Research Scholarships and Fellowships Supported by Industry C. J. WEST AND CALLIE HULL, National Besearch Council, Washington, IX C.
THE FOLLOWING LIST of research scholarships and fellowships supported by industrial concerns and associations is the third
AMBBZCAN F A C E BRICK ASSOCIATION, Continued
masonry cements in maintaining research associates a t Bureau of Standards under t h e Masonry Mortar Research Fellowship. Project: Properties of masonry mortars and of mortar and brick assemblages. AMERICAN G A S ASSOCIATION, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, Ν . Υ. Fellowships are maintained at: American Gas Association Testing Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio (five), for pipe-joint research; study in burning gas with preheated air; characteristics of burner noises; mixed gases; fundamentals of com bustion space requirements in industrial gas furnaces. American Gas Furnace Co., Elizabeth, N. J . , for research in the ap plication of heat to brass melting. Rutgers University, for study in the application of heat in ceramic firing. Silica Gel Corp., Baltimore, Md., for development of gas-operated house-cooling and air-conditioning devices. Surface Combustion Corp., Toledo, Ohio (two), for research in bright annealing brass and other metals, and the application of gas heat t o forging. University of Michigan (two), for study of t h e application of heat t o short-cycle malleableizing; scaling of steel at heat-treating tempera tures. University of Oklahoma, for research in natural gas. West Virginia University, for research in natural gas. Scholarships are maintained at: Johns Hopkins University, for research in manufactured gas. Purdue University, for research in manufactured gas. Research associates a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Pipe-line protec tion—field and laboratory tests of samples of protective coatings; utilization of gas.
revision of the one printed in INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY, NEWS EDITION, in 1929.l It has been compiled from
data supplied by the organizations supporting the scholarships or fellowships, or by institutions, such as the Bureau of Standards, under whose direction they are maintained. Corrections of, and additions to, this list are welcome, and should be sent to the Research Information Service, National Besearch Council, Washington, D . C. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, North Chicago, 111. Fellowships maintained at: University of Chicago, for nutritional research. University of Wisconsin, for pharmacologic studies. ACETOL PRODUCTS, I N C . See NEWPORT CHEMICAL CORP. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF T E X T I L E CHEMISTS AND COLORISTS,
care of
L. A. Olney, Chairman, Research Committee, Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Mass. Two research associates at the Bureau of Standards; one at the Lowell Textile Institute. Projects: Study of the methods of determining fastness of dyed fabrics t o light, washing, laundering, perspiration, and other color-destroying agencies; the isoelectric point of wool and its application in the processing of textiles manufactured from wool; action of light on pure dyed silk; the effect of pH on t h e photochemical decomposition of silk; effect of alkalinity and acidity on the deterioration of cotton cloth on exposure t o light; effect of t h e presence in cloth of iron, manganese, and copper salts on the détériora· tion on exposure to light; effect of carbonization on the dyeing proper· ties of woolen cloth. AMERICAN BOTTLERS OF CARBONATED BEVERAGES,
726-29 Bond
Bldg.,
Washington, D . C. Three fellowships a t Iowa State College, for research in problems relating to the beverage industry. Two a t $500; one at $900. AMERICAN CAN C O . , 230 Park Ave., New York, Ν. Υ. Three fellowships a t Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000 each. AMERICAN CAST IRON P I P E C O . , Birmingham, Ala.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE O F STEEL CONSTRUCTION,
Fellowship at Vander-
bilt University, for research in metallurgy of cast iron. $800. AMERICAN CRANBERRY EXCHANGE, 9 0 West Broadway, New York, Ν . Υ . Fellowship a t Massachusetts State College, for research on vitamins of cranberries. $2000. