N E WS
April 10, 1941
EDITION
419 E.
Special Research Conferences
Vitamins
C. G . K I N G ,
Chemistry Section, A. A . A. S., Gibson Island, Ale/.
Chairman
W A L T E R C. R U S S E L L , A. D . E M M B T T , H A N S M O L I T O R , R. A D A M S D U T C H E R , A N D C . G*
K I N G , Program
Committee
July 2 1 TΗΕ eight research conferences sponsored by t h e American Association for the Advancement of Science will b e held at Gibson Island, Md., on June 16 t o 20, June 23 to 27, July 7 to 11, July 14 t o 18, July 21 to 25, July 28 t o August 1, August 4 to 8, and August 11 t o 15. Meetings will begin at 10:00 A. M . with one or more formal papers out lining the fields of research and direct ing attention to unsolved problems. Discussion of the papers is not limited. T h e program also permits time for recrea tional features which the island affords, such as golf, swimming, and tennis. Since accommodations are limited, it is advisable to register and make reserva tions well in advance. Registration fees will be returned and reservations can celled, provided notice of inability to a t tend is received at least 10 days before t h e conference. The registration fee is $3.00 per week per person, and checks should b e made payable to Section C, A. A. A. S. On re ceipt of check, a registration card will be sent which covers admission to the island and use of all guest privileges, including a room reservation. Rooms are $2.00 per d a y per person and board is à la carte. T h e registration fee and request for room reservation or any additional i n formation should be addressed to t h e director of the conferences, Neil E . Gordon, Central College, Fayette, M o . John C . Krantz, Jr., is assistant director. A.
Frontiers in Petroleum Chemistry C. R . W A G N E R ,
Chairman
J u n e 16 J. B E N N E T T H I L L . Analysis of Gasoline Hydrocarbons. J. C . M O R R E L L . Analysis of Gaseous Hydrocarbons. J u n e 17 G U S T A V E G L O F F . Preparation of Olefins, Thermal M e t h o d s . G U S T A V E G L O F F . Preparation of Olefins, Catalytic M e t h o d s . J u n e 18 P E R K . FROLICH. R e a c t i o n s of Olefins. J u n e 19 FREDERICK D . ROSSINI.
Thermodynamics
of Hydrocarbons. F R E D E R I C K D . R O S S I N I . Azeotropic Distillation. June 20 W. E . KUHN. T h e o r y of Solvent E x traction. B. Catalysis E . C . W I L L I A M S , Chairman J u n e . 23 B . S. G R E E N S F E L D E R . Catalytic Cracking of Pure Hydrocarbons. H U G H S. TAYLOR. Characteristics of Oxide Catalysts. June 24 I R V I N G LANGMUIR. General Discussion o n Characteristics of Adsorption.
June 25 P . H . EMMETT. M e c h a n i s m Studies on Iron-Synthetic A m m o n i a Catalysts. OTTO BEECK. T h e Mechanism of H y d r o génation Reactions and Related Subjects. June 26 Τ . Η . JAMES. Catalysis i n Photographic Development. June 27 General Review.
S.
I.
BECHDEL
AND Ν.
Β.
GUBBRANT..
Feeding V i t a m i n s t o F a r m Animals. WALTER C. RUSSELL Fat-Soluble V i t a m i n s in Poultry Feeding. L C . N O R R I S . Water-Soluble Vitamins i n Poultry Feeding. H. E . R O B I N S O N A N D S . A N S B A C H E R .
Dis
cussion. K. H I C K M A N A N D N O R R I S E M B R E B .
Re
c e n t D e v e l o p m e n t s i n t h e Manufacture and Estimation of t h e Fat-Soluble V i t a mins. H . D . LOESCH, H A R D E N TAYLOR, AND C .
C.
Organic H i g h - M o l e c u l a r W e i g h t Compounds
S . S. K I S T L E R , Chairman July 7 E R N S T A . HAUSER. F u n d a m e n t a l Problems in the Chemistry, E c o n o m y , a n d Proc essing of Rubberlike Elastomers. C. S. FULLER. Crystallinity and Molecular Organization in Linear Polymers. July 8 L. A . WOOD. T h e Preparation a n d Prop erties o f Synthetic Rubbers. J. T . BLAKE. Properties and Vulcaniza tion o f Elastomers. July 9 L O R I N B . SEBRELL.
