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CAS completes 9th Collective Index In record time The 9th Collective Index to Chemical Abstracts has been finished, and in record time. The last of the 57 volumes of the index—examined here by CAS project implementation manager John Harry—was mailed to subscribers Aug. 23, about three months ahead of schedule. The entire 96,000-page index was completed in less than 20 months. By far the largest index ever produced by Chemical Abstracts Service, it contains more than 21 million entries for 2,024,013 papers, patents, and other documents cited in Chemical Abstracts from 1972 through 1976. The Chemical Substance Index alone contains 7.4 million entries and occupies more than 40,000 pages. The 9th Collective Index was compiled and photocomposed by computer from computer-readable files of index entries created in producing the semiannual volume indexes of CA during the five-year collective period. Compilation and photocomposition of all 57 volumes of the index were completed by the end of 1977, and 24 volumes were printed and distributed during 1977. Printing and binding of the other 33 volumes took an additional eight months. CAS expects the 10th Collective Index (1977-81) to be one third again as large as the previous index.
Analytical division summer intern program The ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry will continue a program aimed at introducing talented undergraduate chemistry students into modern areas of analytical chemistry through the program of "summer internships," which attempts to place students in positions for the summer where they may gain practical experience. Industrial, government, and university laboratories that participate in the program agree to employ one or more undergraduates for the summer period. The professional status committee of the Analytical Division will screen and evaluate applicants, select those most qualified, and serve as a "broker" to bring students and prospective employers together. Laboratories will be supplied with information on a number of students and asked to select those most suited to their needs, with salary and employment detail up to the individual employer. Student qualifications for the program include completion of at least the second 54
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year of college, preferably including an instrumental analysis course or its equivalent and a demonstrable interest in analytical chemistry. Only in rare instances will graduating seniors be considered for the program. Laboratory participation is open to any industrial, governmental, nonprofit, or academic laboratory engaged in analytical chemistry activity. This past summer 11 organizations participated and 13 students were placed; this compares with nine organizations and 13 students during the summer of 1977. The Analytical Division is seeking applications from interested, qualified students. In addition, expansion of the program and the participation of additional laboratories would be welcome. Deadline for receipt of applications is Feb. 15,1979. Application forms and information may be obtained from Dr. R. A. Osteryoung, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. 80523.
Paul E. Sullivan named v.p. and general manager, explosives division, International Minerals & Chemical, Des Plaines, 111. . . . William J. Sullivan named technical manager of Nortech, Clinton, Mass. . . . Brian L. Swanson elected v.p., R&D, Glastic Corp., Cleveland. Dr. Jack D. Taylor joins corporate research department, Cincinnati Milacron, as group leader, chemicals research . . . Dr. Craig S. Tedmon Jr. named R&D manager for energy science and engineering, General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y. . . . Warren A. Thaler named senior research associate, Exxon Research & Engineering, Linden, N.J. . . . Bill Thomason promoted to branch manager, Houston, Perkin-Elmer Corp. . . . Paul F. Thompson promoted to general manager, Ferro Corp.'s Keil chemical division, Cleveland . . . H. Burnham Tinker appointed manager, research, process sciences section, Monsanto, St. Louis... Allan J. Tomlinson becomes executive v.p., Diamond Shamrock Corp., and president of the company's international and diversified technology unit, Cleveland . . . Cletus A. Toschlog appointed pharmaceuticals controller, ICI Americas, Wilmington . . . Robert G. Trudeau elected president, McCloskey of the West, Los Angeles... Hsue C. Tsien named senior engineering associate, Exxon Research & Engineering, Linden, N.J. Charles E. Vanderslice appointed factory manager, Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex plant, Akron . . . Richard S. Varga named director of research and technical services, B. F. Goodrich general products division, Akron ... Zbynek Vlcek appointed v.p., international division for dyes and chemicals, Crompton & Knowles Corp., Fair Lawn, N.J. John D. Watts appointed technical manager, general chemicals and hydrometallurgy, Dravo Corp.'s chemical plants division, Pittsburgh... Billy M. White named technical manager, chlor-alkali products, PPG Industries' chemical division-U.S., Pittsburgh . . . Charles R. White, staff engineer, petroleum department, Exxon, Florham Park, N.J., retiring after 16 years with the company . . . Gordon S. White named marketing representative, Hexcel's specialty chemicals division, Lodi, N.J. . . . Louis P. Wilks, retired from Velsicol Chemical, has established a consulting practice in Skokie, 111. Dr. Lecon Woo joins ARCO/Polymers Inc., Monroeville, Pa., as research scientist, science support group . . . Dr. Martin E. Woods promoted to senior R&D associate-supervisor, B. F. Goodrich chemical division, Avon Lake, Ohio . . . Colin Wu joins Stepan Chemical, personal care products department... James A. Wylie named v.p. and general manager, electrochemicals division, International Minerals & Chemical, Des Plaines, 111. Thomas J. Young named product manager, cooling water treatments and microbiocides, Chemed Corp., Lake Zurich, 111 Stanley B. Zdonik elected v.p., Stone & Webster Engineering, Boston.
