Chemistry Newsletter - 01/25/1999

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

Proposed Finance Committee and Department Meeting Dates

Spring 1999

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Department Committee - Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. In Room 8335.

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Finance Committee - Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. - In Room 1301.

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Organic Chemistry Cumulative Exam Schedule, 1999.

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., room B317 Chemistry Building.

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Analytical Cume Dates for 1999.

Room 2311 Chemistry Building.

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Inorganic Cume Dates for 1999.

9:00 a.m., Room 2373 Chemistry Building.

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ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS

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IMPORTANT DATES:

MINOR AGREEMENT FORMS: The Graduate School requires that the minor program be outlined in an agreement which is approved by the Department no later than halfway through completion of the sequence of minor courses. The minor requirement is expected to be completed by the end of the third year of graduate school. Minor agreement forms are available in Room 7315.

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SEMINARS

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Tuesday, January 26^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 4:00 p.m., Room 1610 Engineering Hall. Professor Harold H. Kung, Northwestern University. "Acid Strength, Pore Diffusion, and Hydrocarbon Cracking Reaction on Zeolite Catalysts"

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Thursday, January 28^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371, Chemistry Building. Professor Michael Greenlief, University of Missouri-Columbia. "Reactions of Organic Molecules at the Germanium (001) Surface"

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Friday, January 29^th, 1999 - University of Iowa - Chemistry Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Room 321 CB. Professor Arthur Ellis, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Chemical Sensors Based on Semiconductor Photoluminescence"

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Tuesday, February 9^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 4:00 p.m., Room 1800 Engineering Hall. Professor Harold H. Kung, Northwestern University. "Catalytic Nox Reduction by Hydrocarbon in an Oxidizing Atmosphere"

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Sunday, February 14^th, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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WILLARD LECTURE SERIES FEBRUARY 15 AND 16

Monday, February 15, 1999 - Willard Lecture Series, 4:00 pm., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Robin M. Hochstrasser, Regional Laser and Biomedical Research, University of Pennsylvania. "Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy as a Means of Probing the Structures of Peptides and Proteins," and

Tuesday, February 16, 1999 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. "Vibrational Dynamics in Simple and Complex Systems Revisited with Femtosecond Infrared Pulses"

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Saturday, February 20^th, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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Sunday, February 21^st, 1999 - Sixteenth Annual presentation of The Wonders of Physics, 1 and 4 p.m., 1330 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street. Professor Clint Sprott. For free tickets call: 608-262-2927 or e-mail to: feeley@juno.physics.wisc.edu during the month of January.

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1999 REU Program at the University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry announces a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, in the area of nanoscience. Projects include structural and optical properties of nanometer-sized inorganic clusters, synthetic organic nanometer-scale architectures, and ultrafast spectroscopy to study motions on the nanometer scale. The program will run from June 7, 1999 to August 13, 1999. The stipend is $3,000 per student plus housing. Applicants should be rising juniors or seniors. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 1999. For more information, visit the website: http://epscor.cosm.sc.edu/nanoscience , or contact the Principal Investigator directly: Professor Catherine J. Murphy, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC 29208, 803-777-3628 (phone), 803-777-9521 (fax), murphy@psc.sc.edu .

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NCRR SHARED INSTRUMENTATION GRANTS (SIG)

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is continuing its competitive Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program initiated in Fiscal Year 1982. Results of the most recent study, *The National Survey of Academic Research Instruments and Instrumentation,* published in 1997 identified bioanalytical equipment of the type provided through this Program as the top most priority. The objective of the program is to make available to institutions expensive research instruments that can only be justified on a shared-use basis and for which meritorious research projects are described. The SIG Program provides a cost effective mechanism for groups of NIH-supported investigators to obtain commercially-available, technologically sophisticated equipment costing more than $100,000. NCRR application deadline is March 19, 1999. Those departments which intend to submit a grant to the SIG program should be aware that multiple applications for similar instruments from UW Madison require official administrative assurance that such requests are a coordinated institutional effort and not unintended duplication. Because of this requirement, please submit completed abstract and explanation and/or justification for the instrument requested to: Judy Faber (2-0370) in room 317 Bascom Hall, by 4:30 p.m. on Friday March 12. The requests will be reviewed and a letter prepared, if necessary, to accompany the application(s). The revised PHS 398 forms and instructions are available from Judy Faber phone: 2-0370 or jfaber@mail.bascom.wisc.edu . The complete program announcement is available at the following URL. http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-031.html .