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO., 635 Fifth Ave., N e w York, Ν . Υ. Fellowships are maintained at: Cornell University, for research on nitrogen-fertilized early-cut timothy as a substitute for clover or alfalfa in the ration of dairy cows. $4000, two years. Florida State University, for research on cyanamid as a source of lime· as well as nitrogen, t o supplement the use of acid-fertilizer mixtures. $3000, two years. Louisiana State University, for research on the quantity of nitrogen in relation t o yield and sugar content of sugar cane. $4500, three years. Ohio State University, for research on cyanamid as a partial sterilizing: agent in market-garden soils and as a source of nitrogen and lime for apple trees. $3000, two years. Ontario Agricultural College, for research on time of application of nitrogen i n relation t o effect on yield of tree fruits and grapes. S250O, one year. Purdue University, for research on cyanamid as a source of both nitro gen and lime for crops in Corn Belt rotations. $4500, three years. Rutgers University, for research on characteristics of cyanamid in re lation to its use as a fertilizer. $4500, three years. Texas Agricultural College, for research on use of fertilizers i n increasing yield and controlling root rot of cotton in Texas Black Belt. $3000, two years. University of Wisconsin, for research on the use of large amounts of nitrogen i n intensive systems of pasture management. $1800; one year. NOTE. Amounts shown are totals for years indicated, and not per year. Average fellowship investment runs $1500 per man per year. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, 2 1 2 East Superior St., Chicago, 111. Research Associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Study of dental materials; tests. AMBBZCAN DRY M I L K INSTITUTE, 221 North LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. Fellowships are maintained at: Alabama Polytechnic Institute University of Idaho Pennsylvania State College University of Minnesota University of Georgia University of Missouri AMBBZCAN ELECTRO-PLATERS' SOCIETY, Ashtabula, Ohio. Research a s sociate at the Bureau of Standards. Project: Methods for protecting and evaluating the porosity of chromium deposits and the factors that influence the porosity thereof. AMBBZCAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION, 205 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. Cooperates with National Lime Association and manufacturers of
285 Madison Ave.,
New
York, Ν. Υ . Fellowship at Ohio State University, for research in wind stresses in tall building frames. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Fire teste of floors. AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS OP TOILET ARTICLES, 10 East 40th St., N e w
York, N . Y . Scholarship at Columbia University, for research in the field of perfume. $2000. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, 250 Park A v e . , N e w York, Ν . Υ.
Re
search projects at the following institutions: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., for study of the fundamentals of t h e retention of oil by sand. Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C , for study of t h e separation, identification, and determination of the chemical constituents of commercial petroleum fractions. Research associate. Project: Corrosion of pipe lines. U. S . Geological Survey, Washington, D . C , for study of the origin and environment of source sediments present in petroleum. AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, 10 West Chase St., Baltimore, Md. Glass Container Research Fellowship, a t Columbia University. AMERICAN ROLLING M I L L Co., Middletown, Ohio. Fellowship at Iowa State College, for research i n chemistry. $1000. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS, 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia,
Pa. Sponsors research at: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio. Research on embrittlement of galvanized structural steel. Funds contributed by five groups of industries. Battelle Memorial Institute and the University of Illinois. Researches on the effect of temperature o n the properties of metals (with American Society of Mechanical Engineers). Funds contributed b y industries, with grants from National Research Council and Engineering Founda tion. Bureau of Standards. Research associate. Project: Research in ce ment; testing. University of Illinois, Iowa State College, Cornell University, Massa chusetts Institute of Technology, and Ohio State University. Re searches on cast-iron pipe. Funds contributed b y manufacturers of cast-iron pipe. Sponsored i n cooperation with American Gas As sociation, American Water Works Association, and the N e w England Water Works Association. Princeton University. Research on grouping of North American coals into sizes. Funds contributed by several industries. AMERICAN SOCIETY OP MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,
* N E W S EDITION, 7, 2 (July 20, 1929).
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29 West 3 9 t h St., N e w
York, Ν. Υ. Research associates maintained a t : Bureau of Mines. Project: Removal of ash a s molten slag from pow dered coal furnaces. Bureau of Standards. Projects: Elevator safeties; lubrication; wire rope. Bureau of Standards (three) and Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology (one). Project: Thermal properties of steam. Bureau of Standards and Union College. Project: Mechanical springe.
