MAY• 2001

THE NINETIETH PRESENTATION OF THE WILLARD GIBBS MEDAL

(Founded by William A. Converse) to

DR. TOBIN J. MARKS sponsored by the

CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY FRIDAY, May 18, 2001

Argonne Guest House Argonne National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue Building # 460 Argonne, IL 630-739-6000

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING From the City: Take Interstate 55 South (towards St. Louis). Exit at South Cass Avenue. Pro­ceed on Cass Avenue south one-quarter mile to the Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the right. Turn right and proceed to the gatehouse and, after checking in, follow signs to the Argonne Guest House. From the North: Take Interstate 294 South to Interstate 55 South (towards St. Louis). Exit at South Cass Avenue. Proceed on Cass Avenue south one-quarter mile to the Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the right. Turn right and proceed to the gatehouse and, after checking in, follow signs to the Argonne Guest House.

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SOCIAL HOUR

Dinner

Free

6:00-7:00 P.M.

7:00 P.M.

Dinner reservations are required. Please send in the form enclosed to the Chicago Section office at 7173 N. Austin, Niles IL 60614 with your menu choice, your name and affiliation for a nametag, and your check. Be sure to include your address.

Tickets will be sent to you by mail. Tables for ten are available. If you would like a table for a group, please put their names

on a separate sheet. Your name will also be added to a list that will be checked by Argonne Security at their gatehouse. Mention that you are with ACS Chicago.

Seating will be available after the dinner for people interested in hearing the speaker, but you must be registered to get onto the Argonne grounds.

IF YOU ARE NOT A U.S. CITIZEN, PLEASE CONTACT THE ACS Chica­go Section Office at (847) 647-8405, BY MAY 1, 2001 WITH THE FOLLOW­ING INFORMATION SO THAT ARGONNE CAN PROCESS YOUR GATE CLEARANCE: NAME (First, Last) BIRTHPLACE (City, State, Country) BIRTHDAY (Day, Month, Year)

Tickets will be returned by mail if the form is sent in by May 7, 2001 , No refunds will be made after May 15, 2001 for cancellations or no-shows.

The cost of the dinner is $35 for mem­bers and guests. The cost to non-mem­bers is $37. There will be no discounts for students or unemployed.

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AWARD CEREMONY 8:30 PM

The Willard Gibbs Medal Sharon Northrup, Chair Chicago Section, ACS

Introduction of the Medalist F. Albert Cotton, W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Texas A & M University

Presentation of the Medal Citation: For highly original research that has had a major, lasting impact on important areas of chemical science, including f-element cooridination and organometallic chemistry, homoge­neous small molecule and polymeriza­tion catalysis, molecule-based photonic materials, low-dimensional electronic conductors, oxide chemical vapor depo­sition, high temperature superconduc­tors, and metallocene anti-tumor agents.

Acceptance of the Award Tobin J. Marks Vladimir N. lpatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry Northwestern University

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ACCEPTANCE ADDRESS

"Bridges Between Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis. The Case of Supported and Homogeneous Olefin Polymerization Catalysts"

When chemisorbed upon certain metal oxide and halide surfaces, the reactivity of many types of organometallic molecules is dramatically enhanced. High activities for olefin polymerization and hydrogenation are two illustrative consequences of this altered reactivity. This lecture describes chemical and spectroscopic studies using designed organometallic molecules to probe the nature of the molecule-surface coordi­nation chemistry and to understand the reasons for the enhanced reactivity . Such information leads to design rules for the synthesis and spectro­scopic/crystallographic/catalytic charac ­terization of functional homogeneous phase organometallic models for the sur­face species. These latter studies lead to not only better understanding of the sur­face organometallic chemistry and catal­ysis , but also to better understanding of technologically important classes of "sin­gle-site " homogeneous olefin polymer­ization catalysts. Finally , this information can in turn be used to design next-gen­eration supported catalysts .

THE MEDALIST

Professor Marks received his B.S. at the University of Maryland in 1966 and his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1970. He has been at Northwestern University from 1970 until the present and has been the Vladimir N. lpatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry since 1999.

