Chemistry Newsletter - 10/25/1999

 

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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XXXIV No. 36

October 25th, 1999

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Companion for Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder

Companion for Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder sought for Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Timing is flexible after 1:00 p.m. and would last two to four hours at the discretion of the companion. Mrs. Hirschfelder is in her mid nineties and lives on Sheboygan Avenue about five blocks from Hilldale. Compensation will be paid at the rate of $15.00 per hour, including travel time. If you are interested, please respond to: Jerome M. Ott, 214 W. Main St., Mt. Horeb, WI 53572, (608) 437-7325 (608) 437-6854 (Home),(608) 437-7330 (FAX), e-mail: lkjocc@mhhtc.net or kjott@mhtc.net .

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Proposed Finance Committee and Department Meeting Dates

Fall 1999

All Dept and Finance meetings are scheduled for two hours

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Organic Chemistry Cumulative Exam Schedule, 1999

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., room B371 Chemistry Building.

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Inorganic Chemistry Cumulative Exam Schedule, 1999-2000

All cumes are in room 2373 from 9 am to noon.

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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 1221.

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SEMINARS

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Tuesday, October 26^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. David Nesbitt, University of Colorado. "Laser Studies of Reaction Dynamics: From Molecular Beams to Single Molecule Microscopy"

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Tuesday, October 26^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Paul Savage, Brigham Young University. "Cholic Acid-Derived Permeabilizers and Antimicrobial Agents"

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Wednesday, October 27^th, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Y. Nakayama, Osaka.

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Thursday, October 28^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Annelise Barron, Northwestern University. "Microchannel Electrophoresis of DNA: Some Novel Solutions to Difficulties that Accompany Miniaturization"

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Thursday, October 28^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Robert Owen, Graduate Student. "The Synthesis of Medium Ring Oxacycles"

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Friday, October 29^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1610 Engineering Hall. Dr. Robin Hutchinson, DuPont De Nemours International, Geneva, Switzerland. "Modeling and Measurement of Polymerization Kinetics: Recent Advances and Future Challenges"

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Monday, November 1^st, Tuesday, November 2^nd, & Wednesday, November 3^rd 1999 - Hirschfelder Prize Lecture Series, (Monday-Nov. 1^st) - 4:00 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. (Tuesday-Nov. 2^nd) - 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. (Wednesday-Nov. 3^rd) - 3:30 p.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Joshua Jortner, Tel Aviv University. (Monday-Nov. 1^st) "On Dynamics - From Large Molecules to Biomolecules" - (Tuesday-Nov. 2^nd) "Size Effects in Molecular Clusters" - (Wednesday-Nov. 3^rd) "Charge Transfer in Chemistry and Biophyphysics"

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Monday, November 1^st, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Don Carpenetti, Graduate Student.

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Wednesday, November 3^rd, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Mike Gague, UNC.

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Thursday, November 4^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Dr. Gary Martin, Pharmacia & Upjohn. "Accordions, Political Acronyms, and SMIDG NMR Probes"

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Thursday, November 4^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Asgeir Konradsson, Graduate Student.

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Friday, November 5^th, 1999 - Chemistry Department Colloquium. 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Bassam Shakhashiri, UW-Madison. "The Privilege to Teach and Exhortations for Good Teaching"

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Monday, November 8^th, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Kim Rosaaen, Graduate Student.

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Tuesday, November 9^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Peter F. Green, University of Texas. "Dewetting of Structured Fluids"

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Wednesday, November 10^th, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. John Zhang, Georgia Tech.

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Thursday, November 11^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Nickolas Winograd, Penn State University. "Molecule-specific Imaging with Mass Spectrometry - From Combinatorial Chemistry to Biological Cells"

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Thursday, November 11^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Michael Haaf, Graduate Student.

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Tuesday, November 16^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Jacqueline V. Shanks, Iowa State University. "Phytocatalysis: Applications in Metabolic Engineering and Phytoremediation"

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Wednesday, November 17^th, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Karen Nordell, PD.

