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SPRING 2003 EDITION SPECIAL ISSUE Division of Analytical Chemistry Newsletter Spring 2003

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New Orleans Analytical Division Sessions March 23-27,2003

Division of Analytical Chemistry ANYL Division of Analytical Chemistry ANYL (continued) J. D. Pinkston,ProgramChair J. D. Pinkston,ProgramChair Convention Center S M Tu W Th Convention Center S M Tu W Th Advances in Techniques for Analytical E valuation of C olumn Performance in C haracterization in Fuel C hemistry* Preparative C hromatography* (B I O T ) A (FUE L ) A ChemistryandLawofDriving-While- Function-B ased and O ther N ovel I ntoxicated Prosecution* (C H AL ) D A pproaches to Sensors for H omeland C hromatography Advances* (BI O T ) P Defense** D A nalytical C hemistry Workforce of the MALDIandESIMassSpectrometry 21st Century** P Techniques for Polymers* (PM SE ) D D NovelBioanalysesUsingLab-on-aChip Synchrotron-Based Analytical Techniques Technologies* (BI OT ) P for N uclear and E nvironmental Sciences* (N UC L ) D P E ncouraging D isadvantaged Students into C areers in the C hemical Sciences T hat•ll N ever Work: Analytical C hemists H onoring I siah M . Warner** P Doingthe Perceived Impossible P M icroscale Biosensors for E nvironmental A nalytical Posters E Monitoring*(ENVR) P Undergraduate Research Poster Session: A nalytical C hemistry in N uclear A nalytical C hemistry* (C H E D ) A Technology* (N UCL) P D D M acromolecules to B ioparticles: A nalyses Sci-M ix E with Field-Flow Fractionation** A I nstrument M iniaturization for H ome- Present and Future Technologies in land D efense: Progress and C hallenges A C hemical I nstrumentation** A Fundamentals of Electrospray Ionization D N M R Spectroscopy of Polymers* (PO LY ) D D D C hromatography Award Symposium HonoringWilliamS.Hancock P N M R Spectroscopy of Polymers* (PO LY ) E FromSensorstoFunctionalInstruments A H onoring R ichard D. Smith (AC S Award in A nalytical C hemistry) and Jesse L . B eauchamp (Field & Franklin Award) D Size-E xclusion C hromatography with MultipleDetectionTechniques** P Invitation E nvironmental M anagement Science All Division members are invited to ProgramSymposium*(EN V R ) PE D attend the executive committee Process Analytical C hemistry** A meeting in New Orleans on Saturday, Capitalizingon Data Diversity A March 22, 2003, from 1:00-5:00 pm. RadiochemistryatRIA*(NUCL) D E. Morial Convention Center Room 274 M icroelectrochemical Systems andArrays P

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The Division of Analytical Chemistry Dinner at the New Orleans Meeting

The dinner will be held on Monday evening March 24th, at the Palace Cafe, with cocktail hour at 6:00 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM.

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Please make reservations when you register for the meeting!

Homeland Defense, a Nobel Laureate, and Chemists Performing “Impossible” Feats: Highlights of The New Orleans Mtg. by David Pinkston, ANYL Chair.

Come join your colleagues in the and Franklin Award. Isiah Warner take an entertaining look at the Division of Analytical Chemistry for will be honored as the recipient of recent past, while future challenges the 225th National ACS Meeting in the ACS Award for Encouraging will be the topic in “Present and New Orleans. The Division’s pro- Disadvantaged Students into Careers Future Technologies in Chemical gram will feature a Nobel Laureate in the Chemical Sciences. William Instrumentation”. “Analytical and Award Symposia for the recipi- Hancock will receive the ACS Award Chemistry Workforce of the 21st ents of 4 ACS National Awards. In in Chromatography. Century” will also take a glimpse at addition to these giants of science, •Analytical chemistry is a critical the future. a variety of symposia will cover component of Homeland Defense. •The Separations Subdivision of the cutting-edge science. Here’s a sum- Advances in “function-based” and Division has contributed two sympo- mary of the highlights: other novel sensors for Homeland sia dealing with separations of mac- •Nobel Laureate John Fenn will be Defense will be discussed in one romolecules and particles. One will featured in a full-day symposium on symposium, while another will focus primarily on field-flow frac- the “Fundamentals of Electrospray treat instrument miniaturization. tionation, the other on size-exclusion Ionization”. Complementing these topics will be chromatography. •The fundamentals and applications a symposium featuring the practical •Other symposia will deal with excit- of mass spectrometry will also be aspects of turning sensors into func- ing advances in process analytical in the spotlight in a joint sympo- tional instruments. chemistry, in microelectrochemical sium in honor of Richard Smith, •In “That’ll Never Work – Analytical systems, and in the interface area of recipient of the ACS Award in Chemists Doing the Perceived informatics and measurements. Analytical Chemistry, and of Jesse Impossible”, a group of world- Beauchamp, recipient of the Field renowned analytical chemists will

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Of Flying Elephants & Pride Treasurer’s Report

disappointed that it didn’t involve By Carolyn Ribes. “real” elephants. But this analogy, The Division of Analytical Chemistry stolen from the title of one of Prof. had a very successful year, from the Fenn’s talks at the upcoming ACS financial perspective. Approximately National Meeting in New Orleans, half of our income is obtained from is a good one in light of what these external sources, and we are extreme- three scientists and their colleagues ly grateful to our sponsors who accomplished in the 1980’s and generously support our programs. 90’s. Without their support, the Division Awards, Graduate Fellowships, and I hope you’ll pay special attention Graduate Travel grants would not to this edition of the Division’s be possible. Many sponsors provide By David Pinkston, ANYL Chair newsletter, your newsletter. Roland financial support for special sym- Hirsch, Councilor, and Al Ribes, posia at National Meetings. Since Did you hear it? I think I did. In Newsletter Editor, have included a we had a cash surplus in 2002, we fact, I was one of the participants. special section on the history and plan on expanding our program- I’m talking about the collective by-laws of the Division and of the ming efforts in 2003 to include more cheer that went up from analyti- Subdivision of Chromatography. As symposia at National Meetings and cal chemists around the world on I looked through this section, I was enhanced programming at some October 9, 2002. That’s when it amazed at the tremendous volunteer Regional Meetings. We hope to was announced that John B. Fenn, effort and foresight that have made attract internationally-known ana- Koichi Tanaka, and Kurt Wüthrich our Division what it is, one of the lytical chemists as invited speakers. would be awarded the Nobel Prize largest and healthiest in the ACS. We are supporting the 2003 Gordon in Chemistry “for the development Great thanks to all our current and Research Conference on Analytical of methods for identification and former volunteers for their diligent Chemistry. We will continue to give structure analyses of biological work and dedication. out a substantial number of awards macromolecules”. Our collective to undergraduate and graduate stu- chests swelled with pride! Beyond Come join us as we celebrate ana- dents. If you have any suggestions the tremendous accomplishments lytical chemistry at the ACS meeting for additional ways to improve our of these individuals and their col- in New Orleans, March 23-27. The programming and outreach to mem- leagues, ANALYTICAL chemistry meeting will feature 2 talks by Nobel bers of the Division, please contact was being recognized for its impact Laureate Fenn, symposia honoring 4 me by July 1. The 2004 budget will on science and on the world! To National ACS Award winners, and be prepared in August and approved paraphrase the words of Kelsey D. a variety of symposia discussing in September, and I welcome your Cook (J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. advances on the cutting edge of ana- suggestions. 2002, 13, 1359), we trust that John, lytical chemistry. See you there! Koichi, and Kurt will not fault us for reveling a little in their triumph, as we congratulate them on their remarkable individual achieve- ments. Subdivision of When I discussed these events with my two adolescent boys over din- Chromatography News ner that evening, one asked, “What Subdivision Meeting at the (DAC) of the American Chemical did they do to deserve the prize?” Pittsburgh Conference: Society (ACS) will be held at the I raised some eyebrows when I The annual meeting of the Sub- 2003 Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) replied, “They made elephants division of Chromatography and in Orlando. The Subdivision invites fly.” That took a bit of explaining, Separations Chemistry of the all separation scientists to join offi- of course. And the boys were a bit Division of Analytical Chemistry cers in planning programs for the Continues on page 17

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Does MS Have a Future after the Nobel Prize? By Catherine Fenselau. University of Maryland. Reprinted with permission from Anal. Chem.,December 1, 2002, 74(23),597A. Copyright 2002 American Chemical Society. The global community of ana- in 1982 for electron microscopy, exciting advances still lie ahead for lytical chemists greeted the October Richard Ernst in 1991 for NMR, MS; perhaps discoveries that will 9th announcement of the Nobel and Kary Mullis in 1993 for PCR. allow facile analysis of intact DNAs Committee’s choice for chemistry Additional entries can also be drawn and RNAs; perhaps inventions with a loud HOORAH. John Fenn from the list of physics Nobelists. In that will move sensitivity to the sin- and Koichi Tanaka were recognized the week following the announce- gle-molecule level. One of the great for electrospray ionization and ment, an assistant professor asked at strengths of investigator-initiated soft laser desorption, and Kurt dinner if these awards signal the apo- research is its unpredictability. Many Wüthrich for advances in NMR. gee of research in MS. She wondered more prizes—Nobel and other- Their contributions in chemical if young scientists should move their wise—will be given in MS and ana- analysis, as applied to biological efforts to a different field, one where lytical chemistry. macromolecules, were cited by the the prize is yet to be earned. History Nobel Foundation for making it (and everyone else at that dinner possible “to understand biology and table) answered with a resounding medicine at the molecular level” NO. Awards have been present- (www.nobel.se). ed several times for advances in laser spectroscopy, for example, and Electrospray ionization and soft laser multiple prizes have been given for desorption are the techniques that 2003 Gordon respectively interface MS to liquid Conference separation techniques and to surfac- es and arrays. Together, they are the on Analytical enabling technologies for biological Chemistry MS and proteomics. Tanaka reported the soft laser desorption of lysozyme “Measuring the and its multimers above 70,000 Chemistry of Life” Da and their analysis by time-of- flight MS at a Joint Japan–China Symposium on Mass Spectrometry June 15-20, 2003 in Takarasuka, Japan, September X-ray crystallography. In fact, this Connecticut College, New London, 15–18, 1987. Fenn and co-work- is not the first Nobel recognition for Connecticut ers reported the successful elec- MS! F. W. Aston received the chem- trospray ionization and analysis of istry prize in 1922 for the discov- http://www.grc.org/programs/2003/ proteins, including alcohol dehydro- ery of isotopes using a mass spec- anachem.htm genase up to 40,000 Da on a quadru- trograph of his own invention, and pole mass spectrometer, at the 36th in 1934, Harold Urey received the The objective of the conference is to Annual Conference of the American prize for his discovery of deuterium bring together researchers from both Society for Mass Spectrometry in using MS. Richard Curl, Harold the biological sciences and analyti- San Francisco, June 5–10, 1988. Kroto, and Richard Smalley were cal chemistry to discuss the oppor- The 2002 prizes are the latest in a honored in chemistry in 1996 for tunities and challenges represented distinguished line of Nobel awards discovering fullerenes using a mass by the new approach to biology. A to analytical and bioanalytical sci- spectrometer. The prize in physics variety of analytical methods will entists. In chemistry for example, was given to Wolfgang Paul in 1989 be covered in the conference but Arne Tiselius was recognized in for the ion trap technique. Gray they are linked by focus on studying 1948 for electrophoresis, Archer heads at the dinner table also sug- biological complexity. The infor- Martin and Richard Synge in 1952 gested that it is not realistic to make mation covered should be of interest for partition chromatography, decisions about research areas on to analytical researchers as well as Jaroslav Heyrovsky in 1959 for the basis of wanting to win a Nobel industrial scientists in the instru- polarography, Dorothy Hodgkin in prize. Consider the statistics. ment, biotechnology, diagnostic, and 1964 for X-ray studies, Aaron Klug We cannot know what important and pharmaceutical industries.

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ACS Founders Were Analytical Chemists, Too Roland F. Hirsch U.S. Department of Energy. Reprinted from Anal.Chem., March 1, 2002, 74(5), 153A-158A. Published 2002 by the American Chemical Society.

