University of Wisconsin - Madison

Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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Congratulations to Professors Mark Ediger , Bob Hamers, and Tom Record! They have been selected as Vilas Associates. Recipients of this award receive summer salary and flexible research support for the next two years. The award, provided by the Vilas Trust, recognizes outstanding contributions by tenured faculty. Congratulations Mark, Bob and Tom!!

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Congratulations go out to Associate Professor Ronald T. Raines, who has received the H. I. Rommes Faculty Fellowship award. This award covers a five year period from July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2003. With this Fellowship, the University recognizes proven potential and provides an opportunity for critical judgement by the Fellow on the best strategies for development of an outstanding research program. Congratulations Ron!

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

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

1998

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INORGANIC CUMULATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

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

1998

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ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS

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IMPORTANT DATES:

MINOR AGREEMENT FORMS: The Graduate School requires that the minor program be outlined in an agreement which is approved by the Department no later than halfway through completion of the sequence minor courses. The minor requirement must be completed by the end of the third year of graduate school. Minor agreement forms are available in Room 1315.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department Departmental Colloquia

1997-1998

First Fridays of the Month

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SEMINARS

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Tuesday, February 3^rd, 1998 - Faculty Candidate Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. David Goldberg, Northwestern University. "Multimetallic Porphyrazines: Aromatic Macrocycles With Peripherally Chelated Metallocenes"

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Wednesday, February 4^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Assistant Professor Daphne Preuss, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Chicago. "Tetrad Analysis in Arabidopsis"

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Thursday, February 5^th, 1998 - Organic Division Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Andreas Kirschning, Claustal-Zellerfeld Germany. UW-Madison Visiting Faculty Member "Strategies for Synthesizing and Modifying Deoxygenated Glycoconjugates"

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Thursday, February 5^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Molly McGuire, Graduate Student. "Surface Studies of Pyrite Oxidation by Raman Spectroscopy"

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Thursday, February 5^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall. Professor Igal Szleifer, Purdue University. "Molecular Design of Biocompatible Surfaces and Liposomes for Drug Delivery"

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Monday, February 9^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Professor Kim Dunbar, Michigan State University. "The Use of TTF and TCNQ as Ligands for Paramagnetic Metal Centers: A New Spin on Organic Charge-Transfer Chemistry"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Monday, February 23^rd, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Jatuporn Wittayakun, Graduate Student.

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

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

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

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

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

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

Post-Doctoral Program National Exposure Research Laboratory

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking candidates to fill as many as 50 federal, three-year postdoctoral research positions during the coming year. As part of this effort, a number of these positions will be filled at the EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). NERL conducts research and development related to the exposure of people and ecosystems to a wide range of pollutants in the air, water, and soil, and to other environmental changes resulting from human activities at a wide range of scales. This research encompasses areas such as environmental monitoring and characterization (physical, chemical, biological, and microbiological); computer modeling of the transport, transformation, and fate of pollutants in multiple media and at multiple scales; human and ecological exposure analysis (including the development of exposure biomarkers and bioindicators); waste site characterization; remote sensing; and landscape ecology. NERL also field-tests, evaluates, and demonstrates the applications of these findings to environmental problems of national importance to EPA's regulatory and regional offices, other federal agencies, and state, local, and tribal governments. Among NERL's current priorities are exposure of humans to airborne particulate matter and emerging pathogens in water supplies; exposure of children to pesticides; exposure of humans and ecosystems to endocrine disrupters; multi-pathway exposure modeling in humans; development of integrated multimedia transport and fate models, and assessment of the relative importance of exposure to a variety of stresses in regional ecosystems and large watersheds.

Because of the broad range of NERL's research mission, we are seeking candidates from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including environmental science, chemistry, physics, biology, microbiology, ecology, geography, applied mathematics and statistics, human health sciences, meteorology, computer science, and environmental or chemical engineering. The preferred candidate will have earned a Ph.D. in one of these areas within the last five years.

The NERL post-doctoral positions will be located in a division at either Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Ohio, Athens, Georgia, Las Vegas, Nevada, or Reston, Virginia, depending on the particular disciplinary focus, and will be filled beginning September 1998. These term appointments will last for three years. The selected candidates will be eligible for a full benefits packages including relocation expenses, health insurance, life insurance, retirement, and vacation and sick leave benefits. United States citizenship is a requirement of all these jobs.

