under the Monsanto reactivated "experi-
PEOPLE
NEWS - MAKERS
Mallinckrodt to Receive M i d w e s t A w a r d ;
Southern Chemist A w a r d Goes to G w a t h m e y
Edward Mallinckrodt Jr., chairman of
t h e board of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works,
St. Louis, will b e
g;\en t h e 1952 Mid­
west A w a r d on Nov.
8 by t h e St. Louis
Section ol the ACS.
H e is b e i n g cited as
a n " o u t s t a n d i n g citi­
zen with a m a t u r e
sense ol responsi-
bilit\." who has
4&S
given leadership in
E . Mallinckrodt Jr. many fields other
than chemistry. A 51-year m e m b e r of t h e
ACS and a charter m e m b e r of t h e St.
Louis Section, which was founded in 1907,
lie is a recognized authority on t h e puri­
fication a n d preservation of anesthetic
ether. Presentation of the medal will b e
made Nov. 8 in St. Louis.
EDUCATION
Bertsil B . Baker from Ohio State Uni­
versity joins physical division of Southern
Research Institute. B a r b a r a L . Johnston
of Alabama Polytechnic joins biochemistry
division; R o b e r t E. L a e e y from Oklahoma
Α&Λ1 joins t h e physical division, a n d
Phillip Blakeslee joins virus research di­
vision.
John F . Baxter leaves W a s h i n g t o n and
Lee University, w h e r e h e was professor
ol chemistry, to join chemistry d e p a r t m e n t
at University of Florida. Gainesville, as
professor of chemistry a n d chairman of
the inorganic division.
Robert II. Broh-Kahn has been a p ­
pointed scientific director oi t h e Lasdon
Foundation oi X e p e r a Park. Yonkers, Ν. Υ.
He will coordinate research activities sup­
ported b y grants m a d e by the foundation,
a nonprofit, philanthropic· organization es­
tablished in 19 1o for t h e furtherance of
scientific research in the field of medicine.
Dr. Broh-Kahn was formerly associate di­
rector of the May Institute lor Medical
Uesearel» and assistant professor of experi­
mental m e d i c i n e at the Unixersily of Cin­
cinnati.
William Λ. Ocskiii accepts a position as
professor of chemistry and physics at
Upper Iowa University, Fayette. l i e was
recently relieve-il from active duty with
the army, stationed with the Signal Corps
at Fort M o n m o u t h . N. J.
C o n r a d Λ. Flvehjem, chairman of the
biochemistry department at t h e University
of Wisconsin, has been announced as a
winner of a Lasker Award for 1912, given
by the American Public Health Associa­
tion, f i e is honored "for distinguished
4414
ence-on-the-job" program, has r e t u r n e d to
his former position as professor of c h e m i ­
cal engineering a t Michigan College of
Mining and Technology after a year in
the phosphate division of Monsanto at
Anniston, Ala.
Adrian W . Rulancl, instructor of c h e m ­
istry at Bowling Green State University,
Allen T. G w a t h m e y , associate professor now assor ate professor of chemistry at
of chemistry at the University of Virginia, Indiana .f .ate Teachers College, I n d i a n a ,
has been selected to receive t h e 1952 Pa.
Southern Chemist Award, which is given Will, an H . R. Shaw has completed post­
by the Memphis doctoral work at Harvard and is n o w as­
Section of t h e A C S sistant professor of physical chemistry at
"for distinguished t h e University of Texas, Austin.
service to t h e p r o ­
Robert E . Van Atta, recent P h . D . from
fession of chemistry
Penn State, appointed associate professor
in the Southern
a n d chairman of the d e p a r t m e n t of c h e m ­
states." Presentation
istry, Ohio Northern University, Ada,
will be m a d e at t h e
Ohio.