Analytical chemists are usually a had substantial analytical chemistry of Analytical Chemistry into JACS, modest bunch who quietly do great groups. A few U.S. academic centers increasing the size and quality of the things, but their significance to chem- had been developed, notably under journal and raising the circulation ical sciences and the development of electrochemists Wolcott Gibbs at substantially. the world’s largest scientific society Harvard and Edgar Fahs Smith at is undeniable and often under-appre- the University of Pennsylvania. Wiley and Clarke, along with fellow ciated. Members of our discipline Analytical chemists were leaders analytical chemist Charles Monroe of have provided the leadership that of the ACS from the start—indeed, the U.S. Torpedo Station in Newport, helped create the American Chemical many were presidents of the Society R.I., played a critical role in making Society (ACS) and make it a national in its early years . ACS a truly national society. By the organization that has ties worldwide late 1880s, the organization was, and welcomes chemical scientists In 1887, Edward Hart, professor of “the parochial New York-centered from all sectors of academe, industry, analytical chemistry at Lafayette chemical club” (2). The membership and government. Analytical chemists College in Pennsylvania, began pub- had shrunk from 192 at the end of have also played roles in developing lication of the Journal of Analytical 1876 to 167 at the end of 1889, with the ACS’s publication program. the majority in the New York City The 125-year growth of area. Monroe founded the Rhode Due to space limitations, I will the American Chemical Island ACS local section, the very mention the names of only a small Society and the first local section, and hosted the number of leaders who have par- development of Society’s first national meeting in ticipated in the dialogue between our analytical chemistry are Newport. To create a national orga- discipline and the Society. I will also closely intertwined. nization, Wiley and Clarke formed a try to cover, important milestones for federation of 11 regional and topical science, ACS, and the wider public. Chemistry. Hart was a cofounder of societies and invited the existing the Baker & Adamson Chemical Co. ACS to join as the New York local At the beginning and author of textbooks on volumet- section of the new ACS! Analytical chemistry became a dis- ric analysis. He started the journal to tinct subdiscipline by the middle disseminate new analytical methods The accurate determination of the of the 19th century. The academic to industry. The contributing editors atomic weights of the elements was a chemistry centers were still in for the journal’s first issue included major scientific contribution by ana- Europe, but contributions to ana- two future ACS presidents: Frank lytical chemists at this time. In fact, lytical chemistry were being made Clarke of the U.S. Geological the first “official” table of atomic in the United States at the time of Survey and Harvey Wiley of the weights anywhere was prepared in ACS’s founding. Becker balances U.S. Department of Agriculture. The 1892 by Clarke, at the request of were manufactured in New York analytical journal proved so success- ACS. One important contributor, beginning in the 1860s; J. L. Smith ful that Hart was asked to become Theodore William Richards, profes- introduced the fusion method for editor of the Journal of the American sor at Harvard University, deter- decomposition of silicates in 1871, Chemical Society (JACS) in 1893. mined the atomic weights of 28 ele- which was used to analyze miner- Today, that would be considered a ments and received the Nobel Prize als; Frank Austin Gooch invented high honor, but back then it was not in Chemistry for 1914. Richards the Gooch crucible in the mid-1870s; even certain that JACS, which had was the first American to receive the and, in the early 1880s, Stephen been launched in 1878, would sur- chemistry prize. Babcock developed the method for vive. In 1892, the journal garnered a determining fat content in milk and mere $44.36 in subscription income Into the 20th century milk products. Federal and state gov- (1). During his nine-year reign as Richards serves as a bridging figure ernments and the mining industries editor, Hart consolidated the Journal between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Like most 19th-century chemists, he Hillebrand and Gustav Lundell of the technique moved from qualitative to studied in Germany with Wilhelm National Bureau of Standards (now semiquantitative. Ostwald and Walther Nernst, among the National Institute of Standards others. “[Richards’] laboratory and Technology) did particularly In 1929, the Analytical Edition became a mecca for graduate stu- significant work in this area. of Industrial and Engineering dents in the first quarter of the 20th Chemistry was founded. Harrison century” (3). He not only led an Hillebrand also served as ACS presi- Howe, editor of the parent journal, influential research program, but also dent in 1906, the year publication of established the News Edition in chaired the department of chemistry Chemical Abstracts was approved. 1923, which later became Chemical at Harvard for nine critical years at A committee chaired by Hillebrand & Engineering News. The Analytical the start of the century and was presi- also recommended to the ACS Edition started as a quarterly, went dent of ACS in 1914. Council in 1906 that the Society bimonthly in 1933, and finally seek a more active role for industrial monthly in 1937. The articles in it Meanwhile, the U.S. federal govern- chemists. The result was the found- were primarily about method devel- ment was turning to analytical chem- ing of the Journal of Industrial and opment and improvements in lab ists for scientific assistance. “Passage Engineering Chemistry, from which equipment; basic science papers in of the Pure Food and Drug Act in Analytical Chemistry would be born. our field continued to be published 1906 assured a greatly expanded Without Hillebrand’s advocacy for in JACS until the 1950s. role for chemical analysis and for the interests of technical chemists, it Harvey Wiley’s Bureau of Chemistry is likely that a separate society would The ACS Division of Analytical in enforcing the new legislation,” (2). have formed, and perhaps the current Chemistry emerged in the 1930s. For this role, Wiley became the only ACS would now be a much smaller, The Division of Microchemistry was analytical chemist and the only ACS less influential organization. initiated in 1936 and established in president to date to appear on a U.S. 1938. In 1940, it merged with the postage stamp, issued in 1954. (In Lundell wrote one of the most influ- Analytical Section of the Division of fact, few chemists have appeared on ential essays on our discipline, “The Physical and Inorganic Chemistry to U.S. stamps. Among those featured Chemical Analysis of Things as form the Division of Analytical and have been Joseph Priestley and Percy They Are”, originally published in Microchemistry. Separate sections of Julian, and—perhaps for reasons 1933 (4). This essay is still relevant the analytical and micro groups were other than their accomplishments as today. Lundell notes a trend toward organized within the division, and in chemists—Mary Lyon, professor of specialization and a narrowness of 1949 the division was renamed as chemistry and president of Mount viewpoint, such that “so many talks the Division of Analytical Chemistry Holyoke College, and Notre Dame and articles on analytical subjects (DAC). University’s football coach Knute deal with ‘The Chemical Analysis of Rockne.) Things as They Are Not’” because of Howe died in 1942, and Walter a tendency to study only “the final J. Murphy became his succes- Overall, the early part of the 20th act of a chemical analysis, and less sor at Industrial and Engineering century was characterized by the and less time to [study] chemical Chemistry, Chemical & Engineering refinement and application of analyt- analysis itself” (4). News, and the Analytical Edition. ical methods rather than innovation. Murphy appointed Lawrence Hallett “During the first three decades of the Emission spectroscopy was the as associate editor. Hallett, who century, analytical chemistry was a one purely instrumental analyti- later became editor, had a Ph.D. in rather unspectacular handmaiden of cal technique widely used in the analytical chemistry and substan- the other fields of chemistry,”(3). first decades of the 20th century. tial experience from his days at Wet chemical techniques predomi- “As early as 1920 it had reached a Eastman Kodak and General Aniline nated. Improvements in gravimetric high level of usefulness” (3). The and Film. Another key contributor and volumetric methods and reagents technique made it possible to detect was Ralph H. Müller, who wrote a were made, and equilibrium prin- trace amounts of many elements and monthly feature on instrumentation ciples were systematically applied to semitrace concentrations of most for Analytical Chemistry. Many of the understanding and improvement elements. As photographic plates the articles were devoted to basic of methods for the first time. William and film became more reliable, this concepts that were often—as stated

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ACS Founders Were Analytical Chemists, Too by later Editor Herb Laitinen—“well Although N. Howell Furman of powerful, reliable, and relatively ahead of their analytical applica- Princeton University was the only easy-to-operate instruments such as tions” (5). The Analytical Edition analytical chemist to be elected NMR and mass spectrometers was was renamed Analytical Chemistry president of ACS during this period also undermining the standing of in 1948, and its Annual Reviews (1951), Analytical Chemistry had analytical chemistry. By the 1960s, were published beginning in 1949. the largest circulation of any of much of the analytical work was the Society’s disciplinary journals no longer being done by analyti- Mid-century and a growing amount of advertis- cal chemists. “Analytical chemistry The renaming of the division and ing revenue. The Division and the seemed to have burned out,” recalled Analytical Chemistry suggests that journal jointly initiated an annual well-known electrochemist Larry a turning point was reached. I. M. summer symposium. The first, in Faulkner in his 2001 Pittsburgh “Piet” Kolthoff, who taught at the May 1948, covered “Nucleonics and Conference talk. “It seemed to be University of Minnesota and prob- Analytical Chemistry”. The 24th, producing neither new scientific ably was the most important analyti- on “Analytical Chemistry: Key to concepts nor new tools that the rest cal scientist in the United States at Progress on National Problems”, of science found valuable. Advances that time, would recall, “The situa- was held at the National Bureau of in what we now recognize as analyti- tion in analytical chemistry was very Standards in 1971. The final sym- cal chemistry were being made, but unfavorable [in this country] when I posium, on “Separation Science mostly by others outside the field.” came here [in 1927].… People would Applied to Contemporary Biology”, officially major in physical chemis- took place in 1993 at Northeastern What changed? Faulkner offers try and satisfy the requirements of University in Boston. a key clue: Analytical chemistry a minor in my field, but I would be became essential to progress in their major adviser.” Even in 1950, The first ACS awards honoring issues that were central to society. he said, “There was still that feeling contributors to the field were the Environmental remediation became that analytical chemistry was not a Award in Analytical Chemistry, a high priority in the 1970s, requir- real science” (6). established in 1947 and sponsored ing far more information than ever by Fisher Scientific, and the Award before. Analytical chemists became One reason that the status of analyti- in Chemical Instrumentation, begun forefront contributors to the practice cal chemistry changed was the devel- in 1953 and sponsored initially by of medicine and to research in the opment of many classes of sophisti- Beckman Instruments and currently life sciences. Industry also became cated instrumentation, initiated dur- sponsored by The Dow Chemical more focused on quality and began ing World War II. Although Arnold Foundation. In 1949, the Merck pushing the limits of purity of mate- Beckman introduced the pH meter Graduate Fellowship was started, rials, such as for semiconductor in 1935 and the UV–vis spectropho- which was a precursor to a program production. tometer in 1940, analytical chemists of full-year and summer fellowships had to solve many new and complex beginning in 1966 that was spon- A new generation of analytical sci- problems. The war effort and espe- sored by several organizations. entists changed the face of academic cially the Manhattan Project saw the analytical chemistry. I would give rise of MS as an inorganic analytical Growth of the discipline much credit to Howard Malmstadt technique, soon to be followed by Despite technological advances and at the University of Illinois. He edu- applications in the petroleum indus- increasing recognition, analytical cated many individuals who became try that required further research into chemistry faced serious problems leaders at American and Canadian principles and techniques (7). At by the mid-1960s. Many prestigious universities in the 1960s and 1970s, the same time, basic components of universities were phasing out their and his approach to teaching ana- instrumentation, such as strip-chart analytical chemistry programs. The lytical instrumentation was widely recorders, oscilloscopes, and pho- quick acceptance of new instruments adopted. Among many others who tomultiplier tubes and amplifiers, developed in the 1950s, such as should be mentioned are Charlie became affordable. atomic absorption spectrometers and Reilley at the University of North gas chromatographs, made many Carolina, Chapel Hill; Buck Rogers, Within ACS, the standing of ana- previously demanding analyses who taught at the MIT, Purdue lytical chemistry was improving. routine. The commercialization of University, and the U. of Georgia;

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ACS Founders Were Analytical Chemists, Too and Cal Giddings at the University Laboratory exemplified the modern lary electrophoresis, the essential of Utah. Although these three are analytical scientist, applying his enabling tool for the most publicized no longer with us, their significant wide-ranging knowledge of spec- science story of recent years, for influence continues through their troscopy and instrumentation to sequencing of the human genome research, textbooks, and students. problems in the environmental and (10). Analytical chemistry also is life sciences in close collaboration the critical element in proteomics, At the same time, many companies with scientists in those fields (8). the next step in tracing the meaning made significant commitments to of gene sequences and imaging the supporting analytical instrumenta- As a result, analytical chemistry has chemistry in living cells. (In fact, tion and its development. Research become more prominent within the the founding editor of ACS’s new laboratories specializing in analytical ACS. The Division membership now Journal of Proteome Research is chemistry were established, notably exceeds 10,000, second only to the Bill Hancock, a well-known bioana- in the chemical and pharmaceutical Division of Organic Chemistry, and lytical chemist at Thermo Finnigan industries. As new instruments were is growing rapidly. Its articles have a and a former associate editor of developed, a substantial instrumenta- high-impact factor, as noted recently Analytical Chemistry.) I believe the tion industry emerged. by Editor Royce Murray (9). The application of analytical chemistry journal also retains close ties with to these fields will continue to revise In addition, the national laboratories DAC, reserving an ex-officio place basic concepts in biology. of the Atomic Energy Commission on its Editorial Advisory Board for (AEC), created during World War the division chair. Analytical chemistry is also a key II, broadened their missions; and to major initiatives outside the life some, such as Oak Ridge and Three analytical chemists have sciences. New techniques will be Ames, became leaders in analytical recently played an especially impor- needed to characterize nanomateri- research. The U.S. and Canadian tant role within ACS. Helen Free als, which will make new kinds of governments eventually would sup- of Miles Laboratories (now Bayer instrumentation possible. Major port analytical chemistry through Corp.) is a noted clinical chemist. challenges remain in environmen- many agencies, such as the Canadian As a Board of Directors member tal cleanup—just characterizing National Research Council and the and former ACS president, she has, contamination will require greatly U.S. National Science Foundation in my opinion, made interaction improved analytical technologies. (NSF). Our field was fortunate to on a personal level between the And, when hazardous materials can- have the foresight of leaders such as Society’s members and the general not be destroyed, long-term steward- Fred Findeis at NSF; Gerry Goldstein public a high priority. This type of ship of disposal and storage sites will at AEC (later the Department of interaction may be the most impor- also require innovations in analytical Energy); and Bill Raub and Caroline tant new direction adopted by ACS chemistry. Holloway at the National Institutes in the past two decades. Allen Bard of Health, who strengthened the ties of the University of Texas at Austin, Suggested reading between the analytical research com- a leading electrochemist, recently •A History of Analytical Chemistry; munity and researchers in the life retired as editor of JACS after 20 Laitinen, H. A., Ewing, G. W., Eds.; sciences. years. John Crum, formerly on the Division of Analytical Chemistry, ACS: Washington, DC, 1977. staff of Analytical Chemistry, is •Analytical Chemistry, 50 Years: The Analytical scientists also began to currently the Society’s executive Journal and the Science; Laitinen, H. work in teams, collaborating with director. (And the electroanalytical A., Ed.; ACS: Washington, DC, 1979 researchers across the discipline and chemist Richard Nicholson serves (reprint of articles in the Nov. and Dec. in other fields. Put another way, ana- as executive officer of the American 1978 issues of Analytical Chemistry). Instrumentation in Analytical Chemistry, lytical chemists in academe or indus- Association for the Advancement of Vol. 2.; Borman, S., Ed.; ACS: try today are more likely to partner Science, the second-largest scientific Washington, DC, 1982. with the scientists or engineers society.) •Instrumentation in Analytical solving a problem, instead of just Chemistry, 1982–1986; Borman, S., Ed.; providing a service. The late Tomas More to do ACS: Washington, DC, 1986. •Instrumentation in Analytical Hirschfeld of Block Engineering and The future of our science looks great. Chemistry, 1988–1992; Voress, L., Ed.; the Lawrence Livermore National Analytical chemistry provided capil- ACS: Washington, DC, 1992.

