Est. 1953. NO. 50 2006
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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT The Newsletter of The University of Wisconsin–Madison C hemistr y Department
CONTENTS
From the Chair...... 1
Our Awards ...... 2
New Badger Chemists ...... 5
Other Notable News...... 7
Current Chemistry News...... 9
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy ...... 13
Institute for Chemical Education ...... 15
Shainfest—Honoring a Researcher, Educator, & Leader...... 16
Shainfest Chemistry Symposium...... 18
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Outreach...... 21
Journal of Chemical Education & National Science Digital Library. . . 23
This ‘n’ That ...... 25
Chemistry Department Support ...... 27
Donors to Department Funds ...... 30
In Memoriam...... 33
2006 BADGER CHEMIST Matthew Sanders Editor
Designed by the Instructional Media Development Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison Est. 1953 NO. 50 Linda Endlich Art Direction 2006 Amanda Schmitt & Barb Smith Production Assistance From the Chair March 2007
Dear Badger Chemists,
This newsletter, under the exceptional editorship of our Executive Director, Matt Sanders, is a wonderful vehicle for communicating our activities to alumni and friends. This issue of the Badger Chemist highlights our activities of the 2005-06 academic year, and indeed, there were many!
Certainly one of the high points of the year was “Shainfest,” a celebration of the career of Professor Irving Shain, former Chemistry Department Chair and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. We named our new research wing the “Shain Research Tower” at a ceremony in May 2006, organized by Bassam Shakhashiri and attended by such dignitaries as Governor Jim Doyle, Provost Patrick Farrell and former Dean Phil Certain. The celebration continued with science and outreach presentations, and a banquet. It was indeed a fitting tribute to a wonderful career and an exceptional man.
Our teaching excellence continues to be recognized, this year with Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards to Helen Blackwell and Gil Nathanson, and the Department’s James W. Taylor Award to Ieva Reich. In addition, Judith Burstyn won the Doris Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring. On the research front we are delighted to have hired new faculty members Mahesh Mahanthappa in the area of functional organic materials, and John Berry in the area of transition metal chemistry.
I also want to mention the excellent work of our new Diversity committee, under the able leadership first of Chuck Casey, and then of Mark Ediger. This Committee proposed a new childbirth policy for our female grad students and postdocs, which provides our pregnant colleagues with paid leave. The policy was recently approved by the Department. The Committee has also spearheaded efforts to recruit more underrepresented minorities to our department, and is currently working on a proposal regarding the recruitment of more women faculty.
These are difficult financial times for the University of Wisconsin, and as a result, we as a Department must rely more and more on our own resources. This issue of the Badger Chemist lists various trust funds and departmental accounts set up and maintained by the UW Foundation to which you can contribute if you are so inclined. We are all truly grateful for your past and future generosity.
I am now well into my third year as Department Chair. During the last decade our department has established a culture of rotating chairs, each serving a three-year term. I believe this is a healthy development, as it ensures that the research programs of chairs remain vibrant, and also allows a number of our talented faculty to assume leadership positions. This, therefore, is the last year of my term. Last spring we canvassed the department for the next chair, selecting Bob Hamers. Bob has served exceptionally well as the Associate Chair this year, which also has given him an opportunity to “learn the ropes.” He will begin his term as Chair in July 2007.
In closing, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Department for allowing me to serve as Chair. It has truly been my privilege. The experience has been rewarding and uplifting, as I am continually impressed by the exceptional science, the inspired teaching, and the generosity of the human spirit that I see everyday.
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Our Awards UW Chemists continue to garner significant awards.
STAFF AWARDS Tracy Drier won the American Society Laura Kiessling was appointed as a of Glassblower’s Wilt Award for the best Hilldale Professor beginning in July 2006. Technical Workshop Demonstration at the This is one of the highest honors that a Helen Blackwell, Lingjun Li and ASG meeting. faculty member at UW can achieve, and Marty Zanni received Sloan Fellowships. is recognition for Laura’s outstanding con- These highly competitive awards are given Sam Gellman won the 2006 Vincent tributions to the Department, the College to younger scientists who have demon- du Vigneaud Award, given by the American of Letters and Science, and the University, strated extraordinary research ability and Peptide Society for outstanding achieve- through her seminal research in chemical impact. ments in peptide research. biology, her spectacular teaching and men- Helen Blackwell and Gil Nathanson Song Jin won an NSF CAREER award toring, and her many extramural activities received Distinguished Teaching Awards for his proposal entitled: “Synthesis, Char- including Editor-in-Chief of the ACS journal from the University of Wisconsin. acterization and Physical Properties of Chemical Biology and service on a number of One-Dimensional Rare Earth Chalcogen- advisory boards and panels. Laura also won Helen Blackwell was named one of ide Nanomaterials.” Song also received the Harrison-Howe Award from the Roches- the Top 35 Innovators Under 35 Years of a Nontenured Faculty Award from the ter Section of the ACS for her “outstanding Age by MIT’s Technology Review Magazine 3M Company. contributions to chemistry … and … great (http://www.technologyreview.com/). Helen potential for further achievement.” was also selected as one of ten Burroughs Frank Keutsch won one of eleven Wellcome Fund Investigators in the Patho- Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Cathy Middlecamp won the ACS genesis of Infectious Diseases. Awards for 2005-06. Award for Encouraging Women into Ca- reers in the Chemical Sciences. Cathy also Jeff Burkett, a Lab Prep Technician in the Analytical labs, received one of the five Classified Staff Excellence Awards given by the College of Letters & Science for 2005-06. These awards recognize people in the Col- lege who demon- strate outstanding performance, service Jeff Burkett and contributions.
Judith Burstyn won the Doris Slesing- er Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the UW.
Chuck Casey won the 2006 UW-Madi- son Hilldale Award for the Physical Sci- ences. This annual award is given to one of the University’s most distinguished faculty in recognition of tremendous accomplish- ments in research, teaching and service.
Fleming Crim won the ACS Irving Betsy Kean (PhD ‘74, West), Cathy Middlecamp (PhD ‘76, West), Anne Bentley (PhD ‘05, Ellis), Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics for his Maggie Phillips (Smith), all speakers at the Awards Symposium in honor of Cathy Middle- pioneering and seminal research in chemi- camp, 2006 ACS Award for Encouraging Women in Careers in the Chemical Sciences cal dynamics and spectroscopy. 231st National ACS Meeting, Atlanta, GA
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received the 2006 Judith S. Craig Dis- Tehshik Yoon won a Lilly New Faculty Graduate scholarships and fellowships tinguished Service Award, the highest Award in support of his research. come from industrial and alumni donors, L&S Academic Staff Award, recogniz- and also from the Graduate School and ing Cathy “as an individual who has Marty Zanni received one of only 16 5- outside organizations. Awards and the demonstrated outstanding achievement year Packard Fellowships given to scientists students who received them during 2005- and service, initiative and creativity, and and engineers. 2006 included: A Merck Fellowship went excellence of performance to the college to Qiang Fu (PhD ‘06, Li); Eric Hansen Howard Zimmerman won the 2006 and university.” (PhD ‘06, Lee) won the Abbott Fellowship; Porter Medal. The European Photochem- Jennifer Campbell O’Neill (Blackwell) istry Association, The Inter-American Ieva Reich received the 2005 James won the Novartis Fellowship. Grant Photochemistry Society and The Asian W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. Geske (Blackwell) and Emily Dykhuizen Photochemistry Association presented this She described her teaching approach, (Kiessling) received ACS Division of Me- award for “extraordinary contributions to “Interactive Teaching and Learning in dicinal Chemistry Fellowships for 2005-06. our understanding of fundamental pro- Large Classes,” at the symposium in Katie Alfare (Kiessling), George Barnes cesses in excited states.” December. (Sibert), Matt Christianson (Landis), Bassam Shakhashiri received the Kathy Vanheuvelen (Brunold), and Adam 2005 Chemical Pioneer Award from the STUDENT AWARDS Van Wynsberghe (Weisshaar) received American Institute of Chemists (AIC, NSF Fellowships. Jordan Schmidt (PhD ’06, Skinner) continued with a Hertz Fel- http://www.theaic.com) in recogni- Student scholarships and research lowship. Laura Wysocki (Burke) is in the tion of “pioneering scientific work and awards are made possible by generous third year of a Lucent Fellowship. Soo innovative contributions to science donations from alumni, friends, and com- Hyuk Choi (Gellman) continued with a education.” The award ceremony was panies that recognize the value of awards Fellowship from the Samsung Corporation. held at the Chemical Heritage Founda- allowing both graduate and undergraduate Joe Binder (Raines) was in the second year tion in Philadelphia. Bassam follows students to spend more time on research, of a Department of Homeland Security Professors Zimmerman, West, and Dahl one of the strengths of this institution. Gifts Fellowship, and Matt Shoulders (Raines) in winning this prestigious award. Bas- like these from alumni, faculty, and friends received the second year of a National De- sam also received the 2005 ACS Helen of the Department allow us to make a differ- fense Science and Engineering Graduate M. Free Award for Public Outreach. He ence in the academic and professional lives Fellowship. was cited for “lifelong accomplishments of our students. Teaching awards come from and for explaining and demonstrating both Departmental and campus sources, Many of our students are supported by science with charisma and passion to a and recognize the Department’s second traineeships which come from NIH. These wide range of audiences.” fundamental mission – exceptional teach- include the Chemistry-Biology Interface, ing at both the undergraduate and graduate Jim Skinner was elected to the Biotech, Biophysics, Genomic Sciences, levels. In this section we salute not only the and NRSA Traineeships. In 2005-06, Heidi American Academy of Arts and Sci- fine students who have worked hard to earn ences. The Academy is the nation’s Behrens (Li), Amanda Brooks (PhD ‘06, these honors, but also the donors who have Brunold), Emily English (Gellman), Ryan oldest and most illustrious learned made them possible. society, and election is an honor that Hilger (Smith), Colin Ingram (Weisshaar), Kim Kutz (Li), Luke Lavis (Raines), Josh acknowledges the best of all scholarly The Outstanding TA Awards for 2004- Mandir (Smith), Chris Marvin (Burke), fields and professions. 05 were presented in December 2005 at David Miller (MS ‘06, Blackwell), Kim the Excellence in Teaching Symposium. Peterson (Gellman), Josh Price (Gell- Shannon Stahl received a Pfizer TAs and Faculty Assistants are selected man), Michael Santiago (Burstyn), Brian Michigan Green Chemistry Grant to to receive these awards each year on the Smith (Denu), and Rachel Wezeman support undergraduate research in sus- basis of excellent teaching evaluations (MS ‘06, Blackwell) benefited from NIH tainable green chemistry. from students, faculty and staff. Awardees Traineeships. Bob West was presented with the included Brian Hong (Population Health), R&D100 Award, which recognizes Aaron Peoples (MS ‘06, Gellman), Caro- Stephanie Dekeyser (Li) has won the 100 most significant technological line Pharr (McMahon/Moore), Brandon a NIH NRSA predoctoral fellowship for developments of the year, for his work Shelton (Water Resources Management) next year. on lithium battery powered implantable and Laura Wysocki (Burke). TA awards for microstimulators. 2005-06 were presented in December 2006 Qiang Fu won a Summer Graduate to Angel Abruña-Rodríguez, Kevin Chau Fellowship, awarded by the Analytical Divi- Arun Yethiraj won one of the (Hebrew Studies), Tanya Cordes (Landis), sion of the ACS and sponsored by DuPont’s highly competitive 2006 Vilas Associ- Rob Holiday (PhD ‘06, Crim), Kristy Kou- Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences. ate Awards recognizing outstanding novsky (Schwartz), Yu-Shan Lin (Skinner), research accomplishments from the Amit Nimunkar (Biomedical Engineering), University of Wisconsin. and Becca Splain (Kiessling).
