EditorialThis is our pre-PITTCON ‘95 issue of the newsletter,

and I encourage- nay, insist-that ail of you who aregoing to fabulous New Orleans this year attend the ex-citing SEAC activities. These activities include themixer and, of course, the Charles N. Reilley Sympo-sium. As I mentioned last time, Bill Heineman and MarkAnderson were named recipients of the Reilley andYoung Investigator Awards, respectively, for 1995.Their biographical sketches, as well as information onthe symposium and the other SEAC activities, appearin this issue. Please join us for technical discussionsand good fellowship.

Also in the last issue, I berated the former ReilleyAward winners who did not provide to SEAC Commu-nications remembrances of their illustrious careers, asis the unwritten requirement for those receiving thataward. By way of embarrassment, I listed those scoff-laws but, in the process, I embarrassed myself! FromGermany, no less, I received an e-mail message (insidethis issue) from Fred Anson once again catching me ina faux pas. As Fred pointed out in no uncertain terms,I cited him in the last Editorial as one of the ReilleyAward laureates who owed me a remembrance article,but I subsequently listed him (correctly) in the tabula-tion of ‘Good Guys” who did provide an article. All Ican say is that, since I was not speaking ex cathedra, Iam allowed to make a mistake once in a long while!Just ask my students. But I do apologize to Fred for theconsiderable embarrassment I brought him among hispeers for the error. It only goes to show the power ofthe press, lest you other scofflaws persist in trying toevade your obligations.

Unfortunately, Fred’s e-mail also brought the sadnews that Heinz Gerischer passed away in September.Although I had theopportunity to meet Prof. Gerischeronly a few times, I can certainly echo Fred’s sentimentsthat he was a wise and stimulating scientist. He willcertainly be remembered for his many contributions toelectrochemistry.

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In the last issue’s President’s Mes-sage, Dennis Evans mentioned the elec-trochemistry bulletin board, ELETQM-L.Since then, I received e-mail messagesfrom several members requesting infor-mation on how to subscribe. The in-structions I sent them are below. Nothearing that there were any problems, Iassume their subscriptions wentthrough without mishap.

In case you missed it, there was aninteresting interview with Janet Oster-young, the new Director of NSF's Chem-istry Division, in C&EN on November7th. The former SEAC President givesher views on research opportunities inlight of the Chemistry Division’s rela-tively static budget (in constant dollars).

Finally, I want to thank Ann Tyler, whohas been preparing SEAC Communica-tions for publication at BioanalyticalSystems. Ann is returning to school inJanuary and will be replaced by JanetSmith, who I’m sure will continue thehigh quality publishing efforts of herpredecessors at BAS. Thanks again,Ann, and welcome, Janet.

Have a great new year, and pleasekeep me posted on new developmentsconcerning SEAC peopleand any activi-ties of interest.

Dick Durst

ELETQM-LIn response to inquiries from Carolyn Ribes, Bernd Speiser, Brian Clamp, Faye Ro-binson, and Jeff Brewster concerning subscribing to the electrochemistry bulletinboard, I sent the following instructions.

To subscribe to ELETQM-L send an e-mail message to:

LISTSERV@ BRUFU.BITNET

Do not fill in the subject line, and type the message:

SUBS ELETQM-L “your name”

You will receive automatic acknowledgment and other info in separate messages fromthe bulletin board.

To the best of my knowledge, this format has worked for all who have tried it, and theyare now being inundated with all sorts of useful information and questionable triviaa.Welcome to the information superbyway.

E-Mail Address Change

The electronic mail addresses for Universitat Tubingen in Germany have beenchanged. Bernd Speiser can now be reached under.

bemd.speiserO uni-tuebingen.de

There is also an alternative e-mail address at his workstation:

bs@echemS.orgchemie.chemie.uni-tuebingen.de

PITTCON ‘95Symposia of Electrochemical Interest

New SEACMembershipChairmanAppointed

Monday Morning:

Bioanalysis Using Nucleic Acid Amplification and ProbesArranged by R.A. Durst(not electroanalytical, but should be interesting)

Chemiluminescence and Electrogenerated Chemilumi-Arranged by A.J. Bard and T.A. Nieman(sounds really interesting, too bad it conflicts withthe above session)

Monday Afiemoon:

Utbamk-Advances In Understanding and ApplkatknArranged by R.A. Ostelyoung(keep thinking small for big results)

Tuesday:

Not much electrochemistry(go tour the French Quarter or visit the Exposition,but save some energy for the SEAC reception in the evening)

Wednesday Morning:

Chemical Dynamics at Single CellsArranged by R.M. Wightman and A.G. Ewing(this session focuses on electrochemical methods)

Reilley and Young Investigator Awards SymposiumArranged by F.M. Hawkridge(this is the big one! but it is usually on Wednesday afternoon,what happened?)

