25 TH ACS SENIOR TECHNICAL MEETING
   The Puerto Rico Local Section of the ACS is pleased to announce that
the 25th ACS Senior Technical Meeting (STM) is scheduled for Friday
November 2, and Saturday November 3, 2001. An important meeting for
scientists in Puerto Rico pursuing research in chemistry, chemical
engineering and chemical education, the STM provides a forum to exchange
ideas in all areas of chemistry, to assess new developments and to
discuss new research directions.

CALL FOR PAPERS
   Contributions are requested in chemical education, experimental and
theoretical chemistry, and chemical engineering. There will be invited
talks (plenary lectures), contributed oral presentations, and posters.
The poster section will be on Friday evening. There will be a reception
at the poster section. The participation of undergraduate and graduate
students, and postdoctoral fellows, is encouraged. Advanced graduate
students and postdocs may request oral presentations. Contributions from
private research institutions and government laboratories are welcome.
Abstracts of less than 150 words should be sent as an attachment to the
following E-mail address: [log in to unmask] The documents
should be created in MS Word following closely the ACS format. The
abstracts should include the name of the authors, the presenting
author(s) should be underlined, name of the research institution and
address. In a cover page please specify research area (e.g., organic,
chemical education, chemical engineering), principal author's Fax
number, telephone and E-mail address.

AWARD IN CHEMICAL EDUCATION
   We have issued a call for nominations for the Award in Chemical
Education. The award ceremony will be during lunch in Friday 2, 2001.
Lunch on Friday will be at La Fiesta Lounge, which has a beautiful ocean
view.

PLENARY LECTURER (Confirmed):

Minou Bina, Biochemistry, Purdue University, "Regulation of Human Genes"

David M. Hanson, Chemical Education, State University of New York at
Stony Brook, "From X-ray Spectroscopy through Chemistry Pedagogy to
University Learning Communities"

Alan M. Lane, Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama, "Squeezing an
Industrial Process into the Trunk of Your Car: Hydrogen Production for
Automotive Fuel Cells"

Edwin Sibert III, Physical Chemistry, University of Wisconsin at
Madison, "Investigation of Vibrational Energy Flow in the Liquid Phase:
Theory and Experiment"

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS
   The deadline to submit contribution is October 19, 2001.

THE MEETING PLACE
   The Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan will host the meeting. The
Condado Plaza is 15 minutes away from the Muñoz Marín Airport and 5
minutes from the Old San Juan City. There are 25 rooms available for the
conference attendees. The price for single/double rooms is $119.00/night
(tax and parking not included). A maximum of two additional persons may
stay in a room at a rate of $25.00/night each. Each rooms has a balcony
with a view to the ocean or the lagoon. The rooms are equipped with a
desk, data port, game boy, TV/VCR, refrigerator, mini bar, safe box, and
more importantly, a coffee machine. The hotel is nearby the beach. For
reservations call directly the Condado Plaza Hotel (1-800-468-8588) and
indicate that you will attend the STM to receive a discount rate.

REGISTRATION AND FEES
A. Students (graduate and undergraduate):
Advanced Registration: $25.00
In Site Registration: $30.00

B. Other Attendees (e.g., professors, postdoctoral fellows, industry
staff members):
Advanced Registration: $55.00
In Site Registration: $65.00

C. Only Poster Section: $15.00

Please send a check or money order payable to the American Chemical
Society, Puerto Rico Chapter to the following address:

Dr. Luis A. Rivera, Tesorero
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Departamento de Química
P.O. Box 9019
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681
Tel. (787) 832-4040, Ext. 2520

ACS-STM Organizing Committee

Edwin Quiñones
Departamento de Química
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Recinto de Río Piedras
Apartado Postal 23346
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3346
Tel. (787) 764-0000, Ext. 4810