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Nominations Sought for ACS Awards Nominations are now being solicited for the 1985 American Chemical Society awards. Any individual (except a member of the nominating committee) may submit one nomination for each award in any given year. Four of these awards are of particular interest to the analytical community: the ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry, the ACS Award in Chromatography, the ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology, and the newly established Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry. The ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry, established in 1947 by the Fisher Scientific Company, recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of analytical chemistry, pure or applied, carried out by a resident of the U.S. or Canada. Special consideration is given to "the independence of thought and the originality shown, or to the importance of the work when applied to public welfare, economics, or the needs and desires of humanity." The award consists of $3000 and an etching. Sponsorship of the ACS Award in Chromatography was assumed by Supelco, Inc., in 1970. A nominee for this award must have made an outstanding contribution to chromatography, with particular consideration given to development of new methods. The award consists of $3000 and a certificate. The ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology, sponsored by the Rohm and Haas Company, recognizes outstanding accomplishments in fundamental or applied research directed toward separations science and technology. The award, consisting of $3000 and a plaque, covers all fields, including biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, and medicine. The Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry will be presented for the first time in 1985. The award, sponsored by Extranuclear Laboratories, Inc., recognizes outstanding achievement in the devel-
opment or application of mass spectrometry. In 1985, the award will be granted for advances in the development of techniques or fundamental processes. The award consists of $3000 and a certificate. Nominations must be accompanied by a biographical sketch of the nominee (including date of birth), a list of publications and patents, specific identification of the work on which the nomination is based, and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's work to be recognized by the proposed award. Seconding letters are not necessary. However, a maximum of two such letters containing factual information about the candidate not provided in the nominating document will be transmitted to the award committee. Six copies of the complete nominating document (including not more than five reprints and other supplementary materials), letter size and unbound, must be furnished. The nomination and its accompanying ma-
terials must be postmarked no later than midnight, March 1, 1984. For further details about the nominating procedure, see the Oct. 3 issue of Chemical & Engineering News or "Awards Administered by the ACS" (Bulletin 7). Nominations should be sent to: Awards Program, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Copies of Bulletin 7 are available from the same office.
Hamish Small to Receive Dal Nogare Award Hamish Small, a recent retiree of the Dow Chemical Company, will receive the 1984 Dal Nogare Award on Tuesday, March 6, at the 1984 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy in Atlantic City, N.J. The award, sponsored by the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley, is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to
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the theory, instrumentation, or applications of chromatography. It is given in memory of Stephen Dal Nogare, one of the outstanding innovators in the field of gas chromatography and the first elected president of the Chromatography Forum. Small was born and educated in Northern Ireland. He received BS and MS degrees from the Queen's University in Belfast. In 1955 he emigrated to the U.S. and joined the Dow Chemical Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1983. His research interests have focused on ion exchange, chromatography, and colloid science. He holds 21 U.S. patents, is the author of 25 publications, and is the inventor or coinventor of a number of chromatographic processes. His work on ion chromatography and hydrodynamic chromatography has been recognized by a number of awards, including the Pittsburgh Applied Analytical Chemistry Award and the Albert F. Sperry Award of the In-
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News strument Society of America. His award address at the Pittsburgh Con ference will be entitled "Practical and Theoretical Challenges in the Chro matography of Colloidal Particles."
Center for Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy Established A National Center for Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy has been estab lished at Battelle's Columbus Division with a $5-million grant from the Na tional Institutes of Health's Division of Research Resources. The Center will house state-of-the-art Fouriertransform infrared spectrometers, computers, and data analyzers for Battelle scientists to use in conducting individual research programs and in collaborating on programs with scien tists and universities around the coun try. Research at the center will include the study of how proteins such as en zymes or antibodies behave in solu tion, identification of how synthetic materials used in artificial body parts interact with blood, and direct exami nation of the structures of the RNA component of cells. The center will also conduct training programs for graduate stu dents and will sponsor seminars. Uni versity and industrial scientists will be able to visit the center for short-term intervals to conduct research; the cen ter will also serve researchers in need of the sophisticated facilities by run ning single experiments for them. Robert I. Leininger has been named director of the center, and Robert J. Jakobsen will serve as its associate di rector.