T h e P o l y m e r s and C o
polymers of Butadiene. MILTON - HARRIS. T h e Elastic Properties of Fibers as Related t o Their Chemical Structures. July 10 DÉSIRÉE
LE B E A U .
A
Contribution
to
the Structure of Inorganic H i g h P o l y mers. A Correlation o f the Structure and Colloid Chemical Properties of Clay Minerals. ROBEBT* C. S W A I N .
The Melamine-Form-
aldehyde Reaction. J u l y 11 C. S. MARVEL·. T h e Structure of Copolymers o f the V i n y l T y p e . D.
The Structure and Chemistry of Textile Fibers
(Sponsored b y the Textile Foundation) MILTON HARRIS,
Chairman
July 14 T h e Structure of T e x t i l e Fibers as R e vealed by Microscopic Investigations. T . K E R B . C o t t o n ; C. H O C K . Wool. W . A. SISSON. X - R a y Interpretations of Fiber Structure. July 15 C. PURVES. T h e R e a c t i v i t y of t h e F u n c tional Groups in Cellulosic Fibers. W. B. GEIGEK. T h e R e a c t i v i t y of F u n c tional Groups in Protein Fibers. July 16 Η . MARK. T h e Mechanical Properties of Textile Fibers. H . SPURLIN. H o m o g e n e i t y with Respect to Molecular Size and I t s Relationship to Fiber Properties. July 17 J. STEENHARDT. N a t u r e of the Combina tion o f Textile Fibers w i t h Acids, Bases, and Salts. J u l y 18 Trends and D e v e l o p m e n t s in t h e M a n u facture and Processing of Textile Fibers. Open. Discussion.
L. B A R T H E N . D i s c u s s i o n . July 2 2 W . J. R O B B I N S . T h e Water-Soluble V i t a m i n s in Relation t o P l a n t P h y s i o l o g y . Ε . Ε . S N E L L . Microbiological M e t h o d s of Vitamin A s s a y . A . S. SCHULTZ, L . A T K I N , A N D C . H . F R B Y .
V i t a m i n A s s a y s b y M e a n s of Yeast. (Bj, Pantothenic A c i d , B i o t i n j . D A N I E L MELNICK. Chemical A s s a y of Vitamin Bi. FELIX
SAUNDERS A N D R.
R.
WILLIAMS.
Discussion. July 2 3 D . W . W O O L E Y . V i t a m i n Requirements o f the Mouse. K . U N N A . P h a r m a c o l o g y of P a n t o t h e n i c Acid. RUSSELL W . WILDER. Clinical S t u d i e s Relative t o Vitamin B i . K. Ο'SHEA ELSOM.
Discussion.
T . T . M A C K I E . T h e R a t i o n a l of Vitamir, T h e r a p y , with Special Reference t o C. I . R E E D . Discussion. THOMAS PARRAN. Special discussion o f P r o b l e m s R e l a t e d t o t h e Fortification of F o o d s . July 2 4 VIRGIL P. SYDENSTRICKER.
Multiple D e
ficiencies Related t o t h e Vitamin Complex. W . A . PERLZWEIG. N i c o t i n i c A c i d . L. EMMETT HOLT, J R .
W. H . SEBRELL.
Β
Discussion.
Riboflavin.
ALLEN M. BUTLER.
Vitamin C.
July 2 5 S. W . C L A U S E N . V i t a m i n A . O. D . A B B O T T . D i s c u s s i o n . K A R L M A S O N . Cytological Changes A c c o m p a n y i n g V i t a m i n Deficiencies. E . V . M c C O L L O M AND C . G . MACKENZIE.
V i t a m i n Ε a n d N u t r i t i o n a l Muscular D y s t r o p h y , and t h e Antidystrophic A c t i v i t y of Alpha-Tocopherol. ALWIN
M.
PAPPENHEIMER.
Vitamin
Ε
Deficiencies in Different Animal Species. W . A N T O P O L AND H A N S M O L I T O R . C h a n g e s
Following Administration of E x c e s s i v e D o s a g e s of V i t a m i n s .
F.