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Kimberly Kutz (Li) received the 2005 Gary Parr Award, and gave the Memorial Lecture in September. Stephanie Dekey- ser (Li) won a $1000 Merck travel award for top beginning students in analytical or physical chemistry. Stephanie was also selected to receive the highly competitive Pfizer ACS Analytical Division Graduate Travel Award to support her travel to the 2007 PittCon meeting next spring. Stepha- nie will be giving an oral presentation at the conference. Emily English was the recipient of the 2005-06 Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence in Chemistry Research. Kiu- Yuen Tse (Hamers) won the Best Student Presentation Award from the Nanometer Science and Technology Division at the National Meeting of the American Vacuum Society. Qiang Fu received the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Graduate Student Symposium in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality Award Lemlem Getachew won an NIH post- with additional support from the Student and presented his research at the AAPS an- Baccalaureate Research Fellowship for Support Scholarship. Robert Edrmann, nual conference in San Antonio this past young minority scientists to perform one Dennis Fournogerakis and Kitti Wang- fall. Matt Bowman (PhD ‘06, Blackwell) year of research in Protein Folding with the kanont received National Starch and received the Ralph H. Hirschmann-Daniel Silvia Cavagnero group. Chemical Foundation Scholarships. The H. Rich Fellowship in Organic Chemistry Edward Panek Memorial Scholarship in April 2006. Undergraduate research support was went to Graham Sazama. Kari Midthun provided during Summer 2006 from the Divisional Awards for Excellence in received the Eugene and Patricia Kreger following sources: Anne Brownson Research were given in April to Qiang Fu Herscher Scholarship. Jacob Henrichs (Nathanson) received the Don Brouse (Analytical, PhD ‘06, Li), Amanda Brooks received the Alfred L. Wilds Scholarship. Memorial Scholarship and Richard Fischer (Inorganic, PhD ‘06, Brunold), Sarah William Fleming (Gellman) was awarded Scholarship. The Eugene and Patricia Kreger Baker (Materials, PhD ‘06, Hamers), Jack the Wayland Noland Undergraduate Re- Herscher Scholarship was given to Rachel Sadowsky (Organic, PhD ‘06, Gellman), search Fellowship. Butorac (West). William Fleming (Gell- and Jordan Schmidt (Physical, PhD ‘06, man), Graham Sazama (Stahl), and Alex Awards from the Wisconsin Section of Skinner). Justin Murray (PhD ‘06, Gell- Witek (Gellman) were awarded Student the American Chemical Society went to man) was the recipient of the 2006 Gradu- Support Scholarships. Carter Abney Trevor McKown (Excellence in Analytical ate Award in Bioorganic Chemistry. (Landis) and Sean Andrews (Hamers) Chemistry); Anthony Mueller (Excellence Diane Nutbrown, a fourth-year gradu- won Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen in Inorganic Chemistry); Li Hao, Brian ate student with Judith Burstyn and John Scholarships. Joyce Er (West) and Kit- Roth and Taya Schairer (Excellence in Moore, was named a winner of the K. tikhun Wangkanont (Kiessling) received Organic Chemistry); and Thomas Garvey Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award by the support from Walter W. and Young-Ja C. (Excellence in Physical Chemistry). Association of American Colleges & Uni- Toy Scholarships. Excellence in General Chemistry classes versities. This national award “recognizes The following undergraduate students is recognized with several sets of awards. graduate students who are committed to are benefiting from scholarships during the Philip Fowler, Peder Lund, Trevor McK- developing academic and civic responsi- 2006-07 academic year: Mike Dreis from own, Daniel Morgan and Briana Steven- bility in themselves and others, and who East High School received the new student son received John and Elizabeth Moore show exemplary promise as future leaders Ackerman Scholarship; Thomas Garvey Awards. Dylan Coss, Benjamin Engel, of higher education.” and Alex Witek are continuing students Aaron Gander, Melissa Heim, Nina Keln- Matt Christianson and David Stras- supported by Ackerman Scholarships. hofer, Shaun West and Amy Wiersma feld were selected to attend the 56th Joyce Er received a Mabel Duthey-Reiner received Krauskopf Chemistry Awards. Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Scholarship. Blake Carlson received the Germany. The award is sponsored by DOE, Kimberly-Clark Undergrad Scholarship. NSF and NIH, and is designed to facilitate Amber Janda received the Martha Gunhild interactions between excellent students and Week Scholarship. Kristin Jansen received scientists from around the world. the Margaret McLean-Bender Scholarship,
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New Badger Chemists
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August 2005 Susan Amy Reslewic (Schwartz) Lisa Marie Jungbauer (Cavagnero) The Optical Mapping of Genomes: Cotranslational Protein Folding: Anne Kathleen Bentley (Ellis) Gaining New Insights on Genomic Development of Novel Biophysical Synthesis and Manipulation of Metallic Structure and Variation by Single Approaches Nanowires Deoxyribonucleic Acid Molecule Analysis John Hudson Phillips (Kiessling) Nathan Patrick Bowling (McMahon) Margaret Alice Schmitt (Gellman) Design, Synthesis and Screening of a Carbenes with Multiple Triple Bonds: Identification and Characterization of 2-Aminothiazole Library for Inhibition Synthetic Design and Spectroscopic Heterogeneous Backbone Oligomers of Nucleotide-Diphospho-Sugar Characterization Containing Alpha-and Beta-Amino Utilizing Enzymes David J. Castro (Nathanson) Acid Residues Leonid Sheps (Crim) Collisions and Reactions of N-Propanol Alex Shaginian (Belshaw) Time -Resolved Spectroscopic Studies with Molten NaOH/KOH Solid-Phase Combinatorial Synthesis: of Chlorine Radicals in Solution Robert Wallace Clark (Burstyn) Application to Antibiotics and Small Matthew Bryan Soellner (Raines) Investigating the Roles of the Axial Molecule Microarrays Mechanistic Studies, Optimization, and Ligands and Heme Coordination Nickolaus Alexander Smith (Ellis) Applications of the Staudinger Ligation Changes in the Co Sensor, CooA Synthetic Approaches to Nanoscale Bradley A. Steinhoff (Stahl) Samuel Victor Glass (Nathanson) Shape Memory Alloys and Adhesion Mechanistic Studies of Palladium- Gas Transport Through Hexanol Films Properties of Composites Derived from Catalyzed Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation on Supercooled Sulfuric Acid Surface-Modified Shape Memory Alloys Troy Alexander Stich (Brunold) Yiyong He (Ediger) Bin Yang (Lagally) Spectroscopic and Computational Dynamic Properties in Miscible Self-Assembly and Ordering of Nanocrystals Insights into the Biosynthesis of the Polymer Blends and Copolymers in the Silicon Gemanium System B12 Cofactors Kamakshi Jagannathan (Yethiraj) Neil Adham Strotman (Casey) Computer Simulation and Liquid State I. Stereochemistry of Cyclopropane Theoretical Studies of Simple Models of December 2005 Formation Involving Group (IV) Complex Fluids Organometallic Complexes Yong Seol Kim (McMahon) Margaret Marie Biddle (Reich) II. Slower Stoichiometric and Faster Structures and Rearrangements of I. Reaction of Lithiated Nitriles with Enones Catalytic Reduction of Aldehydes by C4H2S Isomers II. Studies on the Reactive Intermediate the Triphenylphosphine Substituted Thomas Robert Lutz (Ediger) in Fluoride-Catalyzed Conjugate Segmental Dynamics of Dilute Additions May 2006 Polymer Blends Erin Elizabeth Carlson (Kiessling) Scott Gregory Petersen (Rajski) Chemical Probes to Explore Design and Synthesis of Carbohydrate Function Sarah Elyse Baker (Hamers) Methyltransferase Substrate Analogs as Brian Harlan Clare (Abbott) Functionalization of Carbon Nanotube Probes of Transcriptional Regulation Surface Anchoring of Liquid Crystals and Nanofiber Electrodes with Jason Keith Pontrello (Kiessling) in Contact with Functionalized Biological Macromolecules: Progress New Strategies for Multivalent Organic Thin Films Toward a Nanoscale Biosensor Ligand Synthesis Omar Green (Burstyn) Jodie Lynn Brice (Stahl) Terra Beth Potocky (Gellman) Coinage Metal Based Optical Small Palladium Catalyzed Animation of Olefins: Design and Study of Cell Permeable Molecule Sensors Method Development and Application Beta-Peptides Yi He (Kiessling) Namal Indika De Silva (Dahl) Tami Lynn Raguse (Gellman) I. Stereoselective N-Glycosylation By Synthesis and Stereochemical Studies Synthesis, Solution Structure, and Staudinger Ligation of Platinum-Gold Carbonyl Phosphine Biological Activity of 14-Helical Beta- II. Activation Of The N-Acylsufonamide Clusters Peptides Linker Using PD-Catalyzed Allylation
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Katya Maria Delak (Sahai) Karen Marie Schmidt (Mecozzi) Jaime Troy Zwers The Potential Role of Amines in Lara Christine Spencer (Weisshaar) Shelly Kristine Heinzelman Biological and Biomimetic Silica Alexander Tung-Qiang Wong Precipitation Ashwanth Vijayan Whitney Margrethe Erwin (Lauhon) May 2006 Pangki Xiong Bacterial tRNA Thiomodifications: 4-Thiouridine and 2-Methylthio-N6- Brandon Glenn Beyer (Kiessling) isopentenyladenosine John Robert Hottle (Nathanson) May 2006 Mark Steven Formaneck (Cui) Andrew J Kolste The Study of Conformational Yuan Lin (Smith) Kevin Glen Allen Transitions in Proteins Via Molecular Ryan Drew Linder Andrew John Barragry Dynamics Simulations Scott Michael Miller Tricia Lynn Behling Sarah Elizabeth Lee (Stahl) Daniel Burns Paluchowski (Burke) Amy Michelle Braegelmann Catalytic Transamidation and the Study Christopher Lee Paradise (Burke) Kristian Chenoweth Corby of Poly-Beta-Peptide Materials Gregory William Severin Barrett Kai-Bong Duan Tingting Liu (Weisshaar) Megan Mercedes Sprague (Sibert) Paul Andrew Ellison Fast, Snare-Medicated Single Vesicle Rachel June Wezeman (Blackwell) Elissa Magdalene Hobert Membrane Fusion Emily Louise Janicek Yun Luo (Nelsen) Timothy R Johnson New Developments in Intramolecular BS & BA Steven Daniel Kehoe Electron Transfer Erik Richard Klobukowski Sarah Virginia Maifeld (Lee) Benjamin Vocke Kronholm I. Progress Toward the Total Synthesis August 2005 Bryanna Megan Kunkel of Guanacastepene A Ryan Patrick Liegel II. Silyoxy-Tethered Methodology David William Allen Pako Michael Major Development: New Applications in Kevin Dean Cunningham Sean Michael Moore Enyne Metathesis and Hydrosilylation Amanda Catherine Engler Thomas James Mueller Chemistry Amy Elaine Huchthausen Yukiko Muroi Beth Marie Nichols (Hamers) Cassandra Alice Jones Matthew John Myers Photochemical Functionalization of Matthew Lang Leathen Vikash Amrit Patel Diamond Surfaces Jordan Leigh Lorbecki Krupa Ramasesha Keegan Ralph Moraes Veena Nagarajan Rao Hiep Trong Nguyen Carolyn Fitzgerald Rosewall MS Andrea Ruth Stransky Dustin M. La Rue Kayla Ann Weigelt Melisa Michele Shiroda Jesse Phillip Wilkins Lucas Mitchell Sprecher August 2005 Laine Kincaid Stewart Nicole Elizabeth Temple Ngoc Thi Vo December 2005 Peter Allen Throm Hilary Leigh Domush Michelle Marian Turco Babak Khodavandi Justin James Urban Melissa Jean King Ryan Joseph Wagner December 2005 Manchester Sia Sy Martin Hale Selin Weisman Ian Chen Johanna Elizabeth Wendlandt Kankai Chen Brian Norman Schuld Cullen James Werwie Yuan Li (Corn) Brandon Michael Kobilka Aaron Andrew Wiegel James John O’Donnell (Landis) Christine Marie Bleke Jeremiah James Wilke Aaron Joseph Peoples (Gellman) Sara Jean Arfstrom Mikhail Yanislavovich Wolfson Margaret Faye Phillips (Smith) Cathi Lyn Trunek Calvin Joseph Wysocki Jocelyn Christine Pinkert (Burstyn) Theodore James Turner
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Other Notable News
Department News McElvain Seminar Series TCI Activities The McElvain seminar series continued We had an active TCI seminar program, For current news, please visit the to sponsor talks from a variety of speakers including Professor Claudio Margulis Department’s website at http://www.chem. across industry and academia. Dr. Jothan (University of Iowa), Professor Jin Wang wisc.edu. In addition to relevant announce- Coe (Organic) from Pfizer presented a talk (SUNY-Stony Brook), Professor Anatoly ments, you will find links to the weekly in October. Professor Tom Meade from Kolomeisky (Rice University), Professor newsletter, to profiles of faculty research, Northwestern was the Inorganic Chemistry Michael Feig (Michigan State University), and much more. speaker in December. Purdue’s Professor Professor Aaron Dinner (University of Associate Chair for 2006-07 is Bob Timothy Zwier (Physical) spoke on “La- Chicago), and Professor Adrian Elcock Hamers. Division Chairs are Lloyd Smith ser Probes of Potential Energy Surfaces” (University of Iowa). TCI also gave a num- (Analytical), John Moore (General), Ju- in January 2006. Professor John Yates ber of “Hirschfelder Prize Fellowships” to dith Burstyn (Inorganic), Sam Gellman (Analytical) from Scripps Research Institute incoming theory grad students. (Organic), and Gil Nathanson (Physical). and Allison Campbell (Inorganic) from Pacific Northwest Labs spoke in February. Hirschfelder Prize Department Lecture Series Professor Suzanne Walker (Organic) from Harvard spoke in May. Henry F. Schaefer (University of Look for announcements of Depart- Georgia) gave the 2005-06 Hirschfelder mental seminars on the web at http://www. Lincoln Seminar Series Prize Lectures in October 2005. Titles were chem.wisc.edu/news/newsletters.php. We “Thermochemistry and Spectroscopy of have highlighted below some of the named This student presented seminar series Soot Formation Intermediates,” The Third and special seminars held at the Depart- continued in 2005-06, with talks from se- Age of Quantum Chemistry,” and “Lesions ment in the preceding year, but many other nior students in a variety of organic research in DNA Subunits: Foundational Studies of stellar talks are given each week by faculty, groups. The seminars are named after Structures and Energetics.” Professor Hans students and guests of the Department. Azariah Thomas Lincoln, the first person Andersen (Stanford University) will give The first Department Colloquium was to be awarded a chemistry Ph.D. at the the 2006-07 lectures in October 2006. given in September by Professor Robert University of Wisconsin-Madison. All gave Wolke of the University of Pittsburgh. The talks. In addition, Dr. Rob Zambias (Fisher “Once Upon A Christmas October speaker was Elaine A. Cohen Scientific/ACROS) spoke to the group In Cheery” Hubal of the EPA. Dr. James E. Butler May. Talks were presented by Grant Geske of Naval Research laboratories spoke in (Blackwell), Sharon Beetner (Casey), Sar- Bassam Shakhashiri’s 36th annual November. February’s speaker was Dean ah Maifeld (Lee), Emily Payne English Christmas presentation played to packed Gary Sandefur of the College of Letters (Gellman), Dr. Roger Newton (Director of houses on the weekend of Dec. 3 and 4, & Science. In March the Meloche Lecturer, Science-Maybridge), Michelle Monnens 2005. As usual, it was later broadcast on Stephen Lippard from MIT, also presented Rogers (Stahl), Yi Jin Kim (Lee), Chris Public Television stations. The 2006 shows the colloquium. Marvin (Burke), Robin Chi (Gellman), will be Dec. 2 and 3. Professor Dieter Seebach presented the Dr. Robert Zambias (Fisher/Acros), and Novartis Lectures in September 2005. The Emily Dykhuizen (Kiessling). US News & World Report Inorganic Meloche Lecture was presented in Department Rankings March 2006 by Professor Stephen Lippard Abbott Organic Symposium of MIT. Professor Richard Saykally (PhD The Chemistry Department ranked ‘77, Woods) from University of California- Professor Dan Yang of Hong Kong tied for 7th in the nation in this year’s rank- Berkeley presented the Willard Lectures University was the speaker at this year’s ings of graduate schools. We were the only in February 2006. Professor Christopher Abbott Symposium, sponsored by the university ranked in the top ten in all six Dobson (Cambridge University, UK) was Abbott Laboratories Process Chemistry specialties (Analytical, Biochem, Inorganic, the Ferry Lecturer in March 2006. Professor Group. His topic was “Catalytic Asymmetric Organic, Physical, and Theoretical). Steven Ley (Cambridge University, UK) Cyclization Reactions for Natural Product was the Merck lecturer in April 2006. Synthesis.” Recipient of this year’s Abbott Laboratories Organic Synthesis Award was Mansuk Kim (Lee group).
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Department Reception at Eighth Annual Symposium Those interested in the conference should ACS Meetings on Carbanion Chemistry pre-register at the ISCC-8 web site located at: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/iscc8/
At the March 2007 ACS Meeting in Chi- The Eighth International Symposium on The registration fees will increase after cago, the Department sponsored a reception Carbanion Chemistry (ISCC-8) will be held April 1, 2007. Correspondence should be for alumni and friends. Special recognition in Madison June 6-10, 2007. The Organiz- addressed to: went to Sam Gellman and Laura Kiessling ing Committee consists of Hans Reich and for their ACS awards this year, as well as to Ieva Reich from the University of Wisconsin- Professor Hans J. Reich, Chair ISCC-8 our student ACS Fellowship winners, Sarah Madison, and Kevin Jantzi from Valparaiso Department of Chemistry Fowler (Blackwell), Luke Lavis (Raines) and University. We extend a warm welcome to University of Wisconsin-Madiosn Madison, WI 53706, USA Chris Scarborough (Stahl). But mostly it those who are interested in attending the was a time to reconnect with alumni. We conference to discuss current results. A per- TELEPHONE: (608) 262-5794 plan to repeat this event at the ACS Meeting sonal invitation will be sent to any scientist FAX: (608) 265-4534 in Boston August 19-23, 2007. requiring one in order to obtain a visa or EMAIL: [email protected] Because this event was planned fairly funding to attend the meeting. close to the meeting time, and because The ISCC-8 will consist of plenary lectures Badger Chemist came out so late this year, (50 min), invited lectures (25 min), oral we contacted people by email. We expect presentations (15 min) and posters. All to use email to announce plans for the next aspects of carbanion chemistry (synthetic, event in August. If you would like to receive mechanistic, structural and theoretical) as emails from the Department announcing well as the chemistry of alkali and alkali such events, please make sure that your earth metals, and other main group organo- information is up to date with the University metallic compounds are of interest. Posters of Wisconsin Alumni Association (see the on these subjects will be accepted until the inside back cover for more information). capacity is reached.
