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PREFACE Magnetic resonance, although a mature tool at this date, continues to be exploited in novel ways. T h e purpose of the symposium on "Magnetic Resonance in Colloid and Interface Science" is to present a current statement for this area of research. The scope is broadly encompassing; reports of nuclear, quadrupole, electron paramagnetic resonance, and Mossbauer studies are included, with a proper mix of theory and experiment. O u r aim is to include all experimental systems in which molecules or ions are bound to interfacial structures or within colloidal systems. W e span the range from the biological to the petrological with a sharp emphasis on those systems in which catalytic processes occur. Thus, the first papers focus on anisotropy, gradually yielding to gas-solid adsorption systems and surface kinetics. Aqueous macromolecular systems are then discussed; work with living systems appears finally. A truly international and interdisciplinary roster of participants has made certain that our aims and desires were achieved. That we were able to bring such a large contingent from abroad to participate in this symposium results from not only our desire to fittingly celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States of America, the Centennial of the American Chemical Society, and the Semicentennial of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, but also from the generosity of our financial supporters, namely: T h e Petroleum Research F u n d of the American Chemical Society, the Experimental Program Development F u n d of the American Chemical Society, Office of Naval Research, Marathon O i l C o . , Nicolet Instrument C o . , Wilmad Glass C o . , Inc., Bruker Instruments, Inc., Perkin Elmer, and Union Carbide. T h e organizers heartily thank these donors for their substantial part in the success of the symposium. W e acknowledge also the encouragement and support of W . H . Wade, Chairman of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Noel H . Turner, Secretary of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, the able secretarial assistance of Mrs. Brenda Russell, and the encouragements of our respective spouses, K a y and K i m .
HENRY A. RESING
CHARLES G. WADE
Washington, D. C. July 1976
Berkeley, Calif. xi