If you are interested in these post-doctoral positions, please send a curriculum vitae, a letter of recommendation from our senior research advisor or other comparable official, and a letter indicating your research focus and the geographic location(s) you prefer to: Ms. Terri Burrell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Exposure, Research Laboratory (MD-75). Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, Attn: Post-Doctoral Positions. Please respond to this advertisement no later than March 31, 1998. After all responses are reviewed, candidates will receive written notice of the next stage of the application process no later than June 15, 1998.

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Catalysis Club of Chicago

Notice of the Fifth Meeting of the 1997- 1998 Season, Monday February 9, 1998

Guest Speaker, Professor Rich Masel, University of Illinois, Urbana

What Is Metallic Function?

We often say that metals provide "metallic function", but no one has really defined what "metallic function" is in a quantitative way. In this paper, we will discuss from a theoretical standpoint how metals really catalyze reactions. We find that metals have three key effects: first, metals provide a source of ready electrons which stabilizes radicals in the system. Second, metals provide d-electrons which stabilize antibonding orbitals allowing bonds to break, and third, a few special arrangements of metals can also stabilize metallo-carbocations. We will show how these effects combine to provide a theoretical picture of how a metal catalyst functions. We also discuss how one can use the findings to predict the mechanism of reactions on surfaces and to explain variations in catalytic activity across the periodic table. Meeting Site: La Perla, 2135S.Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL 60162, Complete details of this meeting is in room 1380 Chemistry.

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Learning Technology and Distance Education Department

Subject: Instructional Technology Grants

Proposals are now invited for the Instructional Technology Grants program. The Call for Proposals and the Proposal Guidelines are available in room 1380 Chemistry. If you have questions, please call Chris Lupton at DoIT, Learning Technology and Distance Education, 265-8638 or email CLupton@facstaff.wisc.edu.

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University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, is pleased to announce that Dr. Mary L. Good, Managing Member of Venture Capital Investors LLC, will be giving the Bayer Distinguished Lectures this year. On February 18, 1998 she will be giving a lecture entitled, Science and Technology Policy in The United States and Its Impact on University Science and Engineering Programs. The following day she will present a talk entitled, The Globalization of the Chemical Industry and Its Impact on Chemical Engineering. Complete information and forms for these lectures are available in room 1380 Chemistry. If possible please respond by February 11, 1998.

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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The University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Chemistry. A Ph.D. in chemistry with teaching strengths in analytical and physical chemistry is required. Knowledge of modern instrumental methods is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue external funding to support an active research program and have a strong commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching. Teaching assignments may include undergraduate analytical and physical chemistry, general education science courses, and graduate courses at the Master's level. Ability to establish both intra- and interdepartmental research and teaching collaborations is highly valued. Send resume, transcripts (graduate and undergraduate), statement of research and teaching goals and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Marietta Schwartz, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston MA 02125-3393. Applications received by February 15, 1998 will receive priority consideration.

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The Department of Chemistry at Western Illinois University invites applications and nominations for Chair of the department. An earned doctorate in either Biochemistry or Chemistry is required along with qualifications appropriate for appointment at the rank of either Associate Professor or Professor. Western Illinois University offers the B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry (both ACS certified), and the M.S. in both fields. The department is seeking a Chair with a strong commitment to teaching and research excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Chair will have some teaching duties, serve as the administrative and fiscal officer for the department, and be responsible for promoting academic excellence as well as coordinating the instructional, research, and service efforts of the department. The Chair receives a 12 month contract. Applicants should submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by March 4, 199S, to: Chair, Chemistry Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455.

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Experiments conducted at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. This Department of Energy facility is located in the state of Washington at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The EMSL laboratory provides basic research related to environmental cleanup and protection. See internet web site http//www.pnl.gov/. Research under direction of Dr. James Cowin . Send applications (or e-mail/FAX) to: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Box 999 M/S K8-88, Richland, WA 99352. Include resume, date available and references. Phone: (509) 376-6330, [FAX] (509) 376-6066, E-mail: jp_cowin@pnl.gov.

