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o. p. Q. R. S. T. υ. V. w. χ. Y. Geochemical Exploration of the Planets. I. Adler Global Clinical Chemistry. H. M. Free Inorganic Isomerism. J. C. Ballar, U of Illinois, Urbana- Charnpaign I See You. P. E. Blatz, U of Missouri Labilizing Inert "High-Energy" Bonds. G. P. Haight, U of Illi- nois Nitrosoureas and Triazenes—Two New Classes of Clinically Useful Anticancer Agents. J. A. Montgomery Planetology in the Space Age. I. Adler Pollution of Our Coastal Waters: Toxic Chemicals Are Altering the Health of Marine Life. D. C. Mallns, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center Porpoise Perception and Communication Through High-Fre- quency Sound. D. C. Malins Preservation of Foods by Ionizing Radiations. E. S. Josephson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Problems in Environmental Trace Analysis. D. N. Hume ζ. ΑΑ. ΒΒ. CC. DD. ΕΕ. FF. GG. ΗΗ. II. JJ. KK. Redox—Concepts and Mechanisms from Phlogiston to Phosphorylation. G. P. Haight Science and Health Is More Than Taking Medicine When You're Sick. H. M. Free Serendipity—the Luck in Scientific Discovery. J. F. Chrtetman, Loyola U Some Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry. J. C. Ballar Some Errors Made by Great Scientists—and What We Can Learn from Them. W. Kauzmann, Frick Chemical Lab Some Researches on the Borderline of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry. J. C. Ballar Something You Did Not Know About Kekule. J. H. Wotiz Vision: How the Retina Works. P. E. Blatz Visual Pigments' Structure and Function. P. E. Blatz Water, Molten Rock, and Other Unusual Liquids. W. Kauzmann The Wonderful World of Liquid Air. G. P. Haight The World Food Problem. E. S. Josephson Other local section meetings in April For further information about any of the following events, call the local Meeting city Meeting site Speaker Local section Date/time Affiliation MEETINGS contact at the telephone number given. Contact Topic Telephone No. Akron Art Museum Alfred Bader Chemistry in Art A. Ludwlck Akron 25/8:15 PM Aldrich Chemical Co. (216)535-3835 East Stroudsburg, Pa. East Stroudsburg U Foil Miller Great Mistakes In Science C. Bergo Lehigh Valley 19/5:30 PM U of Pittsburgh (717)424-3341 Lawrencevllle, N.J. Rider C Ben Luberoff Managing and Being Managed K. Ranbom Trenton 16/6:00 PM CHEMTECH (609)737-9486 Menlo Park, Calif. SRI International Gustave Kohn Silent Spring, the Agrichemlcal M. Dole Santa Clara Valley 18/8:00 PM Zoecon Corp. Industry (408) 354-0478 New York, N.Y. CUNY, Graduate Ctr. C.J.Powell Techniques for Surface D.Locke New York—Analytical 4/8:00 PM National Bureau of Analysis (212)790-4225 Topical Group Standards Philadelphia U of Pennsylvania Christopher Walsh Novel Nickel-Containing S. Golden Philadelphia 18/8:15 PM MIT Enzymes in the (215) 382-1589 Biosynthesis of Natural Gas Wilmington, Del. Hercules C. Club Alfred Bader Chemistry In Art B. Munson Delaware 24/8:00 PM Aldrich Chemical Co. (302)451-2917 Rubber Division will meet in Los Angeles The 127th ACS Rubber Division Meeting will be held on April 23-26, at the Cen- tury Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Seven symposia will be a part of the technical program, as well as an educational sym- posium on Elastomers for Specialty Ap- plications. One of the highlights during the meeting will be the Charles Goodyear Medal Award Banquet. The 1985 Good- year medalist is Maurice Morton of the University of Akron; he will deliver an address on Wednesday morning, and a banquet in his honor will be held in the evening. On Thursday morning there will be a Sun Breakfast from 6:30 to 8 AM (sponsored by Sun Refining & Marketing Co.). A beef- and- beer lunch (sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical Co.) will also be held on Thursday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. On Thursday night, at Universal Studio's Entertainment Center, a buffet dinner will be held on the patio over- looking the movie lot. Housing accommodations are being handled by the Greater Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau. Hotel reservation requests must be received in writing by March 23; phone reservations are not accepted. For reservation forms and information call Rubber Division Housing, Tel. (213) 488-0211. For any additional information contact Marjorie Bauer, Rubber Division Coor- dinator, Tel. (216) 375-7814. TUESDAY MORNING Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Frontiers in Rubber Science S. Davison, Chairman 8:15—Introductory Remarks. S. Davison 8:20—1. Density of States for Elastomers. B. E. Eichinger, N. Neuburger 9:00—Discussion 9:05—2. Thermoplastic Elastomer IPNs. W. P. Gergen, R. G. Lutz, S. Davison 9:45—Discussion 9:50—3. Properties of New Polyisobutylene-Based Elasto- mers. G. Wilkes, S. Bagrodia, M. Tant, J. P. Kennedy 10:30—Discussion March 25, 1985 C&EN 51

