Chemistry Newsletter - 09/13/1999

 

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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XXXIV No. 30

September 13th, 1999

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Introductory Research Talks in Physical Chemistry - Fall 1999

For entering graduate students interested in physical chemistry, there will be a series of short talks by faculty members describing their research interests. These will be held at 5:45 PM on Thursdays during the first five weeks of the semester. There will be a half-hour talk followed by an informal supper and then two other talks. Since these talks are brief, students should follow up by contacting individual faculty members in whose research they are interested. Each student should interview at least three faculty members during the fall semester concerning research opportunities. These talks are a means of finding research opportunities and of obtaining a broad overview of physical chemistry research in the Department. Students expecting to major in physical chemistry should make every effort to attend all of these talks. Teaching Assistants should mark this time on the schedule cards turned into the teaching Laboratory Director.

Time: 5:45 - 7:45 Thursdays - Place: Room 8335

Schedule for Introductory Research Talks

	5:45	6:45	7:15
September 16th	John Harriman	Tom Farrar	Gil Nathanson
September 23rd	Jim Skinner	Arun Yethiraj	Ned Sibert
September 30th	Jim Weisshaar	John Wright	Frank Weinhold
October 7th	Tom Record	Sam Gellman	Rob Corn
October 14th	Silvia Cavagnero	Thomas Brunold	Fleming Crim
October 21st	Bob McMahon	Clark Landis	Howard Zimmerman

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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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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, September 14^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Floyd Davis, Cornell University. "Dynamics of Neutral Transition Metal Atom Reactions With Simple Hydrocarbons"

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Tuesday, September 14^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Dr. David Edwards, Advanced Inhalation Research Inc. "The AIR Story: From Ideas to Deals"

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Wednesday, September 15^th, 1999 - Inorganic Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Dr. Karen Goldberg, University of Washington. "Mechanistic Studies of Fundamental Organometallic Reactions Related to Alkane Functionalization: Reductive Elimination and Oxidative Addition Involving C-C, C-H and C-X Bonds at PT(IV)/PT(II)."

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Thursday, September 16^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor John Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "2D Doubly Resonant Four Wave Mixing-The Optical Analogue to 2D NMR"

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Thursday, September 16^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Lei Jiang, Graduate Student. "Applications of CrCl2 in Organic Synthesis"

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Tuesday, September 21^st, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Bill Reinhardt, University of Washington, Seattle. "What are the Properties of an Alkali Gas at 1 Nano-Kelvin? A Simple Pictorial Introduction to the Gaseous Bose-Einstein Condensations & its Most Unusual Non-Linear Quantum Dynamics"

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Tuesday, September 21^st, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Mr. Christopher Rao, UW-Madison. "Moving Horizon Strategies for Constrained Process Monitoring and Control" and Ms. Josephine Hill, UW-Madison. "Effect of Sn on Pt Catalysts: Isobutane Dehydrogenation and Ethylene Adsorption"

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Thursday, September 23^rd, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Rob Corn, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Near Infrared Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurements of DNA Arrays and Polypeptide Multilayers"

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Thursday, September 23^rd, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Dr. Michael Mullins, Dow Chemical.

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Tuesday, September 28^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Harden McConnell, Stanford University. "Monolayers to Bilayers to Membranes"

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Tuesday, September 28^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Daniel I.C. Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The Future Roles of Chemical Engineers in Biotechnology and the Life Sciences"

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Thursday, September 30^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor John Schrag, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Do Dilute-Solution Polymer Dynamics Studies Probe Dynamic Spatial Heterogeneities in Glass-Forming Liquids?"

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Thursday, September 30^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Bayard Huck, Graduate Student.

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Saturday, October 2^nd, 1999 - Goering Symposium.

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Monday, October 4^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. TBA, Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Frank Klaerner, University of Essen, Germany.

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Tuesday, October 5^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Nick Abott, UW Chemical Engineering. "Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Redox-Active Surfactants"

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Tuesday, October 5^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Daniel Frisbie, University of Minnesota. "Nanoprobing Electrical Transport in Organic Semiconductors"

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Thursday, October 7^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor David Schwartz, University of Wisconsin-Madison. "TBA"

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Thursday, October 7^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Matthias Brewer, Graduate Student.