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German / European Organic Chemistry Postdocs in the US and Canada

Bayer AG - Pharmaceutical Division, Wuppertal, Germany

Postdoc Workshop - June 4- 6, 1999

The pharmaceutical division of Bayer AG, Germany; invites German/European scientists in the US and Canada currently doing postdoctoral research in synthetic organic chemistry to participate in a workshop from June 4 - 6 in West Haven, CT. The workshop will be an excellent occasion to discuss highlights from Bayer's recent research in life sciences and to explore specific job opportunities. Over the next two years, Bayer AG will offer several challenging positions in its Medicinal Chemistry Departments in Wuppertal, and intends to recruit organic chemists with a particularly profound synthetic background.

Bayer's pharmaceutical research center in Connecticut will be the host of this workshop. Located close to Long Island Sound, it provides a stimulating environment for scientific discussions. Participants will have time to make personal contacts with Bayer representatives from the pharmaceutical, agricultural and central research divisions while visiting some of New England's historic sites and experiencing its unique cuisine.

Interested individuals with an excellent background in synthetic organic chemistry should send their resumes (CV, certificates, abstracts of scientific research) to one of the following addresses:

- in Germany: Dr. Hanno Wild, Head of Medicinal Chemistry III, Bayer AG, D-42096 Wuppertal, Phone 49 (202) 36-83 80, Fax 49 (202) 36-40 61. E-mail: hanno.wild.hw@bayer-ag.de , in the United States: Dr. Andreas Stolle, Staff Scientist, Bayer Corporation, 400 Morgan Lane, West Haven, CT 06516-4175, Phone 1 (203) 812-52 02, Fax 1 (203) 812-26 50, E-mail: andreas.stolle.b@bayer.com .

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For Industrial Positions, see the Chemistry Placement Newsletter at:

http://www.chem.wisc.edu/placement/7news.html

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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University of St. Thomas in the Twin Cities has the following openings, anyone who would like more information should contact Dr. Elizabeth Longley at: EJLONGLEY@STTHOMAS.edu . These are sabbatical replacement positions. They are particularly interested in students who have experience with and/or interest in student-centered learning techniques, such as those being developed by the New Traditions project. Current graduate students (who are finishing up and are looking for formal teaching experience) are certainly welcome.

Position 1: Teach one section of GenChem in Fall and Spring (approximately 70 students per section), the Advanced Inorganic class in the Fall (approximately 8 students). Also: 1 GenChem lab in the Fall and 3 in the Spring (14-18 students per section). No teaching duties during the January Term.

Position 2: Teach one section of GenChem in Fall and Spring (approximately 70 students per section). Also: 4 GenChem labs in the Fall and 3 in the Spring (14-18 students per section). No teaching duties during the January Term.

Salary for both these positions will be in the range $33,000-$35,000. For those interested, there will be space, modest supplies funding, and (quite likely) student support money available for research the summer before and/or after (1999, 2000).

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The Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) seeks candidates for tenure track faculty positions, junior and senior levels, starting in September 1999, which include teaching, research, and supervision of theses. HST is a collaborative program established in 1970 between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University and is now among the largest biomedical engineering and physician scientist training programs in the United States. HST's mission is to foster research and educational programs that integrate science, engineering, and medicine towards the solution of biomedical problems. We seek candidates with backgrounds in interdisciplinary fields of biomedical engineering and/or the biomedical sciences and who have a particular interest in: biomedical imaging, tissue engineering, biomedical engineering, quantitative physiology, biological and medical informatics, experimental therapeutics, molecular medicine, human genetics, space medicine and medical instrumentation. We anticipate that the successful candidate will have a joint appointment with another department at MIT, Harvard Medical School or one of teaching hospitals. All candidates should reply to the address below, describing their professional interests and their goals in both teaching and research. Each application should include a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three or more individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Please arrange to have such letters sent directly to: Professor Martha L. Gray, J.W. Kieckhefer, Professor of Medical and Electrical, Engineering, Co-Director, Harvard-MIT, Division of Health Sciences & Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25-519, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Review of applications will begin January 15, 1999 and will continue until the positions are filled.

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The Department of Chemistry at The University of Montana invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment in bioinorganic chemistry at the assistant professor level starting August 1999. Evidence of ability to build a successful externally-funded research program is essential, as well as a commitment to high-quality teaching of graduate and undergraduate inorganic chemistry and general chemistry. The area of research would be expected to support and enhance recent campus wide research initiatives at The University of Montana in environmental science and/or structural biology. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in bioinorganic or inorganic chemistry and postdoctoral experience. Applications including complete CV, full description of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Professor Mark S. Cracolice, Chair, Bioinorganic Chemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812. E-mail: markc@selway.umt.edu . Department website: http://www.umt.edu/chemistry . Applications will be reviewed beginning 31t2199 and will continue until the position is filled.