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Thursday, November 18^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor John Weaver, University of Minnesota. "Visualization of Semiconductor Surface Etching with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy"

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Thursday, November 18^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Scott Miller, Boston College.

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Monday, November 22^nd, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Anne-Marie Nickel, Graduate Student.

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Tuesday, November 30^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Giacinto Scoles, Princeton University. "Spectroscopy in Superfluid Liquid Helium Nanodroplets"

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Tuesday, November 30^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Michael Tsapatsis, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. "Growth of Molecular Sieve Films and Patterned Deposits"

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Wednesday, December 1^st, 1999 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Sheila David, University of Utah.

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Thursday, December 2^nd, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Tom Farrar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "NMR and Ab Initio Studies of Hydrogen Bonding in Neat Liquids and in Binary Mixtures"

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Thursday, December 2^nd, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Joshua Higgin, Graduate Student.

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Tuesday, December 7^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Ms. Susannah Clear, UW-Madison. "Self-Assembled Monolayers as Boundary Lubricants in Liquids" and Mr. Danforth Miller, UW-Madison. "Lyophilization: From Molecular Simulation to Practice"

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Tuesday, December 14^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Matthew Neurock, University of Virginia.

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Recent Publications

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Landis CR; Hilfenhaus P; Feldgus S.

Structures and reaction pathways in rhodium(I)-catalyzed hydrogenation of enamides: A model DFT study.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 1999, Vol 121, Iss 38, pp 8741-8754.

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Ma YA; Sih CJ; Harms A.

Enzymatic mechanism of thyroxine biosynthesis. Identification of the "lost three-carbon fragment".

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 1999, Vol 121, Iss 38, pp 8967-8968.

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Hovis JS; Hamers RJ; Greenlief CM.

Preparation of clean and atomically flat germanium(001) surfaces.

SURFACE SCIENCE 1999, Vol 440, Iss 1-2, pp L815-L819.

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Wendt MA; Zeidler MD; Farrar TC.

The temperature dependence of the deuterium quadrupole coupling constant and the molecular rotational correlation time in liquid methanol.

MOLECULAR PHYSICS 1999, Vol 97, Iss 6, pp 753-756.

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Kelemen BR; Klink TA; Behlke MA; Eubanks SR; Leland PA; Raines RT.

Hypersensitive substrate for ribonucleases.

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH 1999, Vol 27, Iss 18, pp 3696-3701.

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Cheng L; Khan MA; Powell DR; Taylor RW; Richter-Addo GB.

Structural consequences of hydroxamate and tropolonate binding to iron porphyrins.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 1999, Vol , Iss 19, pp 1941-1942.

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Copyright � 1999 Institute for Scientific Information

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UW-Madison Memories for a Lifetime 2000 Calendar

Newly released UW-Madison Memories for a Lifetime 2000 undergraduate scholarship fund-raising calendar, published by the University Book Store in partnership with the Office of News and Public Affairs. The 14 x 20-inch calendar features 14 full-color photographs of the UW-Madison campus. This calendar grew out of a successful sesquicentennial partnership with the Book Store, which is donating more than $10 of the $12.95 retail price to the Chancellor's Undergraduate Scholarship Fund. It's a generous contribution on behalf of the University Book Store and a wonderful opportunity for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends to revisit some of the university's most beautiful places while furthering the cause of undergraduate education. As an added bonus, each calendar includes a coupon good for $5 off UW-insignia clothing. The calendars are available at all Book Store locations, or by calling (800) 957-7502. You can also check it out on the Web at http://www.univbkstr.com/home.html .

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Summer 2000 Research Opportunities in Japan, Korea and Taiwan for U.S. Graduate Students in Science and Engineering.

