ACS NEWS
Scenes from the Boston meeting
Boston's Hynes Convention Center
1964 Nobelist Dorothy Hodgkin at Women Chemists luncheon
Roald Hoffmann (inset, nght) receives Priestley Medal at awards event where 41 others (above) were presented ACS national awards
Chemical Abstracts Service director of nomenclature Kurt Loening (right), who will retire this year, receives special staff award from ACS executive director John Crum at CAS reception commemorating 25th anniversary of Chemical Registry System 66
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Attila Pavlath (left) receives Division ofProfessional Relations' Henry Hill Award from John Connolly
Sci-Mix (left and below) attracted about 4000 attendees for viewing technical posters and socializing, complete with popcorn and beer
Exposition, one of the largest ever, drew big crowds
ACS president-elect Allen Heininger (right) chats with Mike Hammer, winner of this year's ACS Award for Creative Invention, at Corporation Associates luncheon
Presidential plenary session speakers were (clockwise from above) ACS president Paul Gassman, Bassam Shakhashiri, Betty Vetter May 7, 1990 C&EN
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ACS News $5000 to be given by the awardee to a chemistry or chemical engineering the technical significance and sub- department of his/her choice for the support of instructional and restance of the paper. Papers must utilize SI units for search activities. The recipient shall measurements. Trade names can be deliver a response at the annual used only for the initial identifica- meeting of the Council for Chemical tion of materials or equipment. One Research, at which time the award copy of a publication manuscript will be presented. must be forwarded to the program A nominee must be a resident of planning committee chairman, the U.S. and must have made an outJulian Mitchell, at Uniroyal Chemi- s t a n d i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n to the cal Co. Inc., TSS Bldg., Spencer St., progress of chemistry and chemical Naugatuck, Conn. 06770, prior to engineering through furtherance of Aug. 17. Fifty copies of the accepted university-industry cooperation. manuscript, including an original Qualifying activities recognized by copy, must be furnished no later the award may lie in one or more of than Sept. 7. Further shipping in- the following fields: structions for the 50 copies will be • Enhancing university-industry furnished in a speaker instructions interaction. package after the abstract is accept• Organization and administraed. Ten additional copies are also to tion. be mailed to John H. Gif ford Li• Fund-raising and membership brary, Rubber Chemistry & Technology, activities for CCR. ACS Rubber Division, University of • Development of government Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3801, no policies. later than Sept. 7. D • Influential writing and other forms of public enlightenment. • Furtherance of CCR goals. aging the product life cycle, R&D/ Nominations must be in narrative marketing interface, marketing re- form, be accompanied by a full cursearch, technical service, setting riculum vitae or résumé, and be supmarketing strategies, market plan- ported by two additional letters ning, selecting distribution chan- from persons who are well acquaintnels, pricing, advertising, case stud- ed with the nominee. Nominating ies, and the roles of the salesman documents submitted in previous and the director of marketing. years may be used for up to three The registration deadline is Aug. years. However, a letter reactivating 1, and will be on a first-come, first- the nomination is required. served basis. If registrations exceed Nominations should be sent by capacity, latecomers' checks will be June 1 to H. L. Williams, Chairman, returned. CCR Award Committee, Monsanto For further information, contact Co., 800 North Lindbergh Blvd., Newman H. Giragosian, President, G4NL, St. Louis, Mo. 63167. D Delphi Marketing Services Inc., 400 East 89th St., Suite 2J, New York, N.Y. 10128, phone (212) 534-4868. D
ACS Rubber Division ca i for papers The ACS Rubber Division is soliciting papers for presentation at the general paper sessions during its 138th meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9-12. Papers by U.S. resident chemists or chemical engineers may not appear on division programs unless the author or a coauthor is a member of ACS. This provision may be waived with approval from ACS through the division office. Ten copies of a 200-word abstract (original plus nine copies) must be mailed before June 8. All abstracts are to be sent to the chairman of the program planning committee, Julian Mitchell, c/o ACS Rubber Division, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3801, phone (216) 375-7814, fax (216) 375-5269. Abstracts of papers must be submitted on standard abstract forms, which are available through the Rubber Division office at the above address. The abstract should reflect
Division seminar on chemical marketing The ACS Division of Chemical Marketing & Economics is sponsoring a two-day seminar on chemical marketing Aug. 23-24 in Washington, D.C. This seminar will be conducted by a faculty comprised of senior personnel from a variety of industrial backgrounds. It will emphasize practical aspects of managing the marketing function, and give the attendee a working knowledge of the chemical marketing process and the disciplines interfacing with it. It provides a blueprint for anyone new to this area, and offers experienced chemical marketing personnel fresh insights into this discipline. Areas included are how to market your product for maximum efficiency, determine your products' future through innovative marketing research, select marketing strategies, develop a successful marketing plan, price products, select the appropriate distribution channels, and implement a successful advertising campaign. Specific topics covered are: man68
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Call for nominations for Pruitt award The Council for Chemical Research is seeking nominations for the Mac Pruitt Award to recognize outstanding contributions to the progress of chemistry and chemical engineering by promotion of mutually beneficial interactions between universities and the chemical industry. This annual award consists of a plaque and
Graduate award in physical chemistry
The ACS Division of Physical Chemistry administers a graduate student award program that began in 1982 and is made possible by a grant from Procter & Gamble Co. Each awardee receives a $2500 cash award. The awardees are selected by the division for the exceptionally high quality of papers that they have submitted as predoctoral students for publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.