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ACS Founders History of the Division of Were Analytical Analytical Chemistry

Chemists, Too. From the original writings of Galen W. smaller analytical samples than Ewing and Theodore Williams. Updated those required in classical methods. by Al Ribes and Roland Hirsch. At subsequent meetings, the num- •Grasselli, J. G. The Analytical Approach; ACS: Washington, DC, 1983. ber of papers on the problems and [A history of the first twenty years of •Milestones in Analytical Chemistry; applications of microchemistry in the Division can be found in Analytical Warner, M., Voress, L., Lee, G. K., the research laboratory continued Chemistry, Volume 31, Number 4, Wach, F., Noble, D., Eds.; ACS: to increase. So successful were the page 17A, 1959, and references cited Washington, DC, 1994. meetings that a petition was presented therein. Also “A History of Analytical •Senzel, A. J. Instrumentation in Chemistry”, edited by H. A.Laitinen and to the Council meeting in Milwaukee Analytical Chemistry; ACS: Washington, G. W. Ewing, published during the ACS requesting official recognition of DC, 1972. Centennial (1976) chronicles the history a Division of Microchemistry. The •Szabadváry, F. History of Analytical of modern analytical chemistry.] first official meeting of the new Chemistry; Pergamon Press: Oxford, England, 1966. Division was held in Baltimore in Growth, Development and April 1939. References Coalescence 1.Pearce, Jr. G. E. Anal. Chem. 1978, For several years papers on ana- At about that time, the Analytical 50, 1194 A. lytical chemistry were presented at Section of the Division of Physical 2.Thackray, A.; Sturchio, J. L.; Carroll, ACS national meetings through the and Inorganic Chemistry voted to P. T.; Bud, R. Chemistry in America, Analytical Section of the Division of separate from its parent organization. 1876–1976 ; D. Reidel Publishing Co.: Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. A committee was formed to consult Dordrecht, Holland, 1985. This was manageable until a mono- with the Division of Microchemistry 3.Ihde, A. J. The Development of graph by Fritz Pregl on quantitative on a possible merger of the two Modern Chemistry; Harper & Row: New York, 1964. organic microanalysis sparked a sig- groups. This committee consisted of 4.Analytical Chemistry: Key to Progress nificant increase in analytical contri- Hobart H. Willard of the University on National Problems; Meinke, W. W., butions. The differentiation started of Michigan, N. Howell Furman of Taylor, J. K., Eds.; National Bureau of as early as September 1935, when a Princeton University, I. M. Kolthoff Standards: Washington, DC, 1969. symposium on Microchemistry was of the University of Minnesota 5.Laitinen, H. A. Anal. Chem. 1978, 50, organized, filling a half-day session. (all of whom were members of the 1250 A. advisory board of the Analytical 6.Kolthoff, I. M. Transcript of an inter- In February 1936 the News Edition Edition of Industrial and Engineering view conducted by George D. Tselos, (predecessor of Chemical & Chemistry), and G. Frederick Smith March 15, 1984. Oral History Transcript #27. Chemical Heritage Foundation: Engineering News) commented: of the University of Illinois. These Philadelphia, PA, 1984; p 11. “Since microchemistry cannot be prominent analytical chemists met 7.Settle, F. Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, included wholly within the scope with the executive committee of 36 A–43 A. of any of the existing Divisions of the Division of Microchemistry to 8.Hirschfeld, T. Anal. Chem. 1976, 48, the ACS, and because of the gen- discuss their mutual interests. Both 17 A–30 A. eral applicability of this technique to committees agreed to the merger, and 9.Murray, R. Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 293 almost all of the major branches of proposed that a new title and bylaws A. chemistry, a separate Division of the should be drawn up, provided the 10.Zubritsky, E. Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, ACS devoted entirely to microchem- merger was approved by the mem- 23 A–26 A. 11.Browne, C. A.; Weeks, M. E. A istry is under consideration.” bership. History of the American Chemical Society: Seventy-Five Eventful A group of chemists headed by A. A. At the business meeting of the Years; American Chemical Society: Benedetti-Pichler and F. Schneider, Division of Microchemistry, held in Washington, DC, 1952. was authorized by the Society to Boston in 1939, the proposed merger organize a separate program for the was announced to the membership. April 1936 ACS meeting in Kansas The minutes stated that “the discus- City. The nine papers given in the sion was favorable.” The question half-day session covered the tech- was voted on and approved in the niques involved in working with Fall of 1940 by an overwhelming

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vote of 76 to 2 in favor of combining the new editor Walter J. Murphy Symposium papers. This evolved the two groups. As a result, a peti- recognized that instrumentation was into the Journal reporting on the tion was presented to the Council making revolutionary changes in the Symposium each year in its A-pages. Meeting in Detroit, requesting that practice of analytical chemistry, and Due to decreasing attendance and to the name of the Division be changed added several instrumentalists to the the emergence of other forums, the to the Division of Analytical and advisory board, including Ralph H. Symposium was discontinued after Microchemistry. Mueller of New York University and 1993. M. G. Mellon of Purdue. He also On September 11, 1940, the two appointed Louis T. Hallett as assis- The Subdivision of Chromatography groups met to elect officers for the tant editor, the first trained analytical and Separation Chemistry was cre- new Division. The minutes stated that chemist to hold such a position with ated in 1984 with Satinder Ahuja “it is to be an unwritten understand- the journal. Hallett later became edi- as chairman, Clifford G. Scott as ing that the chairman and vice-chair- tor, serving from 1956 until he was secretary, and John G. Nikelly man be elected to represent the two succeeded by Herbert A. Laitinen as treasurer. The main objectives fields.” G. E. F. Lundell was elected in 1966, by George H. Morrison were to sponsor symposia on the chairman of this newly amalgamated in 1980, and by Royce Murray in above-related fields and to increase group; G. L. Royer, vice-chairman; 1991. the professional contacts between and F. W. Power, secretary-treasurer. practitioners. Some feared that the Murphy introduced the concept of creation of one Subdivision would The first notice to prospective a combined magazine and research lead eventually to many others and authors of the Division bore evidence journal, thus providing at the same to the fragmentation of the Division. of the existence of the two fields. It time a platform for the presentation Others saw a possibility of chroma- was proposed that separate as well as of scholarly research reports, for tographers leaving the Division if a joint sessions be held. Those plan- news items and articles of general Subdivision was not authorized. As ning to present papers were request- interest to analytical chemists, in a it has turned out, the Subdivision ed to indicate the group before which form that would attract advertising, thrives within the Division with a they preferred to speak—the “Micro” hence lowering the subscription current membership of over eleven group or the “Analytical” group. The rates. hundred. And since 1996 the news- first officially arranged program of letter of the Subdivision is being the new Division was a two-day The name of the Division was published as a section of the DAC session in St. Louis (April 1941). changed in 1949 to the Division of newsletter, reaching out to the whole A symposium on Newer Analytical Analytical Chemistry to reflect that membership of DAC, which num- Techniques constituted an all-day the field had broadened to such an bers 11,000 strong. meeting, with one half of the second extent that microchemistry was only day devoted to analytical chemistry one of a number of disciplines rep- Awards in Analytical Chemistry and the other half to microchemis- resented in the continually growing The ACS Award in Analytical try. field of Analytical Chemistry. Chemistry sponsored by the Fisher Scientific Company was established There was considerable interest in In 1948, the Division started an in 1947, and is one of the oldest of the early 1940s to expand and mod- annual Summer Symposium, co- the ACS national awards. Fisher ernize the only ACS journal serving sponsored by Analytical Chemistry sponsored this Award until 2002, and primarily analytical chemistry—The and the Division. These Symposia from 2004 it will be sponsored by Analytical Edition of Industrial and met with instant success at the the Battelle Memorial Institute. Two Engineering Chemistry. The edi- time. With the second Symposium, additional ACS National Awards tor, Harrison Howe, felt that the the Journal started publishing the that fall within the scope of analyti- Analytical Edition should emphasize Symposium contributions. This cal chemistry are the ACS Award in papers on specific analytical meth- continued for eleven years until Chromatography, established by ods, rather than broad treatments of 1958, when the Symposium chair- Lab-Line in 1959 and sponsored by the fundamental chemistry of such man (Norman H. Nachtrieb) started Supelco since 1970, and the Frank methods. After Howe died in 1943, publishing instead a summary of the H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award

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for Outstanding Achievement in it from 1985-1998 and the Dekker munities. In this Program, chemi- Mass Spectrometry, sponsored from Foundation has sponsored it ever cal companies sponsor fellowships 1983 by Extranuclear Laboratories, since. In 1998, the name of the late (both academic-year and summer) with Bruker Daltonics providing J. Calvin Giddings was added to the for outstanding analytical graduate sponsorship since 2001. title of the award. The first award students. Companies benefit directly, was granted in 1983 went to one of by having access to the top graduate Analytical chemists in recent years the founding fathers of the Division, students in the discipline for recruit- have also received several other Professor I. M. Kolthoff. ing purposes, and indirectly, by sup- ACS National Awards, including porting students who will become the ACS Award for Encouraging In 1986, the Award in analytical faculty and who will pre- Disadvantaged Students into Careers Spectrochemical Analysis was cre- pare future generations of students. in the Chemical Sciences and the ACS ated, sponsored by the Perkin-Elmer Award for Encouraging Women into Corporation, and shortly after the The first DAC Graduate Fellowship Careers in the Chemical Sciences, Award in Electrochemistry was was awarded in 1949. This fel- both sponsored by the Camille and established in 1987, sponsored by lowship, sponsored by Merck & Henry Dreyfus Foundation; the the Electrochemical Instruments Company, provided a $2,500 stipend ACS Award in Separations Science Division of EG&G Princeton Applied to support a full year of graduate and Technology, sponsored by IBC Research. The Electrochemistry study. Merck was the sole sponsor Advanced Technologies, Inc.; the award was presented for the first time for several years. The recipients ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, at the Division’s 50th Anniversary of these early DAC Fellowships sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma; meeting in September 1988. This contributed a great deal to the field the Francis P. Garvan—John M. award currently is sponsored by the of analytical chemistry following Olin Medal; the Charles Lathrop Cole-Palmer Corporation. their graduate work. The record of Parsons Award, and the ACS Award these recipients sparked interest in for Research at an Undergraduate The Division established in 1996 expanding the Program. Professor Institution, sponsored by Research the Arthur F. Findeis Award Frank Karasek sought to increase Corporation. for Achievements by a Young the number of fellowships and con- Analytical Scientist, sponsored by vinced the ACS Analytical Division In addition to the awards adminis- the Philip Morris Companies. It was to take ownership in the awards tered by the Society, the Division first awarded in 1996 at the Eastern by contributing Division funds to created over the years six awards, Analytical Symposium. supplement the corporate funds. each supported by an industrial Horace McDonell, a former C.E.O. sponsor. The first one, the Award The most recent award is the of the Perkin-Elmer Company, took in Chemical Instrumentation, origi- Award for Distinguished Service a special interest in the Program and nated in 1953 as an ACS National in the Advancement of Analytical appealed to his colleagues at other Award sponsored by Beckman Chemistry, sponsored by Waters instrument companies to suppport Instruments, Inc. In 1976, it became Corporation. It was established in fellowships. a Division Award sponsored by 1997 and it was awarded for the first the Instrumentation Specialties time in 1998. Summer fellowships were initiated Company and later by Hamilton in 1966, and additional academic- Company. Currently, the Dow Developing new researchers in the year fellowships were added in 1970. Chemical Company Foundation field of Analytical Chemistry. The Graduate Fellowship Program sponsors it. has had a distinguished list of spon- The Graduate Fellowships sors, who not only provide the funds In 1982 the Division established the Program for the fellowship stipends but also Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Graduate Fellowship Program appoint staff scientists to evaluate The Procter & Gamble Company has endeavored to be a model of student applications and to select sponsored it until 1984, E. I. DuPont the benefits of cooperation between the fellowship recipients. Procter de Nemours, & Company sponsored the academic and industrial com- & Gamble and DuPont have been

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long-time academic-year fellowship in Analytical Chemistry. The award its first annual meeting in Atlantic sponsors. The Society for Analytical provides funding for graduate stu- City in November 1974. Currently, Chemists of Pittsburgh (co-sponsors dents to travel to an ACS National these organizations comprise of the annual Pittsburgh Conference Meeting and to present the results of FACSS, in addition to the Division: on Analytical Chemistry and Applied their research in the form of a poster ANACHEM, the Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, the PittCon®)have at the Poster Session of the Division Systems and Automation Society supported four summer fellow- of Analytical Chemistry. (ISA), the Coblentz Society, the ships for many years. Dow, Eli Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Lilly and Eastman Chemical have The Undergraduate Award in Society for Applied Spectroscopy. sponsored fellowships for many Analytical Chemistry years, while Merck and the R.W. In October 1968, the Division initiat- In 1996 the Division also became Johnson Pharmaceutical Research ed this Award, which currently con- a full co-sponsor of the Eastern Institute have recently begun spon- sists of an academic year’s subscrip- Analytical Symposium, joining the soring fellowships. Perkin-Elmer, tion to Analytical Chemistry, honor- North Jersey and New York local GlaxoSmithKline, Olin, Gow-Mac ary membership in the Division, and sections of the American Chemical and Beckmann Instruments have subscription to the DAC Newsletter. Society and units of the Society provided support for the Program Each college and university on either for Applied Spectroscopy, the in the past. the ACS approved list or a self-initi- American Microchemical Society, ated request list is invited to select and the Chromatography Forum of The Graduate Fellowship Program a recipient for this Award. Currently, the Delaware Valley. The Division has benefited from the leadership approximately 350 Awards are is also a supporter of the Gordon of those who have chaired the DAC given. Conferences focused on Analytical Graduate Fellowship Committee. Chemistry. These individuals are: Andrew J. Summer Intern Program Frank, 1967-70; Frank Karasek, In 1973 the Professional Status The international scope of analytical 1970-71; Lockhart B. Rogers, Committee established a Summer chemistry and the common inter- 1972-73; Theodore Williams, 1973- Intern Program, which assisted in ests shared with colleagues in other 82; Margaret V. Merritt, 1983-87; placing a number of outstanding countries has led the Division to take Charles Earnest, 1988-90; Doris undergraduates in summer jobs in active roles in international meet- Warren, 1991-95; Robert Libby, industry. The Division no longer ings. The ACS currently co-spon- 1995-99; and Richard F. Dallinger, actively manages this program, but sors Pacifichem, the International 1999-present Frank, Karasek and industrial companies continue pro- Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Rogers used their talents and influ- viding internships to students. Societies (with Canada, Japan, ence in the analytical community to and other countries bordering on organize the Graduate Fellowship Travel Grants the Pacific Ocean). Thus far the Program and to increase the number The I. M. Kolthoff Enrichment Pacifichem meetings have been held of sponsoring companies. However, Award was established in 1988, at in Honolulu, Hawaii about every five with the expansion of the number the celebration of the 50th anniver- years. This meeting has a substantial of awards it became important for sary of the founding of the Division. program in analytical chemistry, the chair of the committee to be a It provides grants to undergraduate organized jointly by the Division and person not involved with graduate students to present their research at counterparts in the co-sponsoring education; since 1973 the chair has national ACS meetings. countries. been someone whose primary posi- tion was teaching undergraduate Cooperation with Other Groups Communications students. The Division actively cooperates The DAC Newsletter is published with other organizations. One such twice per year and mailed to all Pfizer Graduate Travel Awards. group is the Federation of Analytical Division members. It is published In 2002 the Division established Chemistry and Spectroscopy to coincide with the national ACS the Pfizer Graduate Travel Awards Societies (FACSS), which held meetings. For many years it con- Continued on page 16

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DAC Graduate Fellowships Applications for 2004 Fellowships due December 2003

Fellowships for graduate students in not engage in outside work for added early December. The committee analytical chemistry are sponsored compensation during the period members read and evaluate the appli- by various companies/organizations of the Fellowship. Academic-year cations in January and February and and are awarded through the ACS award recipients are paid in nine meet during PittCon in early March Division of Analytical Chemistry. monthly installments, beginning to select the fellowship recipients. The number of fellowships awarded either on June 1 or September 1 of Applicants are notifi ed of the results may vary from year to year, depend- the year awarded, at the recipient’s of the Committee’s deliberations ing on the number of sponsoring option. Tuition is not to be paid out after the PittCon meeting, in March companies. of the grant, nor is the university per- or April. mitted to deduct any administrative The purposes of these Fellowships costs. If the university operates on The student applicant must be a are to encourage basic research in a quarter system, it is expected that full-time student working toward a the fi eld of analytical chemistry, to at least one quarter during the award Ph.D. in analytical chemistry and promote the growth of analytical period will be devoted to full-time must have completed the the sec- chemistry in academic institutions research. ond year of graduate study by the and industry, and to provide recogni- time the fellowship period begins. tion of future leaders in the fi eld of If the university follows a semester (Such eligibility assures that the analytical chemistry. system, at least the summer months applicant is enrolled in a depart- are to be spent in full-time research. ment of chemistry with a Ph.D. The Graduate Fellowship Committee It is expected that the student will program in analytical chemistry and of the ACS Division of Analytical take regular academic vacations that his/her dissertation research Chemistry, which evaluates the ap- during the Fellowship period, but is being supervised by an ana- plications and makes the fellowship the accumulated vacation time for lytical chemistry faculty member.) awards, is comprised of representa- the year is not to exceed 30 days. tives from the sponsoring companies, It is requested that any publications The applicant’s research supervisor analytical faculty from undergradu- which result from the studies done must be a member of the American ate institutions and scientists from during the Fellowship period is ac- Chemical Society Division of national laboratories. knowledged. At the end of the Fel- Analytical Chemistry. Only one lowship period, a brief report of the nomination per research supervisor Both academic-year ($18,000) and accomplishments or achievements will be accepted. Student appli- summer ($6,000) Fellowships are made by the student should be sub- cants must demonstrate outstanding available. Most applicants apply for mitted to the Chair of the Graduate research ability and accomplish- both awards unless mitigating cir- Fellowship Committee and to the ment, as evidenced by peer-reviewed cumstances (summer commitments, sponsor. publications in analytical chemistry. impending completion of degree Consequently, the Fellowships requirements, etc.) exist. Summer Fellowships ($6,000) are normally awarded to students Summer Fellowships provide sti- in their third or fourth years of Academic-Year Fellowships pends to support research in ana- graduate study when they have ($18,000) provide for nine months lytical chemistry during the summer established a publication record. of graduate study and research in months. Summer Fellowship award analytical chemistry at any ACS ac- recipients are paid in three monthly Applicants for awards in previous credited institution of the appointee’s installments beginning on June 1 of years are encouraged to reapply. choice. the year awarded. The university is Previous academic-year fellowship encouraged to pay fees and summer recipients are not eligible for a sec- The Fellowship may not be accepted tuition when these are required.The ond award. concurrently with any other external acknowledgment and report proce- fellowship. Because the purpose of dures are the same for summer Fel- For further information con- the Fellowship is to provide oppor- lows as for academic-year Fellows. sult: //www.wabash.edu/ tunity for research, the holder will Completed applications are due in acsgraduatefellowship/home.htm

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History of the The Division of Analytical Chemistry Division of On the World Wide Web Analytical By Roland Hirsch, DAC Web Master and Councilor Chemistry Continued from page 14 tained the abstracts for papers in the Division’s program until 2000, when their inclusion in the Division’s web site started.

