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Chemical Abstracts offers new service C h e m i c a l A b s t r a c t s Service will inaug u r a t e n e x t year a C h e m i c a l A b s t r a c t s Subject Index Alert (CASIA). It will be a c o m p u t e r - r e a d a b l e information service t h a t will m a k e available in biweekly i n c r e m e n t s t h e c o m p l e t e subject index entries for p a p e r s a n d p a t e n t s a b s t r a c t e d in Chemical Abstracts. The first issue of CASIA will a p p e a r F e b . 1, 1973. Derived from t h e c o m p u t e r - b a s e d system t h a t compiles, organizes, a n d composes t h e p r i n t e d Chemical Abstracts indexes, CASIA will consist of biweekly s e g m e n t s of t h e c o m p u t e r file of index entries being processed for t h e s e m i a n n u a l CA v o l u m e subject indexes. Index d a t a for each d o c u m e n t a b s t r a c t e d in CA will be i n c l u d e d in CASIA as soon as all index entries for t h a t d o c u m e n t h a v e been edited, verified as correct, a n d recorded finally in t h e processing file. I n d e x d a t a on t h e CASIA t a p e s will be grouped in sets t h a t correspond to t h e p r i m a r y d o c u m e n t s a b s t r a c t e d . All index entries for a given p a p e r or p a t e n t — t h e CA index n a m e s , molecular formulas, a n d CAS registry n u m b e r s — will a p p e a r a t one p o i n t on t h e t a p e associated w i t h t h e CA a b s t r a c t n u m b e r t h a t identifies t h e d o c u m e n t . Sets of d a t a in each CASIA issue will be ordered in a b s t r a c t n u m b e r sequence. A comp u t e r search of t h e CASIA file will yield t h e CA a b s t r a c t n u m b e r s for those p a pers or p a t e n t s t h a t c o n t a i n information on t h e subjects or s u b s t a n c e s specified in t h e search question. CASIA will include index d a t a for all d o c u m e n t s indexed by C h e m i c a l A b s t r a c t s Service after J a n . 1, 1973. Since t h e r a t e a t which t h e a b s t r a c t e d docum e n t s are indexed varies, t h e r e will be no direct correspondence between issues of CASIA a n d issues or v o l u m e s of CA abstracts. While CASIA will c o n t a i n essentially t h e s a m e d a t a as CAS's I n t e g r a t e d S u b ject File (ISF) c o m p u t e r - r e a d a b l e service ( C & E N , M a y 31, 1971, page 8), Chemical A b s t r a c t s Service says t h a t t h e information in CASIA will be available well in a d v a n c e of t h a t in I S F , which is issued s e m i a n n u a l l y a n d corresponds to a c o m p l e t e CA v o l u m e s u b ject index. CASIA also will be organized in a m a n n e r t h a t will facilitate its use in w h a t CAS calls "selective d i s s e m i n a t i o n of information, which currently is t h e m a i n application of c o m p u t e r - r e a d a b l e services." CASIA will be available in c o m p u t e r r e a d a b l e form only. For a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e issue (now available for e v a l u a t i o n ) , c o n t a c t CAS M a r k e t i n g D e p a r t m e n t , C o l u m b u s , Ohio, 43210.
November 27, 1972 Award winners
Benedict
Wain
Eckert
Tobias
Dr. Manson Benedict, who is professor of nuclear engineering at MIT, and a pioneer in the nation's nuclear energy program, has been named to receive the Atomic Energy Commission's Enrico Fermi Award for 1972. The award consists of $25,000, a citation, and a gold medal. Dr. Benedict will be cited for "pioneering leadership in the development of the nation's first gaseous diffusion plant . . . imaginative contributions in the development of the nuclear reactor and . . . in educating nuclear engineers." Dr. Ralph L. Wain, professor of agricultural chemistry at the University of London, and director, Agricultural Research Council unit on plant growth substances and systemic fungicide, named recipient of the 1972 International Award for Research in Pesticide Chemistry. The award is given by the ACS Division of Pesticide Chemistry for outstanding contributions to research in the chemistry of pesticides. It is sponsored by Burdick & Jackson Laboratories, Inc., Mus-
kegon, Mich. Presentation will be made at the ACS spring meeting in Dallas, at which time Dr. Wain will speak on Selective Herbicidal Activity. Dr. Robert C. Eckert has been given the 1972 George Olmsted Award of the American Paper Institute. The $2000 award is given to "honor and encourage original and outstanding paper industry-related research by young scientists and engineers." Dr. Eckert's research paper was on Oxidation Degradation of Phenolic Lignin Model Compounds with Oxygen and Alkali. The award winner is senior research chemist at Westvaco Corp.'s research center, Charleston, S.C. Dr. Charles W. Tobias, professor of chemical engineering at University of California, Berkeley, has been given the Edward Goodrich Acheson Award of the Electrochemical Society. It consists of a gold medal and $2000 and was given for "distinguished contributions to the fundamentals of electrochemical engineering and to the society."
