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First Chemical Congress of the North American Continent Mexico
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Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 1975 This six-day meeting is sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the Chemical Institute of Canada, the Mexican Chemical Society, the Mexican Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Pharmaceutical Association of Mexico. Twelve sections account for more than 1200 papers to be presented. Analytical Chemistry sessions begin Monday afternoon, Dec. 1, and, with the exception of Wednesday afternoon, continue through Friday morning, Dec. 5, with the presentation of 68 papers in eight half-day sessions. In addition, there are 22 half-day sessions in the programs of other subject areas which deal with various facets of concern to analytical chemists. Typical subjects covered in other parts of the Mexico City program are: instru-
mental methods in organic chemistry (Organic); identification and analysis of organic pollutants in water (Environment); laboratory automation (Education, Information, Computers, and History); and chemistry of electrode surfaces, electron optical methods for characterization of opals and other minerals, magnetic resonance (Physical and Surface). One of the congress highlights will be held on Wednesday afternoon when a symposium of five Nobel Laureates of Spanish, Canadian, and U.S. origin will convene. Participating will be Severo Ochoa (medicine), Gerhard Herzberg (chemistry), Glenn T. Seaborg (chemistry), Paul J. Flory (chemistry), and Donald A. Glaser (physics). There will also be a chemical exposition at the Camino Real Hotel. Site of the Analytical sessions detailed below is the Holiday Inn. Persons who wish to attend this meeting should consult Chem. Eng.
News, Sept. 29, for all details. Mexico is a fascinating country, and Mexico City offers an incredible number of interesting sites to see and experiences to explore. Many tours are being arranged. Fortunate are those who can also schedule some vacation time to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by attending a scientific meeting in Mexico.
MONDAY AFTERNOON Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Chromatography R. S. Juvet, R. Gutiérrez-Flores, Presiding. 3:00—Introduction. 3 : 0 5 — 1 . Plasma C h r o m a t o g r a p h y of Binary Mixtures. R. A. Keller, M. M. Metro. 3 : 2 5 — 2 . A Novel Gas C h r o m a t o g r a p h - M a s s S p e c t r o m e t e r - C o m p u t e r Analytical S y s t e m Based U p o n A t m o s p h e r i c Pressure Ionization Mass S p e c t r o m e t r y . E. C. Horning, D. I. Carroll, I. Dzidic, C. U. Oertli, R. N. Stillwell.
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3 : 4 5 — 3 . Adaptive Chromatography Quantita tion and Automation Using Microproces sors. F. Baumann. 4 : 0 5 — 4 . Plasma Amino Acid Analysis by Iso tope Ration G C / M S / C o m p u t e r Techniques. M. F. Schulman, F. P. Abramson. 4 : 2 0 — 5 . Quantitative Analysis of Prostaglandis in the N a n o g r a m / S u b - N a n o g r a m Range in Biological Samples by Selected Ion Moni toring. B. J . Sweetman, J. C. FrOlich, J . T. Watson, J . A. Oates. 4 : 4 0 — 6 . Forensic, Toxicological and Clinical Applications of Combined Gas C h r o m a t o g r a p h y / M a s s Spectrometry. D. T. Stafford, Ε. Τ. Smith. 5 : 0 0 — 7 . The Use of G C / M S in the Analysis of Hazardous Environmental Chemicals. W. J . Morris, E. J . Bonelli. 5 : 2 0 — 8 . A Numerical Solution to the Equa tions for Frontal Chromatography Charac terized by Large Pressure Drops and C o n centration Dependent Viscosities. H. W. Hayes, J . F. Parcher. 5 : 4 0 — 9 . Experimental Verification of the Nu merical Solutions of the Equations for Finite Concentration Chromatography. J. F. Parcher, T - H . Ho, H. W. Haynes. TUESDAY MORNING Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Liquid Chromatography F. Baumann, R. Gutlérrez-Flores, Presiding. 9:00—Introduction. 9 : 0 5 — 1 0 . A N e w Universal Detector for Liquid Chromatography, the Flame Aerosol Detector (FAD). R. S. Juvet, Jr., S. A. Wise, R. A. Mowery. 9 : 2 5 — 1 1 . Field-Flow Fractionation: Liquid Chromatography in One Phase. J. C. Giddings, M. N. Myers. 9 : 4 5 — 1 2 . The Separation of Ionic C o m pounds by High Performance Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography. T. P. Graffeo, B. L. Karger.
