NEWS OF THE WEEK
			FREEZE-FRAME Cold X-ray crystallography may have trapped reaction transition state.
			ACS MEETING Chemists in New Orleans deliver record number of papers, fete society achievements, and decide governance matters.
			PRIESTLEY MEDAL Harvard's E. J. Corey is honored with top ACS award for service to chemistry.
			WINNING VOLUNTEER ACS names Valerie J. Kuck first recipient of new award for service to the society.
			LACKLUSTER EARNINGS Chemical companies, facing rapid rise in feedstock costs, predict dismal first quarter.
			U.K. BIOTECH Industry consolidates as some stars fade.
			IONIC LIQUIDS BASF process demonstrates that versatile solvents can be used on a commercial scale.
			CONGRESS AND ENERGY Debate is expected over legislation in the House and Senate.
			SECURITY COSTS Supplemental budget request for Iraq war includes $4 billion for homeland security.
			ATTRACTING SPERM Odor receptors may guide sperm cells to eggs.

COVER STORY
			PITTCON 2003 Features analytical chemistry's contributions to brain chemistry analysis, IR spectroscopy, chemical weapons sensing, and petroleum science.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			ESSENTIAL MINERALS Nanosized particles of TiO2 take on unusual properties that chemists hope to exploit.
			EMPLOYMENT TRENDS Sharp drop in chemical jobs since 1999 is part of a gradual long-term decline.
			AEROJET REENGINEERED Fine chemicals unit pulls out of a tailspin, focusing on hazardous chemistry and chiral separations.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			NOT SO SECURE Voluntary efforts at U.S. chemical plants are a good start, says Department of Homeland Security, which looks to extend its involvement.
			NANOTECH FOR SALE Nano products and nano companies are a growing reality, partly due to government backing.
			BURNING ISSUE Communities downwind of Army facilities destroying chemical weapons sue the federal government.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			INSIGHTS Women scientists shine at symposium honoring 1963 Nobel Laureate Maria Goeppert-Mayer.

BOOKS
			"THE INGREDIENTS" Philip Ball takes readers on a pleasurable stroll, teaching much that is of interest about the chemical elements.

AWARDS
			PITTCON AWARDS PRESENTED Preeminent achievements in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy are honored
			AAAS ELECTS FELLOWS IN CHEMISTRY
			Levelt Sengers Garners L'Oréal UNESCO Award

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