For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office FOREWORD The Analytical Chemistry Division was established as a separate division at the National Bureau of Standards on September 1, 1963, and became part of the Institute for Materials Research in the February 1, 1964, reorganization. It consists at present of seven sections and about 85 technical personnel encompassing some 30 different analytical competences from activation analysis and atomic absorption to vacuum fusion and x-ray spectroscopy. These competences, and in turn the sections which they comprise, are charged with research at the forefront of analysis as well as awareness of the practical sample, be it standard reference material or service analysis. In addition it is their responsibility to inform others of their efforts. Formal publication in scientific periodicals is highly important. In addition, however, it has been my experience that informal, annual summaries of progress describing efforts of the past year can be very valuable in disseminating information. At the National Bureau of Standards such publications fit logically into the category of Technical Note. In 1965 we plan to issue these summaries for all of our sections. The following is the first annual report on progress of the Electrochemical Analysis Section. W. Wayne Meinke, Chief |