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Tuesday, October 12^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. John Russell, Naval Research Lab. "Vapor Deposition Polymerization: Adhesion and Propagation"

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Tuesday, October 12^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Felicia Etzkorn, University of Virginia.

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Tuesday, October 12^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Kathleen Stebe, Johns Hopkins University. "Surfactants and Stressing on Strongly Deforming Interfaces"

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Thursday, October 14^th, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Charlie Campbell, University of Washington. "Quantitive Analyses of Biological Interactions Using Sensors Based on Surface-Biofunctionalized Surface Plasmon Resonance Devices"

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Thursday, October 14^th, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Janine Cossy, University of Paris, France.

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Tuesday, October 19^th, 1999 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 8335 Chemistry Building. Lionel Goodman, Rutgers University. "Why Ethane has the Structure That it Has"

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Tuesday, October 19^th, 1999 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., Room 1227 Engineering Hall. Professor Francis J. Doyle, University of Delaware.

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Thursday, October 21^st, 1999 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 PM, Room B371 Chemistry Building. Dr. Henry Benner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Large Molecule Mass Spectrometry"

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Thursday, October 21^st, 1999 - Organic Chemistry Seminar. 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Michael Haaf, Graduate Student.

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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 P. Savage, BYU.

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. "TBA"

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Recent Publications

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Campbell DJ; Olson JA; Calderon CE; Doolan PW; Mengelt EA; Ellis AB; Lisensky GC.

Chemistry with refrigerator magnets: From modeling of nanoscale characterization to composite fabrication.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION 1999, Vol 76, Iss 9, pp 1205-1211.

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Jacobsen JJ; Moore JW.

Chemistry comes alive! Volume 3. Abstract of special issue 23 on CD-ROM.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION 1999, Vol 76, Iss 9, pp 1311-1312.

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Wang XG; Sibert EL.

A nine-dimensional perturbative treatment of the vibrations of methane and its isotopomers.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS 1999, Vol 111, Iss 10, pp 4510-4522.

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Hooper R; Lyons LJ; Moline DA; West R.

A highly conductive solid-state polymer electrolyte based on a double-comb polysiloxane polymer with oligo(ethylene oxide) side chains.

ORGANOMETALLICS 1999, Vol 18, Iss 17, pp 3249-3251.

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Nelsen SF; Ismagilov RF; Gentile KE; Powell DR.

Temperature effects on electron transfer within intervalence bis(hydrazine) radical cations.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 1999, Vol 121, Iss 30, pp 7108-7114.

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Copyright � 1999 Institute for Scientific Information

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10th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates

This symposium will be held at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, 1999. Research papers, presented exclusively by undergraduates, will be accepted in the following topic areas: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Math, and Physics. Abstracts must be submitted electronically by Friday, October 1, 1999. See the newsletter file in the Duplicating Room, Rm. 1380, for further instructions and registration forms.

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Biotechnology Training Program Fall Orientation

The Biotechnology Training Program Fall Orientation will be held at the Alumni Lounge in the Pyle Center (formerly the Wisconsin Center) at 702 Langdon Street on Wednesday September 22 from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. Trainees and trainers will be there to explain more about the Biotechnology Training Program. Also there will be a scientist from industry who is familiar with the benefits of this program, as he was a Chemical Engineering professor here for many years. Students may see Mary Kay Sorenson in room 1221 for more information.

As your department has faculty in the Physical Science Division, it maybe of interest to know that the BTP Steering Committee would like to increase the number of BTP trainees in physical sciences. So you are especially encouraged to promote the BTP to students working with faculty in physical sciences. Students are eligible for the program if they are US citizens or permanent residents, and are in a doctorate program. Promising candidates are nominated by trainers or themselves, and are reviewed on their grades, GRE scores, interest in biotechnology research, and other criteria. Thank you very much for your assistance. If you have any questions or concerns, please phone me at 2-6753.

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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 University of Iowa Department of Chemistry seeks outstanding applicants for a tenure track faculty appointment (rank open) with organic or analytical chemistry training and research interests to begin in August, 2000. The abilities to develop a vigorous research program, and to effectively teach specialized courses at the graduate level, upper-level undergraduate courses in organic or analytical chemistry, and entry-level general chemistry, are essential. Applicants should submit a resume, transcripts, summaries of research plans, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1294. Evaluation of applicants will begin October 15, 1999.

