Febeuary 26, 1909] 



SCIENCE 



357 



EEHEARGR WORK IN CHEMISTRY AT THE 

 UNIVERSITY OP ILLINOIS 



On the evening of January 18 the Sigma 

 Xi of the University of Illinois, held an open 

 meeting in the chemical laboratory for the 

 purpose of exhibiting the apparatus and 

 methods used in research work in that de- 

 partment at the university. 



In connection vt^ith the exhibit the follovcing 

 list of researches now in progress at the uni- 

 versity was prepared. A part of these re- 

 searches are conducted in the department of 

 physiology, and a part in connection with the 

 agricultural experiment station. 



Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry: Dr. 



Washburn and Dr. Lacy. 



E. W. Washburn: New determination of the 

 electrochemical equivalent. Simple method for 

 deriving thermodynamic equations. 



D. A. Maclnnes: Freezing point, electrical con- 

 ductivity and viscosity of solutions of caesium 

 nitrate and lithium chloride. 



0. C. Stanger: Heat of dilution of cane sugar 

 solution. 



Gtrinnell Jones: Negative coefficient of expan- 

 sion of silver iodide. 



G. McP. Smith: Reversible metallic displace- 

 ments in aqueous solutions. 



H. C. Bennett : Electrolytic preparation of alkali 

 and alkali earth amalgams. 



Inorganic Chemistry: Dr. Balke, Dr. Holmes, 



Dr. Smith, Dr. Isham, Dr. Jones. 



C. W. Balke: Atomic weight of tantalum. 



L. H. Almy: Double fluoride of columbium and 

 tantalum. 



J. T. Nuttall: Double fluorides containing thal- 

 lium and aniline. 



J. E. Egan: Rare earths. 



G. McP. Smith: Substituted ammonium amal- 

 gams. Determination of the density of gases by 

 diffusion. 



Helen Isham: Ferrates. 



Mabel Gridley: Compounds containing hydroxyl- 

 amine of crystallization. 



W. B. Holmes, W. E. Knapp : Boiler water re- 

 actions. 



C. E. Millar: Determination of cadmium. 



V. R. Ross: Action of hydrochloric acid on 

 manganese dioxide. 



W. G. Eekhardt: Use of hydrofluoric acid in 

 soil analysis. 



Organic Chemistry: Professor Curtiss, Pro- 

 fessor NOYES. 

 R. S. Curtiss: Derivatives of malonic acid and 



1.3 diketones. 



J. A. Kostalek: Nitrogenous acid derivatives of 



e^hyl malonate. 



F. Grace Spencer: Tartronic ester derivatives. 

 E. K. Strachan: Action of haloid acids on ethyl 



oxomalonate. 



H. S. Hill: Alcohol condensations with ethyl 

 oxomalonate. 



J. J. Miller: Action of nitrous anhydride on 1.3 

 —diketones. 



G. T. Davis: Acyl peroxides. 



W. A. Noyes: Molecular rearrangements in the 

 camphor series. 



C. G. Deriek: Laurolene. 



E. E. Gorsline: Camphononic acid. 

 Luther Knight: Isocamphoric acid. 



Laim-atory of Physiological Chemistry: Pro- 

 fessor Grindley. 



H. S. Grindley, J. W. MacNeal, F. W. Gill: 

 Effect of saltpeter in meat on metabolism. 



H. S. Grindley, A. D. Emmett : Influence of dif- 

 ferent quantities of feeding stuffs on the metab- 

 olism of steers. 



F. W. Gill, S. G. Allison, S. R. Wreath: Deter- 

 mination of sulphur. 



F. W. Gill, J. B. Peterson: Dstermination of 

 phosphorus. 



R. M. Kibbe, A. F. Wussow: Determination of 

 urea. 



F. W. Gill, H. W. Hachmeister: Occurrence and 

 distribution of nitrates in foods, feces and urines. 



Physiological Chemistry: Professor Hawk. 



H. A. Mattill: Heat of combustion of the hair 

 of different races. 



H. A. Mattill : Methylphenylosazones of levulose 

 and glucose. 



C. C. Fowler: Influence of copious water drink- 

 ing on gastric digestion. 



P. E. Howe, H. A. Mattill: Variations in the 

 morphological constituents of the blood and in the 

 ■' nitrogen partition " of the urine of dogs as in- 

 fluenced by fasting. 



Dr. Peters. 



Opal Burres: The diastatie enzyme of Para- 

 iiiwcium in relation to the killing concentration 

 of copper sulphate. 



H. A. Mattill : The diastatie enzyme of ripening 

 meat. 