Summer Programs in Japan, Korea and Taiwan (NSF 99-152). National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS). The Summer Institute in Japan, the Monbusho Summer Program, the Summer Institute in Korea and the Summer Institute in Taiwan provide graduate students in science and engineering first-hand experience in Japanese, Korean and Taiwan research environments, an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective countries, and language and cultural training. The primary goals of the programs are to introduce students to Japanese, Korean and Taiwan science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. The programs will last approximately eight weeks from mid-June to August. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; be enrolled at a U.S. institution in a science or engineering Ph.D. program, be enrolled in a M.D. program and have an interest in biomedical research, or be enrolled and completed at least one full academic year in a master's degree program at the end of the calendar year of application; and pursuing studies in fields of science or engineering that are supported by NSF, NIH or USDA, and also are represented among the potential host institutions. International travel costs to and from Japan, Korea or Taiwan, in-country living costs (accommodations, food and professional travel), and an allowance of $2,500 for each participant will be provided. All application materials (including applicant's and recommenders' forms) should be sent to the NSF East Asia and Pacific Program (NSF/EAP) and must be POSTMARKED by December 1, 1999: East Asia and Pacific Program, Room 935, Division of International Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. FURTHER INFORMATION: Students may study and work at one of a variety of government, corporate, and university research laboratories, depending on the specific program. Full description of the Summer Programs, including potential host institutions and application instructions, are available at the NSF/Tokyo Web site: http://www.twics.com/~nsftokyo/ . [Select "Summer Programs" from the opening-screen menu bar.] Direct questions to Dr. Christopher A. Loretz at NSF/EAP by e-mail: cloretz@nsf.gov or by telephone (703-306-1701).

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Women in Science Program

Call for participants for the 4^th annual Science, Gender and Community Curriculum Reform Institute. June 10-14, 2000 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Support for course reform and development; gender-conscious teaching; and student-active learning in science, mathematics and engineering. Complete details of this conference, overview and applications can be found in Room 1380 Chemistry.

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Scholarships for Study Abroad

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) offers generous scholarships to undergraduate tudents for year, semester, and summer programs to study in less commonly studied regions of the world: Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. NSEP emphasizes Sciences and Engineering, Political Science and International Relations, but students of all majors can apply if they can make a compelling argument for the appropriateness of their study abroad program to NSEP goals: To foster the study and understanding of areas of the world considered of crucial national security interest and to provide broader perspectives to students in an increasingly globalized world. All recipients of the NSEP scholarship incur a service obligation to the Federal Government in an area related to national security (this covers a very broad range of agencies and offices). The length of the service requirement is equal to the amount of time spent on the NSEP-funded foreign study. The campus deadline for application is December 10^th, 1999. For applications and more information, we have two informational meetings on: Monday, October 25, 1999, 12:00, 67 Bascom and Thursday, November 11, 1999, 12:00, 67 Bascom. Interested students who cannot attend either of the meetings should contact the campus representative for NSEP: Matt Mayers, Office of International Studies and Programs, 256 Bascom, e-mail: mmayers@bascom.wisc.edu , 262-7801. Walk-in hours: Tuesdays, 9:30-12:00. By appointment only: Fridays, 9:30-12:00. (For appointments call 262-2851 or stop by 261 Bascom.) Visit the NSEP website at http://www.iie.org/nsep .

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Iowa State University - Second Annual Materials Science Graduate Program Open House

The University of Iowa State would like to invite you, your fellow faculty members, and especially your Junior and Senior students to attend our second annual Materials Science Graduate Program Open House. This year, the event will be held Saturday, November 20th starting at 8:30 AM on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, IA, and will be in collaboration with the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan Tech. The objective of the Open House is to provide an introduction to the field of materials science, to demonstrate first hand the wide-ranging work that is being done in materials science, and to hear about the exciting graduate research opportunities we have to offer in the upper Midwest. The Open House is unique in the sense that it allows you and your students to be exposed to several Midwest materials science programs at one meeting. Our plan is to rotate the host University each year so you can see firsthand the facilities at each school. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of materials science, we are always in need of students from diverse backgrounds. Past experiences have shown that undergraduates from chemistry and physics programs are well prepared for a M.S. or Ph.D. in materials science. The Open House will include a number of short talks focusing on research at Iowa State, tours of our laboratories, talks by the co-host schools, and a panel discussion with Materials Science graduate students who themselves came into Materials Science from Chemistry and Physics programs. The Open House will finish by 3:00 PM, so it should be possible for many schools to make this a one-day trip. The department can provide assistance to help defray travel expenses, if necessary. Please RSVP to: Carmen Neni at (515)-294-0741 or carmengn@iastate.edu before November 12, 1999 if you plan to attend. For more information, please contact Prof. David Cann at (515) 294-3202.

