Pittcon '92 March 9-13,1992 Pittcon '92, the 43rd Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, March 9 - 1 3 . This year's technical program will feature an Environmental Institute and will include 42 symposia and more than 1000 contributed papers and poster presentations. The plenary lecture will be given by award-winning scientist, inventor, and author Carl Djerassi. The Exposition of Modern Laboratory Equipment, to be held Monday through Thursday, will feature more than 900 exhibitors in approximately 3000 booths displaying the latest in analytical laboratory i n s t r u m e n t a tion, equipment, supplies, and services. Eight scientists who have contributed extensively to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy will receive awards during conference symposia. On Monday m o r n i n g J y r k i K. K a u p p i n e n of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Turku, Finland, will receive t h e Bomem-Michelson Award sponsored by the Coblentz Society. His research interests involve the design, con-
struction, and development of highresolution Fourier transform interferometers. The Dal Nogare Award, given by the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley, will be presented on Tuesday morning to Heinz Engelhardt of the Universitàt des Saarlandes, Germany, for his significant contributions to the theory and application of LC. The 1992 Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, presented by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, will be given on Tuesday morning to H. S. Gutowsky of the University of Illinois. Much of his research has been in the field of NMR and its application to molecular a n d solid-state structure and chemical dynamics. Current efforts are focused on the rot a t i o n a l spectra and s t r u c t u r e of small, weakly bonded clusters. J. Calvin Giddings of the University of Utah has been selected as the 1992 Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Awardee by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. He is widely known for his early work on the theory of chromatography and more recently for his work on fieldflow fractionation. The award will be
presented at a symposium on Tuesday afternoon. The W i l l i a m s - W r i g h t Award, sponsored by the Coblentz Society, will be presented on Tuesday afternoon to Timothy D. Harris of AT&T Bell Laboratories, in recognition of h i s w o r k on t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of spectroscopic methods for the identification and concentration measurem e n t of i m p u r i t i e s in direct gap semiconductors. His current research addresses general methods of quantitative semiconductor photoluminescence, impurity identification in ternary alloys, and quantitative Raman scattering methods to study interface structure. The Keene P. Dimick Awardee for 1992 is Robert E. Sievers of the University of Colorado. His interests include chromatography and various aspects of inorganic, analytical, and e n v i r o n m e n t a l chemistry. This award, which is sponsored by the Keene P. Dimick family and administered by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, will be presented Wednesday morning. Stephen W. Feldberg of Brookhaven National Laboratory will be presented the Charles N. Reilley
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Summary of Technical Sessions March 8 Sunday Afternoon POSTER SESSIONS
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SYMPOSIUM: Analytical Chemistry at the Level of a Single Nerve Cell SYMPOSIUM: Current Analytical Challenges in Pharmaceuticals SYMPOSIUM: Dai Nogare Award SYMPOSIUM: Hubble Update SYMPOSIUM: Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award SYMPOSIUM: Time-of-Flight MS Atomic Absorption Capillary Electrophoresis: Characterization of Proteins and Peptides Chemometrics Computer Tools for Productivity Countercurrent Chromatography Electrochemistry: Advances in Methodology Environmental Analysis: General I GC: Instrumentation I. Columns LIMS: New Applications LC: Mobile Phases Mid-IR: Step-Scan FT-IR Near-IR: Tomas Hirschfeld Award Raman and Mid-IR Sample Handling/Automation III UV-vis: Applications I POSTER SESSIONS
SYMPOSIUM: Advances in Raman Spectroscopy SYMPOSIUM: Bomem-Michelson Award SYMPOSIUM: Capillary Electrophoresis SYMPOSIUM: Diode Lasers: New/Old Tools for Spectroscopy SYMPOSIUM: Exploration and Preservation of Ancient Art with Chemistry (Archaeometry) SYMPOSIUM: Frontiers in Analytical and Clinical Toxicology SYMPOSIUM: Unique Medical Challenges in Desert Storm/Desert Shield Analytical Chemistry Instrument and Automation Standards; State of the Art Electrochemistry: Kinetics and Mechanisms Environmental Applications of LC Flow Injection Atomic Absorption GC: Optimization and Characterization I ICPMS and Microwave Lasers and Atomic Spectroscopy LC/Electrospray MS Near-IR Process, On-Line, and In-Plant Analyses Sample Handling/Automation I UV-vis: Method Development I X-ray Methods; Particle Size Analysis POSTER SESSIONS
