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November 24, 2003
Volume 81, Number 47
CENEAR 81 47 p. 3

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
ACS ELECTION RESULTS
Occidental Chemical executive William F. Carroll Jr. is 2004 president-elect.
NEW ACS EXECUTIVE
C&EN Editor-in-Chief Madeleine Jacobs is selected to be ACS executive director and CEO.
KOCH BUYS DUPONT'S FIBERS BUSINESS
With addition of Invista, Koch will be a $9 billion-per-year outfit.
ENERGY LEGISLATION
Partisan bill, laden with breaks for industry, may run into Senate filibuster.
FOREIGN SCIENTISTS
One study addresses U.S. reliance on foreign nationals; a second reveals an increase in the number of visa delays.
DESIGNER PROTEIN
Chemists custom-design and synthesize a globular protein with a new fold.
PLANT SECURITY
"60 Minutes" and newspaper reports document ongoing lapses in the chemical industry.
NANOELECTRONICS
Bottom-up technique is a step toward synthesizing moles of gold-contacted nanotubes.

COVER STORY
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2004
Tight job market persists, but C&EN offers advice for landing that first job, as well as information on other career options, resources, and a salary review.
Cover: Photodisc

BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
INNOVATION
Academia, business partners, and customers join forces to develop new business.
BRAZIL'S PETROCHEMICALS
Mood was upbeat at a recent meeting in Rio de Janeiro as state oil company involvement grows..
UNA RYAN
C&EN talks with Avant Immunotherapeutics' president about the firm's philanthropy model.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HUMAN RIGHTS
Scientific societies come to the aid of imperiled colleagues.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
ION CHANNELS
Porphyrin molecules can bind potassium channel proteins in at least two different ways.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Both fragile and ubiquitous, glass's beauty and usefulness has been clear for thousands of years.

ACS COMMENT
WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY: MAKING PROGRESS

THE DEPARTMENTS

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LETTERS
AWARDS
ACS NEWS

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DESIGNER PROTEIN

COVER STORY
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2004

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WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
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