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A M E U K A N SOCIETY OF M E I H A N K A L ENGINEERS, Continued
Bureau, of Standards, Ceramic Station, Columbus, Ohio. Project: Boiler furnace refractories. Carnegie Institute of Technology. Project: Heavy-duty anti-frict-ion bearings. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Project: Strength of gear teeth. Ohio State University and University of Michigan. Project: Boiler feedwater studies. Ohio State University and University of Oklahoma. Project: Fluid meters. University of Illinois and Bat telle Memorial Institute. Project: Ef fect o f temperature on the properties of metals. University of Michigan. Project: Cutting fluids. University of Minnesota. Project: Velocity measurement offluidS o w . AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION, 29 West 39th St., New York, Ν". Υ. Two research associates at Bureau of Standards. Project: Develop· ment and testing of elevator safeties and buffers. ARCKER-DA.NIBLS-MIDI.AND Co., Minneapolis, Minn., and WILLIAM 0. GOODRICH Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Seven fellowships at Lehigh U n i versity, for work o n drying oils. S1200 each. A S P H A L T S S I N G L E AND ROOFING INSTITUTE, 2 West 45th St., New York,
N . Y. Research associate at Bureau of Standards. bility o f felt fibers.
%
Project: Dura
A S P H A L T TXLB AND MASTIC ASSOCIATION, Johns-Man ville Co., 292 Madison
Ave., New York, N . Y. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Investigation of plastic material for floor covering and writing specifications therefor. ASSOCIATION OP OPERATIVE MILLERS, 516 Board of Trade Bldg., Kansas City, M o . Fellowship a t Kansas State College, for research in the mill ing industry. S540.
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CCDAHV PACKING C o . . I l l West Monroe St., Chicago, III. Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. D o w CHEMICAL C O . , Midland, Mich. Fellowship maintained under the direction o f the Crop Protection Institute a t the Agricultural Experi ment Station, Ames, Iowa, for study of synthetic organic compounds as insecticides a n d fungicides. D o PONT DE NEMOUTRS AND Co., E. I., Wilmington, Del. Fellowships and scholarships are awarded to universities without recommendation as t o subject of the research to b e pursued. The department in which t h e work is to he d o n e is usually, though not always, specified. The aver age value of the fellowship is approximately S750 and the scholarship S430. They cover research in the fields of agronomy, chemistry, chemi cal engineering, marketing, and physics. Fellowships are maintained a t : Alabama Polytechnic Institute Princeton University California Institute of Technology Stanford University Columbia University University of California Cornell University University of Chicago Harvard University University of Illinois Johns Hopkins University University of Michigan Lawrence College University of Minnesota Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Notre Dame Northwestern University University of Washington Ohio State University University of Wisconsin Pennsylvania State College Yale University Scholarships are maintained a t : Case School of Applied Science 2 University of Delaware Cooperative fellowship a t the Institute of Paper Chemistry, for the study of t h e application of special chemicals to the paper industry. EASTERN STATES F A R M E R S ' EXCHANGE, Springfield, Mass.
BABCOCK A2*D WILCOX Co., 8 5 Liberty St., New York, Ν. Υ . Fellowahiips at Massachuetts Institute o f Technology, for research on refractories, heat transmission, and creep of steel. BAKÉLITE CORP., 247 Park Ave., New York, Ν . Υ. Two gTaduato fellow ships a t Columbia University for 1931-32, and one graduate fellowship for 1932-33. B A K E R CHEMICAL CO., J. T., Phillipsburg, N. J.
Analytical Chemistry Research Fellowship, at Princeton University» for estimation of fluorine. S1000. Analytical Chemistry Research Fellowship, a t University of Michigan, for work o n the precipitation of basic salts by means of urea. $1000. Chemical Education Fellowship, at Johns Hopkins University. $1000. BARRETT C O . , 40 Rector S t . , New York, Ν . Υ. Fellowship at Rutgers University, for study of nitrogen assimilation by horticultural cx-ops. S3500. B O N MARCHE, Seattle, Wash. Industrial fellowship at t h e University of Washington, for research in textiles. $600. B O R D E N C O . , 350 Madison Ave., New York, Ν . Υ. Research grants maintained at: Columbia University. Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. Rutgers University. B R O W N C O . , Berlin, N". H. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Perrnancnc-y of paper. T w o fellowships at Johns Hopkins University. $1000 each. CARBIDE AND CARBON CHEMICALS CORP., 30 East 42nd St., New York, 2*tf. Y. Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, for t h e study of chemistry. $1000. C A S T IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, 122 South Michigan Ave.,Chioago,
111. Research associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Investiga tion of causes of soil corrosion. CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO., 4 5 6 East Ohio St., Chicago, 111. Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. CLOCK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, 644 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Research associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Investigation of lubricants for fine mechanisms. CL.OQ.UET X.UMBER C o .
