t h e - a r t analytical science. In mat ters of environmental concern, ana lytical chemistry will be the solution, not the problem.
Much of the substance of this paper came from work published and presented over the years by the late L. B. Rogers, who was Emeritus Profes sor at the University of Georgia. In particular, his work as chair of the ACS Division of Analyt ical C h e m i s t r y ' s Subcommittee for Public Awareness resulted in a paper presented at the Atlanta ACS meeting in April 1991 from which I have abstracted many thoughts. I am deeply grateful to Buck for sharing his wisdom and perceptions with me. I would also like to thank Tim Collette, Bill Donaldson, and Don Gurka from the EPA, Harry Hertz from NIST, and Cliff Narquis from BP Research for helpful information and discus sions.
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Jeannette G. Grasselli is a Distinguished Visiting Professor and Director of Re search Enhancement at Ohio University. Previously she was a research director in BP America's R&D department. She re ceived her B.S. degree in chemistry from Ohio University and her M.S. degree from Case Western Reserve University. She has also received honorary D.Sc. degrees from Ohio University (1978) and Clarkson University (1986) as well as an honorary D.Engr. degree from Michigan Techno logical University (1989). In 1986 she re ceived the ACS Garvan Medal, and in 1991 she was the first woman elected to the Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame.
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