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Bob’s international travels during 2005- in May. Mark Fink (PhD ’85, West), Howard Zimmerman recently 2006 include: who actually synthesized the first Si=Si received the 2006 Porter Medal at the XXI compound, chaired the symposium; Bob IIUPAC Symposium for Photochemistry. • Mexico, where he spent a week lecturing and Adrian were both featured speakers. This was awarded by the InterAmerican at the University of Guanajuato. Photochemistry Society, the European • Canada, where he gave a seminar at Recent research findings in Bob’s group Photochemistry Association and the Japanese Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. include: Photochemical Society. Several former • Israel, where he has a joint research students were at the Kyoto Symposium program with scientists at the Technion, • Synthesis of the first chiral divalent – Prof. Andrei Kutateladze (Postdoc ‘92- Israel’s institute of technology in Haifa. silicon compound, obtained as a racemic ‘95, Zimmerman), now Professor at the • Japan for a series of 8 lectures on various mixture. Resolution of this compound University of Denver]; David Schuster topics in silicon chemistry at different into its enantiomers may lead to a chiral (Postdoc ‘60-‘62, Zimmerman), now universities and research institutes. chemistry of low-valent silicon. Professor at NYU; Marie-Laure Viriot • Studies of silicon-containing drug (Postdoc ‘71-‘72, Zimmerman), now Of historical note, the year 2006 is molecules. One such compound, now Director, Dept De Chimie Physique des the 25th anniversary of the discovery of being studied in mice implanted with Reactions at ENSIC-INPL and Universite multiple bonds to silicon, which took place human cancer cells, shows promising Nancy, France. in 1971 simultaneously in Bob’s group and activity against pancreatic cancer. Adrian Brook’s group at the University of Last December just before Christmas Toronto. These were the findings which And yes, Bob still flies his single-engine Zimmerman ran the Organic Photochemistry caused a paradigm shift and led to a great Cessna as often as possible, and, yes, last Symposium at Pacifichem2005. There were flowering of multiple-bond chemistry of the summer, once again with ice-axe, crampons, 42 speakers from the U.S., Canada, Japan, heavier elements. To mark this anniversary and rope, Bob joined a group of climbers England, Germany, Italy and Spain. Many a special symposium on multiply-bonded from the Canadian Alpine Club in the ice- were former “Z-group members”. silicon was held at the 39th Organosilicon covered mountains of British Columbia. Symposium in Frankenmuth Michigan
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Departures
Chuck Casey, a professor in the Chem- in high oxidation states. Synthesis and Richard P. Hsung was born in China istry Department since 1968, and Chair structural characterization, complemented in 1966. After growing up in Boston, he from 1998 through 2001, became emeritus by spectroscopic and theoretical studies enrolled at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, in August 2006. He continues to run a small will be used to harness the reactivity of MI, and obtained research program. highly oxidized transition metal complexes his B.S. in Chem- to promote useful types of reactions. istry and Math- Nayith Pedroza, Organic Divisional Specifically, we are interested in oxidation ematics in 1988, Secretary from 2000-2006, left us for an- of water to oxygen as it relates to the having worked other job in early 2006. development of solar energy and fueling the on electro- and Dan Rich, Professor of Pharmacy and hydrogen economy. photochemis- Chemistry, retired to emeritus status in try in Professors June 2006. A reception in the Department Robert Duessler married in 1977 to Ron Blankespoor honored Dan and Chuck Casey for their Francine and has two children Ryan and and Ken Piers’ Richard P. Hsung many accomplishments during their illus- Simone. He has one laboratories. He trious careers. granddaughter An- then attended The University of Chicago ika who is 3 years and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees Dave Suminski, the Chair’s Secretary old and the apple in Organic Chemistry in 1990 and 1994, since 1999, left us in early 2006 to pursue of Grandpa’s eyes. respectively, under supervisions of Profes- other opportunities, including seeking He has been in the political office. sors Jeff Winkler [intramolecular photo- accounting field chemical [2 + 2] cycloadditions] and Bill Andrew Tseng (PhD ‘02, Burstyn), since 1979, first Wulff [asymmetric benzanulations]. After Assistant Organic Lab Director from 2002- at Good Samaritan pursuing a post-doctoral stay at Chicago 2006, left in August to start an MBA pro- Medical Center in Robert Duessler with Professor Larry Sita in 1995 working gram at the University of Michigan. Milwaukee. Follow- on self-assembled monolayers, he was an ing a merger Bob continued his education Mike Wilson, who worked in the NIH post-doctoral fellow pursuing total and relocated to northeast Wisconsin, loading dock and stockroom from 1998- synthesis of taxol in Professor Gilbert Stork’s where he worked as an accountant in Iron 2005, took a job with the Primate Lab laboratory at Columbia University. In 1997, Mountain, MI. He joined the University in on campus. he moved to University of Minnesota as 1999 after moving to Madison, working in an Assistant Professor, and was promoted the Center for South Asia, African Stud- to Associate Professor in 2002. He moved Arrivals ies Program, and CREECA as a Financial to the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences Specialist. Bob moved to the Chemistry at UW-Madison in 2006 as a Full Profes- Department in April 2006. John Berry is an accomplished musician sor, with an affiliate appointment in the (violin, viola and piano) who composes in Betty Harwood joined the Department Chemistry Department. He is a recipient of his spare time. He received his BS from in the fall of 2005. She comes to us with Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and Virginia Tech and his PhD from Texas A&M eight years of Pay- National Science Foundation Career Award, University. More roll and Benefits and has co-authored over 150 publications. recently, he was a experience here at His current research focuses on developing postdoc in Germany. UW-Madison. She strategies for natural product syntheses Research in the is committed to employing amides and cyclic ketals. The Berry group focuses helping the Depart- year 2004 was his best year because his in the coordination ment be more ef- first love - the Boston Red Sox - finally won c h e m i s t r y a n d ficient and effective a World Series after being a suffering fan r e a c t i v i t y o f and believes in ser- for 25 years. transition metals vice at all levels. John Berry Betty Harwood
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Mahesh Mahanthappa joined the Chemistry faculty in August 2006 as a part of the Chancellor’s Cluster Hire Initiative NEWS FROM THE GLASS SHOP in Functional Organic Materials. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Mahesh received The Midwest section of the Ameri- ware and hear background stories his undergraduate degrees in Mathematics can Scientific Glassblowers Society that highlight the university and and Chemistry at the University of Colo- held their spring meeting in Madison chemistry department’s advanced rado-Boulder in 1997. As a Fannie and John at the UW art glass lab. The meet- research. Hertz Foundation ing was co-hosted by Tracy Drier Graduate Fellow, he (UW chemistry department glass In August, 2006, a paper on the conducted doctoral shop) and Steve Feren (UW art Firewagon concept was published in studies in mecha- department). There was a full day of the ASGS national journal, Fusion. It nistic investigations demonstrations and information ex- highlights the Wisconsin Firewagon of early transition change between scientific and artistic and the unique and exciting oppor- metal-catalyzed ole- glassblowers. tunity that scientific glassblowers fin polymerization have for public dialogue regarding for the production Kalavi Karpinen, the scientific glass, glassblowing, science and sci- of commodity poly- Mahesh glassblower from the University of entific research. The journal cover mers at Stanford Mahanthappa Helsinki, spent a week in the glass photograph was taken during a University with Professor Robert M. Way- shop in June. Tracy and Kalavi spent demonstration. time working together, exchanging mouth. For the last three years, Mahesh Artistically, Tracy continues to was a postdoctoral research associate in the ideas and comparing techniques. This was Kalavi’s first visit to the work with the UW art department Departments of Chemical Engineering and glass lab, demonstrating during their Materials Science and Chemistry at the Uni- U.S. and he went home well stocked with Badger gear, including hockey open house events. He also spends versity of Minnesota working with Professor a week each year in New York at the Frank S. Bates and Marc A. Hillmyer on the jerseys and cheerleading outfits for his grandchildren. Corning Museum of Glass, teaching synthesis and characterization of new block a class on flame working with his copolymer soft materials. One of the mate- brother Tim. rials developed as part of his postdoctoral The American Scien- work is under evaluation for use in new tific Glassblowers Society biomedical devices. held their national sympo- sium in Manhattan Beach Mahesh’s research program at UW- California. Tracy was the Madison broadly seeks to synthesize and to seminars chairman again characterize novel functional organic and in- this year, helping to or- organic materials. Potential applications range ganize 2 days of technical from large volume, commodity polymers to seminars. He also did a value-added, specialty materials. Successful hands-on demonstration development of new functional materials of a Wisconsin Schlenk necessarily requires two complementary LineKathleen valve ‘Kat’ assembly. Myhre joined At skills sets: (i) the ability to develop and to the final banquet Tracy exploit new synthetic methods to achieve was given the William A. precise control over molecular architectures Wilt Sr. Award for the best of materials, and (ii) the ability to physically workshop demonstration characterize molecular, supramolecular, and at last year’s 50th ASGS bulk materials properties. Initial research Symposium. focus areas include the development of new block copolymer amphiphiles and the de- Tracy took the Wis- velopment of catalytic reactions to facilitate consin Firewagon to local the synthesis of new commodity polymers schools around the state of heretofore unknown compositions. The for science outreach. He unique coupling of synthetic methods de- also did a day of demon- velopment with thorough characterization strations at the Wisconsin of the resultant materials should facilitate State Fair. The public is rapid identification of novel synthetic targets always fascinated to see and enable swift optimization of flexible and examples of research glass- scalable materials syntheses
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Kathleen ‘Kat’ Myhre joined Chemis- Phosphine Precursors”. The remarkable of the University of Nevada, Reno. Larry’s try as the Organic Division Office Coordi- 165-atom Pt-centered Pd-Pt cluster replaces wife, June (Professor of Pharmacology, UW- nator in February 2006, transferring from the geometrically related 145-atom Pd-cen- Medical School), accompanied him on the the Art Dept and before that with Chemical tered capped three-shell icosahedral cluster, latter two trips. Engineering. A native of Madison, she for- Pd145(CO)x(PEt3)30 (x ~ 60), created by merly worked in Dr. Nguyet Tran (PhD ‘98, Dahl; now at Analytical laboratory director Dr. Pame- Oregon as a nurse P.P.D. Pharmaceutical Co., Madison) as the la Doolittle enjoyed success this summer and enjoyed liv- currently largest discrete transition-metal showing her 6 year old hanoverian gelding, ing in Alaska. Kat cluster with direct metal-metal bonding. Cobra, on the local and national horse show has enjoyed work- This necessitates that Larry must replace circuit in dressage. Pam and “Coby” had a ing with students his current auto-license plate, Pd145CO. tremendous run at the FEI US Markel Na- on campus since Side and top views of the PtxPd165-xP20 tional Championship Finals in Lexington, 1988 and biking framework of this extraordinary cluster Kentucky, with a to work every day of crystallographic The site symmetry is third place. She showed up as an she can. Kathleen Myhre given, with the latter view showing the four-shell geometry along one of the six amatuer out of no- non-crystallographic fivefold icosahedral where competing Faculty and Staff News axes passing through the central 12-coordi- against horses from nated Pt-atom. Noteworthy is that the X-ray 21 states ridden by estimated x value of 8 ± 3 is consistent with professional train- Larry Dahl has not yet retired!! He en- the x value of 7.6 estimated experimentally ers and olympic joys both teaching and research too much, from SEM measurements on single crystals. competitors. They and (health permitting) plans to continue Recent publications from the Dahl group crowned their sea- for another five years. Fortunately, his Hill- may be found on the http://www.chem. son at Dressage at dale Chair Professorship has been renewed wisc.edu/people/profiles/Dahl.php. Devon by winning for another five years. At the national ACS the FEI 6 year old meeting last spring (Atlanta), Larry gave a Particularly notable recent trips include: North American Breeders Futurity Cham- talk at the Inorganic Metal-Metal Bonding (1) the previous national spring ACS meet- pionship Final. This competition is rec- Symposium on “Nanosized Homo/Hetero- ing (San Diego), where Larry participated ognized as the most prestigious dressage Palladium Carbonyl Phosphine Clusters”, in a Symposium honoring Professor Bill competition outside of Europe. during which he revealed the creation by Evans (Univ. California, Irvine) as the 2005 Only two years earlier, Coby had suf- Dr. Evgueni Mednikov (Assistant Scien- ACS Inorganic Chemistry award winner; fered terrible injuries from a trailer accident tist) of a variable stoichiometric 165-atom (2) the retirement celebration (Oct. 28, that nearly ended his life. The amazing icosahedral four-shell metal-core cluster, 2005) of Professor Heinrich Vahrenkamp story detailing Coby’s comeback was printed PtxPd165-x(CO)72(PPh3)20 (x ~ 8). As (Postdoc ‘68) at the University of Freiburg in several equine publications in November part of the same symposium Dr. Mednikov (Germany); and (3) the inauguration and December 2006. Congratulations Pam presented a poster entitled “Large-to-Giant ceremony (Sept. 29, 2006) of Dr. Milton and Coby! Homo/Hetero-Palladium Clusters Gener- Glick (PhD ‘65), former Provost at Arizona ated from Deca/Tetra-Palladium Carbonyl State University for 14 years, as President Mark Ediger was a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia, for four months in early 2006. This was a part of Mark’s sabbatical and enabled him to ex- plore some new research directions. He also had the opportunity to travel to meetings in Spain, France, Colorado, and Hawaii. Mark is the principal investigator of a new multi-university NSF grant to study polymer glasses. He was recently honored by NSF’s Division of Materials Research with a Special Creativity Award for his group’s work on polymer blend dynamics. Mark was elected Vice-Chair of the Division of Polymer Phys- ics of the American Physical Society. He and his group have been busy the last three sum- mers organizing an outreach program for high school students through UW-Madison’s PEOPLE program. 11 badger chemist
Bob Hamers made several overseas year. These two-year awards are intended published in Science in collaboration with trips this year, giving plenary talks at the to enhance the careers of the very best Professor Jon Thorson’s lab at UW School 2006 International Diamond Conference young faculty members in specified fields of Pharmacy. in Estoril, Portugal and the International of science. As indicated in the letter of Workshop on Nanoscale Analysis in Zurich. award notification, this is an extraordinary Jim Skinner has one more year as He also traveled to Japan twice, giving in- competitive award, involving nominations Dept Chair. He gave talks at a number vited talks at the International Symposium for most of the very best scientists of this of universities, Pacifichem in December on Nanoscience at Surfaces in January and generation from the United States and 2005, the Spring and Fall ACS meetings the Tenth International Symposium on Na- Canada. The selection from this remarkable in 2006, two Gordon Conferences, two noscience at Surfaces, in September, both group of nominees should convey a clear Telluride meetings, a meeting on Coherent in Tokyo. Bob has also been very active in indication of the high esteem in which Dr. Multidimensional Spectroscopy in Zurich, collaborative research activities on campus, Li’s past work and future potential are held and a meeting to try to assess whether we as a member of the executive committee by her fellow scientists. understand water (the Wall Street Journal for both the UW Nanometer Science and says we do not!) in Stockholm, all in the Engineering Center (NSEC) and the UW Lingjun gave an invited talk at the summer of 2006. 2006 Society for Neuroscience (SFN) An- Materials Research Science and Engineer- Perhaps the most interesting news nual Meeting, in Atlanta, GA this fall. Her ing Center (MRSEC). He is also one of about Bob West is that he along with Dr. research group gave three presentations at the four program co-chairs for the 2008 Viacheslav Dementiev have founded a the SFN meeting, seven presentations at the National Spring Meeting of the Materials company: Polyron Materials, Inc. Bob’s 54th American Society for Mass Spectrom- Research Society. In addition to his research group has been developing organosilicon etry (ASMS) Conference in Seattle, WA, activities and responsibilities as Associate electrolytes for lithium ion batteries for sev- and two presentations at the 2006 PittCon Chair, Bob and his group members have eral years, and the new company will now meeting in Orlando, FL. conducted a number of outreach activities use this technology in the manufacture of a this year, including a Reporter’s Workshop The Li Lab published 12 research new type of supercapacitor. These develop- on Nanotechnology, hosting a number of papers in 2006, including a paper on ments are under way with a SBIR grant, in school groups, and taping a segment for a quantitation of neuropeptides by MALDI cooperation with Prof. Bob Hamers. An television program, “In Wisconsin”, to be FTMS featured on the cover of The Analyst, article about Bob’s research appeared in the broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television. a paper on mammalian neuropeptidomics October 5, 2005 issue of Wisconsin Week, Lingjun Li received a highly competi- featured in the Research Profile of the the weekly campus paper. tive Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship this Journal of Proteome Research, and a paper (continued on page 8)
Nanobucky: UW’s Smallest Mascot
With the explosion of interest in nanoscale materials, Bob Hamers’ group has created a new Nano-mascot for the University of Wisconsin: Nano-Bucky. Nano-Bucky is created by patterned growth of carbon nanofibers. The “hairs” of NanoBucky consist of carbon nanofibers. Each fiber is only about 75 nm in diameter, less than 1/1000 the width of a human hair. The position of the fibers was controlled using electron- beam lithography to control the placement of nickel catalyst from which the nanofibers grow. Nanobucky is so small that about 9,000 of them would fit on the head of pin. While NanoBucky was initially created on a whim, he featured prominently in a Wisconsin State Journal article on Nanotechnology at UW and in a UW News Release. Bob’s group has done a number of outreach activities with school children using their scanning electron microscope, and NanoBucky has proven to be a hit. The making of NanoBucky and an assortment of high-resolution NanoBucky images are on Bob’s web site at:
http://hamers.chem.wisc.edu/research/nanofibers/index2.htm.