Wednesday Afternoon:

Blosensors for Environmental MonitoringArranged by J.M. Van Emon(includes electrochemical biosensors)

Thursday and Friday:

Not much electrochemistry(but remember, these are just the invited symposiaand there will be numerous sessions with contributedpapers on electrochemistty)

SEAC Director Andrew G. Ewinghas been appointed Chairman of theMembership Committee by Presi-dent Dennis Evans. This new ap-pointment has been made to providea broader distribution of responsibili-ties among the Board of Directors.Andy’s term of offii began on July1,1994.

This important SEAC committee isresponsible for recruiting new m6mbers. The Committee receives andreviews applications for membershipand collects the initial dues pay-ments. Once a member has beenenrolled, all subsequent dues pay-ments are made annually to theTreasurer.

In celebration of his new appoint-ment, Andy has received authoriza-tion to offer SEAC members in aca-demic positions the opportunity tonominate their current students andpostdoctoral research associates fora one-year free membership inSEAC. There are no strings attachedto this offer. Academic members whowish to offer thii free membership totheir students need only sign on the“Sponsor” line of the applicationblank.

For many years the SEAC Secretaryalso served as Membership Chair-man. The Secretary will continue toprocess applications that are re-ceived, on the basis of this ancienthistory. However, all new applica-tions shouki be sent to the Member-ship Chairman using the revised ap-plication form, which appears in thisissue. Please feel free to reproduceit as necessary.

Professor William R. HeinemanReceives 1995 Charles N. Reilley AwardCongratulations to Professor William R. Heineman as the 1995 Reilley Awardee. Heineman is a DistinguishedResearch Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati, where he has been since 1972.He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Texas Tech University, followed by his Ph.D. from theUniversity of North Carolina (with Royce Murray) and postdoctoral work at Case Western Reserve and Ohio StateUniversity (with Ted Kuwana).

Heineman also spent two years as a Research Chemist at Hercules Research Center. His research has continuallybroken new ground in electroanalytical chemistry. He played a major role in the development of optically transparentthin-layer electrodes, electrochemical immunosensors, EXAFS spectroelecttochemistry, and the study of imagingcompounds for nuclear medicine. In addition, Professor Heineman has promoted electroanalytical chemistry throughthe coauthoring of several books, including the popular “Laboratory Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry,” withPete Kissinger. Heineman and his students have written well over 266 papers, and hi 41 Ph.D. students have goneon to positions in academics, industry, and government. As one of the nomination letters put it, “Bill is one of theoutstanding gentlemen of academic analytical chemistry.”

The preceding information was phded by the Awards Committee Chairman, Royce Engstmm.

Charles N. Reilley AwardNominations SolicitedNominations for the 1996 C.N. Reilley Award are hereby solicited. Nominations should include a letter of nominationdescribing the individual’s significant contributions to electroanalytical chemistry, at least two seconding letters ofsupport, and a curriculum vitae for the individual. All nomination materials will be retained by SEAC. Once nominated,an individual will be considered for the Reilley Award for three years without being renominated. The submission ofany supporting information or a renomination is welcome at any time, but the decision on the 1996 Award will bebased on the material available to the Award Committee on March 15,199s.