See NORTH-WEST PAPER Co.
C O C A COLA CO., Atlanta, G a . Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. COLUMBIAN CARBON Co., 45 East 42nd St., New York, Ν. Υ . Fellowship at Mellon Institute for research in the technology of carbon obtained from gaseous flames. $8000. Fellowship at "West Virginia University, for research on the manufacture of carbon black*. $000 for ten months. C O O P E R AJÏD C O . , I N C . , H U G H L., 101 Park Ave., New York, N. V.
Re-
search associate a t Bureau of Standard?. Project: Use of clays i n concrete mixtures. CORBAGB INSTITUTE, 60 East 42nd St., New York, Ν. Υ. Research associ ate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Measurement of manila rop>e. C R O P PROTECTION INSTITUTS. See D o w CHEMICAL CO.; IODINE EDUCATION B U R E A U ; JOHNSON ANO JOHNSON; KOPPERS PRODUCTION CO.; L I Q U I D CARBONIC C O R P . ; MAKEPEACE AND C O . ; NICHOLS COPPER CO.; SBAKPLSS SOLVENTS CORP.; STANDARD O I L CO. OP INDIANA ; STANDARD OIL C O . OP N E W JERSEY.
Fellowship at
Massachusetts State College, for research in problems relating t o forage crops. $1000. EnoAfr BROTHERS C o . , Metuchen, N . J. Industrial scholarship at the In stitute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. $500. EVAPORATED IYIILK ASSOCIATION, 203 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. Fellowships are maintained a t : Columbia University, for research on the antipellagra vitamin content of evaporated milk. Iowa University School of Medicine, for research i n metabolism. Los Angeles Health Department Climes, for studies on infant feeding. Massachusetts -Agricultural College, for study of the use of milk in the school lunches of rural Massachusetts. Michigan State College, for developing improved recipes for milk-con taining foods. New York Post Graduate Medical School, for studies on infant feeding. University of Chicago, for research on the antigenic properties of milk. University of Chicago, for developing improved recipes for milkcontaining foods. FERRO
E N A M E L C O R P . O F CLEVELAND,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Fellowship
at
Western Reserve University, for study of fundamental reactions in volved in manufacture of enamel. $900 to $1500. and free tuition from the university. FIRESTONE T I R E ΑΝΠ> RUBBER C o . , Akron, Ohio.
Fellowship a t Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. Fellowship a t the University of Akron, for study of rubber. $1000. F x t m s c s E BROS., I N C . , 7 8 Beekman St., New York, Ν. Υ . Fellowship at University of Wisconsin, for study of volatile oils and related subjects. S500. GENERAL ELECTRIC Co., Schenectady, Ν. Υ . Charles A. Coffin Fellowships, which m a y be held either in this country or abroad, for research in electricity, physics, and physical chemistry. $5000. G E N E R A L FOODS CORP., 2 5 0 Park Ave., New York, Ν . Υ.
Fellowships are maintained a t : Cornell University, for research in chemical spectroscopy. University of Illinois, for research in biochemistry. Western Reserve University, for research i n biochemistry. G E N E R A L MOTORS C O R P . RESEARCH LABORATORIES, Detroit, Mich.
FeUow
ship at Johns Hopkins University, for research i n chemistry. S1000. GILBERT PAPER C o . , Menasha, Wis. Student research fellowship at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. $1500. GRASRELLI CHEMICAL C o .
See D u P O N T DE N E M O U R S AND Co., E . I.
