169th National ACS

Meeting

News and Views

The Analytical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society will hold 24 half-day sessions with more than 125 papers at the ACS spring meeting in Philadelphia. Included are three ACS award symposia, analytical chemistry, chemical instrumentation, and chromatography and a sympos­ium on chromatography at which the Steven Dal Nogare Chromatography Award will be presented (joint with the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley). In addition, sym­posia will cover analytical chemistry in Federal government laboratories, advances in analytical voltammetry, analytical aspects of clinical chemistry (joint with the Division of Medicinal Chemistry), and analysis of petroleum for trace metals (joint with the Divi­sion of Petroleum Chemistry).

Philadelphia, PA April 6-11, 1975

The three ACS award winners, Sid­ney Siggia (analytical chemistry), Egon Stahl (chromatography), and M. T. Kelley (instrumentation) will pre­sent addresses at their respective sym­posia on Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday morning. Barry Karger, winner of the Steven Dal Nogare Chromatography Award, will present his address Thursday morning.

The detailed technical program is given in the following pages of A N A ­LYTICAL CHEMISTRY. Further infor­mation on Division activities is available from the secretary, Frank Guthrie, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN 47803.

Of the four ACS Short Courses scheduled in conjunction with the meeting, two are of interest to analyti­cal chemists: principles of color tech­nology and intermediate chromato­graphic systems: maintenance and troubleshooting. See Short Courses, page 346 A.

The Analytical Division will hold its social hour and dinner Wednesday evening at Old Original Bookbinders. George Reilley of the Analytical Re­search Dept. of Winterthur Museum in Wilmington will discuss "Art, Science, and Conservation."

An exposition covering chemicals, equipment, publications, and services will be sponsored by ACS and the Philadelphia Section. The exposition and all of the Analytical Division ses­sions will be held at the Civic Center.

Preregistration forms and housing information are contained in Chem. Eng. News, Jan. 6,1975. The com­plete technical program for the meet­ing appears in Chem. Eng. News, Feb. 24, 1975.

PROGRAM

Division of Analytical Chemistry

R. A. Osteryoung, Chairman F. A. Guthrie, Secretary

MONDAY, APRIL 7

Monday Morning

Section A

ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Coupling Organic Reactions to Analytical Measurements

T. Higuchi, Presiding 9:10 New Directions in Analytical Chemistry. Award Address (ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry spon­sored by Fischer Scientific Co.). S. Siggia, U of Massachusetts

10:00 Coupling Organic Reactions with Gas Chromatography to Ob­tain Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses. L. R. Whitlock, Eastman Kodak Co. 10:30 Coupling Organic Reactions with Mass Spectrometry to Obtain Qualitative and/or Quantitative Analysis. K. Biemann, MIT 11:00 Coupling Organic Reactions with Electrochemical Measure­ments for Analytical Purposes. P. J. Elving, U of Michigan

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News and Views 11:30 Synthesizing or Con­structing Stationary Phases with Particular Selectivities. D. E. Ley-den, U of Georgia

Section Β

Symposium on Analytical Chemistry in the Federal Government Laboratories

ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Innovations in Teaching Analytical Chemistry

W. E. McEwen, Presiding 2:05 Innovations in Teaching Un­dergraduate Quantitative and In­strumental Analysis. R. M. Barnes, U of Massachusetts 2:30 Teaching Electroanalytical Techniques. P. T. Kissinger, Michi­gan State U 2:55 Modular Special Topics Course. D. J. Curran, U of Massa­chusetts 3:30 Teaching of Pharmaceutical Analysis at Graduate Level. T. Hi-guchi, U of Kansas 3:55 New Approaches to Teaching of Analytical Separations and Chromatography. P. C. Uden, U of Massachusetts 4:20 Teaching Polymer Analysis and Characterization. R. S. Porter, U of Massachusetts 4:45 Innovations in Teaching An­alytical Chemistry. Panel Discussion

Section Β

Symposium on Analytical Chemistry in the Federal Government Laboratories

A. F. Findeis, Presiding 2:05 Mass Spectrometric Analysis

of Coal and Products from Coal Conversion Processes. A. G. Shar­key, Jr., C. E. Schmidt, R. A. Friedel, J. L. Schultz, Bureau of Mines 2:55 X-ray Spectrography—25 Years of Progress. W. J. Campbell, Bureau of Mines 4:00 Selection of Techniques for Chemical Analysis of Environmen­tal Pollutants. W. T. Donaldson, Southeast Environmental Research Lab