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Organic Chemistry Faculty Positions - Duke University Applications and nominations are sought for faculty positions in organic chemistry beginning in 2000. We aim to make an appointment at the Assistant Professor level (tenure track), as part of a concerted hiring program in organic chemistry that will also include faculty at higher levels. Successful applicants should be able to contribute to the teaching program in organic chemistry at the graduate and undergraduate levels and conduct a vigorous independent research program. All applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a description of future research plans as well as arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to this address: Organic Faculty Search Committee, 101 P. M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346. Review of applications will begin on September 1 and continue until the position is filled.

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Biochemical Engineer to work in a lab in which they will be responsible for developing purification processes recombinant proteins expressed by bacterial and mammalian cells. These proteins will be used by other groups to assess their biological activity and potential clinical use. For those proteins chosen for clinical development, the candidate will be responsible for optimization of a scaleable purification process for use in producing clinical-grade protein for human therapeutic use. Separation techniques include ultrafiltration and column chromatography including ion exchange, size exclusion and affinity-based methods. The candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Bio-Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or a related field with interest in process development and scale-up of biochemical separations. Our client is a leading biotech firm with research facilities in Westchester, New York and can provide excellent benefits (health insurance, dental, and vision plan, paid vacation and more). A high impact, high profile position with excellent opportunity for advancement. Geographic Location of Position: US-NY. If interested, please contact: Sam Stevens, DMC, Fax: 609-584-9575, Voice: 609-584-8733, Ext. 218, Email: 915608@candseek.com .

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Kansas State University, the Department of Chemistry invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August, 2000. We seek an outstanding faculty member with research interests in any area of inorganic chemistry, including interdisciplinary research areas. We especially welcome applicants whose research interests complement those of our current faculty (for details see http://www.ksu.edu/chem/faculty/). The successful applicant is expected to establish a vigorous and creative research program, that will attract extramural funding and capable co-workers, and to demonstrate excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Outstanding candidates will be considered for appointment at the Associate Professor level. Informal enquiries are welcome to the Department Head, Professor Sherwood (Tel: (785)532-6665; e-mail: escachem@ksu.edu : PAX: (785)532-5666) Applicants should submit a letter of application; a complete curriculum vita; copies of transcripts from undergraduate and graduate studies; a statement of teaching interests and philosophy; a description of research proposals with equipment costs; and arrange to have at least three letters of recommendation sent to: Professor Eric A. Maatta, Chair Inorganic Assistant Professor Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506-3701 (Tel: (785)532-6687; FAX: (785)532-6666; e-mail: eam@ksu.edu . Screening will commence November 1, 1999. Details of the department can be found at http://www.ksu.edu/chem .

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are searching for outstanding candidates for an appointment as an ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in the general area of organic chemistry, beginning with the 2000-01 academic year. Our primary interest is that the candidate be bright, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative, with extraordinary potential in both research and teaching. The exact field of interest of the applicant is of less importance to us. Other aspects being equal, preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching interests complement those in our current programs.We will also welcome applications from established researchers with outstanding qualifications and sufficient experience for appointment as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR or FULL PROFESSOR. Applications are welcomed from all qualified persons. Please ask your nominee to submit a curriculum vitae, list of publications, and a detailed statement of research and professional objectives, and to arrange for two letters of recommendation, in addition to your own, to be sent to: Professor Steven C. Zimmerman, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 505 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. Applications should be submitted promptly, preferably by November 1, 1999, to ensure consideration. If you or an applicant would like more information, call me at (217) 333-0066.

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The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chemistry Department and Materials Science Graduate Program invite applications for two tenure-earning positions - one in inorganic chemistry and one in biochemistry/bioorganic chemistry. The level of appointments is at the rank of Assistant Professor. Teaching duties include undergraduate classes and graduate classes in their area of specialty. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research plans are in the areas of biotechnology, biomineralization or biomaterials. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in chemistry or a chemistry related field, with post doctoral experience desirable, be motivated to maintain a vigorous externally funded research program that supports M.S. and Ph.D. students, and be committed to quality undergraduate and graduate teaching. The Department offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science. A doctoral program in Biotechnology is anticipated. The department shares facilities and personnel with the Laboratory for Structural Biology, Laboratory for Materials and Surface Science, and the Center for Microgravity and Materials Research. We collaborate with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and many Huntsville space and biotechnology companies. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statements of their research interests, teaching philosophy and the names of three references to: Professor Clyde Riley, Chair, Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, MSB 203, Huntsville, Alabama 35899 (USA). Review of applications will begin October 1, 1999. Starting date August 15, 2000. Further information about the Chemistry Department and Materials Science Program can be found at http://chemistry.uah.edu/ or http://matsci.uah.edu/ .