HILLS BROTHERS C o . , 110 Washington St., N e w York, Ν . Y. Fellowship at Massachusetts State College, for research on chemical and microbio logical studies o f dates. S1600. IODINE EDUCATION BUREAU, 6 2 Water St., N e w York, N . Y. Fellowship maintained under t h e direction of the Crop Protection Institute, at Agricultural Experiment Station, N e w Brunswick, N . J., for study on new iodine compounds as fungicides. J.. H. R . PRODUCTS Co.. Willoughby, Ohio. Jeavons graduate fellowship at Western Reserve University, for research in problems in inorganio chemistry. $1500. 9
Requested by t h e Grasselli Chemical Co.
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AND ENGINEERING
JOHXS-MANVILLB INC., ManviUe, N . J. McMillan research associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Studies in heat transfer b y convection. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, New Brunswick, N . J. Fellowship maintained un der the direction of the Crop Protection Institute, at University of Wis consin, for study of nurserymen's tape. KELLOGG CO., Battle Creek, Mich. Fellowship a t Teachers College, Colum bia University, for study of "All Bran." $5000. K E W A U N E E MANUFACTURING C O . , Kewaunee, "Wis. Fellowship a t Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. KOPPERS RESEARCH CORP., Hoppers Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. Scholarship i n t h e Department of G a s Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Under the administration of the Crop Protection Institute, a fellowship is maintained a t the University of Illinois to investigate agricultural uses of sulfur recovered in the liquid purification of fuel gas. $4500. K R A F T - P H E N I X C H E E S E CORP., 400 Rush S t . , Chicago, III.
Fellowships are maintained at: Cornell University, for study of nutritive properties of "Kraco" milk sugar feed. $1800. Rutgers University, for general research problems at t h e College of Pharmacy. $10,000. LILLY AND CO., ELI, Indianapolis, Ind. Fellowships for the study of chemistry are maintained at: Johns Hopkins University. University of Chicago. Fellowship i n bacteriology at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. LIQUID CARBONIC CORP., Chicago, 111. Fellowship maintained under the direction of the Crop Protection Institute, at Iowa State College, for uses of solid, liquid, and gaseous carbon dioxide in the application of insecticides and fungicides. M C N E I L , ROBERT, Philadelphia, Pa. McNeil Fellowship at the Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., for the study of the oxidation and reduction potentials of cysteine and its oxidation problems. MAKEPEACE AND C O . , Wareham, Mass. Fellowship maintained under the direction of the Crop Protection Institute, at the Cranberry Station, Wareham, Mass., for methods of extraction of pyrethrum. MASONITB CORP., Laurel, Miss. Student research fellowship a t the In stitute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton» Wis., for physical and chemical study of wood. $1500. MERCK AND C o . , INC., Rah way, N. J. Fellowships maintained at: N e w Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, for research i n fungicides. $1500. University of Pennsylvania, for research in pharmacology. $4000. Princeton University, for research i n analytical chemistry. $1000. University of Virginia, for research in colloidal chemistry. S70O. MERRELL CO., W M . S., Cincinnati, Ohio. Fellowship at University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, for research in biochemistry. $1500. MICHIGAN GAS ASSOCIATION, Grand Rapids, Mich. Fellowship a t Univer sity of Michigan, for research in gas engineering. $1250 ($750 t o holder, $500 for expenses). MOORE AND MXJNOER, New York, Ν . Υ Industrial scholarship a t the I n · stitute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. MUSHROOM GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA, K e n n e t t Square, Pa.
Fellowship a t Rutgers University, for research in developing a method of making artificial manure out of straw. $1200. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION O F HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR
MANUFACTURERS,
468 Fourth Ave.» New York, Ν . Υ. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Study of methods of manufacture of hosiery and knitted goods, investigation of defects and tests of materials. NATXONAL·
BUILDING
UNITS
CORP.,
and
NATIONAL·
CINDER
PRODUCTS
ASSOCIATION, 1600 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Investigation of aggregate for, and properties of, cinder concrete building units. NATIONAL CANNBRS ASSOCIATION, 1739 H St., Washington, D . C.