Section C

Symposium on Recent Advances in Analytical Voltammetry

D. H. Evans, Presiding 2:10 Computer-Controlled Vol-tammetric Analysis. S. P. Perone, Purdue U 3:00 Applications of FFT Data Processing in Voltammetric Anal­ysis. D. E. Smith, Northwestern U 3:35 Kalman Filter in Anodic Stripping Voltammetry. P. F. Seelig, H. N. Blount, U of Delaware 4:10 Improved Sensitivity and Se­lectivity in Pulse Polarographic Analysis Through Data Manipula­tion. J. B. Flato, J. L. Smith, H. D. Siegerman, R. M. Dallenbach, R. A. Nadolny, Princeton Applied Research Corp. 4:45 Small Amplitude Staircase Voltcoulometry with Double-Layer Charge Subtraction. D. K. Roe, Portland State U

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Tuesday Morning

Section A

ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Symposium—Aspects of Industrial Analytical Chemistry

R. A. Hagstrom, Presiding 9:05 Economic Assessment of An­alytical Chemistry in Industry. C. Whalley, England 9:40 View of Analytical Chemistry from Top Management. W. E. Han-ford, Olin Corp. 10:10 Microscopical Identification of Contaminants. W. C. McCrone, Walter C. McCrone Associates, Inc. 11:00 Sample Accounting and Re­porting Methodology for Quality Control Operations. J. Mitchell, Jr., Du Pont 11:30 Novel Methods for Contin­uous Lab and On-Line Analysis. R. A. Hagstrom, Olin Corp.

Section Β

Symposium on Recent Advances in Analytical Voltammetry

D. H. Evans, Presiding 9:05 Innovations in Pulse Polaro-graphy. R. A. Osteryoung, J. H. Christie, L. Jackson, Colorado State U 9:55 Study of Stability and Reac­tivity of Metal-Organic Chelates in Natural Waters Using Anodic Stripping and Ring-Disk Techni­ques. M. S. Shuman, U of North Caro­lina 10:30 Applications of Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry to Atmos­pheric Analysis. B. L. Dennis, J. L. Moyers, G. S. Wilson, U of Arizona 11:05 Analysis of Environmental Samples by Differential Cathode Ray Polarography and Pulsed Ano­dic Stripping Voltammetry. E. J. Maienthal, R. A. Durst, NBS

Section C

Symposium on Analytical Chemistry in the Federal Government Laboratories

A. F. Findeis, Presiding 9:05 Analytical Chemistry at the Naval Research Laboratory. F. E. Saalfeld, Naval Research Lab 10:00 Analytical Chemistry Re­search in Air Force Laboratories. R. E. Sievers, Wright-Patterson AFB 11:10 Mission Relevance, Agency Goals, and Criteria for Research Evaluation in Federal Laborato­ries. R. S. Nicholson, A. F. Findeis, NSF

Tuesday Afternoon

Section A

ACS Chromatography Award Symposium

J. C. Touchstone, Presiding 2:15 Award Address (ACS Award in Chromatography sponsored by Su-pelco, Inc.): Progress in the Field of Thermal Separation Procedures in Direct Combination with Thin-Layer Chromatography. E. Stahl, Universitaet des Saarlandes, W. Ger­many 3:30 Selection of Column Phase and Mobile Solvent in High-Pres­sure Liquid Chromatography. D. Gere, Hewlett-Packard

A. F. Findeis, Presiding 9:10 Analytical Chemistry at the National Bureau of Standards: Then and Now. P. D. LaFleur, NBS 10:00 Problem Solving at NIH. H. M. Fales, NIH 11:05 Analytical Chemistry in Federal Laboratories—Atomic En­ergy Commission Programs. J. C. White, ORNL

Monday Afternoon

Section A

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4:00 Thin-Layer Chromatogra­phy—Still the Method of Choice in Drug Abuse Screening. J. L. Thoma, P. Bondo, South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.

