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Chairman: Dr. Elsa Faria-Billinton Hon. Secretary: Dr. Stuart Forbes |
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Our main remit is to promote analytical science at all levels in the region by arranging activities involving school children, students, practising and retired chemists. We also aim to enhance communication between our ~1,200 members who are spread throughout the the region from the Scottish Border to Mid-Wales. The current region was established just over forty years ago when the former North of England Section of the Society of Analytical Chemistry was split into two sections. More information about the history of our region can be found in our booklet entitled A Lifetime of Analysis, a copy of which can be downloaded here.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Long Service Members Lunch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Annual General Meeting
We also welcome your comments and questions both on the reports from the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer and on general N.W. Region Analytical Division issues and other matters which you wish to raise. We are particularly interested in hearing from our members about subjects for meetings, both scientific and social, so if you have any good suggestions please let us know. Please send any comments or questions to the Hon. Secretary (stuart.forbes@shell.com) - these will then be posted on our AGM webpage together with answers from the appropriate committee member to any questions raised by members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Success for N.W. Region Schools in 2011 National This year's national final of the RSC Schools Analyst Competition saw Sir John Deane's College, Northwich win the event with Arnold School, Blackpool in second place - a great result for our region for which we are truly proud. Please click here for a report on the Manchester heat of the Schools Analyst Competition ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Approximately 60 North West Region Long Service Members and guests enjoyed the annual lunch held at The Grange Country Club, Thornton Hough, Wirral on Thursday 2 June 2011. The lunch was followed by a very interesting and informative talk on "Fuels of the Future" presented by Dr. Lionel Clarke of Shell.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grants The N.W. Region Analytical Division now has grants available for post-graduate students wishing to participate in analytical conferences, and for schools wishing to travel to local universities and colleges to find out more about analytical science. Click on the links above for information about how to apply for these grants. Earlier this year a group of year 13 students from St Benedicts Catholic High School in West Cumbria visited the University of York for an intensive two day residential visit during which they gained hands-on experience of several instrumental techniques and organic synthesis procedurs. This visit was made possible by a travel grant from the N.W. Region. On 1st April 2010 a group of year 11 students from Chapel-en-le-Frith High School in Derbyshire visited the University of Manchester for a day of hands-on analytical chemistry and organic synthesis activities. This visit was made possible by a travel grant from the N.W. Region. Geraldine Monjardez and Paul Bassan, post-graduate students at Manchester University, received grants from the N.W. Region to attend the SPEC2010 Conference held in Manchester. Click here to read Paul's report Hua Tian, a post-graduate student at Manchester University, received a grant from the N.W. Region to attend Mass Spec Europe 2010 held in Italy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Long Service Members Lunch
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