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7uUue*&(tct Ήαν4 Buffalo Refreshes Industrial Chemists With the cooperation of industrial re- search directors and executives of chemi- cal industries nearby, the chemistry de- partment of the University of Buffalo re- cently organized a refresher course for persons in the research-director and execu- tive class whose formal training ended 10 to 15 years ago. The course was designed to fill a long-felt need of such persons who were forced to pay attention to a relatively small section of the chemical field, and who felt themselves losing out on funda- mental changes in theory and new chemi- cal concepts. The field chosen for thefirstventure was organic chemistry. Robert C. Elder field, professor of organic chemistry at Columbia University, was the instructor, and gave 10 lectures, one each Friday afternoon late. In each one he reviewed the status of a subject as it was 10 to 15 years ago, then brought it down to date. Emphasis was put on theoretical concepts rather than descriptive chemistry, such as the follow- ing, for example: the resonance concept applied to organic chemistry; current theories of molecular rearrangements; modern theories of aromatic substitution ; three-carbon-atom tautomerism; hydro- gen bonding; and organic chain reactions. The response from industrial laborato- ries was beyond all predictions. Ninety men and women from 15 different labora- tories, all holding positions of some admin- istrative importance, attended. Tlie pace was fast, but the students were keen, and everyone was interested and cooperative. It is planned to run a similar refresher course in physical chemistry next winter. Textile Institute Builds at Germantowwi Plans have been completed for con- struction of the new Philadelphia Textile Institute, which will be located on tne 12.5 acre property in Germantown. It is scheduled to be ready for operation fortne fall term of 1949. Immediate needs of the institute constitute a sum of about three quarters of a million dollars to besought in 1948, which, together with the million dol- lars available for building at this time, would provide the complete school unit of laboratories, classrooms, machinery, NEW PRODUCTS <ψ^ NEW VISTAS fa BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH • CHOL1NESTERASE True bovine erythrocyte cholinesterase • ARTERENOL HCI (L- and DL-) Nor-epinephrine HCI • 3,4-DIHyDROXyPHENYLALANINE "DOPA" — an unusual amino acid • DIPHENYLACETONITRILE Intermediate for analgesics and antispasmodics JOLLL Send for prices and technical data today. WINTHROPSFEARKS SPECIAL CHEMICALS DIVISION INC. 1450 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 18, Ν. Y. and equipment. The later needs in the amount of $1,389,910 would be sought in 1949 and 1950 to provide dormitory fa- cilities, an auditorium and gymnasium, and an endowment fund for maintenance and present and later staff requirements. Vitamin Studies New grants-in-aid totaling $16,000 have been awarded to scientists at four universities for vitamin research by the National Vitamin Foundation. Investi- gations will involve eye health, the nutri- tional status of school children, and rela- tionship between pyridoxine (vitamin Be) and fat metabolism, and the effects of time elements on the utilization of water soluble vitamins. Universities benefiting are Western Reserve School of Medicine, Vermont College of Medicine, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, and the Medical School of the University of Southern California. Reilly Lectures in Chemistry The subject of the Reilly Lectures in chemistry, which will be delivered by Karl Friedrich Bonhoeifer, professor of physical chemistry at the University of Berlin, is "The Kinetics of Irritable Chemical Systems." The lectures will be given in the auditorium of the biology building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., at 8:00 P.M. each Tuesday and Wednesday from July 6 to Aug. 11. Visitors are cordially wel- comed and there are no fees. Other lec- tures in this series by Dr. Bonhoefifer will be announced for September. Statistical Methods Purdue University announces the offer- ing of an advanced course in quality con- trol by statistical methods, to be given on the Purdue campus in Lafayette, Ind. f Sept. 9 to 17. The course is designed for those who have had the equivalent of one of the intensive courses in statistical quality control. A new and simplified approach to the subject will be used, and practical applications stressed. Material covered should benefit production engi- neers, design engineers, inspectors, de- velopment engineers, laboratory workers, quality control supervisors, and execu- tives. Only the first 50 applicants will bo admitted, and tuition is $100. Packaging Short Course The University of Illinois and the In- dustrial Packaging Engineers Association of America are offering a short course in packaging and materials handling from Oct. 4 to 7 at the Hotel Sherman in Chi- cago. Eleven sessions will include 40 talks and panel discussions. The course will run concurrently with the association's third annual Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Exposition. 2144 CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING NEWS
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7uUue*&(tct Ήαν4 Buffalo Refreshes Industrial Chemists
With the cooperation of industrial research directors and executives of chemical industries nearby, the chemistry department of the University of Buffalo recently organized a refresher course for persons in the research-director and executive class whose formal training ended 10 to 15 years ago. The course was designed to fill a long-felt need of such persons who were forced to pay attention to a relatively small section of the chemical field, and who felt themselves losing out on fundamental changes in theory and new chemical concepts.
