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libria as a Function of Τ, Ρ, and Composition. $20,000 Guilford Jones, II, Boston U. Synthetic and Mechanistic Significance of Oxetane Fragmen- tation. $26,800 David Chandler, U of Illinois. Theory of Molecular Liquids and Solutions. $20,000 A. J. Kresge, Illinois Inst, of Tech. What Makes Proton Transfer Fast? $25,000 Frederic A. Van-Catledge, U of Minnesota. Spec- troscopic Studies of Homoconjugated and Quasi-Conjugated Hydrocarbons. $8500 ACS-PRF grants for fundamental research in the petroleum field at the undergraduate level (Type B) Kim Cohn, California State Coll., Bakersfield. Multiple Bonding Involving d Orbitals. $11,000 Ronald A. Martin, Louisiana State U., Shreveport. Synthesis and Solvolysis of Propellanes Con- taining a Cyclopropylcarbinyl Moiety. $10,400 Donald L. Pavia, Western Washington State Coll. Photochemistry of Divinyl Ethers. $11,000 Marcus K. Meilahn, U of Northern Colorado. Ring Opening of Haloaziridines. $9240 Robert J. Palma, Sr., Midwestern U. Optically Active Metal Chelates. $11,000 Paul F. Weller, State U Coll., Fredonia, N.Y. Conducting MetalTin(ll) Trihalides. $11,000 Lowell J. Burnett, California State U, San Diego. Diffusion in Plastic Crystals. $11,000 William C. Harris, Furman U. Vibrational Spectra and Structure. $11,000 People Awards Horace A. DeWald, senior research scientist, Parke, Davis & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich., has received an award for excellence in industrial research from the University of Michigan Sec- tion of ACS. He received the award for his research on pyrazolodiazepines. David Kearns, professor of chemis- try at the University of California, Riv- erside, received a gold medal award from the ACS California Section. The annual award was given to Dr. Kearns for his pioneering work in mapping the structures of transfer ribonucleic acid and 5S RNA. Harold A. Scheraga, Todd Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University, will receive the William H. Nichols Medal Award of the ACS New York Section on March 22. Dr. Scheraga will be hon- ored for "original, theoretical and ex- perimental investigations of protein structures and interactions, including the role of solvents in protein confor- mations." Industry Steve Svokos named director of regulato- ry and technical affairs, Knoll Pharmaceuti- cal Co., Whippany, N.J. ... Charles S. Sweitzer joins Premoid Corp., West Spring- field, Mass., as president and chief operat- ing officer ... Nels E. Sylvander becomes v.p., industrial chemicals, Pennwalt Corp., Philadelphia. David Taber named assistant research director, Armour-Dial, Phoenix, Ariz. ... Gerard T. Taylor named senior research scientist I in process development section, Norwich Pharmacal Co., Norwich, N.Y. Robert E. Taylor appointed vice president, chemicals and supply, Northern Petrochem- ical Co., Des Plaines, 111 . . . . Robert Tesoro appointed general manager of manufactur- ing, Jefferson Chemical, Port Neches, Tex. . . . Sam Torrence promoted to group leader in activated carbon research department, Westvaco, Charleston, S.C. . . . Edwin E. Tuttle becomes senior v.p., chemicals and equipment fields, Pennwalt Corp., Philadel- phia. Fred V. Vitale appointed v.p., manufac- turing, motor division, Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo. . . . Steve Voytek, Jr., named senior technical sales representative for elastomers, Exxon, Houston ... Gerard R. Walton, Jr., becomes manager of opera- tions, chemicals division, Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia ... Robert J. Zeitlin joins Chemplex Co., Rolling Meadows, 111., as se- nior research scientist in polymers. Deaths John S. Adams, Jr., 41, Horizons Research, Beachwood, Ohio, Dec. 20. Joined ACS in 1958. J. Russell Bright, 65, chemistry professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., Dec. 20. Joined ACS in 1940. Chairman ACS Detroit Section in 1951. Joseph S. Cochran, 47, nuclear chemist, Teledyne Isotopes Energy Systems, Timon- ium, Md., Dec. 29. Morris H. Klein, retired district manager for Sandoz Colors & Chemicals, Nov. 28, Wyncote, Pa. Joined ACS in 