Chemistry Newsletter - 03/08/1999

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

Congratulations to Professor Hyuk Yu

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Hyuk Yu will receive the Kobunshi Koseki Sho (Distinguished Services to Polymer Science Award) of the Society of Polymer Science-Japan (SPSJ) in May. This has been annually conferred to one or two non-Japanese polymer scientists world wide since 1987, and this year the award ceremony will take place at the 48th Annual Meeting of SPSJ in Kyoto, Japan, at the end of May. Congratulations Hyuk!

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Congratulations

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The L&S TA Instructional Program Development Committee met recently to select TAs from throughout L&S as Teaching Fellows for 1999. Teaching Fellows present the L&S TA Training workshops in the Fall each year. Again this year two Chemistry TAs, Steve Feldgus and Courtney Thompson, were among the 18 selected. This honor is a testament to the high regard both staff and students have for these fine TAs. Congratulations Courtney and Steve!

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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 B371 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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SPRING COMMENCEMENT

Chemistry graduate students who will complete their Ph.D. degree in May or August of this year should provide their name/home address AND the name/campus address of their faculty escort to Mary Kay Sorenson by Friday, March 12, 1999. Even if you do not plan to attend commencement exercises, your name should be included for reporting to the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty.

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Orders for cap and gown must be placed at the University Bookstore no later than April 15,1999. Degree candidates and escorts will receive a letter containing further instructions about one month before commencement.

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General information on the commencement ceremonies (when/where, etc.) may be obtained from Mary Kay in Room 7315 Chemistry.

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SEMINARS

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Monday, March 15^th - Tuesday, March 16^th, - Thursday, March 18^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, Merck Lecturer. Professor Larry Overman, University of California-Irvine. All Seminars are in Room 1361 Chemistry Building.

Monday - 3:30 p.m., "New Cationic Cyclization Reactions and Their Use in Natural Products Total Synthesis"

Tuesday - 3:30 p.m., "Constructing Quaternary Carbon Centers Using Organopalladium Chemistry"

Thursday - 11:00 a.m., "Recent Studies in Complex Molecule Total Synthesis"

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Tuesday, March 16^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Dr. John J. Kasianowicz, NIST Biotechnology Division. "Rapid Polymer Transport in a Single Nanometer-Scale Pore"

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Thursday, March 18^th, 1999 - Graduate School Seminar Series, 9:00 a.m., to 12:00 p.m., Room 1610 Engineering Hall. Michael Skindrud, Attorney and Partner, LaFollette & Sinykin Madison - Mark Bloom, Licensing Associate, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, - Kathleen Irwin (Moderator), Senior University Legal Counsel, Administrative Legal Services. "This is a presentation of the basic principles of copyright law as they apply to the university community. Topics covered include: --assemblage and use of published materials for instruction and research. --what intellectual property copyright protects. --who owns papers, software, and graphics produced at UW-Madison. --protection of copyrightable materials. --rights of copyright owners and copyright infringement. --fair use and obtaining permission to use copyrighted materials. --research and publication issues. --internet and distance learning issues.

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Thursday, March 18^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Patrick Votruba, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, March 25^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Sheng Qi Xie, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, March 25^th, 1999 - CBI Highlights Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Dan H. Rich, UW Madison. "Merging Rational Design and Combinatorial Synthesis: Reasonable and Unreasonable Expectations"

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Tuesday, March 30^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Art L. Utz, Tufts University. "Vibrational-State-Resolved Studies of Methane Dissociation on Ni (100)"

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Tuesday, March 30^th, 1999 - Pharmacology Seminar, 12:00 p.m., Room 3765 MSC. Dr. Noland Sigal of Pharmacopeia, Inc. "Discovery of Novel Therapeutics Through the Exploration of Molecular and Genetic Diversity"

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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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The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Faculty Positions. Biochemistry and Environmental/Analytical Chemistry. The Chemistry Program at Stockton College is pleased to invite applications for two faculty positions: a tenure track opening in Biochemistry and a one-year opening in Environmental / Analytical Chemistry. Biochemistry: We are looking for a biochemist with a molecular or structural orientation to complement capabilities of the current biochemist and molecular biologists at the college. Duties will include teaching a course in biochemistry and working with other faculty on the evolution of the newly approved Biochemistry / Molecular Biology degree, jointly offered by Chemistry and Biology faculty members. Familiarity with modern molecular biological techniques, including PCR or cloning methods, is desirable, although facilities for crystallography at Stockton are limited. Research, with undergraduates, will ideally complement work currently being done at the college. Environmental / Analytical Chemistry: We are looking for someone interested in instrumentation and its applications to the environment. Teaching duties will include courses in environmental chemistry and in instrumental analysis. In addition, this person can work with faculty in Environmental Studies to develop a curriculum in environmental chemistry. The local ecosystems include ocean and bay areas, salt marsh estuaries, pristine and fouled rivers, New Jersey Pineland forests, and America's largest Geothermal energy field. Stockton faculty have been working on research projects in all of these areas, and would welcome a colleague who was interested in studying any of them. The college has very good relationships with county, state and federal environmental agencies and has worked with them on answering specific questions. Students are commonly involved in all aspects of these projects. More Information about Stockton College and its programs can be found on the web at: http://www.stockton.edu . Informal e-mail contact may be made with Edward Paul at: paule@stockton.edu , although applications must be sent by paper mail. Applications for these positions should send a cover letter, resume, and three letters of recommendations to: Dr. Lynn Stiles, Dean, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240.

