Prof elected to science academy
Richard Noyes
Photo by Tooya Houg
By SHAUN McCREA
Of the Emerald
Richard Noyes, head of the University chemistry department, was
elected to the National Academy of Sciences Monday as a result of his
research in oscillating chemical reactions.
The Academy was established by Congress during Pres. Abraham
Lincoln s administration. It is recognized as the official scientific agency
of Congress, performing research and studies at its request. The
Academy chooses the best researchers in the country for its member
ship.
Noyes is the fifth Oregonian to be elected to the Academy. Chemis
try Prof. Virgil Boekelheide of the University was first; he was elected in
1962. Molecular biologist George Streisinger was named from the
University last year.
“This certainly gives me personal satisfaction,” Noyes said of the
honor. "But I want to emphasize that the University is trying to establish
conditions so that they can hang on to faculty who can do this sort of
thing...most people have established their reputations before they
come to the University and most of them are people who publish
because it’s inside them — they’re trying to understand what’s going on,
they’re the ones who can explain things best.”
Noyes’ own research is unique because it explores the oscillating
nature of chemical reactions in time and space. It is a small field since
there are only four or five reactions that oscillate.
Noyes came to Oregon in 1958 after completing undergraduate
work at Harvard and graduate work at the California Institute of Tech
nology. He also taught at Columbia University in New York for 12 years.
Noyes began his research in 1969 after a colleague returned from
Belgium with a model that showed the possibifty of oscillating chemical
reactions. After attending a conference in Germany last year Noyes was
convinced the oscillating nature of the chemical reactions is not acci
dental. Rather he feels it is a difference of time and space — the
reactions must be isolated from other chemical reactions and must
progress at varied rates.
Through this research Noyes has explained chemical puzzles of
recent history. He has published papers explaining reactions that occur
red in Russia in 1958, in Berkeley in 1920 and in Manchester, England,
in 1916. ,
The research is especially significant because it suggests how
living things behave and can help increase knowledge not only in
chemistry but also in biology and even geology.
Attempt to drop ROTC again faces senate
By TOM WOLFE
Of the Emerald
An attempt to terminate the
University s contract for defense
department ROTC programs will
be debated today when the Uni
versity Senate meets at 3:30 p.m.
in 229 Law
Biology Prof Bayard McCon
naughey has long conducted a
campaign against ROTC on moral
grounds, his motion failing by just
five votes during the 1973-74
school year Last year
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™ 'Actually I have no expectation
of the proposal passing,'1 says the
professor. "Anyone who wants to
improve society will face apparent
defeat throughout his life.”
McConnaughey says he ex
pects few if any senators to sup
port his effort, saying, “I have
never been much good at using
other people's help anyway.
“I know how much misunders
tanding, resentment and ridicule it
bnngs upon me" to again propose
dropping ROTC, McConnaughey
admits. "However, the problems
we face are so competing that
these questions should be under
continuous consideration,” he
says
Also considered today will be a
revision of the student conduct
code proposed by a special
Students seek solution
to credit transfer problem
By PATTY McKEEHAN
Of the Emerald
Students who have encountered problems transfering credit from
one Oregon college to another will find a receptive ear in Suite 4 of the
EMU.
ASUO Vice-Pres. for State Affairs Mark Cogan is working with
another student, Scott Strauss, on a proposal which would bring un
iformity to the course numbering system at Oregon colleges and univer
sities.
Cogan said he wants input from students who have had difficulty
determining which classes are comparable to those they took at
another school.
"For instance, a student might take Accounting 211 at Portland
State and then not know how it compares to Accounting 221 here (at the
University),” Cogan said.
Cogan and Strauss plan to present a proposal to the Oregon
Educational Coordinating Commission (OECC) in a few weeks.
The proposal will call for a consistent numbering system of courses
at colleges and universities within the state, including community col
leges
The OECC is a state agency which coordinates activities among
different segments of the educational community.
Cogan has already discussed the proposal with the 23-member
advisory committee to the OECC. The advisory committee is interested
but wants more information about the problem from students.
The credit transfering problem wasn’t dealt with sooner, accord
ing to Cogan, because "nobody s ever really gotten going on it." Stu
dents who have experienced difficulties transfering within the Oregon
State System of Higher Education should contact Cogan or Strauss in
Suite 4 of the EMU or call 686-3724.
faculty-student ad hex: committee.
The committee formed nearly a
year ago, at the request of Univer
sity Pres. William Boyd, to update
the code's provisions.
The committee is recommend
ing that procedures, personnel
and student-faculty participation
be reorganized to simplify the
code and bring it in line with the
receni Administrative Procedures
Act, according to Peter Spratt, one
of the committee s student mem
bers.
Spratt says the committee has
tried to tone down the legalistic
emphasis of the code and give it a
more positive emphasis.
If time allows the Senate will
also hear history Prof. Paul Holbo
reintroduce his motion to establish
an early semester system at the
University.
Several administrative and pro
cedural proposals are also
scheduled for consideration.
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ASUO polls
open today
for voting
The polls open at 10 a.m.
today for two days of voting in
the ASUO primary elections. At
stake are the office of ASUO
president, one Incidental Fee
Committee spot, three EMU
Board positions, and seven
Student University Affairs
Board (SUAB) positions. Stu
dents will also vote for class
officers, nine OSPIRG posi
tions and five amendments to
the ASUO constitution.
ASUO Vice-Pres. Jamie
Burns is hopeful that a combi
nation of good weather and the
ASUO voter’s guide will help
improve upon last year’s prim
ary election turnout of 2,059
voters.
Voting booths will be open
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Room
150, Geology, 13th Avenue
and Gilbert, the law school, the
EMU and the library. Dorm re
sidents can vote at Carson Hall
or Hamilton Complex from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to
6:30 p.m. The booths at 13th
Avenue and Gilbert and the
EMU will remain open until
7:30 p.m.
No candidates have filed for
three of the SUAB positions
and three of the OSPIRG
spots. Cindy Eder of the ASUO
elections board emphasized
that students may write in can
didates for these positions.
She added that voter's guides
will be available at all voting
booths.
Voting will continue at the
same locations Thursday. The
top two vote getters for each
spot will move on to vie in the
general election May 4 and 5.
Any candidate receiving more
than 50 per cent of the primary
vote will be declared the win
ner.