1942. J. Pearce Mitchell, 93, retired professor of chemistry and registrar at Stanford Univer- sity, Palo Alto, Calif., Dec. 27. Joined ACS in 1901; emeritus member. Daniel J. O'Connor, Jr., 57, former execu- tive vice president and director, American Cyanamid, Jan. 2, Morristown, N.J. Joined ACS in 1946. Robert T. O'Connor, 64, chief of composi- tion and properties lab, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, La., Dec. 1. Joined ACS in 1951. Chairman ACS Louisiana Sec- tion in 1962. William W. Odell, formerly with Columbia Engineering Corp., Dec. 17, Lynchburg, Va. Joined ACS in 1913; emeritus member. Bernard M. Regan, 46, senior chemist, Bax- ter Labs, Chicago, 111., Oct. 30. Joined ACS in 1951. George Scatchard, 81, professor emeritus of MIT, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 13. Joined ACS in 1913; emeritus member. He received the ACS Theodore William Richards Medal in 1956 and the Kendall Award in 1962. Dr. Scatchard also served as associate editor for J AC S from 1948-52. Bernard E. Schaar, 89, founder and former president of Schaar Scientific Co., Chicago, 111., Dec. 26. Joined ACS in 1908; emeritus member. He was chairman of the ACS Chi- cago Section in 1931 and was an active member of the scientific community and civic organizations throughout his lifetime. William Hay Taliaferro, 78, University of Chicago, microbiologist, Dec. 21, La Grange, 111. Jacob van de Kamp, 69, retired from the synthetic organic preparations laboratory of Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., Nov. 22. In 1952, Dr. van de Kamp was appointed correspondent of the Royal Academy of Sci- ences of the Netherlands by Queen Juliana. His contributions were many and varied from vitamins, new cardiovascular and mental health drugs, to cortical steroid therapy. Joined ACS in 1930; emeritus member. Ira Vandewater, 80, retired president and chief executive officer of R. W. Greeff & Co., New York City, Nov. 6. He was president of the Chemists Club in New York in 1954 and 1955. Meetings Calendar of Events Future ACS national meetings March 31-April 4, 1974. Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 8-13, 1974. Atlantic City, N.J. April 6-11, 1975. Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 24-29, 1975. Chicago, 111. Write Meetings Dept., ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Jan. 25. Hydrogenergy Workshop. U of Houston, Houston, Tex. Write Sadie Rob- erts, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U of Houston, Houston, Tex. 77004. Feb. 4-5. Southwest Research Inst. U.S./ Japan Energy Conservation Seminar. San Antonio, Tex. Write SRI, 8500 Cule- bra Rd., P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, Tex.78284. Feb. 12-13. lfith Water Quality Conf. U of Illinois, Urbana, 111. Write John T. O'Connor, 3221 Civil Engineering Bldg., U of Illinois, Urbana, 111. 61801. Feb. 25-26. Drug Information Assoc, and Pharmaceutical Computer Systems Assoc. Joint Workshop. Crystal City Marriott Motel, Arlington, Va. Write Samuel Rock, E. R. Squibb & Sons, 25 Kennedy Blvd., East Brunswick, N.J. 08816. March 3-6. Conf. on Energy Conserva- tion. Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Write Jack McKee, Natl. Soc. of Professional Engineers, 2029 Κ St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. March 4-6. 4th Annual Natl. Injection Molding Conf. San Juan Americana Hotel, P.R. Write William A. Kulok, 600 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. March 7-8. Odor Control Technology Mtg. of Air Pollution Control Assoc. William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. Write George E. Schulz, APCA, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. March 13-14. Conf. on Extrusion of Plas- tics. Soc. of Plastics Engineers. Holiday Inn, Saddle Brook, N.J. Write Ε. Β. Cas- tagna, Dart Industries, West 115 Century Rd., Paramus, N.J. 07652. March 18-19. Metric Conf. Stouffers Riv- erfront Inn, St. Louis, Mo. Write Norma Fleming, Extension Div., U of Missouri, Rolla, Mo. 65401. March 18-20. Hydrogen Economy Miami Energv Conf. U of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Write THEME Conf., U of Miami, Div. of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 8005, Coral Gables, Fla. 33124. March 23-28. Natl. Assoc, of Metal Fin- ishers Seminar. Mexico City, Mexico. Write Peter Kovatis, 248 Lorraine Ave., Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043. March 27-29. Conf. on Nuclear Structure and High Energy Physics. U of Glasgow. Write Meetings Officer, Institute of Phys- ics, 47 Belgrave Sq., London SW1X 8QX, England. MEN AND MOLECULES Jan. 25 CHEMISTRY IN 1973 An Essay Report 38 C&ENJan. 21, 1974
