Chemistry Newsletter - 10/12/1998

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry Newsletter

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Fume Hood Policy

In a recent memo, Provost John Wiley asked that all faculty, staff and students who used fume hoods be informed of UW-Madison fume hood policies. For both safety and energy conservation reasons, Provost Wiley stressed that "we need your active cooperation in assuring that fume hood sashes remain closed at all times when they do not absolutely need to be open." The University fume hood policy is reproduced below.

Fume Hood Policy for the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Purpose - The purpose of this policy is to protect laboratory occupants by encouraging proper fume hood use and to support campus efforts to conserve energy.

The Chemical Safety Committee of the University of Wisconsin-Madison adopted this Policy on March 18, 1997. The University may modify this Policy at any time.

Safe Fume Hood Practices and Maintenance - Fume hoods are used to protect laboratory occupants against airborne toxic materials and mechanical hazards such as fire, flying glass and small explosions. Full protection is only provided when the fume hood sash is closed. It is important to keep the sash closed to provide full protection to laboratory occupants, except when making adjustments to equipment or other active use that requires access to the hood. Additional information on safe fume hood use can be found in the University's Chemical Safety and Disposal Guide. We encourage the efforts of the division of Facilities Planning and Management to provide complete centrally funded fume hood maintenance to assure that all sash operate properly and all safety features of the fume hood are properly maintained.

Practices to Conserve Energy and Prevent Pollution - Fume hoods are very costly to operate. Therefore, they should be reserved for operations that need them. Use of fume hoods for chemical storage is inappropriate and can be hazardous if other operations are conducted in the hood. We encourage users to consider creating other alternatives, especially in new laboratory designs. For example, ventilated storage cabinets have operating costs less than 0.5 percent of the operating cost of a fume hood.

We encourage closing fume hood sash where energy conserving ventilation controls have been installed. Routine closing of sash can save S1,500 per year under these circumstances.

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Organic Chemistry Cumulative Exam Schedule, 1998-99.

**PLEASE NOTE**

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., room B317 Chemistry Building.

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Analytical Cume Dates for 1998-99.

Room 2311 Chemistry Building.

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Inorganic Cume Dates for 1998.

Room 2373, From 9:00 a.m. 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 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 7315.

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SEMINARS

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Monday, October 12^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371, Chemistry Building. Professor Michael Johnson, University of Georgia.

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Tuesday, October 13^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Bob Wyatt, University of Texas at Austin. "Quantum Intramolecular Dynamics"

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Thursday, October 15^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. John L. Schrag, UW Madison-Chemistry. "Do Dilute-Solutions Polymer Dynamics Studies Probe Dynamic Heterogeneities in Glass-Forming Solvents?"

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Thursday, October 15^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1227 Engineering Hall. William H. Smyrl, University of Minnesota. "Vanadium Pentoxide Hosts for Lithium Intercalation"

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**Please Note** - This Seminar has been Rescheduled to - Thursday, October 15^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Graduate Student Paul Bonvallet, UW Madison-Chemistry."High Energy Organic Molecules"

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Monday, October 19^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371, Chemistry Building. Professor Ric Kaner, University of California-Los Angeles. "Rapid Solid-State Synthesis of Materials"

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Tuesday, October 20^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Al Padwa, Emory University. "The Domino Approach of Thionium Ions Toward Alkaloid Synthesis"

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Tuesday, October 20^th, 1998 - Inorganic Chemistry Seminar, 2:25 p.m., Room B371, Chemistry Building. Professor Gordon Miller, Iowa State University.

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Tuesday, October 20^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. James C. Weisshaar, UW Chemistry. "Beyond NOEs? Conformational Analysis of Dipeptides From Dipolar Couplings in Weakly Oriented Solutions"

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Wednesday, October 21^st, 1998 - Brown Bag Seminar of the National Institute for Science Education, 12:00 p.m., Room 259 Education Science Building. Dr. Carlo Parravano, Director of the Merck Institute for Science Education. "Building Capacity for Elementary Science Education Reform"

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Wednesday, October 21^st, 1998 - Chemical Education Seminar, 3:30 p.m., room B371 Chemistry Building. Dr. Carlo Parravano, Director of the Merck Institute for Science Education. "The Merck Institute for Science Education: A Business-Education Partnership"

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Thursday, October 22^nd, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Jill Banfield, Geology Department.

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Thursday, October 22^nd, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1227 Engineering Hall. L.K. Doraiswamy, Iowa State University. "Strategies for Rate Enhancement in Organic Synthesis: A Chemical Engineering Approach"

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Tuesday, October 27^th, 1998 - Physical Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. Tim Minton, Montana State University. "Reactive Scattering Dynamics of Fast Atoms with Hydrocarbon Surfaces: Initial and Steady-State Etching Reactions"

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Tuesday, October 27^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, (McElvain Series) 3:30 p.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Stephen L. Buchwald, MIT.