Southeastern Re­
gional Meeting on T . H . W h i t e h e a d resumes duties as p r o ­
Oct. 24. A c c o r d i n g fessor of chemistry at the University of
T. G w a t h m e y to t h e Virginia Sec­ Georgia, Athens, after serving 20 m o n t h s
tion, which nominated Dr. G w a t h m e y , his as chief, Chemical Division, Chemical a n d
most notable contribution to research in Radiological Laboratories, Army Chemical
t h e South has b e e n his leadership in t h e Center, Md.
establishment of t h e Virginia Institute for
Scientific Research. H o w a r d K. Z i m m e r m a n J r . released
from active duty in t h e Naval Reserve and
is now assistant professor of c h e m i s t r y at
contributions in biochemical and nutrition Texas A&M College, College Station, Tex.
research; especially for identifying t h e
mineral, vitamin, a n d amino acid require­
ments for health." M a t h e w s of Wisconsin Retires
VV. E. H e n d e r s o n from University of
J. H o w a r d M a t h e w s h a s retired at the
Michigan a n d H. W. Hilton from Ohio age of 70 as c h a i r m a n of t h e chemistry
State a d d e d t o the technical division staff
d e p a r t m e n t at the University of Wis­
of the Visking Corp. consin. H e has been chairman since 1919,
Ernest M. Hodnett is on sabbatical a n d served t h e university as profezsor
leave from Oklahoma A6cM, where he is
associate professor of chemistry, to work
at Argonne National Laboratory as associ­
ait 1 chemist u n d e r the participating insti­
tutions plan.
Charles H u g g m s . cancer expert from t h e
University of Chicago, spending a m o n t h
«is visiting professor of oncology at t h e
University of California school of m e d i ­
cine, San Francisco.
Bohdan Zvamienski has been given a
stat'» award in Poland for o u t s t a n d i n g
work in the sciences, arts, and industry.
He was honored for research a n d achieve­
ment in t h e application of t h e electro-
metrical method in adsorption analysis.
Bepin C h a n d r a Kar of Calcutta, India,
is at Washington State College, Pullman,
Wrsh., to study under a UN economic de­
velopment fellowship. He has been senior
spectrographic officer in the Indian Na­
J. H o w a r d M a t h e w s
tional Metallurgical Laboratory. He will
study production of electrolytic manganese since 1911. Over 2000 chemists h a v e re
and manganese dioxide, using low-grade ceived degrees under his chairmanship
Indian ores. Dr. Mathews has published about 6 0 pa
pers on exact caloi iinetry, chiefly o n th<
Alvin I. Kosak appointed assistant pro­ heats of vaporization of liquids, a n d h«
fessor in t h e d e p a r t m e n t ol industrial
did pioneering work in photochemistry
medicine at NYU p o s t g r a d u a t e medical and colloid chemistry. His chief research
school. From chemistry faculty of the
has been on the detection of criminals
University of Cincinnati. and he is a ballistics expert of nationvvid-
Ceurge M . M a e h w a r t , the first recipient reputation. l i e helped found a c r i m e d<
C H E M I C A L Α Ν D E Ν G I N E E RΙΝ G N E W S
 facts on Infrared <ë^m

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CRITERIA OF INFRARED INSTRUMENTATION

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THE M O D E L 112 THE MODEL 21

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4416 C H E M I C A L A N D ENGINEER Ν G Ν E WS

tection laboratory for t h e state. W i t h
eight others h e founded Alpha Chi Sigma,
Lhe chemical fraternity, in 1902 and
headed it for m a n y years. W i t h his r e ­
tirement from administrative responsibili­
ties Dr. M a t h e w s will devote most of his
time to crime detection research a n d will
fill a p a r t - t i m e research appointment on
the g r a d u a t e school. Another of Dr.
M a t h e w s ' pioneering activities was t h e
establishment of t h e colloid symposium in
1923, which b e c a m e an annual affair. At
a dinner recently in Dr. Mathews' honor
the m e m b e r s of the chemistry d e p a r t m e n t
and the chemistry a l u m n i of t h e Univer­
sity of Wisconsin p r e s e n t e d to t h e univer­
sity a portrait of Dr. Mathews p a i n t e d by
Charles T h w a i t e s of Milwaukee.
