Chemistry Newsletter - 03/16/1998

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Department of Chemistry Newsletter

CONGRATULATIONS!

The L&S TA Instructional Program Development Committee met recently to select TAs from throughout L&S as Teaching Fellows for 1998. Teaching Fellows present the L&S TA Training workshops in the Fall each year. Two Chemistry TAs, Paul Bonvallet and Faisal Syud, were among the 18 selected. This honor is a testament to the high regard both staff and students have for these fine TAs. Congratulations Paul and Faisal!

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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.

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

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SEMINARS

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Wednesday, March 18^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Charles Paulson, Graduate Student.

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Wednesday, March 18^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Vanderbilt University. "Genetic Analysis of Gastrulation in Zebrafish"

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Wednesday, March 18^th, 1998 - School of Human Ecology Public Lecture, 4:00 p.m., School of Human Ecology, Room 178, 1300 Linden. Professor Margaret Rossiter, Cornell University. "The History of Women in American Science Since 1940"

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Thursday, March 19^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Bo Hu, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, March 19^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Christopher West, Graduate Student. "Dendrimers"

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Thursday, March 19^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Dr. Steve Adams, Biogen.

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Thursday, March 19^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall. Dr. Johannes Khinast, Department of Engineering, University of Houston. "VOC Controls by Catalytic Combustion: The Reverse Flow Reactor"

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* Seminar Has Been CANCELLED* - Thursday, March 19^th, 1998 - Materials Science Seminar, 4:00 p.m., 3345 Engineering Hall. Distinguised MRSEC & Material Science Speaker, Dr. Bob Laudise, AT&T Bell Labs.

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Monday, March 23^rd, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Rob Deeth, Warwick.

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Tuesday, March 24^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Sunney Xie, Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs. "Imaging, Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Single Molecules, Single Proteins and Biological Membranes"

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Tuesday, March 24^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor John Ellman, UC-Berkeley.

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Wednesday, March 25^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Tom Cline, UC-Berkeley. "Sex Determination in Drosophila"

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Thursday, March 26^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Dan Besemann, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, March 26^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Laura Harper, Graduate Student.

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Thursday, March 26^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Erick Carreira, California Institute of Technology.

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Thursday, March 26^th, 1998 - Materials Science Seminar, 4:00 p.m., 3345 Engineering Hall. Dr. Jerry Liedl, Purdue.

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Tuesday, March 31^st, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Jingwen Ma, Graduate Student. "Neutron Reflectivity and Polymer Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface"

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Bayer AG, Pharmaceutical Division, Wuppertal, Germany

German/European Organic Chemistry Postdocs in the US, Postdoc Workshop - May 29 - 31, 1998.

The pharmaceutical division of Bayer AG, Germany, would like to invite German/European scientists in the US, who are currently doing postdoctoral research in synthetic organic chemistry, to participate in a workshop from May 29 - 31 in West Haven, CT. The workshop will not only be an excellent occasion to discuss highlights from Bayer's recent research in life sciences, but also 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 the 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 to one of the following addresses.

In Germany: Dr. Stephan Schneider, Head of Medicinal Chemistry III, Bayer AG, D-42096 Wuppertal, Phone: 49 (202) 368230, Fax: 49 (202) 364061.

In the United States: Dr. Bernd Riedl, Staff Scientist, Bayer Corp., 400 Morgan Lane, West Haven, CT 06516, Phone: 1 (203) 812-5202, Fax: 1 (203) 812-2650.

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28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Chemistry

We are pleased to invite you and your students to the 28^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in Chemistry. This year the symposium will be hosted by Lawrence University Department of Chemistry, and will convene in Youngchild and Stephenson Halls of Science on Saturday, April 25. We hope this has been a productive year for your students, and that they will be willing to share their results with an audience of faculty and students from other Wisconsin colleges and Universities. A registration fee of $12 per person (which includes lunch on Saturday) will be waived for student presenters, and we plan to continue the recent tradition of offering the principal student author of each paper or poster presentation a one-year subscription to the Journal of Chemical Education (print edition). We also invite students who would like to observe, especially those who are planning research projects for the coming year. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the lobby of Youngchild Hall. Beverages and pastries will be available at that time. Student talks will take place between 8:30 a.m. and noon; poster presentations will occur dung a mid-morning break. A keynote presentation and lunch will follow. Oral presentations should be planned for 15 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions. Slide and overhead projectors will be available, as will push pins for mounting posters. Speakers who might have special needs other than these should indicate those on the abstract form.

Complete information about this announcement, maps of the area, abstract forms and registration forms are available in Room 1380 Chemistry. Please return registration forms, abstract forms, and registration fees by April 13^th to: Dr. Jerrold Lokensgard, Department of Chemistry, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54912-0599. Symposium information will be posted at: http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/chemistry/urs.html.

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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None available for this Newsletter.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Two postdoctoral positions are to be filled in the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Prospective candidates should perform crossed molecular beams experiments with implications to chemistry in planetary atmospheres and interstellar environments such as molecular clouds and circumstellar envelopes of carbon stars. A list of relevant publications is enclosed. The following research topics are available:

• Crossed beams investigation on the formation of long chain unsaturated hydrocarbons and nitriles/cyanides in Titan's atmosphere,
• Crossed beams investigation on the formation of silicon containing molecules/ radicals in the circumstellar shells of dying carbon stars, and
• Crossed beams investigation of atom/radical-radical reactions in cold, molecular clouds.

Experiences in crossed molecular beams experiments are not required, but candidates are expected to operate the 35" crossed beams machine within 3 months. Pertinacious, energetic, and hard working candidates should send inquiries to: Dr. Ralf I. Kaiser, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC; Tel: 886-2-23645370; Fax: 886-2-23620200; Email: kaiser@po.iams.sinica.edu.tw.

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON MARCH 23^rd, 1998.