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Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy
If giggles, shrieks and sincere applause are valid measures, the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) programs and events, directed by Chemistry Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, succeeded in raising the level of science literacy among the young and not-so-young alike.
Science in the Capitol wins mare: a demonstration that doesn’t work. by a landslide Here’s how the experiment is supposed to A gathering of voting constituents is a work. Heat a small amount of water in the sure way to attract legislators. Several elect- bottom of an otherwise empty soda can to ed representatives and legislative staffers boiling. Then (with tongs, of course), sud- were on hand for the inauguration of “Sci- denly turn the can upside down in a dish ence in the Capitol”, a new program series of cold water. The can should implode as that took hands-on demonstrations to the the steam rapidly condenses, reducing the state capitol rotunda in October and Febru- gas pressure inside the can. Shaun was ary. Since most of the student demonstrators deftly able to turn failure into a teachable involved in Science in Fun demonstrations moment by explaining that experiments are from Wisconsin, it was a case of good don’t always work as expected and that politics meets good science. experimenters learn as much from failures The demonstrations, like those at Mike Boll at Nichols Science Night as from successful experiments. Shaun likes other Science Is Fun events, illustrate basic working with young children best because principles using everyday objects. In one dents participated along with a couple of middle-schoolers can seem less impressed demonstration a full can of diet soda floats faculty members. and less interested. in water while, mysteriously, a full can of Sarah Haerle (Chemistry and Educa- Sara Hempel of Racine (BS ‘06) is a regular soda sinks. Why? The large amount tion ‘07) has been doing Science is Fun new UW-Madison graduate. Inspired by her of sugar dissolved in the regular soda (typi- demonstrations for two school years and has mother’s work as a chemical technician at cally a whopping 39 grams in a 12 oz. can) participated in more than a dozen presenta- Johnson’s Wax in Racine, Sara has dreamed gives it a specific gravity greater than water. tions. Sarah is from Eden Prairie, Minn. and of a career in chemistry since childhood and This is an effective way of driving home with her double major plans to be a teacher, has begun the daunting process of applying the concept of how much sugar there is in probably in middle school. She says middle- for research jobs. She says demonstrations soda and giving legislators a critical new schoolers are the perfect Science Is Fun au- are the most fun when the kids and the perspective when dealing with issues such dience–young enough to remain fascinated parents get involved together. Even with- as obesity and its related health costs. and excited by the demonstrations but able out previous experience in making public to understand more science concepts than presentations, Sara has no stage fright in elementary school students. Sarah also felt front of little children. She says, “They get Science is Fun Student the state capitol was an important place to so excited about it, and they are like little Presentations set a new record take science. “Politicians sometimes forget sponges, absorbing information. I hope I The Science is Fun student demonstra- or neglect the science aspects of environ- can get them interested in science.” tors made dozens of presentations during mental and other issues”, she says, “and we the 2005-2006 school year at schools, reminded them to think about science when malls, on the UW-Madison campus and at making policy.” other events statewide. Both undergraduate Shaun West (Chem.Engr. ‘09) discov- and graduate students can earn academic ered that making presentations was a lot credit by becoming a demonstrator through more fun than he expected. Like most of the an independent study course, Chem. student demonstrators, he had little public 299/699. The course is open to all students, speaking experience. The sum total of his though most are chemistry majors. Mike previous performances was a speech for his Boll (BS ‘04), and a graduate student in high school graduation ceremony. Shaun Professor Shakhashiri’s group, is the chief admits to a little stage fright at the begin- instructor. He is gaining valuable classroom ning, but a few successful presentations experience while earning his certificate to made him an unflappable veteran. He has teach high school chemistry. Over 20 stu- experienced a demonstrator’s worst night- Sara Hempel at Nichols Science Night
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Matt Dailey (Chem. ‘07) has been pre- UW-Madison School of Music, Gina Gil- paring for veterinary school since he was in lie on French horn, Todd Schendel on middle school. He worked at a small animal trombone and Amy Schendel on trumpet, hospital while in high school in Cincinnati added a classy brassy sound and some les- and now works at the UW-Madison Dairy sons in sound waves to the lecture. Research Center. Completing some college The 2005 Christmas Lecture is avail- courses as a high school senior will allow able on DVD from Educational Innova- him to earn his undergraduate degree in tions, Inc. (www.teachersource.com) as are just three years. Matt attributes his interest DVDs of earlier programs. in science to great middle school teachers. “Without those teachers in middle school, Matt Dailey I wouldn’t be here,” he says, “and now Communicating science and art I’m trying to show the kids neat stuff and to the public pass my love of chemistry on to the next opportunities for follow up interactions WISL brought four distinguished writ- generation.” Matt and Shaun share a fa- between students and WISL staff. ers and artists to campus during the year to vorite demonstration: the ethanol cannon. Dr. Rodney Schreiner (MS ‘73, Ph.D. speak on the symbiotic relationship between It requires a small amount of ethanol in a ‘81) developed the workshop curriculum the sciences and the arts. corked plastic bottle. Insert two nails on and again this year was assisted by Mike each side of the bottle, almost touching at Boll (BS ‘04), Paul Ellison (BS ‘06) and Robert W. Wolke the center. Applying a Tesla coil to one of Science Is Fun student instructors. Junior In October, Professor Emeritus Robert the nails causes a spark to jump the gap, high students in the PEOPLE Program at- W. Wolke of the University of Pittsburgh igniting the ethanol and rocketing the cork tended three hours of chemistry laboratory answered the question many of us are too to the ceiling. The few dents in the ceiling instruction every morning for three weeks embarrassed to ask, “Does baking soda of the main lecture room attest to Matt’s af- while high school students attended two really absorb those noxious refrigerator fection for this simple demonstration. The hours a day for one week. The program odors?” audience gets a blast out of this one, too, not only teaches content, but helps teens Author of the “Food 101” column in as kids in the front row scramble to retrieve develop the habits and discipline that will the Washington Post, Professor Wolke writes the wayward corks. make them successful college students. extensively about cooking and chemistry. All the Science Is Fun demonstrators His talk was titled, “Chemical Abuse in the enjoyed the extended labs they worked on Kitchen.” Prof Wolke also signed copies of in conjunction with the PEOPLE Program 2005 Christmas lecture- his books, What Einstein Didn’t Know, What and Shainfest. Working one-on-one with The holiday tradition goes on Einstein Told His Barber, What Einstein Told eager students for a longer period was The 36th annual Christmas Lecture, His Cook and What Einstein Told His Cook especially rewarding. ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CHEERY 2. His appearance was co-sponsored by IN HE LAB OF SHAKHASHIRI, played to the UW-Madison Chemistry Department capacity crowds at all four presentations. and WISL. Science in the city— Once again, the lecture was recorded by People to PEOPLE Wisconsin Public Television and broadcast Lise Keiter-Brotzman WISL once again provided chemical throughout Wisconsin on Christmas Day. A Professor Lise Keiter-Brotzman chairs workshops during the summer of 2006 one-hour edited version was up linked for the Music Department at Mary Baldwin for inner city students from Milwaukee, telecast on PBS stations and cable systems College and is a noted concert pianist Racine, Kenosha and other school systems in the United States. and piano teacher. In October, she of- as part of the PEOPLE Program (Precol- This year’s special guests included fered a concert of often unfamiliar and lege Enrichment Opportunity Program “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin, pro- unperformed music by women compos- for Learning Excellence). The PEOPLE fessor of math from Harvey Mudd College. ers including Maria Hester Park, Fanny Program seeks to increase enrollment and He amazed the audience with rapid addi- Mendelssohn Hensel, Amy Beach, Clara graduation by ethnic minority and low- tions and squares of numbers up to seven Schumann and Madeleine Dring. Her income students in institutions of higher digits. He also shares the secret to becom- appearance was co-sponsored by the UW- education, particularly at UW-Madison. ing a math wiz in his new book, “Secrets Madison School of Music and the Women Additional programs were offered of Mental Math: The Mathemagicians Guide in Science program of WISL. Professor during the summer for students from the to Lightening Calculation and Amazing Math Keiter-Brotzman’s parents are chemistry Madison area through the Youth Empow- Tricks” (2006 Random House). professors Richard Keiter and Ellen Keiter erment Academy and the 100 Black Men What’s the holiday without music? of Eastern Illinois University. Mentoring programs. These provided Three talented graduate students from the (continued on page 26)
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Institute for Chemical Education
During 2005 and 2006 the Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) continued its many outreach programs and also began distributing a new kit.
Chem Camp ICE continued its tradition of host- activities sponsored by the local Wisconsin ing summer chemistry camps for middle section of the American Chemical Society, school aged students this summer. Both the they led experiments with parent and chil- Fun with Forensic Science camp developed dren during several Family Science Night in 2004, and a revised version of 2005’s programs at elementary schools, and they Fun with Chemistry Inventions camp were participated in UW-Madison’s Science Ex- offered. These camps were developed by peditions Why’s and Wows event. graduate student and ICE Outreach Spe- cialist Diane Nutbrown. Two sessions of each camp theme were scheduled – dou- National Chemistry Week bling the number of camp weeks available Under the leadership of ICE Outreach in the past. Over two hundred 5th-8th Specialist Diane Nutbrown, the Wisconsin graders attended the summer camps, with local section of the ACS expanded its Na- several campers registering for both top- tional Chemistry Week (NCW) program- ics. Guest speakers introduced each day ming in 2005 to involve the community on of experiments. During the inventions a larger scale to celebrate the Joy of Toys. camp, the participants were visited by a Events were publicized through several representative from the Wisconsin Alumni media, covered a broad geographic area, Research Foundation to discuss patenting, and engaged audiences as participants in a scientist from Spectrum Brands (Rayovac) hands-on activities supported by a crew of highlighted in our programs illustrated to introduce batteries as the daily theme, able volunteers. several scientific concepts aligned with the and the Coordinator of Education and The different venues, audiences, and sci- National Science Education Standards. For Outreach for ICE and the NSEC, Andrew entific concepts among the toys addressed example, phases, density and solubility, and Greenberg, to talk about nanotechnology. attest to the variety of our section’s program- magnetism were discussed in the context The forensic science camp hosted speakers ming. Events were held in every corner of of liquid crystals, lava lamps, and Magna- from the Madison Police Department’s CSI the greater Madison area, including: general Doodles, respectively. unit, the UW Police department, the Secret public events at the east and west side Toys Our section’s volunteers innovated or Service, and the Clinical and Lab Sciences R Us store locations, experiments at fifteen creatively adapted the activities experienced Department at UW-Madison. A forensic 7th grade classrooms at east and west side by over 700 participants and sponsored by pathologist also addressed the campers. middle schools, activities at a private west several collaborative organizations. Many of side Catholic high school, and a NCW- the forty-two volunteers worked in teams to themed science club session for teens at assemble materials for the three hands-on Students Participating in a south side Boys & Girls Club. The toys exploration stations at Toys R Us stores, as Chemical Education (SPICE) well as modify the experi- SPICE is a volunteer science outreach ments performed by teens organization of graduate and undergradu- at the middle and high ate members who perform chemistry dem- schools and Boys & Girls onstrations or lead hands-on activities in Club. Some representative the community. The program is organized activities include: disas- and led by ICE Outreach Specialist Diane sembling an LCD watch, Nutbrown. During the 2005-2006 aca- making “mood patches” demic year, SPICE members participated using thermotropic liquid in twenty-five events serving over two crystals, mimicking lava thousand pre-K children through adults. lamps with wave bottles, For example, SPICE members represented constructing Petri dish ver- the bulk of volunteers who developed and facilitated the National Chemistry Week (continued on page 22)
15 badger chemist Shainfest—Honoring a Researcher, Educator and Leader
Irv Shain has been, and continues to be, even in retirement, one of the most consistently influential figures in the history of the University of Wisconsin. He was an inspirational teacher and scholar. As department chair and later chancellor, his leadership paved the way for the many difficult organizational and administrative modernizations needed for the challenging times he foresaw. The naming of this research tower for Irv Shain is a fitting and well-earned tribute to his impact on UW-Madison.
John C. Wiley, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
State and university notables including Governor Jim Doyle, State Senator Fred Risser, Regents President David Walsh and UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell joined faculty, alumni, family and guests to honor Emeritus Chemistry Department Chair and former Chancellor Irving Shain at a weekend of special events, dubbed “Shainfest”, on May 5 and 6. The opening ceremony dedicated the newest wing of the Chemistry Building as the Irving Shain Research Tower. The audience listened to speakers trace Irv’s career and recognize his many contributions to science, the arts, the University and the Madison community. The Irving Shain Research Tower: the newest wing of the Chemistry Building
Shainfest, organized by a celebrations Bassam Shakhashiri and department chair the library. Hands-on sessions for people of committee chaired by Professor Bassam James Skinner. Allen J. Bard, Hacker- all ages provided several activities including Z. Shakhashiri, included science, social man-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry, “Exploring Polymers”, “Chemistry Around and artistic events with programs of interest Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering, the House”, “Energy Makes It Happen”, for both the scientific community and the University of Texas at Austin inaugurated “The Amazing Right and Left Handed general public of all ages. the series with his lecture, “Fuel Cells and Worlds of Chemistry”, “Making a Visible- the Discovery of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Light Spectrometer”, “Amaze Your Friends: One of several weekend high points Reduction Based on Scanning Electrochemi- Cool Chemistry Demonstrations”, “Jelly- was the presentation to Irv of a check for cal Microscopy.” bean Chemistry” and “I am an Element.” $100,000 donated by his friends and col- leagues to establish an annual Irving Shain The Chemistry Department open house Shainfest also offered some intellectual Chemistry Colloquium. The gift, an obvious on Saturday, May 6th featured tours of indulgence for more advanced chemistry surprise to Irv, was presented by Professor the Mass Spectrometry Facility, The Mag- enthusiasts at the Shainfest Chemistry Sym- netic Resonance Facility, the Computer posium where UW-Madison faculty mem- Center, the Crystallography Labora- bers presented the following talks: tory, the Scanning Electron Microscope Laboratory, and the Glassblowing Shop. Robert L. Hamers, Irving Shain Pro- Sculptor Beverly Stucker Precious fessor of Chemistry, “A Giant’s Legacy Ap- discussed the intersection between art plied to Small things: Electrochemistry of and science. Her installation, “Light Nanoscale Materials” Spectra” which was funded by the State of Wisconsin Percent for Art Program Laura Kiessling, Hilldale Professor as part of the Shain Research Tower of Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Con- construction stands in the Daniels wing trolling Human Embryonic Stem Cells of the Chemistry Building just outside with Chemistry”
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Samuel H. Gellman, Evan P. Helfaer Wayne McGown who was its first director. and Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor of Dean Certain led an after-dinner program Chemistry, “Foldamers: A New Way to of many heartfelt testimonials to Irv’s vision Control Molecular Shape and Function” and accomplishments and to Millie Shain for the support she gave to make it all pos- F. Fleming Crim, John H. Willard and sible. With his usual grace, Irv concluded Hilldale Professor of Chemistry, “Using La- the emotional and joyous evening. sers to Control Chemical Reactions” Irv Shain may be best known to chem- Helen E. Blackwell, Assistant Professor ists for a paper on electrochemistry he co- of Chemistry, “Expanding the Language of authored with graduate student Richard Bacterial Communication Using Synthetic S. Nicholson, which was named by the Journal of Analytical Chemistry as the fourth Ligands” lor he backed several Music Department most cited paper of the period 1945-1999. initiatives, including establishment of the The paper established the experimental Shannon S. Stahl, Associate Professor Beethoven Piano Sonata Competition. The technique for electrochemical studies now of Chemistry, “Use of Molecular Oxygen in School of Music honored Irv with a public called “cyclic voltammetry”. During the ‘Green’ Catalytic Oxidation Reactions” concert May 5th in Music Hall. The pro- Shainfest Scientific Symposium, Chemistry gram included the Quartet for Flute and Professor Dennis H. Evans of the Univer- John C. Wright, Andreas C. Albrecht Strings in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus sity of Arizona (and former UW Chemistry Professor of Chemistry, “Light-Our Most Mozart played by Stephanie Jutt and mem- Department chair) discussed the importance Precious Gift” bers of the Pro Arte Quartet, the Sonata in of the paper and subsequent developments C# Minor by Ludwig Van Beethoven, played in his talk “Forty Years after ‘Nicholson Larry R. Faulkner, President, Houston by Catherine Kautsky, and Sonata for Piano and Shain’”. Endowment, Inc. and President Emeritus, and Cello in G Minor by Frederic Chopin, University of Texas at Austin delivered the played by Parry Karp and Howard Karp. keynote lecture, “Lessons from the Caven- Irv’s influence extends far beyond chem- dish Laboratory.” istry. As Chancellor, he began planning for the UW-Madison Research Park, presided AN EDITORIAL IN THE MADISON CAPITAL TIMES On Friday evening, the Department of over the UW Hospital’s move to the west SUMMERARIZED IRV’S CONTRIBUTIONS: campus, established the School of Human Chemistry hosted an informal dinner at “His years as chancellor were sometimes Ecology as an independent academic unit, Blackhawk Country Club in honor of Irv tense. There was turmoil in the athletic and started the School of Veterinary Medi- and his family. In attendance were former department, and there were incidents when cine, the Chancellor’s Scholars Program and students, chemistry faculty, and colleagues, students complained they were left out of the Academic Computing Center, which including former chancellor Edwin Young decision-making, but he handled the duties became the Division of Information Technol- who drafted Irv to be his vice chancellor with firmness and grace. A relatively quiet ogy. However, his greatest legacy, he says, and former Vice Chancellor Bernie Co- man, Shain not only brought stability to is the 27 students who earned their Ph.D.s hen, who served with Irv in the University the chancellorship, but he reached out to working with him. administration. Also present were five of the Madison community to make it feel Irv also was devoted to promoting the the six faculty members who joined the like a partner. arts. As a young man, Irv considered pur- department as assistant professors during He oversaw the building of a new suing a career in music, though he has no Irv’s last year as chairman and subsequently University Hospital and numerous other regrets about choosing chemistry instead. achieved tenure. Members of this “Class advancements on campus. But his most im- “Art and science are merely two aspects of of ‘70” are Shainfest organizer Professor pressive achievement was the establishment the entire range of human endeavor”, he Bassam Shakhashiri, Dean Emeritus of the UW Research Park, which embodies says, and during his tenure as Chancel- Phil Certain, Professor Emeritus John the true meaning of the Wisconsin Idea, Schrag, and Professors Hans Reich and sharing the UW’s advancements with the Tom Record. people of the state. It has become a model of success. Also present were Gary Anderson, the We join the university community today president of the national chemistry frater- in praise of Irv Shain and all he has done nity Alpha Chi Sigma, who announced the not only for Wisconsin, but for Madison election of Irv Shain to the fraternity’s Hall too. Thanks for a great job.” of Fame making him the first Alpha Chap- The Chemistry Department web site ter initiate to be so honored, Mark Bugher, www.chem.wisc.edu features a salute to Irv current director of University Research Park Shain including photographs taken at the which was founded by Irv in 1984, and May 5-6 celebrations.