All nomination materials should be sent to:

Professor Royce C. EngstromSEAC-Reilley Award CommitteeDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of South DakotaVermillion, SD 57669

1984 Allen J. Bard

1985 Ralph N. Adams

1986 Fred C. Anson

1987 Robert A. Osteryoung

1988 Royce W. Murray

1989 Theodore Kuwana

1990 Jean-Michel Saveant

1991 Stanley Bruckenstein

1992 Stephen Feldberg

1993 Dennis Evans

1994 Barry Miller

1995 Wrlliam R. Heineman

University of Texas

University of Kansas

California Institute of Technology

SUNY Buffalo

University of North Carolina

University of Kansas

Universite de Paris VII

SUNY Buffalo

Brookhaven National Laboratory

University of Delaware

Case Western Reserve University

University of Cincinnati

Professor Mark R. AndersonReceives SEAC Young Investigator AwardProfessor Mark I?. Anderson is the recipient of the 1995 SEAC Young Investigator Award. He is Assistant Professorof Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He joined the faculty there after completing apostdoctoral position at the University of Utah with Stanley Pons, hii Ph.D. degree with Dennis Evans at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin, and undergraduate work at lndiina University where he worked with Dennis Peters.

His research interests include surface spectroscopy of electrochemical interfaces, determination of electrochemicalreaction mechanisms, surface modification, and chromatographic surfaces. His recent work involves self-assembledmonolayers and applications of quartz crystal microbalance techniques.

Congratulations, Mark, and best wishes for a successful career.

The preceding information was phded by the Awads Committee Chairman, Royce Engstmm.

SEAC Young Investigator AwardNominations SolicitedNominations are hereby solicited for the 1996 Young Investigator Award. Potential recipients must be within 7 yearsof obtaining their Ph.D. or other terminal degree, and under 35 years of age at the time of nomination. Candidatescan be nominated by any member of SEAC.

Nominations will be selected by the SEAC Awards Committee, and must be received by March 15, 1995. Thenominations packet must include a letter describing the significant contributions made by the candidate, an updatedcurriculum vitae, and at least one supporting letter. Once nominated, candidates will be considered for a period ofthree years without renomination; addiiional supporting materials will be welcome at any time during this period.Nomination files carried over from year to year will automatically be removed from consideration once the candidatereaches the age of 35. Send all nomination materials to:

Professor Royce C. EngstromSEAC Awards CommitteeDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of South DakotaVermillion, SD 57069

Young Investigator Awardees

1993

1994

1995

Werner Kuhr University of California-RiversideLeonidas Dachas University of Kentucky

Adrian Michael University of Pittsburgh

Mark Anderson Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

New MembersName Date Affiliation

From theE-Mailbag

Bernadette T. Donovan

Marc R. Anderson

Tina Huang

Steven J. Woltman

Richard S. Hutchins

Mira Josowicz

Kristin Cline

Tim O’Hara

Ralph S. Mazenko

Robert C. Bess

Chunyao Amanda Chen

Qinbai Fan

Garrett A. Forbes

Eric W. Tsai

Albert Fry

Travis Wade

Christine M. Zook

Honghua Zhang

Poonam M. Naruia

Javier Albert0 Opezzo

Francis D’Souza

Michael R. Nelson, Jr.

Brian D. Coleman

Stephen Theberge

Shihua Song

Radha Pyati

Jay E. Harris

Olaf Kievit

Bemd Speiser

John J. Breen

Scott Dorman

Judith R. Fish

Matthew E. Johill

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I am communicating with you fromthe Fritz Haber Institute in Berlinwhere I am spending three monthson leave. It was nice to receive todaythe October, 1994 issue of SEACCOMM and to read the congratula-toty words you inserted about me.However, I can’t resist bringing toyour editorial attention the inconsis-tency between your page 1 assertionthat I am among the ReilleyAwardees who are overdue in sub-mitting remembrances and the page3 listing of me as one of the goodguys who provided one in 1986. I amhappy to confirm that your page 3data are correct.

The sad news from The Fritz Haberis that Heinz Gerischer passed awayon 9/l 4. He was suffering from heartproblems and the implantation of apacemaker on 9/l provided onlytemporary relief. In my book Geris-cher was one of the truly great elec-trochemists of the century; indeed,one of the reasons I came to Berlinwas to have a chance to interact withHeinz because he was so wise andstimulating. Chemistry and electro-chemistry suffered terrible losses in1994: Pauling, Gerischer, and Ko-ryta. I’m hoping for a better record in1995.

So keep up the good work for SEAC,keep after the remembrance-resis-tars and let me hear from you if youhave a chance. The e-mail systemhere seems to work very well; likePresident Dennis, I am becomingaddicted.

Best regards,

3/l 4 University of North Carolina Fred Anson

Hi Dick,

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