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Summer Courses in Electronics and Infrared Spectroscopy Electronics for Scientists, a three-¬ week course in principles and experiments for those who use instruments, will be given at the University of Illinois, Urbana, 111., June 21 to July 11. This is a laboratory course designed expressly for chemists, physicists, medical scientists, engineers, and other research workers who have little or no background in electronics but who would benefit greatly by a working knowledge of electronic devices and circuits. College academic staff in all areas of science, industrial scientists and engineers, and medical scientists may apply for the course. All applicants must have either a B.S., M.S., Ph.D., or M.D. degree. For further information write Dr. H. V. Malmstadt, 3180 Noyes Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111. 61803.
Two intensive courses on infrared spectroscopy (Technique, August 10-14, and Applications, August 17-21) will be offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the summer of 1964. The courses will be in charge of Dr. Richard C. Lord, Director of the Institute's Spectroscopy Laboratory, and Dr. Dana W. Mayo of Bowdoin College, Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry. Other Visiting Lecturers will include Dr. L. J. Bellamy, British Ministry of Aviation; Dr. E. R. Lippincott, University of Maryland; Dr. F. A. Miller, Mellon Institute; and Dr. H. W. Thompson, F. R. S., St. John's College, Oxford University. Application forms and full information may be obtained from Dr. J. M. Austin, Room 7-103, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 02139.
CITCE Meeting
the Boston Medical Laboratory, 19 Bay State Rd., Boston 15, Mass.
The 15th Meeting of the Comité International de Thermodynamique et de Cinétique Electrochimiques (CITCE) will be held in London and Cambridge (Great Britain) September 21 to 26. There will be two general themes: the first, "Measurements in fused salt electrolytes," and the second, "Instrumental methods in electrochemistry." Further information can be obtained from Dr. M. Fleischtnann, Secretary General of CITCE, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1, Great Britain, or Dr. T. P. Hoar, Department of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke St., Cambridge, Great Britain.
American Association of Clinical Chemists The 16th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Chemists will be held August 17 to 20 at the Hotel Statler-Hilton in Boston, Mass. Mornings will be devoted to symposia and afternoons to individual scientific papers. There will be exhibits of the latest developments in general laboratory equipment and in specialized instrumentation. The General Chairman for the meeting is Norbert Benotti of
Nuclear Applications t o the W o o d , Paper, and Pulp Industries A conference on Nuclear Applications to the Wood, Paper, and Pulp Industries will be held at Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., April 23 to 24. Sponsors are Washington State University and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Among the topics to be discussed are: introduction to activation analysis, neutron activation for process control, and intrinsic tracers in process control. For further information write R. M. Chatters, Head, Radioisotopes and Radiations Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, Wash. 99163.
New Chemical Education Journal A new quarterly journal, Education in Chemistry, devoted to the improvement of chemical education at all levels—school, technical college, and university—is being published in England. Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Board is Dr. R. S. Nyholm, Professor of Chemistry, University College, London. Editor is Dr. F. W.
Gibbs. For subscription information write to the Circulation Manager, The Royal Institute of Chemistry, 30 Russell Square, London, W.C.1.
Chemical Institute of Canada The 47th Annual Conference of the Chemical Institute of Canada will be held in Kingston, Ontario, June 1-3, 1964. Technical papers and symposia will include the areas of chemical engineering, protective coatings, instrumentation and analytical chemistry, as well as inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical education. For details, write the Conference chairman, Dr. D. G. Diaper, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario.
Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems A Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems will be held July 20 to 22 at the House of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston, Mass. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for discussion of NMR and ESR investigations of biological molecules and systems. Subjects will include radiation damage of nucleic acids, enzyme action, conformation studies of proteins and nucleic acids, light-induced excited states, oxidation-reduction reactions, and paramagnetic metal ions in biological macromolecules. Additional information can be obtained from R. G. Shulman, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N. J.