INDUSTRY
J. J. Barker a p p o i n t e d h e a d of the
process d e p a r t m e n t of Walter Kidde Nu­
clear Laboratories, N e w York. From Kel-
lex Corp.
John T. Barr Jr. resigns as chemist
with Carbide and C a r b o n Chemicals Co.
at Oak Ridge to b e c o m e a chemist at t h e
W h i t e m a r s h laboratories of Pennsylvania
Salt Mfg. Co.
Willard M. Bright, formerly director of
the T h e o d o r e Clark Laboratory of t h e
Kendall Co., a p p o i n t e d assistant research
director of Lever Brothers Co., in c h a r g e
of t h e chemical a n d physical research
department.
Richard O. Burk joins staff of George
Armistead & Co., consultants and engi­
neers for the petroleum and chemical in­
dustry in W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. From Stand­
ard Oil Co. (ITKL).
Richard T. C a d y , recent P h . D . from
Indiana University, n o w research chemist
in explosives d e p a r t m e n t oi Ou Pont's
Burnside laboratory at Penns Grove, N. J.
Miles D . C a t t o n , director of develop­
ment of the Portland Cement Association,
appointed assistant to the vice president
for research and development. Succeeds
H . F . G o n n e r m a n , retired after 30 years
of service. Douglas M c H e n r y , previously
administrative assistant, succeeds Mr.
Catton as director of development.
N a t h a n Fox a p p o i n t e d director of re­
search for Chun King Sales Inc., D u l u t h
processor of Orient al-American loods.
From College Inn Food Ρ h u t s Co.
Patricia Gilpin of the University ol
Detroit joins the staff of the Benger labo­
ratory, textile fibers d e p a r t m e n t , Du Pont
Co., Waynesboro, Va.
Leonard B. Cittingcr appointed direc­
tor of market research ol ' Free-port Sul­
p h u r Co.
Joseph* Goltlin, technical editor at the
Government Laboratories, University ol
Akron, now development engineer in tech­
V O L U M E 3 0, NO. 4 2 . . OCTOBER
nical services group of Aeroset E n g i n e e r ­
ing Corp., Azusa, Calif.
C h a r l e s E. G r e e n ,
formerly chief
physical chemical r e ­
search at the Corps
of E n g i n e e r s Mate­
rials Laboratory,
F o r t Belvoir, Va.,
h a s b e e n appointed
t e c h n i c a l director of
t h e newly formed
Cactus Chemical
Charles E . G r e e n Co., Houston, Tex.
H e r m a n Kaiser, formerly professor at
the University of Caracas, now production
manager of Venezolana de Cementos
plant in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
George C. Kiessling from Autograf
Brush and Plastics Co. joins plastic sales
d e v e l o p m e n t section of t h e chemical di­
vision of Koppers Co. Inc., Pittsburgh.
Samuel S. Kistler, recently resigned as
director of research for t h e Norton Co. a n d
an internationally k n o w n chemical engi­
neer a n d authority on abrasives, appointed
research associate of t h e Peninsular Grind­
ing W h e e l Co., Detroit.
W . E . Kleinicke a p p o i n t e d superintend­
ent of the Shadyside research laboratory
of Barrett division of Allied Chemical &
Dye Corp. Succeeds D . A. Rankin, d e ­
ceased.
Consuelo House-
w o r t h Kuhn, previ­
ously with Merck &
Co. Inc., as an ana­
lytical chemist, now
on t h e staff of t h e
H o u s e of J. H a y d e n
Twiss as a chemical
advertising copy-
--**. writer.
Ernest A. L a d o , from the U. S. Phos­
phoric Products Division of Tennessee
Corp. at T a m p a , Fla., w h e r e he w a s chiel
d e v e l o p m e n t engineer, n o w research and
d e v e l o p m e n t engineer a n d section chiel
in the Nickel Processing Corp. at Nicaro,
Cuba.
