Our friend and colleague, Prof. Frank Kinard, was well known for his decades-long contributions to the ACS/DOE Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer School and to the ACS Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (NUCL, aka DNCT). In the first role he was an important first contact and mentor for many nuclear chemistry novices who later became familiar faces at our meetings, coworkers, and colleagues. In the second role, Frank at some point became the face of NUCL, providing a lasting presence as Secretary for more than sixteen years. His upbeat spirit and friendly manner were for some of his colleagues reason enough to plan to attend ACS National meetings. His untimely passing caught us by surprise and left a gap that will not be easily filled. Frank Kinard was also a very competent and careful scientist, having spent numerous summers working with colleagues at the DOE national labs working on diverse projects in actinide research. He began his actinide/solution chemistry career in the laboratory of Professor Greg Choppin atFloridaStateUniversity, investigating the thermodynamics of f-element complexation and leading the Choppin-group �touch� football team to frequent victory over other departments in Saturday morning games. In this presentation, the focus will be on the thermodynamics of lanthanide complexation reactions, including some of Professor Kinard's contributions.

Thermodynamic features of lanthanide and actinide aqueous complexes: A tribute to Frank Kinard

248th National Meeting (2014)

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