PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE Cleveland Convention Center Cleveland, Ohio March 5-9, 1979 T h e 30th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy will feature a technical program appealing to the wide range of interests of chemists and spectroscopists. The 84 technical sessions scheduled include 15 planned symposia and a total of 739 papers. In addition, the Exposition of Modern Laboratory Equipment, held in conjunction with the meeting, will feature the largest exhibition in conference history with over 370 exhibitors showing the latest analytical instrumentation and related chemicals and supplies. Preregistration is urged. Registration forms mailed before February 9, 1979, can be processed so t h a t a badge, program, and souvenir will be mailed to attendees. Registration fees are $10 for preregistration, $20 for regular registration, and $3.00 for students and are payable when badges are picked up. A pocket admission tab for the exposition only will be provided free of charge. Registration forms may be obtained by writing to Mrs. Margaret Davison, Convention & Business Bureau of Greater Cleveland, 511 Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Housing information may be obtained from Alice Virnak at the same address.
During the Conference several awards will be presented to honor scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and spectroscopy. T h e 1979 Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award will be presented by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh to John S. Waugh, Noyes Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Waugh will be cited for his many valuable contributions toward the development of N M R instrumentation and the mathematical treatment of nuclear spin systems. His most notable effort was the development of techniques for obtaining high-resolution N M R spectra of solids. T h e Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh will present the 1979 Pittsburgh Applied Analytical Chemistry Award to Malvina Farcasiu of Mobil Research and Development Corp. T h e award is given for her paper, "Fractionation and Structural Characterization of Coal Liquids" (Fuel, 56, 9,1977). John H. Beynon, Royal Society Research Professor of Chemistry at University College of Swansea, Wales, will receive the 1979 Maurice F. Hasler Award for his studies of organic molecules using mass spectrometry. T h e Williams-Wright Award, recently established by the Coblentz Society for the recognition of industrial spectroscopists who have made contributions to the
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1979 CONDENSED PROGRAM All Sessions Are in the Cleveland Convention Center March 5 MONDAY MORNING Gel Permeation Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Applications New Instrumentation I Liquid Chromatography System Components Symposium: Application of High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography to Environmental Problems— Practical Applications and Regulatory Considerations I Environmental Analysis—Water Pollution I Symposium: Laboratory Data Management Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy I (Flameless) Gas Chromatography—Instrumentation
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MONDAY AFTERNOON General Mass Spectroscopy Polymer Analysis UV-Visible Spectrophotometry I New Instrumentation II Detectors in Liquid Chromatography Symposium: Application of High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography to Environmental Problems— Practical Applications and Regulatory Considerations II Environmental Analysis—Water Pollution II Symposium: Applications of Ion Chromatography Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy II Gas Chromatography—Data Processing
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March 6 TUESDAY MORNING UV-Visible Spectrophotometry II General Photoacoustic Spectroscopy ESCA, Auger, and Electron Analysis Techniques Optimization of Liquid Chromatography Operating Parameters New Instrumentation III Environmental Analysis—Air Pollution I Symposium: Fourier Transform/Computer Dispersive Spectroscopy Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy III Symposium: Practical Applications of Glass Capillary Columns in Gas Chromatography
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON New Instrumentation and Instrumental Concepts Symposium: Photoacoustic Spectroscopy General Surface Analysis Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy I Liquid Chromatography Applications I Ion Chromatography-Thin-Layer Chromatography Environmental Analysis—Air Pollution II Symposium: Microprocessors in Action Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy IV Symposium: Trace Analysis with Glass Capillary Column in Gas Chromatography
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March 7 WEDNESDAY MORNING Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Emission Spectrographic Analysis Symposium: New Techniques in Applied Surface Characterization Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy II Liquid Chromatography Applications I I — Biomedical Symposium: Environmental Organic Analysis of Water and Sediment Environmental Analysis—Air Pollution III Gas Chromatography—Detectors Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy V Dal Nogare Award Symposium
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Raman Spectroscopy Trace Analysis Symposium: New Instrumentation and Techniques for Surface Analysis (ASTM E-42) Clinical Chemistry Infrared Spectroscopy I/Liquid Chromatography for Drug and Clinical Analysis Symposium: Use of ICAP Emission for Environmental Analysis Environmental Analysis—General 1979 Awards Symposium Gas Chromatography—Aids Laboratory Automation
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March 8 THURSDAY MORNING Fluorescence-Luminescence Electroanalytical Chemistry Analysis of Oil and Other Organic Pollutants Infrared Spectroscopy II Preparative Liquid Chromatography/Sampling Systems: HPLC Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Symposium: New Techniques on the Horizon Symposium: Biomedical Aspects Gas Chromatography—Ancillary Techniques Computer Applications I: Microprocessors
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON Luminescence Applications General Analysis Biochemical Analysis Emission Spectroscopy—General I The Column in High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Symposium: Trace Analysis in Characterization of Materials Automated Electrochemical and Spectrochemical Methods Coblentz Society Award Presentations and Symposium Gas Chromatography—Applications Computer Applications I I : Minicomputers