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Geochemical Exploration of the Planets. I. Adler Global Clinical Chemistry. H. M. Free Inorganic Isomerism. J. C. Ballar, U of Illinois, Urbana-Charnpaign I See You. P. E. Blatz, U of Missouri Labilizing Inert "High-Energy" Bonds. G. P. Haight, U of Illi­nois Nitrosoureas and Triazenes—Two New Classes of Clinically Useful Anticancer Agents. J. A. Montgomery Planetology in the Space Age. I. Adler Pollution of Our Coastal Waters: Toxic Chemicals Are Altering the Health of Marine Life. D. C. Mallns, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center Porpoise Perception and Communication Through High-Fre-quency Sound. D. C. Malins Preservation of Foods by Ionizing Radiations. E. S. Josephson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Problems in Environmental Trace Analysis. D. N. Hume

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Redox—Concepts and Mechanisms from Phlogiston to Phosphorylation. G. P. Haight Science and Health Is More Than Taking Medicine When You're Sick. H. M. Free Serendipity—the Luck in Scientific Discovery. J. F. Chrtetman, Loyola U Some Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry. J. C. Ballar Some Errors Made by Great Scientists—and What We Can Learn from Them. W. Kauzmann, Frick Chemical Lab Some Researches on the Borderline of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry. J. C. Ballar Something You Did Not Know About Kekule. J. H. Wotiz Vision: How the Retina Works. P. E. Blatz Visual Pigments' Structure and Function. P. E. Blatz Water, Molten Rock, and Other Unusual Liquids. W. Kauzmann The Wonderful World of Liquid Air. G. P. Haight The World Food Problem. E. S. Josephson

Other local section meetings in April For further information about any of the following events, call the local Meeting city Meeting site Speaker Local section Date/time Affiliation

MEETINGS

contact at the telephone number given. Contact

Topic Telephone No.

Akron Art Museum Alfred Bader Chemistry in Art A. Ludwlck Akron 25/8:15 PM Aldrich Chemical Co. (216)535-3835 East Stroudsburg, Pa. East Stroudsburg U Foil Miller Great Mistakes In Science C. Bergo Lehigh Valley 19/5:30 PM U of Pittsburgh (717)424-3341 Lawrencevllle, N.J. Rider C Ben Luberoff Managing and Being Managed K. Ranbom Trenton 16/6:00 PM CHEMTECH (609)737-9486 Menlo Park, Calif. SRI International Gustave Kohn Silent Spring, the Agrichemlcal M. Dole Santa Clara Valley 18/8:00 PM Zoecon Corp. Industry (408) 354-0478 New York, N.Y. CUNY, Graduate Ctr. C.J.Powell Techniques for Surf ace D.Locke New York—Analytical 4/8:00 PM National Bureau of Analysis (212)790-4225 Topical Group Standards

Philadelphia U of Pennsylvania Christopher Walsh Novel Nickel-Containing S. Golden Philadelphia 18/8:15 PM MIT Enzymes in the (215) 382-1589

Biosynthesis of Natural Gas Wilmington, Del. Hercules C. Club Alfred Bader Chemistry In Art B. Munson Delaware 24/8:00 PM Aldrich Chemical Co. (302)451-2917

Rubber Division will meet in Los Angeles The 127th ACS Rubber Division Meeting will be held on April 23-26, at the Cen­tury Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Seven symposia will be a part of the technical program, as well as an educational sym­posium on Elastomers for Specialty Ap­plications.

