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Wisconsin and on strain electrometry, nucleation, and detonations with Dr. Eyring at the University of Utah. In 1957 Dr. Giddings joined the staff of the University of Utah as assistant professor of chemistry. He became an associate professor in 1959 and an associate research professor in 1961. His major area of research is in the field of chromatography where he has been especially active in relating chromatographic separability to the underlying molecular processes. Other research interests include the development of techniques for diffusion coefficient measurements, electrophoresis, chemical kinetics, snow and avalanche physics, and flow and diffusion processes in porous media. He is the author or coauthor of 60 technical publications. Dr. Giddings is a member of the ACS and Sigma Xi. Robert F. Goddu. Dr. Goddu is supervisor in the Polymers Research Division, Hercules Powder Co. Dr. Goddu received his B. A. from Harvard College. He did his graduate work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry. At MIT he worked under Dr. David N. Hume. He joined the staff at Hercules Powder Co. in 1951 as a research chemist at the company's Research Center, near Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Goddu's work has been primarily on the development of new analytical methods and techniques. In his present position, which he assumed in 1960, his responsibilities have been concerned primarily with polyolefin process and products. He has been the author of numerous technical papers, mostly in the fields of photometric titrations, spectrophotometrie analysis, and near-infrared spectrophotometry. He is a member of the ACS, Analytical Division of the ACS, and the Society of Applied Spectroscopy. He has served as chairman of the Analytical Group of the Delaware Section of the ACS. Irving Shain. Dr. Shain is a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. He was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926. He entered the University of Washington in 1943, but his work was interrupted by military service (1943-46). After the war he completed his work at the University of Washington, receiving the B.S. degree in 1949 and Ph.D. in 1952. At Washington he worked with Prof. A. L. Crittenden on rotating platinum electrodes. He joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin in 1952 as an instructor,
became an assistant professor in 1955, associate professor in 1959, and professor in 1961. His research interests are in the field of electroanalytical chemistry and electrochemical kinetics. He has been interested in application of electroanalytical techniques to trace analysis, and the theory and analytical applications of the hanging mercury drop electrode. He is the author of about 25 publications. Dr. Shain served the Wisconsin Section of the ACS as secretary-treasurer in 1958-59. He is also a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, and Alpha Chi Sigma. Jacob D. Neuss. Dr. Neuss is manager, Analytical Research Department, Chemical Control, Merck Chemical Division, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1907. He received his B.S. degree in 1929, his M.S. in 1931, and Ph.D. in 1934 from Rutgers University. After several years of consulting in development and analysis, he joined Merck & Co. in 1940 as analytical research chemist in the chemical control division. He became chief of the instrumental analysis section in 1946 and manager of the analytical research department in 1956. His analytical interests include instrumental analysis particularly as applied to the quality control of drugs and pharmaceuticals. He has published several papers in this field and is coauthor of a textbook on quantitative analysis. In addition to being a member of ACS, he is a member of the U.S.P.-N.F. Joint Panel on Vitamin B 1 2 assay as well as the U.S.P. Panel on Vitamin A assay. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Sigma Xi.
Delaware Valley Meeting Symposia on separations, laboratory automation, NMR, and physical properties of polymers will be included in the program of the Fourth Delaware Valley Regional Meeting of ACS local sections. This will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, January 25 and 26. Sponsors are the Delaware, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Princeton, Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and Trenton Sections. The program, covering seven scientific divisions, will include 11 symposia and two panel discussions. Dr. Isaac Asimov, Boston University School of Medicine, will speak at the dinner on January 25 on "The Importance of Science Writing." A commercial ex-