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Thursday, October 29^th, 1998 - Chemical Engineering Seminar, 3:55 p.m., 1227 Engineering Hall. Susan J. Muller, University of California-Berkeley. "Complex Flows of Viscoelastic Liquids: Experimental Observations & Modeling Challenges"

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Thursday, October 29^th, 1998 - Organic Chemistry Seminar, 11:00 a.m., Room 1361 Chemistry Building. Professor Armin DeMeijere, Goettingen.

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Thursday, October 29^th, 1998 - Analytical Sciences Seminar, 12:05 p.m., Room B371 Chemistry Building. John C. Wright, UW Madison-Chemistry. "2-D Nonlinear Biophotonics - A New Probe of Molecular Interactions in Proteins, Nucleotides, and Antibiotics"

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Don Gaines Symposium Schedule

The Department of Chemistry will celebrate Don Gaines' retirement with a one-day symposium on Saturday, October 17, 1998. The symposium will be held in Grainger Hall, and will include lectures by Don and several former students and colleagues, a poster session, and a reception and dinner. The registration fee has been waived for faculty, students, and academic staff who wish to attend the symposium, but there is a separate fee of $30 for the banquet. The program for the symposium is below. Please join us in celebrating Don Gaines' many accomplishments.

Program for the Symposium Honoring Professor Donald Gaines.

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The Richard P. Feynman Postdoctoral Fellowship

Los Alamos National Laboratory has established new fellowship opportunities for postdoctoral researchers: the Richard P. Feynman Postdoctoral Fellowship, named for the famed theoretical physicist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics and the Frederick Reines Postdoctoral Fellowship, named for the former Los Alamos researcher who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics. The Laboratory annually will offer up to two awards in each of the two new fellowship categories. Candidates must show clear and definite promise of becoming outstanding leaders in their fields of research. The Feynman fellowship will provide successful candidates the opportunity to pursue independent research of their own choice in theory and computing, with an emphasis on modeling and simulation. The Reines fellowship will provide recipients the opportunity to pursue independent research of their own choice in the experimental sciences. The awards will go to outstanding experimentalists regardless of their field of study. "The objective of these new postdoctoral fellowships is to attract the best talent to help us push the frontiers of computer modeling and simulation and experimental science," said Al Sattelberger, director of Los Alamos' Science and Technology Base Programs office. "Success in modeling and in experimental work will drive science and technology, and enhance our research capabilities and our ability to carry out our mission." The Feynman and Reines postdoctoral fellowships are modeled after the Laboratory's long-standing J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Many recipients of JRO fellowships have gone on to notable careers in science, at Los Alamos and elsewhere. Candidates for the fellowships must have received a doctoral degree within the last five years or be able to complete all Ph.D. requirements by the start of their appointment at the Laboratory. They also must be U.S. citizens and eligible for a Department of Energy "Q" security clearance. Information about the fellowships is available at http://www.hr.lanl.gov/postdoc . Funding for the fellowships is provided by the Laboratory's associate directorate for nuclear weapons. Institutional oversight for the postdoctoral program, including the Oppenheimer, Feynman and Reines fellowships, resides with the Science and Technology Base Programs office. Request more information from: Gregory J. Kubas, Chemical Science and Technology Division, CST-18; MS-J514, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, phone: 505-667-5767, fax: 505-667-3314.

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For Industrial Positions, see the Chemistry Placement Newsletter at:

http://www.chem.wisc.edu/placement/7news.html

FACULTY POSITIONS/TEMPORARY FACULTY/ACADEMIC POSITIONS

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The Chemistry Department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has full-time openings at the assistant professor level or at the tenured level in any of the traditional areas of chemistry and the interdisciplinary areas of environmental, materials, and biomolecular chemistry. Candidates must have the Ph.D. degree by August 21, 1999. All applicants should demonstrate truly exceptional accomplishments and future potential in both independent scholarship and teaching. Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a detailed statement of research and professional objective, and three letters of recommendation to: Paul W. Bohn, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 505 South Mathews Av., Urbana, Illinois 61801, (telephone: 217-333-5071). All applications received by November 1, 1998, will receive full consideration for appointments starting August 21, 1999.