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1 0 : 1 0 — 1 3 . Gradient Elution Liquid C h r o m a tography Separation and Mass Spectral Identification of Constituents of Epoxy Resins. R. L. Levy, M. A. Grayson, C. J . Wolf. 1 0 : 2 5 — 1 4 . Preparation and Use of In-Situ Chemically Bonded Small Particle Silica as HPLC Packings. R. K. Gilpin, D. J . Camillo, C. A. Janicki. 1 0 : 5 0 — 1 5 . Investigation of Retention M e c h a nisms on Chemically Bonded Stationary Phases. J . J . Pesek, J . E. Daniels. 1 1 : 1 0 — 1 6 . Gas Liquid and High Pressure Liquid Chromatography of Salicylaldimine Chelates of Divalent Transition Metals. P. C. Uden, B. A. Waldman, F. H. Walters. 1 1 : 3 0 — 1 7 . Separation of 1 - and 2-Naphthols and Determination of Trace Amounts of 2Naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate in Carbaryl Insecticide Formulations by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with Confirmation by Spectrofluorometry. R. J . Argauer, J . D. Warthen, Jr. 1 1 : 5 0 — 1 8 . Molecular Weight Analysis of Pitches and Polymeric Pitches by Gel Permeation Chromatography. I. C. Lewis, B. A. Petro.
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Gas Chromatography R. S. Juvet, R. Gutièrrez-Flores, Presiding. 3 : 0 0 — 1 9 . Preferred GLC Stationary Phases and the Problem of Using Them in C o m b i nation. R. A. Keller, G. W. Pilgirm. 3 : 2 0 — 2 0 . Macromolecular Transition Metal Compounds as Supports in Gas C h r o m a tography. W. A. Aue, M. M. Daniewski. 3 : 4 0 — 2 1 . Use of the Piezoelectric Crystal Detector in Gas Chromatography. F. W. Karasek, H. H. Hill, J . M. Tiernay. 4 : 0 0 — 2 2 . Organic Microanalysis Using GC in Combination with a Unique Combustion System. R. L. Grob, P. W. Rulon. 4 : 2 0 — 2 3 . Gas Chromatography Determination of Selected Group IV-VI Elemental Hydrides. R. D. Kadeg, G. D. Christian. 4 : 4 0 — 2 4 . Quantitative Analysis of Nanoliter Quantities of Hydrogen Isotope Mixtures. R. G. Schneggenburger, W. S. Updegrove, R. L. Nolen, Jr., A. J . Martin, N. E. Doletzky. 5 : 0 0 — 2 5 . Gas-Liquid Chromatography Separations of Polycyclic A r o m a t i c Hydrocarbons Using Liquid Crystal Substrates. S. P. Waslk, S. Chesler. 5 : 2 0 — 2 6 . Carcinogenic Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in T o b a c c o and Marijuana S m o k e Condensates: Comparative Analytical Studies. M. L. Lee, M. Novotny, K. D. Baille. 5 : 4 0 — 2 7 . Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Aqueous Solutions of Hydrazine, Methylhydrazine, and 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine. G. O. Wood.
