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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SESSIONS
The following ACS Short Courses are newly scheduled for November and December 1970. This listing completes the schedule for 1970. "Biological Degradation of Municipal and Industrial Waste" is being offered for the first time in November. December premier sessions include "GC/MS/Computer Techniques" and "Business Aspects of Chemistry." To register or obtain complete information on the courses, convenient lodging, and student discounts, please write to Education Office, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. During the two-week period prior to a course, registration should be made by telephone: area code 202, 737-3337 ext. 258.
BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION OF MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE Nov. 5-7—New York City area. Dr. Robert L. Irvine, Jr., and William B. Davis; fee $110 including lunches; required text, K. G. Denbigh, "Chemical Reactor Theory," Cambridge University Press, 1966, $6.50. This new course is concerned with the basic principles necessary to design fluidized biological waste treatment facilities. The course is directed at chemists and chemical engineers working for industries or municipalities with waste problems, and will be of value to many practicing environmental engineers. Major topics include: review of reaction kinetics; application of reaction kinetics t o biological systems; significance of substrate and nutrients; use of the mass culture technique in measurement and design; design of fluidized biological reactors. A B.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering is sufficient background.
MODERN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS Nov. 13-14—Baltimore, Md. Dr. Barry M. Trost and Dr. Edwin Vedejs; fee $75; sponsor, Maryland Section. This course is intended for individuals who are concerned with putting organic molecules together. It covers both the methods and tools of organic synthesis, with heavy emphasis on modern aspects of synthesis. Individual syntheses are selected which afford maximum exposure to a variety of concepts and tools. Research supervisors, bench chemists, and teachers will all benefit from the course.
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Nov. 13-14—New York City area. Dr. Roy A. Keller and Dr. Michael F. Burke; fee $90 including lunches; required text, J. Krugers, éd., "Instrumentation in Gas Chromatography," Centrex Publishing Co., Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1968, $12. The course provides a basic introduction to gas chromatography—no prior knowledge or experience is assumed. The objective is to cover basic principles, procedures, and applications. The course will introduce basic instrument requirements, define nomenclature, prepare the student to read the current literature, and provide a background for using the technique. A knowledge of basic analytical chemistry and simple electronics is desirable. The course will be of value to bench chemists, technicians, and supervisors.
ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION IN PROCESS CONTROL
EMULSIONS AND DISPERSIONS Nov. 5-7—Rochester, N.Y.
Sponsor, Rochester Section.
Dec. 10-12—New York City Dr. Sydney Ross and Dr. Frederick M. Fowkes; fee $95; required text, S. Ross, éd., "Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces," American Chemical Society Publications, 1965, $7.50. This course is intended for industrial chemists and chemical engineers who meet problems in the technology of emulsions and dispersions. The purpose of the course is to introduce the theory and principles of colloid and surface chemistry that pertain to the behavior of such systems. The main divisions of the course are based on two factors that control the stability of a dispersion—entropie repulsion and electrostatic repulsion. The course includes demonstrations of equipment for preparing colloidal dispersions or instruments for measuring properties related to their stability. A B.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering is sufficient background.
Nov. 16-17—New York City. Dr. Francis W. Karasek, Robert J. Loyd, and Richard A. Hagstrom; fee $80; in conjunction with Eastern Analytical Symposium. This course covers the fundamental aspects and uses of continuous analytical instrumentation based on the principles of refractometry, infrared spectroscopy, and gas chromatography. The fundamentals of these three analytical principles will be described in sufficient detail to provide an understanding of the design and functions of the continuous instruments based on their use. Examples of applications covering the range of capabilities of each type of analyzer will be discussed. The only background required is an appreciation of simple analytical measurements and instrumentation. The course will be of value to analytical chemists, plant instrumentation supervisors, technicians, and those working in allied fields such as air pollution and instrumentation development.
