NEWS well Regulator Co., Brown I n s t r u m e n t Division, was elected president of SAMA t o succeed M r . Albert. President pro tempore, appointed b y the board, is R. E . Welch, W . M . Welch Manufacturing Co. T . M . M i n t s of E. H . Sargent & Co., Chicago, was r e elected treasurer. Newly elected S A M A section chair m e n include: Louis L. Vayda, president, Bacharach Industrial I n s t r u m e n t Co., Pittsburgh, industrial instruments; G. II. Burrell, president, Burrell Corp., Pittsburgh, laboratory a p p a r a t u s ; O. L. Lethander, president, Leonard Peter son & Co., Chicago, laboratory equip m e n t ; P . R. Bassctt, president, T h e Sperry Corp., G r e a t Neck, L. L , N . Y., nautical, aeronautical, a n d military in s t r u m e n t s ; L. B . McKinley, vice presi dent, Scientific I n s t r u m e n t Division, Bausch & L o m b Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., optical; and Β . Η . Bristol, presi dent, T h e Foxboro Co., Foxboro, Mass., recorder-controller. Newly elected S A M A directors-atlarge include: G. W . Tall, Jr., vice president, Leeds & N o r t h r u p Co., Philadelphia; R. E . Welch, W . M . Welch Manufacturing Co., Chicago; E d w a r d J . Albert, president, ThwingAlbert I n s t r u m e n t Co., Philadelphia;
Russell B r i t t i n g h a m , vice president, Corning Glass Works, Corning, Ν . Υ. ; a n d E . J . Rhein, sales manager, Scien tific Division, K i m b l e Glass Co., Toledo.
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CAL SOCIETY, I n s t r u m e n t Society of America, Society of America Bacteriolo gists, a n d American Association of ClinSwedish-made column electrophoresis apparatus is inspected by H. S. Saroff, NIH. LKB apparatus is being distrib uted in this country by Ivan Servall, Inc. Saroff described use of electro phoresis for isolation of proteins and amino acids at symposium on recent developments
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C — N e a r l y 90 in s t r u m e n t m a k e r s a n d distributors of scientific a p p a r a t u s showed t h e latest developments in equipment for chemical a n d medical research during t h e fifth a n n u a l Research E q u i p m e n t Exhibit a t t h e N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e s of H e a l t h on M a y 2 t o 5. A p p a r a t u s on view ranged from t i n y glassware for microchemical work t o large size electronic equipment, ovens, a n d refrigerators. Concurrent with t h e exhibit of labora t o r y equipment w a s a symposium o n recent developments in m e t h o d s a n d i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n for chemical analysis, biochemistry, a n d medical research, which w a s sponsored b y t h e Washing ton
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