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in the news Merck Award 1990 The Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Analytical Chemistry, donated by E. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, was granted for the second time during the opening ceremony of Euroanalysis VII on 27 August 1990 in Vienna. (See photograph on p. IV) A jury evaluated the 34 applications submitted. The award was again shared after being divided into Elemental Analysis and Organic Analysis sections. This reflected the difficulty experienced by the jury in comparing merits across disciplines. Prof. Reinhard Niessner, 39, of the Technical University of Munich (Chair of Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry) was selected for his work on the photoelectric sensor array applied to heavy metal aerosols. Dr. Brian A. Bidlingmeyer, 46, of Millipore Corp., Milford, USA, received the award for his work on precolumn derivatization of amino acids. His landmark 1984 paper on this topic, which was published in the Journal of Chromatography,Biomedical Applications, has since been referenced over 450 times. Prof. Jan Thesing, retired member of the Merck board of management and former president of the German Society of Chemists (GDCh), presented the award. The prizewinners were introduced by Professors G. T6lg and Gary E. Hieftje.
UK-Polish cooperation The Royal Society and the Polish Academy of Sciences have agreed to increase scientific cooperation between their respective countries. The Polish Academy will join the Royal Society’s European Science Ex-
change Programme, and a new programme is to be established to enable young Polish scientists to spend between one and two years undertaking research in British laboratories.
Declarations of Vienna The following motions were approved by the members of the Working Party on Analytical Chemistry (WPAC) of the Federation of European Chemical Societies in the closing session of Euroanalysis VII on 31 August 1990. Motion 1 The delegates of Euroanalysis VII strongly affirm that only a good sound education in Analytical Chemistry gives proper provision for adequate progress in science and research, and for control of production, consumable goods and the environment. Motion 2 With respect to progress in the political and economic integration of Europe, Euroanalysis VII recommends that the WPAC takes the necessary steps towards advancing harmonization of analytical chemistry curricula according to the recommendations of the WPAC based on the survey of 1989/90 as reported to Euroanalysis VII in session C 4 on Tuesday, August 28,199O. Motion 3 Since high standards of analytical quality in any one European country directly concern and benefit every other country, Euroanalysis VII strongly recommends that in order to ensure and enhance the quality of analysis the WPAC aims to encourage that consistent rules and commitments for analytical quality assurance are valid throughout Europe by the harmonization of existing and new accreditation systems within Europe.
Science Book Prize sponsorship The annual Science Book Prizes, jointly organized by the Science Museum and COPUS (the Committee on the Public Understanding of Science), will receive a major boost from 1991 onwards with the announcement that the international chemical company RhBne-Poulenc has signed a five-year sponsorship deal. Rhone-Poulenc’s involvement puts the Science Book Prizes amongst the top literary prizes in the UK, lifting the principal prize from f 1,000 to f 10,000 and awards totalling a further f 10,000 for books for young people. The Science Book Prizes, now in their third year, are awarded to books judged to do most to promote the public understanding of science in the UK by making science and technology accessible and interesting to a general readership. Rhone-Poulenc’s UK chairman Dr. Keith Humphreys, himself a former academic chemist, believes that the Science Book Prizes can play an increasing role in keeping public awareness of science centre stage in a national environment in which science teaching and research funding are under growing pressure for resources. The 1990 awards attracted a record entry of ninety-four, from which shortlists of six in the general section, and seven in the young people’s section were selected. The 1991 awards will be announced in the spring.
trendr in analyticalchemistry,vol. 9, no. 9,199O
in the news Merck Award 1990 The Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award for Analytical Chemistry, donated by E. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, was granted for the second time during the opening ceremony of Euroanalysis VII on 27 August 1990 in Vienna. (See photograph on p. IV) A jury evaluated the 34 applications submitted. The award was again shared after being divided into Elemental Analysis and Organic Analysis sections. This reflected the difficulty experienced by the jury in comparing merits across disciplines. Prof. Reinhard Niessner, 39, of the Technical University of Munich (Chair of Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry) was selected for his work on the photoelectric sensor array applied to heavy metal aerosols. Dr. Brian A. Bidlingmeyer, 46, of Millipore Corp., Milford, USA, received the award for his work on precolumn derivatization of amino acids. His landmark 1984 paper on this topic, which was published in the Journal of Chromatography,Biomedical Applications, has since been referenced over 450 times. Prof. Jan Thesing, retired member of the Merck board of management and former president of the German Society of Chemists (GDCh), presented the award. The prizewinners were introduced by Professors G. T6lg and Gary E. Hieftje.
UK-Polish cooperation The Royal Society and the Polish Academy of Sciences have agreed to increase scientific cooperation between their respective countries. The Polish Academy will join the Royal Society’s European Science Ex-
change Programme, and a new programme is to be established to enable young Polish scientists to spend between one and two years undertaking research in British laboratories.
Declarations of Vienna The following motions were approved by the members of the Working Party on Analytical Chemistry (WPAC) of the Federation of European Chemical Societies in the closing session of Euroanalysis VII on 31 August 1990. Motion 1 The delegates of Euroanalysis VII strongly affirm that only a good sound education in Analytical Chemistry gives proper provision for adequate progress in science and research, and for control of production, consumable goods and the environment. Motion 2 With respect to progress in the political and economic integration of Europe, Euroanalysis VII recommends that the WPAC takes the necessary steps towards advancing harmonization of analytical chemistry curricula according to the recommendations of the WPAC based on the survey of 1989/90 as reported to Euroanalysis VII in session C 4 on Tuesday, August 28,199O. Motion 3 Since high standards of analytical quality in any one European country directly concern and benefit every other country, Euroanalysis VII strongly recommends that in order to ensure and enhance the quality of analysis the WPAC aims to encourage that consistent rules and commitments for analytical quality assurance are valid throughout Europe by the harmonization of existing and new accreditation systems within Europe.
Science Book Prize sponsorship The annual Science Book Prizes, jointly organized by the Science Museum and COPUS (the Committee on the Public Understanding of Science), will receive a major boost from 1991 onwards with the announcement that the international chemical company RhBne-Poulenc has signed a five-year sponsorship deal. Rhone-Poulenc’s involvement puts the Science Book Prizes amongst the top literary prizes in the UK, lifting the principal prize from f 1,000 to f 10,000 and awards totalling a further f 10,000 for books for young people. The Science Book Prizes, now in their third year, are awarded to books judged to do most to promote the public understanding of science in the UK by making science and technology accessible and interesting to a general readership. Rhone-Poulenc’s UK chairman Dr. Keith Humphreys, himself a former academic chemist, believes that the Science Book Prizes can play an increasing role in keeping public awareness of science centre stage in a national environment in which science teaching and research funding are under growing pressure for resources. The 1990 awards attracted a record entry of ninety-four, from which shortlists of six in the general section, and seven in the young people’s section were selected. The 1991 awards will be announced in the spring.