For over 30 years, Professor Marks has conducted pioneering and interdisci­plinary research in the areas of inorganic, organometallic, catalytic, and materials chemistry . As of October 1, 2000, Profes­sor Marks has published 595 papers based on his research (with several more in press) and has had 52 patents issued. He has been one of the most cited inor­ganic chemists in the world.

Professor Marks has also thrown tremendous energy into serving the chemical community. He has organized highly successful NSF and DOE Work­shops , NATO Institutes, ACS Sym­posia , the Inorganic Gordon Confer­ence, and International MOCVD Work­shops. He has served as Associate Edi­tor of Organometallics , and, most recently, as Chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry . He has served

on numerous governmental advisory committees , and has mentored 70 Ph. D. students and nearly as many postdoc­toral fellows. More than 50 of his alumni hold tenure - line academic positions worldwide .

Honors to Professor Marks include the following among many others: 1989 ACS Award in Organometallic Chem­istry, 1994 ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, 2001 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials.

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Kids, have you ever heard of kidney dialysis? Kidneys are essential for keeping the proper chemical balance in our blood. They perform a wonderful balancing act of filtration and osmosis that is not only essential to life, but is extremely complicated. In very simple terms, the kidneys filter blood in order to pass some dissolved salts, any_ tox­ins, urea, and creatinine, along with a little water. When the body digests pro­teins, urea is formed. But if too many urea molecules build up due to faulty kidneys , they can cause serious dis­eases. So, doctors and chemists have worked together over the years to per­fect a process called hemodialysis. Chemists have especially helped in cre­ating the special artificial membranes now used (hollow polysulfone fibers) , which filter out urea but leave all the other beneficial molecules behind (like red and white blood cells and essential nutrients). This is all hard to imagine, so here we

describe an experiment testing a simple membrane model. In dialysis, small molecules pass through a membrane by diffusion. It's like dust blowing through a screen window while keeping bugs out. Diffusion also predicts which direction the molecules will move , which is from more concentrated to more dilute areas. Here a plastic bag will be the membrane. Iodine, starch , and water are the molecules. Starch and iodine combine to make a dark blue product and this will be the visual test of your model.

Make a thick cornstarch mixture of 1 tsp. (3 gm) cornstarch in 1 /8 cup (20 ml) water. Put 3/4 cup (180 ml) hot water in a thick clear glass (like a clear coffee mug or a 250 ml beaker). Slowly stir in the cornstarch slurry. Have an adult partner put just under 3/4 cup (150 ml) water and 1 tsp (5 ml) tincture of iodine in another clear glass. Cut off the top (ziploc side) of a ziploc sand­wich bag (not a freezer or storage bag). Have an adult partner pour about 1/4 cup of the cornstarch solution into the bag (cleanly!). Close the bag tightly with a twist tie. Gently set the bag in the iodine solution without letting the twist­ed top get wet. Observe every 3 min for 15 min. Check for color changes. Iodine molecules in the solution (orange) will flow by diffusion through the pores in the bag to the insid~, where there is no iodine yet (flow Is

from concentrated to dilute). When iodine bumps into cornstarch molecules, they react to make the dark blue complex. Which molecules were able to travel through the pores of the bag, and which were not? What does this tell you about the size of the molecules, the size of the pores , and whether this is a good model of kidney dialysis?

Submitted by Dr. K. A. Carrado. Refer­ence: David Thielk, ChemMatters, ACS, April 2001, (www.acs.org/educat ion/ curriculum/chemmatt.html) . Patient Handbook, the Kidney TransplanVDialy­s is Assn. (www.ultranet.com/-ktda). For extra info, check out www.kidney.org and www.niddk.nih.gov.

2001 PRF GRANTS APPROVED

In December 2000, the ACS Board of Directors approved a total of 154 ACS­P et ro I e um Research Fund (PRF) grants. ACS administers the PRF fund. The first group of 2001 PRF Grants includes four Chicagoland recipients.