Education
. . . Konrad Maier, science teacher at West Seneca High School, West Seneca, N.Y., was chosen to receive the 1972 Distinguished Science Teacher Award of the ACS Western New York Section . . . J o h n A. McLean, J r . , promoted to professor of chemistry at University of Detroit. William J . Ferrell promoted to associate professor. Robert F . Ziegler named assistant professor . . . Saul B. Needleman appointed associate professor of chemistry at Roosevelt University, Chicago . . . J a m e s B. Orenberg named assistant professor of chemistry at California State University, San Francisco. Yu-Neng Kuo and Peter Petrakis named part-time assistant professors . . . Dr. Kurt C. Schreiber resigns as chairman of the chemistry department at Duquesne University to return to full-time teaching and research. Dr. J a c k W. Hausser becomes chairman. Dr. Omar Steward promoted to professor of chemistry . . . Dr. Joseph F . Volker, president of University of Alabama, Birmingham, receives an honorary doctorate at Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France.
Dr. George Benedek of MIT presented the Debye Lecture Series of the ACS Cornell Section the first of this month . . . Dr. Erwin Boschmann promoted to associate professor of chemistry at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Dr. Theodore Cutshall is on sabbatical at Purdue in Lafayette, Ind. Dr. Clyde Metz will be on sabbatical leave, second semester, in biochemistry department, Indiana school of medicine. Dr. Gordon Fricke and Dr. Dennis Raichart appointed assistant professors of chemistry . . . Dr. Louis W. Busse elected president-elect of the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is professor of pharmaceutics at University of Wisconsin. Lawrence C. Weaver named v.p.-elect . . . Dr. Adrian Carpov, deputy director of the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania, is visiting the U.S. this month on a tour of polymer research activities at 13 colleges and universities . . . J . Peter Clark joins Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's chemical engineering faculty. Dr. J o h n C. Hassler joins as assistant professor . . . Dr. Kenneth W. Gardiner leaves presidency of Teledyne Analytical Instrument Co. to join the faculty of University of California, Riverside, as professor of administration and applied science . . . Dr. Roland F . Hirsch elected chairman of the chemistry department at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. Dr. J e r r y A. Hirsch promoted to associate professor. Dr. Daniel Huchital is on sabbatical at Texas A&M. Dr. Linda C. Love joins faculty as assistant professor . . . Dr. Jacob J o r n e joins Wayne State University, Detroit, as assistant professor of chemistry engineering
Industry Charles E. Anderson promoted to Chicago region sales manager for scientific products division, American Hospital Supply Corp., McGaw Park, 111. . . . Rudolph J . Anderson, J r . , named director of patents for Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J. Succeeds I. Louis Wolk, retiring after 13 years with the company . . . Henry E. Arkens appointed manager of business analysis in chemical division at Ansul Co., Marinette, Wis. George J . Terra-Nova named manager of industrial chemical sales . . . John F. Auchter named manager of business planning Nov. 27, 1972 C&EN
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People for B. F. Goodrich General Products Co., Akron . . . James D. Bonfiglio named technical director for DAP, Inc., Dayton, Ohio . . . John Branch promoted to manager of smelting and pelletizing operations at Cities Service Co., Copperhill, Tenn. John B. Elliott, Jr., replaces him as superintendent, acid department . . . C. A. Brethen, Jr., of Wyandotte Paint Products Co. elected president of National Paint & Coatings Association. E. C. Larsen of PPG Industries named v.p. and John L. Armitage of John L. Armitage & Co., treasurer . . . Robert D. Carpenter promoted to associate principal scientist at Philip Morris R&D center, Richmond, Va. . . . Dr. Charles H. Chappell, director of patents and licenses for Union Carbide's carbon products division, elected president of Licensing Executives Society . . . Steven D . Davis named sales representative for Atlanta area of Amsco division of Union Oil of California . . . Henry F. DeBoest, v.p. of corporate affairs for Eli Lilly & Co., retires after more than 40 years of service. C. Harvey Bradley, Jr., elected to the board of Lilly . . . James S. Denis named manager for business development at Pittsburgh operations of Rust Engineering Co. . . . Dr. Gulshan K. Dhawan appointed senior project engineer in
planning and development department of Electrohome, Ltd., Kitchener, Ont. . . . Arthur B. Doyle appointed senior chemist in corporate research department of M&T Chemicals, Inc., Rahway, N.J. Donald E. Brody named senior research chemist . . . Michael R. Fechillas named supervisor of pilot operations and plant liaison at Chicopee Mfg. Co.'s research division, Milltown, N.J. . . . Melvin F. Fine appointed v.p. for chemical manufacturing at Technical Maintenance Products, Inc., Philadelphia . . . Dr. Angelo Fornara appointed chairman of newly established research committee at Oronzio de Nora—Impianti Elettrochimici, S.p.A., Milan . . . Edward P. Foster named manager of Tampella systems in industrial and marine division of Babcock & Wilcox, New York City . . . Dr. Howard L. Gerhart, v.p. for R&D at coatings and resins division of PPG Industries, receives the George Baugh Heckel Award of the National Paint & Coatings Association. He was honored for "outstanding contributions to the protective coatings industry" . . . Richard W. E. Guelzow becomes corporate purchasing director for Commercial Solvents, Terre Haute . . . Dr. Carleton T. Handy of Du Pont has been elected president of the Fiber Society for