17 Shainfest Chemistry Symposium— Honoring a researcher, educator and leader May 5&6, 2006
Shainfest, organized by a celebrations committee chaired by Professor Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, included science, social and artistic events with programs of interest for both the scientific community and the general public of all ages. Shainfest offered hands-on sessions and activities for people of all ages.
The opening ceremony dedicated the newest wing of the Chemistry Building as the Irving Shain Research Tower. One of several weekend high points was the presentation to Irv of a check for $100,000 donated to establish an annual Irving Shain Chemistry Colloquium. The gift was presented by Professor Bassam Shakhashiri and department chair James Skinner. badger chemist Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Outreach
The Institute for Chemical Education Middle School, Kevin Moore a chemistry (ICE) continued it role as coordinator of teacher at Adams Friendship High School, education and outreach activities of the Jeanne Nye a 7th grade teacher at Lake Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Mills Middle School, and Peter Watts a 7th (NSEC). The NSEC, a $13 million grant that grade teacher at Riverside Middle School is in its second year of five, is comprised in Watertown. Jeanine, Kevin, Jeanne, of four interdisciplinary research thrusts and Peter worked with NSEC education and the education and outreach group that and outreach staff and graduate students explore complementary concepts around to produce nanoscience curriculum units the central theme of self-assembly at the na- Corbin Occhino that each is using in their classroom during noscale. The NSEC education and outreach the 2006-2007 school year. Their lessons program aims to cultivate the next genera- UW-Madison, and Candice Smith a junior will be combined with other nanoscience tion of nanoscale science and engineering biochemistry major of Spelman College in lessons developed by ICE and the NSEC experts, building on UW’s vast experience Atlanta. Corbin and Candice worked on syn- to serve as the basis for a summer teacher in science education and infrastructure thesizing beta peptides in the lab of NSEC fac- workshop being offered through the 2007 provided by ICE. Chemistry graduate stu- ulty member Sam Gellman while Lisa worked Wisconsin Academies Program. dents and staff guide all the NSEC education with NSEC education director John Moore to outreach programs. adapt chemistry laboratory activities for blind and visually impaired students. Today’s Science for Tomorrow’s Scientists SCIENCountErs With NSEC support, graduate student Diane Nutbrown continued to guide Research Experience for Teachers Caroline Pharr continued her work on the SCI ENCountErs program, a collabora- During the summer of 2006 ICE and Today’s Science for Tomorrow’s Scientists tion between the NSEC and Madison Boys the NSEC hosted a Research Experience for (TSTS). TSTS is an innovative website and Girls Club. SCI ENCountErs aims to Teachers program for four Wisconsin teach- that explains the research of UW-Madison capture the interest of middle-school and ers. The four teachers, Jeanine Gelhaus a faculty at the level middle and high school high school students from areas of the 7th grade science teacher at Medford Area students. Goals for the project are to en- city that have large proportions of under- hance student’s knowledge of how research represented students. Diane, with the help is done, to adapt cutting-edge research for of NSEC graduate students and post docs, presentation to students, and to do so in a led club members in a series of hands on way that is keyed to the National Science science activities on varying topics such as Education Standards. To date Caroline has rocketry, chromatography, and the chemis- adapted the research of three chemistry try of soda pop. faculty members, Sam Gellman, Shan- non Stahl, and Bob McMahon. TSTS was field tested at Middleton High School Research Experience for during the spring semester of 2006. A larger Undergraduates testing effort will take place over the next As part of the NSEC grant, ICE orga- Lisa Goetter academic year. nized a Research Experience for Under- graduates (REU) program with the goal of providing undergraduates from UW-Madi- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology son and other schools around the country, Online Course with a summer research opportunity within Graduate student Janice Hall com- NSEC research laboratories. Three REU pleted the development of an online students resided in the chemistry depart- nanoscience and nanotechnology course ment: Corbin Occhino a junior chemistry for middle and high school students. With major from UW-Madison, Lisa Goetter, the help of NSEC faculty members, Janice a sophomore biochemistry major from developed eight modules that focus on Candice Smith 21 badger chemist varying nanoscale topics ranging from the goal of encouraging them to consider environmental impacts to sensing at the careers in Science, Technology, Engineer- nanoscale. The course, offered for credit ing, and Mathematics (STEM) professions. for the time during the summer of 2006, This is being achieved through the devel- attracted 16 middles and high school sci- opment of speech-accessible tools as well ence teachers from across the country. The as modified laboratory procedures, which course culminated with a visit from the will enable blind and VI students to perform teachers to Madison where the teachers chemistry laboratory experiments without completed hands-laboratory activities and sighted assistance. This will change the met with NSEC faculty including chemistry laboratory experience by giving students faculty Song Jin. a more active and independent role. On behalf of the NSEC and the ILAB members Andrew Greenberg, coordinator of educa- Andrew Greenberg working with a Independent Laboratory tion and outreach for the NSEC, developed Access for the Blind student at the National Federation for the Blind Meeting and led a workshop at the National Federa- Over the past year the NSEC has been tion of the Blind meeting in Dallas, Texas. an active member of the Independent Labo- expectations of blind and visually impaired The workshop served as the first test of the ratory Access for the Blind (ILAB) project. (VI) high school and college students, as developed tools with blind and visually im- The goal of the ILAB project is to raise the well as educators of these students, with paired middle and high school students.
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(continued from page 15) sions of Wooly Willy magnetic faces, and All these media com- experimenting with memory metal. bined to help raise the This year’s local NCW events were community’s aware- publicized via radio, newspaper, Internet, ness of NCW and the and television media. The Isthmus and the relevance of science to Wisconsin State Journal listed our general toys and beyond. public events both in print and on-line, As a result of these drawing community members to visit the efforts, the local Wis- Toys R Us stores during our kick-off and consin section of the grand finale programs on Sunday, October ACS was a finalist in 16, and Saturday, October 22. These events two ChemLuminary were also publicized on 1310 AM WIBA award categories for during their repeating news updates. WISC 2005: Outstanding channel 3, the local CBS television affiliate, Community Involve- featured our visits to 7th grade classrooms ment in National on the six o’clock news Friday, October 21, Chemistry Week, and Outstanding Event Instead of building structures an atom at and announced Saturday’s Toys R Us event. for a Specific Audience. a time, users of the Polyhedral Model Kit link together polyhedra consisting of many Polyhedral Model Kit atoms to form layers or three-dimensional As a result of work initiated by Art Ellis structures. If you or your colleagues are and carried forward by the UW Materials users of the ICE Solid-State Model Kit, you Research Science and Engineering Center will want to take a look at this new kit, under the leadership of Wendy Crone in because the polyhedron approach provides chemical engineering, ICE is now distribut- a complementary view of structures and ing a Polyhedral Model Kit. The kit nicely makes it much easier to build extended complements the ICE Solid-State Model structures and show the relations among Kit and is especially useful for depicting them. A photo of a model of pyrophillite complex solid-state structures that involve built using the kit appears here; the layered tetrahedral or octahedral coordination. structure is clearly evident.
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In its tenth year under the edi- The ChemEd Digital Library torship of John Moore, the Journal will greatly expand existing col- of Chemical Education is thriving lections (see the description of the and innovating. In addition to eight existing collections in the JCE publishing 12 issues of the world’s Digital Library in the 2005 issue of premiere journal in the field of the Badger Chemist) by adding new chemical education, this year we materials and assigning metadata started a major new program in the (keywords) to resources such as National Science Digital Library JCE articles and Chemistry Comes (NSDL), continued to publish high Alive! videos. We will consolidate quality chemistry videos, and wel- existing digital assets into more comed some new staff. extensive learning objects that correspond in scale with textbook sections or chapters. Through our NSDL Pathways Grant The ChemEd Digital Library is one of own resources and in collaboration with As of October 1 the Journal of Chemical 11 carefully selected Pathways projects in the NSDL and other Pathways we plan to Education, the leader of a collaborative proj- the NSDL. The Pathways projects are the develop online tools to help participants ect, received from the NSF a total of $2.25 principal means by which the NSDL’s online in the ChemEd DL to submit, review, and million over three years to develop what we collections are connected with teachers and publish excellent learning materials online are calling the ChemEd Digital Library—a students in a broad range of STEM disci- and to communicate with each other. We major pathway associated with the NSDL. plines. At present these Pathways projects expect to make the digital library the begin- We are developing the portal for chemical are developing portals, new materials, and ning of the publication process by enabling science education on the Web, associating communities of developers and users with online submission of resources that can it with both the ACS Web site and the JCE support from a variety of disciplines: later be peer reviewed and published, but Online site. This project will complement that can be used immediately (just as JCE • Biological Sciences—BEN, AAAS and augment the reinvention of ACS’s Web WebWare open review items can be used • Computational Science—Shodor presence recently announced by ACS CEO now by non-subscribers and subscribers Foundation Madeleine Jacobs. alike). To make as many people as possible • Engineering—Teach Engineering, As stated by Lee Zia, a program officer aware of all of these resources, we plan University of Colorado in the NSF Division of Undergraduate extensive outreach through workshops, • Engineering—National Engineering Education, the purpose of the NSDL is to presentations, symposia, and booths at Education Delivery System, provide “broad access to a rich reliable, and regional and national meetings. University of California, Berkeley authoritative collection of interactive learn- The ChemEd DL will be initiating com- • Materials Science—MatDL, Kent ing and teaching resources and associated munities of developers, users, and adapt- State University services in a digital environment” and to ers of online materials. The communities • Mathematical Sciences—Math Gateway, “encourage and sustain continual improve- will create, evaluate, adapt, and use the MAA ments in the quality of STEM education ChemEd DL’s contents. We are looking for • Physics and Astronomy—ComPADRE, for all students, and serve as a resource for volunteers who can actively participate in AAPT lifelong learning”. identifying members for each community, • Middle School—Digital Library The JCE is collaborating with the ACS nurturing the community, and overseeing Projects, Ohio State University Education Division (Mary Kirchhoff and her the materials developed by the community. • Multimedia Resources—Teachers staff) and with several others: Theresa Zie- And we have funding to support initiators Domain, WGBH linski of Monmouth University in physical of communities who wish to spend time • Two-Year Colleges—AMSER, University chemistry, David Yaron at Carnegie Mellon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin-Madison who does online laboratories and simula- working to get a community started. Dur- tions, Frank Settle at Washington and Lee Our chemistry project will nicely comple- ing each year of this three-year project a who has developed a major Web site on ment these. community will be developed in each of nuclear chemistry, and Grace Baysinger, three major areas: educational level, such librarian at Stanford, chair of the ACS Com- as high school or two-year college; subject mittee on Publications, and a member of areas, such as physical, organic, or general an international consortium dealing with chemistry; and pedagogical techniques, digital libraries in chemistry. 23 badger chemist
Chemistry Comes Alive! Another new Volume 8 JCE staff member is Liana Lamont, As readers of the Badger Chemist know, who joined us in for some years JCE Software has been pub- mid-July. Liana lishing video materials on CD-ROMs. Our has taken on many latest such CD, Chemistry Comes Alive! of Mary Saecker’s Volume 8 has just become available. CCA8 duties while Mary contains a large collection of videos and still Traveling wave is on maternity images related to wave phenomena: travel- leave and will also Linda Fanis such as testing or problem-based learning. ing waves and standing waves; diffraction, help with editing graphics and copy If you are interested in participating, please interference, and scattering; wave and par- editing manuscripts. Liana is a new Ph.D. contact me. ticle nature of light; and wave and particle in biochemistry who is interested in We will also be enhancing the library nature of electrons. In addition there are education and outreach. We are happy that with a new means of browsing for resources videos on gases and atmospheric pollution, she is already making excellent contribu- that we call Textbook Tables of Contents reactions in aqueous solution, a sequence tions to production of the Journal of Chemi- (TToC). Because textbooks remain the basis showing nitric acid dissolving a copper cal Education. for course content in many instances, and penny, and even the reaction of chlorine because the table of contents of a textbook with iodine to form iodine monochloride. outlines that content, the table of contents If you are a fan of the CCA! series, then this Say Hello! can be a powerful tool for organizing online is good news for you. at Meetings resources. Metadata (keywords) are already assigned to each resource in the digital You are always library, and the same keywords can also be Personnel Changes welcome at the assigned to each entry in a table of contents. Lin Morris, who had worked for JCE booths that JCE This makes possible a browsing mode in Software since 1990, retired at the begin- sponsors at na- which a teacher or student can call up the ning of the summer. Those of you who tional ACS meet- i n g s , s u m m e r table of contents of the textbook they are have visited the JCE booth at an ACS na- Liana Lamont using, click on an appropriate chapter and tional meeting or a Biennial Conference on conferences on section, receive a list of available resources, Chemical Education will remember Lin as chemical education, and meetings such as and rapidly click to a resource that can pro- the person who set up the booths and was MACTLAC and UW-System Chemistry Fac- vide appropriate instruction. A prototype always available to answer questions. To ulty. With the new NSDL Pathways grant, TToC interface for JCE QBank is available replace Lin we have hired Linda Fanis, who we will be doing even more outreach and at JCE Online (http://www.jce.divched.org/ spends part of her time organizing meeting will probably be present at other meetings JCEDLib/QBank/topics/index.html). booths and overseeing outreach and JCE as well. We look forward to seeing you at We are looking for a great many volun- Software sales but also works as liaison with one or more of these meetings. Just stop by teers to participate in the ChemEd DL and the MERLOT project, creates Classroom the JCE booth and say Hello! serve as nuclei for the many communities Activities and CD-ROMs such as The Joy of we plan to develop and the outreach pro- Toys, and works with the JCE High School grams we plan to carry out. Editor on high school workshops.