A candidate for the 1990 award must be a major author of a manuscript that will be accepted for publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry prior to July 1, 1990. Also, a candidate must be entering at least the third year of graduate study leading to a Ph.D. degree or beginning a first year of academic postdoctoral education in the fall of 1990. Only U.S. citizens or permanent resident visa holders are eligible. Nominations must be submitted by July 1 to Edward M. Eyring, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, phone (801) 581-8658. Nominating documents should include a nominating letter authored by the student's Ph.D. thesis adviser that addresses specifically the student's contributions to the Journal of Physical Chemistry paper on which the nomination is based. A seconding letter authored by a scientist at another university, federal, or industrial laboratory that assesses the quality of the paper should also be submitted. The third required document is a certification from the department chairman that the student will be enrolled during the 1990-91 school year, and that the award will not be used in lieu of any part of the normal graduate student stipend. If the candidate is beginning a first year of academic postdoctoral education rather than continuing graduate work, the department chairman should so specify. Four reprints or preprints of the scientific paper must be submitted with the above documents. D
Colloid and surface chemistry fellowship The ACS Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry is administering a graduate fellowship in colloid and surface chemistry sponsored by Procter & Gamble Co. The fellowship consists of an award of $9500 made to the recipient's academic department to be used entirely to support the direct costs of the recipient's Ph.D. research. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time graduate program
leading to the Ph.D. degree; be engaged in research in the area of colloid and surface chemistry; and be a U.S. citizen or hold a permanent resident visa. The applicant must arrange for the following documents to be received by the chairman of the awards committee. • Three copies of a description of the proposed research, including background, work completed, work planned under the fellowship, and the relevance of the research to colloid and surface chemistry. The body of this document must be no more than eight double-spaced typewritten pages, plus figures and tables. Descriptions having a body of more than eight pages will not be considered. • Three copies each of two letters
of recommendation, including one from the applicant's research adviser. In his or her letter of recommendation, the research adviser should indicate the extent to which the applicant has contributed to the formulation of the research proposal. • Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate records. • Three copies of reprints or manuscripts of any publications authored or coauthored by the applicant that relate to the proposed research. The deadline for submission of applications and all supporting material is June 15. Submit to John C. Hemminger, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, Calif. 92717, phone (714) 856-6020. D
AWARDS
Thomas Dougherty wins Esselen award Thomas Dougherty, head, division of radiation biology, Roswell Park Cancer Center, Buffalo, N.Y., has been honored by the ACS Northeastern Section with the 1990 Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. He was selected for his "pioneering research in the application of photosensitizing drugs in the treatment of solid malignant tumors." The award was established in 1985 by a gift from the family of Gustavus John Esselen, founder of Esselen Research Corp. and former chairman of the Northeastern Section. It is presented annually to recognize and reward chemists whose scientific and technical work has contributed to the public wellbeing, thus communicating the positive values of the chemical profession. Dougherty has spent 18 years developing photodynamic therapy—a new nontoxic treatment for cancer using red light and dyes. Cancer cells preferentially take up a dye called photofrin, which the patient ingests a few days before treatment. When the photofrin-loaded cancer cells are irradiated with red light, they are
killed. The red light can be delivered to the tumor cells via optic fibers. The treatment has been used for cancers of the lung, esophagus, and bladder, and has two major advantages over other commonly used cancer treatments: healthy cells are unaffected and side effects are minimal. Dougherty received a B.S. degree in 1955 at Canisius College and a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry in 1959 at Ohio State University. After a number of years with Du Pont, he joined Roswell in 1975. He was the winner of the Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal from the ACS Western New York Section in 1988. D May 7, 1990 C&EN
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