Electron Microscope Society of A m e r i c a The date of the 1964 Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of America, which will be held at the Detroit Hilton Hotel, Detroit, Mich., has been changed to October 13-17. The change was made in order to resolve a conflict with the Third European Regional Conference on Electron Microscopy to be held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in August, 1964. For further information contact Dr. Roberta S. Hartman, Division of Communicable Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington 12, D. C. VOL. 36, NO. 2, FEBRUARY
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Industry Items A p p l i e d P h y s i c s C o r p . , Monrovia, Calif., h a s completed t h e move of its vibrating reed electrometer product line t o a new 10,000-square foot facility. T h e new plant is located a mile south of t h e company h e a d q u a r t e r s a t 2724 South Peck R o a d , Monrovia. T h e new facility will house engineering, produc tion, a n d sales personnel for t h e elec t r o m e t e r line. Automation Industries, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., has purchased t h e assets of S p e r r y - W e s t e r n , a Houston, Texas, based inspection service com pany. Sperry-Western's principal business involves t h e inspection of drill pipe, tubing, a n d casing in t h e Texas and Louisiana oil fields using magnetic induction techniques. W i t h t h e a c quisition, Automation offers field in spection services using ultrasonic, x-ray, and magnetic testing techniques. Nalco Chemical Co. and D o w C h e m i c a l C o . have m a d e a working agreement dealing with t h e manufac ture a n d sale of ion exchange resins. Nalco's technical a n d marketing capa bilities will be combined with Dow's r e search a n d manufacturing facilities in the field of ion exchange. Nalco's I o n Exchange Division h a s been t h e marketing a r m for Dow-produced ion exchange resins sold t o condition water in both t h e home use a n d industrial use m a r k e t s . T h e agreement now calls for Nalco t o also m a r k e t D o w resins used in t h e chemical processing indus tries; it further establishes Nalco as an agent authorized to license certain Dow p a t e n t s covering t h e use of ion ex change resins in chemical processing. V a r i a n A s s o c i a t e s h a s formed an I n s t r u m e n t G r o u p which is comprised of t h e Analytical I n s t r u m e n t Divi sion, t h e Recorder Division, a n d a Special Products Unit. T h e Analyti cal I n s t r u m e n t Division develops and manufactures spin resonance spectrom eters a n d laboratory electromagnets. T h e Recorder Division produces a wide line of graphic recorders. T h e Special Products unit develops a n d m a r k e t s geophysical instruments a n d atomic frequency standards. Construction of a new headquarters building for W i l k e n s I n s t r u m e n t & R e s e a r c h , I n c . , a leading producer of gas chromatographs, h a s been started in W a l n u t Creek, Calif. T h e building will house administrative offices, r e search a n d development section, chem istry and electronics laboratories, a n d will provide additional space for ship ping, mailing, a n d printing. 102 A
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Feb. 3
Third Biennial Toronto Symposium on Gas Chromatography. Sea way Towers Hotel, Toronto, Canada. Contact: S. Sandler, D e partment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Uni versity of Toronto, Toronto 8, Canada. Page 54 A, Jan.
Feb. 3 to 4
Research Conference on Gas Chromatography. University of Cali fornia, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact: H. L. Tallman, Physical Sciences Extension, Room 6532, Engineering Bldg., University of California, Los Angeles 24, Calif. Page 68 A, Oct.
Feb. 3 to 7
A S T M International Conferences on Materials and ASTM Com mittee Week. Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., Contact: American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race St., Phila delphia 3, Pa.
Feb. 20
American Microchemical Society Meeting. Chemists' Club, New York City. Subject: Application of Flash Discharge Lamp to Analysis of Non-Metallic Impurities in Thin Films, William Guldner. Contact: R. A. Hofstader, Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden, N. J.
