Columns. Pittsburgh, Pa. Hewlett-Packard. Contact (5) Dec. 3 to 4—Instant Thin Layer Chromatography. The Washington Hilton. Wash ington, D. C. Gelman Instrument. Contact (4) Dec. 4—Gas Chromatography-Derivatives. Pittsburgh, Pa. Hewlett-Packard. Con tact ( 5 ; Dec. 5—Column Selection in Gas Chromatography. New York City area. H. M. McNair, W. R. Supina. ACS. Contact (1) Dec. 5 to 6—The Small Computer in the Chemical Laboratory. New Orleans, La. R. E. Dessy, D. G. Larsen. ACS. Contact (1)
in which the electrolysis product is re generated; and catalytic currents of hy drogen evolution. These processes form the basis for recent investigations by so phisticated electrochemical techniques. In practical terms, Brdicka's protein test is, in Europe, a standard clinical test indicating pathological changes in blood proteins. He was born in Prague and, after secondary school, he enrolled in the Faculty of Science in Prague, studying chemistry together with mathematics and physics as adjoint fields. Prof. J. Heyrovsky, Director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry selected him for a special assignment. He studied the complexes of cobalt with chloride ions using polarography and spectropho tometry, which also served as his topic for his doctoral thesis. After World War II he was appointed Professor at Charles University. Although his main research efforts emphasized electrochemistry, he led his students to investigate many other physicochemical topics.
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Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XVI (1971) The 16th International Spectroscopy Colloquium will be held October 4 to 9, 1971, in Heidelberg, Germany, the city in which Bunsen and Kirchhoff per formed their fundamental research on spectrochemical analysis 110 years ago. The main theme of the symposium is "The Application of Different Spectro scopic Methods to the Solution of Problems in Chemical Analysis." Es sential topics will include: combined procedures in inorganic analysis (spec trochemical analysis after enrichment, preseparation, application of tracers) ; the combination of spectroscopic meth ods for determining the constitution of organic compounds (ir, uv, nmr, ms) ; universal spectrochemical procedures (working procedures applicable to the analysis of a very large variety of dif ferent materials) ; and the field of "flame" spectrometry (emission, ab sorption, fluorescence). Another im portant field is likely to be automatic analysis for process control and data
News Dec. 6 to 7—Color Technology. Atlanta, Ga. Diano Corp. Contact (3) Dec. 7 to 8—Gc/Ms/Computer Techniques. Berkeley, Calif. F. W. Karasek, W. H. McFadden, W. E. Reynolds. ACS. Contact (1) Dec. 7 to 11—Two Separate Courses: Ir Interpretation, Part I; Laboratory Management. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2) Dec. 8 to 9—Gas Chromatography-Logical Troubleshooting. Pittsburgh, Pa. Hewlett-Packard. Contact (5) Dec. 8 to 11—Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Air Pollutants. VPI and State University, Blacksburg, Va. Contact: Continuing Education Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. 24061. 703-552-8322 Dec. 9 to 10—Color Technology. Charlotte, N. C. Diano Corp. Contact (3) Dec. 14 to 16—Two Separate Courses: Techniques of Ir Spectroscopy; Electronics and Analytical Instrumentation. Philadelphia, Pa. Sadtler Research. Contact (2)
1971 Jan. 8 to 9—Gc/Ms/Computer Techniques. New York, N. Y. F. W. Karasek, W. H. McFadden, W. E. Reynolds. ACS. Contact (1) Jan. 21 to 23—Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Spectrometry. Philadelphia, Pa. G. G. Guilbault. ACS. Contact (1) Jan. 25 to 26—Instant Thin Layer Chromatography. The Riviera of Atlanta Motor Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Gelman Instrument. Contact (4) Jan. 25 to 29—Unified Approach to the Engineering of Measuring Systems. Arizona State University. Contact: Peter K. Stein, Engineering Center, Arizona State University, Ternpe, Ariz. 85281. 602-965-3124 Jan. 28 to 29—Fourth Annual Particle Characteristics Course. Near New Jersey Airport. Keith Marshall. Contact: Shepard Kinsmon, Industrial Applications, Coulter Electronics, 590 W. 20th St., Hialeah, Fla. 33010. 305-887-8131 Jan. 28 to 29—Instant Thin Layer Chromatography. Howard Johnson Motor Lodge. New Orleans, La. Gelman Instrument. Contact (4) (1) Education Office, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. 202-737-3337 ext. 258 (2) Sadtler Educational Div., Sadtler Research Laboratories, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. 215-382-7800 (3) Diano Corp., P.O. Box 920, 506 Washington St., Norwood, Mass. 02062. 617-762-8400 (4) Scott Himes, Gelman Instrument Co., 600 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106. 313-6650651 (5) Roland Wright, Hewlett-Packard, 2500 Moss Side Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. 15146. 215-268-2281 (6) Mrs. Miriam L. Fallert, McCrone Research Institute, 451 East 31st St., Chicago, III. 60616. 312-842-7105