The field chosen for the first venture was organic chemistry. Robert C. Elder field, professor of organic chemistry at Columbia University, was the instructor, and gave 10 lectures, one each Friday afternoon late. In each one he reviewed the status of a subject as it was 10 to 15 years ago, then brought it down to date. Emphasis was put on theoretical concepts rather than descriptive chemistry, such as the following, for example: the resonance concept applied to organic chemistry; current
theories of molecular rearrangements; modern theories of aromatic substitution ; three-carbon-atom tautomerism; hydrogen bonding; and organic chain reactions.
The response from industrial laboratories was beyond all predictions. Ninety men and women from 15 different laboratories, all holding positions of some administrative importance, attended. Tlie pace was fast, but the students were keen, and everyone was interested and cooperative. It is planned to run a similar refresher course in physical chemistry next winter.
Textile Institute Builds at Germantowwi
Plans have been completed for construction of the new Philadelphia Textile Institute, which will be located on tne 12.5 acre property in Germantown. It is scheduled to be ready for operation fortne fall term of 1949. Immediate needs of the institute constitute a sum of about three quarters of a million dollars to besought in 1948, which, together with the million dollars available for building at this time, would provide the complete school unit of laboratories, classrooms, machinery,
NEW PRODUCTS <ψ^ NEW VISTAS fa BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH
• CHOL1NESTERASE True bovine erythrocyte cholinesterase
• ARTERENOL HCI (L- and DL-) Nor-epinephrine HCI
• 3,4-DIHyDROXyPHENYLALANINE "DOPA" — an unusual amino acid
• DIPHENYLACETONITRILE Intermediate for analgesics and antispasmodics
JOLLL Send for prices and technical data today. WINTHROPSFEARKS
SPECIAL CHEMICALS DIVISION INC.
1450 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 18, Ν. Y.
and equipment. The later needs in the amount of $1,389,910 would be sought in 1949 and 1950 to provide dormitory facilities, an auditorium and gymnasium, and an endowment fund for maintenance and present and later staff requirements.
Vitamin Studies New grants-in-aid totaling $16,000
have been awarded to scientists at four universities for vitamin research by the National Vitamin Foundation. Investigations will involve eye health, the nutritional status of school children, and relationship between pyridoxine (vitamin Be) and fat metabolism, and the effects of time elements on the utilization of water soluble vitamins. Universities benefiting are Western Reserve School of Medicine, Vermont College of Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Medical School of the University of Southern California.
Reilly Lectures in Chemistry
The subject of the Reilly Lectures in chemistry, which will be delivered by Karl Friedrich Bonhoeifer, professor of physical chemistry at the University of Berlin, is "The Kinetics of Irritable Chemical Systems." The lectures will be given in the auditorium of the biology building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., at 8:00 P.M. each Tuesday and Wednesday from July 6 to Aug. 11. Visitors are cordially welcomed and there are no fees. Other lectures in this series by Dr. Bonhoefifer will be announced for September.
Statistical Methods Purdue University announces the offer
ing of an advanced course in quality control by statistical methods, to be given on the Purdue campus in Lafayette, Ind.f Sept. 9 to 17. The course is designed for those who have had the equivalent of one of the intensive courses in statistical quality control. A new and simplified approach to the subject will be used, and practical applications stressed. Material covered should benefit production engineers, design engineers, inspectors, development engineers, laboratory workers, quality control supervisors, and executives. Only the first 50 applicants will bo admitted, and tuition is $100.
Packaging Short Course The University of Illinois and the In
dustrial Packaging Engineers Association of America are offering a short course in packaging and materials handling from Oct. 4 to 7 at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago. Eleven sessions will include 40 talks and panel discussions. The course will run concurrently with the association's third annual Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Exposition.
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