The Division’s web site is a major resource for members, continuously updated. It was started in 1995, under the leadership of Roland Hirsch, with Thomas Isenhour arranging host- ing on a server in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The World Wide Web quickly Division’s programs at ACS National Duquesne University (www.acs- became established in the 1990s as Meetings has been made available at analytical.duq.edu). The site has the best means for making informa- the web site. While the abstracts for bloomed into an large collection tion available to people around the each upcoming ACS Meeting are of web pages with information on world, first in scientific disciplines made available on the web by the Division business, by-laws, meet- and then for all kinds of informa- Society, the Division’s abstracts for ings, certification of analytical tion. In 1995 the Division Executive past meetings are available only at chemists and laboratories, award Committee decided to start a web our web site. deadlines and guidelines, and site devoted to Division business resources of interest to analytical and information of interest to ana- The web site also has many links chemists (education, organizations, lytical chemists. Several organiza- to information of general interest databases). As of 2002 the site tions offered to host the web site, to analytical chemists. From the received approximately 2,000 hits with Duquesne University being start links have been provided to per month. selected. Thomas L. Isenhour, chair home pages for analytical chemistry of the Department of Chemistry and graduate study programs at universi- Conclusion Biochemistry there, arranged for ties around the world. At the end of As we reflect about and pay our this service to the Division. Roland 2002, 120 such links were provided respects to the many workers who F. Hirsch a Division Councilor, to analytical programs on all conti- laid the foundations and built became the editor of the web site, nents. Information is also provided the structure that has brought the with the Executive Committee serv- for meetings of interest to analytical Division to its present state of activ- ing as the editorial board. chemists, including the meetings that ity and service, we must consider the Division cosponsors (Eastern the challenges of tomorrow. The From the beginning, the web site Analytical Symposium, FACSS) and future of the Division depends on has provided information about the meetings in all specialty areas world- our members for support and guid- business of the Division, including wide. There also is a web page devot- ance. Get involved! The sense of listings of officers, chairs of com- ed to resources for analytical chem- accomplishment and satisfaction mittees, future program plans, and ists and one devoted to organizations you get in return are significant and announcements of awards and fel- that are important for the discipline. guaranteed. lowships. Minutes of the Executive Suggestions of new links for any of Committee meetings have been these pages are always welcome. published on the web since the late 1990s. Beginning in 2000, the In 2000 the web site was completely complete set of abstracts for the redesigned with the help of Jeff

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The DAC on the WW Web Continued from page 16 Subdivision of Chromatography Martin, Rob Offutt and Paul Hirsch of the Santasoft Company, who and Separations Chemistry News Continued from page 5 introduced a consistent style with a contemporary design and easy navi- ACS Meetings and to develop other Fall Election News: gation among the various pages. As initiatives that further the science of The officers of the Subdivision are: a result the usage of the pages has separation. Attendance is open to all Chair: Victoria L McGuffin increased to 2000 “hits” on the home members of the Subdivision as well Chair Elect: John G. Dorsey page each month, with more than 400 as all analytical chemists attending Past Chair: Richard A. Henry users a month of the education infor- Pittcon who have an interest in chro- Secretary: Robert L. Stevenson mation page. matography. The meeting is sched- uled for Monday, March 10, from 12: The Exec. Committee members are: The ACS is currently evaluating 05 to 13:30 PM at Office A4, which Susan V. Olesik. Brian A. electronic balloting for Division is on Level 3 of the Convention Bidlingmeyer. Linda B. McGown. officers, and once this is approved, Center. A box lunch will be provid- And John Nikelly the Division of Analytical Chemistry ed for the first twenty attendees by will certainly shift to that mecha- courtesy of International Scientific Contact details for the officers can nism. Under discussion is a plan to Communications, Inc. be obtained from the DAC web site make abstracts from the Division’s or in this issue of the DAC newslet- National Meeting programs prior to The agenda will include nomination ter. 2000 available on the web site. Also, and election of new officers, pro- it is planned to add Associate Editors gram proposals and organizers. Join for specific aspects of the web site in your friends and come. [Chromatographic news contin- the near future. ues below on column 1] ACS Award for Young is interested in becoming a sponsor, to pass through size exclusion col- please contact Victoria McGuffin umns. Thus, there is a need for new Investigators in ([email protected]). separation technology for purifica- Separation Science: tion and analysis. Professor S. Kim Chromatographic Ratanathanawongs Williams of the In the fall election, the members of Colorado School of Mines has orga- the Subdivision approved by a 10:1 Programming at the nized a symposium on FFF. It will margin creating the ACS Award for Upcoming be an interesting mix of new FFF Young Investigators in Separation technology for generating the force Science. The award will aim at ACS Meetings fields as well as applications in the recognizing the contributions of areas of protein aggregation, bacte- chemists or chemical engineers who Most of us thought that we had ria, dissolved organic matter, humic have been working in the field of escaped New Orleans for a year, acids, and nano particles. If you are separations for less than ten years but no, we keep floating back as if interested in molecules larger than since obtaining their Ph.D. or other we are trapped in an eddy on the 100 KDa and smaller than 100 µm, advanced degree. The award will big muddy. The program for NO is this is a must attend symposium. complement the existing ACS impressive: Awards in Chromatography and in Size-Exclusion Chromatography Separation Science for established Macromolecules to Particles: (SEC) with Multiple Detection investigators. The award will Analyses with Field Flow Techniques. SEC is used for consist of a plaque, a cash prize, and Fractionation (FFF). Biotech scien- analysis of polymers. With mul- a special technical award session tists are concerned that aggregation tiple detectors, SEC is especially at the Pittsburgh Conference. We of large proteins may change potency useful in finding small differences are now in the process of obtain- and trigger fatal immunogenic reac- in molecular structure that create ing financial sponsorship for this tion as the product sits on the shelf. changes in properties of the poly- award. If any individual or company Many of these particles are too large mer. Traditional techniques use Continued on page 18

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The Fall and Rise of Analytical Chemistry in the 20th Century What’s Next? Looking at the Past and Thinking About the Future

by Allen J. Bard, UT @ Austin e.g., in Scott’s Standard Methods Presented at the 2002 Pittsburgh Conference Chromatographic of Chemical Analysis in 1917. Up to that time industrial laboratories Programming at pretty much felt that their analyti- cal methods were trade secrets. The the Upcoming Analytical Edition of Industrial ACS Meetings and Engineering Chemistry was first published in 1929 (becoming Continued from page 17 the independent journal Analytical Chemisty in 1947).

light scattering, flow viscometers, However, gravimetric and volumet- and concentration sensitive detec- ric methods dominated the scene. tors such as UV-VIS absorbance or They had the advantage that they refractometers. At this symposium, were inexpensive and accurate mass spectrometry and photo bleach- absolute methods that didn’t need ing will be discussed in addition to calibration steps. They were, how- the traditional detection modes. Dr. I’d like to trace the history of ana- ever, slow and often inconvenient. Andre M. Striegel of Solutia Inc. lytical chemistry in a some detail. For example, even as late as 1954 has assembled a program that will The early years (well before my when I was a student working in have something for the experienced time!) were largely taken up with the analytical lab of the NY Naval practitioner as well as to help the the empirical development of meth- Shipyard (the Brooklyn Navy Yard), neophyte form a vision of the future ods. These were largely classical when we had to analyze for gases needs and capabilities. methods - gravimetric and titrimet- on an aircraft carrier, we used the ric, because what instrumentation old Orsat apparatus. At the time the The Fall ACS National Meeting in existed at the time was difficult to hydraulics lifts on the deck elevators New York will feature several timely use and slow. Recall that to take were being flushed with nitrogen to sessions. Professor Ira Krull of a single absorption spectrum of a prevent fires starting in the heated Northeastern University is organiz- solution involved measurements hydraulic fluid when oxygen was ing a symposium on the separation with a photographic plate and den- present. We had to go down to the and analysis of prions. Dr. J. David sitometer and could take days. The bowels of the ship and test how Pinkston of Procter and Gamble is same measurement today takes min- much oxygen was left in the gas. arranging a session on supercritical utes (so there is a effective speed up Doing that carrying an Orsat appa- fluid chromatography. In addition, of ~104). There were colorimetric ratus full of glass tubes and liquids a symposium on nanoscale separa- methods, but these involved visual was not fun. tions is planned to complement the comparison of solutions, as with the ACS-DAC program on Analytical venerable Duboscq colorimeter. A A major change in analytical chem- Chemistry at the Nanoscale: good deal of work was done on the istry occurred with the introduction Electrochemical, Mechanical, and discovery of organic colorimetric of concepts from physical chem- Optical. Finally, a session on the reagents and spot tests for metals, an istry into the design of analytical history of chromatography is being activity that is now back in fashion methods and with the technological sponsored jointly by the Subdivision (although the practitioners now talk advances that made new instrumen- and the Division of History of more of "molecular recognition" and tal approaches, although still often Chemistry. There is still plenty of call these reagents "sensors"). A rather cumbersome and slow, pos- time to participate in these exciting key event then was the publication sible. This led, for example, to the programs or to present a poster! of the details of analytical methods, widespread use of equilibrium and

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What’s Next? Looking at the Past and Thinking About the Future activity concepts in understanding copyright. In making these instru- as electronic instrumental methods gravimetric and titrimetric methods. ments, other companies had to come were taking off. The introduction A key figure in this approach was up with clever names, like the Fisher of strip-chart recorders, that could I. M. Kolthoff, whose books on pH Elecdropode, and later, the Leeds measure and record V vs. t (y-t) indicators, potentiometric meth- and Northrup Electrochemograph, allowed much more convenient ods, and especially his Textbook the Metrohm Polarecord, and measurements, although they were of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, the Cambridge Instruments pretty slow. The shortest times that first published in 1936, led to the Voltamograph. These were natural- could be measured depended upon adoption of this new view. ly followed by instruments that used how fast the recorder could spew out photographic recording (since strip the chart paper and how well the pen The rise of truly electronic instru- chart recorders were not available). would write. The x-y recorder came ments began with the introduction These photographic systems were on the scene in about 1957, and of the electronic Model G pH meter, more convenient than the manual was the main medium for record- followed by polarographic and ones, but still pretty tedious, since ing voltammograms until PCs came spectrophotometric instrumentation one had to load the sensitive film in along in the 80s. The real revolution (such as the Beckman DU). The DU a dark room and not see what kind of came with the introduction of vacu- was developed because of analytical um tube operational amplifiers in the problems, e.g. the need to measure late 50s, like the venerable Philbrick vitamin A in soldiers’ rations at the K2-W into analytical instrumenta- start of the second World War. The tion, greatly increasing the power pH meter resulted from the desire and flexibility of the measurements to determine the pH of soil and that could be made. However the water by the citrus industry. These vacuum tube instruments were still methods advanced with the growth pretty cumbersome for the more of electronics (based in those days elaborate measurements, like square on vacuum tubes) during the second wave polarography. With the World War. Let me trace the trends introduction of solid state electron- briefly by showing the evolution of ics, first as discrete elements and electrochemical instrumentation, i.e., then in integrated circuits, complex the polarograph. The earliest instru- instrumentation became much more ments for taking current-potential accessible and instruments like the curves with a dropping mercury curves were recorded until the film Princeton Applied Research Model electrode were simple manual instru- was later developed. I believe the 170 electrochemical system were ments, really no more than a poten- photographic recording polarograph introduced. Interestingly, the major tiometer for applying a potential and made by Heyrovsky was one of the manufacturers of polarographic a sensitive light-beam galvanometer first automatic analytical instru- instruments at the time didn’t rec- for measuring the current. Only ments. The rise of strip chart record- ognize the changes going on in elec- those who have made measurements ers using servo amplifiers greatly trochemistry and quickly went out with a light beam galvanometer, improved the business of recording of the business and were replaced watching the cursor swing back and voltage-time curves. Making short by companies that could produce forth as the mercury drop grew and time measurements, especially of state-of-the-art instruments. fell off (rivaled only by watching the transients, was still pretty difficult, needle swing back and forth on the however. One had to photograph The obvious importance of instru- two pan balances that were used into the screen of an oscilloscope with a mentation and the replacement the early 50s) can know how tedious 35-mm camera (waiting until the roll of the more tedious "classical" this was. A number of companies of film was finished and developed methods with instrumental ones made polarographic instruments, before seeing the final results). led many analytical chemists to but only the Sargent Company could work on electronics and the design use this term, since they held the Pittcon started (and actually was or improvement of instruments, held in Pittsburgh!) in 1950, just for their own sake. However this

