University of Wisconsin-Madison

Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Room 1361, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

1998

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INORGANIC CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Exams are held on Saturdays beginning at 9:00 a.m., in Room 2373, except for one date noted.

1998

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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 minor courses. The minor requirement must be completed by the end of the third year of graduate school. Minor agreement forms are available in Room 1315.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department Departmental Colloquia

1997-1998

First Fridays of the Month

New Recycled Paper in Duplicating Department

The University is now requiring us to use a recycled paper for all of our printing needs. (Copies, Offset Press, Printers, etc.). I've looked into several different brands of paper and have begun using Domtar Recycled, by Windsor Paper. This paper seems to run very well in the copiers in the Duplicating Department. If you use this paper for your printers or other equipment and have problems with please direct any problems to me so that I can look into a possible solution to your problem. If you have any questions about this paper please stop by the Duplicating room and see me. Thank You. Bruce Goldade - Duplicating.

SEMINARS

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Tuesday, February 10^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. David Coker, Boston University. "Nonadiabatic Reaction Dynamics of Excited Molecules in Liquids, Solids, and Clusters"

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Wednesday, February 11^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Johnathan Hodgkin, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. "Sex Determination in C. elegans"

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Thursday, February 12^th, 1998 - Organic Division Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Jonathan Hodges, Graduate Student. "Molecular Switches"

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Thursday, February 12^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Richard Crooks, Texas A&M University. "Chemical Sensors and Interfacial Design"

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Thursday, February 12th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor B. Erik Ydstie, Carnegie Mellon University. "Process Control Via Irreversible Thermodynamics"

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Monday, February 16^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Cynthia Burrows, University of Utah. "Nickel, Dioxygen, and DNA"

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Tuesday, February 17th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Anne B. McCoy, Ohio State University. "Reactions in van der Vaals Dimers: How Can One Atom Alter the Dynamics?"

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Wednesday, February 18^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Robert Fisher, Department of Plant Pathology, UC-Berkeley. "Genetic Analysis of Reproduction in Arabidopsis"

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Thursday, February 19^th, 1998 - Organic Division Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Laura Strong, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, February 19^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Jim Kincaid, UW-Milwaukee.

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Thursday, February 19th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Nicholas L. Abbott, University of California-Davis. "Principles for Active Control of the Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Surfactants"

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Thursday, February 19^th, 1998 - Materials Science Seminar, 4:00 p.m., 3345 Engineering Hall. Dr. Reuben Collins.

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Monday, February 23^rd, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Jatuporn Wittayakun, Graduate Student. "Zeolites and Some of Their Analogues"

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Tuesday, February 24^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. William B. Russel, Princeton University. "Associating Polymer in Solutions: From Isolated Micelles to Reversible Networks"

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Wednesday, February 25^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Mary Mullins, Department of Cell & Development Biology, University of Pennsylvania. "Zebra Fish Development Genetics"

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Thursday, February 26^th, 1998 - Organic Division Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Sonya McKay, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, February 26^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Sarah Coulter, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, February 26^th, 1998 - Materials Science Seminar, 4:00 p.m., 3345 Engineering Hall. Professor Mark Rzchowski, UW-Madison , Physics Department.

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Friday, February 27^th, 1998 - Organic Division Seminar, Professor Thomas Bally, Fribourg, Switzerland.

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SPICE

(Student-Presented Interactive Chemistry Experiences)

The Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) outreach program called SPICE promotes knowledge of and enthusiasm for science among young people. SPICE teams, composed of volunteers, present chemistry demonstration programs that generate excitement and interest in science. Volunteers are typically undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff members from chemistry and other departments. They present shows (by invitation) at primary and secondary schools, shopping malls, libraries, and other public places in Madison and southern Wisconsin.

Over the past 6 years, SPICE made more than 350 presentations to over 50,000 students, teachers, and parents.

We invite more volunteers. Experience is not necessary; interest and enthusiasm are necessary. If you would like to be a part of this enjoyable and rewarding experience, you can get started by attending the next organizational meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 in Chemistry 9th floor lounge. PIZZA and soft drinks will be served. Please call 262-2940, or email shanks@chem.wisc.edu if you are planning to attend - we need to know how much pizza to get!! If you are interested in the program but cannot attend this meeting, or if you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Shanks at 262-2940, Chemistry room 1321A.