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Liquid Chromatography Analysis After Detection: Data Handling Food Analysis
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March 9 FRIDAY MORNING Thermal Methods of Analysis X-Ray Fluorescence, X-Ray Diffraction Toxicology and Drug Analysis Emission Spectroscopy—General II
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interpretation of vibrational spectra, will be presented to N o r m a n B. Colthup, American Cyanamid Co. On Wednesday morning the 1979 Stephen Dal Nogare Award will be presented to J. Calvin Giddings of the University of U t a h for his contributions to chromatographic theory. On Thursday afternoon the Coblentz Award will be presented to Lionel A. Carreira of the University of Georgia for his work in coherent antiStokes R a m a n spectroscopy. T h e social program will begin Sunday evening with "The Common Bond," a Cleveland-based singing group. T h e performance will be held in the Music Hall at the Convention Center, and admission will be by registration badge. Other planned activities include Americana Night at the Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, a conference mixer, and a dinner-theater party. Technical tours have been planned during the week to Gould Laboratories, Union Carbide Corp. P a r m a Technical Center, NASA Lewis Research Center, and Standard Oil Research Center. T h e American Chemical Society will present seven short courses just preceding and following the conference. For titles, fees, and other details, see page 204 A, this issue. During the meeting Kontes will present a
seminar on procedures for sample preparation and cleanup, and SAVANT (Sloane Audio-Visuals for Analysis a n d Training) will offer two audiovisual courses on liquid chromatography and atomic absorption. Further information on these can be found in this issue, page 208 A. During the course of the week, various committees and subcommittees of the American Society for Testing and Materials will meet. Executive and governing board meetings of other societies are also scheduled, and ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y ' S Instrumentation Advisory Panel will meet. An employment bureau will be operating in Room 216 at the Convention Center. This service is available to all registrants without charge. Advance registration is urged. J o b candidate or employer forms are available from Peter M. Castle, Westinghouse R & D Center, 1310 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235 (412-256-3566). Further information on the meeting is available from J o h n A. Queiser, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 4800 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 (412-892-2400, ext. 585). The following pages of ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY contain the complete technical program and coverage of new products to be shown at the Exposition.
Conference Officials
Award Winners
John S. Waugh Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award
Malvina Farcasiu Pittsburgh Applied Analytical Chemistry Award
John H. Beynon Maurice F. Hosier Award
1979 Board of Directors President: Herbert L. Retcofsky, U.S. Dept. of Energy Vice President: Harold A. Sweeney, Koppers Co., Inc. Chairman (Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh): Robert W. Baudoux, U.S. Steel Corp. Chairman-Elect (Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh): Richard S. Danchik, Alcoa Technical Center Chairman (Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh): Richard Obrycki, Koppers Co., Inc. Chairman-Elect (Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh): John E. Graham, Koppers Co., Inc. Past Conference Chairman: Jane H. Judd, Westinghouse Electric Corp. Treasurer: John E. Graham, Koppers Co., Inc. Assistant Treasurer: Robert W. Baudoux, U.S. Steel Corp. Executive Secretary: Charles J. McCafferty, Jr., PPG Industries, Inc.
Conference Committees Activities:
Norman B. Colthup Williams-Wright Award
J. Calvin Giddings Dal Nogare Award
Lionel A. Carreira Coblentz Award
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Chairman: J. Kevin Scanlon, PPG Industries, Inc. Assistant Chairman: John P. Auses, Alcoa Technical Center Cleveland Liaison: Norma Bottone, Union Carbide Corp.
Audiovisuals:
Chairman: Charles D. Gaitanis, Alcoa Technical Center Assistant Chairman: Paul Bauer, Westinghouse Electric Corp. Employment: Chairman: Peter M. Castle, Westinghouse R&D Center Assistant Chairlady: Marilyn Senneway, ARCO/Polymers, Inc. Exposition: Chairman: Allen J. Sharkins, Alcoa Technical Center Assistant Chairman: Richard S. Danchik, Alcoa Technical Center Assistant: Joseph Drost, Alcoa Technical Center Housing: Chairman: Homer J. Birch, U.S. Steel Corp. Assistant Chairman: Ralph M. Raybeck, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Assistant Chairman: Marjorie A. Phillips, Koppers Co., Inc.
Chairman: John A. Queiser, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Ludium
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Special Projects:
Chairman: S. David Cifrulak, Calgon Corp. Assistant Chairman: Hector Silva, Westinghouse R&D Center
Chairman: William M. Hickam, Westinghouse R&D Center Assistant Chairman: George L. Vassilaros, Colt Industries Assistant: Rita M. Bastiani, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Publicity: Chairman: Charles J. Belle, Ferro Corp. Technical Center Assistant Chairman: Dan P. Manka, Consultant Cleveland Liaison: Allen T. Pollock, Harshaw Chemical Co. Registration: Chairman: Richard Obrycki Koppers Co., Inc. Assistant Chairman: Frank W. Plankey, University of Pittsburgh Assistant: Rita M. Bastiani, Pittsburgh Public Schools; Ernest F. Tretow, Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co. Society Meeting Coordination:
Printing:
McMahon, Allegheny Steel Corp.
Chairman: William D. McAninch, Alcoa Technical Center Assistant Chairlady: Margaret A.
Special Assistant to the President: Edwin S. Hodge, Retired Advisory to the President: Harry Fracek, Fisher Scientific Co. Spouses' Program: Chairlady: Irene McCafferty, Pittsburgh, Pa. Assistant Chairlady: Louise Manka, Pittsburgh, Pa. Long-Range Planning Committee: Chairlady: Jane H. Judd, Westinghouse Electric Co.; Robert Maimer, John F. Jackovitz, Joseph A. Feldman, Alex J. Kavoulakis, Robert E. Witkowski
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