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    FORM 4
o Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)		   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940		  
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*   2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol   6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
    Burden   Stephen   J.       Isonics Corporation (ISON)                Director            10% Owner
 
           
    (Last)   (First)   (Middle)   3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)   4.   Statement for
Month/Day/Year		         X   Officer
        (give title below)		            Other
        (specify below)
    c/o Isonics Corporation,
5906 McIntyre Street		               December 1, 2002   Vice President—Semiconductor Materials
 
 
     
(Street)           5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)   7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
    X     Form filed by One Reporting Person
             Form filed by More than
    Golden   CO   80403                                   One Reporting Person
    (City)   (State)   (Zip)                            
                Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.   Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Transaction Date   2A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any   3.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   4.   Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		   5.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   6.   Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		   7.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
            (Month/Day/Year)   (Month/Day/Year)  
                       
                            Code   V       Amount   (A) or (D)   Price                        
    Common Stock                                                   98,741       D        
    Common Stock       12/1/02               J   V       841   A   $.9095       99,582       D       Note A
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         

FORM 4 (Continued)   Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1.   Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		   2.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security   3.   Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)		   3A.   Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)		   4.   Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		   5.   Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		   6.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
                               
 
                                    Code   V       (A)   (D)       Date
Exercisable		   Expiration Date
    Stock Options       $1.4375                                               4/26/99   4/26/04
    Stock Options       $1.7010                                               2/1/97   2/1/07
    Stock Options       $1.10                                               1/4/99   1/1/04
    Stock Options       $1.06                                               11/13/01   11/13/11
    Stock Options       $1.13                                               3/28/02   3/28/07
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
7.   Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		   8.   Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		   9.   Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		   10.   Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)   11.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
   
                               
    Title   Amount or Number of Shares                                
    Common Stock   21,458               21,458       D        
    Common Stock   71,429               71,429       D   Note 1
    Common Stock   100,000               100,000       D   Note 2
    Common Stock   100,000               100,000       D   Note 3 and 4
    Common Stock   9,000               9,000       D   Note 3 and 5
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

Explanation of Responses:

Note A:   These Shares were acquired pursuant to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The transaction is therefore exempt from 16(a) reporting requirements and is a voluntary report by reason of Rule 16b-3(c).
Note 1:   A grant of 71,429 incentive stock options, such as options vesting on the following schedule: 20% of total options vesting on January 1, 1998; and an additional 5% of total options vesting after each successive three-month period of employment from January 2, 1998 through January 1, 2002.
Note 2:   A grant or 100,000 incentive stock options, such options vesting at a rate of 20,000 shares immediately on the grant date, and thereafter at 5,000 shares per fiscal quarter.
Note 3:   This transaction is exempt from 16(a) reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).
Note 4:   20,000 shares vest on November 13, 2001 and 20,000 shares vest on November 13th of each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The grant of options was subject to acceptance by the reporting person. The reporting person accepted the options on December 14, 2001.
Note 5:   Options granted by resolution of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors as consideration for salary deferral. The grant of the options is subject to acceptance by the reporting person no later than April 30, 2002, which acceptance was received.
/s/ Stephen J. Burden   12/2/02
**Signature of Reporting Person		  
Date

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