Section Β

Symposium on Recent Advances in Analytical Voltammetry

D. H. Evans, Presiding 2:00 Steady State Voltammetry at Convective Electrodes for Micro-molar Level Measurement. W. J. Blaedel, U of Wisconsin 2:50 "Multiple Voltammetry" at Glassy Carbon Electrodes. J. Jord­an, D. C. Thornton, Pennsylvania State U 3:25 Some Applications of Elec-troanalysis to Liquid Chromato­graphy. D. C. Johnson, Iowa State U 4:00 Design and Evaluation of Wall-Jet Electrode Detector for On-Line Voltammetry. T. A. Berger, J. Bland, S. das Gupta, B. Fleet, Im­perial Coll, London 4:35 Cathodic Polyphosphate-Lead Dioxide Electrode Reaction Properties. C. 0 . Huber, R. E. Reim, U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Section C

General

T. L. Isenhour, Presiding 2:00 Nearest Neighbor Classifica­tion of Binary Infrared Data. H. B. Woodruff, S. R. Lowry, G. L. Ritter, T. L. Isenhour, U of North Carolina 2:20 Relating Mutual Information to Classification. G. L. Ritter, S. R. Lowry, H. B. Woodruff, T. L. Isen­hour, U of North Carolina 2:35 Dimensionality Reduction and Feature Selection for Binary Infrared Spectra. S. R. Lowry, T. L. Isenhour, U of North Carolina 2:50 Generation of Mass Spectra Using Pattern Recognition Techni­ques. G. S. Zander, P. C. Jurs, Pennsylvania State U 3:10 High-Pressure Charge Ex­change Ionization. I. Jardine, C. Fenselau, Johns Hopkins U

3:25 Utility of Nitrous Oxide-Hydrogen Flame in Atomic Absorp­tion and Emission Spectrometry of Nonaqueous Systems. R. J. Luk­asiewicz, Β. Ε. Buell, Union Oil Co. 3:40 New Demountable Hollow-Cathode Lamp for Use in Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. T. M. Niemczyk, U of New Mexico 4:00 Analysis for Titanium in Air­craft Lubricating Oil by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. R. Bur­ton, R. E. Sievers, K. J. Eisentraut, Wright-Patterson AFB 4:15 Monitoring of Trace Metal Transport in Bacillus Subtilus. T. H. Risby, J. J. Dulka, P. Kolenbran-der, Pennsylvania State U 4:30 Chemical Ionization and Se­lected Ion Detection for Some Lip­ids and Amines in Biological Sam­ples. R. L. Spraggins, H. Fujiwara, A. K. Bose, Stevens Institute of Technol­ogy 4:45 Elemental Analysis of Whole Blood: Comparison of Cancer Pa­tients and Controls. D. D. Zdank-iewicz, E. W. Stromberg, J. L. Fasch-ing, U of Rhode Island 5:00 Analysis of Trace Hydrocar­bons in Air. J. Q. Walker, McDonnell Douglas Research Labs; R. F. Min-drup, Jr., Rockwell International Science Center; J. B. Maynard, Shell Oil Co.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Wednesday Morning

Section A

ACS Chromatography Award Symposium

J. C. Touchstone, Presiding 9:00 Use of Quantitative TLC in Drug Analysis and Metabolism. C. W. Sigel, M. E. Grace, J. L. Woolley, R. L. DeAngelis, R. M. Welch, C. A. Nichol, Wellcome Research Labs 9:30 Quantitative Thin-Layer Chromatography for Detection of Metabolic Disorders. H. K. Berry, Children's Hospital Research Founda­tion Institute for Developmental Re­search, Cincinnati 10:15 Thin-Layer Chromatogra­phy: Quantitative Bioautography. A. MacDonald, G. Chen, P. D. Duke, A. Popick, R. A. Saperstein, Hoffman-La Roche Inc. 10:45 Application of Thin-Layer Chromatography to Problems of Lipid Peroxidation. L. L. Smith, U of Texas

11:15 Quantitation of Phenothiaz-ines from Human Plasma and Urine by Fluorescence Quenching Thin-Layer Chromatography. T. L. Chan, F. Moy, E. Chan, D. Wong, S. Lee, New York U