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For Industrial Positions, see the Chemistry Career Services 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 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas solicits applications for a tenure track position beginning August 2000. Exceptional candidates in the area of molecular diversity/combinatorial chemistry, particularly those with a strong organic chemistry background, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have relevant postdoctoral research experience. Evidence of ability to develop a creative and nationally competitive research program and motivation toward excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level should be provided. The recent addition of the Center for Advanced Sensing Technology will allow the successful candidate collaborative research opportunities in this multidiscipline area. Although the appointment is expected to be at the level of assistant professor, an advanced level of appointment is possible. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 1999 and will continue until the position is filled. A detailed curriculum vita, a description of research plans, and three letters of reference should be sent directly to: Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201 http://www.uark.edu/chemistry .

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University of Chicago, the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. We are very interested in building a world-class presence in "synthetic biology"- the mixing of chemical approaches to engineer biological mechanisms and properties. Towards this end we have established a new Institute- The Institute for Biophysical Dynamics- that will focus on research at the biology/ physical sciences interface. The IBD will have 24 faculty, half of which will be recruited over the next several years. Ground for a new research building will be broken in the spring. I think that this is a great opportunity for an aggressive and creative scientist who wants to work in a highly collaborative environment. The position is not necessarily targeted as a Junior hire, nor are we looking for just a single person. We want to be as opportunistic as possible. We are also looking for NMR spectroscopists. I'm happy to talk with anyone who is interested. CV s should be sent to: Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Cummings Life Science Center University of Chicago, 920 E 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637.

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Steve Rhyner of 3M is seeking a photoresist chemist for the semiconductor industry. Our primary focus is a bilayer imaging scheme whereby the top layer contains a silicon-containing photoresist. This system may be used over the 248nm - 13.4nm wavelength range. Our group is also investigating fluorochemical materials as a single layer resist due to their high transmission at 157nm. We currently have a position opening for a BS Chemistry graduate with some synthetic background which we would like to fill by January 1. If you can recommend anyone, please have them email their resumes to: sjrhyner@mmm.com . Send to: Advanced Materials Technology Center, 3M Center, 201-1W-28, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000, (651) 737-9060.

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NMR Support Chemist. The DuPont Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences is seeking a chemist to apply modern NMR tools to analyze materials and solve technical problems to support chemical R&D and businesses. The position is at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This position requires a BS or MS degree in chemistry with a strong computer background. Recent NMR experience, both instrument operation and data interpretation, is highly desirable. The scientist will use high resolution and gradient NMR to determine complex structures and reaction mechanisms in both polymer and small molecule organic systems. The chemist will support a Principal Investigator, but will independently interact and communicate with colleagues world-wide to solve chemical problems, not just provide data. Laboratory work will mainly be sample preparation, and operation and maintenance of Unix-based NMR spectrometers. There will be extensive data processing and interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR data using a variety of software packages in a networked computing environment. Written and oral reports of results will be required. Please contact: Betsy McCord, 302-695-4679 office, 302-234-1606 home, 302-695-9811 fax, e-mail: elizabeth.f.mccord@usa.dupont.com .

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Maryville College, a selective four-year liberal arts college committed to superior teaching, seeks a broadly trained physical scientist possessing a strong background in analytical chemistry. The Ph.D. in chemistry or very closely related discipline is required and teaching experience is preferred. The position is available for late August, 2000. Primary teaching responsibilities are in chemistry in the context of a strong liberal arts tradition. Additional experience in physics or geology would be an advantage, as the opportunity for cross-disciplinary teaching exists. A keen interest in computer-based data acquisition systems and computer/instrument-interfacing is particularly desirable. Research involving undergraduates is an important component of all natural science curricula and supervision of senior thesis research is expected. The successful candidate will also participate in teaching introductory courses for science majors and general education courses for non-science majors. Applications received by December 20, 1999 can be assured of full consideration. Send letter of application along with curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, and three original letters of reference (at least two of which fully address teaching experience and potential) to: Dr. Robert Naylor, Chair, Division of Natural Sciences, Maryville College, Maryville, TN 37804-5907.