Education Dr. A. W. Addison joins Drexel University, Philadelphia, as associate professor of chemistry . . . Dr. Harry C. Allen Jr. named dean of the graduate school, Clark University, Worcester, Mass W. L. Alworth promoted to full professor of chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans. Dr. Daeg S. Brenner named chairman, department of chemistry, Clark University, Worcester, Mass.... Dr. Carol P. Brock promoted to associate professor of chemistry,
LEARN THE LATEST TECHNIQUES FROM THE LEADING AUTHORITIES
ACS Intensive Short Courses SIX IMPORTANT SESSIONS OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1978 IN CONJUNCTION WITH FACSS-V BOSTON, MA. A problem-oriented intermediate-level course
Solving Problems with Modern Liquid Chromatography The course reviews the basics of modern LC in preparation for a detailed examination of the following important areas: separation control, the latest equipment and column packings, troubleshooting, mobile and stationary phase selection, preparative separations, gradient elution and related methods, and techniques such as sample preparation, trace analysis, etc. Considerable time will be allowed for full discussion of separation problems from participants. Participants should have some experience in the use of liquid chromatography Dates: October 28-29,1978. Instructors: Dr. J. J. Kirkland, E.I. duPontde Nemours & Company, and Dr. Lloyd R. Snyder, Technicon Instrument Corporation. Fee: ACS Members, $230.00; Nonmembers, $280.00.
Master one of chemistry's most versatile techniques
Gas Chromatography Emphasizing practical applications, this introductory course covers the basic principles and procedures of gas chromatography, enabling participants to operate a variety of instruments, read the current literature, and comprehend and evaluate new developments as they appear. The limits of application of GC will be discussed as well as logical approaches to separation design. Dates: November 2-3,1978. Instructors: Dr. Roy A. Keller, State University of New York.College at Fredonia, and Dr. Michael F. Burke, University of Arizona. Fee: ACS Members, $215.00; Nonmembers, $255.00.
HANDS-ON COURSE Learn how to predict and explain the results you obtain at the lab bench
Thin Layer Chromatography Combining lecture sessions with hands-on laboratory periods in which registrants conduct TLC experiments, this course provides a sound balance between learning and doing. The lectures explain the fundamental physical and chemical principles that underlie chromatographic separations by adsorption and partition TLC. Time is allotted for discussion of problems of particular interest to individual participants. In addition to novices studying the subject for the first time, chemists and technicians with TLC experience will find this course a valuable aid. Dates: November 2-3, 1978. Instructors: Dr. Victor W. Rodwell, Purdue University, and Dr. Donald J. McNamara, Rockefeller University. Fee: ACS Members, $215.00; Nonmembers, $255.00.
One of the most convenient, accurate methods of determining molecular structure
Interpretation of Mass Spectra Designed to acquaint participants with mass spectrometry and its use in solving practical chemical problems, the course includes such topics as the types of samples amenable to mass spectrometry, the types of information available from a mass spectrum, and how this information can be obtained. The emphasis is on problem solving and extensive time is provided for participants to practice interpretation of the mass spectra of a variety of organic compounds. Dates: November 3-4, 1978. Instructor: Dr. Don C. DeJongh, Finnigan Institute. Fee: ACS Members, $220.00; Nonmembers, $260.00.
An in-depth introduction to this valuable research tool
Statistics for Experimental Design Emphasizing the methods underlying efficient data gathering problems, the course teaches participants the value of statistics as a vital part of both experimental design and the interpretation of experimental results. Participants learn how to recognize problems that lend themselves to a statistical treatment and how to carry out statistical operations. The course will benefit chemists and chemical engineers involved in research, development, product planning, design, pilot plant operations, and production planning. Dates: November 3-4, 1978. Instructor: Dr. John Hromi, Lawrence Institute of Technology. Fee: ACS Members, $215.00; Nonmembers, $255.00.
An in-depth presentation of this increasingly important subject
Homogeneous Catalysis The course encompasses the underlying principles, mechanistic aspects and applications of catalysis by coordination and organometallic compounds. Designed for research chemists, teachers and students interested in the theoretical or practical aspects of homogeneous catalysis, the course is taught at the level of a university graduate course. Although it requires no previous experience in the subject, it will be a vital aid in updating the knowledge of those already familiar with the area. Dates: November 16-17, 1978. Instructor: Dr. Jack Halpern, University of Chicago. Fee: ACS Members, $215.00; Nonmembers, $255.00.