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libria as a Function of Τ, Ρ, and Composition. $20,000
Guilford Jones, II, Boston U. Synthetic and Mechanistic Significance of Oxetane Fragmentation. $26,800
David Chandler, U of Illinois. Theory of Molecular Liquids and Solutions. $20,000
A. J. Kresge, Illinois Inst, of Tech. What Makes Proton Transfer Fast? $25,000
Frederic A. Van-Catledge, U of Minnesota. Spectroscopic Studies of Homoconjugated and Quasi-Conjugated Hydrocarbons. $8500
ACS-PRF grants for fundamental research in the petroleum field at the undergraduate level (Type B)
Kim Cohn, California State Coll., Bakersfield. Multiple Bonding Involving d Orbitals. $11,000
Ronald A. Martin, Louisiana State U., Shreveport. Synthesis and Solvolysis of Propellanes Containing a Cyclopropylcarbinyl Moiety. $10,400
Donald L. Pavia, Western Washington State Coll. Photochemistry of Divinyl Ethers. $11,000
Marcus K. Meilahn, U of Northern Colorado. Ring Opening of Haloaziridines. $9240
Robert J. Palma, Sr., Midwestern U. Optically Active Metal Chelates. $11,000
Paul F. Weller, State U Coll., Fredonia, N.Y. Conducting MetalTin(ll) Trihalides. $11,000
Lowell J. Burnett, California State U, San Diego. Diffusion in Plastic Crystals. $11,000
William C. Harris, Furman U. Vibrational Spectra and Structure. $11,000
People Awards Horace A. DeWald, senior research scientist, Parke, Davis & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich., has received an award for excellence in industrial research from the University of Michigan Section of ACS. He received the award for his research on pyrazolodiazepines.
David Kearns, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, received a gold medal award from the ACS California Section. The annual award was given to Dr. Kearns for his pioneering work in mapping the structures of transfer ribonucleic acid and 5S RNA.
Harold A. Scheraga, Todd Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University, will receive the William H. Nichols Medal Award of the ACS New York Section on March 22. Dr. Scheraga will be honored for "original, theoretical and experimental investigations of protein structures and interactions, including the role of solvents in protein conformations."
Industry Steve Svokos named director of regulatory and technical affairs, Knoll Pharmaceutical Co., Whippany, N.J. . . . Charles S. Sweitzer joins Premoid Corp., West Springfield, Mass., as president and chief operating officer . . . Nels E. Sylvander becomes v.p., industrial chemicals, Pennwalt Corp., Philadelphia.
David Taber named assistant research director, Armour-Dial, Phoenix, Ariz. . . . Gerard T. Taylor named senior research scientist I in process development section, Norwich Pharmacal Co., Norwich, N.Y.
Robert E. Taylor appointed vice president, chemicals and supply, Northern Petrochemical Co., Des Plaines, 111. . . . Robert Tesoro appointed general manager of manufacturing, Jefferson Chemical, Port Neches, Tex. . . . Sam Torrence promoted to group leader in activated carbon research department, Westvaco, Charleston, S.C. . . . Edwin E. Tuttle becomes senior v.p., chemicals and equipment fields, Pennwalt Corp., Philadelphia.
Fred V. Vitale appointed v.p., manufacturing, motor division, Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo. . . . Steve Voytek, Jr., named senior technical sales representative for elastomers, Exxon, Houston . . . Gerard R. Walton, Jr., becomes manager of operations, chemicals division, Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia . . . Robert J. Zeitlin joins Chemplex Co., Rolling Meadows, 111., as senior research scientist in polymers.