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level. PhD in chemistry or a related field with experimental and/or theoretical interest in the physical chemistry of complex systems; postdoctoral experience; demonstrated potential for establishing a research program of national/international recognition; and demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Send a description of research plan, statement of teaching philosophy, list of publications and curriculum vitae to: Professor Morton Munk, Chair, Physical Chemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, PO Box 871604, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604. Applicants must ensure that three letters of reference are sent to the above address. Review of applications will begin November 10, 1999 and occur every two weeks thereafter until the position is filled.

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The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Georgia Institute of Technology seeks to fill several tenure-track faculty positions. Exceptional candidates in all areas are encouraged to apply; however, particular needs exist in the area of organic (biorganic or polymer) chemistry, surface chen-dstry, bioseparations, and molecular and structural biology. Outstanding candidates for advanced rank positions are strongly encouraged. Interdisciplinary candidates will be considered for joint appointments with other departments. Further information is available on our Web site: www.chemistry.ptechedu . Candidates at the entry level should send an application letter, curriculum vitae, and a summary of research plans, and should request three letters of reference. Advanced candidates should send a curriculum vitae and the names of three references. All materials and requests for information should be directed to: Chair, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332,0400. Applications will be considered beginning October 3 1, 1999, but applications past that date will be considered until the positions are filled.

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As part of a continuing expansion in the life sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology announces tenure-track faculty positions in molecular biology in the School of Biology and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Particular emphasis is in molecular and cellular aspects of structural biology, including X-ray diffraction and NMR techniques, as well as structural/functional genomics and genome stability. Joint appointments will be considered. All applicants should send a letter, curriculum vitae, and a summary of research plans. Candidates for a junior level position should request three letters of reference to be sent, while senior level candidates should enclose names and addresses of three references. All material should be sent to: Molecular Biology Search Committee, c/o Susan Longuepee, Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363. Applications will be considered beginning November 1, 1999.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry, University of Idaho. Web address: http://www.chem.idaho.edu . Ph.D. in organic chemistry required and postdoctoral experience preferred. Research area open, but candidates with ;interdisciplinary research interests are encouraged to apply. Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels will be expected of the successful candidate along with the establishment of a vigorous externally funded research program. Applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae and research plans and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to: Professor Richard V. Williams, Chair, Organic Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2343. Review of applications will begin December 15, 1999.

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The Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professorship in Organic Chemistry. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry and postdoctoral experience is highly recommended. The successful candidate must be committed to undergraduate and graduate education and will be expected to develop a vigorous well-funded program of research. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in areas of synthetic or bioorganic chemistry which complement the existing research programs in the department. A description of the Chemistry Department at Buffalo and the faculty research programs is available on the www at: http://www.chem.buffalo.edu/ . Candidates should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, brief statement of research plans and teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Organic Search Committee Chair, Department of Chemistry, Natural Science Complex, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14260-3000. Applications will be reviewed starting on November 1, 1999 and will be accepted until the position is filled.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Kirk S. Schanze, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, has a postdoctoral position that is currently available in his research laboratory. The postdoctoral scientist will be involved in a research program that is directed towards organic synthesis and applications of optical spectroscopy to characterize pi-conjugated oligomers and polymers that contain transition metal chromophores. Details of the project are available at my group's website and in our recent publications, see : http://web.chem.ufl.edu/~kschanze/ . Preference will be given to candidates having prior experience with synthetic organic chemistry; however, it would be very desirable for the person to also have previous experience with optical spectroscopic methods. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation forwarded my address. The position is available immediately, however, I am willing to wait several months for a highly qualified candidate. Send to: Kirk S. Schanze, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, TEL : 352-392-9133, FAX : 352-846-0296, e-mail: kschanze@chem.ufl.edu .

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