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The City College of New York (CONY) invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Department of Chemistry. The candidate must have a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, post-doctoral experience or its equivalent, and a demonstrated research record. The appointee will be expected to develop an externally-funded research program, to develop courses in his/her area of expertise, and to teach both undergraduate and graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) students. Rank and salary will be commensurate with the appointee's experience and accomplishments. The applicant should send by October 25, 1999 a curriculum vitae, an educational philosophy statement, a description of current and proposed research plans, selected reprints, and should arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation sent on his/her behalf to: Prof. Stanley R. Radel, Chair, Department of Chemistry, The City College of The City University of New York, Convent Avenue at 138th Street. New York, NY 10031.

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Western Kentucky University. Organic Chemist. Tenure-track assistant professor position in ACS approved department beginning August, 2000. Ph.D. required. This position requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry. The successful applicant will have responsibilities in teaching senior/graduate level organic chemistry courses as well as general chemistry courses The developments of a strong research program for undergraduate and graduate students is a requirement. Must demonstrate excellence in teaching and research at the undergraduate and master's level. Submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, unofficial transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and statements of teaching philosophy and research goals to: Organic Chemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576. Review of applications will begin November 1,1999.

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Western Kentucky University. Biochemist. Tenure-track assistant professor position in ACS approved department beginning August, 2000. Ph.D. required. This position requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry or Biochemistry. The successful applicant will have responsibilities in senior/graduate level biochemistry courses as well as general chemistry courses. The development of a strong research program for undergraduate and graduate (M S. ) students is a requirement. Must demonstrate excellence in teaching and research at the undergraduate and master's level. Submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, unofficial transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and statements of teaching philosophy and research goals to: Biochemistry Search Committee Department of Chemistry Western Kentucky University 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576. Review of applications will begin November 1,1999.

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The Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, invites applications for a polymer chemistry position at the Assistant Professor level to commence Fall, 2000. The area of polymer research is open to all fields of chemistry and the successful candidate will join one of the five divisions in the department (Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic or Physical). In addition, he or she will become a member of the recently endowed Butler Polymer Research Laboratory in the department - see http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~polymer/ . Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae and statements of teaching and research plans and also should arrange for three letters of recommendation. All applications should be received no later than October 31,1999. Send to: K. B. Wagener, Chairman, Polymer Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 1 17200, Gainesville, FL 3261 1-7200 USA.

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University of California, Davis. The Department invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of Inorganic Chemistry at the Assistant Professor level, beginning on or after July l, 2000. We seek outstanding candidates with a strong commitment to research and teaching, a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and expertise that complements present faculty - http://wwwchem.ucdavis.edu in areas such as chemical synthesis, chemical biology, or materials science. Applicants should provide a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a summary of research objectives, and the names, addresses, fax and telephone numbers of three references, to be sent to: Inorganic Recruitment Committee, Chemistry Department, Room 108, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, HA 956~6-5295. The position is open until filled, but to assure consideration applications should be received by October 15, 1999.