T h e following promotions have b e e n
a n n o u n c e d at Michigan alkali division ol
W y a n d o t t e Chemicals: R. C. Leonard to
produc». m a n a g e r ol caustic soda a n d chlo­
rine; P . M . Bigley to p r o d u c t manager oi
soda ash, dry ice, and sodium bicarbonate;
R. K. Rigger to product manager ol syn­
thetic detergents; and T . R. Boyle to ad­
ministrative assistant to t h e vice y>resident.
T h e following have joined t h e Rich­
mond laboratories technical staff of Cali-
iornia Research Cor]).: F . A. L u d w i g from
CalTeeh; L. J. Painter, Catholic U.; A. J.
F n g e h Cornell; I). (>. Chessmore, H. Res-
nick, II. T. T u p p e r , M I T ; E. A. Goldsmith,
NYU; J. Covits, Rice Institute; F. L.
Deter», Stanford; B. L. G a r n e r , J. D.
Knight, I'C'LA; A. F . Ha vie/., Universitv
oi Colorado; J. H. W r i g h t , University of
2 0, 1952
MEWS-MAKERS
Delaware; W. W, West, University of
Illinois; A^. L. Hourgh, Κ . Κ. O k a m o t o ,
University of Texas; R. O . Daniels, L . M .
Hartmann.» J. Xd. W h i t n e y , E. L. N i m e r ,
of
University of Utah; J. D. Gardner, P. L .
Messer, ftL. E. Jentoft J r . , University of
W a s h i n g t o n ; N£. L Walden, W a s h i n g t o n
State College; » . W. Hill, Virginia Poly­
technic I n s t i t u t e ; C. M, N e s s J r . , P u r d u e :
S. W. NicScsic, J i . D. Sender, University of
Wisconsin- K, I D . Tisanmerriaus, University
of Illinois- and H. P. I i a r n s b e r g e r , D n -
quesne.
George H. M a n -
gun has heen a p ­
pointed r e s e a r c h d i ­
rector of t h e W a r n e r
Therapeutic Institute
and C h i l c o t t research
division o f W a r n e r -
Hudrtut I n c . H e w a s
for five years h e a d
_ of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of
χ Έ3Ε&\'ξ£&&& clinical chemistry of
t h e Henry- ForcJ Hospital in O e t r o i t a n d
protessoria_l lecturer at W a y n e University
graduate sschool.
Richard L. SMeelc from Georgia T e c h
a n d Clarence \W. IluiTimin from Merck &
Co., Inc., join staff cjf research division a t
Lion Oil C o .
David IE. MTorey resigns from U. S.
Public Ilfcfalth Serv ice i n Cincinnati t o
become a client ist w i t h l h e Fishery P r o d ­
ucts Laho Tatory, Ke~ichikan, Alaska.
Walter J . Miirphy^ editor of C&EX, h a s
b e e n elected first v i c e p r e s i d e n t of t h e
Society o f HiLsincs=s Magazine E d i t o r s ,
national p- rofess-ional society of editors in
t h e busiii. ess mnd technical publication
fields.
The lolHowin i* sta^l promotions a r e a n ­
nounced a_t Ilocidry Process Corp.: H e n r y
D . Noll "to dixeclozr of engineering; A .
Wesley II oge t o nia-iiugcr of e n g i n e e r i n g ;
Theodore A. Burtis to supervisor of p r o c ­
ess enginc£3erin£ir; Josrsi'f W . Schall t o d i ­
rector of devclopi neiit; and John B .
Maerker t o section <hiel of d e v e l o p m e n t .
P. EdsitJl Ribey J r . joins American Con­
ditioning I Ion,se I n c , c o n s u l t a n t s a n d
process e ^lginci-rs \z\ wool, textiles, a n d
determent tceln lolog^y, Boston. From E x ­
eter Mlg. Co.