W E D N E S D A Y MORNING Holiday Inn, Astral Room Symposium on Chromatography—Thin Layer, Ion Exchange, Gas and Liquid F. Baumann, S. Cruz, Presiding. 9 : 0 0 — 2 8 . Derivatization Liquid Chromatography; Application to Pharmaceutical Analysis by HPLC and TLC. R. W. Frei, M. Thomas, W. Santi. 9 : 2 0 — 2 9 . Preparation and Characterization of Chemically Bonded Thin Layer C h r o m a tographic Plates. R. K. Gilpin, W. R. Slsco. 9 : 4 0 — 3 0 . Synthesis and Chromatographic Evaluation of Novel Ion-Exchange Siliceous Column Materials. M. Novotny, P. A. Asmus, C. E. Low. 1 0 : 0 0 — 3 1 . Liquid Chromatography of A r o matic Hydrocarbons on Ion-Exchange Resins. D. Ordemann, H. F. Walton. 1 0 : 2 0 — 3 2 . Ligand-Exchange C h r o m a t o g r a phy of Diamines and Polyamines. J . D. Navratil, H. F. Walton. 1 0 : 3 5 — 3 3 . Evaluation of Ion Exchange Resins for Actinide Separations. J . D. Navratil. 1 0 : 5 5 — 3 4 . Separation of Bases, Ribonucleosides, and Deoxyribonucleosides by Anion-Exclusion and Partition C h r o m a t o g r a phy on Cation-Exchange Resin. Application to the Assay of Ribonucleotide Reductase, Deaminase, and Nucleosidase. B. C. Pal, J . D. Regan, F. D. Hamilton. 1 1 : 1 5 — 3 5 . Choice of Sensitivity and Specificity in the Analysis of the 1 , ^ B e n z o d i a z e pines in Biological Fluids: Use of Electron Capture-GLC, Luminescence, and Differential Pulse Polarographic Analysis. J . A . F. de Sllva. 1 1 : 3 0 — 3 6 . The Flame Ionization Detection of Airborne Organic Compounds at Near Theoretical Sensitivity Levels: Sampling and Calibration. F. W. Z a d o .
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News and Views 1 1 : 5 0 — 3 7 . Use of Silica Gel-Based Adsorbents for Collection of Organic Air Pollutants and for Gas Chromatography. C. R. Hastings Vogt, M. B. Jones, D. R. Younker, T. A. Krob, W. A. Aue. 1 2 : 1 0 — 3 8 . Direct and Simultaneous D e t e r m i nation of Salicylic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Chlorothymol and Benzocaine by Gas Solid C h r o m a t o g r a p h y . P. H. Ko. T H U R S D A Y MORNING Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Analytical Chemistry as a Means to Environmental Quality Management S. Barabas, R. Gutièrrez-Flores, Presiding. 9:00—Introduction. 9 : 0 5 — 3 9 . Monitoring of Total Oil in Natural W a t e r s . I. Lysyj, P. R. Newton, E. C. Russell. 9 : 2 5 — 4 0 . State of the Art Chromatographic Techniques Applied to Mg/kg (PPB) Level Environmental Assessment. H. S. Hertz, B. H. Gump, W . E. May, S. N. Chesler. 9 : 4 5 — 4 1 . S p e c t r o p h o t o m e t r i c Determination of T r a c e Concentration of Formaldehyde a n d / o r Formic Acid in W a t e r s With or Without Preconcentration. D. E. Jordan. 1 0 : 0 5 — 4 2 . Analyse Détaillée Des Acides Gras Et Des Hydrocarbures Du Film De Surf a c e D e s O c e a n s Par Rapport A L'Eau Sous-Jacente. J . C. Marty. 1 0 : 2 5 — 4 3 . Mass S p e c t r o m e t r y and C h r o m a tographic A s s e s s m e n t of the Biodégradation of Petroleum in the Marine Environm e n t . L. Petrakis, J . D. Walker, R. R. Colwell. 1 0 : 4 5 — 4 4 . The Determination and Identification of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in Oysters f r o m the Gulf of Mexico. F. I. Onuska, A. W . Wolkoff, M. E. Comba, R. H. Larose, M. Novotny, M. L. Lee. 11:05—Break. 1 1 : 1 5 — 4 5 . The Quantitative Analysis of Fuel Oils and Gasoline in Drinking Water by Gas C h r o m a t o g r a p h y . A. A. Nicholson, R. L. Gutteridge, J . Singh. 1 1 : 3 5 — 4 6 . S p e c t r o p h o t o m e t r i c Determination of Sulfates with Barium Chloranilate in Dioxane-Water Mixtures. M. E. Espinosa, R. R. Gutierrez. 1 1 : 5 5 — 4 7 . Microbial Activity in a M i c r o c o s m C o m m u n i t y a s Monitored by Gas and Nutrient Analysis. V. D. Adams, D. B. Porcella, P. A. C o w a n . 1 2 : 1 5 — 4 8 . Surveillance Programs and A n a lytical Techniques of the W a t e r Quality B r a n c h a t the C a n a d a C e n t r e for Inland W a t e r s . W . J . Traversy. THURSDAY AFTERNOON Section A Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Analytical Chemistry as a Means to Environmental Quality Management S. Barabas, P. Guzman, Presiding. 3:00—Introduction. 3 : 0 5 — 4 9 . Analytical Chemistry for Regulating Environmental Pollution in Foods. B. R. Roy. 3 : 2 5 — 5 0 . A N e w Analytical Method for the Detection of Carcinogenic Nitrosamines Using Cobalt (I) C o m p l e x e s . J . N. Marx, G. L. Blackmer, R. Kerr, G. Tull, III.