processing. Problems of immediate interest and new principles of analysis (e.g., stimulated electron emission) may be treated in review papers or in the course of the discussions. An instrument exhibit will take place during the meeting. The meeting is sponsored by the German Committee for Spectroscopy and the Analytical Chemistry Group of the German Chemical Society. Further information is available by writing to Herrn Dr. W. Fritsche, p.A. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, 6 Frankfurt/ Main 8, Postfach 119075, Germany
Fourth Annual Scanning Electron Microscopy Symposium Papers are invited for the Fourth Annual Scanning Electron Microscopy Symposium to be held at the IIT Research Institute, Chicago, 111., April 27 to 29, 1971. Papers on all aspects of SEM instrumentation, theory, techniques, and applications are welcomed. Abstracts of papers should be at least 200, but not more than 400 words long,
and must be submitted by December 1, 1970. Completed manuscripts of accepted papers will be due by February 15. Abstracts and inquiries should be sent to Dr. Om Johari, Metals Division, IIT Research Institute, 10 West 35th St, Chicago, 111. 60616. 312-2259630, ext. 4843
Symposium on Advanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory The Third Annual Symposium on High-Resolution Analyses and Advanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory will be held March 11 and 12 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The symposium is sponsored by ORNL and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Cochairmen for the conference are Dr. Charles D. Scott, Biochemical Separations Systems Development Section, ORNL; and Dr. Robert S. Melville, Clinical and Applied Science Section, Research Grants Branch, National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
In the two previous symposia only high-resolution techniques were discussed, but this symposium has now been expanded to include other advanced concepts for analytical systems in the clinical laboratory. Papers are invited for any of the three following topics: Analytical Concepts and Systems— Theoretical considerations, component development, computer applications, and operating systems for use in highresolution analytical systems and other advanced analytical concepts. Applications and Experimental Results—Proposed and actual research and clinical applications, clinical and experimental results, and identification and significance of separated constituents. GeMSAEC Analyzers—Research and clinical applications and system developments relating to fast analyzers using the GeMSAEC principle. Those wishing to present papers should submit 150- to 200-word abstracts before January 1, 1971. Selection of papers will be made by January 15 and accepted papers will be due in a form suitable for publication at the time of presentation. Attendance will be limited to about 150 persons. Advance reservations, accompanied by a fee of $10, should be made to Dr, Charles D. Scott, ORNL, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830. 615-483-8611, ext. 3-6265. Abstracts should also be addressed to Dr. Scott.
Third International Congress on Absorption Spectrometry and Atomic Fluorescence The Groupement pour l'Advancement des Méthodes Physiques d'Analyse (GAMS), assisted by scientific and industrial societies is organizing the 3rd International Congress of Absorption Spectrometry and Atomic Fluorescence. The meeting will be held September 27 to October 1, 1971, at the Faculty of Pharmacy, 4 ave. de l'Observatoire, Paris Vie. Sessions will include the following subjects: theory and methodology, atomic fluorescence, geology, agriculture, biology, metallurgy, oils and petroleums, chemical and industrial products, and apparatus and instrumentation. The languages (with simultaneous translation into each language) will be French, German, and English. Those who wish to submit papers should send titles before January 1, 1971, and an abstract before April 1, 1971. All inquiries regarding this meeting should be directed to Secretariat du 3e CISAFA, GAMS, 1, rue Gaston Boissier, Paris XVe, France.
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