Burton II. S ande xs resigns as staff as­
sistant \v ίtil hipene er C h e m i c a l C o . to
become a proc»:*ss e-^iginec»r at the labora­
tories of t b e Tl n'okoL Corp. at Klklon, M d .
Hoy Y. Sanders Jur., vp-sales lor Arnor
("o., named ν ρ ol Arner ('<>. L t d . of
( 'anada, I '"t. Kr ic, O u t .
M. Holrsert S ancly ironJ American Steel
a n d Wire Co. is to be a special chemist
at the IK *w F. lilies s works plant of tin*
I r . S. Stei Λ (Ιο. whe η il o p e n s in J a n u a r y .
Edwin II. Se-limit J. of K m b a r t MÎJJÇ. d > .
has been elect <'d ρ resident ol tbe I'acL
ain'n^ Mu chine ry Ni anulaeturers Institute.
4417
 HARDINGE NEWS-MAKERS
S. Chester Markcly of Comas Machine
has it . . . Co. w a s elected first vice president a n d
Helen H . Fairbanks of Horix Mfg. Co.,
second v p .
Paul J . Schouboe transferred from t h e
plant control laboratory to t h e research
laboratory of the American Chlorophyll
Division of Strong C o b b & C o . , Lake
Worth, F l a .
S h e r w o o d B. Seeley p r o m o t e d to tech­
nical director of t h e Joseph Dixon Cru­
cible C o . , Jersey City, N. J. H a s been
! director of research.
i John R. Sjolander resigns a s research
I chemist with Merck & C o . Inc. t o become
T R I C O N E , CONICAL senior chemist in t h e n e w products divi-
AND C Y L I N D R I C A L M I L L S ! sion, Minnesota Mining & Mfg. C o . , St.
i Paul, M i n n .
I A r t h u r L . Smith joins R o h m & Haas
I Co. to b e in charge of application re-
i search a n d development on resins for re­
inforced plastics. F r o m Continental Can
ROTARY DRYERS, Co.
KILNS A N D COOLERS H . H . Suddard a p p o i n t e d Chicago
branch manager of coating resins depart­
ment of American C y a n a m i d Co's plastics
and resins division.
D o n a l d N . Sukovv from Goodyear Syn­
thetic R u b b e r Corp. n o w chief chemist for
the Kentucky Synthetic R u b b e r Corp.,
Louisville, Ky.
THICKENERS AND
CLARI F I E R S
NECROLOGY
Daniel D. Berolzheimer
D a n i e l D . Berolzheimer, 7 5 , p a t e n t r e ­
search a n d chemical consultant of N e w
York, d i e d Aug. 24.
H e h a d been active
in former years as
editor of t h e Perco­
lator, published b y
the C h e m i s t s ' Club
of N e w York, and
h a d also been club
C O N S T A N T - W E I G H T , DISC historian. Dr. Ber­
AND V O L U M E T R I C F E E D E R S
olzheimer was edu­
cated at CCNY,
NYU, a n d the University of W u r z b u r g .
At t h e turn of the century h e was chemist
in charge a t the Daland Chemical Labora-
'ories, Philadelphia, a n d later b e c a m e as­
sociated with Arlington Chemical Co.,
Yonkers, a n d with t h e Barrett Co., now a
division of Allied C h e m i c a l & Dye.
Dr. Berolzheimer w a s a n authority on
club history, was one of its oldest mem­
bers, a n d seldom missed a d a y a t t h e
" r o u n d table" of its restaurant. H e h a d
been a member of t h e ACS since 1901.