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This n’ That
Vladimir Cirkva (Postdoc 1998-2000, Organization) and with ASTM (the U.S. providing demonstrations and training and Zimmerman) is an Asst. Professor at the counterpart), holding several technical funneling requirements from the chemists Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. committee chairmanships and executive back to the programmers. Oregon has The microwave photochemistry is going positions, and has written 10-12 ASTM provided a nice change from the crowded well, and he now has many publications standards on air quality. Also, he has written hustle that I left.” dealing with preparation of electrode-less a book chapter for a book on environmental discharge lamps. Also, he now has his first science that will be used as a teaching text Valeriya Smolenskaya (Postdoc 1997- PhD student. at Stanford. 2002, Zimmerman) has been promoted to Group Leader at the Solid-State Informa- Dave Crumrine (PhD ‘71, Zimmerman) Greg Lewis (PhD ‘92, Dahl) was award- tion Pharmaceutical Company in Lafayette, reports that he has been chair at Loyola for ed the “Stine Star” from UOP. The Stine Indiana. Valeriya likes Madison and travels four years and was in the Research Office Star is named after Larry Stine, who had a back to visit almost every six months. for 5 years before that. This is his 9th year very successful career commercializing new of administrative service, and it should be processes at UOP. It is given yearly to a UOP Dr. Eric J. Stoner (BS ‘86, Zimmerman) the last. It wastes too much time and “has researcher for research leading to a com- has been promoted to Associate Research kept me away from the lab”. “I have papers mercial product or process. Greg received Fellow accompanying induction into the to write and experiments to run”. his award for the “Charge Density Mismatch Volwiler Society of Abbott Laboratories. Approach to Zeolite Synthesis leading to Stoner has been employed at Abbott as Qiang Fu (PhD ‘06, Li) successfully the Discovery of the New UZM Zeolites.” a Pharmaceutical Process Chemist since defended his Ph.D. thesis this summer and (UZM stands for UOP Zeolite Materials.) 1991. Abbott, headquartered in north became the first PhD graduate from the The approach gains control over the zeolite suburban Chicago, is a global, broad-based Li group. Qiang has moved on to a post- crystallization process by first preventing pharmaceutical and medical products doctoral position at the Pacific Northwest crystallization followed by a perturbation company with 60,000 employees world- National Lab. of the reaction mixture with crystallization wide and marketed products in more than agents in a manner that allows them to co- 130 countries. Induction into the Volwiler Joe Kocal (PhD ‘81, Dahl), was award- operate to form new zeolite structures. One Society is the highest honor an Abbott sci- ed the Stine Star in 1994. He was given the zeolite derived from this process, UZM-8, entist can receive from the company. Of the award for development of a heterogeneous is being commercialized for a new liquid approximately 7,000 scientists employed catalyst and process for the alkylation phase process to make ethylbenzene from by Abbott, fewer than 200 are presently of benzene with detergent range (C10- benzene and ethylene. members of the Volwiler Society. Admission C14) normal olefins to produce linear is based on a demonstrated continuous alkylbenzene. The linear alkylbenzene is Dick Pagni (PhD ‘68, Zimmerman) record of scientific achievement reflected subsequently sulfonated and is a com- notes that he is involved in getting caught internally by project successes and exter- mon component in many detergents. The up with quite a few papers to write. Then nally by patents, publications and peer heterogeneous catalyst is environmentally he plans to work on a book. He mentioned recommendations. The society is named friendly, replacing HF and aluminum chlo- checking out Anslyn’s and Dougherty’s after Ernest Volwiler, an Abbott scientist, ride based processes. All new units since “Modern Physical Organic Chemistry/” co discoverer of Pentothal, and member of this development have gone to this solid where the di-pi-methane rearrangement is the United States Inventors Hall of Fame. catalyst technology. Dean Simon (BSE ’83) prominently displayed and his and Rich Stoner’s promotion was based on his work majored in Broad Field Science education Given’s (PhD ‘67, Zimmerman) work on on several projects. He made pivotal con- with a concentration in Chemistry. He’s benzobarrelene is discussed. Rich is a Pro- tributions to the synthesis of lopinavir, an been teaching Chemistry, Advanced Chem- fessor at the University of Kansas and Dick’s HIV protease inhibitor that is the principle istry, and a class called, “Organic Chemistry classmate. active ingredient in Kaletra™ Abbott’s and Polymer Science” for the last 23 years at breakthrough medication for the treatment Kimberly High School in Kimberly, WI, and Jess Sager (BS ‘91, Zimmerman) of AIDS. His contributions to this project received a Herb Kohl Fellowship in April at reports “I have left Merck and have taken were recently recognized as part of a team Portage High School. a position as an Application Specialist effort in an American Chemical Society with IntelliChem. IntelliChem is a leading Regional Industrial Innovation Award. He Bob Lewis (PhD ‘65, Zimmerman) provider of electronic notebook software. is also responsible for the commercializing writes that he has been the US represen- In my new position, I go out and talk to development of several antibiotics includ- tative to ISO (International Standards chemists in the industry about our product, ing cethromycin and oritavancin, both
25 badger chemist in late stage clinical trials. In addition to nology in 1991. He presently resides in - Films, Membranes and Finishes. He will other awards, Stoner is a prolific author Kenosha, WI. continue to have business accountability and has several patents. He is recognized for DuPont Fuel Cells as well and will re- as an expert in the field of process chem- Mansukh Wani (Postdoc ‘62, Zimmer- main in Wilmington, Delaware. Officially, istry. Stoner attended UW Madison from man) received the North Carolina Award he is Global Business Director, Industrial 1985-1986, earning his B.S. in Chemistry. (one of six honored by the Governor) for - Films, Membranes and Finishes DuPont He performed undergraduate research with his discovery of Taxol and captothecin. See Fluoroproducts. Professor Howard E. Zimmerman during http://www.ncdcr.gov/ncaward.asp. this time. This valuable experience solidi- Joe Wilson (Postdoc ‘62-‘63, Zim- fied his desire to continue in the field and Drew Weber (PhD ‘88, Zimmerman) merman) writes that he is now Emeritus he left for MIT to do his graduate studies. reports that starting last January 1st he took Professor at the University of Kentucky Dr. Stoner received his Ph.D. in Chemistry on a broader role as Global Business Direc- but still does teaching. from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- tor, DuPont Fluoroproducts, Industrial
WI Initiative for Science Literacy
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Harold McGee Brian Schwartz Food was again the topic in February “Science as Performance, A Proactive of the new Sonderegger Science Center. All as WISL, The College of Engineering and Strategy to Communicate and Educate presentations are recorded by the school The Center for the Humanities presented Through Theater, Music and Dance” was district and shown multiple times on its noted food writer Harold McGee. McGee’s the topic of Brian Schwartz, professor of cable channel in Madison. The 2005-2006 public lecture, “Playing With Food: Three physics at the City University of New York. presentations included: Centuries of Science in the Kitchen”, For several years, Professor Schwartz has packed a large lecture room in Engineering conducted public programs at the interface Dr. Rodney Schreiner (MS ‘73, Ph.D. Hall. While in Madison, McGee also between science and theater, art, music ‘81), “What’s So Special About Science?” appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio, and dance. He has developed and taught gave an enrichment lecture to Professor a graduate course on science and theater Professor of Anthropology Karen B. Shakhashiri’s Chemistry 104 class, and entitled “Staging Science” and is currently Strier, “Behavior, Ecology and Conservation participated in a public forum entitled producing a new musical based on the in Primates” “Cooking Philosophies: A Chef’s Debate” novel Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman. along with Madison chefs Tory Miller His talk was co-sponsored by WISL and Professor of Psychology Jenny Saffran, (L’Etoile Restaurant), Tami Lax (Harvest the UW-Madison Department of Theatre “Language Learning in Infancy” Restaurant), and Madison writer and and Drama. restaurant critic Raphael Kadushin. Professor of Dermatology George T. McGee’s best-known book, On Food and Reizner (M.D.), “Current Thinking about Conversations in Science Skin Cancer and Sun Screens” Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, for Teachers was published in a revised and enlarged edition in 2004, and has been named Motivating kids in the classroom is one Professor of Wildlife Ecology Scott the best food reference book by two thing, but how do we also keep teachers R. Craven, “The Wildlife Resources of culinary associations. enthusiastic and up to date? Now in its sixth Wisconsin and Management Challenges” year, Conversations in Science for Teachers invited teachers in Dane County to eight Professor of Nutritional Sciences Susan seminars with top UW-Madison researchers. A. Nitzke, “Fruits and Vegetables Aren’t The series attracted 30 participants this Nutritious Until Somebody Eats Them” year, eight of them enrolling for credit. The purpose is to re-invigorate the teachers’ Phil Pellitteri, Distinguished Faculty enthusiasm for science by exposing them Associate, Department of Entomology, to cutting-edge research, and to encourage “Look Who Is at the Front Door Now– researchers to communicate with a broader The Ever-changing Insect Invasions in audience. The series is co-sponsored by Wisconsin” WISL, which arranges for the presenters; the Madison Metropolitan School District, Ken Ono, Manasse Professor of Letters Harold McGee which enrolls the teachers; and Edgewood and Science, “The Number Theory of High School, which provides the auditorium Partitions”
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Chemistry Department Support
from Alumni, Staff and Friends
The Chemistry Department is blessed with many generous alumni and friends, and nowhere is that more evident than in the array of funds of various types that we can draw on for support of our activities. These funds include those that support general operations, scholarships and fellowships for students, lectures, seminars, research, awards and publications. We have listed here all of the funds the UW Foundation administers, plus the trust funds that have been set up to benefit Department activities. For contributions to Foundation accounts, checks should be made out to the UW Foundation, not to the Chemistry Department; gifts can also be made on line at https:// www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu/giving/giving2.nsf/jsCheck. Gifts to the UW Foundation are tax deductible, and many companies provide matching contributions, allowing you to multiply the value of your gift. When you send your donations to the Foundation, you can specify that your gift go to Chemistry, and further specify any of the funds. Donations to trust funds must be made out to the Chemistry Department, with the particular trust noted on the memo line. Donors are acknowledged every year on the pages following our listing of funds. You are all essential to the continued high caliber of the Chemistry Department in its teaching, research and outreach missions.
Address gifts/correspondence to the UW Foundation, 1848 University Ave., Madison, WI 53708 or to the Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706
In addition to honoring and acknowledging those people who donate to the Department to help support our Teaching, Research, and Outreach missions, we would like to also honor the people for whom funds are named. Many of you have donated to pay tribute to a mentor, colleague, friend, or relative in the Chemistry Department. This is a tribute not only to the donors, but to the people memorialized in donations.
David F. and Donald G. Ackerman Evan P. Helfaer Mabel Duthey Reiner Norbert Barwasser Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Daniel H. Rich Margaret McLean Bender Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder John L. Schrag Paul J. Bender Joseph O. Hirschfelder Irving Shain Leah Cohodas Berk Ralph Hirschmann Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Don Brouse Willard W. Hodge Daniel L. Sherk Roger J. Carlson Les Holt Sam Charles Slifkin Harry and Helen Cohen Michael S. Kellogg Howard H. Snyder Harry L. and A. Paschaleen Coonradt John E. Kierzkowski James M. Sprague Belle Crowe Thomas R. Kissel Thomas B. Squire Farrington Daniels Francis C. Krauskopf James W. Taylor John and Caroline Dorsch Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy Andrew D. Dorsey Jean Irene Love John and Dorothy Vozza John D. Ferry Norman G. Mailander Pei Wang Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Samuel M. McElvain Martha Gunhild Week Richard Fischer Villiers W. Meloche Alfred L. Wilds Karl A. Folkers John and Elizabeth Moore John E. Willard Stephen E. Freeman Wayland E. Noland Paul A. and Jane B. Wilson Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Edward Panek Lloyd L. Withrow Gary R. Parr
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UW – Foundation Accounts for the DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
OF SPECIAL INTEREST IN 2005-2006
Although we appreciate all of our donors, the following funds are of very Edwin M and Kathryn M Larsen Fund (Undergrad) 12222308 broad application to Department activities, or had some special event Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry. occur in 2005-2006. Elizabeth S Hirschfelder Endowment for Graduate 12223191 Department of Chemistry Fund 1222137 Women in Chemistry Supports research and teaching activities in the Department. Supports women graduate students in Chemistry research. Chemistry Building Fund 12221293 Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Fund (Undergrad) 12223562 Supports the construction of the New Chemistry Building Addition, Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry, especially women. and remodeling of the Mathews and Daniels Buildings. Remodeling was completed in 2003, and the last bill was paid in late 2006. Farrington Daniels Ethical Leadership Fellowship Fund (Grad) 12223995 This fund will continue to pay for construction such as remodeling Established in 2004 by William G. and Virginia Hendrickson. for new professors. Gary R. Parr Memorial Fund (Grad or Undergrad) 12222192 Community-Building Fund for Chemistry 12223316 Scholarship in Bioanalytical or Biological Chemistry, in memory Provides funds for receptions, retirement parties, funeral memorials, of Gary Parr. and other similar activities; established in 2001. Harry and Helen Cohen Graduate Research Fund (Grad) 12222250 Alpha Chi Sigma Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund 13334506 Supports graduate students in Organic Chemistry. Established in 2006 for the purpose of providing scholarship support for undergraduate students in the Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry 12223644 Engineering Departments. Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) Supports Undergraduate students in Chemistry, in memory Irving Shain Chemistry Colloquium Series Fund 12224514 of Ralph Firminhac’s parents, Henry Firminhac and Eleanor Established in 2006 in conjunction with the ceremony honoring Irv Firminhac. First awarded in 2003. Shain with the naming of the “Irving Shain Research Tower”. Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry 12223951 Irving Shain Professorship Fund 12224681 Fellowship Fund (Grad) Established in 2006 with a gift from Irv Shain for a permanent Established in 2004 by Margaret Goering’s will, in honor of professorship in the Chemistry Department. her late husband, Professor Harlan Goering. The fellowship John and Dorothy Vozza Research Fellowships 12224612 will support a graduate student in Organic Chemistry. Established in 2006 by the John and Dorothy Vozza Trust. Ralph F. Hirschmann – Daniel H. Rich Graduate 12224086 Professorship or Fellowships in Organic Chemistry. Fellowship Fund (Grad) Established in 2004 by Ralph Hirschmann to encourage and assist Pei Wang Fund 12224225 students in the early stages of their research careers; and to honor Established in 2005 by a gift from the estate of Pei Wang, to be used and to express his high regard for Professor Daniel H. Rich. for fellowships for students in the Chemistry Department. Pei Wang Fellowships were first given to incoming students in Fall 2006. John and Elizabeth Moore Awards in General Chemistry 12223663 Provides funds for awards to the best students in the Fall Chemistry 108 and Chemistry 109 courses. STUDENT SUPPORT Kimberly-Clark Undergraduate Scholarship 12222807 Supports undergraduate research with an annual award. Ackerman Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12223212 Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence in 12543124 Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry, especially those from East High School in Madison. Chemistry Research (Grad) Honors an outstanding female graduate student. Alfred L. Wilds Scholarship in Chemistry (Undergrad) 12220072 Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Professor Al Wilds. Roger J. Carlson Fund (Grad) 12220918 Graduate Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry, in memory of Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12223281 Roger Carlson. Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Andrew Dorsey. A musical fundraiser was held on campus in March 2004. Student Support in Chemistry (Undergrad) 12222068 Supports undergraduate students from Wisconsin high schools with David F. and Donald G. Ackerman, Jr. Wisconsin Distinguished GPA above 3.0. Graduate Fellowships Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12221917 Supports graduate students in Chemistry. 12223244 Supports undergraduate students, with preference for students of Don Brouse Memorial Scholarship (Undergrad) 32220536 Asian descent. Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Don Brouse. Wayland Noland Undergraduate Research Fellowship 12222191 Established by Professor Wayland E. Noland to support summer or academic year research by undergraduates.
