NEWS
Chromatography Subdivision Officers
Nominations Sought for ACS Awards Nominations are being sought for the 1992 American Chemical Society Awards. Several of these awards are of interest to the analytical community: the Award in Analytical Chemistry, the Award in Chromatography, the Award in Separations Science and Technology, the Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry, the Award for Computers in Chemistry, and the Garvan Medal. Established in 1947 by Fisher Scientific Company, the ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry consists of $5000 and an etching. The award honors contributions to pure or applied analytical chemistry by a Canadian or U.S. scientist. The selection committee gives special consideration to "the independence of thought and originality shown, or to the importance of the work when applied to public welfare, economics, or the needs and desires of humanity." Sponsored by Supelco, Inc., since 1970, the ACS Award in Chromatography is given to a scientist who has made an exceptional contribution to the field of chromatography, with particular emphasis on the development of new methods. The winner receives $5000 and a certificate. The ACS Award in Separations Science and Technology, sponsored by Rohm and Haas Company, recognizes extraordinary accomplishments in either fundamental or applied areas of separations science and technology. The award, established in 1982, covers all fields in which separations science and technology are practiced, including chemistry, biology, engineering, geology, and medicine. The awardee is honored with $5000 and a plaque. Established one year later, the Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry will in 1992 recognize developments in applications of MS. The award is sponsored by Extrel Corporation and consists of $3000 and a certificate. The ACS Award for Computers in Chemistry, established to recognize and encourage the use of computers for the advancement of chemical science, is sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation. The awardee receives $3000 and a certificate. The Garvan Medal, sponsored by Olin Corporation since 1984, recognizes distinguished service to chemistry by women who are U.S. citizens. Established in 1936 through a donation from Francis P. Garvan, the award consists of $4500, an inscribed gold medal, and a bronze replica of the medal. Individuals (except nominating committee members) may submit one nomination for each award. Nominations should be accompanied by a biographical sketch, a list of publications and patents, and a letter of 1000 words or less describing the nominee's accomplishments and the work to be recognized. Seconding letters are optional, and no more than two of these—containing information not provided in the nomination letter—may be submitted. Six copies of each nomination should be mailed to the Awards Office, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Materials must be postmarked by Feb. 1,1991. For further information, see "Awards Administered by the ACS" (Bulletin 7), available through the Awards Office.
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Brian Bidlingmeyer, vice president/technical director of Waters Chromatography Division of Millipore, has been chosen as 1991 chairman-elect for the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry's Subdivision of Chromatography and Separations Chemistry. Bidlingmeyer received an A.B.
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degree from Kenyon College and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Purdue University under the direction of L. B. Rogers. Before joining Waters, he was a research chemist at the Amoco Research Center in Illinois. Currently Bidlingmeyer is in charge of the application development and customer education groups, and his research interests center on chromatographic retention mechanisms and specialized applications for commercial separation systems. He served on the Advisory Board of ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y from 1985 to 1987 and is the recipient of numerous honors including the 1988 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Understanding of Ion Chromatography, presented by the International Ion Chromatography Forum, and the 1987 Massachusetts Center for Excellence Corporation Grant. In addition, he is the co-recipient of a 1985 IR-100 Award for the development of the PicoTag amino acid analysis method and a co-recipient of the 1990 Merck Award. The 1990 chairman is Lloyd Snyder of LC Resources, Inc. John Dorsey of the University of Cincinnati and Leslie Ettre of the Perkin-Elmer Corp. were elected to serve on the executive committee. In addition, John Nikelly of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science was reelected secretary. Continuing to serve on the executive committee are Peter Carr of the University of Minnesota, Georges Guiochon of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ronald Majors of Hewlett-Packard, and Peter Uden of the University of Massachusetts.
For Your Information Basil Doumas has been voted 1991 president-elect of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Doumas, professor of Pathology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratories for the Milwaukee County Medical Complex, will assume the office of president in January 1992. In the first Novo Nordisk Biotech Challenge, Oregon State University graduate students defeated four other universities to win top honors and a $7500 Research and Education Award. Second place and $2500 went to University of California at Davis students. Competitors answered questions in biotechnology-related subjects and presented an extemporaneous biotechnology research proposal.
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