One of the highlights during the meeting will be the Charles Goodyear Medal Award Banquet. The 1985 Good­year medalist is Maurice Morton of the University of Akron; he will deliver an address on Wednesday morning, and a banquet in his honor will be held in the evening. On Thursday morning there will be a Sun Breakfast from 6:30 to 8 AM

(sponsored by Sun Refining & Marketing Co.). A beef- and- beer lunch (sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical Co.) will also be held on Thursday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. On Thursday night, at Universal Studio's Entertainment Center, a buffet dinner will be held on the patio over­looking the movie lot.

Housing accommodations are being handled by the Greater Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau. Hotel reservation requests must be received in writing by March 23; phone reservations are not accepted. For reservation forms and information call Rubber Division Housing, Tel. (213) 488-0211.

For any additional information contact Marjorie Bauer, Rubber Division Coor­dinator, Tel. (216) 375-7814.

TUESDAY MORNING Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Frontiers in Rubber Science S. Davison, Chairman 8:15—Introductory Remarks. S. Davison 8:20—1. Density of States for Elastomers. B. E. Eichinger,

N. Neuburger 9:00—Discussion 9:05—2. Thermoplastic Elastomer IPNs. W. P. Gergen, R. G.

Lutz, S. Davison 9:45—Discussion 9:50—3. Properties of New Polyisobutylene-Based Elasto­

mers. G. Wilkes, S. Bagrodia, M. Tant, J. P. Kennedy 10:30—Discussion

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Session B—Los Angeles Room 8:00—Combined Meeting Opening. E. R. Sourwine

Symposium on High-Perform a nee Elastomers J. E. McGrath, T. L. Pugh, Cochairmen

8:15—Introductory Remarks. J. E. McGrath 8:20—4. High Flex, Ozone-Resistant Polymers of Higher a

Olefins, J. Lai, P. H. Sandstron, M. L. Senyek 9:00—5. Elastomeric lonomers. J. MacKnight 9:15—6. Synthesis and Characterization of Segmented

Urea-Polyether Urethanes via Tertiary Alcohol Chain Ex­tenders. B. Lee

9:50—7. Polyurea RIM—a Versatile High-Performance Ma­terial. R. A. Grigsby Jr., R. J. G. Dominguez

Session C—Beverly Hills Room General Papers D. Kutnewsky, Moderator

8:15—Introductory Remarks. D. Kutnewsky 8:20—8. Mixing of Carbon Black with Rubber? II Mechanism

of Carbon Black Incorporation. G. R. Cotton 8:50—9. Carbon Black Structure and Viscoelastic Properties

of Rubber Compounds. A. C. Patel, W. A. Brown 9:15—10. Hysteresis Loss Mechanism of Carbon Black-Filled

Rubber (1). H. Hirakawa 9:40—11. Time-Dependent Tearing of Carbon Black-Filled

and Strain-Crystalizing Vulcanizates. R. G. Stacer, E. D. von Meerwall, F. N. Kelley

10:05—12. Auger-Electron Spectroscopic Analysis of Dis­persion in Rubber. S. S. Lin

10:30—Closing Remarks. D. Kutnewsky

Los Angeles Room

10:45 AM—Introduction of Keynote Speaker. J. T. Mori-arty

Keynote Address—Planning and Development. M. Sulg

TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Frontiers in Rubber Science S. Davison, Chairman

1:30—Introductory Remarks. S. Davison 1:35—13. Study of Aliphatic Polyurethane Elastomer Prepared

from Diisocyanate Isomer Mixtures. C. A. Byrne, J. M. Sloan, D. P. Mack

2:05—Discussion 2:15—14. Covulcanization of Polymer Blends. T. Inoue, F.