Feb. 27 to 29
Fifth Omnibus Conference on Experimental Aspects of NMR Spec troscopy. Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mar. 2 to 6—Fifteenth Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Penn-Sheraton Hotel, C o m i n g Events Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: Rudolph B. Fricioni, Allegheny Ludlum Steep Corp., Corporate Quality Control Laboratory, Research Center, Brackenridge, Pa. Page 81 A, Sept. Mar. 23 to 26—Second International Symposium on Advances in Gas Chromatography. Sheraton Lincoln Hotel, Houston, Texas. Contact: Prof. A. Zlatkis, Dept. of Chem istry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Page 49 A, Jan. Mar. 26—20th Annual Conference of the Rochester Society for Quality Control. Uni versity of Rochester, Rochester, N . Y. Contact: Reid B . Weidman, Xerox Corp., 800 Phillips Rd., Webster, Ν. Υ. April 5 to 10—147th National ACS Meeting. Philadelphia, Pa. Includes Analytical Division Sessions. Contact: D r . J. K . Taylor, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. 20234. Page 52 A, Jan. Apr. 19 to 21—Second Annual Oak Ridge Radioisotope Conference. Gatlinburg Civic Auditorium and Riverside Motor Lodge, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Contact: R. T. Overman, Special Training Division, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, P . O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Page 49 A, Nov. Apr. 22 to 25—Fourth Rare E a r t h Research Conference. Camelback I n n , Phoenix, Ariz. Contact: Dr. LeRoy Eyring, Dept. of Chemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Page 67 A, Oct. Apr. 23 to 24—Conference on Nuclear Applications to the Wood, Paper, and Pulp Industries. Washington State University, Pullman, Wash. 99163. Page 101 A, Feb. May 3 to 7—Spring Meeting of the Electrochemical Society. Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Canada. Contact: R. K. Shannon, Executive Secretary, The Electro chemical Society, Inc., 30 East 42nd St., New York, Ν . Υ. 10017. May 7 to 8—Fourth Conference on Vacuum Microbalance Techniques. Mellon Insti tute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, P a . Contact: M r . F . A. Brassart, Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Beulah Rd., Pittsburgh 35, Pa. Page 67 A, Oct. May 20 to 23—Symposium on Modern Methods for the Analysis of Organic Com pounds. Eindhoven, Holland. Sponsors: German Chemical Society and Royal Dutch Chemical Society. Contact: Gessellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, Geschâftsstelle, 6000 Frankfurt (Main), Postfach 9075, Germany. Page 47 A, Nov. May 25 to 29—Society of Physical Chemists of France, 40th annual meeting. Bordeaux, France. Subject: Structure of Polyatomic Radicals. Contact: Prof. Guy Emschwiller, Société de Chemie Physique, 10 rue Vauquelin, Paris 5°, France, Page 75 A, Sept. June 1 to 3—47th Annual Conference of the Chemical Institute of Canada. Kingston, Ontario. Contact: Dr. D . G. Diaper, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. Page 101 A, Feb. June 2 to 5—15th Annual Mid-America Symposium on Spectroscopy. Sheraton-Chicago Hotel, Chicago, 111. Contact : Elwin N . Davis, Sinclair Research, Inc., 400 E. Sibley Blvd., Harvey, 111. Page 54 A, Jan. June 7 to 12—12th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Sheraton-Mt. Royal Hotel, Montreal, Canada. Sponsor: ASTM Committee E-14. Contact: Dr. N . D. Coggeshall, Gulf Research and Development Co., P . O. Drawer 2038, Pittsburgh 30, Pa. Page 51 A, Jan. June 21 to 26—67th Annual Meeting of ASTM and 16th Materials Testing Exhibit. Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, 111. June 22 to 26—Third International Congress of the International Federation of S o cieties of Cosmetic Chemists. New York City. Contact: Walter Wynne, 321 West 44th St., Room 700, New York 36, Ν. Υ. Page 62 A, August. July 19 to 25—Third International Congress of Polarography. Southampton Uni versity, England. Contact: Dr. D . A. Pantony, Dept. of Metallurgy, Royal School of Mines, Prince Consort Rd., London S. W. 7, England. Page 74 A, Sept. Circle No. 199 on Readers' Service Card