X - R a y and Electron Diffraction M A U R I C E L. H U G G I N S ,
Chairman
July 2 8 Β . Ε . W A R R E N . T h e o r y a n d Practice of Particle Size D e t e r m i n a t i o n . M . J . B U E R G E R . N e w Experimental T e c h niques i n Crystal Structure Analysis. A . L . P A T T E R S O N . Fourier Series as A p plied t o Crystal Structure D e t e r m i n a tion. July 2 9 S. B . H E N D R I C K S . Compositions a n d Structures of Minerals H a v i n g Layer Lattices. C. S . F U L L E R . X - R a y Studies of Linear P o l y m e r s of K n o w n Chemical Consti tution.
NEWS
420
July 30
EDITION
G. RICHARD BURNS.
MABBITT L. KRONBEBG.
Recent X - R a y
and Electron Diffraction Work a t the California Institute of Technology. P. D E B YE AND P. P. DEBYE.
Photosynthesis at
Various Wave Lengths. August 12 W. E. LOOMIS, P. H. CARR, AND Η. Μ.
RANDALL. Absorption of Radiant En ergy by Leaves.
Discussion
of Theoretical and Experimental Electron Diffraction Methods. July 31 L. O. BSOCKWAY. Recent Electron Diffraction Work on Gas Molecules. M. L. FULLER. Applications of Electron Diffraction to Industrial Problems. August 1 E. F. BURTON. Applications of the Electron Microscope.
Vol. 19, No. 7
EMIL
SMITH.
The
Chlorophyll-Protein
Compounds of the Green Leaf. GEORGE BURR.
Photosynthesis
Studies
with Heavy Carbon. August 13 Spectroscopic Studies of the Chlorophylls. V. M. ALBERS. Part I. Absorption Spectra; H. V. KNORR. Part II. Fluorescence Spectra.
L. F. GREEN, C. L. COMAB, D. G. HARRIS, AND F. P. ZSCHEILE. Spectroscopic
Properties of Plastid Pigments. Ap plication to Photosynthesis and Pig ment Analysis.
August 14 JAMBS FRANCK.
Photosynthesis.
Chemical
Kinetics of
H. GAFFRON. Metabolism of Algae under
Anaerobic Conditions.
August 15
EUGENE
RABINOWITCH.
Photosynthesis
as an Oxidation-Reduction Reaction. E. D . MCALISTER. (Title not y e t com pleted.)
REPRESENTATIVE FBO»M RCA RESEARCH LABORATORIES. Applications of the
Electron Microscope to Scientific and Industrial Research Problems.
Respiratory
REPRESENTATIVE FROM KODAK RESEARCH LABORATORIES. Application of the
Electron Microscope to a Study of Photographic Development. G.
Corrosion
R. M. BURNS, Chairman
August 4 Introductory Remarks by t h e Chairman. The Occurrence Characteristics and Cost of Corrosion. F. N". SPELLER. Ferrous Metals; F. J. MCKAY. Nonferrous Metals. R. B. MEARS. Theory of Corrosion. H. A. MILEY. Theory of Oxidation and Tarnishing. August 5 H. E. HARING. Tecïiniques of Measurement of Corrosion Reactions. F. L. LAQUE. Corrosion Tests and Analysis of Corrosion Problems. R. F. PASSANO. Statistical Methods in Corrosion Study. W. E . CAMPBELL. Application of Statistical Control in Corrosion "Work. August 6 WILLIAM BLUM.
Protection of
Passivity.
H. HELLER. Chromate Corrosion I n hibitors and Their Evaluation. August 7 Protection of Metals -with Organic Coatings. C. F . RASSWBILER. Role of Preliminary Surface Preparation; R. J. MOORE. Role of the Vehicle; H. A . NELSON. Hole of the Pigment. G. H. YOUNG. Chemical and Physical Aspects of the Resinous State and Their Bearing on Corrosion Prevention. August 8 Corrosion of Metals by Soils. Κ. Η . LOGAN.
Field Studies; I . A. D E N I S O N .
Laboratory Studies of Anodic and Cathodic Processes. RAYMOND HADLEY.
Microbiological A n
aerobic Corrosion. R. H. BROWN. Theory of Cathodic Pro tection. SCOTT EWTNG.
Applications of Cathodic
Protection. J.
M.
PEARSON.