Shomura, T. Ougizawa, K. Miyasaka 2:50—Discussion 3:00—15. Autohesion and Cohesion of Uncrosslinked Elas­

tomers. G. R. Hamed, C. H. Shieh 3:35—Discussion 3:45—16. Nylon Block Copolymer Elastomers. R. M. Hedrick,

J. D. Gabbert 4:15—Discussion 4:25—17. Small-Strain Behavior of Peroxide Crosslinked

Natural Rubber. G. B. McKenna, L. J. Zapas 5:00—Discussion 5:10—Summary and Closing Remarks. S. Davison

Session B—Los Angeles Room

Symposium on High-Performance Elastomers J. E. McGrath, T. L. Pugh, Cochairmen

1:30—18. Fluorosilicone Liquid Rubber. M. T. Maxson, C.-L. Lee

2:00—19. Poly(Fluoroalkoxyphosphazene) Elastomers— Performance Profile. J. T. Books

2:30—20. Recent Technology Developments Concerning Tetrafluoroethylene-Propylene Copolymer. D. Hull

3:00—21. New Peroxide-Curable Fluoroelastomers Devel­opments. R. D. Stevens, T. L. Pugh, D. L. Tabb

3:30—22. Criteria for Determining Elastomer Usage in Hy­draulic Fluid Power Sealing Systems. R. J. Hupp

4:00—23. High-Performance Elastomeric Composition. J. Mitchell, K. Itoh, T. Wada

4:25—Summary and Closing Remarks. T. L. Pugh

Session C—Beverly Hills Room

General Papers M. Fath, Moderator

1:30—Introductory Remarks. M. Fath 1:35—24. CPE—Thiadiazole Cure System Studies—Chem­

istry and Dispersion. W. H. Davis Jr., J. H. Flynn 2:05—25. Enhanced Polymer Oxidation Resistance Through

the Use of Secondary Antioxidants. P. R. Dean II, J. A. Kuczkowski

2:35—26. Effects of Persistent Primary Antioxidants upon the Heat Resistance of High-Performance Elastomers. D. E. Miller, P. R. Dean II, J. A. Kuczkowski

3:05—27. Vulcanizable Peptizer and Process Aid for Natural, SBR, and Polybutadiene Rubber. R. E. Drake, J. M. Lab-riola

3:25—28. Mechanics of Short-Fiber Reinforced Composites: a Review. S. Abrate

3:55—29. Natural Higher Fatty Acid Soaps in Natural Rubber Latex Concentrate and Their Effect on Other Latex Vari­ables. C. W. Jurado, K. G. Mayhan

4:20—30. Neoalkoxy Titanate and Zirconate Coupling Agent Applications in Thermosets. S. J. Monte, G. Sugerman

4:50—Closing Remarks. M. Fath

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Cornering and Handling Characteristics of

Tires D. J. Schuring, Chairman 8:15—Introductory Remarks. D. J. Schuring 8:20—31. Cornering Properties of Pneumatic Tires—an

Overview. S. A. Lippmann 8:50—32. Fundamental Aspects of a Motor Vehicle's Dy­

namic Response to Steering Control. L. Segel 9:20—33. Tire Data Needs for Vehicle Models. J. R. Ellis 9:45—34. Build-Up of Lateral Forces Under Driving or Braking

Conditions. R. Weber

Session B—Los Angeles Room Symposium on Energy Absorption and Damping of Rubber

Products R. Y. Ting, Chairman

8:15—Introductory Remarks. R. Y. Ting 8:20—35. Vibration Damping Augmentation in Aerospace

Structures. L. Rogers 8:50—36. Dynamic Properties: Measurement, Modeling, and

Design Implications. W. M. Madigosky 9:20—37. Elastomer Wear Mechanisms: Analysis of Field

Failures and Laboratory Simulation. D. Dwight, N. Law­rence, J. Patt

9:50—38. Piezoelectric Ceramic-Polymer Composites as Vibration Absorbers. R. E. Newnham, S. M. Pilgram

Session C—Beverly Hills Room Symposium on Elastomers for Specialty Applications

(Education) W. B. Lee, R. C. Keller, Cochairmen

8:15—Introductory Remarks. W. B. Lee 8:20—(a) Polysulfide Rubbers. S. K. Flanders 8:50—(b) Polyurethane Polymers. V. Smith 9:20—(c) Silicone Rubbers. B. Gibbon 9:50—(d) Polyacrylate Elastomer Review. E. Scheer

Los Angeles Room 10:30—Introduction of Charles Goodyear Medalist Lecture.

