NEWS vents have been selected. The apparatus is described. Radiochemical Analysis in Studying Reaction of Benzene Alkylation with Propane-Propylene Fraction of Pyrolysis Gas. I. A. KOBSHUNOV, O. A. KOLMAKOV, N . F . NOVOTOROV, I . S . IZMAILOVA,
N. A. PBSTUNOVIOH, AND V. N. DUBOVSKAYA.
Carbon-14 has been used to study the composition of the product of benzene alkylation with the propane-propylene fraction of pyrolysis gas. Radioactivity was measured by internal filling and mica-window counters.
Analytical Chemistry Division Gains M e m b e r s Membership in the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY'S Division of Ana
lytical Chemistry increased from 2300 in 1956 to 2700 in 1957, according to the division's semiannual report. War ren W. Brandt, secretary-treasurer of the division, also reported that the 1957 Directory of Members was sent out in September. The volume, produced by W. C. Ellenbogen, was financed by the
Fisher Scientific Co. Members who have not received a copy may obtain one by writing the secretary at the Department of Chemistry, Purdue Uni versity, Lafayette, Ind. Brandt also made the plea that, in case of a change of member's address, he be notified directly. He pointed out that notifications made to the Wash ington ACS office are not ordinarily passed on to the divisional secretary. The result is that many members each year find themselves not receiving ab stracts and other papers to which they are entitled.
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Nominations Asked for Wiley A w a r d The Association of Official Agricul tural Chemists is now accepting nom inations for the second annual Harvey W. Wiley Award for Achievement in Analytical Methods. The award, con sisting of $500 in cash, is given for out standing contribution to the develop ment of methods of analysis for foods, drugs, cosmetics, feeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, or for use in general analyt ical chemistry. Nominations must be submitted by April 1, and nominees need not be members of the association. A general statement regarding the award may be obtained from the secretary, William Horwitz, Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington 4, D. C.
ACS M a r y l a n d Section Holds M e e t i n g - i n - M i n i a t u r e The Maryland Section of the AMERI CAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY will hold a
meeting-in-miniature at Morgan State College in Baltimore on April 25. Six papers of interest to analytical chem ists are planned for the meeting. These are: "Flame Spectroscopy of Rarer Elements," Frank Huber and R. C. Crippen ; "Improvements on the Model 2000 Jarrell-Ash Microphotometer," S.