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DIVISIONAL SUPPORT Ralph Hirschmann Lectureship 1222295 Analytical Chemistry Fund 1222679 Funds a Visiting Professor in Organic, Bioorganic or Physical Supports research and educational activities in the Analytical Organic Chemistry. Sciences Division, including conferences and grad recruiting. V. W. Meloche-Bascom Professorship 1222889 Analytical Research Fund 12220448 Provides funds to support an endowed chair. Supports research and programs in the Analytical Sciences Division – Originally established in 1990 with a gift from the Olin V. W. Meloche Lectureship 1222825 Corporation Charitable Trust. Funds a special seminar series in Chemistry.
Center for Chemical Genomics 12223086 Established in 2001 by a gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation. GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Fund 12221344 Supports the Inorganic Division seminar and research programs. These untargeted funds provide key support for our new initiatives. Badger Chemist Fund 1222534 J. O. Hirschfelder Prize Fund 12220984 Provides funds to support the Badger Chemist and other Awards an annual Prize to an internationally prominent scientist Department publications. to recognize outstanding work in Theoretical Chemistry. Dr. Norbert Barwasser Chemistry Fund 32225010 J. O. Hirschfelder Visitors Fund 12220912 Benefits the Department of Chemistry research and Programs. Supports visits to the Theoretical Chemistry Institute by outstanding scholars. Farrington Daniels Memorial Fund 1222324 John L. Schrag Analytical Research and Teaching Fund 12223637 Funds special projects relating to the benefits of science to society. Provides funds for activities that will enhance the excellence and humanity of the Analytical Sciences Division. Harry L and A Paschaleen Coonradt Fund 12221413 Organic Synthesis Fund 1222548 Jean Irene Love Fund 12223870 Supports research activities in Organic Chemistry including symposia Established in December 2003 by the family of Jean Irene Love and and visiting lecturers. John Edmund Wright, to remember Jean’s kindness, her self-sacrifice, and her deep and unconditional love for all people. CHEMISTRY EDUCATION John and Caroline Dorsch Fund 12220322 Les Holt Memorial Endowment 12223535 Institute for Chemical Education Fund 1222929 A general fund established with a gift from the estate of Professor Supports activities in Chemical Education. Les Holt.
James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award 12223590 Norman G. Mailander Fund 12224058 Established in 2002 and first awarded in 2003, this provides an Est. in ‘04 by Norman Mailander’s will (see In Memoriam, Badger endowed fund to support awards to outstanding teachers in the Chemist #47 (2003)), for special enhancement of the Department of Chemistry Chemistry Department. in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Michael S. Kellogg Chemistry Fund 12223655 Lloyd L. Withrow Fund 12221190 Provides funds to support an annual prize, a lectureship, or other Paul A. and Jane B. Wilson Fund 32220550 support of science education. Thomas B. Squire Fund 12221796
Project SERAPHIM Fund 12220404 Supports activities in Chemical Education. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH GROUP SUPPORT
Shakhashiri Science Education Fund 12221133 (Group; Established by) Supports activities in Science Education under the direction of Prof. Bio-Analytical Chemistry Fund 12220368 Bassam Shakhashiri. (Lloyd Smith; Upjohn) Carbohydrate Chemistry Research Fund 12221999 LECTURESHIPS/PROFESSORSHIPS (Laura Kiessling; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals)
Evan P. Helfaer Fund 32225081A Chemistry Catalysis Fund 12223733 Provides funds to support endowed chairs in the Chemistry Department. (Shannon Stahl)
H. L. and M. L. Goering Visiting Professorship Fund 12222391 Eastman Kodak Professorship 12221901 Provides funds to support a Visiting Professor in Organic Chemistry. (Hyuk Yu; Eastman Kodak) Kocher Award 12223165 J. D. Ferry Lectureship in Macromolecular Science 12222793 (Thomas Brunold; Kocher-Preis Komission, University of Bern) Provides funds to support a Lecturer in Macromolecular Sciences. Lawrence Dahl Research Fund 12222076 John E. Willard Lectureship 1222829 ( Larry Dahl) Funds a special seminar in Physical Chemistry. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Fund 12221877 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Professorship Fund 12220310 (Tom Farrar; Johnson Controls) Provides funds to support an endowed chair. Organic Chemistry Research 12220190 McElvain Seminar Fund 12220241 (Hans Reich; Bell, DuPont) Supports the ongoing seminar series organized and run by graduate students in the Department of Chemistry. Organic Research Studies Fund 12220747 (Howard Zimmerman; Alumni and Friends) 29 badger chemist
In addition to the above Foundation accounts, the following trust funds have been established to support Department programs.
STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISIONAL and INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT LECTURESHIPS/PROFESSORSHIPS James M. Sprague Lectureship Belle Crowe Fellowship Arthur C. Cope Scholar Grant (Casey) Karl Folkers Lecture Daniel L. Sherk Award in Chemistry Chemistry Department Special Library Fund Series in Chemistry Edward Panek Memorial Scholarship Chemistry Research Fund (Reich) Hoechst Celanese Foundation Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (Nathanson) GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT Hilldale Foundation Funds Chemistry Department Fund Chemistry Building Fund Innovation Recognition Research Fund (Casey) Krauskopf Chemistry Award Hoffman-La Roche Foundation Mabel Duthey Reiner Scholarship John Edmond Kierzkowski Memorial Trust (Library) Chemistry Department Fund MacArthur Fund (Smith) Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship Howard H. Snyder Chemistry Department Fund in Chemistry Steenbock Professorship in Chemical Sciences (Casey) Theoretical Chemistry Institute Fund Stephen E. Freeman Chemistry Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship Department Fund Paul J. Bender Memorial Fund Thomas R. Kissel Chemistry Fund Richard Fischer Scholarship Sam Charles Slifkin Award in Chemistry Willard W. Hodge Scholarship in Chemistry
Donors to Department Funds
This list acknowledges donors to all Departmental funds from July 2005 through June 2006, as recorded by the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
A Mr. Steven G. Barnhart Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. Bremner Mr. Terrence E. Cooprider Mr. and Mrs. Byron R. Cotter, Jr. Professor Christopher J. Abelt Mr. Andrew J. Barragry Mr. Martin F. Bretl Mr. Brannon A. Coulter Mr. Steven P. Adams Professor Karen E. Bartelt Professor Stephen W. Brewer, Jr. Mr. Shon L. Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Akerlof Dr. and Mrs. Alfonso J. Basile Mr. Robert G. Briody Dr. Robert A. Alberty Dr. Victor J. Bauer Mr. Richard J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Loren D. Albin Mr. James J. Becker Dr. Ellen L. Bunyan D Dr. John G. Albright Dr. John S. Belew Mr. and Mrs. Ricki W. Burger Dr. Bryan L. Benedict Dr. Albert A. Burk, Jr. Mr. Ronald S. Allan Mr. Paul F. D’Angelo Dr. Alexander Amell Mr. and Mrs. William F. Benusa Mr. Terry J. Burkhardt Dr. James D. Dianni Dr. Donald P. Ames Professor Robert G. Bergman Dr. Robert E. Burks, Jr. Dr. Thomas F. Danelski Professor James L. Anderson Mr. Jon Berntsen Dr. Thomas J. Butenhoff Mr. Joerg Bruening and Ms. Karen Lynn Anderson Ms. Julianne E. Berry Ms. Cathy L. Dantzman Dr. Michael R. Anderson Mr. Peter J. Bertoncini Ms. Katharine P. Daub C Dr. Israel A. David Mr. Raymond P. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bickes, Jr. Dr. Roger L. DeKock Dr. Ronald L. Anderson Ms. Mary L. Birch Professor R. Byron Bird Mr. Joseph C. Calabrese Mrs. Jane Reif Dean Mr. Rudolph P. Arndt Dr. and Mrs. Walter K. Dean Mr. Edward C. Blau Dr. and Mrs. William S. Caldwell Mr. Robert A. Arnott Mr. E. Barton Denechaud Dr. Gary B. Aspelin Mr. Jeffrey C. Blood Dr. William H. Campbell Mr. John M. Desper Mr. F. Jon Austin Dr. Stanley W. Blum Mr. Darrel E. Cardy Dr. Rolf Dessauer Mr. George C. Blytas Dr. Corey W. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Dexheimer Ms. Margaret Louisa Boettcher Ms. Carol Carmichael Mr. Daniel L. Dexter B Mr. Paul A. Bonvallet Mr. David J. Castro Dr. Gunther Hans Dieckmann Mr. Freddie H. Bornowski, Jr. Ms. Susanne A. Chadek Dr. Dietrich Doepp Mr. Michael D. Bowe Dr. Larry Michael Cirjak Mr. and Mrs. Yariv Donde Dr. Robert L. Baldwin Dr. and Mrs. Barton K. Bower Mr. George J. Clements Ms. Krysten A. Dorman Mr. Max W. Douglas Mr. Loren W. Bannister Ms. Julie E. Brady Mr. Jennings E. Cline Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Barlow Dr. Michael J. Drews Mr. Eric M. Breitung Ms. Vera E. Cooke Mr. Robert G. Dworschack
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E Ms. Donna L. Majewski Dr. and Mrs. John O. Edwards Mr. Vincent F. Malek Mr. and Mrs. Eric K. Eisenhart Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Mao Mr. Peter C. Ellingson We thank each of you for Mr. Thomas E. Marfing Mr. Michael T. Elliott Ms. Judith Steuck McCleary Mr. Stephen R. Ely Professor Robert W. McGaff Professor Luther E. Erickson making the improvement of Ms. Kirsten L. Mc Killop Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ernst Dr. Lester R. McNall Mr. Alan R. Esker our program possible. Mr. and Mrs. Rudd A. Meiklejohn Ms. Donna S. Estry Professor Craig A. Merlic Dr. Aubrey F. Messing Mr. James W. Meyer F Mr. Adam D. Miller Mr. Dennis L. Miller Mr. Frederick Joseph Fago Ms. Diane J. Hancock Mr. Donald A. Kita Professor Gerald R. Miller Mr. Morton Fefer Professor Robert J. Hanrahan Professor Michael Klagsbrun Ms. Maria L. Miller Ms. Helen M. Fett Dr. William Howard Harned Mr. Robert S. Klang Dr. Scott B. Miller Mr. Warren A. Field Dr. John E. Harriman Mr. Alexander A. Klein Mr. Stephen P. Miller and Professor Suzanne Harris Mr. Donald B. Koch Dr. Michael C. Fitzgerald Ms. Alexandra L. Brown Mr. Marvis E. Hartman Dr. William E. and Dr. William H. Miller Dr. Kenneth P. Fivizzani Mr. John F. Helms Mrs. AnitaJ. Koerner Dr. Richard C. Fix Mr. Gene A. Hiegel Mr. Mark S. Konings Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Minix Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleming Mr. Geoffrey D. Hietpas Mr. Daniel D. Konowalow Professor John W. Moore Professor Steven A. Fleming Mr. Daniel A. Higgins Professor Charles S. Kraihanzel Mr. William J. Morris Dr. Erik R. Floor Mr. Robert A. Higgins Ms. Barbara A. Kratochwill Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Morrissey Professor Norman Fogel Mr. Steven J. Hildebrandt Dr. David A. Krause Dr. Stephen D. Morton Dr. Robert P. Frankenthal Ms. Susan D. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kurt G. Kronholm Dr. Richard D. Mullineaux Mr. Richard C. Franklin Mr. Jonathan A. and Dr. Vincent P. Kuceski Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Munch Dr. Sarah H. Hodges Ms. Paula L. Kuester Mr. Jerome A. Freitag Dr. Catherine J. Murphy Mr. Kurt D. Hoffacker Mr. Mitchell L. Kurtzweil Dr. Dennis J. Murphy Dr. William French Mr. Steven K. Holmgren Mr. Mark D. Kurz Professor and Mrs. Glen Frerichs Mr. Jimmy W. Hosch Dr. Paul T. Kwitowski Professors Mark A. and Professor Frederick A. Frey, Jr. Mr. Lester J. Howard Karen J. C. Muyskens Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Fritsch Dr. King L. Howe Mr. Qiang Fu and Ms. Qiong Sun Professor and Mrs. Calvin O. Huber Mr. James T. Fuller Mr. Charles F. Huebner N Dr. Kenneth J. Hujet L Mr. Robert O. Hussa National Starch & Chemical Fdn G Ms. Roberta R. Naujok Mr. Ronald William Larochelle Dr. Ronald E. Negri I Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Larsen Dr. and Mrs. Norman A. Nelson Dr. Robert C. Gadwood Mr. John P. Larson Dr. John A. Neptune Mr. Timothy J. Gennrich Mr. Terry V. Iorns Dr. Robert J. Lascola, Jr. Dr. F. Henry M. Nestler Mr. Thomas A. Gibson Mr. Lee H. Latimer Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Neumann Dr. Howard J. Glenn Dr. Richard G. Lawton Mr. J. Rex Goates Professor James C. Nichol Mr. Bi Le-Khac Mr. Jeffrey M. Gold J Professor Anne-Marie L. Nickel Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Gordon Mr. Charles Y. Lee Ms. Pamela Ann Norris Dr. Gerald A. Gornowicz Ms. Suzanne Legner Mr. and Mrs. David Evans Grant Mr. David C. Jacobson Dr. and Mrs. Louis M. Leichter Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Grant Ms. Cara L. Jenkins Mr. Phillip G. Leith O Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dr. Roger A. Jenkins Mr. Victor Lewchenko Mr. Eston Merle Gross Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen, Jr. Mr. Shouzhong Lin Ms. Lois Hirai Ohlson Mr. Mark I. Grossman Mr. Russell H. Johnsen Mr. John Carl Littrell Mr. William J. Oien Professor James M. Grow Ms. Mary L. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Lloyd III Ms. Kristina L. Guell-Kreis Mr. Richard E. Olson Mr. Timothy R. Johnson Dr. Frederick Y. Lo and Ms. Paula Indrawati Gunawan Professor Guilford Jones II Ms. Polly Chan Mr. Carl David Gutsche Mr. Daniel F. Juers Professor and Mrs. Jerrold Dr. Louis N. Jungheim P. Lokensgard P H Dr. Robert E. Lyle, Jr. Mr. Matthew L. Lynch Ms. Kathleen B. Pantzer K Mr. David R. Patek Dr. John L. Haack Dr. Robert C. Paulick Mr. John P. Haberman M Mr. Theodore E. Pauly Mr. Donald F. Hagen Mr. Steven S. Kantner Ms. Pauline Daub Kasper Dr. Paul E. Peckham Dr. Douglas F. Hager Mr. Ning Wang and Ms. Jingwen Ma Dr. John E. Kaufman Mr. Jeffrey L. Petersen Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hagman Dr. David R. Taylor and Professor Robert E. Kettler Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Petrovich Mr. David A. Hahn Dr. Ronda M. Macchello Professor and Mrs. Robert Mr. Anton Daniel Kiefer, Jr. Professor Ralph H. Petrucci Dr. Mildred M. Maguire John Hamers Mr. Randolph Kimpfbeck Ms. Joann M. Pfeiffer Mrs. Arlene Hanauer Drs. Rein U. and Carla Verschoor Kirss