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3 : 4 5 — 5 1 . Characterization of Systems of Varying Composition by Hotelling's T 2 S t a t i s t i c — E x a m p l e s of Multi-Parameter Characterization of Butterfat. I. Drummond, R. A. Currie. 4 : 0 5 — 5 2 . Formation of Nitrosamine f r o m Food Dyes. B. R. Roy, T. S. Banerjee. 4:25—Break. 4 : 3 5 — 5 3 . T w o Photochemical Fluorimetric Methods for Determination of Nonfluorescent Vitamin K 1 . J . J . Aaron, J . E. Villafranca, J . M. Fitzgerald. 4 : 5 5 — 5 4 . Sub-Microgram Determination of Fluoride in Plant Tissue by L o w T e m p e r a ture Ashing Aklaline Fusion, Microdiffusion and Potentiometric Analysis. P. Fortin. 5 : 1 5 — 5 5 . Isolation of Chlorinated D i b e n z o f u rans f r o m Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB). G. W . Bowes, M. J . Mulvlhill, B. R. T. Simonelt, A. L. Burlingame, R. W . Risebrough.
General Section Β Holiday Inn, Krystal II S. Bulbulian, Presiding. 3:00—Introduction. 3 : 0 5 — 5 6 . New State-of-the-Art S e m i - A u t o matic and Automatic Microelectrophoresis Instrumentation. J . G. Penniman, Jr. 3 : 3 0 — 5 7 . Analytical Separation of the Nucle ar Isomer 8 1 eSe by Adsorption in A c t i v e Charcoal. B. Lopez, S. Bulbulian. 3 : 5 5 — 5 8 . Mercury Loss f r o m Culture Media. R. W . Baier, L. Wojnowich, L. Pétrie. 4 : 2 0 — 5 9 . Diffuse Double Layers in ThinLayer Cells. C. J . E. Farina, Κ. Β. Oldham. 4 : 4 5 — 6 0 . Analysis for M o n o m e r s and Other Migrants f r o m Polymers to F o o d s — T h e o r y and Applications. S. G. Gilbert.
FRIDAY MORNING Holiday Inn, Astral R o o m Symposium on Analytical Chemistry as a Means to Environmental Quality M a n a g e ment S. Barabas, R. Gutièrrez-Flores, Presiding. 9:00—Introduction. 9 : 0 5 — 6 1 . Possible Impact of Deep-Well Injection of Fluid Industrial W a s t e s on Environmental Quality in Canada. F. Simpson. 9 : 2 5 — 6 2 . A n Evaluation of the Factors Influencing the Results of the Elutriate Test for Dredged Material Disposal Criteria. G. F. Lee, M. Piwoni, J . Lopez. 9 : 4 5 — 6 3 . Analytical Determination of Different Forms of Phosphorus in L a k e Sediments. J . D. H. Williams. 1 0 : 0 5 — 6 4 . Separation and Analysis of A e r o sol Sulfate Species at A m b i e n t C o n c e n t r a tion Levels. R. L. Tanner, D. Leahy, L. Newman. 1 0 : 2 5 — 6 5 . Quality A s s u r a n c e of Calibration Gas Mixtures. J . C. Hilborn, N. Quickert, W . Findlay, J . L. Monkman. 10:45—Break. 1 0 : 5 5 — 6 6 . Environmental Mercury Analysis: Application of the Magos Method to the Rapid Determination of Total Mercury and Methylmercury. R. J . Norstrom, L. M. Reynolds. 11:15—67. Spectrophotometric Determination of Copper f r o m 0.1 to 4 0 % as the T e t r a m m i n e Complex. D. E. Jordan. 1 1 : 3 5 — 6 8 . Applications of Remotely Sensed Fluorescence S p e c t r o s c o p y . A. R. Davis, Z. Régnier, H. Gross.