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Brooklyn College/CUNY, Assistant Professor - Biochemist or Organic Chemist. Tenure-track position: September 1, 1999. PhD required; postdoctoral or industrial experience desirable. Brooklyn College is committed to high quality undergraduate and graduate education (MS/PhD). Candidates are expected to establish a research program of outstanding quality mainly through external funding. Submit a curriculum vitae, research plans, and three letters of recommendation to: Prof. Dominick A. Labianca, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College of CUNY, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Review will begin October 15 and continue until position is filled.

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Hong Kong Baptist University, Assistant Professor of Physics. The Hong Kong Baptist University is a government-funded institution of higher education offering undergraduate & postgraduate courses. The Department of Physics offers programs leading to BSc, MPhil and PhD degrees. The main areas of research in the Department are condensed matter physics, optics and laser physics, statistical physics, biophysics, nonlinear dynamics, complex systems and instrumentation. Applications are now invited for an Assistant Professor in theoretical or experimental physics commencing September 1999. Applicants should posses a PhD degree and have postdoctoral experience. Preference will be given to candidates whose research interests overlap with those in the Department. Initial appointment will normally be made on three-year contract with 15% end-of-contract gratuity. Generous benefits include leave, medical & dental allowance, children education allowance and housing assistance where applicable. To apply, please send CV together with 3 confidential reference letters to: The Personnel Office, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Fax: (852) 2339-5001. By January 31, 1999.

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California State University Fullerton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is seeking applicants for a full-time tenure track position as Assistant Professor in the area of organic or analytical chemistry to begin in August 1999. All research areas in organic or analytical chemistry will be considered. Preference will be given to Organic Chemists with a research emphasis in synthesis or biochemistry/biotechnology, or Analytical Chemists with a research emphasis in environmental chemistry or biochemistry. Candidates must be able to teach organic chemistry or analytical chemistry and be committed to excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and master's degree levels. A vigorous and productive research program with extramural funding, involving students at both levels, is expected. An earned doctorate in chemistry is required, and postdoctoral experience is strongly recommended. Teaching responsibilities include lecture and laboratory courses in organic chemistry or analytical chemistry, at both the undergraduate and master's levels. Faculty-guided research involving undergraduates and M.S. thesis students is an essential pan of the Department's educational program. Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae (including names of references); a summary of proposed research, and a summary of teaching philosophy and preferences; and arrange for three letters of recommendation. To ensure full consideration, these materials must be received by November 10, 1998. Please send them to: Prof. Richard Deming, Search Committee Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton RO. Box 6866 Fullerton, CA 92834-6866, E-mail: rdeming@fullerton.edu , Phone: (714) 278-3621, FAX: (714) 278-5316, web: http://www.nsm.fullerton.edu/chem/chem/html .

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Dartmouth College. Applications are invited for a faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level starting July or September 1999. The Chemistry Department seeks an individual who will establish a nationally recognized research program in biophysical, bioinorganic or bioorganic chemistry at Dartmouth, and who will excel at teaching in our undergraduate and PhD curriculum. Preference will be given to individuals who conduct experimental research on the structure-function relationships of biological macromolecules through studies of their chemical, physical and structural properties. Leadership and undergraduate teaching in this area is expected, as is the ability to offer graduate courses in one's specialty and to teach introductory courses either in general or organic chemistry. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of their scientific accomplishments and future research directions, and a statement about their teaching experience and interests. Applicants should also arrange to have 3 letters of recommendation sent on their behalf. All inquiries and applications will be treated confidentially. Application materials should be sent to: Professor Dean E. Wilcox, Biological Chemist Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, 6128 Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3564. The Committee will begin to consider completed applications on October 15. E-mail: dean.e.wilcox@dartmouth.edu , Phone: 603-646-2874, FAX: 603-646-3946, Web: http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/chem/ .

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Amherst College, Assistant Professor in Inorganic Chemistry. A tenure-track faculty position is available for a Ph.D. inorganic chemist beginning in July 1999. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory chemistry as well as inorganic chemistry at the advanced undergraduate levy, and will have the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary teaching. She or he will also be expected to establish a vigorous research program in experimental inorganic chemistry in which undergraduates can substantively participate. Applicants should submit a detailed CV and a description of their teaching and research plans, and should arrange for the forwarding of three letters of reference, all to: Dr. J. N. Kushick, Inorganic Search Chair, Department of Chemistry, Campus Box 2243, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, Ma, 01002-5000 by October 30, 1998.