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Summer Instruction Institute 1998

2YC₃ and a coalition of 2-year and 4-year colleges have received funding from NSF for the Instrumentation Workshops. Workshops on FTIR, PC-Software, and GC/MS and GC/HPLC will be at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) June 14-19, 1998, and PC interfacing, PC Software/Molecular Modeling and Environmental Chemistry will be at Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) July 26-31, 1998. Applicants will be accepted on a "rolling admissions" basis. For additional information contact Richard Jones at Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH 45402-1460; voice mail: (937) 5122322; fax (937) 512-5164; and email: rjones@sinclair.edu.

Additional information and application forms also available in room 1380 Chemistry.

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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The Department of Chemistry at Central Washington University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Analytical Chemistry to begin in September 1998. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in chemistry or related field by the start date. Applicants must show evidence of ability to be an excellent teacher at all levels and ability to conduct independent research involving undergraduate and MS graduate students. Applications in all areas of analytical research are invited. Desirable qualifications include postdoctoral experience, ability to teach environmental chemistry, expertise in data networking, and potential to obtain external funding. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in analytical chemistry. The candidate may be assigned to teach environmental, general, and/or service chemistry courses. The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in departmental and campus activities, to mentor students in research and other scholarly activities, and to seek extramural funding for programs that further the mission and goals of the Department of Chemistry. To Apply: Send a letter of application describing qualifications, a CV including teaching and research experience, a summary of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, all unofficial college transcripts, and arrange to have three recent letters of reference forwarded to: Analytical Chemist Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7539. FAX (509)963-1050, phone (509)963-2811. For questions e-mail: chemseek@cwu.edu or consult our webpage: www.cwu.edu/~chemweb/chemhome.htm. Screening will begin on February 20, 1998 and continue until a candidate is selected.

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Instrument Laboratory Supervisor New Mexico State University. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry seeks a full-time Professional staff member to: Supervise and maintain four NMR spectrometers, to maintain, calibrate and certify users of other major research and teaching instruments, including UV/VIS and FTIR spectrophotometers, centrifuges, scintillation counters and mass spectrometers, to supervise activities of a full-time electronics technician and to work with both faculty and graduate students on instrument matters. The successful candidate must have a B.S. degree in chemistry, or equivalent training, and three years of related experience. He/She would find supervisory experience beneficial. Applicants must submit a resume of training and experience and copies of relevant degree transcripts or training certifications. The applicant needs to have three letters of reference be forwarded to the department. Completed applications must be received by Friday, February 27^th, 1998 to receive full consideration. All materials should be submitted to: Dr. Gary Rayson, Chairman, Supervisor Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Box 30001, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003.

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The Chemistry Department of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is seeking to fill a one year, temporary position in physical chemistry, beginning in August 1998. An earned doctorate in physical chemistry is highly desirable. Course work and research experience in the more theoretical areas of physical chemistry will enhance the application. The Position will require teaching in the general chemistry program and teaching the second semester of a traditional two semester undergraduate physical chemistry course. The usual teaching load is two lectures and two laboratory sections each semester. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a complete vita and three letters of recommendation by March 6, 1998 to: Dr. Roger Hoburg, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 681820109.

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Briar Cliff College. Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Effective: September 1998. Ph.D. required. Must have strong commitment to effective teaching at the undergraduate level. Expertise in inorganic and instrumental methods required. Ability to teach inorganic and instrumental methods; additional teaching responsibilities include general and physical chemistry. Participation in the interdisciplinary liberal arts program and development of undergraduate research and intercollegiate courses is expected. Send CV, transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy and research plans, and three letters of reference to: Human Resources, Briar Cliff College, P.O. Box 2100, Sioux City, IA 51104-2100.

