NEWS OF THE WEEK
			FOREIGN EARNINGS Japanese chemical makers end a dismal year; German firms see signs of recovery in first quarter.
			DEER PARK FIRE For the second time in five years, fire disrupts operations at Shell cracker.
			CHANGING WAVES Direction of oscillating reaction is steered by light.
			POPS TREATY IMPLEMENTATION Mechanism to add substances is needed.
			NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY Catalysis researcher and Dow are among 2001 recipients.
			BIONOVA SHUTS R&D UNIT Firm closes the doors of first-generation agbiotech start-up DNAP.
			KEEPING TABS ON FOREIGN STUDENTS Justice Department unveils Internet-based reporting system.
			BEES AS DETECTORS Honeybees are used to detect chemical, biological agents.
			ELEMENTAL REACTION Low-temperature technique yields Na3N.

COVER STORY
			PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LAB Multipurpose facility sheds old veneer to thrive in era of proteomics.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			ENGINEERING RESINS Introducing new polymers to the marketplace is a daunting task with no promise of success.
			PVC UPTURN Plastics business turns around in early 2002, too late for one large PVC firm.
			CHEMICAL EARNINGS First-quarter decline is modest compared with prior quarters.
			PHARMACEUTICAL EARNINGS Overall, drug companies' first-quarter results are only in the single digits.
			BIOTECH EARNINGS Biopharmaceutical firms' revenues are up, but earnings are down for first quarter.
			JAPANESE FINE CHEMICALS New laws are expected to open outsourcing avenues for pharmaceutical firms.
			PUBLIC RELATIONS European chemical companies open their doors as part of public-awareness campaign.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			GREEN CHEMISTRY Efforts to expand environmentally friendlier chemistry touch on wide-ranging chemical fields.
			LAB SAFETY Threat of accidents turns researchers away from solvent stills.
			WHAT'S THAT STUFF? For good or ill, new car odor comes from VOCs left over from manufacture.

EDUCATION
			DISCOVERY DAY Ohio elementary school's guests pique children's interest in science.

ACS COMMENT
			ACS AND K–12 EDUCATION

AWARDS
			FRANKLIN INSTITUTE HONORS TOP SCIENTISTS University of Georgia chemistry professor Norman Allinger is among the recipients

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