World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting June 12-14 in Bozeman, Mont.

More than 200 research papers will be presented at the 58^th Northwest regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, in Bozeman, Mont., June 12-14. Approximately 350 scientists and students are expected to attend the meeting, held at Montana State University in the Strand Union Building (Conference Office, 406-994-3081). Topics include the following:

Bioinorganic chemistry
Biophysical chemistry
Detection of pathogens and chemical weapons
Natural products
Radionuclide site remediation

There will be six continuous workshops for high school chemistry teachers on June 12, 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Session highlights include the following:

Thursday, June 12

9:00 a.m.
Fuel reprocessing at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (Jerry D. Christian, Idaho Falls, 208-522-6793, jerryc@srv.net)

9:40 a.m.
Characteristics of humic acids isolated from sediments of Lake Coeur D'Alene (Ray Van Wandruszka, University of Idaho, Chemistry Department, Moscow, Idaho, 208-885-6827, rvw@uidaho.edu)

Noon
Decontamination of sites containing used motor oil (Marc Andrew Donsky, University of Colorado at Denver, Chemistry Department, 303-556-3201, mdonsky@carbon.cudenver.edu)

1 p.m.
Inorganic tank waste speciation at the Hanford site (Dan Herting, Fluor Hanford, Richland, Wash., 509-373-2532, Daniel_l_herting@rl.gov)

2:20 p.m.
Flammable gas issue in stored Hanford waste (Sam Bryan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., 509-376-6949, sam.bryan@pnl.gov)

4:00 p.m.
Groundwater contamination at the Hanford site in south-central Washington state (Duane Horton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Applied Geology and Geochemistry, Richland, Wash., 509-376-6868, dg.horton@pnl.gov)

There will be three significant awards presented at the meeting:

Joan Beardsley of Squalicum High School in Bellingham, Wash., will be honored on June 13 with the ACS Regional Award in High School Chemistry Teaching for her efforts to reform and improve the teaching of science.
Dean Matson of the Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., will receive an ACS Industrial Innovation Award on June 13 for making durable barrier coats that protect electronic displays from moisture and oxygen.
Richard P. Haugland of Molecular Probes, Inc., of Eugene Ore., will receive an ACS Industrial Innovation Award on June 13 for developing new tools to aid scientific discoveries.

Additional details about the Northwest regional meeting can be found at http://www.mtech.edu/chem/acs/NORM/Norm_Main_Page.htm.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The general chair of the meeting is Cynthia McClure, 609-994-1779 or 994-4801.)