Section Β

Symposium on Recent Advances in Analytical Voltammetry

D. H. Evans, Presiding 9:05 Semi-integral Electroanaly-sis. K. B. Oldham, Trent U 9:55 Charging Current Compen­sation in Semi-integral Electro-analysis. S. C. Lamey, R. D. Grypa, J. T. Maloy, West Virginia U 10:30 Causes of Loss of Hydrogen Overvoltage of Graphite Elec­trodes Used for Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV). R. G. Clem, Lawrence Berkeley Lab 11:05 AC Polarography with Pulsed DC Potential, Fast Sweep Differential Pulse Polarography and Automated Readout Approach­es in Phase-Selective Second Har­monic AC Polarography. A. M. Bond, H. Blutstein, R. J. O'Halloran, U of Melbourne, Australia

Section C

ACS Chemical Instrumentation Award Symposium

J. C. White, Presiding 9:05 High-Precision Gas Chroma­tography—Ivory Tower Luxury or Everyday Necessity? L. B. Rogers, U of Georgia 9:25 Recent Advances in Areas of Clinical Utility and Instrumenta­tion for Determination of Ionized Calcium in Body Fluids. R. L. Cole­man, Orion Research, Inc. 9:50 Electrochemical Studies of Refractory Metals in Molten Chlo-roaluminates. G. Mamantov, B. Gil­bert, G. Ting, D. L. Brotherton, U of Tennessee 10:30 Direct Digital Control of Electrode Potential. Application to Controlled-Potential Electrolysis Experiments. C. L. Pomernacki, J. E. Harrar, Lawrence Livermore Lab 10:55 Award Address (ACS Award in Chemical Instrumentation spon­sored by the Sargent-Welch Scientific Co.): Analytical Instruments and How They Grew. Μ. Τ. Kelley, ORNL

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Wednesday Afternoon Section A

ACS Chemical Instrumentation Award Symposium

W. D. Shults, Presiding 2:05 Interactive Computer Techniques. J. W. Frazer, Lawrence Livermore Lab 2:35 Hadamard Transform Spec­troscopy: A Study of Its Limitations and Capabilities by Monte Carlo Calculations. L. D. Hulett, M. T. Kelley, ORNL 3:20 Trace Metal Analysis of En­vironmental and Biological Mater­ials by Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectrometry. T. C. Rains, NBS 3:50 Computerized Spark-Source Mass Spectrometer Densitometry. R. W. Stelzner, J. R. Sites, H. S. McKown, ORNL 4:20 Fluorometric Determination of Uranium—Development of Pro­cedure and Recent Improvement in Method and Instrumentation'. T. R. Mueller, H. H. Ross, J. E. Strain, ORNL 6:00 Divisional Social Hour and Dinner. Old Original Bookbinders, 125 Walnut St. Speaker: George Reil-ley, Analytical Research Dept., Win-terthur Museum, Wilmington, DE 19735. Art, Science, and Conserva­tion

Section Β

Symposium on Recent Advances in Analytical Voltammetry

D. H. Evans, Presiding 2:00 Electrochemistry, Chroma­tography, and Mass Spectrometry of Aromatic Metabolites. P. T. Kissinger, L. J. Felice, R. M. Riggin, Michigan State U 2:50 Voltammetry of Pyrazines. L. N. Klatt, ORNL 3:25 Electrochemical Studies of Spinach Ferredoxin Electron Transfer Reactions. L. H. Rickard, F. M. Hawkridge, U of Southern Miss­issippi

4:00 Mercury-Nickel Optically Transparent Thin-Layer Electro­chemical Cell. W. R. Heineman, T. P. DeAngelis, J. F. Goelz, U of Cincin­nati 4:35 Some Aspects of Thin-Layer Electroanalysis. D. J. Curran, U of Massachusetts 6:00 Divisional Social Hour. (See Section A for location) 7:00 Divisional Dinner. (See Sec­tion A for location)

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

Thursday Morning

Section A

Symposium on Analytical Aspects of Clinical Chemistry

(Joint with Division of Medicinal Chemistry)

M. A. Evenson, Presiding 9:05 Bioanalysis with Membrane Electrode Probes. G. A. Rechnitz, State U of New York 9:50 Application of Pulse Polaro-graphy Analysis in Environmental Toxicology. J. G. Osteryoung, J. Whittaker, K. Hasebe, Colorado State U 10:35 Polarographic Analysis in Development of a Drug. M. A. Brooks, Hoffman-La Roche Inc. 11:20 In Vivo Electrochemistry for Monitoring Psychoactive Drugs. R. L. McCreery, Ohio State U; R. J. Dreiling, R. N. Adams, U of Kan­sas