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AND/OR JOBS
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Professor Jim Mayer of the University of Washington is looking for excellent candidates for a postdoctoral position or perhaps two in his laboratory. Interested applicants should send a CV and arrange for two or three letters of recommendation to be sent. Exceptional candidates with any background are encouraged to apply. The work will involve inorganic/organometallic chemistry, including synthesis, kinetic studies, and other mechanistic work. Experience with electrochemistry, stopped-flow kinetics, and/or kinetic modeling could be a plus, but the quality of the individual is more important than his/her background. There is an opportunity to gain experience with classroom teaching if desired. Available projects include studies of C-H oxidation by coordination complexes and the reactivity of electrophilic oxo and nitrido complexes. The position if for one year with the strong likelihood of renewal. It includes full benefits (postdocs are considered faculty at the University of Washington). Interested applicants should feel free to contact me directly by mail, E-mail, or phone. Professor Jim Mayer, Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, phone: (206) 543-2083, fax: (206) 685-8665, e-mail: mayer@chem.washington.edu .

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The Fluid Catalysis Program at Argonne National Laboratory currently has an opening for an outstanding Postdoctoral Research Associate. We are writing to inquire if you are aware of a qualified Ph.D. candidate that might be interested in applying for this position. Over the years, approximately half of those selected for postdoctoral positions in the Fluid Catalysis Program have subsequently achieved staff positions at Argonne. Thus, we are looking for a strong postdoctoral candidate who wishes to pursue one or two years of postdoctoral research, and who also has the desire and the potential to be promoted to a permanent staff position at ANL. The postdoctoral candidate should have a strong background in synthetic organometallic chemistry, particularly in the manipulation and spectroscopic characterization of air-sensitive compounds, and experience in the investigation of reaction mechanisms. Experience in advanced NMR techniques or in high-pressure research would be beneficial but is not required for this position. The interested candidate should send his resume to: Dr. Jerome W. Rathke, Chemical Technology Division, 9700 South Ave., Argonne, Illinois 60439, e-mail: rathke@cmt.anl.gov , phone: 630-252-4549, fax: 630-252-9373.

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Professor Iwao Ojima of State University of New York at Stony Brook has Postdoctoral research associate positions available in his laboratories at Stony Brook in the field of organometallic chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry. Applicants should send their CVs and arrange for three letters of recommendation letters directly sent to Professor Ojima at: Iwao Ojima, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, Phone: (516) 632-7890 or 7947, Fax: (516) 632-7942, E-mail: IOJIMA@notes.cc.sunysb.edu , web: http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/faculty/ojima/ojima.html .

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Hong Kong Baptist University, Postdoctoral and Visiting Positions. Centre for Nonlinear Studies Hong Kong Baptist University. The Centre for Nonlinear Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University invites applications for several Postdoctoral and Visiting positions in the general area of statistical physics, soft condensed-matter physics, biophysics, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and complex systems. The candidate should have a Ph.D. and a demonstrated strong record of research. Salary will be competitive and the commencement date is negotiable. Initial appointment will be for one year and can be renewed. Shorter-term visiting positions are also available. Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, three letters of recommendation to: Professor Bambi Hu, Head, Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Tel: (852) 2339-7029, Fax: (852) 2304-6558, e-mail: BHU@HKBU.EDU.HK .

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Professor Daryle H. Busch of the University of Kansas has a Post Doctoral Position in Synthetic Chemistry. A post doctoral position is available in an ongoing program that involves molecular design, synthesis, characterization and evaluation of new transition metal compounds for catalysis. The work is industrially sponsored and involves close collaboration between industrial and academic researchers. The academic group involves specialists in synthesis, catalysis, and physical inorganic chemistry. The successful candidate for the present opening will enjoy an exceptional experience working in this collaborative environment. The new position requires a researcher with strong abilities and experience in the synthesis of organic molecules and transition metal complexes. Preference will be given to candidates who also have experience with catalysis. Applications may be sent by mail to: D.H. Busch, Chemistry Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, by e-mail dbusch@eureka.chem.ukans.edu , or by fax at 785-864-5747.

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Kennesaw State University has an opening for a Postdoctoral Associate; Analytical chemistry Education for 18 months, from January 1999 to June 2000. Kennesaw State University seeks a Postdoctoral Associate for an 18-month assignment beginning January 1999 to assist in this project. The work will consist of providing assistance in developing, testing, and disseminating modular course materials using industry based competencies and contextual situations as the foundation. Preferred areas of interest are analytical chemistry and chemical education. The successful applicant will have strong interdisciplinary interests in both of these areas and should have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry by December 1998. The position is particularly suited for individuals planning an academic career at an undergraduate institution. To apply, please send a CV and graduate transcripts, a one-page statement of purpose, a statement of teaching and/or curriculum development experience (if applicable), copies of published or submitted papers, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Department of Chemistry, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia 30144-5591, by October 31, 1998. Review of applications will begin after this date and continue unto the position is filled.

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DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 1380.

NEXT NEWSLETTER IS ON OCTOBER 19^th, 1998.