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ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY P U B L I S H E D BY THE A M E R I C A N C H E M I C A L SOCIETY W A L T E R J. M U R P H Y , EDITOR
Instrumentation in Analysis issue we inaugurate a new monthly feature, Instrumentation in Analysis, prepared by Ralph H. Muller. Brief discussions of new instruments, methods, and apparatus of‘ interest to analytical chemists, together with some discussion of their significance, field of application, and possible influence on the trend of future developments will appear over Dr. Muller’s signature. It is recognized that many devices and methods, which are not primarily concerned with chemistry, will ultimately prove useful in analysis. This is particularly true in optical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical devices. Dr. 3luller is particularly well fitted by training and experience to cover the subject of Instrumentation in Analysis. He has been a member of the Radiation Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1942, and has done research in photochemistry, chemical physics, photoelectric photometry, electronics, instrumental methods of analysis and control, design of industrial and scientific instruments, and radar. He is well known to our readers as the author of comprehensive articles on photoelectric methods in analytical chemistry, American apparatus, instruments, and instrumentation, and instrumental methods of chemical analysis which appeared in 1939, 1940, and 1941. After receiving his Ph.D. from Columbia University and studying a t Gijttingen, he \?as on the staff of New York University from 1924 until he went to the 3lIT Radiation Laboratory to engage in highl) secret research work for the war effort. In 1931 he received the silver medal of the *\merican Medical Society for investigations on radium poisoning. Dr. illtiller has been a member of the Advisory Board of the ANALYTICAL EDITIOX for several years and extremely active in its deliberations. It is felt by your editors that the introduction of Dr. RIiiller’s column as a monthly feature is another step forward in a progressive and positive editorial program. The war stimulated greatly the development and use of instrumental methods of chemical analysis and unquestionably this trend will continue to grow in the future. There has been a long-felt need among analytical chemists for a timely, unbiased, and authoritative discussion and interpretation of new developments in the field of instrumentation. Your editors and Dr. Muller will welcome suggestions and constructive criticisms from our readers. \Ye also will welcome suggestions on other subjects of special interest to analytical chemists that might be developed into regular monthly features with treatment similar to Dr. Muller’s presentation on instrumentation. We are here t o serve the profession and the broad field of analytical chemistry.
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