Monday Afternoon PLENARY SESSION SYMPOSIUM: Applied Surface Analysis SYMPOSIUM: Capillary Electrophoresis SYMPOSIUM: Particle Beam and Eiectrospray LC/MS: Is Hard or Soft Ionization Better? SYMPOSIUM: James L. Waters Third Annual Symposium Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of Analytical Instrumentation: IR Spectroscopy Chemometrics: Neural Networks and Food Applications Chiral Separations: LC, GC, and Columns Electrochemistry: Conducting Polymers GC: Optimization and Characterization II ICPMS Instrument Development/Applications: Molecular Spectroscopy, Near-IR, FT-IR, NMR Ion Chromatography LIMS: Technology Update Near-IR Raman, Mainly SERS and Resonance Real-Time Process Analysis: Applications and Challenges Sample Handling/Automation II Separations: Biological
Award by the Society for Electroanalytical C h e m i s t r y on W e d n e s d a y afternoon. His research interests include homogeneous and heterogeneous kinetic phenomena, computer simulation of electrochemical phenomena, and electron transport phenomena in membranes. He has also investigated photoelectrochemistry and conductive polymers. For his work in near-IR analysis, William R. Windham of the USDA Agricultural Research Service will
Tuesday Afternoon SYMPOSIUM: Carbohydrate Analysis of Glycoprotein Pharmaceuticals SYMPOSIUM: Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award SYMPOSIUM: Recent Advances in GC SYMPOSIUM : Shootout at the AS Corral SYMPOSIUM: Williams-Wright Award SYMPOSIUM: Women and Minorities in the Chemical Sciences: The Untapped Potential Advanced Separation Techniques: Application to Complex Environmental Analyses Applications of Various Techniques to the Physical and Chemical Characterization of Polymers and Plastics Biological MS Capillary Electrophoresis: Applications to DNA and Nucleotides and Hyphenated Methods Electrochemistry: Sensors and Detectors GC: Instrumentation II. Detectors Glow Discharge Atomic Emission HPLC Data Analysis/HPLC System and Method Evaluation ICP/Elemental Analysis MS Mid-IR: Hyphenated Techniques Near-IR Sample Handling/Automation IV Spark Emission Atomic Spectroscopy UV-vis: Biochemical Applications POSTER SESSIONS
receive the Tomas Hirschfeld Award, sponsored by Bran+Luebbe Analyzing Technologies. Windham is currently a visiting research worker at t h e Pastoral Research I n s t i t u t e in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. The 1991 P i t t s b u r g h Conference Memorial National College Grants, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, and the Society for Analytical Chemists of
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Pittsburgh, have been awarded to the following colleges: Alice Lloyd College, Pippa Passes, KY; Asbury College, Wilmore, KY; Beckley College, Beckley, WV; Claflin College, Orangeburg, SC; Colby-Sawyer College, New L o n d o n , N H ; D o r t College, Sioux Center, IA; Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ; Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN; Macalester College, St. Paul, MN; Saint Mary of t h e Plains College, Dodge City, KS; and Wittenberg Uni-
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Thursday Morning ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE: Risk Communication—The Public Demands To Know: How Chemists Can Answer SYMPOSIUM: Chemical Analysis Using Quadrupole Ion Traps SYMPOSIUM: Managing the Analytical Laboratory SYMPOSIUM: The Status of Analytical Chemistry in the World SYMPOSIUM: The Status of Analytical Methods for Use in Nutrition Labeling Atomic Spectroscopy Instrumentation Chromatography Fundamentals Coal, Oil, and Lubricants Columns for Bioseparations Electrochemistry: Bioelectrochemistry I Environmental Air Analysis GC: Instrumentation IV. Calibration/Miscellaneous Industrial Hygiene Material Characterization by Thermoanalytical Methods Mid-IR: Quantitative Analyses Polymer Analysis by Size Exclusion Chromatography Process Analysis Separations/Instrument Development Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Applications UV-vis: Environmental Applications
