Chemistry Newsletter - 03/02/1998

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chemistry Department Newsletter

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Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Professor Arun Yethiraj for an award from the Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Fellowship Committee. This award will be be used as a fellowship to support a graduate student. Congratulations Arun!

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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, March 3^rd, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Walter Kob, Univesit�t Mainz. "The Dynamics of Supercooled Liquids: Insights From Computer Simulations"

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Wednesday, March 4^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Gordon Yee, University of Colorado.

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Wednesday, March 4^th, 1998 - Genetics Colloquium Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium Genetics/Biotech Building. Professor Michel Freeling, UC-Berkeley. "The Genetics of Drawing a Straight Line Across the Maize Leaf"

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Thursday, March 5^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Mark Wendt, Graduate Student. "Structure Determination of Hydrogen-Bonded Liquids"

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Thursday, March 5^th, 1998 - Materials Science Seminar, 4:00 p.m., Biotechnology Auditorium, 425 Henry Mall, Room 1111. Distinguished MRSEC & Material Science Speaker, Dr. Jack Houston, Sandia National Labs. "Interfacial Force Microscopy: A View of Adhesion and Mechanical Properties at the Nanometer Level"

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Thursday, March 5^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall. Professor M. Mutukumar, University of Massachusetts. "Dynamics and Transport of Polyelectrolytes: Minimal Models of Biological Processes"

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Thursday, March 5^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Andrew Tseng, Graduate Student. "Lanthanides as Lewis Acid Catalysts"

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Monday, March 16^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. John Corbett, Iowa State University.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Thursday, March 5^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall. Mr. Eric T. Boder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "Engineering Macromolecular Recognition by Yeast Display"

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

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The Fulbright Scholar Program

1999-2000 Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals.

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants for lecturing and research in more than 120 countries. Opportunities are available in nearly every discipline and specialization. Faculty in all academic ranks and at all types of institutions are eligible to apply. Fulbright awards range in duration from two months to an academic year. Starting dates vary and many are flexible to accommodate the needs of the grantees. Applicants must be U.S. citizens (permanent residency is not sufficient) and hold the Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree in their field, or have equivalent professional experience and recognized standing. The Fulbright Program is funded and administered by the United States Information Agency. Financial Support is also provided by participating governments and by the host institutions in the United States and abroad. The presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board formulates policy guidelines and makes the final selection of all grantees. Write or call: USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Box GPOS, Washington, DC 20008-3009. Phone: 202-686-7877, Internet: apprequest@cies.iie.org, World Wide Web: www.cies.org.

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FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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Hendrix College, Physical Chemistry Sabbatical Replacement. The Hendrix College Department of Chemistry invites applications for a non-tenure track sabbatical replacement during the 1998-99 academic year, which begins in September. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and be able to teach physical and general chemistry. Responsibilities of the position include teaching 4 courses over three terms (fall, winter, spring) with the opportunity to conduct research with high quality undergraduates. Courses to be taught include physical and general chemistry as well as some laboratory responsibilities. Applicants should send a letter of application, vita, all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of teaching and research philosophy, and three letters of recommendation, all in hard copy, to: Dr. Warfield Teague, Department of Chemistry, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway, AR 72032. Dr. Teague may also be reached by e-mail (teague@hendrix.edu) or by phone at (501) 450-1257. Consideration of applicants will begin March 15 and continue until the position has been filled.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS

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None Available for this Newsletter!

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON MARCH 9^th, 1998.