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What’s Next? Looking at the Past and Thinking About the Future move away from true "chemistry", successfully bridged the older clas- pushes, combined with a molecular as well the continued emphasis in sical analytical chemistry and the view of chemistry among younger the analytical curriculum on gravi- evolving new approaches. Fields chemists, as well as fundamental metric and titrimetric methods led to advance because of "pulls" and advances in electrochemistry, mass considerable pressure on analytical "pushes". The pulls are existing spectrometry, separations, and spec- chemistry in academia. As Larry important problems or questions that troscopy, led to major advances in said, "Analytical chemistry seemed need addressing. In the late 50s and analytical chemistry in the last quar- to have burned out." The field 60s, for example, it was important to ter of the 20th century. As Faulkner seemed to be still be emphasizing develop methods to measure trace said last year at Pittcon, the field of thermodynamic and phenomenologi- impurities in silicon in connection analytical chemistry is now healthy, cal (macroscopic) approaches, while with the fabrication of semiconduc- and analytical chemists have helped many of the other fields of chemistry tor devices. Indeed, analysis often advance fields well outside the tradi- were adopting a more microscopic is key to solving fundamental prob- tional areas of analytical chemistry. (molecular) view. For example lems or controversies. The question It is also heartwarming to see the physical chemists became inter- of polywater was settled by a careful top physical and organic chemists ested in the kinetics of elementary analysis that demonstrated that the working on analytical problems, processes, as studied, for example, modified properties of water con- publishing in Analytical Chemistry, by molecular beams, and the cor- and speaking at Pittcon. Physicists relation of the results with quantum and electrical engineers are working mechanical calculations. Inorganic on sensors. By the mid-80s it was chemistry had moved beyond the clear that analytical chemistry was world of Werner coordination com- an important and academically vital pounds to organometallic chemistry, field and at least some of the depart- such as the metallocenes, and ligand ments that discontinued this field field theory. Physical organic chem- were having second thoughts about ists were rapidly advancing their their action. understanding of reaction mecha- nisms and adopting a molecular What are our prospects in the 21st orbital view. The results of this per- century? As that great American phi- ception of analytical chemistry by losopher, Yogi Berra, said "It’s tough chemists in other fields, as well as to make predictions, ‘specially about excessive hubris among some of our the future." In fact, by looking at the colleagues in other fields, led to the densed in small capillaries, proposed Pittcon program one can get a good disappearance of academic analyti- as a new form of water, was caused idea of new areas that are developing cal chemistry from a number of uni- by impurities. I would guess that the (miniature mass spectrometers, anal- versities, e.g., the ivy league schools question of hydrogen storage on car- ysis on a chip, and increasing sophis- (except for Cornell), and west coast bon nanotubes that is currently being tication and power in spectroscopy, schools like Berkeley, Stanford and debated will similarly be solved by separations and electrochemistry). UCLA, with considerable pressure good analyses. With instruments so sophisticated, at other places. This occurred even the power to do experiments has though it seemed clear that there The ‘pushes’ come from the discov- increased many fold. How can one were important analytical problems ery of new principles or the avail- define this relative power? We can around and fundamental advances ability of new instruments that can consider the time it takes to do a under way. This is what I mean by be applied to analysis. Examples of given experiment and the improve- the "fall" of analytical chemistry. this are the invention of the laser (and ment in the measurement sensitiv- the eventual availability of rugged ity or resolution. Consider electro- However analytical chemistry was and inexpensive ones) and the rise chemical instrumentation again. To undergoing a rebirth. Charles N. of solid state electronics, with the obtain a voltammogram manually Reilley represented someone who dawning of the computer age. Such took almost one hour. The recording

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What’s Next? Looking at the Past and Thinking About the Future instruments did this in the order of tion. In semiconductor devices, the characterization of these materi- 10 minutes and with modern instru- identifying small amounts of surface als and identification of impurities at mentation this is down to the order impurities can be important, and as the ppm or ppb level, as now rou- of 1 minute or less. So the time fac- the size scale shrinks, the needed tinely done with Si-based devices, tor is of the order of 102. Similar, sensitivity of the analytical tech- will need to be developed. or more impressive, time gains have nique will have to be higher. As an been seen in spectrophotometry, x- example, I show an example of the The power of scanning probe meth- ray crystallography and other fields. use of Raman microscopy and spec- ods will increase. Right now these The resolution factor is a little less troscopy to identify a small defect on methods have only marginal use clear, but as an estimate, one can say a Si surface. Raman spectroscopy, in analytical chemistry because, that one has increased current sensi- incidentally, is a very good example except for SECM, they are not really tivity over the same 50-year period of how a push (the availability of "chemically sensitive." However by a factor of at least 104 (e.g., lasers) can lead to new analytical continued improvements in selec- from 0.01 µA to 1 pA). Similar methodology. When discovered tivity, along the lines of chemical gains have been made in sensitiv- in 1928, the Raman effect, while AFM are possible. So are methods ity, spatial resolution (from 0.1 µm interesting, was of little practical involving spectroscopic character- to 1 nm) and temporal resolution value, because the signal-to-noise ization by NSOM (where a compact, (from 1 µs to <1 ps). Thus, very was poor with the available light inexpensive laser that is tunable, e.g., roughly, the gain in relative power sources. It remained that way for by changing voltage or pressure, of instrumentation is of the order the next 30 years, but the advent of through the whole visible-near UV 2 4 of 1 0 X 10 , or something like 1 lasers made Raman spectroscopy a region would be of immense value). million. That’s really impressive! practical technique. A second push There is also the possibility of mag- However we have to remember that came from the discovery of SERS, netic resonance SPM and perhaps the limiting step, at least for now, is increasing the sensitivity by orders SPM techniques that have elemental often the human that has to run the of magnitude to the point where the specificity. Perhaps the original experiment and interpret the data, type of microscopy just described is dream of recognizing individual and unfortunately the relative power practical and even single molecules molecules by looking at the image, for this is still probably 1. can be detected. Thus one sees a e.g. in sequencing DNA and pro- technique going from too weak to teins, will finally become a reality. To look to the future, we can search be of interest to one that is suitable This will require not only advances for pulls from the fields that will be for single molecule detection. This in tip design and resolution, but also important in society, such as health example illustrates the effect of both advances in sample preparation. care, the environment and economic pushes and pulls on new analytical Indeed, in thinking about analysis competitiveness, and especially the methodology. of single molecules, which can be of fields of nanoscience and informa- interest in DNA and protein chem- tion technology. These fields will Single molecule detection, not now istry, sample handling is of prime surely require the support of ana- really considered an analytical tech- importance. It is unlikely that single lytical chemistry. Add to that the nique, will continue to be developed. molecule analysis will be done in a important analytical needs in biol- As nanotechnology proceeds, finding three-dimensional sample (i.e., of a ogy and security. It is much harder and identifying single or small num- dissolved species), so one really is to define the "pushes" and the new bers of molecules will become more talking about immobilization of the scientific and technological discov- important. For example, examining molecule of interest on a surface. eries that will be made in the com- the behavior of small polymer light The question then becomes how ing years that will impact analytical emitting devices, identifying the does one rapidly move a molecule chemistry. structural features or concentrations to a particular location on a surface of impurities that control device per- and immobilize it for examination. There will be a continued need for formance will be necessary. Indeed, Techniques like electrically driven spatially and temporally resolved as organic molecule based electronic motion (migration or electrophoretic analysis, especially at high resolu- devices come into use, methods for motion) come to mind. 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At the Boston meeting

Don Bly (l) Geraldine 2002 DAC Richmond awardee, (l) John Nelson 2002 DAC COO Awardee Waters with Corporation, Catherine and Catherine Fenselau, Fenselau, DAC 2002 DAC 2002 Chair. Chair

Jeffrey Stuart (r), Jennifer 2002 Pfizer Thomas, Graduate Mick Hurrey, Travel and Bryan Awardee with Ray (r), Thea 2002 Pfizer Kjellstrom, Graduate DAC Travel Alternate Awardees. Councilor

Jesse Buch, Thomas 2002 Pzifer Chester Grad Travel with Awardee Victoria with McGuffin Catherine DAC Fenselau, Subdivision DAC Chromatogr. 2002 Chair 2002 Chair

Jonathan Sweedler (l) Catherine DAC 2002 Fenselau, Awardee with DAC 2002 Catherine Chair Fenselau, with DAC 2002 James Taylor, Chair and DAC 2002 Carolyn Awardee Ribes, Dow Chemical.

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Division of Analytical Chemistry Awards Nominations for 2004: Submission Deadline Nov 1, 2003

The rules given below apply to nomina- time the award is presented. Nominating NOMINATIONS tions for the following awards adminis- and seconding letters may be submitted Nominations shall consist of: tered by the Division: by persons who are not members of the 1. A letter of nomination. Division. 2. At least one but no more than six sec- *ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry onding letters. Award in Chemical Instrumentation Deadlines 3. A biographical statement emphasizing Sponsored by the Dow Chemical All nominations must be sent to the the accomplishments of the nominee Company Foundation. chairperson of the Division and must which pertain to the award. The nomi- be received by November 1 of each nating documents shall be submitted in *ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry year. The immediate past chairperson one package and shall not exceed 12 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence of the Division shall in turn transmit pages of text, including the nominat- in Education Sponsored by the Dekker the nominations to the chairpersons of ing and seconding letters, biographi- Foundation. the appropriate juries. Nominations that cal statement, and attachments to the are unsuccessful will be retained for jury nomination. Contributions by a candi- *ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry consideration for the following three date which have been recognized by a Award in Spectrochemical Analysis years. prior Divisional or ACS national award Sponsored by the Perkin-Elmer For the 2004 Awards, nominations shall generally will not be considered by the Corporation be sent no later than November 1, 2003 jury for a Divisional award, especially to: if an award has been received within *ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry the past three years and within a similar Award in Electrochemistry sponsored by Dr. J. David Pinkston area. Previous award winners for the the Cole Palmer Co. Principal Scientist, divisional awards are listed below. The Corporate Analytical jury shall receive from its chairperson a *ACS Division of Analytical The Procter & Gamble Co. list for each nominee of any such prior Chemistry Arthur F. Findeis Award for Miami Valley Laboratories awards, their dates, and their citations. Achievements by a Young Analytical P.O. Box 538707 Any candidate previously nominated Scientist Sponsored by the Philip Morris Cincinnati, OH 45253-8707 for an award who was not chosen as the Companies (513) 627-2269 awardee must be renominated for con- FAX (513) 627-1233 sideration in a succeeding year. *ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry [email protected] Award for Distinguished Service in the AWARD IN SPECTRO-CHEMICAL Advancement of Analytical Chemistry ANALYSIS Sponsored by Waters Corporation Advancing the fields of spectrochemical analysis and optical spectrometry in one Specific information on each of these or more of the following: Awards follows the general information - Conceptualization and development of unique instrumentation that has made a on eligibility, deadlines, and nominating The ACS Committee on procedures. significant impact on the field. Chemists with Disabilities - Development of novel and important announces the latest edition of These rules are extracted and paraphrased instrumentation. from the complete guidelines, which - Elucidation of fundamental events are available from the Division Chair. Teaching Chemistry to or processes important to the field. Authorship of important research papers However, they are sufficient to prepare Students with Disabilities a proper nomination for consideration by and/or books that have had an influen- the appropriate award jury. tial role in the development of the field. a book for teachers at the high Eligibility school through grad. level; stu- PREVIOUS AWARDEES Eligibility is not restricted to members dents, parents, and counselors. 1987 - James D. Winefordner of the Division of Analytical Chemistry. 1988 - Velmer A. Fassel Nominees for the Award for Excellence Call 800-227-5558 ext. 4600 1989 - Gary M. Hieftje in Teaching must, however, have been for your complimentary copy. 1990 - P. W. J. Boumans a full-time faculty member at a col- 1991 - John C. Wright lege or university in the United States 1992 - Jean Michel Mermet or Canada for at least five years at the 1993 - Richard Keller 1994 - Sanford Asher

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Division of Analytical Chemistry Awards

1995 - Michael Morris - Authorship of research papers or J. CALVIN GIDDINGS AWARD FOR 1996 - Gary Horlick books that have had an influential role EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION 1997 - Paul Bohn in the use of chemical instrumentation. Enhancing the personal and profes- 1998 - David L. Allara sional development of students in the 1999 - D. Bruce Chase PREVIOUS AWARDEES study of analytical chemistry in one or 2000 - Joseph A. Caruso 1955 - R. Bowling Barnes more of the following ways: 2001 - M. Bonner Denton 1956 - Harold H. Washburn - Authorship of an influential textbook 2002 - Geri Richmond 1957 - Ralph H. Mueller for an analytical chemistry course. 1958 - Maurice F. Hasler - Design and implementation of a suc- AWARD IN 1959 - Howard Cary cessful new approach to teaching ana- ELECTROCHEMISTRY 1960 - (No award given) lytical chemistry. Advancing the field of electrochemical 1961 - Marcel J. E. Golay - Stimulation through teaching or analysis in the following: 1962 - Howard K Schachman research mentorship a significant num- - Conceptualization and development of 1963 - Howard V. Malmstadt ber of students to become analytical unique instrumentation that has made a 1964 - Robert Homer Cherry chemists. significant impact on the field. 1965 - James N. Shoolery - Development and publication of inno- - Development of novel and important 1966 - Leonard T. Skeggs vative experiments. instrumentation. 1967 - Robert L. Bowman - Design of improved equipment for - Elucidation of fundamental events or 1968 - J. Raynor Churchill teaching labs. processes important to the field. 1969 - Dale J. Fisher - Publication of widely quoted articles - Authorship of research papers or 1970 - Norman D. Coggeshall on teaching analytical chemistry. books that have had an influential role 1971 - Fred W. McLafferty in the development of the field. 1972 - Edward B. Baker PREVIOUS AWARDEES 1973 - Jack W. Frazer 1983 - Isaac M. Kolthoff PREVIOUS AWARDEES 1974 - Christie G. Enke 1984 - Howard V. Malmstadt 1988 - Allen J. Bard 1975 - Myron T. Kelley 1985 - Lockhart B. Rogers 1989 - Ralph N. Adams 1976 - (No award given) 1986 - Herbert A. Laitinen 1990 - Royce W. Murray 1977 - (No award given) 1987 - Henry Freiser 1991 - Robert A. Osteryoung 1978 - James D. Winefordner 1988 - Gary D. Christian 1992 - Gary A. Rechnitz 1979 - John P. Walters 1989 - Theodore R. Williams 1993 - Keith Oldham 1980 - Donald E. Smith 1990 - Dennis G. Peters 1994 - Fred Anson 1981 - Jon Amy 1991 - Richard W. Ramette 1995 - Theodore Kuwana 1982 - Harry L. Pardue 1992 - Douglas A. Skoog 1996 - Janet G. Osteryoung 1983 - Velmer A. Fassel 1993 - John P. Walters 1997 - Stanley Bruckenstein 1984 - R. Graham Cooks 1994 - Galen Ewing 1998 - Stephen W. Feldberg 1985 - Gary M. Hieftje 1995 - James Winefordner 1999 - Michael Weaver 1986 - Fred E. Lytle 1996 - Stanley R. Crouch 2000 - Richard L. McCreey 1987 - Edward S. Yeung 1997 - William R. Heineman 2001 - R. Mark Wightman 1988 - Milos Novotny 1998 - Gary M. Hieftje 2002 - (no award given due to lack of 1989 - M. Bonner Denton 1999 - Thomas J. Wenzel corporate sponsor). 1990 - Alan G. Marshall 2000 - Harold M. McNair 1991 - Joel Harris 2001 - Howard Strobel AWARD IN CHEMICAL 1992 - James W. Jorgensen 2002 - James Taylor INSTRUMENTATION 1993 - R. Samuel Houk Advancing the field of instrumentation 1994 - R. Mark Wightman ARTHUR F. FINDEIS AWARD FOR through achievement of one or more of 1995 - Richard Zare ACHIEVEMENTS BY A YOUNG the following: 1996 - Norman J. Dovichi ANALYTICAL SCIENTIST - Conceptualization and development of 1997 - Donald Hunt Purpose. To recognize and encourage unique instrumentation that has made a 1998 - Milton L. Lee outstanding contributions to the fields of significant impact on the field. 1999 - Joseph Wang analytical chemistry by a young analyti- - Demonstration of innovative use of 2000 - John B. Fenn cal scientist. instrumentation in chemical measure- 2001 - Stanley Crouch Rules of Eligibility. The awardee must ment. 2002 - Jonathan Sweedler have earned his or her highest degree - Stimulation of other researchers to use within ten years of January 1 of the instrumentation in chemical measure- year of the award. Both the nationality ment. of the young analytical scientist and the