The following are the Chicagoland recipients of an ACS-PRF Grant for Advanced Scientific Education and Fundamental Research in the Petroleum Field:

Scott A. Barnett, Northwestern Univer­sity; Studies of the Reaction Mech~­nisms of Higher Hydrocarbons on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes.

Vladimir Gevorgyan, University of Illi­nois, Chicago; Development of Novel Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Methodologies: Formation of Carbon-Carbon, Carbon­Heteroatom, and Cleavage of Carbon­Heteroatom Bonds.

Robert J. Gordon and W. Andreas Schroeder, University of Illinois, Chica­go; Spatial Control of Molecules.

The following is the Chicagoland recipient of an ACS-PRF Grant for Sci­entific Education:

Laurie J. Butler, on behalf of the Univer­sity of Chicago; 18th Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Cop­per Mountain, CO, July 2001.

Congratulations to all recipients!

For information and application materi­als for PRF grants, contact the Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society, (202) 872-4481, http://www.acs.org/prf/.

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May 2001 Vol. 88, No. 5 Pub­lished by the Chicago Section of The American Chemical Soci­ety, Editorial Staff: Cherlyn Bradley, Editor and Fran Kravitz; Gayle E. O'Neill, Busi­ness Manager. Address: 7173 North Austin, Niles, Illinois 60714. 847/647-8405. Subscrip­tion rates: $15 per year, $15 out­side North America. Frequency: monthly-October thru June

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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY CHICAGO SECTION

WILLARD GIBBS MEDAL AWARD PRESENTATION

Friday, May 18, 2001 You and your guest(s) are cordially invited to attend the 90th presentation of the Josiah Willard Gibbs Medal to Dr. Tobin J. Marks, Vladimir N. lpatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University , on Friday, May 18, 2001, at the Argonne Guest House, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 460, Argonne , Illinois. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. Dr. Marks' talk will begin at about 8:30 p.m.

Dinner for this special occasion , includes crab cakes with avocado butter sauce; spinach and bib salad with roasted cashews and cucumber dress­ing; a choice of beef tenderloin in red wine sauce , chicken breast in pomegranate syrup, or grilled Atlantic salmon in white sauce ; and chocolate wave cake. (A vegetarian entree is available on request.) Price is $35 for members and guests and $37 for nonmembers . To reserve your tickets , please fill out the attached reservation form and mail with payment to the address below. Tables of 10 may be reserved. If you request seating for a group, please include a list of names of the people in your group. Tickets and nametags will be mailed to those whose orders are received by May 7. Your name will be added to a list that will be checked by Argonne Security at their gate house. No refunds will be made after noon Tuesday , May 15.

The Gibbs Award Dinner is always a memorable occasion. Only the Nobel Prize is considered more prestigious . Please come to salute the recipient and rejoice in Dr. Marks' achievements in and contributions to the science of chemistry .

Margaret Stowell Levenberg Gibbs Arrangements Committee

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SciTech's Hands On Museum allows people of all ages (individuals, classes, and families) to experience science , mathematics and technology in a fun and interactive way. The museum also offers world-renowned topical traveling exhibitions, hosts science clubs , sum­mer camps, and other educational pro­grams.

SciTech opened to the public in May 1989. A permanent museum site was established at the beginning of 1990. Memberships are available for individu­als and families.

The museum is located in downtown Aurora , IL at 18 W. Benton. For addi­tional information, call SciTech at (630) 859 -3434. Also visit http :// scitech. mus.ii.us/.

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FOUR ARGONNE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NAMED TO DOE LIST OF 100 BEST Four Argonne accomplishments have

been named among the 100 "best sci­entific and technological accomplish­ments of the Department of Energy dur­ing this century. " DOE developed the list to "demonstrate [its] commitment to save consumers money and improve [their] quality of life."