The U s e
of
"Null"
Methods in the Study a n d Solution of Electrolysis Problems. Closure by Chairman. H.
the
Respiratory
En-
zymes and the Biological Action of t h e Vitamins has been arranged jointly b y the University of Wisconsin a n d t h e University of Chicago t o be held Septem ber 11 t o 17, 1941, inclusive. T h e first sessions, Thursday, September 11, t o Saturday, September 13, will be devoted largely t o t h e respiratory enzymes and will be held on the University of Wisconsin campus. On Sunday, September 14, after an outing, the group will move t o t h e University of Chicago where from Mon day, September 15, t o Wednesday, Sep tember 17, the sessions will b e devoted t o t h e vitamins. The following program h a s been ar ranged: M a d i s o n Sessions Thursday, September 1 1
Opening Address and Announcements. OTTO M E Y E R H O F .
Intermediary
Carbo
hydrate Metabolism. ERIC
BALL.
Mechanism
of
Hydrogen
Transport. F . LIPMANN. Pasteur Effect. K . G. STERN. Oxidases, Peroxidases, and Catalase. F . SCHLENK. Dehydrogenases and Pyri dine Nucleotides. Friday, September 1 2 T . R. H O G N E S S . Flavoproteins. E L M E R STOTZ. Cytochromes.
C. F . CORI. Phosphorylation of Carbo hydrates. Discussions: Phosphorylation; Hydrogen Transport. Saturday, September 1 3
E . A. EVANS, J R . Metabolic Cycles and Decarboxylation. P . P. C O H E N .
Transamination.
Discussions (Concurrent) : Tumor Respira tion; Bacterial Respiration. Discussion: Animal Tissue Respiration. Sunday, September 1 4
Outing. Trip t o Chicago.
Photosynthesis
C. F. KETTERING, Honorary Chairman O. L. INMAISÏ, Chairman
C h i c a g o Sessions M o n d a y , September 1 5
August 11 W. M . MANNING, Β . Μ. DUGGAE, AND FARRINGTON DANIELS. Measurements
of Energy of Photosynthesis and Their Implications. ROBERT EMERSON.
SYMPOSIUM on
Metals
with Metallic Coatings. J. D . EDWARDS. Anodic Oxide and Surface Conversion Coatings. H . H. UHLIG.
Λ
Enzymes and Biological of Vitamins
The Dependence of
Photosynthetic Efficiency Length of Light.
on Wave
W . H. TALIAFERRO. Introduction. R. R. WILLIAMS. General. S. OCHOA. Cocarboxylase. N O R M A N JOLLIFFE. Vitamin B i (Clinical). P . GYORGY. Riboflavin.
W. H . SEBRELL. Discussion.
Riboflavin (Clinical).
Action
Tuesday, September 1 6
C. A. ELVEHJEM. Nicotinic Acid. D . T. SMITH. Nicotinic Acid (Clinical). S. LEPKOVSKY.
Vitamin B e .
T . SPIES. Multiple Deficiencies. R. J. WILLIAMS. Pantothenic Acid. E . GORDON. Pantothenic Acid (Clinical). Discussion. W e d n e s d a y , September 1 7 V . D U V I G N E A U D . Biotin. W. Η. GRIFFITH. Choline. C . G. K I N G . Vitamin C.
F . C. M C L E A N .
Phosphorus Assimilation.
D . W . MACCORQUODALE. V i t a m i n K. H . P. SMITH AND E. D . WARNER. Vita
min Κ (Clinical). Discussion. Those leading the discussions will in clude A. E . Axelrod, S. Baker, E . S. G. Barron, C. A . Baumann, F . C. Bernheim, F. C. Bing, D . Burk, Η . D a m , E . A . Doisy, K. A. C. Elliott, C. J. Farmer, D . E . Green, Erwin Haas, A . B . Hastings, M. J. Johnson, F . C. Koch, K . P . Link, M. A. Lipton, E . M . Nelson, C. Neuberg, F. F . Nord, W. H . Peterson, V. R . Potter, E . Shorr, F. Stare, C. H . Werkman, P. W . Wilson, and H. G. Wood. The above speakers and discussion lead ers will take part in both t h e Wisconsin and Chicago sessions and on each campus will be housed i n one of the newer dormi tories. Meals a n d lodging in these dormi tories m a y b e obtained for both m e n and women at approximately $3.50 per day. Reservations can be made either with T . R. Hogness, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, or with V a n IjL Potter, McArdle Memorial Laboratory, University of Wisconsin. The symposium is supported b y funds from both t h e Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Abbott Laboratories. The sessions at Chicago form a part of the University of Chicago's semicentennial celebration.