SYMPOSIUM: Back to the Future: New Horizons in Electroanalytical Methods and Materials SYMPOSIUM: Chemical Property Prediction Techniques and Applications SYMPOSIUM: EPA Methods for Organics in Water: The Next Generation SYMPOSIUM: Keene P. Dimick Award. Chromatography: Broad Multidisciplinary Vistas SYMPOSIUM: Fiber-Optic Optical Sensors SYMPOSIUM: Optimization of SFE AAS Bioanalysis I Capillary Zone Electrophoresis: Theory and Developments Environmental Soil Analysis Evaluation of LC Parameters GC: Instrumentation III. General HPLC Applications: Clinical and Pharmaceutical Instrument Development/Applications: GC and LC Laser Desorption MS/Polymer MS Mid-IR: Techniques and Instrumentation Sample Handling/Automation V Techniques for Materials Characterization: Organic, Inorganic, and Composites UV-vis: Applications II POSTER SESSIONS
Wednesday Afternoon ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE: Data Integrity in the Environmental Laboratory Community SYMPOSIUM: Frontiers in Chemometrics SYMPOSIUM: Math and Science Education: How to Affect Improvements from a Corporate, Government, and Educator's Perspective SYMPOSIUM: New Forms of Carbon: Analysis and Applications SYMPOSIUM: Charles N. Reilley Award SYMPOSIUM: The Status of Analytical Chemistry in the World Bioanalysis II Environmental Water Analysis I EPA GC Trace Analysis Food Analysis FT-MS/lon-Molecule Reactions GC: Headspace/Purge-and-Trap Analysis Inductively Coupled Plasmas Instrument Development/Applications: Emission Spectroscopy—ICP, AA, MS LC: Detectors Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Susceptibility and Laboratory Management/Control Materials Characterization: Electronic and Other Areas Mid-IR: Microspectroscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy The Determination of Trace/Ultratrace Elements in Metals, Ores, and Concentrates POSTER SESSIONS
versity, Springfield, OH. In 1992 at least 10 colleges will be selected to receive similar grants to be used for the purchase of scientific equipment, a u d i o - v i s u a l or o t h e r teaching aids, and/or library materials, but not exclusively for research materials. Information about eligibility and proposal submission appears on p. 18 A of the J a n . 1 issue of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. New to Pittcon '92 is an Environmental Institute arranged by Steven
Thursday Afternoon ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE: The Impact of Environmental Regulations on the Analytical Laboratory SYMPOSIUM: Managing Quality in the Analytical Laboratory SYMPOSIUM: Near-IR Spectroscopy—Applications, New Directions SYMPOSIUM: Pesticide Residue Methodology in Foods SYMPOSIUM: Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscopy of Biomolecules on Surfaces Capillary Electrophoresis Chemiluminescence Spectroscopy Electrochemistry: Bioelectrochemistry II Environmental Water Analysis II Gas and Automotive Fuels GC: Volatile Component Characterization HPLC Analysis of Biogenic Compounds ICP Instrumentation Mid-IR: Process Monitoring and Materials Characterization Pre- and Postcolumn Derivatizations Separations: Analysis of Anions and Cations Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Applications Thermal Methods
March 13 Friday Morning ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE: Round Table Discussion—Questions and Answers Electrochemistry: Surfaces and Solutions Environmental Analysis: General II GC: Environmental HPLC: Chiral Separations LC: Carbohydrate Analysis LC: Microcolumn Technology Mid-IR Separations: Novel Approaches Supercritical Fluid Extraction/Chromatography Process Development
H. Peterson, Westinghouse STC. In four half-day sessions the institute will address the common ground of a variety of laboratories in fields ranging from food technology and medical research to energy production. In one session, speakers representing both independent laboratories and the U.S. E n v i r o n m e n t a l Protection Agency will discuss issues related to data integrity and authenticity. Another session will focus on guidelines for e s t a b l i s h i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g
good automated laboratory practices. A n o t h e r session is e n t i t l e d "Risk C o m m u n i c a t i o n — T h e Public Demands To Know: How Chemists Can Answer." The institute will conclude on F r i d a y w i t h a q u e s t i o n - a n d answer session. Registration fees for conferees are $45 before Feb. 1 and $90 on site; corresponding fees for spouses are $25 and $50. Students can register for $10 a t any t i m e . Registration forms appear in the Update and the
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Committee Chairs Activities: Jane N. Valenta Audio-visual: Kathy J. Rygle Committee Arrangements: Rita M. Windisch Computer Utilization: Mark E. Bott Employment: Dennis B. Balya Exposition: W. Richard Howe Finance: Mary Louise Theodore Foreign Buyer Program: Richard Obrycki Housing: Sarah L. Shockey Label Service: Herald A. Barnett