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Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in Fall, 2000. Teaching responsibilities will be primarily in the area of General Chemistry. The candidate will be expected to spearhead and coordinate, with the cooperation of other faculty members, the development and maintenance of a laboratory and lecture curriculum for General Chemistry that best meets the needs of today's science and pre-professional students in the context of Augustana's commitment to the liberal arts. The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, but if the Ph.D. is earned in Chemical Education, he/she should also have earned at least a Masters degree that required a research dissertation in experimental chemistry. Preference will be given to candidates who intend to develop and carry out chemical research projects with students at the undergraduate level. Applications should be sent, by December 1, 1999, to: Dr. Richard Jurasek, Dean, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201. The application should include vitae, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of research interests, and a statement of teaching philosophy that addresses objectives and methods as well as the candidate's view of chemistry's role in a liberal arts curriculum.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Professor Steven L. Regen of Lehigh University is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position in his research group. The specific project involves the design, synthesis and investigation of amphiphilic molecular umbrellas (e.g., JACS, 121, 5860, 1999). Candidates for this position should send me a copy of their CV and a list of their publications, and arrange to have two letters of reference sent to me on the behalf either by e-mail or regular mail. Please send to: Professor Steven L. Regen, Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Seeley G. Mudd Building 6, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, Tel 610-758-4842, fax 610-758-6560, e-mail: slrO@Lehigh.edu .

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Postdoctoral position for one, eventually two, years is available for studying pore structure in paper and related materials. The project is a cooperation between the Royal Institute of Technology and the Institute for Surface Chemistry, Stockholm, funded by the Swedish Fund for Strategic Research (SSF) "Surface Science and Printing Program" (S2P2). The main method is NMR, both PGSE, spin relaxation, and cryoporosimetry. The NMR experiments are to be supplemented by other methods, such as DSC and profilometry. Background in PGSE NMR or stray field imaging is particularly suitable. The position is available immediately, and commencement before February 2000 is preferable. The non-taxable stipend will be 190 kSEK/year. Contact for more information and/or send CV and references to: Istvan Furo, Division of Physical Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm Sweden, ifuro@physchem.kth.se , +46 8 7908592 (tel), +46 8 7908207 (fax).

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NMR postdoctoral positions are available as member of a research team investigating structure/function relationships of RNA and the design of new nucleic acids. In particular, RNA/RNA and RNA/ protein interactions will be studied using a NMR-manageable experimental system. Applicants should have macromolecular NMR experience. Our equipment includes: 500 MHz (3-channel, 3-axis gradients) NMR, ready access to 600 MHz and soon 800 MHz instruments, workstations, access to supercomputer, software for processing data and restrained molecular dynamics and molecular modeling. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Applicants should reply with a complete set of information: detailed resume, date available, statement detailing experience/technical ability in NMR, and three letters of reference. Send to: Dr. Paul F. Agris, Biochemistry, BOX 7622, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7622 USA.

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Dr. Judy Eglin of Mississippi State University has recently received funding for a post-doctoral position in her laboratory. The research includes the synthesis and reactivity of air-sensitive dinuclear transition metal complexes. Characterization techniques include X-ray crystallography, NMR, UV-vis, and IR spectroscopy. Applicants should send a letter of application, two letters of recommendation, transcripts, and a resume to: Dr. Judy Eglin, Box 9573, Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762. The position is for one year at a rate of $22,000 to $25,000, depending on experience.

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Professor Dana D. Dlott. Postdoctoral Position in Physical Chemistry at the University of Illinois. Is looking for one or possibly two postdocs to work in the area of ultrafast spectroscopy of liquids and solids. The postdoctoral associate will lead an experimental project in the area of ultrafast vibrational energy transfer of molecular materials and liquids, using two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy. I am particularly interested in somebody who already has expertise with femtosecond spectroscopy, especially Ti:sapphire lasers and optical parametric amplifiers, but I am willing to consider applicants with expertise in other areas of laser spectroscopy. This is a project where all the instrumentation is already built and some preliminary results are in. A new postdoc could start getting great results in a hurry and make important contributions which would be widely noticed by the scientific community. For more information, and a list of recent publications, consult my webpage, http://dlottgroup.scs.uiuc.edu/group/ . To be considered for this position, send CV and 3 letters to: Prof. Dana Dlott, Box 01-6 CLSL, 600 S. Goodwin, Urbana, IL 61801. Email to dlott@scs.uluc.edu .

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Professor William J. Leigh of McMaster University has a Postdoctoral Position in physical organic chemistry is available starting January 2000, for study of organosilicon and -germanium reactive intermediates by laser flash photolysis and stopped-flow methods. The successful candidate will have a strong background in synthesis and/or photochemistry, an interest in fast reaction kinetics, and strong leadership qualities. Send cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to: Prof. William J. Leigh, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada LOS 4M1 http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/faculty/leigh/ e-mail: leigh@mcmaster.ca..

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