NEWS AND VIEWS
6th Materials Research Symposium
W. Wayne Meinke, left, t h e 1972 winner of t h e American Chemical Society Award in Analytical Chemistry, sponsored since its inception in 1947 by Fisher Scientific Co., was presented t h e award by Russell W. Bennett, Vice President and General Manager of Fisher's Boston branch, at t h e National ACS meeting in Boston in A p r i l . To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the award, a s y m p o s i u m o n the profession of analytical chemistry w i t h talks by past award winners, I. M. Kolthoff ( 1 9 5 0 ) , G. Frederick Smith ( 1 9 5 4 ) , H. A. Laitinen ( 1 9 6 1 ) , and C. N. Reilley ( 1 9 6 5 ) , and a banquet in honor of the award winners o f past years were held. See t h e Editorial, page 1113.
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Form Federation T h e first governing board meeting of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry a n d Spectroscopy Societies (FÂCSS) was held M a r c h 7, 1972, during the week of the Pittsburgh Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. T h e new Federation was formed from seven existing professional scientific societies concerned with developments in chemical analysis a n d analytical problem solving. The formation of the Federation is expected t o lead to an effective decrease in t h e number of scientific meetings and to a n increase in society cooperation. T h e seven sponsoring groups are the American Microchemical Society; Analysis Instrumentation Division of the Instrument Society of America; Association of Analytical Chemists, Inc. (Anachem) ; Division of Analytical Chemistry, A C S ; E a s t ern Analytical Symposium; Chicago
Section, SAS (Mid-America Conference) ; and t h e Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Officers of the governing board a r e : Chairman, Jeanette G. Grasselli, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) ; Chairman-Elect, James C. White, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Secretary, John Forrette, Velsicol Chemical Co.; Treasurer, Edward Brame, Jr., D u Pont. Dates a n d locations for t h e first three meetings and general chairmen are listed below: Nov. 18 t o 22, 1974, Atlantic City, N J ; Chairmen: George Heinze, James C. White Oct. 6 t o 10, 1975, Indianapolis, I N ; Chairmen: G. Wallace, I . J . Holcomb Nov. 14 to 20, 1976, Philadelphia, P A ; Chairmen: E. C. Dunlop, K. Heinrich T h e latter meeting will be held in conjunction with t h e Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale.
T h e 6 t h Materials Research Symposium on Standard Reference M a terials and Meaningful Measurements will b e held Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 1973, at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, M D . Topics t o be considered include international S R M aspects and possibilities for cooperation among nations; role of SRM's in a meaningful measurement system; standard bodies and S R M ' s ; new needs for SRM's in industry a n d technology; S R M ' s and accuracy; role of statistics in S R M measurement a n d certification; S R M program a t N B S and in other national standards laboratories; role of SRM's in national concern areas of health a n d environment; SRM's working standards and the quality control process; SRM's and basic science; use of SRM's for governmental purposes; legal questions and S R M ' s . T h e format of the symposium will include general sessions on topics of widespread interest, concurrent sessions on topics specific t o a given industry or branch of science or technology, and panel discussions and open question and answer sessions. F u r t h e r information on the meeting is available b y writing t o t h e Office of Standard Reference Materials, S R M Symposium, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D C 20234.
16th Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology The 16th Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology will be held in Gatlinburg, T N , Oct. 24 t o 26, 1972, under the sponsorship of the Analytical Chemistry Division of t h e Oak Ridge National Laboratory. T h e technical program will consist of six sessions in which staff members from the following installations will describe analytical facilities and discuss current programs of special interest being carried out in their laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, U S A E C New Brunswick Laboratory, Ames Laborat o r y USAEC, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Union Carbide Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Union Carbide Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and W A D C O Corp. All sessions of t h e conference will
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News & Views take place at the Riverside Motor Lodge. Facilities will be available to manufacturers and dealers in laboratory supplies to exhibit modern developments in analytical instrumentation. Information on exhibit space is available from H. R. Beatty, ORNL, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Inquiries concerning the conference should be directed to L. ,T. Bradv, ORNL, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
European Federation of Chemical Societies Within the Federation of European Chemical Societies, an analytical chemistry working group was formed March 1, 1972, at the headquarters of Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Frankfurt (M), Germany. Twelve delegates from Belgium, BRD, England, France, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Austria, and Poland took part in the inaugural meeting. The major task of the group is the coordination of meetings in the field of analytical chemistry in Europe and the organization of Euroanalysis conferences which will take place in threeyear periods during the first week of September. The first Euroanalysis will take place Aug. 28 to 31, 1972, in Heidelberg. The group will also collect and study analytical methods which can be recommended particularly for environmental analysis and will cooperate closely with other international bodies active in analytical chemistry, particularly IUPAC. The secretariat, of the group is Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging, and Professor Dijkstra from the Netherlands is Chairman.
Coming Events The July issue will carry a complete listing of Coming Events through December 1972.