Students and unemployed ACS members: Write for information on special discounts. To register, or to receive complete information on any of these courses, call or write now. Class size is limited, so early action is advised. Department of Educational Activities, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036 OR CALL COLLECT: (202) 872-4508 Sept. 25, 1978 C&EN
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University of Kentucky, Lexington . . . Dr. Arthur D. Broom appointed chairman, de partment of medicinal chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City . . . Dr. D. Allan Butterfield promoted to associate professor of chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexing ton. Dr. Carl O. Clagett, member of Pennsylva nia State University's biochemistry faculty for 22 years, retired July I with rank of professor emeritus of biochemistry . . . Dr. Renata E. Cathou promoted to professor of biochemistry and pharmacology, Tufts University school of medicine, Boston. D. J. Darensbourg promoted to full pro fessor of chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans . . . Dr. Jerry R. Dias promoted to as sociate professor of chemistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City . . . Dr. Gerald J. Diebold joins department of chemistry as assistant professor of physical chemistry, Brown Uni versity, Providence, R.I Craig J. Eckhardt promoted to professor, department of chem istry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln . . . Mi chael Friedman promoted to associate pro fessor, department of chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. John A. Gordon Jr. appointed lecturer in chemistry, University of Missouri, Rolla . . . Dr. John H. Grezlak joins Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, Pa., as assistant pro fessor of chemistry . . . Michael L. Gross pro moted to professor, department of chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Dr. Willard W. Harrison appointed chair man, department of chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville . . . Dr. Victor L. Heasley appointed chairman, chemistry de partment, Point Loma College, San Diego . . . Dr. Douglas Hounshell joins department of chemistry, Wake Forest University, WinstonSalem, N.C., as assistant professor . . . Dr. Donald F. Hunt promoted to professor, de partment of chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. 0 . J. Jacobus appointed full professor, de partment of chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans . . . Dr. Alan A. Jones promoted to associate professor of chemistry, Clark University, Worcester, Mass.. . . Dr. James R. Kincaid joins department of chemistry. Uni versity of Kentucky, Lexington. Maurice A. Larson named chairman, de partment of chemical engineering, Iowa State University, Ames . . . Dr. H. Eugene LeMay Jr. returned to University of Nevada, Reno, de partment of chemistry . . . Dr. Philip W. LeQuesne promoted to professor of chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston. J. T. Mague, chairman of department of chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, has returned to full-time research and teaching in the d e p a r t m e n t . . . Dr. Michael McConnell joins department of chemistry. Point Loma College, San Diego, as assistant professor of chemistry. Dr. W. D. Perry promoted to associate professor, department of chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. . . . Dr. Darrell L. Peterson joins department of biochemistry as assistant professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, medical college of Virginia, Rich mond . . . Dr. J. Robert Pipal joins chemistry department, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, as assistant professor of chemistry. . . Dr. Fred S. Richardson promoted to professor, de partment of chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Dr. LaVecne G. Schirch joins Virginia Commonwealth University as associate pro fessor; .Dr. J. Michael Shaw joins Virginia Commonwealth University as assistant pro fessor; department of biochemistry, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond . . . Dr. Robert W. Shideler retires as chairman, department of chemistry, Hendrix College, Conway, Ark,; he will remain as a part-time teacher . . . Dr. Robert E. Smith joins chemistry department, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles. . . Dr. Stuart W. Staley joins department of chem 56
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istry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as pro fessor of chemistry . . . Dr. John E. Stuckey named chairman, chemistry department, Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. . . . Dr. I. H. Suffet promoted to professor of chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia . . . Dr. Nich olas D. Sylvester appointed dean, college of engineering and physical sciences, University of Tulsa. Dr. Michael J. Thomas joins department of chemistry. Wake Forest University, WinstonSalem, N.C., as assistant professor . . . Dr. Kenneth Turnbull joins chemistry depart ment, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, as as sistant professor . . . Dr. Martin T. Vala pro moted to professor of chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville . . . S. D. Worley promoted to associate professor, department of chemis try, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. A. P. Zens appointed assistant professor, department of chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans . .. Dr. Milton J. Zmijewski Jr. joins University of Utah, Salt Lake City, as assistant professor, department of medicinal chemistry, college of pharmacy.