E. R. Sourwine Rubber Enters the Polymer Age. M. Morton

Century Room

11:30—25-Year Club Reception and Luncheon

California Showroom 2:30-4:30 PM—Poster Session

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Cornering and Handling Characteristics of

Tires D. J. Schuring, Chairman

1:30—Introductory Remarks. D. J. Schuring 1:35—39. Tire Cornering Properties and Vehicle Handling

Characteristics. P. Salerno 1:55—40. Effect of Tire Characteristics on Controllability and

Stability of Vehicles. M. Tsukijihara 2:25—41. Importance of Tire Cornering Properties to the

Dynamic Behavior of Heavy-Duty Trucks. R. D. Ervin 2:50—42. Requirements of Tire Models for Vehicle Handling

Computer Simulations. B. I. Bachrach, D. L. Wilson 3:20—Summary and Closing Remarks. D. J. Schuring

Session B—Los Angeles Room Symposium on Energy Absorption and Damping of Rubber

Products R. Y. Ting, Chairman

1:30—Introductory Remarks. R. Y. Ting 1:35—43. Damping with Interpenetrating Polymer Network

Materials. D. A. Thomas. D. G. Fradkin, L. H. Sperling 2:05—44. Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) for Vi­

bration Attenuation. D. Klempner, L. Berkowski, K. C. Frisch, K. H. Hsieh, R. Ting

2:35—45. Characteristics of a Series of Energy Absorbing Polyurethane Elastomers. M. A. Mendelsohn, F. W. Navish Jr., D. Kim

3:05—46. Effect of Types of Carbon Black and Cure Condi­tions on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Elastomers. H. E. Trexler, M. C. H. Lee

3:30—47. Effect of Cure Systems and Reinforcing Fillers on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Chlorobutyl Elastomers for Potential Vibration Control Applications. R. N. Capps

4:00—48. Enhanced Damping in Elastomers by Use of Platelet Graphite Fillers. R. P. Chartoff, E. H. Eriksen, D. E. Miller, I. O. Salyer

4:30—49. Nitrile Rubber for Damper Applications in Sonar Transducers. C. M. Thompson

5:00—Summary and Closing Remarks. R. Y. Ting

Session C—Beverly Hills Room Symposium on Elastomers for Specialty Applications

(Education) W. B. Lee, R. C. Keller, Cochairmen 1:30—(e) Hypalon Synthetic Rubber—a Specialty Elastomer

with High-Performance Properties. S. Guggenberger, G. A. Baseden

2:00—(f) Carboxylated Nitrile Rubber. F. G. Shaheen, D. C. Grimm

2:30—(g) Fluoroelastomers: Polymers, Properties, and Ap­plications. J. L. Kosmala, P. F. Tuckner

3:00—(h) Thermoplastic Elastomers. C. P. Rader 3:30—(i) Ethylene-Propylene Elastomers for Specialty Ap­

plications. R. C. Keller 4:00—(j) Specialty Applications of Butyl Rubber. K. J.

Kumbhani 4:30—(k) Highly Saturated Nitrile Elastomers. K. Hashimoto,

Y. Todani, M. Oyama, N. Watanabe 5:00—Summary and Closing Remarks. R. C. Keller

California Lounge 6:00-7:00 PM—Suppliers' Cooperative Reception

Los Angeles Room 7:00-9:00 PM—Rubber Division Banquet Charles Goodyear Medalist Award to M. Morton

THURSDAY MORNING

Century Room 6:30-8:00 AM—Sun Breakfast (Sponsored by Sun Refining

& Marketing Co.) Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Cornering and Handling Characteristics of

Tires D. J. Schuring, Chairman

8:15—Introductory Remarks. D. J. Schuring 8:20—50. Chassis Design Synthesis R. W. Topping 8:55—51. Interplay Between Cornering Force and Vehicle

Handling Characteristics. H. B. Pacejka 9:30—52. Simple Theory of Dynamic Cornering Response

of Tires. H. Sakai 10:05—53. Measurement of Transient Tire Characteristics.

