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NEWS-MAKERS R. Β. Wagner has resigned as assistant professor at Pennsylvania State College to join the research staff of the experiment station of Hercules Powder Co., Wilming- ton, Del. M. R. Wingard has been appointed sales engineer for the southwest division of the chemical plants division of Blaw-Knox Construction Co., Tulsa, Okla. He was formerly at the company's offic^ in Pitts- burgh, Pa., as chemical process engineer. W. J. Yeaw has been appointed sales representative of American Mineral Spirits Co., Chicago, 111., t o distribute petroleum solvents in the midwestern territory. John D. Zech has joined the Atlas Pow- der Co. as a group leader of the organic section of the central research labora- tory at Atlas Point. He is the originator of several patents on resinous materials. Clyde W. Zielke has been appointed as a chemist and Frederick G. Price as a chemical engineer in the research depart- ment of Pittsburgh Consoliclation Coal Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Zielke was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin; and Mr. Price, of Carnegie Tech. J. Rüssel Bright, chairman of t h e chem- istry department at Wayne University, Detroit, Mich., has been appointed asso- ciate director of the newly organized divi- sion of contract services of the university. George H. Coleman will serve as head of the chemistry department during Dr. Β right's tenure in his new post. John Chipman, head of the metallurgy department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been awarded the Francis J. Clamer Medal by the Frank- lin Institute. The medal was given to Dr. Chipman "in recognition of ids contributions, as an individual and as a teacher, to the ap- plication of the theories of physical chem- istry to steelmaking practice." Dr. Chip- man will receive the medal formally on Oct. 17 at speck ' Med:\l Day ceremonies in Franklin Hall a«, t h e institute. The medal is given at least once in fi years for meritorious achievement in the field of metallurgy. Eight American and Canadian textile experts have lecently been elected to fel- lowship and associateship of the Textile Institute, Manchester, England. Fellows elected were: Riehard S. Cox, dean of the Philadelphia Textile Institute; Herbert F. Schiefer, physicist in the textiles section of the National Bureau of Standards; George S. Buck, Jr., technical director of National Cotton Council of .America; Walter M. Scott, assistant chief, Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, U. S. Department of Agriculture; and Emery I. Valko, Mountain Lakes, N. J., research consultant to manufacturers of textiles and textile chemicals. New asso- ciates elected were: J. R. Stewart, head of the department of Textile Chemistry & Dyeing, Provincial Institute of Textiles, Hamilton, Ont.; Alfred H. Pierce, Cana- dian Cottons Ltd. Mills; and Edward Szlosberg, textile chemist at Savdoz Chemical Works, Inc., New York. Darwin D. Davies, has joined the fac- ulty of the University of Houston, Houston, Tex., as associate professor of chemistry. He was formerly with Centenary College of Louisiana. William A. Faucette and Arthur W. Mosen have joined the chemistry and metallurgy division of the Los Alamos Sci- entific Laboratory, University of Cali- fornia, at Los Alamos, Ν. Μ., as research assistants. Mr. Faucette comes from Wheaton, 111., and Mr. Mosen comes from San Diego, Calif. Harry E. Gunning, assistant professor of chemistry at Illinois Institute of Tech- nology, Chicago, has been promoted to associate professor. J. M. Martin and C. L. Ramsey, both of the School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, have been awarded first prize of $500 in the $1000 prize competition for papers on "Technological and Research Aspects, Advances and Advantages of the Use of Lower Melting Filler Metals in the Non- Fusion Welding Process," conducted by Eutcctic Welding Alloys Corp., Flushing, Ν. Υ. Winner of the second prize of $300 was W. Martin Fassell, Jr., assistant pro- fessor of metallurgical engineering, Uni- versity of Utah. The $200 third prize went to Harold Frye of Globe Industries, Dayton, Ohio. S. J. Singer, former senior research fel- low of chemistry and biology at the Cali- fornia Institute of Technology, has taken the position of assistant professor of physi- cal chemistry at Yale