preliminary program or can be obtained from the Pittsburgh Conference Office, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Hotel and airline reservations are available at conference rates through Travel Planners, 114 East 25th St., New York, NY 10010 (800-221-3531; fax 212-995-5644). A continuing education program will again be offered. Registration and fee information is available in the preliminary program. Tentative
H. S. Gutowsky Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award
Timothy D. Harris Williams-Wright Award
Stephen W. Feldberg Charles N. Reilley Award
J. Calvin Giddings Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award
Robert E. Sievers Keene P. Dimick Award
William R. Windham Tomas Hirschfeld Award
Marketing/Trade Show Exhibiting: Ann E. Puskaric Meetings Coordination: Charles W. Gardner Negotiations: Richard S. Danchik Philatelic: Robert E. Witkowski Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants: Ann E. Puskaric Printing and Mailing: Vincent B. Conrad Program: Hyman Schultz Property, Insurance, and Equipment: Patrick J. Byrne
Publicity/Public Relations: Jon N. Peace Registration: John D. Sember Relocation Advance: George L. Vassilaros Science Week: Gerst A. Gibbon Security: Gary W. Christian Site Selection: Ann E. Puskaric Special Projects: Ernest F. Tretow Spouses: Samuel S. & Mary Alice Oliverio Transportation: Denton M. Albright Treasurer: Betty J. Sparr
course offerings include the following: Practical MS/MS Analysis, Getting Started with a PC in Your Lab, The Write Way to Success, Basic Statistics, Understanding Chemical Reactions: The Key for Developing Automated Chemical Methods, Professional Analytical Chemists in Industry, HPLC Method Validation with Computer-Aided Diode Array Detection, A Basic Introduction to Chirality and Its Impact on Industrial Analytical Separations, Public
Speaking for Scientists, N e a r - I R Spectroscopy: An Overview, The Art of Sample Preparation, Effective and Practical Presentation Strategies for Scientists, Interpretation of Dynamic Mechanical Spectra, Laboratory PC Applications: Combining the Power of the Spreadsheet and Data Management Programs, Understanding a n d M e e t i n g Quality S t a n d a r d s , S p r e a d s h e e t s a n d Sail Away: A Motto to Teach Analytical Chemistry By, P r e c o n t r o l as a n Effective
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Method of Process Control, Time-ofFlight MS, Field-Flow Fractionation, Headspace GC, SFE: Practical Considerations and Applications in Environmental Analysis, LC and GC for Technicians, and Searching and Using Chemical Information. The American Chemical Society is also sponsoring more than 40 short courses in conjunction with the conference. For additional information, see the Jan. 15 issue of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY or contact the Department of Continuing Education, ACS, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036 (202-872-4508; fax 202-872-6336). An employment referral service will be provided to conferees at the employment bureau during the conference. Preregistration information for prospective employers and candidates is available in the preliminary program. The sights and sounds of New Orleans are featured in the program for spouses. Activities include a variety of tours of New Orleans, plantation tours, an interior design clinic, cooking demonstrations, a Creole delicacies cooking school, an in-house perfume clinic, a shopping spree, and a "Jazz Story." A new addition to the conference activities is a child care program for infants through early teens. Children can be enrolled in a complete morning-to-evening schedule t h a t includes meals, entertainment, and activities appropriate for their ages. The program will be planned by ACCENT on Arrangements, Inc., a national company with trained and certified personnel. For more information, contact the Pittsburgh Conference Office. The Activities C o m m i t t e e h a s planned a host of activities for conference participants. Mixers will be held on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday evenings at sites such as the Aquarium of the Americas and the riverboat Creole Queen. Technical tours are being arranged to places such as the John C. Stennis Space Center. Additional information is available in the preliminary program or at the conference activities booth. For additional information about any aspect of the conference or exposition, contact the Pittsburgh Conference Office, 300 P e n n C e n t e r Blvd., Suite 332, P i t t s b u r g h , PA 15235 (412-825-3220). The complete technical program begins on p. 139 A. The NEW PRODUCTS section (p. 230 A) features instruments and other products that will be introduced at the conference.
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