News and Views Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy Cleveland, Ohio, March 1 to 5, 1976 Conference planners have picked the United States bicentennial celebration theme to provide an enlightening symposium on the influence of our "mother" country on both analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy and to give a people-oriented view of the history of developments in these fields in the U.S. Early information on the planned program for the 27th Pittsburgh Conference provides some details on 13 special symposia. The varied program covers many fields where analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy can aid in solving problems and where much analytical expertise is currently being applied, such as in pharmaceutical analysis, the food and beverage packaging industry, clinical chemistry, toxicology, and the steel industry. Other symposia deal with special techniques including liquid chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, Fourier transform, X-ray powder diffractometry, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. In addition to the 12 symposia, there will be a Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh award symposium. Bicentennial symposium. Prominent British and U.S. scientists will look backward 200 years and trace developments that relate to the progress made in analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. The British part of the symposium, arranged by Leslie Reid of the British Consulate General, Cleveland, will include presentations by R. Belcher, University of Birmingham, and Harold Egan, Laboratory of the Government Chemist. A third UK speaker nominated by the Chemical Society will be T. S. West of Imperial College, London. The U.S. history sessions, arranged by Mary E. Warga and Richard Jewell, will emphasize who did what and what they did over the past 200 years. Invited speakers include Galen Ewing, Seton Hall University; W. F. Edgell, Purdue University; Clara D. Craver, Chemir Labs; and Philip Sadtler, Sanda, Inc. These speakers will be concerned with the contributions of individuals to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy which originated in academia, industry, and private practice. In addition, various facets of the historical aspects of applied spectroscopy and the role of the Pittsburgh Conference in developments will be covered by speakers who are also supporters of 1170 A ·
the conference, including George Harrison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Edwin Hodge, Mellon Institute; and Bourdon Scribner, National Bureau of Standards. Gas Chromatography: The Analytical Approach, arranged by James Petrocelli. Highlight of this symposium is a presentation by Claude A. Lucchesi (Northwestern University), contributing editor to ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y , who will stress the problem solving and service aspects of the professional analytical chemist to show the scope and excitement in solving real-world problems. Other speakers will cover new developments in gas chromatography and practical maintenance and troubleshooting in GC systems. Criteria for methods selection in pharmaceutical analysis, arranged by J. A. Feldman. Pharmaceutical analysis with its role in bulk materials, dosage forms, and, more recently, biological samples in support of biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic studies will be discussed in all its various facets by experts from the pharmaceutical industry, universities, and the Food and Drug Administration. Analytical methods for the food and beverage packaging industry, arranged by George Gerhardt. This symposium deals with methods of monitoring some of the trace chemicals which can influence the quality of a packaged product. Subjects covered will range from assuring safety to the detection of flavor ingredients. Coblentz Society: Recent advances in trace analysis by infrared spectroscopy, arranged by J. J. Elliott. This year's Coblentz Society symposium is devoted to the latest advances in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of trace amounts of gases, liquids, and solids by infrared spectroscopy. Program participants include K. L. Kizer, Digilab; R. W. Hannah, Perkin-Elmer; Jeanette Grasselli, Standard Oil Co., Ohio; and W. E. Herget, EPA.