Deaths John S. Adams, Jr., 41, Horizons Research, Beachwood, Ohio, Dec. 20. Joined ACS in 1958. J. Russell Bright, 65, chemistry professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., Dec. 20. Joined ACS in 1940. Chairman ACS Detroit Section in 1951. Joseph S. Cochran, 47, nuclear chemist, Teledyne Isotopes Energy Systems, Timon-ium, Md., Dec. 29. Morris H. Klein, retired district manager for Sandoz Colors & Chemicals, Nov. 28, Wyncote, Pa. Joined ACS in 1942. J. Pearce Mitchell, 93, retired professor of chemistry and registrar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., Dec. 27. Joined ACS in 1901; emeritus member. Daniel J. O'Connor, Jr., 57, former executive vice president and director, American Cyanamid, Jan. 2, Morristown, N.J. Joined ACS in 1946. Robert T. O'Connor, 64, chief of composition and properties lab, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, La., Dec. 1. Joined ACS in 1951. Chairman ACS Louisiana Section in 1962. William W. Odell, formerly with Columbia Engineering Corp., Dec. 17, Lynchburg, Va. Joined ACS in 1913; emeritus member. Bernard M. Regan, 46, senior chemist, Baxter Labs, Chicago, 111., Oct. 30. Joined ACS in 1951. George Scatchard, 81, professor emeritus of MIT, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 13. Joined ACS in 1913; emeritus member. He received the ACS Theodore William Richards Medal in 1956 and the Kendall Award in 1962. Dr. Scatchard also served as associate editor for J AC S from 1948-52. Bernard E. Schaar, 89, founder and former president of Schaar Scientific Co., Chicago, 111., Dec. 26. Joined ACS in 1908; emeritus member. He was chairman of the ACS Chicago Section in 1931 and was an active member of the scientific community and civic organizations throughout his lifetime. William Hay Taliaferro, 78, University of Chicago, microbiologist, Dec. 21, La Grange, 111. Jacob van de Kamp, 69, retired from the synthetic organic preparations laboratory of Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., Nov. 22. In 1952, Dr. van de Kamp was appointed correspondent of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands by Queen Juliana. His contributions were many and varied from vitamins, new cardiovascular and mental health drugs, to cortical steroid therapy. Joined ACS in 1930; emeritus member. Ira Vandewater, 80, retired president and chief executive officer of R. W. Greeff & Co., New York City, Nov. 6. He was president of the Chemists Club in New York in 1954 and 1955.
Meetings Calendar of Events Future ACS national meetings
March 31-April 4, 1974. Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 8-13, 1974. Atlantic City, N.J. April 6-11, 1975. Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 24-29, 1975. Chicago, 111.
Write Meetings Dept., ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
Jan. 25. Hydrogenergy Workshop. U of Houston, Houston, Tex. Write Sadie Roberts, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U of Houston, Houston, Tex. 77004.
Feb. 4-5. Southwest Research Inst. U.S. / Japan Energy Conservation Seminar. San Antonio, Tex. Write SRI, 8500 Cule-bra Rd., P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, Tex.78284.
Feb. 12-13. lfith Water Quality Conf. U of Illinois, Urbana, 111. Write John T. O'Connor, 3221 Civil Engineering Bldg., U of Illinois, Urbana, 111. 61801.
Feb. 25-26. Drug Information Assoc, and Pharmaceutical Computer Systems Assoc. Joint Workshop. Crystal City Marriott Motel, Arlington, Va. Write Samuel Rock, E. R. Squibb & Sons, 25 Kennedy Blvd., East Brunswick, N.J. 08816.
March 3-6. Conf. on Energy Conservation. Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Write Jack McKee, Natl. Soc. of Professional Engineers, 2029 Κ St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
March 4-6. 4th Annual Natl. Injection Molding Conf. San Juan Americana Hotel, P.R. Write William A. Kulok, 600 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016.
March 7-8. Odor Control Technology Mtg. of Air Pollution Control Assoc. William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. Write George E. Schulz, APCA, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213.
March 13-14. Conf. on Extrusion of Plastics. Soc. of Plastics Engineers. Holiday Inn, Saddle Brook, N.J. Write Ε. Β. Cas-tagna, Dart Industries, West 115 Century Rd., Paramus, N.J. 07652.
March 18-19. Metric Conf. Stouffers Riverfront Inn, St. Louis, Mo. Write Norma Fleming, Extension Div., U of Missouri, Rolla, Mo. 65401.
March 18-20. Hydrogen Economy Miami Energv Conf. U of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Write THEME Conf., U of Miami, Div. of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 8005, Coral Gables, Fla. 33124.
March 23-28. Natl. Assoc, of Metal Finishers Seminar. Mexico City, Mexico. Write Peter Kovatis, 248 Lorraine Ave., Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043.
March 27-29. Conf. on Nuclear Structure and High Energy Physics. U of Glasgow. Write Meetings Officer, Institute of Physics, 47 Belgrave Sq., London SW1X 8QX, England.
MEN AND MOLECULES
Jan. 25
CHEMISTRY IN 1973
An Essay Report
38 C&ENJan. 21, 1974