Fellow
ships maintained at: University of California, for study of nutritive value of food. $9000. Columbia University, for study of nutritive value of food. $2800. NATIONAL L I V E STOCK AND M E A T BOARD, 407 South Dearborn St., Chicago,
111. Fellowship a t the University of Minnesota, for the study of the role of certain body acids i n nutrition. $3000. N E E N A H P A P E R Co., Neenah, Wis. Industrial scholarship at t h e Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. N B W JERSEY ZINC C O . , 160 Front St., New York, Ν. Υ . Scholarship a t Lehigh University. $15,000, total endowment. S. S . Palmer Scholarship at Stevens Institute of Technology. $15,000, total endowment. NEWPORT CHEMICAL CORP., BOX M, South Milwaukee, Wis. A fellowship i s maintained b y the following subsidiary company of the corporation: ACBTOL· PRODUCTS, INC., New Brunswick, Ν. J. A t Rutgers College, for research on vitamin D . $1200. NIAGARA
SPRAYER AND CHEMICAL Co.,
I N C . , Middleport,
Ν. Υ.
Two
fellowships are maintained a t N e w York State College o f Agriculture, Cornell University. One for research on the control of fruit diseases b y dusting, and one for research o n the relative toxicity and efficiency of fungicides and on methods of determining toxicity and efficiency. $1500 each, plus cost of materials and equipment. Amount optional with donor.
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NICHOLS CoppKit Co., New York, Ν. Υ. Two fellowships maintained under fclae direction of the Crop Protection Institute, at Agricultural Experi m e n t Station, Newark, Del., one for the development of new copper fiAngicidee, and one for study of copper in relation to plant nutrition. Notf-FEMtous IN-GOT METAL INSTITUTE, 308 West Washington St., Chicago, XII. Research associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Physical proper-ties of copper alloys in ingot form. NORTHWEST PAPER
C O . and
CLOQXJET L U M B E R
C O . , Cloquet,
Minn.
Oloqu-et wood fiber fellowship at the University of Minnesota, for t h e s-tudy of the fundamental chemistry of paper manufacture. $1500. NORTTHWB&T PAPER Co., Cloquet, Minn. Cloquet wood products fellowship a t the University of Minnesota. $2580. PACIFIC COAST G A S ASSOCIATION, 447 Sutter St., San Francisco, Calif. Fellowship at University of California, for study of gas engineering. ST50. PAPEIR.
MAKERS
CHEMICAL
CORP.,
Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Two
industrial
scholarships a t the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. PENXOZ AVTD FORD, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, Ν. Υ. Fellowship a t Xowa State College, for research in chemistry and bacteriology. $1200, e x p e n s e s S50O. P i r r s s x r a e s PLATE GLASS Co., P A I N T AND VARNISH
DIVISION, Milwau
k e e , Wis. Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, for paint, varnish, a r i d lacquer technology. $1000. PORT*X»AV»D CEMENT ASSOCIATION, 33 West Grand Ave., Chicago, 111. R e search; associate at Bureau of Standards. Project: Constitution and hardening of Portland cement. QUAKER 0 ΑΤβ Co., 141 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, in the field of animal nutrition Fellowship at Iowa State College, for the study of chemistry. RADXOLOOXCAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, St. Louis, Mo. Research associate a t 35-ureavu of Standards. Project: X-ray research. KAO
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MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Springfield,
Mass.
Staff fellowship at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis., f o r slizdy of t h e factors influencing the permanence of papers. BBTSSOLDS TOBACCO Co., R. J., Winston-Salem, N . C. Fellowship a t Johns BCopkina University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. ROHM: AKZ> HAAS Co., Philadelphia, P a . Cooperative fellowship at t h e X restitute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis., on the application of s p e c i a l chemicals t o the paper industry. SHARJP-LES SOLVENTS CORP., Philadelphia, Pa. Fellowship maintained under -fehe direction of the Crop Protection Institute at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, with supplementary work at Ν . Η . Agricultural Experiment Station, on synthetic organic compounds as fungicides and ixfcsecticidea. SIIELI* DEVELOPMENT C O . , Shell Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. Fellowships for research in chemistry are maintained at: "CTniversity of California. $900. S t a n f o r d University. $900. SQOIJBB A N » SONS, E . R „ N e w York, Ν . Υ.