1973. Dr. Giuliana C. Tesoro named v.p. . . . John S. Hansen named an account supervisor in sales office of Hercules, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Frederick Rosenberg named senior technical sales representative in New York City, transferring from Southfield, Mich. James E. Moreland appointed senior technical sales representative in Wilmington . . . Robert W. Harrington named senior project manager for industrial chemicals and polymers at Velsicol Chemical Corp., Chicago . . . Ben C. Hayton elected v.p. in charge of the petrochemical department at Texaco, Inc. James A. Hulme named v.p. of refining department—international. Robert T. Carter succeeds him as general manager of the department . . . Dr. Stanley Hirshfield, Dr. Fida Sitabkhan, and T. J. Yu named senior research associates at research center of Andco, Inc., Buffalo . . . Dr. Clinton C. Kemp named to senior executive staff of InterTechnology Corp., Warrenton, Va. . . . Dr. Robert J. Kostelnik joins Midland Macromolecular Institute, Midland, Mich., in January as senior research associate . . . Richard A. Larrick named assistant manager of distributor sales for Dearborn Chemical Division, Chem. Ed. Corp., Lake Zurich, 111.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ACS Short Courses TWO CHROMATOGRAPHY COURSES BY McNAIR Two ACS Short Courses of special interest are scheduled for January and March, 1973. The drug analysis course, a new addition to the program, will premier January 13-14 in Washington, D.C. In response to many requests, the fiveday in-depth course on GC will be offered a second time March 19-23. Additional courses for February and March will be announced soon. ACS members who are unemployed may enroll in any regularly scheduled course free of charge. An unemployed member should add his request for waiver of the course fee to the registration form and state that he is an ACS member and is unemployed. To register or obtain complete information on the courses, convenient lodging, and student discounts, write to Education Department, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. During the two-week period prior to a course, registration should be made by telephone: area code 202, 872-4508.
CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF DRUGS Jan. 13-14—Washington, D.C. Dr. Harold M. McNair and Dr. David T. Stafford; fee $110; in conjunction with the ACS 8th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting. This new course covers current thin-layer chromatography and gas chromatography procedures for analysis of drugs in physiological fluids. Major attention is given to amphetamines, barbiturates, and alkaloids. Emphasis is placed on laboratory techniques through the use of actual demonstrations. Most discussion will focus on urine samples, although TLC and GC procedures are applicable to serum samples and street drugs as well. The course is designed for technicians, medical technologists, and chemists with little or no experience in TLC or GC. A B.S. degree is not required. 22
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GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY, THEORY A N D PRACTICE A O n e - w e e k Laboratory Course Mar. 19-23—Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Dr. H. M. McNair and Dr. J. M. Miller; fee $250. This course is designed for beginners in gas chromatography who want practical laboratory experience. The laboratory sessions have a maximum of 20 students plus plenty of time to try new ideas or repeat experiments. The lectures provide the fundamentals to understand the techniques and instrumentation. In addition to lectures, there will be problem sets, slides, and movies to reinforce the fundamentals. Specialized techniques will be demonstrated and explained on derivative formation of biological compounds, GC analysis of steroids and drugs, capillary columns, and electronic digital integrators. Library facilities including major GC references and text books will be available. No previous GC experience is required. The course will benefit technicians, research chemists, graduate students, and professors who want an introduction to the theory and practice of gas chromatography. Enrollment limit is 40. CALENDAR O F R E M A I N I N G 1972 SESSIONS Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Ion-Containing Polymers; Adi Eisenberg and M. Fred Hoover. New York City area. Dec. 1 - 2 . Maintaining and Troubleshooting Chromatographic Systems; John Q. Walker, Minor T. Jackson, and M. P. T. Bradley, Houston, Tex. Dec. 3 - 8 . Minicomputers and Interfacing; Raymond E. Dessy and David G. Larsen. Virginia Polytechnic institute, Blacksburg, Va. (One-week laboratory course.) Dec. 4 - 5 . Business Aspects of Chemistry; Aimison Jonnard. New York City.