Section Β

Symposium on Trace Analysis Using Chromatographic Methods

(Joint with Chromatography Forum ot Delaware Valley)

L. H. Phifer, Presiding 9:05 Introduction of Steven Dal Nogare Award Winner. J. J. Sulli­van 9:15 Award Address (Steven Dal Nogare Chromatography Award Spon­sored by the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley): Present and Future Trends in Modern Liquid Chromatography. B. Karger, Northeastern U

10:35 Comparison of Gas Chroma­tographic Columns for Trace Anal­ysis of Sulfur Compounds. D. M. Ot-tenstein, W. R. Supina, Supelco, Inc. 11:00 Use of High-Load Precol-umns in Gas Chromatographic Trace Analysis. J. G. Nikelly, Phila­delphia College of Pharmacy and Science 11:30 Chromatographic Detec­tors—Fundamental and Practical Limits of Detection. J. J. Sullivan, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Section C

Symposium on Analysis of Petroleum for Trace Metal

(Joint with Division of Petroleum Chemistry)

J. H. Runnels, Presiding 9:15 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Nickel and Vanad­ium. P. Grey, Mobil R&D Corp. 9:35 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Arsenic. R. Merryfield, Phillips Petroleum Co. 10:20 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Selenium. Η. Η. Walk­er, Mobil R&D Corp. 10:45 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Chromium and Man­ganese. W. K. Robbins, Exxon Re­search and Engineering Co. 11:10 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Cobalt and Molyb­denum. P. Grey, Mobil R&D Corp. 11:35 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Trace Quantities of Cadmium, Antimony, and Lead. A. V. Nowak, Atlantic Richfield Co.

Thursday Afternoon

Section A

Symposium on Analysis of Petroleum for Trace Metals

(Joint with Division of Petroleum Chemistry)

O. Milner, Presiding 2:00 Analysis of Petroleum and

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Petroleum Products for Beryllium and the Atomization Mechanism for Low-Temperature Graphite Atomizer. J. H. Runnels, Phillips Pe­troleum Co. 2:25 Analysis of Petroleum and Petroleum Products for Mercury. G. E. Milliman, Exxon Research and Engineering Co. 2:50 Application of Neutron Acti­vation and Emission Spectroscopy to Analysis of Trace Metals in Pe­troleum. J. O. Larson, Chevron Re­search Co. 3:15 Concluding Remarks. J. H. Runnels

Section Β

Symposium on Trace Analysis Using Chromatographic Methods

(Joint with the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley)

J. C. Nikelly, Presiding 2:00 Analysis of Trace Amounts of Hydrocarbons, Sulfur Gases, and Oxides of Carbon and Nitrogen by Use of a Programmable Cryogenic Gas Chromatograph. R. L. Grob, J. A. Giannovario, P. W. Rulon, Villano-vaU 2:25 On-Column Concentration Technique for Dilute Aqueous Samples. K. E. Conroe, C. Creed, G. Attebery, Waters Assoc. 3:00 Analysis of Industrial Atmos­pheres by Gas Chromatography. F. J. Debbrecht, Analytical Instrument Development, Inc. 3:30 Trace Analysis in Liquid Chromatography with Photometric Detectors. R. C. Williams, D. R. Baker, J. P. Larmann, Du Pont 4:00 Gas-Solid Chromatography Using Controlled-Pore Glass Beads. J. J. Topping, J. F. Allder, Towson State Coll 4:20 Chlorine-Selective Detector for High-Speed Liquid Chromato­graphy. J. W. Dolan, J. N. Seiber, U of California 4:40 Preparation and Character­istics of Bonded-Phase Glass Capil­lary Column for Gas Chromatogra­

phy. R. G. Einig, J. L. MacDonald, Ralston Purina Co. 6:00 Open Forum on Trace Chro­matographic Methods. L. H. Phifer. Beer and buffet dinner will be served (location to be announced)