University. New Haven, Conn. G. Fred Somers has been appointed as- sociate director of the agricultural experi- ment station of the University of Dela- ware, Newark. Dr. Somers has been as- sistant director of the U. S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory and associate professor of biochemistry at Cornell Uni- versity. Richard O. Sutherland, formerly at the University of Wyoming, has joined the faculty of the Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo., as assistant professor of chem- istry. Herbert A. Young, professor of chem- istry, has been appointed dean of the College of Letters and Science recently established on the Davis campus of the Universitv of California. James F. Couch James F. Couch, 63, international authority on rutin, died Aug. 9 after a short illness. Or. Couch ^^^^KSBUB^^^^ k a< ^ been at the Bur- I^^^^^^^^^^^B eau of Agricultural *llllfe 4ϊ8ί^ΐ£Β8Ι and Industrial Chem- istry's Eastern Re- gional , Research Laboratory' in Phila- delphia and had been in government service for 34 years. He graduated from Harvard University in 1913 and received an M.A. in 1923 and a Ph.D. in 1926 from American University. Dr. Couch received the Distinguished Service Award from the Department of Agriculture and an honor- ary doctor of science degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science for his work on rutin. He was most recently selected as the recipient of the John Scott Award for useful inventions that add to the comfort, welfare, and happiness of mankind. Me had l>ccn a member ol the ACS since 1917. Stanley C. Moulton, patent .ittoniey. Standard Oil Dt-velopinent Co., Linden, ^ τ · J-> June 13. ACS member since 1915. A. M. Wilson, supervisor, Standard Oil Development Co., Linden, N. J., j·.il\ 22. ACS member since 1930. Bethlehem Mercury Oxifier and Gold-Adhesion FiUer Used by * Laboratories in many field» * Chemical Companies * Gas and O i l Industries * Instrument Manufacturers and User» * Refiners If y o u use mercury at al! you need cleaning equipment. This process gives you the great ad- vantage of having clean mercury always at hand. Made in 3 sizes: 5, 25 and 150-lb. capacities. Complete sets, $80 r $220 and $725. Write today for illustrated brochure. Bethlehem Apparatus Co., Inc. 688 FRONT ST. HELLERTOWN, PA. VOLUME 2 9 , NO. 35 » AUGUST 2 7, 1951 356t New Text New Text
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R. Β. Wagne r has resigned as assistant professor at Pennsylvania State College to join the research staff of the experiment station of Hercules Powder Co., Wilmington, Del.
M. R. Wingard has been appointed sales engineer for the southwest division of the chemical p lants division of Blaw-Knox Construction Co., Tulsa, Okla. He was formerly at the company's offic^ in Pittsburgh, Pa., as chemical process engineer.
W . J. Yeaw has been appointed sales representative of American Mineral Spirits Co., Chicago, 111., to distribute petroleum solvents in the midwestern territory.
John D. Zech has joined the Atlas Powder Co. as a group leader of the organic section of the central research laboratory at Atlas Point. He is the originator of several patents on resinous materials.
Clyde W . Zielke has been appointed as a chemist and Frederick G. Price as a chemical engineer in the research department of Pit tsburgh Consoliclation Coal Co., Pit tsburgh, Pa. Mr. Zielke was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin; and Mr. Price, of Carnegie Tech.
J. Rüssel Bright, chairman of the chemistry department at Wayne University, Detroit, Mich., has been appointed associate director of the newly organized division of contract services of the university. George H. Coleman will serve as head of the chemistry depar tment during Dr. Β right's tenure in his new post.
John Chipman, head of the metallurgy depar tment at Massachusetts Institute of
T e c h n o l o g y , h a s been awarded the Francis J. Clamer Medal by t he Franklin Institute. The medal was given to Dr. Chipman "in recognition of ids contributions, as an individual and as a teacher, to the ap
plication of the theories of physical chemistry to steelmaking practice." Dr. Chip-man will receive the medal formally on Oct. 17 at speck ' Med:\l Day ceremonies in Franklin Hall a«, the institute. The medal is given at least once in fi years for meritorious achievement in the field of metallurgy.
