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

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