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Wichita State University. The Chemistry Department invites applications for two non-tenure-track appointments as Visiting Assistant Professor. The appointments will be on a year-to year basis for up to three years. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in chemistry and demonstrated ability and commitment to teach courses in General Chemistry, and possibly Analytical or Physical Chemistry. The Ph.D. granting department has a strong General Chemistry program with some 600 students enrolling per year in sections of less than 100 students per class. While no independent research is expected, the candidate may affiliate with ongoing departmental research activities. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a description of prior teaching experience, a short statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to: Professor Mel Zandler, Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0051 (email: zandler@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu). Department website at www.twsu.edu/~chemwww/. The deadline for receipt of application materials is February 16, 1998.

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Diablo Valley College. Chemistry Instructor, Final Date for Filing Applications. March 2, 1998. Diablo Valley College is seeking a full-time, tenure-track instructor in chemistry to begin August 1998. The successful applicant will be well-qualified to teach a full range of lower division chemistry courses. Duties and responsibilities In addition to contractual duties, this position will include 15-20 hours of direct classroom instruction (lecture and lab), all faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, in their departmental activities and in the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• the advancement of student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines.
• participation in the development and revision of curriculum.
• participation in department and college committees.
• participation in professional development activities.
• maintenance of current knowledge in the subject-matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies.
• maintenance of appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.

Minimum qualifications -

• Master's in chemistry OR
• Bachelor's in chemistry AND Master's in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical physics, physics, molecular biology, or geochemistry OR
• a valid California Community College Instructor Credential authorizing full-time instruction in chemistry OR
• the equivalent. (If you believe that you meet the minimum qualifications via equivalency, please fill out the equivalency petition form in the application packet.)

How and where to apply Applications, supplemental questionnaires and information may be obtained by downloading from DVC's website: (http://www.dvc .edu/~hiring) or by contacting the Office of the Dean of Instruction Diablo Valley College 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, (510) 685-1230, ext. 1929. All application materials must be returned to the Office of the Dean of Instruction. Incomplete application packets will not be considered. Applicants who desire to be kept informed of their status should enclose two selfaddressed and stamped envelopes indicating the title of the position in the lower left hand corner. Otherwise, applicants who have not heard from the interviewing committee by June 1, may assume that they are not being considered further for the position.

Application packet must be received in the instruction office by 5:00 p.m. March 2, 1998 and must include two copies of the following:

1. Cover letter providing additional information and qualifications not otherwise elicited in the application process (optional)

2. Contra Costa Community College District application for employment - Academic

3. Completed Supplemental Job Information Questionnaire

4. Resume which includes information about preparation and experience relevant to the assignment

5. Copy of transcript(s)

6. Equivalency form (if needed)

No fax or e-mail submissions will be accepted. Final date for filing application March 2, 1998.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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Assistant Professor Christopher B. Gorman, has two postdoctoral positions available in his research group at North Carolina State University to study the design of late transition metal catalysts for stereoregular polymerization and to prepare and study novel electroactive dendrimers as models for nanoscale devices. I write to seek your help in identifying potential applicants for the position. Candidates should have experience in organic and/or organometallic synthesis and an interest in exploring structureproperty relationships in polymers and dendrimers. These new materials ultimately will be utilized in nanoscale scanning probe microscopy experiments in collaboration with other members of my research group. I request that interested candidates send their CV, the names of three references and information regarding their availability to: Christopher B. Gorman, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Box 8204, Raleigh, NC 27695-8204 USA, Telephone: (919) 515-4252, Facsimile: (919) 515-8920, InterNet: Chris_Gorman@ncsu.edu.

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Dr. K. L. Brown, of Ohio University has a Postdoctoral position available immediately. Synthetic chemist needed for synthesis of nucleoside analogs (including stable isotope enriched) and analogs of vitamin B12. Good synthetic skills and knowledge of NMR and HPLC essential. Background in biochemistry (fermentation, enzyme preparation and kinetics) helpful. Initial appointment for one year with possible extension depending on funding and mutual agreement. Send resume and have at least two letters of reference sent to: Dr. K. L. Brown, Department of Chemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 (614-593-9465, brownk3@oak.cats.ohiou.edu).

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON FEBRUARY 9^th, 1998.