Section C

General

J. B. Morris, Presiding 2:00 Determination of Cd and In By Differential Pulse Polarogra-phy. J. B. Morris, A. Bagheri, Howard U 2:20 Determination of Trace Me­tals by Differential Anodic Strip­ping Voltammetry. J. B. Morris, T. J. Stewart, Howard U 2:35 A Note on Polarographic Curve Fitting and the Number of Adjustable Parameters. Β. Η. Campbell, J. T. Baker Chemical Co. 2:50 Electrochemical and Kinetic Investigation of Reaction of Cation Radical of Thianthrene with Water and Pyridine. J. E. Evans, Η. Ν. Blount, U of Delaware '3:05 Theory of Staircase Voltam­metry: Chemical Reactions Preced­ing a Quasi-Reversible Electron Transfer. R. R. Schroeder, K. Lam, Wayne State U 3:25 Thermoelectrochemistry: Thermal Studies at Electrode Sur­faces. M. S. Spritzer, Villanova U 3:40 Electrochemical Oxidation of H S 0 3 - Ligand. L. Leon, V. S. Srini-vasan, Bowling Green State U 4:00 Gas Chromatographic Sepa­ration of Aliphatic Amines in Biological Fluids. S. R. Dunn, M. L. Simenhoff, Thomas Jefferson Medical Coll 4:20 Automated, High-Resolution Elution Electrophoresis. Fast, Effi­cient Technique with Potential in Clinical Laboratory. N. E. Lee, C. D. Scott, ORNL 4:40 Development of Unit for Multiplying Assay Rate in Automa­tic Analyzer Systems. L. F. Cullen, G. J. Papariello, Wyeth Labs, Inc.; A. Schleifer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; M. P. Brindle, Lehigh U

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Friday Morning

Section A

General

D. Leyden, Presiding 9:00 Determination of PPB Or­thophosphate Using X-ray Fluo­rescence. D. E. Leyden, W. K. Noni-dez, P. W. Carr, U of Georgia 9:20 Analytical Utility of M Series X-ray Emission Lines as Applied to Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium, and Americium. A. G. Miller, Atlan­tic Richfield Hanford Co. 9:35 Some Specific Analyses for Chlorinated Phenolic Compounds in Natural, Tap, and Industrial

Waste Waters. J. E. Fountaine, P. B. Joshipura, P. N. Keliher, Villanova U; J. D. Johnson, Spectrogram Corp. 10:15 Use of Thin Films as Analy­tical Probes for Determination of Hydrogen in Helium. R. Olsen, M. Cox, V. S. Srinivasan, Bowling Green State U ' 10:30 TLC Separation of Inorgan­ic Phosphates. R. A. Scott, G. P. Haight, U of Illinois 10:50 Quantitative Applications of EPR Spectroscopy to Manganese (II) Determination in Powdered Barnacle Shells. S. C. Blanchard, N. D. Chasteen, U of New Hampshire 11:10 Spectroscopic Method for Quantitative Determination of Ele­mental Carbon. D. M. Smith, U of Denver; J. J. Griffin, E. D. Goldberg, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 11:30 Secondary Acidity-Struct­ure Correlations of Monoprotic Thebaine-Derived Alkaloids. M. J. Duffy, J. McCloskey, C. F. Hiskey, Endo Labs, Inc. 11:45 Evaluation of Thermal Method for Routine Analysis of Or­ganic Chelants in Boiler Water. D. L. Venezky, P. R. Gustafson, Naval Research Lab

Section Β

Symposium on Trace Analysis Using Chromatographic Methods

(Joint with the Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley)

R. L. Grob, Presiding 9:00 Determination of Vinyl Chlo­ride in Aerosol Formulations and Can Linings. V. Turoski, Carter-Wal­lace, Inc. 9:25 Determination of Chlorinat­ed Hydrocarbon Solvents as Pollu­tants in Water. G. R. Umbreit, M. J. Loughhead, Greenwood Labs 9:50 Detection of Acrylonitrile in FDA "Food Simulating Solvents." J. H. Hartshorn, Du Pont 10:30 Analysis for JV-Nitrosam-ines by Chromatographic Proce­dures. A. E. Wasserman, 600 E. Mer­maid Lane, Philadelphia 10:55 Quantitative GLC Analysis of Potato Glycoalkaloids. S. F. Herb, T. J. Fitzpatrick, S. F. Osman, Eastern Regional Research Center 11:20 Direct Determination of Steroidal Sulfates. J. C. Touchstone, M. F. Dobbins, U of Pennsylvania