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Division of Analytical Division Chemistry Awards Offi cers Roster arena (e.g., academic, industrial, national chemistry research in academic institu- laboratory) in which the contributions of tions, government laboratories, or in the young analytical scientist have been private industries. Councilors made are unrestricted. Presentation of -Develop and implement programs the award will be made annually at the that benefit the analytical community. Michelle Buchanan (2003–2005) Eastern Analytical Symposium. These can be but are not limited to Oak Ridge National Laboratory efforts within the Division of Analytical P.O. Box 2008 Bldg. 5510 Rm. 121 Evidence shall be presented for one Chemistry or within the American Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6365 or more of the following outstanding Chemical Society (423) 574-4521 FAX (423) 576-8559 accomplishments: -Advance and promote the careers [email protected] -Conceptualization and development of of analytical chemists in any area of unique instrumentation that has had an employment Charles L. Wilkins (2001–2003) enabling impact upon analytical chem- -Play a central role in improving the Department of Chemistry and istry and has substantively advanced the way analytical chemistry is practiced Biochemistry. University of Arkansas field. Fayetteville, AR 72701 -Development of novel and important PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS: [email protected] analytical methods or methodologies 1998 - Henry N. Blount, III that have found significant beneficial 1999 - Wilbur D. (Dub) Shults Roland F. Hirsch (2001–2003) applications in the chemical sciences. 2000 - Roland F. Hirsch 20458 Waters Point Lane -Elucidation of fundamental events or 2001 - Willie E. May Germantown, MD 20874-1091 processes involved in or important to 2002 - Donald Bly (301) 903-3213. FAX (301) 903-0567 analytical chemistry. [email protected] -Authorship of books, patents, and/or research papers that have had an influ- Chair Sally Stafford (2002–2004) ential role in the development of ana- J. David Pinkston (2002-2003) Hewlett Packard Company lytical chemistry. Principal Scientist, 1000 NE Circle Blvd., Mail Stop 1023B -Other significant contributions to the Corporate Analytical Corvallis, Oregon 97330 furtherance of analytical chemical sci- The Procter & Gamble Company (541) 715-1010. FAX (541) 715-4934 ences Miami Valley Laboratories [email protected] PREVIOUS AWARDEES P.O. Box 538707 1996 - Jay K. Trautman Cincinnati, OH 45253-8707 Alternate Councilors 1997 - Jonathan Sweedler (513) 627-2269. FAX (513) 627-1233 1998 - Robert T. Kennedy [email protected] Henry N. Blount (2003–2005) 1999 - David E. Clemmer National Science Foundation 2000 - Kimberly A. Prather Chair-Elect 2001 - Sylvia Daunert M. Bonner Denton (2001-2002) Thea Kjellstrom (2001–2003) 2002 - (no award given) Department of Chemistry . University of Diagnostics Division . Bayer Arizona. P.O. Box 210041. HealthCare LLC . 511 Benedict Avenue AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED Tucson, Arizona 85721 Tarrytown, NY 10591-5097 SERVICE IN THE ADVANCEMENT (520) 621-8246. FAX (520) 621-8272 (914) 524-2325. FAX (914) 524-3323 OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY [email protected] [email protected] For an individual who through profes- sional service in activities such as teach- Secretary Karen B. Sentell (2003–2005) ing, writing, research, and administra- John N. Richardson (2002-2003) BTI Building . Ciba Vision Corporation tion has enhanced the field of analytical Department of Chemistry. Shippensburg 11460 Johns Creek Parkway . Duluth, chemistry. University . Shippensburg, PA 17257 Georgia 30136-1518. (770) 418-3963 Eligibility is restricted to individuals (717) 477 1774 FAX (717) 477 4048 FAX (770) 418-3963 whose contributions have not been spe- [email protected] [email protected] cifically recognized by another ACS of Division of Analytical Chemistry Award Treasurer James W. Mitchell (2002–2004) Nominations should present evidence Carolyn Ribes (2001-2002) Director, Materials & Ecology Research for one or more of the following out- The Dow Chemical Company Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs standing accomplishments: 2301 Brazosport Boulevard, B-1463 Innovations . 600 Mountain Avenue -Enhance the positive perception of ana- Freeport, Texas 77541. (979) 238-5496 Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974 lytical chemistry in the public eye FAX (979) 238-0100 (908) 582-4436. FAX (908) 908-2783 -Foster the development of analytical [email protected] [email protected]

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Division Offi cers Roster

Awards Canvassing Financial Planning, and Nominating ACS Regional Meeting Liaison Fred M. Hawkridge Catherine Fenselau Thomas Wenzel Department of Chemistry Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry Department of Chemistry Virginia Commonwealth University College of Life Sciences U. of Bates College. Lewiston, Maine 04240 Richmond, VA 23284 Maryland . College Park, MD 20742 (207) 786-6296. FAX (702) 786-8336 (804) 367-7505. FAX (804) 367-0102 (301) 405-8616. FAX (301) 405-8615 [email protected] [email protected] Graduate Fellowship Undergraduate Awards Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Richard F. Dallinger Howard D. Dewald Delegate and Alternate Delegate Department of Chemistry . Wabash Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Donald D. Bly . P.O. Box 759 College . Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 Ohio U. Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 Londonderry, Vermont 05148 (765) 361-6100 (740) 517-1755 FAX (740) 593-0148 (802) 824-5566. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Barbara B. Kebbekus Membership World Wide Web Home Page Editor Department of Chem. Engin., Chem. Jeff Seeley Roland F. Hirsch and Environmental Science The Procter & Gamble Company (301) 903-9009 FAX (301) 903-0567 New Jersey Institute of Technology Miami Valley Laboratories [email protected] Newark, New Jersey 07102 P.O. Box 538707 . Cincinnati, OH (973) 596-3587 FAX (973) 596-8436 45253-8707 Chromatography [email protected] (513) 627-1439 FAX (513) 627-1233 Sub-Division [email protected] Education Chair Sylvia Daunert Newsletter Editor Victoria McGuffin (10/2002-10/2004) Department of Chemistry. U. of Al Ribes Dept. of Chemistry U.of Michigan Kentucky . Lexington, Kentucky 40506 Texas Operations. Dow Chemical East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (859) 257-7060; FAX (859) 323-1069 2301 Brazosport Boulevard, B-1463 (517) 355-9715 x244; Fax (517) 353- [email protected] Freeport, Texas 77541 1793. [email protected] (979) 238-1581. FAX (979) 238-0095 Federation of Analytical Chemistry [email protected] Chair-Elect and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) John G. Dorsey (10/2002 – 10/2004) Delegates Pfizer Graduate Travel Award [email protected] John Olesik Dr. Paul Edmiston Department of Geological Sciences Department of Chemistry Past Chair 275A Mendenhall Laboratory The College of Wooster Richard A. Henry (10/2002 – 10/2004) 125 South Oval Mall Wooster, Ohio 44691 Penn State University Ohio State University [email protected] (814) 863-0796;Fax (814) 865-3314 Columbus, Ohio 43210 [email protected]. (614) 292-6954. FAX (614) 761-7688 Program Planning [email protected] Charles L. Wilkins Secretary Department of Chemistry & Robert L. Stevenson (1/2003 – 1/2005) Patrick J. Treado Biochemistry . University of Arkansas [email protected]. President ChemIcon, Inc. 7301 Penn Fayetteville, AR 72701 Avenue. Pittsburgh, PA 15208. (501) 575 3160. FAX (501) 575-4049 Executive Committee Members (412) 241-7335. FAX (412) 241-7311 [email protected] Brian Bidlingmeyer (2001 – 10/2003) [email protected] Agilent Technologies Publicity [email protected] Federation of European Chemical Charlene A. Crawley Societies, Division of Analytical Department of Chemistry John Nikelly (10/2002 – 10/2004), Chemistry, Delegate Virginia Commonwealth University Email: [email protected] Andrew T. Zander . Vice President- Richmond, VA 23284-2006 Engineering . Molecular Devices, Inc. (804) 828-4262. FAX (804) 828-8599 Susan V. Olesik (10/2001 – 10/2003) Sunnyvale, California 94089 [email protected] The Ohio State University (408) 747-3658 [email protected] [email protected] Linda B. McGown (2002 – 10/2004) [email protected]

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Some of the faces of the Division: Offi cers, Committe Chairs, and Councilors

Catherine Fenselau, imme- David Pinkston, chair M.Bonner Denton, chair- John Richardson, secretary diate past chair elect

Carolyn Ribes, treasurer Victoria McGuffin, chair sub- Sally Stafford, councilor Roland Hirsch, councilor division chromatography and web editor

Charles Wilkins, councilor and Isiah Warner, 2002 councilor Al Ribes, editor newsletter Thea Kjellstrom, alternate program planning chair councilor

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Looking at the Past and Eastern Thinking About the Future Analytical Continued from page 21 Symposium Clinical chemistry and diagnostics cial intelligence applications, could will remain a very fertile field. produce systems like that shown in Screening using DNA chips (and later the movie "Medicine Man," in which probably protein and carbohydrate a sample is put into the machine (a chips) will almost surely become gas chromatograph-like instrument) routine. So will analytical chemical and the output is the complete approaches to identification of infec- structure of the unknown. It may The Eastern Analytical Symposium is tious agents. As recent events have seem impossible to believe in such the second largest meeting in the United tragically indicated, rapid and reli- instrumental power and artificial States dedicated to the needs of analyti- able methods are urgently needed for intelligence now, but remember cal chemists and those in the allied sci- anthrax, small pox, and other poten- when Chester Gould (via Dick ences. Last year’s move of the EAS tial biowarfare agents. Similarly we Tracy) introduced the wrist radio to Somerset, NJ, was a notable success, need diagnostic tests for diseases like in 1946. (Another thing Tracy has with a near 20% increase in attendance Altzheimer’s and Mad Cow disease. always been famous for is up-to-date over the previous year. Preparations for There will be continued interest in technology. In 1964, he traded in his the 2003 Symposium to be held at the implantable sensors; an implantable two-way wrist radio, which had been Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset on November 17 – 20 are now underway. glucose sensor seems to be on the given to him by inventor Diet Smith, The call for papers for has been issued, horizon. These can then be used for a two-way wrist TV; and in ‘86 with a deadline of April 15. either to control drug dosage or could he exchanged the TV for a two-way be the basis of information transmit- wrist computer.) Despite the diffi- Sessions on chromatography and spec- ted automatically and continuously culties in the field of artificial intel- trometry are planned, along with new to a health provider. ligence, true expert systems (perhaps areas such as combinatorial chemistry, produced by computers reading organoleptics and non-invasive clinical Miniaturization of instruments and books and interviewing experts) will analysis. A complete list of the session labs on chips will continue, with topics can be found on the EAS web site eventually become a reality. (www.eas.org). The EAS publication, increasing power and lower costs. the Retort, will also carry information These, when interfaced with more I close by saying that, while we ana- about the upcoming meeting. If you want powerful computers capable of artifi lytical chemists share an interesting to be put on the Retort mailing list, con- and quite amazing history, the best is tact EAS at [email protected] or call yet to come. the EAS hotline at (610) 485-4633.

New this year is the method of submit- ting abstracts. All contributed abstracts are to be submitted electronically on the Call for Nominations: web site. No faxed, e-mailed, or mailed 2004 DAC Offi cers preliminary abstracts will be accepted. These abstracts will be the final ones, ready to be printed in the abstract book. Please send nominations for willing candidates for The presenting authors of contrib- the following offi ces by March 15th, by e-mail or uted submissions will be notified in June mail to Catherine Fenselau (address included else- about the status of their abstract and the where in this newsletter). session to which it is assigned.

Chair Elect: This is the year that our candidates The Division is one of the organizations must come from industry or government. which sponsor the EAS. Please help Secretary: Underpaid but indispensible. make the 2003 meeting the best ever. Councilors: We need to elect two. Be a part of the program by contributing Alternate councilors: usually the third running your own papers for inclusion in either candidate in the councilors’ election. the oral or poster sessions. Mark your calendar and plan to attend.

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Offi cers of the Division of Analytical Chemistry

Year Chair Secretary & Treasurer Year Chair Secretary & Treasurer

1938 Walter R. Kirner Lawrence T. Hallett 1955 William G. Batt Ray P. Chapman 1939 Lawrence T.Hallett George L. Royer 1956 Jesse W. Stillman Warren W. Brandt 1940 Clyde W. Mason George L. Royer 1957 Ray P. Chapman Warren W. Brandt 1941 G. E. F. Lundell Francis W. Power 1958 John H. Yoe Charles N. Reilley 1942 George L. Royer Francis W. Power 1959 Warren W. Brandt Charles N. Reilley 1943 Harvey C. Diehl Francis W. Power 1960 Herman A. Liebhafsky Lockhart B. Rogers 1944 E. W. D. Huffman Chester M. Alter 1961 Charles N. Reilley Lockhart B. Rogers 1945 Francis W. Power Chester M. Alter 1962 John Mitchell, Jr. Donald H. Wilkins 1946 William M. MacNevin Robert A. Burdett 1963 Lockhart B. Rogers Donald H. Wilkins 1947 Mary L. Willard Robert A. Burdett 1964 Howard V. Malmstadt John K. Taylor 1948 Philip J. Elving Robert A. Burdett 1965 Donald H. Wilkins John K. Taylor 1949 Wayne A. Kirklin William G. Batt 1966 W. Donald Cooke Charles V. Banks 1950 Grant T. Wernimont William G. Batt 1967 John K. Taylor Charles V. Banks 1951 Hobart H. Willard William G. Batt 1968 Edward C. Dunlop James C. White 1952 Beverly L. Clarke William G. Batt 1969 Fred W. McLafferty James C. White 1953 Herbert A. Laitinen William B. Batt 1970 Sidney Siggia Richard S. Juvet, Jr. 1954 G. Frederick Smith Ray P. Chapman 1971 James C. White Richard S. Juvet, Jr.

