Editors and Organizers

Dominic went on to earn his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA 

Mark Hall is the Dean of the College of Arts and Cultural Studies at Oral Roberts University, where he currently teaches courses on the intersection of science and the humanities, including Science and the Imagination and C. S. Lewis and the Inklings, as well as other courses in literature. He was recently co-organizer of the When Worlds Collide conference on science and science fiction featuring plenary speakers Paul Davies and Joan Slonczewski. 

Mark is an ordained minister and a former church pastor. He has been married for over 22 years to his wife, Rachel, who is the Music Director at Jenks United Methodist Church. Dr. Hall and his wife have two children, Jonathan and Kathryne. Mark is active in his community through politics and the theater and is an avid reader, with one of his favorite authors being C. S. Lewis. 

Jonathan received a B.S. in computer science and a B.A. in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, and an M.T.S. from Phillips Theological Seminary. 

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In this new handbook. Professor Seymour again confirmed his leading role as an editor and organizer. The well-known contributors cover the important additions to the science and technology of polyolefins since these polymers came to the forefront of synthetic materials in the mid-1950s. 

There were many researchers and software companies invited to participate in the exercise and a number did participate. For a full list of the participants and their theories, one must see the text. Suffice it to say that the theories ranged from the micromechanical to the macromechanical. In the end, the editors and organizers of selected five theories that fit various cases better than the majority of the other theories (see Table 9.2). In the final recommendation, they recommended Puck and Cuntze s theories for overall prediction, while Tsai s conservatism on most cases, meant that it could be used in conjunction with one of the other theories. AU five of the theories were able to predict within +50% of the failure strengths for 75% of the cases studied. Due to the complexity of the failure modes of two-dimensional loading, the lack... 

All chapters in this volume have been reviewed by the editors, one external reviewer chosen by the editors, and two external reviewers chosen by the editorial board of the series on Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science. We are grateful to these reviewers for their careful reading of the contributions and for their suggestions for revisions. The editors were also the organizers of the Fourth Advanced Seminar. 

As Series Editor, I thank Bernard, Gideon, Craig and Simon for the considerable time and effort that they put into the preparation and organization of this volume. I also thank the many authors who contributed to this volume for their timely thoroughness during the preparation and review process. And, as always, I thank my infinitely patient and supportive family, Kevin, Ethan and Natalie. 

The authors, the editor and the publisher of this and a few more forthcoming Topics on "Small Ring Compounds in Organic Synthesis" intend to provide a service to the research community and hope that these books will generate more and fresh interest in this fascinating chemistry. 

Editor, Symposia Organizer, and Expert on Carbohydrate Nomenclature... 

As ever, the Editor and his Advisory Board invite comments, criticism (preferably, but not necessarily, constructive) and proposals from readers and potential writers. Suggestions concerning developments in physical organic chemistry where a forward-looking review might help in the development of a new research area, or of established topics in need of an up to date treatment, should be directed to any of us. 

Stephen, H., Stephen, D., Editors (1963) Solubility of Inorganic and Organic Compounds. Macmillan Co., New York. 

Powder Diffraction File Set43, Inorganic and Organic Databook, W. F. McClune, editor-in-chief, International Centre for Diffraction Data, Swarthmore, Pa., 1993, pp. ix-xvi. 

Activation of Unreactive Bonds and Organic Synthesis Volume Editor S. Murai... 

Dick was an exceptionally conscientious editor of Organic Syntheses. For example, when William Sheppard died before his term on the Board of Editor had expired, Dick, although retired from that Board, picked up Sheppard s unchecked assigned preps and saw to it that they all got checked. 

We are very much indebted to the Series Editor, Robert W. Cahn, for his patience, continuous encouragement and precious suggestions. The responsibility for any errors in the book is naturally ours. However, the prestige and competence of R. W. Cahn have been an important point of reference and guidance. His scientific contributions to Materials and Intermetallics Science, his teaching and organizing ability have established an authoritative scientific activity in which we are very proud to be involved. 

The authors, the editor and the publisher express the hope that this latest volume Small Ring Compounds in Organic Synthesis just like the previous five will help to stress the ever-increasing importance of cyclopropane chemistry and stir new interest in its multifold applications. 

The Board of Editors of Organic Syntheses dedicates this volume to Theodora W. Greene upon her retirement as Assistant Editor, For 22 years Theo has edited our procedures for consistent style, has provided the Chemical Abstract names and registry numbers that appear at the end of each procedure, and has verified all the references. Quiet and unassuming, she carried out these tasks thoroughly and conscientiously all of us in the enterprise are deeply indebted to her. 

J. E. McEvoy (Councilor), W. N. Smith (Program Chairman), and R. A. Stowe (Program Secretary) of the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry of the American Chemical Society who helped the editor in organizing this symposium. The editor appreciates the assistance of the sixteen unnamed persons who refereed the papers published in this volume. 

Frank Burnett Dains, 1869-1948. Lecture assistant to Dr. W. O. Atwater at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, and later assistant professor at Northwestern University and professor at Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas. From 1911 until tire time of bis retirement in 1942 he was in charge of the department of organic chemistry at the University of Kansas, where he made notable contributions to the chemistry of the aldehydes, urea ethers, substituted ureas, thiazoles, imidazoles, and pyrazoles, and was an enthusiastic collector of books, portraits, and other memorabilia connected with the history of chemistry. He was a charter member of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society and served as Councilor of the Society, as Chairman of the Divisions of Organic Chemistry and History of Chemistry, and as contributing editor and abstractor for the Journal of Chemical Education. See also ref. (166). 

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