ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
NEWS
Oak Ridge Training Courses
Scheduled Courses in Analytical Techniques
T h e Special Training Division of t h e Oak Ridge I n s t i t u t e of Nuclear Studies has announced a course schedule for 1966. Of interest to analytical chemists are the four-week courses on t h e uses of radioisotopes in research a n d an a c tivation analysis course. T h e basic research courses are scheduled for A p r . 25 to M a y 20; J u n e 20 to J u l y 15; and Sept. 12 to Oct. 7. T h e activation analysis course will be given M a y 30 to J u n e 17. Application material, d e tailed information on courses, a n d re quirements for admission can be ob tained by writing to Special Training Division, Oak Ridge I n s t i t u t e of N u clear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37831.
Mar. 25 to 26 and Mar. 28 to 29—ACS Short Courses on Gas Chromatography. Mel lon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: Dr. Moses Passer, Educational Secretary, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. Page 129 A, Feb. Mar. 25 to 27 and Mar. 30 to Apr. 1—ACS Short Course on Nuclear Magnetic Reso nance. Pittsburgh Airport. Contact: Dr. Moses Passer, Educational Secretary, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036. Page 129 A, Feb. Apr. 5—Thin Layer Chromatography One-Day Course. Indiana Central College. Contact: Robert M. Brooker, Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, Ind. 46227. Apr. 6 to 8—Principles and Practices of Gas Chromatography. University of Colo. Contact: Paul Urone, Director, Gas Chromatography Course, Department of Chem istry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80304. Page 56 A, Jan. Apr. 11 to 15—Gas Chromatography. Sessions on industrial, biomedical, and pesticide chromatography. Canisius College. Contact: Dr. Herman A. Szymanski, Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, Ν. Υ. 14208. Apr. 11 to 15—Workshop on High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. George town University, Washington, D. C. Contact: Professor Allan J. Rosen, Director N M R Workshop, Dept. of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, D . C. 20007. Apr. 21—Atomic Absorption Spectrometry One-Day Course. Indiana Central College. Contact: Robert M. Brooker, Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, Ind. 46227. Apr. 25 to May 20—Uses of Radioisotopes in Research. Oak Ridge, Tenn. Contact: Special Training Division, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37831. Page 57 A, Mar. May 19 to 20—Third International Seminar on Gel Permeation Chromatography. Hotel Des Burgues, Geneva, Switzerland. Program consists of formal papers and workshop sessions. Contact: Waters Associates, Inc., 61 Fountain St., Framingham, Mass. May 30 to June 17—Activation Analysis Course. Oak Ridge, Tenn. Contact: Special Training Division, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37831. Page 57 A, Mar. June 13 to 17—Thermoanalysis Institute. Principles and Applications of Thermoanalysis. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contact: Dr. Saul Gordon, Director Thermoanalysis Institute, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N. J. 07940. June 20 to 22—Thermoanalysis Institute. Recent Advances in Thermoanalysis. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contact: Dr. Saul Gordon. Director Thermo analysis Institute, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N . J. 07940. June 20 to 24 and June 27 to July 1—Color Measurement and Specification. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Contact: Dr. Fred W. Billmcyer, Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, Ν. Υ. 12181. June 20 to July 15—Uses of Radioisotopes in Research. Oak Ridge, Tenn. Contact: Special Training Division, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37831. Page 57 A, Mar. June 21 to 25—Nuclear Magnetic Spectroscopy Institute. Canisius College. Contact: Dr. Herman A. Szymanski, Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, Ν. Υ. 14208. June 25 to July 16—Electronics for Scientists. University of Illinois. Contact: Dr. H V. Malmstadt, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. 61803. Page 63, Jan. June 27 to July 1—Second Annual Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure Workshop. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contact: Dr. Raymond Baylouny, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N. J. 07940. June 27 to July 8—Modern Industrial Spectroscopy. Boston College. Contact: Rev James J. Devlin, S. J., Director, Department of Physics, Boston College, Chest nut Hill, Mass. 02167. July 10 to 30—Introduction to Chemical Instrumentation. Purdue University. Con tact: Prof. H. L. Pardue, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 47907. Page 66 A, Jan. July 11 to 15—Fine-Particle Properties Workshop (Involves particle size, shape, surface area, and porosity). Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contact: Dr. Saul Gordon, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N . J. 07940. July 11 to 16—Symposium in Modern Instrumental Analytical Chemistry. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Contact: Robert S. Sprague, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. July 12 to 22—Infrared Spectroscopy. University of Minnesota. Two courses: Tech niques, July 12 to 16; Chemical Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, July 18 to 22. Contact: Center for Continuation Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. July 18 to 29—The Electron Microanalyzer and Its Applications. Massachusetts In stitute of Technology. Contact: Director of the Summer Session, Room E19-356, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139. July 25 to 29—Polymer Characterization Workshop. Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contact: Dr. Norbert Bikales, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N. J. 07940. Aug. 1 to 5—Infrared and Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopy. Arizona State Uni versity. Contact: Jacob Fuchs, Department of Chemistry, Arizona State Univer sity, Tempe, Ariz. Aug. 8 to 12—Technique of Infrared Spectroscopy. M I T . Contact: Dr. J. M. Austin, Director of the Summer Session, Room E19-356, Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139. {Continued on page 66)
ACS Western Regional Meeting T h e Second Western Regional M e e t ing of t h e American Chemical Society Sections will be held a t t h e J a c k T a r Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 16 to 19. Polymer symposia on optical p r o p erties, t h e r m a l analysis, a n d general papers are being planned b y Julian Johnson, Chevron Research Co., P . 0 . Box 1627, Richmond, Calif. 94S02. Other symposia are on: origin, evolu tion, and detection of life; flavors a n d a r o m a s ; chemistry of semiconductors; a n d organic mechanisms a n d kinetics. Of special interest to analytical chemists^ are t h e following symposia a n d their session developers: New Techniques for the Determination of Light Elements, George Gordon, Dept. of Mineral Technology, Univer sity of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 Characterization of Molecular Species, Jack Mortimer, Shell Development Co., 4560 Horton St., Emeryville, Calif. 94608 Atomic Absorption and Emission, Rob ert Rosan, Dept. of Pathology, Stan ford Medical School, Stanford, Calif. Ultraviolet and Infrared, Donald Rea, 3 Leuschner Observatory, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 X - R a y Applications Including Microprobe, Glenn D . Christofferson, Chev ron Research Co., P. O. Box 1627, Rich mond, Calif. 94802 Magnetic Resonance, LeRoy Johnson, Varian Assoc, 611 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, Calif. 94303 Those wishing to contribute p a p e r s to the above symposia should contact t h e session developer named. General information on this meeting is available from the general chairman, R . L. L e T o u r n e a u , Chevron Research Co., P . O. Box 1627, Richmond, Calif. 94802.
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