Year Chairman Secretary Treasurer

1972 Henry Freiser W. Wayne Meinke Rudolph S. Bottei 1973 Richard S. Juvet, Jr. W. Wayne Meinke Rudolph S. Bottei 1974 George H. Morrison Frank A. Guthrie Rudolph S. Bottei 1975 Robert A. Osteryoung Frank A. Guthrie Rudolph S. Bottei 1976 James D. Winefordner Frank A. Guthrie Rudolph S. Bottei 1977 John W. Miller Frank A. Guthrie Rudolph S. Bottei 1978 David M. Hercules Alice J. Cunningham Peter N. Keliher 1979 Lynn L. Lewis Alice J. Cunningham Peter N. Keliher 1980 Frank A. Guthrie Roland F. Hirsch Peter N. Keliher 1981 W. D. Shults Roland F. Hirsch Peter N. Keliher 1982 Harry L. Pardue Roland F. Hirsch Peter N. Keliher 1983 Warren B. Crummett Roland F. Hirsch William R. Heineman 1984 Charles H. Lochmuller Leon N. Klatt William R. Heineman 1985 Donald D. Bly Leon N. Klatt William R. Heineman 1986 Gary M. Hieftje Leon N. Klatt William R. Heineman 1987 Mary A. Kaiser Leon N. Klatt Fred M. Hawkridge, Jr. 1988 Roland F. Hirsch Kenneth L. Busch Fred M. Hawkridge, Jr. 1989 Sam P. Perone Kenneth L. Busch Fred M. Hawkridge, Jr. 1990 Gary D. Christian Kenneth L. Busch Fred M. Hawridge, Jr. 1991 Jeanette G. Grasselli Kenneth L. Busch David J. Curran 1992 Charles L. Wilkins Sarah C. Rutan David J. Curran 1993 Joseph L. Glajch Sarah C. Rutan David J. Curran 1994 Janet G. Osteryoung Sarah C. Rutan David J. Curran 1995 Henry N. Blount, III Sarah C. Rutan Michelle Buchanan 1996 Edward S. Yeung Robert Q. Thompson Michelle Buchanan 1997 Stephen Wise Robert Q. Thompson Michelle Buchanan 1998 William R. Heineman Robert Q. Thompson Michelle Buchanan 1999 J.Michael Ramsey Robert Q. Thompson Carolyn Ribes 2000 Theodore R.Williams John N. Richardson Carolyn Ribes 2001 Bruce R. Chase John N. Richardson Carolyn Ribes 2002 Catherine Fenselau John N. Richardson Carolyn Ribes 2003 J. David Pinkston John N. Richardson Carolyn Ribes

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DAC Kolthoff Undergraduate Travel Award in DAC Pfi zer Graduate Analytical Chemistry Travel Awards in Analytical The Division of Analytical Chem- •A completed application form Chemistry istry of the American Chemical So- may be downloaded from http: (continued) ciety established the I. M. Kolthoff //www.acs-analytical.duq.edu/ the basis of both scientifi c merit and Enrichment Award to encourage kolthoffaward.html. fi nancial need. talented chemistry undergraduate •A copy of the ACS abstract form students to pursue further studies that you will be submitting for pre- The deadline for receipt of applica- in Analytical Chemistry. The Award senting your work. tions is March 1, 2003, for participa- honors the late Professor of Ana- •A brief statement outlining the rea- tion in the ACS National Meeting in lytical Chemistry at the University sons, both fi nancial and scientifi c, New York in September 2003. of Minnesota who was one of the for applying for this award. Please leaders of the profession in the 20th describe how this award will en- Application Submission Informa- century, author of numerous infl uen- hance your future career objectives tion. Please direct any questions to tial textbooks and a major researcher and professional goals, in particular Dr. Paul Edmiston by E-mail at in electroanalytical chemistry. The as related to Analytical Chemistry. [email protected] award provides funding for under- •An offi cial transcript. graduate students to travel to an ACS •A brief resume of your educational 1. The complete application must be National Meeting and to present the and scientifi c training. received by the March 1, 2003 results of their research in the form •A letter of recommendation from deadline in hard copy form by: of a poster at the Poster Session of your research advisor, in support of Dr. Paul Edmiston the Division of Analytical Chemis- your application. This letter should Department of Chemistry try. Funds from the Kolthoff Award also indicate whether any funds are The College of Wooster may be applied toward registration, available from your institution for Wooster, Ohio 44691 travel, and accommodations. Only your travel. It should be submitted in U.S. citizens and permanent resi- a sealed envelope along with your 2. Required information for applying dents are eligible. Preference will be application and additional documen- for the Pfi zer Graduate Travel given to those applicants who have tation described above. Awards in Analytical Chemistry not made a previous presentation at a National scientifi c meeting. •A completed application form may be downloaded from http://www.acs- Students who have received a prior DAC Pfi zer Graduate analytical.duq.edu/Pfizer_Award_ award under this program are not Description.html. eligible. Awards up to $750 will be Travel Awards in •A copy of the ACS abstract form made on the basis of both scientifi c Analytical Chemistry that you will be submitting for pre- merit and fi nancial need. senting your work. The Division of Analytical Chemistry •A brief statement outlining the rea- The deadline for applications for the of the American Chemical Society sons, both fi nancial and scientifi c, Spring 2004 ACS National Meeting has established the Pfi zer Graduate for applying for this award. Please is October 15, 2003 Travel Awards in Analytical Chem- describe how this award will en- istry. The award provides funding for hance your future career objectives Application Submission Informa- graduate students to travel to an ACS and professional goals, in particular tion: Please direct any questions National Meeting and to present the as related to Analytical Chemistry. to Dr. Sylvia Daunert by E-mail at results of their research in the form •An offi cial transcript [email protected] of a poster at the Poster Session of •A brief resume of your educational the Division of Analytical Chemistry. and scientifi c training. 1. All required information must be Funds from the Pfi zer Award may be •A letter of recommendation from submitted in hard copy form to: applied toward registration, travel, your research advisor, in support of Dr. Sylvia Daunert and accommodations. Only U.S. your application. This letter should Department of Chemistry citizens and permanent residents are also indicate whether any funds are University of Kentucky eligible. Preference will be given to available from your institution for Lexington, KY 40506-0055 those applicants who have not made your travel. It should be submitted in a previous presentation at a National a sealed envelope along with your 2. information for applying for the I. scientifi c meeting. Five Awards up application and additional documen- M. Kolthoff Enrichment Award: to $1000 will be made annually on tation described above.

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Bylaws of the Division of Analytical Chemistry BYLAW I. NAME AND OBJECTS BYLAW III. the privileges of membership except that OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE Section 1. of voting, holding an elective position, COMMITTEE The name of this organization shall be the or serving as a voting member of the Division of Analytical Chemistry (here- Executive Committee. Section 1. inafter the Division) of the AMERICAN (a) The officers of the Division shall be CHEMICAL SOCIETY (hereinafter the Section 4. members and shall consist of a Chair, a SOCIETY). Members of the Division shall have Chair-Elect, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. the privilege of voting for and holding The posts of Secretary and Treasurer may Section 2. elective position in the Division, except be held by a single individual. The objects of the Division shall be the that ASSOCIATE MEMBERS of the promotion of analytical chemistry in all SOCIETY may not serve in the posi- (b) No person who is not a member in of its aspects, the presentation of pro- tions of Councilor, Alternate Councilor, good standing of the Division shall serve grams of papers on analytical chemistry or Temporary Substitute Councilor. in any elective or appointive capacity, and related fields at national meetings of Both members and affiliates shall have unless in a properly designated ex officio the SOCIETY and cooperation with local the privileges of receiving advance or consulting status. sections and regional groups, the organi- copies of abstracts of papers presented zation and sponsorship of symposia on before the regular Division sessions at Section 2. topics of interest to analytical chemists, national meetings of the SOCIETY, that (a) The duties of the officers shall be the development of activities which will of purchasing at reduced rates the bound such as usually pertain to the offices they promote the growth of analytical chem- sets of abstracts for national meetings, hold, and also any other duties as may be istry, and the establishment of means that of receiving reprints of certain sym- delegated or herein prescribed. for increasing the professional status posia, etc., as may be distributed from of and the contacts between analytical time to time, and that of participating in (b) The Chair-Elect shall serve as Chair chemists. the activities of the Division. of the Scientific Program Committee for the Division, and is responsible for BYLAW II. Section 5. preparation of the preliminary and final MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES Any member may resign membership programs for meetings of the Division. in the Division by submitting a letter Section 1. of resignation to the Secretary of the (c) The Secretary shall carry out all of Membership in this Division is open to Division during the year for which the the duties outlined in the Constitution all members of the SOCIETY who indi- member’s dues are paid. and Bylaws of the SOCIETY. The cate their wish to join the Division and Secretary is responsible for the prepara- who pay the annual dues. Application Section 6. tion of the annual report of the Division for membership shall be sent to the Any member or affiliate of the Division to the Council Committee on Divisional Secretary of the Division. who is in arrears in payment of dues by Activities and its submission, via the more than three months shall be con- Executive Director of the SOCIETY, Section 2. sidered to have resigned and shall be with copies to the officers of the A National Affiliate may apply to stricken from the rolls. Such a person Division. The Secretary is also respon- become a National Affiliate of this may be reinstated upon payment of cur- sible for preparation and distribution of Division of the SOCIETY. Provided rent dues. a newsletter periodically throughout the that Division dues for National Affiliates year. are paid, a National Affiliate shall have Section 7. all the privileges of membership in the (a) Members of the SOCIETY having (d) The Treasurer shall provide informa- Division except that of voting, holding emeritus status, who have been mem- tion to the Secretary for incorporation an elective position of the Division, bers of the Division for at least 10 years, into the annual report of the Division and serving as a voting member of its shall be continued as members of the to the Council Committee on Divisional Executive Committee. Division, if they so desire, without pay- Activities. ment of dues. Section 3. (e) The duties of the Councilors and A person who is neither a member nor (b) Retired members of the SOCIETY Alternate Councilors shall be to repre- a National Affiliate of the SOCIETY but and retired affiliates of the Division, sent the Division at the Council meet- who wishes to participate in the activities who are at least 65 years of age and have ings of the SOCIETY; to bring before of this Division may enroll as a Division paid Division dues for a minimum of 25 the Council such matters as the Division Affiliate provided that the person pay years, shall be continued as members officers may request; to report to the such dues as established for Division or affiliates of the Division, if they so Executive Committee of the Division Affiliates. Division Affiliates have all of desire, without payment of dues. matters which have been presented before

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Bylaws of the Division of Analytical Chemistry the Council and are of importance to the total number of Councilor and Alternate candidate(s) being elected as Alternate Division; and to safeguard the interests Councilor positions to be filled. Councilor(s). of the Division. It shall be an obligation for Councilors and Alternate Councilors (c) The Nominating Committee shall (d) In case of a tie vote in the election, to notify the Secretary of inability to determine which candidates meet the the Executive Committee, by secret bal- attend Council meetings, in order that requirements for mail nomination lot, shall break the tie. The candidate the Division may be fully represented according to paragraph (a) above. If the receiving a plurality of the votes cast at all times. number of such candidates is less than by the Executive Committee shall be the maximum specified in paragraph (b) declared elected. (f) The various committees of the above, the Committee may nominate Division, other than the Executive one or more additional candidates, as (e)The Secretary of the Division shall Committee and Nominating Committee it chooses, provided only that the total certify to the Executive Director of whose duties have been defined else- number of candidates is consistent with the SOCIETY not later than December where, shall have authority and perform paragraph (b) above. If the total number 1 of each year the names, addresses, such duties as may be determined from of candidates for any office exceeds and terms of the elected officials of time to time by the Chair or Executive twice the maximum number speci- the Division for the ensuing year. This Committee. fied in paragraph (b), the Nominating should also include all officers of the Section 3. Committee shall, by selecting those Division so that they can be included in Election of Officers and Councilors with the highest number of nominating the appropriate documents. votes, reduce the number of candidates The Immediate Past Chair shall appoint a proposed in the mail nomination until Section 4. Nominating Committee, consisting of at the total number of candidates is not Terms of Office least three members of the Division, by more than twice the specified maximum February 1. The Immediate Past Chair number. (a) The Chair-Elect shall automatically shall serve as Chair of the Nominating succeed to the office of Chair. The Chair Committee. The election shall be held (d) The Nominating Committee, after and Chair-Elect shall serve for one year by mail according to the following for- obtaining the consent of each candidate, or until their successors are qualified. mula: shall by May 1 furnish the Secretary the The Secretary and Treasurer shall serve names of candidates for each office to for two years or until their successors are A. Nominations shall be made as fol- appear on the election ballot. qualified. The terms of the Councilors lows: and Alternate Councilors shall be three B. Elections shall be by secret ballot as years, except that shorter terms may be (a) On or before March 1, the Secretary follows: substituted if necessary to produce rota- shall inform the members of the offices tion, in accordance with the SOCIETY’s to be filled at the next election, and shall (a) The Secretary shall mail to each Bylaws. invite suggestions for nominees. This member of the Division by June 1 an call for nominations normally shall be election ballot on which the candidates (b) The terms of the Chair and Chair- made as part of the Division’s spring for each office are listed in alphabetical Elect shall begin on October 1 of the year newsletter. A return of one percent order. of their election and that of the Secretary, (1%) of the members suggesting a given Treasurer, Councilors, and Alternate individual for a specific office shall be a (b) Each voter shall indicate a choice Councilors shall begin on January 1 of prerequisite for nomination in this man- for Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer the following year. ner. Such suggestions of nominees to by appropriately marking the ballot. For be valid must be signed by the member the positions of Councilor and Alternate (c) In the event of a vacancy in the office making the nomination and received by Councilor, the voter shall vote for not of Chair, the Chair-Elect shall succeed to the Nominating Committee no later than more than twice the number of Councilor the position. Vacancies in the offices April 1. positions to be filled. The ballot is then of Chair-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, or to be mailed to the Secretary so that it Alternate Councilor shall be filled by (b) Except as provided for in paragraph will be received no later than July 10. vote of the Executive Committee. The (c) below, there shall be on the election The Secretary shall count the ballots member so elected shall serve until the ballot at least two (2) and not more than and report the results. next regular election for that position. three (3) candidates for each of the If a vacancy occurs in the position of offices of Chair-Elect, Secretary, and/or (c) A plurality of the votes cast for Councilor, the Alternate Councilor who Treasurer. In years in which Councilors Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer received the highest number of votes in and Alternate Councilors are to be shall constitute election. The position(s) the most recent election shall become elected, there shall be at least one and no of Councilor shall be filled in the order Councilor and retain that position until more than two more candidates than the of votes cast, the next equal number of the vacant term expires.