The four Argonne accomplishments are development of the 308 nm excimer laser for surgery and other medical applications, the development of green solvents, the decontamination and decommissioning of Chicago Pile 5, and the process to recover and clean flexible polyurethane foam from auto­mobile shredder residue. Argonne 's green solvents technology

was also chosen for an Energy@23 award and a Bright Light award. The Energy@23 awards - the name recog­nizes that DOE is 23 years old - were chosen from the original list of 100 by a panel of citizen judges "for their top­flight contribution to American con­sumers. " The Bright Light awards are based on the same criteria as the Ener­gy@ 23 awards , but specifically honor five of DOE's "most recent consumer­oriented innovations ... hatched between 1999 and 2000." The full list of 100 winners is on the Web

at www.ma.doe.gov/ energy 100/list.html.

Excimer laser for surgery In 1986 , Argonne scientists Dieter

Gruen, Mike Pellin and the late Charles Young recognized that the near-ultravi­olet radiation of the 308 nm excimer laser could be transmitted with little energy loss through a quartz fiber-optic catheter. This combination made it pos­sible to use laser surgery to treat car­diovascular disease. Laser light of this particular energy "cuts" bonds between biological tissues without burning or charring, providing a safer mechanism for laser surgery. This medical invention grew directly out

of basic research to develop laser-based techniques to study of fundamental aspects of the sputtering process, in which energetic beams remove molecules from material surfaces . The basic research also led to the develop­ment of techniques for the ultrasensitive detection and measurement of sputtered or laser-ablated atoms and molecules.

Green solvents Argonne researchers Jim Frank,

Rathin Datta, Paula Moon, Mike Henry,

Tony Fracaro, Yuval Halpern and Shih­Perng Tsai developed a technology to produce non-toxic, environmentally friendly "green solvents " from renew­able carbohydrate feedstocks , such as cornstarch.

Every year in the United States alone, an estimated 3.5 million tons of highly toxic, petroleum-based solvents are used as cleaners, degreasers and ingredients in adhesives, paints, inks and many other products . More envi­ron me nta I ly friendly solvents have existed for years, but their higher costs have kept them from wide use. Argonne's discovery has the potential

to replace about 80 percent of petroleum-derived cleaners, degreasers and other toxic and hazardous solvents. The process makes low-cost, high-puri­ty ester-based solvents, such as ethyl lactate, using advanced fermentation , membrane separation and chemical conversion technologies . These pro­cesses require little energy and elimi­nate the large volumes of waste salts that conventional methods produce.

Argonne 's green solvents technology has also won several other national awards, including the President's Green Chemistry Challenge , the Discover Magazine Award for Technology Inno­vation, the DOE/OIT Technology of the Year (finalist), and a Federal Laboratory Consortium Technology Transfer Award.

CP-5 D&D The decontamination and decommis­

sioning (D&D) of Chicago Pile 5 Reac­tor , led by Argonne 's Technology Development Division , provided an excellent opportunity for the application of a new way for government and industry to collaborate in the D&D of nuclear facilities. The project, overseen by the DOE Chicago Operations Office, refined and demonstrated a number of new D&D methods and technologies that are already being applied at other D&D project sites. Leaders in Argonne's effort were Sam Bhat­tacharyya , Tom Yule, Ralph Ditch, Ed Collins and Rob Rose.

According to DOE, "the U.S. has more than 13,000 buildings and facilities that must be decontaminated of chemicals or radioactive materials before they can be reused or safely decommissioned. It will require more than 40 years and in excess of $100 billion to clean up these sites. Many of these facilities are extremely dangerous to work in, raising concern for worker safety, and they may eventually present health and safety risks to the public. The rapid , cost-effective development of new tech­nologies, followed by repetitive applica-

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tion, represents the nation's best hope for reducing these burdensome issues."

Recover and clean foam from auto­shredder residue Argonne researchers Ed Daniels, Sam

Jody and Joe Libera developed a pro­cess to separate flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) from automobile-shredder residue and clean it to produce high­quality foam that can be used to make new products.

The automobile shredder industry recovers more than 10 million tons of ferrous (iron-containing) scrap annually from junked cars. Because only the metals are recycled, industry is left with about five mill ion tons of nonmetallic residue to dispose of annually. The FPUF, which makes up more than 30 percent of the residue volume, contains automotive fluids, iron oxides , glass, dirt and some metals. Argonne's tech­nology provides an efficient , economi­cal process to separate and clean the foam so it can be recycled.