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The Department of Chemistry at Central Washington University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Physical Chemistry to begin in September 1998. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in chemistry or related field by the start date. Applicants must show evidence of their ability to be an excellent teacher at all levels and ability to conduct independent research involving undergraduate and MS graduate students. Applications in all areas of research in physical chemistry are invited. Desirable qualifications include postdoctoral experience and potential to obtain external funding. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching the undergraduate physical chemistry lecture and laboratory sequence and graduate courses in the* area of expertise. The candidate may be assigned to teach general and/or service chemistry courses. The successful candidate will be expected to play an active role in departmental and campus activities, to mentor students in research and other scholarly activities, and to seek extramural funding for programs that further the mission and goals of the Department of Chemistry. Send a letter of application describing qualifications, a CV including teaching and research experience, a summary of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, all unofficial college transcripts, and arrange to have three recent letters of reference forwarded to: Physical Chemist Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7539. FAX (509) 963-1050; phone (509) 963-2811. For questions e-mail: chemseek@cwu.edu or consult the Department of Chemistry web page: www.cwu.edu/~chemweb/chemhome.htm. Screening will begin on February 20, 1998 and continue until a candidate is selected.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Assistant Professor Daniel Raftery, of Purdue University has an opening for a postdoctoral scientist in the Chemistry Department at Purdue University in his laboratory. The work will primarily concern one of two areas of investigation currently underway in the laboratory. First, we are interested in determining the surface chemistry of photocatalytic materials primarily through the use of in situ NMR methods. Characterization of reaction intermediates and dynamics as well as the investigation of surface species and reactive sites are currently the focus of these studies. In a second area, we are developing optical pumping methods for the enhancement of surface NMR studies. We have shown that combination of optical pumping with magic angle spinning is advantageous for surface NMR studies, and this technique is being applied to the evaluation of novel or advanced materials with important surface properties. Solid-state NMR instrumentation available in the laboratory includes 300 and 200 NHz spectrometers and a NOR instrument, with 250 and 400 MHz solids instruments available elsewhere on campus. The position requires strong solid-state NMR skills and an ability to work independently. Familiarity with surface chemistry or catalysis is considered a plus. Interested applicants should send a CV, a statement of research interests and arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent as soon as possible. The position is available immediately, and will last for one year, with a second year available by mutual consent. Applicants should feel free to contact me directly by mail, or e-mail at: Daniel Raftery, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, tel: (765) 494-6070, fax:(765) 494-0239, e-mail: (raftery@chem.purdue.edu).

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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University College London School of Medicine Branch, (Director: Professor M. D. Waterfield FRS). Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biological NMR Spectroscopy. Applications are invited for a position, available immediately for up to three years, in Joint UCL/LICR Biological NMR group. The successful candidate will be responsible for pursuing the characterization of the structural and functional properties of signal transduction proteins, by NMR spectroscopy and other physical techniques. Candidates should have experience of molecular biology and protein expression and purification techniques for the production of recombinant proteins for NMR or X-ray diffraction studies. Candidates would preferably have a degree of familiarity with multi dimensional NMR spectroscopy and solution structure determination and/or the investigation of the dynamic properties of proteins. Contact Dr. Paul Driscoll (44-171 380 7035) for further details, if required. Applicants should mail or E-mail to: Dr. P.C. Driscoll, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K., E-mail: driscoll@biochem.ucl.ac.uk, with a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees, by February 28^th 1998.

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Professor Richard Eisenberg of the University of Rochester has postdoctoral positions in his laboratory beginning this summer. The positions involve research on different projects, but they have common elements in platinum metal complex chemistry and in the design and synthesis of new ligand frameworks. In one project, attention will focus on the bond activation reactions and catalytic behavior of phosphine and diimine complexes of the platinum group elements. New electrophilic complexes are being synthesized that have novel chelate structures and ligands capable of facilitating substrate-catalyst interactions. Metalloradicals having Schiff base ligands are also being synthesized to examine odd-electron activation pathways while recent successes with parahydrogen induced polarization in complexes of early transition metals point to future lines of investigation as well. The second project involves research in the design, synthesis and study of di- and multi-component systems for photoinduced electron charge transfer and light-to-chemical energy conversion. The systems under study have platinum diimine dithiolate chromophores and connect through ligand bridges to electron transfer quenchers and dark reaction catalysts for proton reduction to hydrogen. Major efforts in synthesis will be augmented by studies of the spectroscopy and light-driven reaction chemistry of new systems. The appointments are awarded for one year- and are renewable subject to mutual agreement and availability of funds. Please send to me a letter of application and a curriculum vitae along with any relevant publications and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to: Professor Richard Eisenberg, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0216, Phone: (716) 275-5573, Fax: (716) 473-6889, internet: RSE7@chem.Rochester.edu.

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON FEBRUARY 16^th, 1998.