The American Society for Mass Spectrometry proudly announces the selection of Donald F. Hunt as recipient of the 1994 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Mass Spectrometry The ASMS Arvard unique structural information. Importantly, he also noted that for a Distinguished enhanced detection sensitivity could be achieved for many Contribution in Mass organic molecules by derivatization to yield species with Spectrometry recognizes a increased electron affinity. Hunt then (1978) applied focused, singular derivatization schemes and NICI to the analysis of drug achievement that molecules at femtogram levels Hunt's development and significantly changes the demonstration of the analytical utility of elecfron capture practice of mass NICI mass spectrometry has had a dramatic impact. His specftometry. Prof. Hunt research yielded a technique that is a standard feature on is acknowledged for his commercial analyical mass spectrometers and a methodology pioneering work in the that is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, analyical development and toxicology and environmental analyses for the detection and application of negative ion quantitation of trace levels of a wide variety of organic chemical ionization (NICI) molecules including drugs, drug metabolites and mass spectrometry, which environmental contaminants. rvas published as "Pulsed Positive Negative Ion Chemical This is the fifth ASMS Award for Distinguished Ionization Mass Spectrometry", Analytical Chemistry, 48(14), Contribution in Mass Spectrometry. The recipient receives a 2098, 1916 and "Electron Capture Negative Ion Chemical $3,000 cash award and a recognition plaque. Ionization Mass Spectrometry", Analytical Chemistry, 50(13), Previous Award Recipients : 1781,1978. 1990 Ronald D. Macfarlane, Plasma Desorption Ionization Building on fundamental studies, Hunt early on 1991 Michael Barber, Fast Atom Bombardment lonization recognized the analytical potential of negative ion formation 1992 John B. Fenn, Electrospray lonization of small organic molecules. The Hunt group first (1976) 1993 Christie G. Enke and Richard A. Yost, Triple simultaneously developed and demonstrated a method of Quadrup o le Mas s Spec tr ome ter recording positive and negative CI mass spectra, and observed that NICI vielded sienificantly increased ion current and The 1994 RESEARCH AWARDS Sponsored by Sponsored by ASMS Research Fund Finnigan Corporation ASMS, Fisons Instruments, JEOL USA Analvtica, Elsevier, Isotec, Balzers presented to presented to Evan R. Williams Kimberly A. Prather Univ er s ity of C al iforni a, B er ke I ey Univ er s ity of C al iforni q, Riv er s i de.