Eight American and Canadian textile experts have lecently been elected to fellowship and associateship of the Textile Institute, Manchester, England. Fellows elected were: Riehard S. Cox, dean of the Philadelphia Textile Institute; Herber t F . Schiefer, physicist in the textiles section of the National Bureau of Standards; George S. Buck, Jr . , technical director of National Cotton Council of .America; Wal te r M. Scott, assistant chief, Bureau
of Agricultural and Industr ial Chemistry, U. S. Depa r tmen t of Agriculture; and Emery I . Valko, Mountain Lakes , N . J., research consultant to manufacturers of textiles and textile chemicals. New associates elected were: J. R. Stewart , head of the depar tment of Textile Chemistry & Dyeing, Provincial Institute of Textiles, Hamilton, Ont.; Alfred H . Pierce , Canadian Cottons Ltd. Mills; and E d w a r d Szlosberg, textile chemist at Savdoz Chemical Works, Inc., New York.
Darwin D . Davies, has joined the faculty of the University of Houston, Houston, Tex., as associate professor of chemistry. H e was formerly with Centenary College of Louisiana.
William A. Fauce t te and Arthur W . Mosen have joined the chemistry and metallurgy division of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, a t Los Alamos, Ν. Μ., as research assistants. Mr. Fauce t te comes from Whea ton , 111., and Mr. Mosen comes from San Diego, Calif.
Harry E. Gunning, assistant professor of chemistry at Illinois Insti tute of Technology, Chicago, has been promoted to associate professor.
J. M. Mart in and C. L . Ramsey, bo th of the School of Chemical Engineer ing , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta , have been awarded first prize of $500 in the $1000 prize competition for paper s on "Technological and Research Aspects, Advances and Advantages of the Use of Lower Melt ing Filler Metals in the Non-Fusion Weld ing Process," conducted b y Eutcct ic Welding Alloys Corp. , F lushing, Ν. Υ. Winne r of the second prize of $300 was W. Mart in Fassell , Jr., assistant p rofessor of metallurgical engineering, University of Utah. The $200 third pr ize wen t to Harold Frye of Globe Industr ies, Dayton, Ohio.
S. J. Singer, former senior research fellow of chemistry and biology at the California Institute of Technology, has taken the position of assistant professor of physical chemistry at Yale University. New Haven, Conn.
G. Fred Somers has been appointed associate director of the agricultural experiment station of the University of Delaware, Newark. Dr. Somers has been assistant director of the U. S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory and associate professor of biochemistry at Cornell University.
Richard O . Sutherland, formerly at the University of Wyoming, has joined the faculty of the Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Mo., as assistant professor of chemistry.
Herber t A. Young, professor of chemistry, has been appointed dean of t he College of Letters and Science recently established on the Davis campus of t h e Universitv of California.
James F. Couch James F . Couch, 63, international
authority on rutin, died Aug. 9 after a short illness. O r . Couch
^^^^KSBUB^^^^ ka<^ been a t t h e Bur-I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B eau of Agricul tural *llllfe 4ϊ8ί^ΐ£Β8Ι and Industrial C h e m
istry's Eas te rn Regional , Research Laboratory' in Philade lph ia and had been in government service for 34 years. H e g radua ted from
Harvard University in 1913 and received an M.A. in 1923 and a P h . D . in 1926 from American University. Dr . C o u c h received the Distinguished Service A w a r d from the Depar tment of Agriculture and an honorary doctor of science degree from the Philadelphia College of P h a r m a c y and Science for his work on rut in . H e was most recently selected as t h e recipient of the John Scott Award for useful inventions that add to the comfort, welfare, and happiness of mankind. Me had l>ccn a member ol the ACS since 1917.
Stanley C. Moul ton, pa ten t .ittoniey. Standard Oil Dt-velopinent Co., L inden , ^τ· J-> June 13. ACS member since 1915.
A. M. Wilson, supervisor, Standard Oil Development Co., Linden, N. J., j·.il\ 22. ACS member since 1930.
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