For Your Information Synergetics Research has announced marketing representatives for their product line including the Chromabeam series dye lasers. New representatives are: Groit Assoc, with field offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, and Arizona; Industrial Precision Instruments in Chicago, IL; Cryophysics with field offices in Switzerland, France, and Germany ; Landseas Corp. in Israel ; and Elecom in Japan. Fisher Scientific Co., of Pittsburgh, PA, has opened its largest west coast facility to date at 3382 Edward Ave., Santa Clara, CA. The facility will market Fisher and Farrell-Ash products. 52 A ·
Scheduled Courses in Analytical Techniques Information is given in the following order: date, name of course, location of course, professional person(s) in charge of course, and/or sponsoring organizations, cost if known, and Contact (numbers in parentheses refer to addresses and telephone numbers given at the bottom of the list of scheduled courses). June 2 to 3—Maintaining and Trouble-Shooting Chromatographic Systems. Chicago, IL. J. Q. Walker, M. T. Jackson. ACS. $90. Contact (1) June 4 to 9—Minicomputers and Interfacing. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA. ACS. R. E. Dessy, D. G. Larsen. $250. Contact (1) June 5 to 6—Introductory and Advanced Workshops in Thin-Layer Chromatography. Dallas, TX. Camag. $35/person/day or $60/two days. Contact (2) June 5 to 8—Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography. Philadelphia, PA. John Cassels, Karl Bombaugh. Sadtler Research. $250. Contact (3) June 5 to 9—Laser Raman Institute and Workshop. College Park, MD. E. P. Lippincott. $300. Contact: Center of Materials Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 June 5 to 16—Modern X-Ray Spectrometry. State University of New York at Albany. Contact: Henry Chessin, State University of New York at Albany, Dept. of Physics, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12203 June 6 to 7—Stack Sampling Seminar. Chicago, IL. Contact: Nancy Nazarenus, Walter C. McCrone Assoc, 493 East 31st St., Chicago, IL 60616. 312-842-7100 June 6 to 24—Digital Computers in Chemical Instrumentation. Purdue University. Contact: S. P. Perone, Chemistry Dept., Purdue University, Lafayette, IN 47907 June 7 to 9—Pharmacology for Chemists. Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Contact (4) June 8 to 9—Introductory and Advanced Workshops in Thin-Layer Chromatography. Houston, TX. Camag. $35/person/day or $60/two days. Contact (2) June 11 to 17—Chromatographic Techniques in Forensic Analysis. Georgetown University. V. Horak, S. Kumar, R. de Levie. Contact (5) June 12 to 14—Interpretation of Uv Spectra. Philadelphia, PA. A. R. Gennaro. Sadtler Research. $200. Contact (3) June 12 to 16—Thin-Layer Chromatography. Philadelphia, PA. F. M. Rabel. Sadtler Research. $275. Contact (3) June 12 to 16—Process and Environmental Analytical Instrumentation. Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh, PA. $285, ISA members; $300, nonmembers. Contact: Instrument Society of America, 400 Stanwix St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 412-281-3171 June 12 to 16—Color and the Behavior of Colorants. Attleboro, MA. Kollmorgen. $250. Contact (6) June 14 to 16—Gas Chromatography. Springfield, NJ, Area. Varian. Contact: Ed Gelb, Varian Aerograph, #25, Route 22, Springfield, NJ 07081 June 19 to 21—Nmr Workshop. Philadelphia, PA. Sadtler Research. $200. Contact (3) June 19 to 23—Gas Chromatography. Philadelphia, PA. Sadtler Research. $275. Contact (3) June 19 to 23—Gas Chromatography, Theory and Practice. Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA. ACS. H. M. McNair, J. M. Miller. $250. Contact (1) June 19 to 23—Industrial Use of the Polarizing Microscope. Chicago, IL. McCrone Research. $275. Contact (7) June 19 to 23—X-Ray Powder Diffractometry. State University of New York at Albany. Contact: Henry Chessin, State University of New York at Albany, Dept. of Physics, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12203 June 21 to 23—Liquid Chromatography. Malton, ONT, Canada. Varian. Contact (8) July 10 to 14—Two Separate Courses: Nmr; Mass Spectrometry. Philadelphia, PA. Sadtler Research. $275 each. Contact (3) July 10 to 14—X-Ray Techniques in the Industrial Laboratory. London, England. McCrone Research. £55. Contact (7) July 10 to 14—Principles of Color Technology. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr. Contact (9) July 10 to 14—Enzymes and Their Use in Analysis and Clinical Diagnosis. MIT. Contact: Summer Session, Room E19-356, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. Page 56 A, Apr. July 10 to 21—28th Fiber Microscopy Course. Appleton, Wl. I. H. Isenberg. Contact: T. A. Howells, The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wl 54911. 414734-9251 July 10 to 22—Fluorescence and Phosphorescence in Forensic Analysis. Georgetown University. C. S. Furfine, R. H. Young. Contact (5) Norcon Instruments, Inc., of 132 Water St., South Norwalk, CT 06854, 203853-2224, has bought the assets and business of OCLI Instruments from Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., of Santa Rosa, CA. All the products and ser-