Fellowships are maintained at: TJnivesrsity of Pittsburgh, for the study of oral hygiene. "CJnivexsity of Wisconsin, for the study of nutritional problems. Y a l e University, for the study of organic syntheses. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: The investigation o f antifreeze mixtures. STALET? ΒΑΛΕΛ CORP., Decatur, 111. Student research fellowship at t h e I n s t i t u t e of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. $1500. STANXXARD BRANDS, INC., 595 Madison Ave., New York, Ν . Υ . Fellowships are maintained at: Columbia University University of Illinois E m o r y University University of Minnesota J o h n s Hopkins University University of Oregon Γ 3 \ Υ. Post Graduate Medical University of Washington School and Hospital Yale University (two) STANDARD OIL CO. OP INDIANA, Chicago, 111. Fellowship maintained under fchie direction of the Crop Protection Institute a t the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, for the study of summer spray oils. STANXXARD OIL C O . OP N E W JERSET, New York, Ν . Υ. Fellowship main tained, under the direction of the Crop Protection Institute, for study of X>yrethxum culture. StBAjaaie AJÎD Co., FREDERICK, Detroit, Mich. Fellowship in the College of 3E*2iarnaacy, University of Michigan, for research in pharmacy. $500. STBUC-HALJO MANUFACTURING C O . , Chicago, 111. Staff fellowship at t h e Ixistitute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. TBCBSTICAX* ASSOCIATION OP T H E P U X P AND P A P E R INDUSTRY, 370 Lexington
AJVQ., New York, N . Y. Fellowship at Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., for research o n -tîtie relation of sheet properties to fiber properties through sheet struct u r e . $1000. General fellowship a t the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wis. S 0.000. T E X A S COTTON S E E D CRUSHERS ASSOCIATION, 1408 Santa F e Bldg., Dallas,
T e x . Two fellowships a t Agricultural and Mechanical College of T e x a s · for study of cottonseed oil mill problems. $600 each.
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TOBACCO BY-PRODOCTS AND CHEMICAL CORP., Columbia Bldg., Louisville,
Ky. Fellowship a t Rutgers University, for the study of the effect of nicotine in t h e control of injurious insects. §2700. UPJOHN C o . , KaLamazoo* Mich. Scholarship at Kalamazoo College, for research i n chemistry. $750. Scholarship at University of Michigan, for research in pharmacy. $750. U. 8 . INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL CO., 60 East 42nd St., N e w York, Ν . Υ. Fellow ship a t Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. UTILITIES RBSBAJRCH COMMISSION, INC., 72 West Adams St., Chicago, 111. Research associate a t Bureau of Standards. Project: Fundamental char acteristics of liquid dielectrics. T e n projects o n various engineering problems a t the Experiment Stations of the University of Illinois, Purdue University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at The Johns Hopkins University. Three similar projects are placed in the laboratories of the individual companies which sponsor the commission. WARNER A N D C O . , INC., WILLIAM R., 113 West 18th S t . , New York, Ν . Υ Fellowship a t Johns Hopkins University, for study of chemistry. S1000. WiLB-r ANX> SONS» INC., JOHN, 440 Fourth Ave., N e w York, Ν . Υ. Fellow ship a t Johns Hopkins University, for the study of chemistry. $1000. WISCONSIN UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, ELECTRIC SECTION, 135 West Wells S t . ,
Milwaukee, "Wis. Fellowship at University of Wisconsin, for the study o f electrical engineering research. $750.