I. Schmid, W. Tomaske

Session B—Los Angeles Room Symposium on Thermoplastic Elastomers G. Holden, Chairman

8:15—54. Thermoplastic Elastomers—an Overview. G. Holden

8:30—55. Influence of Hydrogenation on the Chemical Structure-Physical Property Relationships of Star Block Polymers Based on Tertiary-Butylstyrene-lsoprene and Divinylbenzene. J. M. Hoover, T. C. Ward, J. E. McGrath

9:05—56. Effect of Modifying Resins on the Dynamic Prop­erties of Styrenic Block Copolymers. J. B. Class

9:40—57. Hydrogenated Block Copolymers. W. P. Gergen

Session C—Beverly Hills Room

General Papers G. Freeman, Moderator 8:15—Introductory Remarks. G. Freeman 8:20—58. Effect of Fumed Silica in RTV-1 Silicone Rubber

Sealants. H. Cochrane, C.-S. Lin 8:40—59. Ethylamine and Ammonia as Catalysts in the In-Situ

Precipitation Silica in Silicone Networks. J. E. Mark, Y.-P. Ning

9:00—60. Optically Transparent Silicone Elastomers. M. Baile

9:20—61. Novel Wet-Process Silica Prepared from Alkyl Silicates. Part I: Synthesis. M. A. Lutz, K. E. Polmanteer, H. L. Chapman

9:45—62. Novel Wet-Process Silica Prepared from Alkyl Silicates. Part II: Synthesis Performance in Reinforcing Silicone Elastomers. H. L. Chapman, M. A. Lutz, K. E. Polmanteer

10:10—63. Novel Wet-Process Silica Prepared from Alkyl Silicates. Part III: Use of Silicone Elastomers for Optical Applications. K. E. Polmanteer, H. L. Chapman, M. A. Lutz

10:35—Closing Remarks. G. Freeman

10:45-11:30 AM—Los Angeles Room

Rubber Division and Awards Meeting The 1986 slate of candidates plus the Award of Technical

Excellence Winner will be announced. Awards and certif­icates will be presented for Best Paper, Moderator for Best Symposium, and for Committee Chairmen and Directors completing terms of office.

California Showroom

11:30 AM-1:30 PM—Beef and Beer Lunch (Sponsored by Uniroyal Chemical Co.)

California Showroom 11:30 AM-1:30 PM—Poster Session

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THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Session A—Santa Monica Room Symposium on Cornering and Handling Characteristics of

Tires D. J. Schuring, Chairman

1:30—Introductory Remarks. D. J. Schuring 1:35—64. Lateral Forces of Large Truck Tires Measured on

Real Road Surfaces. R. Weber, H.-C. Pflug 2:15—65. Effect of Tire Cornering Force Characteristics on

Vehicle Handling. R. J. Strange 3:15—66. Effect of Material Properties on Cornering and

Handling Characteristics of Passenger Tires. S. Futa-mura

3:50—67. Cornering Force Research Related to Highway Design. P. S. Fancher

4:10—Summary and Closing Remarks. D. J. Schuring

Session B—Los Angeles Room Symposium on Thermoplastic Elastomers G. Holden, Chairman

1:30—68. Rubber-Thermoplastic Compositions Part IX. Blends of Dissimilar Rubbers and Plastics with Techno­logical Compatibilization. A. Y. Coran, R. Patel, D. Wil­liams-Headed

2:00—69. Melt Processible Rubbers—a New Concept for the Rubber Industry. J. G. Wallace, W. R. Abell, J. F. Hagman

2:30—70. HYTREL Polyester Elastomer—High Performance Thermoplastic Elastomers. D. F. Brizzolara

3:00—71. Synthesis of Block Copolymers by Group Transfer Polymerization. D. Y. Sogah, O. W. Webster, W. R. Her-tler

3:30—72. Chain Confirmation in Elastomeric Multiblock Co­polymers as Measured by Small Angle Neutron Scattering. J. A. Miller

4:00—73. Thermoplastic Elastomers—the Future. N. R. Legge

4:20—Summary and Closing Remarks. G. Holden

Session C—Beverly Hills Room Symposium on Conducting Elastomers and Composites J. W. Martin, Chairman

1:30—Introductory Remarks. J. W. Martin 1:40—74. Market and Applications for Conductive Plastics.