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vices previously offered by OCLI will also be offered by Norcon. Spectrum Medical Industries, 60916 Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90054, has acquired the H.O. Post Sci-
News & Views July 17 to 21—Industrial Use of the Polarizing Microscope. London, England. Mc Crone Research. £55. Contact (7) July 17 to 21—Forensic Document Microscopy. Georgetown University. J. M. England. Contact (5) July 20 to 21—Color Technology for Management. Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti tute. Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr. Contact (9) July 24 to 28—Applied Molecular Spectroscopy: Infrared, Raman, Ultraviolet. Arizona State University. $200. Contact: Jacob Fuchs, Modern Industrial Spectroscopy, Arizonia State University, Tempe, AZ July 24 to 28—Advances in Color Technology. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr. Contact (9) July 24 to 28—Forensic Analysis of Writing Inks. Georgetown University. E. P. Cofield, Jr. (Scripto, Inc.); R. W. McKinney (W. R. Grace &Co.). Contact (5) July 24 to 28—Forensic Microscopy of Human and Animal Hairs and Fibers. Georgetown University. Marie Jones (Bristol-Myers Co.). Contact (5) July 24 to Aug. A—Forensic Optical Microscopy. Georgetown University. Mary L. Willard (Pennsylvania State University). Contact (5) July 27 to 28—Thin-Layer Chromatography Workshop. Madison, Wl. $125. Con tact: James E. Nicholls, Dept. of Engineering, University of Wisconsin Extension, 432 Lake St., Madison, Wl. 608-262-2061 July 31 to Aug. 4—Two Separate Courses: Laboratory Management; Gas Chroma tography. Philadelphia, PA. Sadtler Research. $275 each. Contact (3) July 31 to Aug. 4—Forensic Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol. Georgetown University. Dr. H. C. Freimuth (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, MD). Contact (5) July 31 to Aug. 4—Forensic Microscopy of Synthetic and Cellulosic Fibers. George town University. R. Scott (Du Pont). Contact (5) July 31 to Aug. 4—Infrared Spectroscopy: Applications. Bowdoin College, M E / MIT. $300 with room and board. Contact: Dana W. Mayo, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011. 207-725-8731, X601 Aug. 7 to 18—Modern Industrial Spectroscopy. Tempe, AZ. $300. ContactJacob Fuchs, Director, Modern Industrial Spectroscopy, Chemistry Dept., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281 Aug. 7 to 18—Forensic Microscopic Analysis of Inorganic Ions. Georgetown Uni versity. Elizabeth Anne Whitman (Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, MD). Contact (5) Aug. 14 to 18—Fisk Institute: Two Separate Courses: Basic Infrared Spectroscopy; Gas-Liquid Chromatography. Nashville, TN. $200 each. Contact (10) Aug. 21 to 25—Fisk Institute: Two Separate Courses: Practical Laser Raman Spectroscopy; Interpretation of Infrared and Raman Spectra. Nashville, TN. $200 each. Contact (10) Sept. 4 to 8—Reflected Light Microscopy. London, England. McCrone Research. £55. Contact (7) Sept. 11 to 13—Analytical Chemistry Workshop. Ottawa, ONT. The Chemical Institute of Canada. A. H. Gillieson, S. Nargowalla, R. F. Pottie, A. G. Plant, J. A. Page. $25. Contact: M. E. Plummer, Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Medical Technologies, Algonquin College, 200 Lees Ave., Ottawa, ONT, Canada Sept. 18 to 22—Color and the Behavior of Colorants. Attleboro, MA. Kollmorgen. $250. Contact (6) Oct. 4 to 6—Interpretation of Mass Spectra. Holiday Inn South, Indianapolis, IN. F. W. McLafferty. $135. Contact: R. M. Brooker, Center for Industrial Rela tions and Continuing Education, Indiana Central College, 4001 Otterbein Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46227 (1) Education Dept., American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Late registrants, please call 202-737-3337, X258 (2) Camag, Inc., 2855 S. 163rd St., New Berlin, Wl 53151. 414-786-9550 (3) Sadtler Educational Div., Sadtler Research Laboratories, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. 214-382-7800 (4) Washington University, Box 1048, St. Louis, MO 63130. 314-863-0100 (5) Joseph M. English, Forensic Sciences Center, 9 Reiss Science Bldg., Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007 (6) Ruth M. Johnston, Kollmorgen, Color Systems Div., 67 Mechanic St., Attleboro, MA 02703. 617-222-3880 (7) Mrs. Miriam L. Fallert, McCrone Research Institute, 451 E. 31st St., Chicago, IL 60616. 312842-7105 (8) Martin Hughes, Varian Assoc, of Canada, Ltd., 6358 Viscount Rd., Malton, ONT, Canada (9) Office of Continuing Studies, Color Technology Program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12181. 518-270-6531 (10) Enrique Silberman, Acting Director, Fisk Institute, Box 8, Fisk University, Nashville, TN 37203
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ble-current distribution instruments, and countercurrent thin-film dialysis equipment. Rigaku Denki Co., Ltd., has announced the formation of Rigaku/USA. The
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