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Chemistry International Vol. 21, No. 4 July 1999 40th IUPAC Council Meeting   Free University, Berlin, Germany, 13-14 August 1999 Election of Officers and Bureau Members: Secretary-General President Vice President Past-President Secretary General ..Prof. Edwin D. Becker Treasurer—Vacancy Bureau—Four Vacancies (Minimum) Prof. Edwin D. Becker (USA) Dr. Edwin D. Becker Dr. Edwin D. Becker was born in 1930 and received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, in 1952 and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1955. Dr. Becker has spent the major part of his career since 1955 at the National Institutes of Health near Washington, DC. He has been Chief of the Molecular Biophysics Section, 1961-72; Chief of the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, 1972-80; Associate Director for International Research, 1979-81; Associate Director for Research Services, 1980-88; Chief of the NMR Section in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, 1988-98; and Scientist Emeritus, 1998 to present. From 1959-97, Dr. Becker was a professorial lecturer at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he taught graduate-level courses. Dr. Becker is internationally known for his research in molecular spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and for his three books on NMR. He has published about 100 papers on vibrational spectroscopy and hydrogen bonding. He has extensive administrative experience at the National Institutes of Health, where for eight years he managed research services with about 1 300 employees and an annual budget in excess of USD 150 million. IUPAC Activities: Dr. Becker has been active in IUPAC during the last 26 years, including service as: Member, 1973-75, and Chairman of the Commission on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, 1975-81; Member, 1977-81, and Secretary of the Physical Chemistry Division, 1981-85; Member, 1986-88, and Chairman of the Committee on Publications, 1988-94; and Member, 1979-84, and Chairman of the United States National Committee for IUPAC, 1984-86. He has served on a number of other committes and boards; of special note is his tenure as Chairman of the Committee on International Activities of the American Chemical Society from 1993-96. He has been Secretary General of IUPAC from 1996 to present. As secretary general, Dr. Becker has spearheaded many programs to strengthen IUPAC and has established international networks to bring the global chemistry community together to work toward a common goal. Awards: Dr. Becker's awards include the Coblentz Prize in Vibrational Spectroscopy, 1966; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1988; Bicentennial Medal, Georgetown University, 1989; and Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, 1992. Other Positions: American Chemical Society, Committee on International Activities, Member, 1987-96, Chairman, 1993-96; Joint Committee on Atomic and Molecular Physical Data, 1967-89, Chairman, 1978-81; Federal Executive and Professional Association Board, 1973-83, President, 1982-83; Editorial Board, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 1969-98; and Section Editor, Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 1992-96.

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