A. P. Lagace 2:10—75. Conducting Polymers—a Review of Recent Work.

G. B. Street 2:40—76. Spacecraft Charging in Earth-Orbiting Satellites.

J. E. Howard 3:10—77. Percolation Phenomena in Polymer Composites.

W. Y. Hsu, W. G. Holtje, J. R. Barkely 3:40—78. Carbon Black Selection for Conductive Rubber

Compounds. R. R. Juengel 4:10—Summary and Closing Remarks. J. W. Martin

5:00-9:00 PM—Bus Transportation to Universal Studio Tour and Buffet (First bus leaves at 5:00 PM)

FRIDAY MORNING

Session A—Santa Monica Room General Papers C. Gerstenmaier, Moderator

8:15—Introductory Remarks. C. Gerstenmaier 8:20—79. Testing Elastomers in Multicomponent Aggressive

Environments. G. C. Derringer, M. J. Watkins 8:40—80. Criteria for Unstable Tearing of Elastomers. R. G.

Stacer, F. N. Kelley 9:10—81. Abrasion of Elastomers by Small Particle Impacts.

I. A. Abu-lsa 9:35—82. Dynamic Property and Fatigue Crack Propagation

Research on Tire Sidewall Compounds. D. G. Young 10:10—83. Dynamic Property Variation and Analysis in NBR.

R. J. Del Vecchio, F. J. Krakowski, G. T. McKenzie 10:35—84. Evaluation of Cord Adhesion by Tension Fatigue

Testing. N. L. Hewitt 10:55—85. Test of Strain Time Correspondence Principle with

Gel-Containing Elastomers. N. Nakajima, E. R. Harrell 11:25—86. Single and Multiple Punctures in Elastomeric

Sheets. J. M. Charrier, A. N. Gent, G. Pangalos, M. E. Weber

11:50—Closing Remarks. C. Gerstenmaier

Session B—Los Angeles Room

General Papers D. Hook, Moderator 8:15—Introductory Remarks. D. Hook 8:20—87. Numerical Simulation of Tire Transiently Sliding/

Rolling Over Holes and Bumps. Y. Nakajima, J. Padovan 9:10—88. Effects of Salt Corrosion on the Adhesion of Brass

Plated Steel Cord to Rubber. Y. Ishikawa, S. Kawakami 9:30—89. Effects of Oilfield Corrosion Inhibitors on Nitrile

Elastomers. M. J. Watkins, G. C. Derringer 9:55—90. Design of Alloys of PVC and NBR Polymers to

Produce Thermoplastic Elastomers. H. F. Schwarz, J. W. F. Bley, P. Bleyie

10:20—91. Specialty Isoprene-Based Polymers—Derivatives from the General Purpose Polymers. T. R. Meeker

10:45—92. Improvements in the Stress/Strain Behavior of Urethane Rubbers by Bimodal Network Formation. C. S. Kim, J. Bottaro, M. Farzan, J. Ahmad

11:05—93. Direct Injection Molding of Rubber Dry-Blends. R. F. Grossman

11:30—94. New Curing Technology Adds Versatility to Rubber Processing. B. Krieger

11:50—Closing Remarks. D. Hook

Session C—Beverly Hills Room Symposium on Conducting Elastomers and Composites J. W. Martin, Chairman

8:15—Introductory Remarks. J. W. Martin 8:25—95. Electrical Conduction Carbon Black Composites.

A. I. Medalia 8:55—96. Use of Electronic and Ionic Polymers in Electro­

chemical Storage Cells. R. Somoano 9:25—97. Conductive Thermoplastic Composites. J. Crosby,

J. Travis 9:55—98. Conductive PTC Polymer Composites in Electri­

cal/Electronic Applications. A. Au 10:25—99. Semiconductive Silicone Rubber Properties and

Applications. M. Toub 10:55—Summary and Closing Remarks. J. W. Martin

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