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York College is pleased to announce the availability of a tenure track faculty position in chemistry starting September 1999. We seek a talented teacher and innovative researcher with specialization in biochemistry. The chemistry position at York College, CUNY, offers an excellent opportunity for a biochemical scientist who is genuinely committed to undergraduate education. The successful candidate will join a collegial faculty and have teaching responsibilities in biochemistry, organic chemistry, and advanced electives. The maintenance of an active undergraduate research program in biochemistry is essential. Please inform qualified individuals in your department and encourage them to apply. Resumes maybe sent to: Dr. T. Howard McGee at York College of CUNY, York College, The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York 11451, phone: 718 262-2650, 718 262-2652 (FAX).

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Washington College invites applications for an entry level, tenure-track position in Inorganic Chemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor effective August 15,1999. Ph.D. required. Commitment to excellence in teaching and undergraduate research is essential. Experience with high field multinuclear FT-NMR spectrometry is desirable. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in introductory chemistry, advanced inorganic chemistry, and in the area of expertise of the successful candidate. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, summary of proposed research, and arrange for undergraduate and graduate school transcripts, and three letters of reference to be sent to: Frank J. Creegan, Ph.D, W. Alton Jones Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Washington College, 300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620-1197. Review of applications will begin on January 18, 1999. Inquiries answered at frank.creegan@washcoll.edu .

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Faculty Position-Physical Chemistry, Pomona College. Sabbatical-leave Replacement. Two-year position at Assistant Professor level. To teach Physical Chemistry (Lecture/Laboratory) and Group Theory. Starting July, 1999. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Pomona College, the founding member of The Claremont Colleges is among the nation's most selective undergraduate institutions. Excellent library and laboratory facilities are available. To apply, submit a letter of interest, a resume, transcript, and three letters of reference by February 15,1999, to: Professor C. Selassie, Chairperson, Seaver Chemistry Laboratory, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711-6338.

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The Department of Chemistry at Wichita State University seeks applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. Chemists with experience in mass spectrometry instrumentation are sought for Fall of 1999 or Spring of 2000. Candidates are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills and have a commitment to diversity. The candidate will be expected to teach in the Analytical Chemistry division at the Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. levels. It is also anticipated that the individual will interact extensively with faculty and oversee the departmental mass spectrometer facility. A Ph.D. with additional training at the postdoctoral level is required. Selection will be based on the candidate's previous accomplishments and on their potential for future professional development. Applicants must submit a letter of application which delineates their qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, description of future research plans, teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation to: Prof. W. Robert Carper, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita KS 67260-0051. Tel: (316) 978-3120; FAX: (316) 978-3431; e-mail: carper@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu . Screening will commence February 25, 1999. Department website at http://www.mrc.twsu.edu/chemistry .

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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A NMR Post-Doc position is available at the University of Connecticut, IMS, NMR Laboratory, Storrs, Connecticut, starting between April 1st and July 1st, 1999. Salary will commensurate with experience. Post-Doctoral fellow will work on the NIH-funded project using a combined approach of NMR and computer modeling to study conformational properties of a membrane protein as well as their interactions with ligands. In our laboratory, we have a newly installed Bruker "AVANCE DMX500" with xyz 3-axes pulse gradient and four channels, a 5 mm triple resonance inverse probe and a 5mm broadband probe. We also have a solid state NMR, Chemagnetics CMX300 widebord system. In addition, we have recently purchased a new SGI Octane R10,000 computer fully loaded with TRIPOS SYBYL package including TriadNMR, Capri, Mardigras, and Diana software modules, etc. We also have access to use Biosym InsightII package at other laboratory. It is preferred that the candidate have strong experience with biological NMR and computer modeling, familiar with pulse gradient, 2D and 3D solution NMR, know how to use TRIPOS modeling package (including NMR related packages). Experience with solid state NMR REDOR experiments is plus. Applicants should send a CV along with telephone / fax number and email addresses of three referees to: Prof. X.-Q. Sean Xie, U-136, IMS, NMR Lab, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136, Tel: 860-486-2922, Fax: 860-486-4745, xie@uconnvm.uconn.edu .

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Applications are invited for an EPSRC-funded postdoctoral fellowship. The project is concerned with the application of metallocene polymerisation catalysts for the synthesis of new polymeric materials based on unsaturated copolymers suitable for functionalisation and polymer grafting. The research will be carried out in collaboration with Prof. A.F. Johnson (IRC Polymer Science, Leeds). Applicants should have a strong background in organometallic chemistry and an interest in catalysis and polymer chemistry. The post is available from 1 April 1998 for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of extension. Application forms are available on request or from the Internet, http://www.leeds.ac.uk/docs/appform.doc . Applications including CV, publication list and the names and addresses of two referees should be sent to: Professor M. Bochmann, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK, fax (+44) 113 233 6401, e-mail: M.Bochmann@chemistry.leeds.ac.uk . Closing date 19 February 99.

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

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