Undergraduates receive Analytical Chemistry As the 1994-95 academic year gets underway, undergraduate students will receive copies of the journal through two programs cosponsored by Analytical Chemistry. Both are designed to enhance students' experience in measurement science and encourage them to consider careers in analytical chemistry. For the 12th year, the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) has helped Analytical Chemistry fund the Instrumental Analysis Enhancement Program, which provides copies of the journal to undergraduate students enrolled in instrumental analysis courses. This year a record 1117 subscriptions will go to 351 professors at academic institutions in the United States. Professors will receive eight issues of the journal during the fall or spring semester and use them to enrich the content of their courses and to encourage students to continue studying analytical chemistry at the graduate level. Participating professors make the issues available to students in the classroom or laboratory, and some also assign student projects based on material that appears in the journal. The journal and the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, through its Undergraduate Awards in Analytical Chemistry, will provide eight-month, academic-year subscriptions to approximately 400 outstanding chemistry majors. Awardees are selected annually by chemistry faculty at
U. S. and Canadian colleges and universities whose departments are approved by ACS. This award program is designed specifically to recognize outstanding scholastic achievement and to stimulate interest in the discipline. Recipients will also become honorary members of the Division for a year and receive the Division newsletter.
Jorgenson to receive CE award The Capillary Electrophoresis Award will be presented to James Jorgenson, professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, at the 5th Frederick Conference on Capillary Electrophoresis next month. This award was initiated last year to recognize outstanding contributions in thefieldof CE. The first award was given to Stellan Hjerten for his pioneering work in CE systems. Jorgenson developed the first practical CE instrument in 1981 and was also a pioneer in developing on-column detection and coupling LC with CE. Jorgenson received his B.S. degree in 1974 from Northern Illinois University and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1979. He is the Associate Editor for separations for Analytical Chemistry and is this year's recipient of the Golay Award in Capillary Chromatography.
NOMINATIONS • The Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley is requesting nominations for the 1995 Stephen Dal Nogare Award for excellence in and significant contributions to thefieldof chromatography. All nominations should consist of one or more letters of nomination and a biographical sketch describing the nominee's experience and contributions to the advancement of thefield.Nominations submitted in previous years can be renewed or appended with an updated letter. Send nominations by Dec. 31, 1994, to Mary Ellen McNally, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Agricultural Products, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 19880-0402.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION • Reactivity database now available NIST is now offering "Chemical Thermodynamic and Energy Release Program" (CHETAH), v. 7.0, a database that calculates thermodynamic properties for a pure chemical or for a mixture of chemicals and is designed to help predict the performance of chemicals during storage, shipping, manufacturing processes, and laboratory use. The database, originally developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials, includes an "energy release evaluation" that predicts the likelihood of violent decomposition if the chemical receives a shock. It also accepts new thermochemical data, classifies mixtures for flammability, and estimates lower flammability limits. CHETAH, v. 7.0, requires DOS 2.1 or higher and at least 512 KB memory. For information, contact Standard Reference Data Program, A320 Physics Bldg., NIST, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 (301-9262208; fax 301-926-0416; internet
[email protected].).
• A2LA and SCC sign agreement The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) signed a mutual recognition agreement in June. The 130 laboratories accredited by the SCC will now be regarded as having accredited status by A2LA in the United States; laboratories accredited by A2LA will similarly be recognized by the SCC. The two organizations have also agreed to cooperate in the development and adoption of new and revised requirements and proficiency testing programs.
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