When
compilation of the database is complete all members of the Division
will have access to it.
Recently
funded projects
The Division has adopted a policy of contestable funding
for projects. Each year the project proposals received will be evaluated
in May and November. All TM, AM and NR will contribute to this process,
reviewing both the proposals and the comments from external referees.
After consideration of the eligible Project proposals in the May pool,
the following projects have been funded:
Revision
of terminology for separation science: $5000
Task Group chair: Roger Smith. Task Group members: P. Jandera, Jan-Åke
Jonsson, V Davankov.
Objective:
To revise, up-date and sytematise the terminolgy of separation science
as a unified computer readable compilation and to facilitate the future
updating of the Orange book and relevant terms in the Gold Book.
Performance
evaluation criteria for preparation and measurement of macro and microfabricated
ion-selective electrodes: $3000
Task Group chair: Yoshio Umezawa. Task Group member: Ernö Lindner
Description:
During the past several years, the application of microfabrication
technologies of practical microsensor devices has entered the field
of biology and medicine and is beginning to serve as the driving force
for discoveries in cell biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, and tissue
engineering. In parallel, the methodology of ionophore based liquid
membrane ISEs has now entered the arena of trace analysis and precision
science due to the latest updated and upgraded R/D of this method.
This circumstance has made it necessary to also upgrade and update
the evaluation criteria for the preparation and measurements of ISEs,
primarily microfabricated ISEs and potentiometric cells.
Recent
advances in electroanalytical techniques: characterisation, classification
and terminology. $5000
Task Group Chair: Wlodzimierz Kutner. Task Group members: Zbigniew
Galus, György Farsang, Christopher Brett, Krzysztof Winkler
Objective:
Revision and updating of an old IUPAC document (Pure Appl. Chem.,
45 (2-C) 83, 1976) on classification, characterisation and nomenclature
of electroanalytical techniques. The product will be a unified computer
readable compilation to facilitate the future updating of the Orange
Book and relevant terms in the Gold Book.
We
also approved an 'Umbrella' or 'Phantom' proposal covering the next
volumes of the Solubility Data series. The 'umbrella' proposal is
an expedient method to allow planning and work on several volumes
in the Solubility Data Series at one time:
Solubility
Data Series $0
Task Group chair: Heinz Gamsjaeger. Task Group members: Mark Salomon,
Pirketta Scharlin, David Shaw, Adam Skrzecz, Wolfgang Voigt.
Objective:
The proposed future suite of projects (volumes) includes: Solubility
data of compounds relevant to mobility of metals in the environment;
Solubility data related to oceanic salt systems; Solubility data of
compounds relevant to human health; Solubility data related to industrial
processes; Solubility data related to global climate change.
Finally
we approved:
Development
of international categorisation of Certified Reference materials and
harmonisation of nomenclature related to CRMs. ($4000)
Task Group chair: Harry Klich. Task Group members: Jean Pauwels, David
Holcombe, Stan Rasberry, Ron Walker, Alan Squirrel, Ales Fajgelj
Objective:
To develop a structure and keyword listing for Certified Reference
Materials, which allows easy identification of CRM's. To harmonise
the nomenclature for Reference materials for use in standards, publications,
databases and catalogues, and to offer them free via www.
[This approval
is provisional only, awaiting a decision re additional funding from
the Project Committee. There is no actual disbursal of Division V
funds at this time.]
The
next funding round
The next funding round will be based on complete Project proposals
received and reviewed up to October 31, 2002. Please inform your advisory
groups and potential task groups about this deadline, and get your
proposals in!
The Project submission form, guidelines for it's completion and an
example of a completed submission form are available at:
www.iupac.org/divisions/V/projects/index.html
Selling
our products - or - 'Advertising pays'!
Effective dissemination of project outputs (databases, critical reviews,
documents on terminology, etc) is one of the most important aspects
of any project. One way of achieving this is to present a poster or
paper at a conference. This could present the ultimate findings of
the project, but it might also be very informative to discuss the
project while it is still in progress. This way you will be more receptive
to new insights or perceptive comments. Jan-Åke Jonsson and
Marja-Liisa Riekkola write:
During
the recent meeting HPCE2002 (15th International Symposium on Microscale
Separations and Analysis) in Stockholm, the project on the 'Terminology
of analytical electromigration techniques' (2001-021-1-500) was
presented as a poster. The poster was essentially a summary of the
current state of the paper (after public review). We also prepared
a little questionnaire to hear opinions on certain issues and it
provoked a number of comments and discussions. Over 35 persons were
interested in receiving a preliminary copy and invited to comment
on it. Some comments were indeed received. It turned out that the
conference was a perfect forum for discussions on the matter and
we got valuable input for the final revision of the paper. A number
of people working in the area appreciated the possibility to influence
the work of IUPAC. It seems a good idea to try similar activities
in the future.
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