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Instrumentation Advisory Panel ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y has ap­

pointed three new members to its In­strumentation Advisory Panel. They are Robert W. Hannah, Perkin-Elmer Corp.; R. K. Skogerboe, Colorado State University; and Donald E. Smith, Northwestern University. Members who are leaving the board after serving three-year terms are Richard A. Durst, National Bureau of Standards, and Howard J. Sloane, Beckman Instruments. Also leaving the panel is Jonathan W. Amy of Pur­due University who has actively par­ticipated and made enormous contri­butions since his appointment in 1969. He was one of the original Advisory Panel members appointed at the time the INSTRUMENTATION feature was revamped to have invited authors, and his guidance has helped the feature develop to its present form and scope. The editors acknowledge a special vote of thanks to Professor Amy.

The six members who will continue to serve on the panel are Stanley R. Crouch, Michigan State University; J. J. Kirkland, Du Pont; Ronald H. La-essig, University of Wisconsin Medical School; Marvin Margoshes, Technicon Corp.; Harold M. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni­versity; and David Seligson, M.D., Yale University.

The Advisory Panel members lend their expertise to the comtinued de­velopment of interesting and provoca­tive editorial coverage of the interdis­ciplinary field of instrumentation. They aid both in the selection of subject matter and possible authors and in the development of the scope and aims of the feature itself. Panel members also review material for the feature and sometimes contribute di­rectly as authors or coauthors.

The goal of the feature is to help broaden and deepen the reader's knowledge in related disciplines so that cross-fertilization of ideas might provoke original and useful thinking in the area of instrumentation for solving analytical problems. Coverage

does not concern itself only with de­sign but also deals with specific appli­cations, such as in biomedical instru­mentation, pollution measurement de­vices, and computer applications. Ex­perts in other disciplines such as phys­icists, instrument designers, and solid-state specialists are often invited to contribute to the column. Readers are invited to suggest potentially inter­esting topics or authors or to submit a manuscript in their own field if they feel it might be appropriate to the goals of the feature.

Brief biographical sketches of our new panel members appear below.

Robert W. Hannah, a senior staff scientist at the Perkin-Elmer Corp., is responsible for applications in in­frared spectroscopy. He received a BS in chemistry from Niagara University in 1953 and was awarded the PhD from Purdue University in 1957. After four years with Alcoa Research in New Kinsington, PA, where he directed the activities of the IR laboratory, he joined Perkin-Elmer in 1961. His pri­mary responsibilities have been the specification of new infrared instru­mentation as well as the utilization of infrared techniques in analytical and physical problems. He is the author of six publications and has presented some 35 papers at technical meetings throughout the world. He is active in the MIT, Minnesota, and Fisk sum­mer infrared programs and is a regular lecturer at the latter institute. Dr. Hannah is a member of the ACS and has been secretary of the Coblentz So­ciety for seven years.

R. K. Skogerboe received a BA in chemistry from Mankato State Col­lege, Minnesota, in 1958 and earned a PhD in chemistry at Montana State University in 1963. He was assistant professor of chemistry at the South Dakota School of Mines for a year be­fore becoming research manager of the trace analysis facility in the Depart­ment of Chemistry at Cornell Univer­sity in 1964. He joined the faculty at

Colorado State in 1969 and became professor of chemistry and atmospher­ic science in 1974. Dr. Skogerboe has about 50 publications in his main areas of interest: optical emission and mass spectroscopy, atomic emission and absorption spectroscopy, trace analysis, and environmental analysis.

Donald E. Smith, professor of chemistry at Northwestern Universi­ty, received a BS degree from Alleghe­ny College in 1958 and earned his MA and PhD degrees from Columbia Uni­versity in 1959 and 1961. He joined the faculty at Northwestern after re­ceiving his PhD and was an instructor until 1963, an assistant professor until 1966, and associate professor until 1971 when he was appointed full pro­fessor. Dr. Smith's fields of specializa­tion include electrochemistry and chemical instrumentation. He has about 80 publications in the areas of theory and applications of DC and AC polarography, kinetics and mecha­nisms of electrode reactions in aprotic organic solvents, electrochemical in­strumentation, and on-line computer applications to chemical instrumenta­tion. He is a member of the ACS, Elec­trochemical Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Internation­al Society of Electrochemistry, and AAAS.

