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Gas Chromatography Houston, Tex. Dec. 4-6. Contact: Varian Instruments, Plaza Southwest, 5750 Bintliff, Suite 202, Houston, Tex. 77036
• Symposium on Applied Vacuum Science and Technology. Feb. 20-21. Tampa, Fla. Contact: Amer ican Vacuum Society, P.O. Box 11508, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33733 • Chemical Institute of Canada, Toronto Section Third Annual Analytical Symposium. Feb. 25. Toronto, Canada. Topic: Stability and Content Uniformity in Phar maceuticals. Contact: T. J. Carrothers, c/o Bristol-Myers Prod ucts Canada Ltd., 106 North Queen St., Toronto, Ont., M8Z 2E2, Canada • 26th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Ap plied Spectroscopy. Mar. 3-7. Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: E. S. Hodge, Carnegie-Mellon Universi ty, Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. 412621-1100, ext. 212. Page 1123 A, Nov. • Optical Society of America Spring Conference. Mar. 19-21. Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Calif. Includes sessions on applications of laser spectroscopy and remote sensing of the atmosphere. Con tact: Optical Society of America, Suite 620, 2000 L St., N. W., Wash ington, D.C. 20036. 202-293-1420
Liquid Chromatography Denver, Colo. Dec. 11-13. Contact: Varian Instruments, 4665 Kipling, Suite 1, Wheatridge, Colo. 80033
Short Courses ACS Courses. For more information, contact: Department of Educational Activities, American Chemical Soci ety, 1155 16th St., N. W., Washington, D.C. 20036. 202-872-4508 Liquid Chromatography, Theory and Practice Blacksburg, Va: Dec. 8-11. H. M. McNair, L. R. Snyder, J. J. Kirkland, C. D. Chandler Microprocessors and Minicompu ters: Interfacing and Applications Blacksburg, Va. Dec. 8-13. R. E. Dessy, J. A. Titus Laboratory Safety—Recognition and Management of Hazards Houston, Tex. Dec. 11-13. N. V. Steere, Maurice Golden Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy New Orleans, La. Jan. 23-25. G. C. Levy, I. R. Peat. ACS members, $170; nonmembers, $190
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Boston, Mass. Dec. 11-13. Contact: Varian Instruments, 400 Totten Pond Rd., Bldg. # 1, Waltham, Mass. 02154 Atomic Absorption Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 11-13. Contact: Var ian Instruments, 6650 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, Ga. 30339 Infrared Interpretation, Part I Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 6-10. $275. Contact: Sadtler Research Laborato ries, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. 215-382-7800 Laboratory Management Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 20-24. $275. Contact: Sadtler Research Laborato ries, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. 215-382-7800 Basic Gas Chromatography Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 3-5. $200. Con tact: Sadtler Research Laboratories, Inc., 3316 Spring Garden St., Phila delphia, Pa. 19104. 215-382-7800 R&D Management Studies for Chemists 1975 Urwick Management Centre, Slough, Bucks, UK. Feb. 24-28. Chemical So ciety members, f 198; nonmembers, £220. Contact: M. V. Auguste, The Chemical Society, Burlington House, London W1V 0ΒΝ, England Gas Chromatography Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif: Mar. 24-26. $175. Contact: R. L. Amey, Department of Chemistry, Oc cidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. 90041. 213-259-2764
For Your Information Laboratory Data Control of Riviera Beach, Fia., a Division of Milton Roy Co., is now manufacturing and selling the original Cheminert brand of fit tings, valves, columns, and pumps de veloped by Chromatronix, Inc. The Cheminert line consists of an assort ment of chromatography accessories made of Teflon, Kel-F, and glass and is especially useful where metal con tact must be avoided.
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National Loss Control Service (NATLSCO), a subsidiary of Kem per Corp., of Long Grove, 111. 60049, offers a waste water analysis service said to be broad enough to measure trace amounts of nearly any sub stance. NSF announces a new postdoctoral, energy-related fellowship program with stipends of $12,000 per year for individuals who have recently received the doctorate degree and who can demonstrate a special aptitude for re search and interest in energy-related problems. Awards with a tenure peri od of up to 12 months will be given to 90 persons. Applicants must present an acceptable plan of energy-related study or research. Awards can be made in all fields of science and in in terdisciplinary science fields. Applica tion deadline is Dec. 6; awards will be made in March 1975. Application ma terials are available from the Fellow ship Office, National Research Coun cil, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418. Pfaltz & Bauer, Inc., have relocated to new premises, tripling their previ ous space. Their new address and tele phone number are 375 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06902, 203-357-8700. The company's catalog containing 42,000 listings of research chemicals is available on request. Meteorology Research, Inc., Altadena, Calif., has acquired Theta Sen sors, Inc., of Orange, Calif. Theta Sensors is a four-year old manufactur er of electrochemical gas-sampling in struments directed toward the fields of ambient, source, and OSHA-type monitoring. Meteorology Research has been involved in research and manu facturing of instruments in the field of meteorology and air quality for over 20 years. Turner Assoc, 2524 Pulgas Ave., Palo Alto, Calif. 94303, has published the first issue of a new series called "Analytical Reviews." The first issue entitled, "The Whys and Ways of Checking Your Spectrophotometer," is a 4-p review focusing on fundamen tals of a spectrophotometer. Markson Science, Inc., Del Mar, Calif., has opened a new office to serve the East Coast from Maine to Virginia and including Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The new facility is located at 43 Maple Ave., New York, N.Y., and will provide toll-free telephone service to scientists in the Eastern Region by dialing 800-854-2822. Markson is a supplier in scientific lab equipment and accessories.
