Undergraduates receive Analytical Chemistry As the 1994-95 academic year gets under­way, undergraduate students will re­ceive copies of the journal through two programs cosponsored by Analytical Chemistry. Both are designed to enhance students' experience in measurement sci­ence and encourage them to consider ca­reers in analytical chemistry.

For the 12th year, the Society for Ana­lytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) has helped Analytical Chemistry fund the In­strumental Analysis Enhancement Pro­gram, which provides copies of the jour­nal to undergraduate students enrolled in instrumental analysis courses. This year a record 1117 subscriptions will go to 351 professors at academic institutions in the United States.

Professors will receive eight issues of the journal during the fall or spring semes­ter and use them to enrich the content of their courses and to encourage students to continue studying analytical chemistry at the graduate level. Participating profes­sors make the issues available to stu­dents in the classroom or laboratory, and some also assign student projects based on material that appears in the journal.

The journal and the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, through its Under­graduate Awards in Analytical Chemistry, will provide eight-month, academic-year subscriptions to approximately 400 out­standing chemistry majors. Awardees are selected annually by chemistry faculty at

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U. S. and Canadian colleges and universi­ties whose departments are approved by ACS. This award program is designed specifically to recognize outstanding scho­lastic achievement and to stimulate inter­est in the discipline. Recipients will also become honorary members of the Divi­sion for a year and receive the Division newsletter.

Jorgenson to receive CE award The Capillary Elec­trophoresis Award will be presented to James Jorgen­son, professor of

chemistry at the University of North Caro­lina-Chapel Hill, at the 5th Frederick Conference on Capillary Electrophoresis next month. This award was initiated last year to recognize outstanding contribu­tions in the field of CE. The first award was given to Stellan Hjerten for his pio­neering work in CE systems. Jorgenson developed the first practical CE instru­ment in 1981 and was also a pioneer in de­veloping on-column detection and cou­pling LC with CE.

Jorgenson received his B.S. degree in 1974 from Northern Illinois University and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1979. He is the Associate Editor for separa­tions for Analytical Chemistry and is this year's recipient of the Golay Award in Capillary Chromatography.

• The Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley is requesting nomina­tions for the 1995 Stephen Dal Nogare Award for excellence in and significant contributions to the field of chromatography. All nominations should consist of one or more letters of nomination and a biographical sketch describing the nominee's experience and contributions to the advancement of the field. Nom­inations submitted in previous years can be renewed or appended with an updated letter. Send nominations by Dec. 31, 1994, to Mary Ellen McNally, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Agricultural Products, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 19880-0402.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

• Reactivity database now available NIST is now offering "Chemical Thermodynamic and Energy Re­lease Program" (CHETAH), v. 7.0, a database that calculates thermo­dynamic properties for a pure chemical or for a mixture of chemi­cals and is designed to help pre­dict the performance of chemicals during storage, shipping, manufac­turing processes, and laboratory use. The database, originally devel­oped by the American Society for Testing and Materials, includes an "energy release evaluation" that predicts the likelihood of violent decomposition if the chemical re­ceives a shock. It also accepts new thermochemical data, classifies mixtures for flammability, and es­timates lower flammability limits. CHETAH, v. 7.0, requires DOS 2.1 or higher and at least 512 KB mem­ory. For information, contact Stan­dard Reference Data Program, A320 Physics Bldg., NIST, Gaithers-burg, MD 20899-0001 (301-926-2208; fax 301-926-0416; internet SRDATA@enh.nist.gov.).

• A2LA and SCC sign agreement The American Association for Labo­ratory Accreditation (A2LA) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) signed a mutual recognition agreement in June. The 130 labora­tories accredited by the SCC will now be regarded as having accred­ited status by A2LA in the United States; laboratories accredited by A2LA will similarly be recognized by the SCC. The two organizations have also agreed to cooperate in the development and adoption of new and revised requirements and profi­ciency testing programs.

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