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Bylaws of the Division of Analytical Chemistry

Section 5. BYLAW VI. MEETINGS Section 2. The Executive Committee The Chair of the Scientific Program Section 1. Committee of the Division or any (a) The Executive Committee shall The Division shall meet at each national other individual so designated by the consist of the officers of the Division, meeting of the SOCIETY, unless the Executive Committee is empowered to the immediate two past Chairs, the Executive Committee votes otherwise, approve or reject papers for presentation Councilors and Alternate Councilors, provided that the requirements for a on the programs of the Division. and the Editor of ANALYTICAL minimum number of meetings as speci- CHEMISTRY. A majority of the fied in the SOCIETY Bylaws shall be Section 3. members shall constitute a quorum of met. The official organ of the Division shall the Executive Committee for approval be ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. and the transaction of business. The Section 2. Executive Committee shall meet at The annual meeting of the Division Section 4. least twice each year. A meeting may shall be held at a national meeting of the A symposium organized by and present- be called at any time by the Chair or by SOCIETY. ed before the Division is the property of the request of any three members of the the Division. No such symposium, or a Executive Committee. Section 3. significant number of papers therefrom, Special meetings of the Division may may be published without the approval (b) The Executive Committee shall be called by the Executive Committee, of the Executive Committee, or the Chair conduct the business of the Division and if notice is given to the membership in of the Scientific Program Committee as direct its activities. It shall authorize all writing or by publication in the official its designated representative. expenditures. organ of the SOCIETY at least six weeks in advance. BYLAW VIII. SUBDIVISIONS BYLAW IV. COMMITTEES Section 4. Section 1. The Chair shall appoint such committees Those members of the Division present To fulfill the objects of the Division, as may be necessary. These committees at any annual or special meeting shall the Division may establish Subdivisions shall be constituted with the advice and constitute a quorum. devoted to specialized fields within the consent of the Executive Committee broad confines of analytical chemis- unless otherwise provided for in the Section 5. try. Membership in a Subdivision is bylaws. The term of office of members The most recent edition of Robert’s restricted to Division members, National of committees shall be specified by the Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall be Affiliates of the Division and Division Chair. the parliamentary authority in all mat- Affiliates who are in good standing in BYLAW V. DUES ters not covered by these bylaws or in the Division. the SOCIETY’s documents. Section 1. Section 2. Members of the Division, National Section 6. Formation or discontinuance of a Affiliates of the Division and Division The fee for registration at any spe- Subdivision shall be at the discretion of Affiliates shall pay dues annually, the cial meeting shall be decided by the the Executive Committee of the Division. amount to be decided by the Executive Executive Committee, in accordance Formation of a Subdivision may be Committee. with the Bylaws of the SOCIETY. requested by a petition from a mini- mum of one percent (1%) of the eligible Section 2. BYLAW VII. Subdivision members. Prior to forma- National Affiliates of the Division and PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS tion or discontinuance of a Subdivision, Division Affiliates, except regularly the Secretary of the Division shall give matriculated students specializing in Section 1. notice of the pending action to those on chemistry or chemical engineering, shall All titles, abstracts, and manuscripts of the Division’s mailing list. The scope pay annual dues at least equal to but papers must be in the hands of the Chair of activities of any Subdivision shall be not more than double those of Division of the Scientific Program Committee of defined by the Executive Committee. members. Dues for Division Affiliates the Division, or the Chair’s designee, on shall be in accordance with the Bylaws or before the date stated in the prelimi- Section 3. of the SOCIETY, which set minimum nary program announcements appearing Upon establishment of a Subdivision, dues for Division Affiliates. Annual in various publications of the SOCIETY. the Executive Committee shall appoint dues for students, described above, Authors must submit four copies of a a Chair, Chair-Elect, and Secretary who shall be between 50% and 100% of the 200- to 250-word abstract, and may be will serve for approximately one year, member dues, the amount to be decided required to submit one copy of the com- or until the next regular Division elec- annually by the Executive Committee. plete paper or one copy of a 1000-word tion, whichever is longer. Thereafter, Affiliation may be terminated by failure abstract if so noted in the publications members of the Subdivision shall elect to pay dues in advance. listing deadlines for submission of such successors. Only Subdivision members titles, abstracts, and manuscripts. who are members of the Division shall

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Bylaws of the Division of Analytical Chemistry be eligible for office in the Subdivision. of the Division remaining thereafter meetings of the Society and cooperation The terms of Subdivision officers shall shall be conveyed to such organization with local sections and regional groups; coincide with those of their counterparts then existent as is dedicated to objects the organization and sponsorship of in the Division. similar to those of the Division and the symposia on topics of interest to sepa- Section 4. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, rations chemists; the development of The Chair and Secretary of each or to the AMERICAN CHEMICAL activities to promote the growth of sepa- Subdivision shall be nonvoting del- SOCIETY, so long as whichever organi- rations science; and the establishment of egates to the Executive Committee of zation is selected by the governing body means for increasing the professional the Division. In addition to the usual of the Division at the time of dissolution status and the contacts between scien- duties associated with their respective shall be exempt under Section 501(c)(3) tists interested in chromatography and offices, the officers of the Subdivision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as separations chemistry. shall also serve as a steering committee amended or under such successor provi- for the Subdivision. sion of the Code as may be in effect at the BYLAW II Section 5. Provision for annual registration as a time of the Division’s dissolution. MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES. member of each Subdivision shall be provided by the Secretary of the Division, Section 1. and the roster of those so registered shall Bylaws effective July 31, 1997. Membership in the Subdivision is open be furnished to the Subdivision. Approved, as amended, by the to all members of the Division, includ- Section 6. Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, ing any National Affiliates and Division Financial support for each Subdivision acting for the Council of the American Affiliates who indicate their wish to join shall be authorized by the Executive Chemical Society. the Subdivision and who pay the annual Committee of the Division from Division dues. Application for membership shall funds and shall be paid by the Treasurer be sent to the Secretary of the Division. of the Division upon proper verification. Section 2. BYLAW IX. AMENDMENTS Bylaws of the Members of the Subdivision shall have Subdivision of the privilege of voting for and holding Section 1. elective positions in the Subdivision. The bylaws may be amended at any Chromatography annual meeting of the Division by a and Separations Section 3. three-fifths affirmative vote of members Members may resign their membership present, provided that two weeks’ notice Chemistry in the Subdivision by submitting a let- of the proposed amendment with the text ter of resignation to the Secretary of the thereof has been sent to members of the Division of Analytical Chemistry Subdivision during the year for which Division. The bylaws may be amended American Chemical Society the member’s dues are paid. by mail ballot by a three-fifths affirma- Current version tive vote of those voting, provided that Effective 25 March 2000 the deadline for receipt of ballots is at BYLAW III OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE least 30 days after the texts of the pro- BYLAW I. COMMITTEE posed amendment and the ballot have NAME AND OBJECTS been mailed. Section 2. Section 1. Section 1. All amendments to these bylaws must (a) The officers of the Subdivision shall The name of this organization be approved by the Committee on be members and shall consist of a Chair, shall be the SUBDIVISION OF Constitution and Bylaws, acting for the a Chair Elect, and a Secretary. (b) No CHROMATOGRAPHY AND Council of the SOCIETY and accepted person who is not a member in good SEPARATIONS CHEMISTRY (here- by that body as not inconsistent with standing of the Subdivision shall serve inafter the Subdivision), Division of the Constitution and Bylaws of the in any elective or appointive capacity, Analytical Chemistry (hereinafter the SOCIETY. They shall become effective unless in a properly designated ex-offico upon Council approval unless a later date Division), American Chemical Society or consulting status. is specified. (hereinafter the Society). Section 2. BYLAW X. Section 2. (a) The duties of the officers shall be DISSOLUTION The objects of the Subdivision shall be such as usually pertain to the offices the promotion of chromatography and they hold, and also any other duties as Upon the dissolution of the Division separations chemistry in all their aspects; may be delegated or herein prescribed. and the discharge of its debts and the the presentation of programs or papers (b) The Chair Elect shall serve as Chair settlement of its affairs, any assets on the above related fields at national of the Scientific Program Committee for

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Bylaws of the Subdivision of Chromatography the Subdivision, and is responsible for three (3) candidates each for the offices Executive Committee shall be declared preparation of the preliminary and final of Chair-Elect and Secretary. elected. programs for approval by the Executive (c) The Nominating Committee shall Committee of the Division. (c) The determine which candidates meet the C. The Chair-Elect shall automatically Secretary shall carry out all of the duties requirements for mail nomination succeed to the Office of Chair. If for outlined in the Constitution and Bylaws according to paragraph (a) above. If some reason the Chair-Elect cannot of the Society, and is responsible for the number of such candidates is less succeed to Chair, the office of Chair the preparation of any annual report of than the maximum specified in para- shall be filled as provided in Bylaw III, the Subdivision. The Secretary is also graph (b) above, the Committee may Section 5 (c). responsible for preparation and distribu- nominate one or more additional can- Section 5. tion of a Newsletter periodically through- didates, as it chooses, provided only if Terms of Office out the year. (d) Various committees of the total proposed for any office in the the Subdivision, other than the Executive mail nomination equals or exceeds the (a) The Chair, the Chair-Elect and the Committee and Nominating Committee maximum specified in paragraph (b), Secretary shall serve for at least two whose duties have been defined else- the Nominating Committee shall add no years, or until their successors are quali- where, shall have authority and perform more than one additional candidate for fied. such duties as may be determined from this office. If the total number of candi- (b)The terms of the Chair and Chair- time to time by the Chair or Executive dates now exceeds twice the maximum Elect shall begin an October 1 of the Committee. number specified in paragraph (b), the year of their election and that of the Section 3. Nominating Committee shall, by select- Secretary shall begin on January 1 of the The Chair and Secretary of the ing those with the highest number of following year. Subdivision or their designees shall be votes or by voting on tied candidates, (c) The Executive Committee may fill a nonvoting delegates to the Executive reduce the number of candidates pro- vacancy in any office. The member so Committee of the Division. In addition posed in the mail ballot until the total elected shall serve until the next regular to the usual duties associated with their number of candidates (including the election. respective offices, the officers of the Committee nominee) is not more than Section 6. Subdivision shall also serve as a steering twice the specified maximum number. Executive Committee committee for the Subdivision. The names of these candidates shall then appear on the election ballot. (a) The Executive Committee shall con- Section 4. (d) The Nominating Committee, after sist of the officers of the Subdivision, Election of Officers and Executive ascertaining that each candidate is a the immediate two past chairs and two Committee Members. The immediate member of the Subdivision, and after or more additional members sufficient past Chair shall appoint a Nominating obtaining the consent of each candidate, to make a total committee membership Committee consisting of at least three shall by May 1 furnish the Secretary the of eight. The additional members shall members of the Subdivision, by February names of candidates for each office to normally be elected to 2-year terms. A 1. The immediate Past Chair shall serve as appear on the election ballot. majority of the members shall constitute the Chair of the Nomination Committee. a quorum of the Executive Committee for The election shall be held by mail accord- B. Elections shall be by secret ballot as approval and the transaction of business ing to the following formula: follows: The Executive Committee shall meet at (a) The Secretary shall mail to each least once each year. A meeting may be A. Nominations shall be made as fol- member of the Subdivision by May 15 called at any time by the Chairman or by lows: an election ballot on which the nomi- the request of any three members of the (a)On or before March 1 the secretary nees for each office are listed in alpha- Executive Committee. shall inform the members of the offices betical order. (b) The Executive Committee shall con- to be filled at the next election, and shall (b) Each voter shall indicate his choice duct the business of the Subdivision and invite suggestions for nominees. A return for each office to be filled by appropri- direct its activities. It shall authorize all of one percent (1%) of the members ately marking his ballot. The ballot is expenditures. suggesting an individual for a specific then to be mailed to the designated office office shall be a prerequisite for nomina- committee so that it will be received no BYLAW IV tion in this manner. Such suggestions of later than July 10. COMMITTEES nominees to be valid must be signed by (c) A plurality of the voters cast shall the member making the nomination and constitute election. Section 1. received by The Nominating Committee (d) In case of a tie vote in the election, it The Chair shall appoint such committees no later than April 1. shall be the prerogative of the Executive as may be necessary. These committees (b)Except as provided for in paragraph Committee to break the tie by a secret shall be constituted with the advice and (c) below, there shall be on the election ballot election. The candidate receiv- consent of the Executive Committee ballot at least one (1) and not more than ing a plurality of the votes cast by the unless otherwise provided for in the

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Bylaws of the Subdivision of Chromatography

Bylaws. The term of office of members preliminary program announcements Approved by the Executive Committee, of committees shall be specified by the appearing in various publications of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, Chair. Division or the Society. Authors must 28 August1984 & 25 March, 2000. BYLAW V. DUES submit four copies of a 200- to 250-word Bylaw III, Section 4, A(d) amended by abstract and may be required to submit ballot August 1987. Section 1. one copy of a complete paper or one J G. Nikelly, Secretary Members of the Subdivision shall pay copy of a 1000-word abstract if so noted 30 August 1998. dues annually to the Division Treasurer in the publications listing deadlines for Ronald E. Majors, as determined by the Executive submission of such titles, abstracts and 25 March, 2000. Committee of the Division. manuscripts.

BYLAW VI. MEETINGS Section 2. The Chair of the Scientific Program Section 1. Committee of the Subdivision or any The Subdivision shall meet at each other individual so designated by the national meeting of the Society, unless Executive Committee is empowered to the Executive Committee votes other- approve or reject papers for presentation wise. on the programs of the Division. Section 2. Any meeting of the Subdivision may Section 3. be held in conjunction with the annual A symposium organized by and present- meeting of the Division or with any ed before the Subdivision or the Division other national meeting related to ana- is the property of the Subdivision. No lytical- or separations-chemistry. such symposium or a significant number of papers therefrom, may be published Section 3. without the approval of the Executive The Executive Committee may call Committee, or the Chair of the Scientific special meetings of the Subdivision, if Program Committee as its designated notice is given to the membership in representative. writing or by the publication in the offi- BYLAW VIII cial organ of Society at least six weeks AMENDMENTS AND POSSIBLE in advance. CONFLICTS WITH DIVISIONAL Section 4. BYLAWS Those members of the Subdivision present at any annual or special meet- Section 1. ing shall constitute a quorum. The most The Bylaws may be amended at any recent edition of Roberts Rules of Order annual meeting of the Subdivision by a shall be the authority in matters not cov- three-fifths affirmative vote of the mem- ered by the Society Bylaws. bers present, provided that two weeks notice of the proposed amendment with Section 5. the text thereof has been sent to members The fee for registration at any spe- of the Subdivision. The Bylaws may be cial meeting shall be decided by the amended by mail ballot by a three-fifths Executive Committee, in accordance affirmative vote of those voting, provid- with the Bylaws of the Division and ed that the deadline for receipt of ballots the Society. is at least 30 days after the texts of the proposed amendment and the ballot have BYLAW VII been mailed. PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS Section 2. Section 1. In the event that any of these Bylaws are All titles, abstracts and manuscripts of found to conflict with those of Division, papers must be in the hands of the Chair the Division Bylaws shall supersede. of the Scientific Program Committee of the Subdivision or his or her designee, Approved by the Executive Committee on or before the date stated in the of the Subdivision, 13 March 2000.

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