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Supply and Demand A perceived impending national shortage of PhD analytical chemists has prompted the establishment of the Allerton Analytical Conferences, at which representatives of academe and industry discuss strategies for increasing the number and quality of students educated in this discipline (Anal. Chem. 1981,53,129 A, 1475 A, and 1969). Many ideas have been discussed in the three conferences held to date, including upgrading undergraduate instrumental courses, improving instrumentation, holding short courses, supporting young analytical chemistry faculty members, and providing greater opportunities for university-industry interaction and support. T. J. Logan of Procter and Gamble will present a paper at the national ACS Meeting in Kansas City in September 1982, describing the background and work of the Allerton Conferences. Among the Allerton programs recently instituted was a contest to determine ways to increase the number of graduate students in analytical chemistry. A $5000 prize was awarded to help fund the proposal. Of the 42 chemistry departments that competed for the award, the University of Pittsburgh was declared the winner (Anal. Chem. 1982,54,548 A). Another program under way focuses on the enrichment of instrumental analysis courses. Professor Robert Sievers of the University of Colorado and Dr. Robert Libby of Procter and Gamble have succeeded in obtaining financial support from the ACS Corporation Associates Committee to initiate a modest trial of the Colorado plan. This program is based on their belief that ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRYis a valuable learning resource for undergraduate students taking instrumental analysis courses. The first phase of this program was an invitation to chemistry departments to request a free, single, six-month subscription to ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRYstarting with this issue-the JOURNAL to be placed in a teaching laboratory for ready access by students. The eventual goal, depending on the availability of funds, would be to provide additional free copies of the JOURNAL to those professors who would like to use them more intensively in their instrumental analysis courses. In an earlier editorial (Anal. Chem. 1981,53,385) it was noted that ANALYT~CALCHEMISTRYis already being used at a number of universities as a classroom resource. This new program should result in broader participation and success in attracting future analytical chemists.
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