W i l l i a m A . IFelsing
AIR CLASSIFYING William A. Felsing, 0 1 , professor of
chemistry at the University of Texas» died
SYSTEMS Oct. 5 in Austin. He received two degrees
from t h e University of Texas a n d h a d
HARDINGE
*ι-.'Λ/η ο 'Λ !7> "· ·• · » 'Jf ί ? ; ? Ο <"? 0 . 9 Ο «/ Π G
taken his Ph.D. at M I T in 1018. H e h a d !)><·, Sept. 19. ACS member since 1929.
been o n t h e Texas faculty 35 years. Dur­
- ?40 A r t l i «t. Λ'.αιη O f f . c c a n d V/orV 5
ing W o r l d War I lie served .vitli Chemical
Ν[Λ' YORK Ι ' · V . N fi*ANC. CO II · CHICAGO t · HIBbINC MINN · TORONTO 1
lit 2 0 i W Wjikir Uf ; 0 l i . Fn,l A.e 200 Bjy St W a r f a r e Service a n d in W o r l d W a r 11 he well, Va., Sep*. 25.
4418 C Η Ε Μ I C A L Α Ν Ι) Ε Ν G I ΝNΕ R I N G
served with the underwater sound labora­
tory at Harvard. H e h a d been a m e m b e r
of t h e ACS since 1917.
C a l m M . Hoke
Calm Morrison Hoke, 65, owner a n d
chemist of Jewelers Technical Advice Co.,
New York, died July 13. She w a s e d u c a t e d
at H u n t e r College, W i t t e n b e r g College,
University of Chicago, Columbia Univer­
sity, a n d NYU. S h e first w o r k e d as a
laboratory assistant at Harriman Research
Laboratory in 1 9 1 1 , and joined t h e
Jewelers Technical Advice C o . in 1 9 1 3 .
Except for an interim of t w o years s h e
worked there continuously until t h e past
year or so, when she stopped because of,
illness. She became owner of t h e c o m p a n y
in 1937. She was married t o T. Robert
M c D e a r m a n in 1927. She h a d d o n e r e ­
search in devising methods of refining p r e ­
cious metal wastes; methods of identifying
and appraising precious metals a n d their
alloys, a n d designing controls for com­
pressed gases. She was t h e author of sev­
eral hooks and articles on t h e foregoing.
She w a s also much interested in fostering
international a n d interracial u n d e r s t a n d ­
ing. She h a d been a m e m b e r of t h e ACS
since 1921.
D o n a l d K. Beckwith, 46, section h e a d
and technical foreman, Parke, Davis & Co.,
Detroit, Aug. 3 . ACS m e m b e r since 1943.
Frederick L . Curtis, 84, retired vice
president of Raybestos-Manhattan I n c . ,
Sept. 20.
H e n r y M . D a w e s , 75, executive commit­
tee chairman of Pure Oil C o . , Chicago,
for 2 3 years president of the company, a n d
brother of t h e late U. S. Vice President
Dawes, Sept. 2 9 .
O t h o J. D e Lon, 58, salesman for Ameri­
can Cyanamid Co.'s industrial chemicals
division in Chicago, Sept. 19.
William I I . D u n n , 6 9 , retired treasurer
and director of Raybestos-Manhattan Inc.,
Sept. 29.
Elam R. Gillon, president of Cillon
Machine Co., Last Point, Ga., April 7,
1952. ACS m e m b e r since 1950.
Sir Richard Gregory, 88, founder and
editor of Nature, Sept. 15, Sussex, E n g ­
land.
John A. H a m m o n d , industrial chemist,
Redwood Valley, Calif., Sept. 19. ACS
member since 1924.
A. W . H o m b e r g e r , 65, retired professor
and chairman of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of bio­
chemistry at t h e University of Louisville
school of medicine, Sept. 11. AC'S membei
since 1905.
John J. Jiga, assistant chief chemist,
Toledo Edison Co., Toledo, Ohio, J u n e 6.
ACS member sine*' 19-15.
D o n a l d A. Rankin, 46, superintendent
of t h e Sliadyside research laboratory of
the Barrett Division, Allied Chemical &
Walter Rnwlaii, 82,* former executive
wiih Allied Chemieal & Dye Corp., Hope­
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