Nominations Solicited for Coblentz Society Awards The Coblentz Society is seeking nominations for the following awards: Coblentz Award. The Coblentz Award is presented annually to an outstanding spectroscopist under the age of 36. Nominations for the award should include a detailed description of the nominee's accomplishments, a curriculum vitae, and as many sup porting letters as possible. Nomina tions should be submitted by April 30, 1984, to: Robin S. McDowell, Los Ala mos National Laboratory, Mail Stop J567, Los Alamos, N.M. 87545; 505667-7071. Williams-Wright Award. This award is presented annually to an in dustrial spectroscopist who has made significant contributions to vibration al spectroscopy while working in in dustry (government labs are not con
sidered industry in this definition). The work may include infrared and/or Raman spectroscopy; the awardee must still be working at the time the award is presented. The nominating document should clearly state the sig nificance of the nominee's contribu tions and highlight any publications and talks. A current vitae should also be included; seconding letters are use ful but not necessary. Nominations should be sent to: Peter Griffiths, De partment of Chemistry, University of California—Riverside, Riverside, Calif. 92521. Deadline for receipt of nominations is April 30,1984. Lippincott Award. The Lippincott Award is presented annually to an outstanding spectroscopist who has made significant contributions to vi brational spectroscopy as judged by their influence on other scientists. In novation in the contributions will be carefully appraised. The contributions may be theoretical and/or experimen tal and may have been made in the course of applied or basic research. There are no restrictions placed on the selection of the awardee, except that he or she must be alive at the time of selection. The medal is sponsored by the Coblentz Society, the Optical So ciety of America, and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy and is present ed at a meeting designated by the so ciety hosting the award at that time. Nominations for the medal should be submitted by Feb. 1,1984, to: K. Narahari Rao, Department of Physics, Ohio State University, 174 West 18th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210; 614422-6505.
P&G Seeking Applications for Summer Research Program The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) will sponsor a Summer Analyt ical Research Program for graduating college seniors majoring in chemistry. Students entering the program will spend 10-12 weeks during the summer engaged in full-time analytical re search at one of P&G's four Cincinnati corporate technical centers. Applications will be accepted only from those students presently in their senior year of undergraduate study who intend to enter graduate school and work toward a PhD in analytical chemistry. In addition, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or hold a per manent resident visa. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is March 1, 1984. For further information or to re ceive an application, contact: Coordi nator, Summer Analytical Research Program, The Procter & Gamble Co.,
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Call for Papers 2nd International Conference on Chromatography and Mass Spec trometry in Biomedical Sciences Milan, Italy. June 18-20,1984. Papers involving chromatography, mass spec trometry, and chromatography/mass spectrometry and their applications to biochemistry, medicine, toxicology, drug research, nutrition science and food safety, forensic science, clinical chemistry, and pollution are being so licited. A proposed title, an abstract of no more than 200 words, and the au thors' names and addresses should be submitted before Jan. 25, 1984, to Al berto Frigerio, Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine, Via Eustachi 36-20129 Milan, Italy. Abstracts should be typed on 8V2 X 11-in. paper with 1-in. margins on all sides and the name of the author presenting the paper un derlined. 36th National Meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Washington, D.C. July 29-Aug. 4, 1984. Papers in all areas of clinical chemistry will be presented in lecture or poster format. Abstract forms and instructions may be obtained from the national office at 1725 Κ St., N.W., Suite 1010, Washington, D.C. 20006; 202-857-0717. The deadline for receipt of completed abstracts is Jan. 20,1984.
Meetings The following meetings are newly listed in ANALYTICAL
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Other 1983 and 1984 meetings listed earlier appear in the July through November issues. • 31st Annual Conference of the Western Spectroscopy Association. Jan. 25-27. Pacific Grove, Calif. Con tact: David Saperstein, IBM Instru ments, 40 West Brokaw Rd., San Jose, Calif. 95110 m 16th Annual Symposium on Ad vanced Analytical Concepts for the Clinical Laboratory. April 12-13. Knoxville, Tenn. Contact: American Assoc, for Clinical Chemistry, 1725 Κ St., Ν. W., Suite 1010, Washington, D.C. 20006. November, p. 1336 A • Fourth Annual National Sympo sium on Recent Advances in Mea-