A Goodyear scientist examines the work­ings of a mass spectrometer, part of the gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer system used at Goodyear for both re­search and development and for practi­cal problem solving. The system was used recently at the company's Houston, TX, synthetic rubber production plant where it identified two rubber-making chemicals that had combined to form an unpleasant odor

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News and Views

Coping with OSHA and NIOSH Regulations

The Industrial Health Foundation has planned two symposia to help those concerned with understanding and meeting OSHA and NIOSH regu­lations. A symposium on silica will be held March 12 to 13,1975, at the Web­ster Hall Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. A new criteria document from NIOSH proposes several changes in the exist­ing silica standard. Included is a new approach to the threshold limit value (TLV) which, in effect, reduces the current standard by 50%. Meanwhile, analytical techniques have been re­vised. Qualified individuals from in­dustry, labor, and government and ed­ucational institutions have been invit­ed to explain the new analytical ap­proaches and discuss the criteria doc­ument, as well as medical surveillance and record keeping. The symposium should be of interest to physicians, hy­giéniste, chemists, attorneys, toxicolo-gists, and others concerned with the health and safety of workers.

A symposium on particulate polycy-clic organic matter (PPOM) will be held April 29 and 30,1975, at Carne­gie-Mellon Institute of Research in Pittsburgh. Subjects to be discussed include a general history and review of PPOM, the scope of the applicable OSHA standard, the TLV, toxicology, a review of several recent studies, and sampling and analytical methods. In­dustries within the purview of the subject matter include aluminum, steel, asphalt producers, roofing and paving applicators, electrode manu­facturers, and others.

Additional information is available from George Reilly, Director of Safety and Training, Industrial Health Foun­dation, 5231 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232. 412-687-2100

Nominations Invited for Harvey W. Wiley Award

The Association of Official Analyti­cal Chemists invites nominations for the 19th AOAC Harvey W. Wiley Award for outstanding contributions to analytical methodology important to government agencies. Nominees need not be AOAC members to be considered for the $750 annual award. This award honors the "father" of the original Pure Food and Drug Law, Dr. Wiley, who was also one of the found-

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A sample of unleaded gasoline is collected at the pump for test­ing of lead by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Optimal Systems, Inc., of Atlanta, GA, has set up a nationwide network of labs and courier systems to provide stations, jobbers, and gasoline pro­ducers with accurate and quick lead determinations for compli­ance with the Federal limit of 0.05 gram of lead per gallon of un­leaded gasoline

ers of AOAC. The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding scientist or scientific team for contri­butions made in analytical methodolo­gy in areas of interest to agriculture and public health. These areas include drugs, foods, beverages, colors, cos­metics, feeds, fertilizers, meats, pesti­cides, vitamins, water and air pollu­tion, and general analytical chemistry.

AOAC is also seeking nominations for the tenth annual AOAC Scholar­ship Award. This award of $500 for each of two years to an undergraduate student majoring in a scientific area important to agriculture or public health also honors Dr. Wiley. Any in­terested person may nominate candi­dates.

For further information on making nominations for these awards, write to Luther G. Ensminger, AOAC, Box 540, Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. 202-245-1191

Call for Papers

24th Annual Denver Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis

Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO. Aug. 6-8, 1975. Three copies of title and 300-word abstract due before Apr. 14, 1975, to C. O. Rudd, Metallurgy and Materials Science Division, Denver Research Institute, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210.

10th International Symposium on Advances in Chromatography

Sheraton-Munich Hotel, Munich, Germany. Nov. 3-6, 1975. 500-word abstracts due before Apr. 1,1975, to A. Zlatkis, Chemistry Dept., University of Houston, Houston, TX.

Meetings

Previously scheduled 1975 meetings appear in the January and February issues. The following meetings are newly scheduled in ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y

• 7th Annual Symposium on Ad­vanced Analytical Concepts for Clinical Laboratories. Mar. 13-14. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: David A. Sundberg, Union Carbide Corp., Nuclear Div., P.O. Box X, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

• Spring Conference of Optical So­ciety of America. Mar. 19-21. Dis­neyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA. Con­tact: OSA, 2000 L Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20036

m 21st Annual Tech. Meeting and Equipment Exposition of Insti­tute of Environmental Sciences. Apr. 13-16. Disneyland Hotel, Ana­heim, CA. Contact: Robert Gemin-der, Mechanics Research, 9841 Air­port Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045

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