The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory conducts basic and applied scientific research across a wide spectrum of disciplines , ranging from high-energy physics to cli­mato I ogy and biotechnology. Since 1990, Argonne has worked with more than 600 companies and numerous fed­eral agencies and other organizations to help advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for the future. Argonne is operated by the University of Chicago as part of the U.S. Department of Energy 's national laboratory system.

For more information, contact Catherine Foster (630 /252-5580 or cfoster @anl.gov) at Argonne.

MEMORIAL NOTICE DR. LLOYD COOKE; JUNE 7, 1916 - MARCH 9, 2001

Lloyd Miller Cooke passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2001 . He was a councilor of the Chicago Sec­tion, 1947-67 ; and Region V Director , 1967-70. A memorial service to cele­brate his life will be held Saturday, June 23, 2001 at 2 p.m. in the Heiser Audito­rium of Kendal at Oberlin, Ohio. To send condolences or to get further

information concerning the memorial service , please contact his wife Vera Cooke at 71 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 44074, (440) 774-8219. E-mail address is lvcooke@oberlin.net.

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HELP WANTED FOR THE ACS NATIONAL MEETING IN AUGUST !

The Host Comm ittee is looking for chee rf ul and f riendly volunteers , chemists or nonchemists , to help staff the Hospitality Suite at the meeting August 26-30. No chemical knowledge is necessary , j ust a wi llingness to answer questions and help visitors find their way around Chicago and the meet­ing sites . Come greet our visitors and share your favorite places in our city.

If you can help us out, please email Susan Shih at shihsu@cdnet.cod .edu or send a note to Fran Kravitz at Chica­go Section , American Chemica l Soci­ety , 7173 N. Aust in, Niles , IL 60714 . Include an email or return address and phone numbe r as we ll as when you think you will be available. Please let us know as soon as possible.

We are also looking for resta urant suggestions to publish in the brochure attendees will receive. If you are willing to write a mini review of your favorite restaurant(s) with a general indication of price range, please send it to one of us at the above addresses. We need these by May 25.

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2001: A GRAND CHEMICAL ODYSSEY 33rd Cent ral and 33rd Grea t Lakes Joint Regional Meeting June 11 - 13, 2001

The Kalamazoo and Western Michi­gan Sections of the American Chemical Society invite you to part icipate in "2001 : A Grand Chemical Odyssey" from June 11 - 13 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. You will join some of the best minds in Education and Industry at the more than 90 technical and poster ses­sions which will include symposia focused on Education, Food and Agri­cultural Chemistry , Pharmaceutical Chemistry , and Polymer Chemistry. Highlights of the meeting include five short courses, an undergraduate poster sess ion , vendor exhibits , and da ily social events.

Guest speakers will include US Rep­resentat ive Vernon Ehlers on the topic of science education; Dr. Bassam Shakashiri on "Communicating Chem­istry" , Dr. George Vande Woude on "Biomedical Research: Where Do We Go From Here?", Dr. Paul Jones and Dr . John Giesy on "Environmental Chemistry and the Great Lakes", and Helen Free, ACS Region II Director.

The short courses will include NMR: Basics to Beyond, Hands-On Comput­ers and Calculators for High Schools and College Teachers , P&G Shor t Course in Problem Solving for Under­gradua te Students and High School Teache rs, Polymers for High School and College Teachers, and a LabWorks workshop. Special events will include an opening

evening reception, the High School Teacher awards dinner , a tour of the Fredrik Meijer Gardens and the famed Leonardo da Vinci's Horse sculpture, a Regional Directors breakfast , Michigan State University's "Science Theatre" , a Women Chemist's Committee Luncheon, and a Student Affiliates mixer. Numer­ous other entertainment opportunities are available in the Grand Rapids area.