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ASTM E-2 Symposium: energydispersive X-ray spectrometry, arranged by G. L. Mason. The current state-of-the-art and illustrations of analytical applications will be covered in this symposium. Instrumentation developments and applications in industrial quality control, air pollution, and mines are subjects of papers. New trends in powder diffractometry, arranged by R. J. Fredericks, sponsored by the Joint Committee on Ponder Diffraction Standards. Invited speakers will discuss powder diffractometry, Ben Post; computer search match programs, Gerry Johnson; quantitative analysis, Camden Hubbard; structure sensitive properties, S. Weissman; new trends in instrumentation, Ron Jenkins; energy-dispersive diffractometry, William Giessen. Practical applications of liquid chromatography, arranged by Pete Talarico. Applications to plant production and assay problems will be covered in this symposium keynoted by a contribution from L. B. Rogers on the control of variables in liquid chromatography. Other talks are on LC in the chemical industry, J. Suatoni; steel industry, C. Flake; pharmaceutical industry, R. Bunge. Fourier transform: infrared, arranged by Peter Griffiths, organized in coordination with the Fourier Transform Group of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Four speakers will talk about the various facets of spectral subtraction. A round table discussion will follow. Speakers include R. Anderson and T. Hirschfeld. J. Koenig and R. Jakobsen will present separate papers on specific applications. Recent advances in analysis in the steel industry, arranged by Laben Melnick: Experts from six countries will discuss instrumentation for the rapid analysis of raw materials, steel, and process solutions and specific problems associated with the analysis for gases and inclusions in steel and of coke oven gas and cemented carbides. Future trends in clinical chemistry, arranged by Eleanor Saier. Presentations will not only deal with new methodologies and basic theory but will consider future instrumentation and automation possibilities. Speakers include Morton K. Schwartz, Niels Andersen, G. A. Rechnitz, and Robert S. Melville. Toxicology: analytical, clinical, and forensic investigations, arranged by Rita Windisch Danchik. Topics and speakers in this symposium are: street drug problems and patterns, P. C. Reynolds; GC/MS as a tool in toxicology, M. E. Caplis; TLC in clinical analytical toxicology, T. J. Butler; and stripping voltametry in toxicological analysis, Frederic Ried-
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President and vice president of the 1976 conference are Alex J. Kavoulakis and J o h n F. Jackovitz. Program chairman is Dan P . Manka. Further information is available from the publicity chairman, Richard S. Danchik, Alcoa Research Center, Alcoa Center, Pa. 15069. 412-362-1423, ext. 2194
Electrochemical Society Summer Fellowship Awards T h e Electrochemical Society will offer three fellowship awards for qualified graduate s t u d e n t s for the summer of 1976. Each award will have a stipend of $1,000, and its purpose is to assist the student to continue his graduate work during the summer months in a field of interest to the Electrochemical Society. These awards are known as the Edward Weston Fellowship Award, the Colin Garfield Fink Fellowship Award, and the Joseph W. Richards Fellowship Award. "Each award shall be made without regard to sex, citizenship, race, or financial need. T h e y shall be m a d e to graduate students pursuing work between the degrees of B.S. and Ph.D., in a college or university in the United States or Canada, and who will continue their studies after the summer period. A previous holder of an award is eligible for r e a p p o i n t m e n t . " Qualified graduate students are invited to apply for these fellowship awards. Applicants must complete an application form. Forms are available from the Chairman of the Fellowship Awards Subcommittee, to whom completed applications and letters of recommendation should be sent: Professor H. B. Herman, T h e University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Dep a r t m e n t of Chemistry, Greensboro, N.C. 27412. Deadline for receipt of completed applications will be J a n u ary 1, 1976, and award winners will be announced on May 1, 1976.
Call for Papers Symposium on Applied V a c u u m S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y Host Airport Hotel, T a m p a International Airport, T a m p a , Fla., Feb. 2-4, 1976. Sponsors: Florida Chapter, American Vacuum Society, and Energy Research Development Adminis-
tration (ERDA). Subjects include energy research and development, thin film and general vacuum technology, new analytical techniques, surface science. 200-word abstracts (15-20min presentation time) due before Dec. 15, 1975. Send to J. L. Provo, General Electric Co., P.O. Box 11508, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33733. 813-5442511, ext. 622 Advanced Concepts for t h e Clinical Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mar. 25-26, 1976. Sponsors: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Energy Research and Development Administration, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians a n d Scientists. Areas to be included in the program are: analytical concepts with theoretical considerations, component development, and computer applications; descriptions and operational details of new analytical systems or automated d a t a analysis systems with advanced concepts; proposed or actual research, clinical applications, and experimental results with advanced analytical systems. 150-200-word abstracts due by Dec. 15, 1975. Abstracts forms available from C. D. Scott, Experimental Engineering Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, T e n n . 37830.
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