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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 region from the Scottish Border to Mid-Wales. The current region was established 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
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Long Service Members Lunch West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Schools Analyst Competion All regional heats have now been held and the results are shown below. Many congratulations to the winners of the four regional heats who now progress to the National Final which will be held this summer in Bristol. Merseyside Preston Bangor Manchester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2012 Annual General Meeting Owing to relatively poor attendance at recent AGMs we are experimenting this year by running a web-based AGM. We currently have two vacancies on the committee and nominations to join the committee are invited from all members of the N.W. Region Analytical Division. Please contact the Hon. Secretary (stuart.forbes@shell.com) if you are interested in joining the committee. We welcome your comments and questions on 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. Please click here to visit the AGM webpage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Success for N.W. Region Schools in 2011 National Last 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. 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 procedures. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 Long Service Members Lunch
2010 Long Service Members Lunch
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