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THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: ALL THE ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESS! Conceived with a deep sense of histo­

ry, the American Chemical Society has made each 25-year period an occasion tor commemoration, dedication, and cel­ebration. The next milestone is here -the 125th anniversary of the Society in 2001. The Secretary of the Society has begun the coordination of a Society­wide celebration that will provide our members the opportunity to express continued pride in their Society and its many accomplishments. It is an oppor­tunity to demonstrate to the general public the long-standing importance of the chemical sciences to the quality of lite and the central role of the ACS in the advancement of the chemical sci-

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ACS 125TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE CHICAGO SEC­TION The Board of Directors of the Chicago

would like to solicit the ideas of what the section can do at the fall meeting. It you have any ideas on great advances made, key discoveries made within the geographic boundaries , please send them into the section. Our staff will col­lect the ideas and cull them into a visi­ble presentation we hope to showcase the section at our hospitality room at the tall meeting.

Ideas can either be sent to ellen @tei­analytical.com or mailed to the section office at 7173 N. Austin , Niles IL 60614.

DARRYL PRATER SUSAN SHIH

THANK YOU, GIBBS DONORS

The Chicago Section American Chemical Society gratefully acknowl­edges the generous contributions of the following companies to support the 2001 Josiah Willard Gibbs Medal Award ceremony:

Platinum Donor ($1,000 or more)

Abbott Laboratories

Silver Donors ($500 - $749)

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ences . Several projects have been planned, and will involve the Society at all levels - local section, divisional, and regional meeting activities; presidential events at national meetings; special tea­tu res in ACS publications ; a history book; traveling and on-line exhibits; and other membership activities.

For more information : ACS 125th Anniversary, Room 0-1009 , 1155 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (800) 227-5558 , extension 6070 ; tax: (202) 872-6338; e-mail: 125@acs.org

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zler, recently became the proud parents of a son, Alexander Sanford Angelos , born March 16, 2001. Congratulations Sandy and Julia!

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May 9, 2001: The Chicago Chemists Club will meet at Monastero's Ristorante, 3935 W, Devon Ave. The speaker will be Jeannette Fields who will present a talk entitled, 'The Women of Frank Lloyd Wright". For additional informa­tion, call Walt Kramer at (847) 967-8457.

May 8-10, 2001: The 21st Annual Electric Utility Chem­istry Workshop, Champaign, IL. For more information, con­tact K. Anthony Selby at (217) 333 -2881 or bsappenf@uiuc.edu.

May 18, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society will celebrate the presentation of the Willard Gibbs Award. For additional information call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405.

May 27-31, 2001: The American Society for Mass Spec­trometry (ASMS) will hold its 49th Conference in Chicago, IL. For more information, contact the ASMS at (505) 989-4517 or http://www.asms.org.

June 11-13, 2001: The Joint Central/Great Lakes Region­al Meeting will be held in Grand Rapids, Ml. For more infor­mation contact R. J. McCabe at (616) 392-2375 ext. 2386 or by email Richard.McCabe@wl.com.

June 22, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society presents the Annual Education Night. For additional information call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405.

June 24-28, 2001: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D19 on Water will meet at the Crowne Plaza in Richmond, VA. For further information, contact Bruce Noe at (610) 832-9719, bnoe@astm.org.

August 26-30, 2001: The American Chemical Society will hold the 222nd National Meeting in Chicago, IL. For more information contact the ACS at (202) 872-4396 or http://www.acs.org/meetings.

September 11-13, 2001: The American Society for Test­ing and Materials (ASTM) will offer a technical and profes­sional training course, "Gasoline: Specifications, Testing and Technology", at its headquarters in West Conshohock­en, PA. To register or for a free brochure, contact Eileen Finn at (610) 832-9686 or visit the ASTM home page at www.astm.org.

September 21, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society's monthly meeting. For additional infor­mation call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405.

October 19, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chem­ical Society's monthly meeting/Joint meeting of Northwest­ern University: Basolo Medal Award Lecture. For additional information call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405.

November 16, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society's monthly meeting. For additional infor­mation call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405.

December 14, 2001: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society/Chicago Chemists Club Joint Annual Hol­iday Party/Meeting. For additional information call the Sec­tion Office at (847) 647-8405.