This analysis concerns the life and scientific work of Henry
Augustus Rowland (1848-1901), organizer and the first chairman of
the physics department at The Johns Hopkins University in 1876.
Special materials used in this research included three pieces of
Rowland's experimental apparatus which are extant in the Smithsonian
Institution Division...
Most studies of bacteria in water have concerned public health; little attention has been given to organisms which are indigenous to
the aquatic environment. Myxobacteria are known to occur in soil,
in the marine environment, and several have been studied in relation
to diseases of salmonid fishes. However, little information...
The extraction of tantalum fluoride complexes by large cationic
extractants (tetraphenylarsonium ion, TPA, and crystal violet) and
by methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) has been investigated as a function
of fluoride concentration using ¹⁸² Ta as tracer. Extractions by the
cationic extractants into chloroform were carried out in the absence
of...
During 1968 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures
and salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Observations for 1960 through 1967 are contained in six Data Reports
which are listed under references. The data in this report
were collected...
Popcorn was popped conventionally in oil and in a microwave
oven without oil. Volatile components were collected by condensation
of popper headspace gases and by vacuum steam distillation of
a slurry of ground, popped corn in distilled water. The organic
compounds were extracted from the aqueous condensate and vacuum
distillate...
Colleges and universities must be continually seeking means to
improve their financial management. One improvement would be to
lessen the amount of monies the state-owned university reverts to
the state at the end of the fiscal year. Such reversion is caused by
numerous departments, each with financial autonomy, incurring
greater...
Salinity, temperature, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate and silicate
observations were taken by Oregon State University on 17 hydrographic
cruises in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1966. Alkalinity, pH
and total CO2 were taken on special occasions. Nine cruises were
taken along the Newport line. The rest were special cruises made
off...