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SOLVING CHEMICAL PROBLEMS WITH EXISTING COMPUTER PROGRAMS Nov. 20-21—Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. DeLos F. DeTar and Carlton E. DeTar; fee $100; sponsor, Cleveland Section. This course introduces programs useful in general chemical research. Topics include a consideration of the general principles of nonlinear least squares methods for obtaining the best parameters for general equations; the evaluation of parameters of the Arrhenius equation and of equations expressing first and second order kinetics; applications of Beer's law and Gaussian curve-fitting programs; general numerical methods of treating any reaction mechanism; computer plotting techniques. Problem sessions will be devoted to preparing data decks for selected programs, but there is no laboratory with computers. This is not a course in programing. Registrants should have some knowledge of FORTRAN and of elementary statistics.
INTERMEDIATE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Nov. 2 1 - 2 2 — N e w York City. Dr. Harold M. McNair, Dr. Richard S. Juvet, and Dr. Stuart P. Cram; fee $80; in conjunction with Eastern Analytical Symposium. This course is designed for those who already have a basic knowledge of GC or at least a year of GC laboratory experience. Both theory and experimental results are used to illustrate the best way to approach various chromatographic problems. Particular emphasis is placed upon recent developments, including pyrolysis-photolysis, preparative-scale GC, special detectors, and integrators and computers to aid in quantitative analysis. There is no laboratory. The course will benefit research chemists, analysts, technicians, and students who already have some experience in GC and want to study the field in greater depth.
THE SMALL COMPUTER IN THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY Dec. 5-6—New Orleans, La. Dr. Raymond E. Dessy and David G. Larsen; fee $100; required text, H. Malmstadt and C. Enke, "Digital Electronics for Scientists," W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1969, $9.50; sponsor, Louisiana Section in conjunction with ACS Southeast-Southwest Regional Meeting. This course is designed for chemists who have heard of computer applications to data reduction but who have had no training in the application of small computers in the laboratory. The course introduces the basic principles of how the digital computer works, what its limitations are, and how the computer must be interfaced with various laboratory equipment. Teaching demonstrations with operating computers and digital training units are included. Registrants should have a basic background in chemical instrumentation and at least a B.S. in chemistry or chemical engineering.
GC/MS/COMPUTER TECHNIQUES Dec. 7-8—Berkeley, Calif. Dr. Francis W. Karasek, Dr. William H. McFadden, and Walter E. Reynolds; fee $85; required text, L. S. Ettre and W. H. McFadden, eds., "Ancillary Techniques of Gas Chromatography," John Wiley & Sons, Inc., $17.50; sponsor, California Section. This new course first reviews the fundamentals of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, and then presents in more depth the principles important to the GC/MS combination instrumentation. Subject matter includes the characteristics of the different types of mass spectrometers, the GC/MS interfaces, discussion of instrumentation, the GC/MS combination, and computerization of the output. Although a B.S. in chemistry or related science is a desirable background, anyone with sufficient experience—or the assigned responsibility—to work with the instrumentation will benefit from the course.
BUSINESS ASPECTS OF CHEMISTRY
COLUMN SELECTION IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY Dec. 5—New York City area. Dr. Harold M. McNair and Dr. Walter R. Supina; fee $65 including lunch. This course explores the critical step in gas chromatography, the selection of the proper column, from both the theoretical and practical point of view. Column material, length, diameter, solid support, and per cent liquid phase are discussed. The results obtained with different columns and different operating parameters are shown in chromatograms. Rules are developed to aid in choosing proper conditions. It is assumed that the registrant has been working with a gas chromatograph. No background in higher mathematics is required.
Dec. 11-12—New York City.
Dr. Aimison Jonnard; fee $80.
This new course is designed to give chemists and chemical engineers a pragmatic introduction to the business and economic practices which govern the management of chemical corporations. Topics include economics of pricing and price forecasting, marketing, new ventures, finance, cost accounting, project and product development, and evaluation of operations. Because business and economic aspects are becoming more critical relative to technological factors, the course will emphasize competitive aspects of the chemical business. No previous training in business or economics is required.
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