Deaths Harold V. Atwell, Bradenton, Fla., June 8. Joined ACS in 1920; emeritus member. Charles D. Barbre, 70, Lakehurst, N.J., June 8. Joined ACS in 1942; emeritus mem ber. John L. Christie, 84, Fairfield, Conn., in May. Joined ACS in 1920; emeritus member. Dr. Raymond Ewell, 70, former vice presi dent for research and professor emeritus of chemical engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo, July 27. Ewell was an interna tionally recognized expert on ίικκΐ and fertilizer production, and eminent humanitarian. He was also a professor of chemistry and chemical en gineering, and served as a consultant to the government of India, the United Nations, the Ford Foundation, and the World Bank, on problems of food and population. Joined ACS in 1937. Donal T. Flood, 75, Dublin, Ireland, April 20. Flood was the first director of the Institute for Industrial Research (1946-61). Subse quently, and until he retired in 1968 as head of the Forest Products Department, Institute for Industrial Research & Standards, he initiated a national research program on Irish-grown timber, making a great personal contribution to modern scientific knowledge of its properties and preservation. Flood was a prominent member of the Royal Dublin Society. He was also a past president of the Institute of Chem istry of Ireland. Joined ACS in 1927; emeritus member. Abraham M. Gair, 85, former chemist with Smith Paper Co., Aug. 16, Miami, Fla. Joined ACS in 1920; emeritus member. James P. Kendall, 87, former dean of the faculty of science, University of Edinburgh, June 14, Edinburgh, Scotland. Joined ACS in 1914; emeritus member. Kendall was president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1949-54. Roland K. Lancaster, 48, Arlington Heights, 111., May 5. Joined ACS in 1952.
MAN AND MOLECULES THE RED TIDE Dr. Dean Martin University of South Florida Each week C&EN announces the "Man and Molecules" program currently being released to radio stations. Check with ACS News Service for stations broadcasting in your area.
Dr. Ya Pin Lee, professor, department of biochemistry, University of North Dakota school of medicine, Grand Forks, N.D., July 8. Guy A. McDonald, 85, Chicago Heights, 111., June 22. Joined ACS in 1914; emeritus mem ber. Dr. Robert W. McLachlan, 82, Denver, June 13. Joined ACS in 1928; emeritus member. Lloyd W. Mergenthaler, 65, Levittown, Pa., Aug. 22. Joined ACS in 1940; emeritus mem ber. Dr. Joseph B. Niederl, 79, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 7. Joined ACS in 1926; emeri tus member. Dr. Ralph W. Perry, 98, Southfield, Mich., June 9. Joined ACS in 1907; emeritus mem ber. Dr. George C. Potter, 62, Manhattan, Kan., June 18. Joined ACS in 1947. Until his retire ment in 1976, Potter was manager of lipid chemistry, Quaker Oats Research Laboratory, Barrington, 111. Theresa Severn, 58, former chemical infor mation scientist with Texaco Development Co., Tenafly, N.J., Aug. 10. Severn was an abstrac tor for Chemical Abstracts from 1947 to 1969, Joined ACS in 1943. Dr. Glen R. Simmons, 64, director of quality assurance, Western Electric, Princeton, N.J., May 23. Joined ACS in 1936; emeritus mem ber. Walter B. Smith, 85, Corpus Christi, Tex., in June. Joined ACS in 1930; emeritus mem ber. William H. Stephens, 70, Lakehurst, N.J., June 4. Joined ACS in 1961. Dr. Harold J. Watson, 54, chemistry pro fessor, California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo, in June. Joined ACS in 1948.
Awards Dr. M i n o r J. C o o n , professor a n d head, d e p a r t m e n t of biological c h e m i s t r y , University of Michigan school of medi cine, is t h e first recipient of t h e William C. Rose Lectureship in Biochemistry a n d N u t r i t i o n . T h i s new, $1000 national a w a r d , a d m i n i s t e r e d by t h e N u t r i t i o n F o u n d a t i o n , h o n o r s Coon as t h e discov erer of t h r e o n i n e — t h e last major a m i n o acid in p r o t e i n s , a n d for his o u t s t a n d i n g e x a m p l e of excellence in research a n d t e a c h i n g . Coon will receive t h e award a t t h e University of Illinois on Oct. 6, a t which t i m e he will deliver a lecture on ' O x y g e n Activation in t h e Metabolism of Lipids, Drugs, a n d Carcinogens." Dr. P a t r i c k S. M a r i a n o of T e x a s A&M University is t h e recipient of t h e 1978 F r e s e n i u s Award in P u r e a n d Applied C h e m i s t r y of t h e P h i L a m b d a Upsilon N a t i o n a l H o n o r a r y Chemical Society. M a r i a n o is actively engaged in organic p h o t o c h e m i c a l research. T h e award is m a d e to a person who has not reached his or her 35th b i r t h d a y a t t h e t i m e of t h e n o m i n a t i o n , a n d recognizes o u t s t a n d i n g c h e m i s t s whose early a c h i e v e m e n t s have exceptionally high q u a l i t y a n d who show great promise for distinguished careers in chemistry. Dr. L i n u s P a u l i n g will receive t h e 1978 Louis P a s t e u r H u m a n i t a r i a n Award of t h e I n t r a - S c i e n c e Research F o u n d a t i o n . T h e a n n u a l a w a r d is given to an individ-