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Reed College. The Chemistry department invites applications for a one-year visiting position in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will be capable of offering courses in both Structural Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry and will be expected to participate in the Introductory Chemistry sequence. The individual will also be expected to advise senior thesis students in original research. Ph.D. is required; postdoctoral experience preferred but not required. Submit curriculum vitae, an outline of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to: Prof. Margret J. Geselbracht, Chair, Chemistry Search Committee, Reed College, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202-8199. Web site: http://web.reed.edu/academic/departrnents/Chemistry . Review of applications will begin on March 1, 1999.

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Department of Chemistry, Hope College. The following three positions at the visiting Assistant Professor level are available beginning August 1999. A Ph.D. is required for all positions. A two year full-time appointment for instruction in the BIOCHEMISTRY lecture/laboratory with possible involvement in the organic chemistry laboratory. A two year full-time appointment for instruction in the ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY lecture/laboratory and the general chemistry laboratory. A one year full time appointment for instruction in the GENERAL CHEMISTRY laboratory with possible involvement in the organic chemistry laboratory. The Department has excellent laboratory facilities for teaching and research. There will be an opportunity to supervise undergraduate research and to apply for local research support. Hope College is a coeducational college affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy and competencies, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Michael Seymour, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Hope College, 35 East 12^th Street, Holland, MI 49422-9000. e-mail: seymour@hope.edu . Review of applications will begin March 22 and proceed until the positions are filled.

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The Louisiana Scholars' College, the state's designated four-year selective-admissions honors college in the liberal arts and sciences, located at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, seeks broadly trained candidates to fill a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the area of organic chemistry, biochemistry, or molecular biology, beginning August 1999. The successful candidate will hold the Ph.D, be able to contribute to a team-taught Great Texts curriculum, have experience teaching introductory courses, and demonstrate evidence of scholarly achievement or promise. Applicants should be committed to liberal arts education and be willing to interact with colleagues and students from other fields in the arts and sciences to maintain and improve an integrated, multidisciplinary honors curriculum. Duties include: teaching (15 contact hours per semester); directing undergraduate theses; scholarly activity; curricular development; and committee work as assigned. All students complete a year-long undergraduate thesis. For more information on the College, please visit our web site at http://vic.nsula.edu/scholars_college/ . Please send vitae, 3 current letters of recommendation, copies of all graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy, and representative publications or a dissertation chapter to: Dr. Margaret E. Cochran, Director, Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 71497, voice: 318-357-4577 fax: 318-357-5908 email: cochran@nsula.edu .Review of applications will begin March 31, 1999 and continue until the position is filled.

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Bloomsburg University. Position Announcement - AA#52-8-35. Instructor/Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Temporary Position, One semester replacement in ACS-approved Chemistry Department beginning late August 1999. Instructional responsibilities will be in general chemistry or introductory organic chemistry. Twelve contact hour load is expected. A minimum of MS in chemistry/Ph.D. preferred. Quality teaching experience, or potential in freshman-1eve1 introductory/general chemistry is expected. Ability to work with diverse populations is expected. Classes begin on August 30, 1999. Appointment is for fall semester 1999. Send letter of application, three letters of reference, resume, statement outlining teaching philosophy and unofficial copies of all transcripts to: Dr. L. L. Mack, Department of Chemistry, (Search #52-8-35), Blomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, 17815. Finalists for this position must communicate well and successfully complete an interview which includes the presentation of a teaching/research seminar. For more information call (570) 389-4107. Web site: http://hubble.bloomu.edu/chem . Application materials must be postmarked no later than Monday, March 22, 1999.

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship. The Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia seeks recent recipients of the Ph. D. as applicants for its Franklin Teaching Fellowship. Appointment to this nine-month position will be made at the Temporary Assistant Professor level for a period of up to three years. The Franklin Fellow will teach in the Department's General Chemistry program and will also be involved in research or other form of scholarly activity. The Franklin Fellow will also participate in an instructional development program, provided by the University, which will help enhance teaching skills through exposure to instructional technology, peer review of teaching, and mentoring by senior faculty. Additional information on the position can be found at http://www.chem.uga.edu/bb/uploads/FrankFell.pdf . Candidates should submit vitae, description of teaching philosophy, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Charles H. Atwood, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2556, e-mail: batwood@chem.uga.edu . Evaluation of applications will begin on 1 March, 1999. Applications received by that date are assured of consideration.

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