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Vol. 10, No. 10
Gas Control in the Estimation of Carbon and Hydrogen by Combustion Analysis J. R. BAILEY, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas A MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR in the estimation of carbon and
hydrogen is a continuous and weU-regulated flow of gases into the combustion tube, the gases concerned being oxygen and air. stored under pressure. As combustion analysis is usually carried out, these gases after removal of moisture and carbon dioxide pass through a short rubber tube and thence into the combus tion tube, their rate of flow being regulated through a screw pinchcock. During an analysis the substance is burned, either with the combustion tube closed at the inlet end or i n a slow stream of air, and when all the sample has been burned oxygen is led in for oxidation of the copper formed in reduction of copper oxide, as well as for oxidation of the copper spiral, if the latter be used. Finally, before the absorption apparatus is disconnected, the oxygen is driven out of the entire system with air. The regulation of the gas flow through rubber tubing with a screw pinchcock has the disadvantage that the walls of the tubing frequently stick together and, when released, gas rushes too rapidly through the absorption vessels. To obviate this undesirable feature, an all-metal gas control provided with two needle valves, A and S, will be found serviceable. Valve A i s perma nently regulated so as t o allow the desired rate of flow of gases through the absorp tion apparatus and is not changed during the analysis. Valve Β controls a by-pass through which most of the oxygen streams during the oxidation FIGURE 1. ' ALL-METAL G A S CONTROL WITH T w o NEEDLE V A L V E S of the copper and, when it is shut off at the end of this operation, gas continues t o pass into the com bustion tube through valve A at the proper rate. A rubber tube connects the needle-valve control at C with the gas driers, and a second rubber tube connects at D with a calcium chloride tube.
MERCK & Co., INC., Rah way, N. J., has broken ground for a
new research laboratory building. This will be a Colonial-type brick structure, with a central section 40 X 80 ft., of two stories and basement, and two one-story wings 50 X 100 ft. The south wing will be devoted to pure research, the north wing to applied research and development work, with provision for small-scale riant operations, while the central section will contain offices, Îibrary, and additional laboratories. The basement will have a constant-temperature and humidity room, a dark room, a com bustion-analysis laboratory, a glass-blowing room, and a carpenter shop. UNITED CARBON PROFIT FOR THE FIRST TIME since March, 1931, the United Carbon Co.
reports a net profit for the quarter ended March, 1932. This profit, $61,667 after depreciation and depletion, even compares very favorably with that of the 1931 first quarter, $22,258, and results entirely from the natural gas division of the company. The carbon black operations still continue unprofitable, but economies in that department assure that no further losses will be sustained.
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CALCIUM CHLORIDE T U B S wiro T H R E E - W A Y STOPCOCK
Ε is a three-way stopcock which allows quick replacement up t o this point of one gas b y the other. F i s a rubber stopper through which connection is made with the combustion tube. Long use in the Texas Laboratory of this simple system, of gas control—for which little novelty can be claimed—has con tributed to a high degree of refinement in the estimation of car bon and hydrogen by the usual macrocombustion method.
CONTRACTS AWARDED in April for construction, engineering,
and building projects in the sixteen southern states total over $26,000,000, according to the Manufacturers Record, bringing the total valuation of awards for the first four months of 1932 to more than $89,000,000.
ROYALTY R A T E S REDUCED BY UNIVTBRSAL O I L PRODUCTS CO. FOB THE SECOND TIME in three months the Universal Oil Prod
ucts Co., Chicago, 111., has made special royalty rates on certain oil stocks. On February 1 tne company made available t o licen COSMETIC COLOR SURVEY sees a special royalty rate of 5 cents a barrel to cover cracking or0 AT THE REQUEST of many of the members of the American reforming of straight-run gasoline and naphtha boiling up to 4Ο0 Manufacturers of Toilet Articles, its Committee on Research F. On April 1 the company announced a reduction in royalty Department is compiling a list of American-made colors now rate for viscosity breaking by the Dubbs process, and at the same being offered t o the cosmetic and perfumery industry of the time announced that no royalty will be charged for the straightUnited States. Cards have been distributed to a large number run gasoline content of the crude oil run to the cracking unit, pro of producers of such colors, and the committee is anxious to get in vided the straight-run gasoline is not subjected t o cracking condi touch with others who are willing to cooperate in the survey. tions. The new rate for viscosity breaking will apply mainly Correspondence should be addressed to Marston T. Bogert, to heavy viscous oils, where the chief end i s reduction of viscosity to meet fuel-oil specifications. Columbia University, New York, Ν. Υ.