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Dr. Eric A. Wachter Mr. Carroll A. Pickering Ms. Alison Marie Sadowy Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Tallman Mr. Eugene R. Wagner Mr. Larry S. Pierce Mr. Gilbert M. Nathanson and Dr. Martha H. Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Peter Wagner Dr. David W. Piotrowski Ms. Mary E. Saecker Mr. Anthony W. Tantillo Mrs. Jean F. Waite Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Placeway Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerd Salomon Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Taylor Ms. Carol H. Wallace Mr. Darrin J. Pochan Mr. Myran C. Sauer, Jr. Dr. Marvin Harold Tegen Mr. Winston J. Wayne Ms. Nicola Lucia Pohl Dr. Donald F. and Dr. Glenn A. Terry Ms. Ruby F. Webb Mr. Stanley W. Polichnowski Mrs. Winifred M. Saunders Mr. Stephen L. Thacher Ms. Karen J. Weiland Mr. Derek J. Popp Mr. Charles B. Schewene Ms. Monica Mary Thiry Professor Gary R. Weisman Mr. Ryan E. Powers Mr. Richard S. Schiefelbein Mr. James A. Thomas Dr. Robert E. Wellauer Professor Berton C. Pressman Mr. Robert W. Schmelzer Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Welsh Procter and Gamble Fund Ms. Lori E. Schneider Mr. David E. Thompson Professor Robert C. West, Jr. Mr. Clifford J. Pukaite Mr. Stephen R. Schoening Dr. Patrick M. Thompson Mr. Donald P. Wiesler Professor Curtis R. Pulliam Dr. Frederic W. Schremp Dr. Jerome Timmons Ms. Margaret A. Schumacher Mr. Russell G. Tonkyn Mr. Adolph Y. Wilburn Mr. C. Eric and Professor Ms. Beatrice Touton-Fritz Mr. Douglas G. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Williams Q Marietta H. Schwartz Mr. Donald L. Towns Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Seidel Mr. John E. Trend Mr. Malcolm L. Williams Mr. Paul H. Severin Mr. Viet Trinh Mr. C. V. Wittenwyler Professor La Verne Carl Quass Dr. Irving Shain Professor Joseph J. Tufariello Mr. Paul L. Wollenzien Dr. Rubin Shapiro Mr. Gregory Peter Turco Dr. Herbert T. Wood Dr. Marlene S. Shaul Mr. Vitaliy Tymokhin Mr. Robert H. Wopschall Dr. Steven A. Shaya Dr. Julie S. Wrazel R Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Shepherd Ms. Kelly J. Wright Dr. Robert A. Shepherd, Jr. U Mr. Brian P. Wurst Dr. Douglas D. Radtke Mrs. Jean B. Shuler Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Siehr Mr. Douglas R. Radtke Dr. Marjorie L. Uhalde Y Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ramsay Professor Ernest F. Silversmith Ms. Mary Claire Uhing Dr. Anthony E. Ramsey Mr. Merlin E. Silverthorn Dr. and Mrs. John J. Rank Mr. James D. Sinclair Drs. Warren C. and Laura C. Yeakel Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Yelm Mr. Kammalathinna V. Reddy Mr. Martin F. Sloan Ms. Evelyn S. Smith V Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruce Yokelson Mr. and Mrs. Winfield A. Reinemann, Dr. and Mrs. Austin H. Young Jr. Dr. Gary Lee Smith Mr. William C. Vladuchick Professor and Mrs. Hyuk Yu Mr. John R. Reinert Nash Mr. Victor G. Soukup Ms. Heather J. Vlasak Ms. Margaret M. Rendall Mr. James E. Speerschneider Mr. James C. Vlazny Mr. Charles T. Ricksecker Mr. Ralph E. Spindler Dr. Nicholas W. Vollendorf Z Dr. Steven C. Rifkin Professor Charles H. Stammer Mr. Donald J. Voskuil Mr. Christopher J. Rito Professor Daniel J. Steffek Dr. Jeffrey P. Zebrowski Mr. David Ritter Dr. Monroe A. Sprague and Mrs. Carol A. Stevens Sprague Mr. David C. Zecher Dr. Albert B. Rives Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. George J. Ziarnik Mr. Ronald A. Rizzo Dr. Theodore M. Stokich, Jr. RND Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Jeffrey S. Stults Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert J. Robertson, Jr. Ms. Qiong Jie Sun Mr. John R. Rogers Mr. Paul W. Sutton Mr. Ronald M. Rogowski Ms. Roberta A. Svacha Professor Laurence D. Rosenhein Mr. Peter G. Szanto Dr. Thomas M. Rosseel Mr. Bill F. Rothschild Mr. Stephen L. Royal Mr. Donn N. Rubingh Mr. and Mrs. David E. Rudolph Mr. Roswell J. Ruka Drs. Robert C. and Kathleen H. Ryan
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Chris Daniels the present capability of these laboratories Prof. Jones’ research focused on the prop- Chris Daniels, grandson of former Chair to measure temperature accurately is due in erties of modern polymeric/plastic materials of the Department of Chemistry Farrington large part to Dr. Furukawa’s ground-break- and polymer dynamics and the study of Daniels, and son of Farrington Daniels Jr., ing work. His comprehensive publications those properties through the use of solid died March 12, 2006, while skiing in Du- and collegial interactions with his colleagues state NMR spectroscopy. He published more luth, MN. A celebration of Chris’s life was have educated a generation of temperature than one hundred scholarly articles, both as held on April 1, 2006, at the Barrymore metrologists in both government and indus- book chapters and articles in peer reviewed Theater on Atwood Ave. Contributions in try. In recognition of the depth and impor- scientific journals, describing his work. His honor of Chris can be made to Big Brothers tance of his work, Dr. Furukawa received work had been supported for many years and Big Sisters of Dane County, the Nature the Department of Commerce Silver Medal through grants from the National Science Conservancy for work in Door County, in 1973 and was selected for inclusion in Foundation, the Naval Research Office, the WI, the Wisconsin Law Foundation, or the the NIST Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Petroleum Research Fund and the Army Madison Curling Foundation. Scientists and Engineers in 2003. Research Office. His research group had Up to the time of his death, Dr. Furukawa an ongoing relationship with many major George T. Furukawa actively participated in the development of corporate research centers including Gen- written standards for the American Society eral Electric, Eastman Chemicals, Xerox (PhD ’48, Bender) of Gaithersburg, MD, of Testing and Materials (ASTM), which and Exxon. He was involved with private passed away on Friday, March 31, 2006, at guide the industrial practice of thermometry foundations in obtaining funds to enhance the age of 84. He was the beloved husband throughout the United States and many the sciences at Clark both in terms of major of the late Sally S. Furukawa; father of other countries. He received the ASTM scientific equipment acquisitions and infra- Barbara F. Hayashida of El Cerrito, CA and Award of Merit in 1986 in appreciation of structure. As a consequence of his leader- Corinne M. Westphal of Hamburg, Ger- this work. Dr. Furukawa’s encyclopedic and ship, Clark University and in particular many. After receiving his Ph.D. in physical perceptive knowledge, along with his abil- The Carlson School of Chemistry and Bio- chemistry from the University of Wisconsin ity to craft exceptionally clear prose, earned chemistry gained national recognition as a in 1948, Dr. Furukawa joined the National him continued respect from his colleagues. Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. He Bureau of Standards. His career spanned 57 made presentations and organized scientific years at the National Bureau of Standards, Alan A. Jones symposia on the national and international later the National Institute of Standards stage in his field. Professor Jones worked and Technology, as both an employee and (PhD ’72, Cornwell) died Tuesday, May with research students at all levels and was a guest researcher. Until 1970, his research 23, 2006, at the age of 61. Alan was born in mentor to undergraduate, graduate and centered on experimental thermodynam- Jamestown, NY, settled in Worcester County post-doctoral students over his thirty-two ics—the study of interactions between in 1974 and moved to North Brookfield years at Clark University as well as new materials and heat. Dr. Furukawa measured where he lived for the past 23 years. He faculty coming to the University. He was the thermal properties of numerous scien- received his B.A. (Magna Cum Laude, Phi widely regarded as an exceptional teacher tifically important chemical compounds, Beta Kappa) with High Honors in Chemistry and received the University’s Outstanding developed new measurement and analysis from Colgate University in 1966. He went Teacher Award in 1988. He was especially methods, and was an author of the authori- on to graduate study in the field of Nuclear well known for his dedication to his stu- tative chapter “Heat Capacity” in the Ameri- Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and completed dents and spent as much time mentoring can Institute of Physics Handbook. his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of them as individuals as he did working with In the second half of his career, Dr. Wisconsin in 1972 and spent two years of them on their professional development. Furukawa devoted himself to perfecting post-doctoral work at Dartmouth College Beyond his work at Clark University, Al methods for the accurate calibration and working with the late Walter J. Stockmayer devoted much of his life to guiding youth characterization of precision thermometers. in Polymer Science. He became an Assistant of all ages. Ever-active, he enjoyed teach- Work that Dr. Furukawa published decades Professor of Chemistry at Clark University ing children skiing and snowboarding, ago has not been significantly improved in 1974 and rose quickly through the ranks coaching basketball teams, helping with upon by subsequent researchers. As re- to full Professor in 1983. He served as homework, and doing chemistry demon- cently as 2001, 15 years after his official Chairman of the department during much strations at local schools. Al was also an avid retirement, he published state-of-the-art of the 1980s and served a term as University gardener and over the years transformed investigations on the high-temperature Professor from 1996-1999. Professor Jones his lakefront yard into a wondrous and properties of thermometers. Many of the also served the University community as a meticulously maintained landscape of flow- technical methods that Dr. Furukawa member of the Academic Administration. ers and decorative plants and trees. Al was developed for thermometry have been He was Dean of Graduate Studies and Re- very generous and shared his good fortune adopted worldwide, both commercially search from 1993-95 and Acting Provost with many. and at other government laboratories, and during 1987-88.
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Al is survived by two brothers, Brad Ph.D. graduate students, who have gone on Jones of New York and Bruce Jones of to distinguished careers in academia, indus- Cleveland, OH; nephews/nieces; and his try and government laboratories. Professor two dogs, Duncan & Sadie. His wife of Sacks was internationally recognized for his 34 years, Eunice (Li) Jones, is grateful for pioneering work on analytical instrumenta- Al’s love and for the travel experiences tion. During the early part of his career, his they shared together made possible by his research focused on novel atomic emission adventurous spirit. Al treasured time spent spectroscopic methods, including direct with family and friends, vacations with his solid-sample elemental analysis. In the brothers, and holidays with Eunice’s cousin 1970s he developed exploding thin film Joanne and their families. The family has platforms for solids analysis that combined asked for donations to Clark University in simplicity of sample introduction with memory of Dr. Alan A. Jones 950 Main St., unprecedented low detection limits. In Donald Charles Aker (BS ‘52) died De- Worcester, MA 01610. the mid-1980s, he turned his attention to cember 22, 2005, at the age of 76. innovative approaches to high-speed gas Richard Sacks chromatographic separations of complex Gerald Richard Aldridge (MS ‘50, Wilds) mixtures of volatile organic compounds. died August 8, 2006, at the age of 79. (PhD ’69, Walters) Professor of Chem- His methodologies reduced measurement istry at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, times for complex mixtures almost 100- Guy B. Alexander (PhD ‘47, Melcohe) died peacefully at his home in Ann Arbor fold and attracted great academic and died August 29, 2003, at the age of 85. on February 11, 2006, after a courageous industrial interest, eventually leading to battle with cancer. He was 63. He received formation, with several of his students, of John William Alexander (BS ‘35, PhD his B.S. Chemistry from the University a spin-off company, Chromatofast Inc., that ‘41, Meloche) died September 14, 2005, at of Illinois (Champaign) in 1965, and his commercialized instrumentation invented the age of 86. Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the in the Sacks laboratory. In recent years he University of Wisconsin at Madison in helped to lead efforts at the University to Sherwin Toshio Amimoto (PhD ‘79, 1969. He began his career as an assistant create wireless micro-analytical systems Cornwell) died September 19, 2006, at professor in Ann Arbor that same year and for environmental, homeland security, and the age of 59. was promoted to associate professor in deep-space applications. During his career, 1974 and full professor in 1979. He served Prof. Sacks and his coworkers published Aaron Arnold (BS ‘33, McElvain) died the Chemistry Department as associate more than 150 research papers on these October 29, 2004, at the age of 94. chair for graduate studies from 1987-1992. topics and presented their findings at During his 37 years as a faculty member scientific conferences all over the world. Chester Atfield Barrand Jr. (BPH ‘47) in the Chemistry Department, Sacks was a Prof. Sacks is survived by is wife Kristine died November 10, 2005, at the age of 85. truly outstanding educator, teaching both and his daughter Jenny. A public memorial undergraduate and graduate students the service was held on March 9, 2006. The William Harrison Bateman (BS ‘39) principles of modern analytical chemistry Department of Chemistry has established died December 5, 2001, at the age of 85. and instrumentation. Over this period, he the Richard D. Sacks Memorial Travel was a driving force in modernizing the Award used to support yearly travel awards Harold Norman Baxter (BS ‘38, McEl- analytical chemistry curriculum. He devel- for analytical chemistry graduate students vain) died November 4, 2005, at the age oped completely new courses on chemical to present their research at technical con- of 89. instrumentation at the undergraduate level; ferences. For more information, call the and at the graduate level he introduced Chemistry Department at 734 615-9852. Rosemary Behrend Beamer (BS ‘30, courses on electronic measurements and Meloche) died June 29, 2002, at the age microcomputer control of analytical in- Dick Terhall of 83. struments, as well as modern separations methods. He served as mentor to many It is with great sadness that we inform Erich Anton Bergs (BS ‘80, Trost) died you of the death of our friend and colleague January 4, 2003, at the age of 45. Dick Terhall. He died in Madison on Sun- day, October 8, 2006 of a heart attack. Dick Benjamin Reese Bierer (MS ‘69) died had been battling esophageal cancer. Dick June 18, 2004, at the age of 87. worked in the Chemistry Mail Room for the past 6 years, and was a friend to everyone Robert Owen Blau (BS ‘34, Meloche) he came in contact with. His good humor died August 23, 2003, at the age of 92. and positive approach to life were a great influence on all of us, and I believe we have Edward Gustave Bohlmann (BS ‘39, all been enriched by his presence in our MS ‘42, Willard) died March 28, 2006, at lives. We send his family our condolences the age of 88. and deepest sympathy. Archibald Newton Bolstad (PhD ‘51, We have also been informed of the following McElvain) died April 10, 2003, at the age deaths of alumni and friends: of 86. 34 badger chemist
Varley Sherman Bond (BS ‘34, MS ‘36, Michael Joseph Curry (PhD ‘48, McEl- Loretta Ann Grezzo (PhD ‘80, Nelsen) Adkins) died June 18, 2001, at the age vain) died in 2001. died July 23, 2004, at the age of 51. of 89. Richard David Cyr (BS ‘59) died in Sep- Clinton Richmond Griswold (BS ‘39, Wilbur Benjamin Bridgman (PhD ‘37, tember 2002. Sorum) died November 15, 2005, at the Williams) died April 7, 2003, at the age age of 87. of 90. George Larry Davis (MS ‘59, Dahl) died January 21, 2004, at the age of 68. Arthur H. Groth Jr. (BS ‘50, Ferry) died Lester Paul Brillman (BS ‘33, McElvain) December 28, 2002, at the age of 75. died November 14, 2005, at the age of 93. James Bradley Denton (BS ‘75, Yu) died July 29, 2002, at the age of 48. Arthur Vincent Hankinson (BS ‘39) William Charles Brodhagen (BS ‘38, died January 1, 2002, at the age of 86. MS ‘39, Meloche) died June 17, 2005, at Adrian M. Docken (PhD ‘41, Klein) died the age of 88. November 27, 2003, at the age of 90. King Carleton Harte (BS ‘48) died June 12, 2003, at the age of 76. Janet Weber Bruhn (BS ‘50, Meloche) Daniel A. Dunnigan (MS ‘49, Johnson) died July 11, 2004, at the age of 92. died August 17, 2001, at the age of 82. Don Jordan Henderson (PhD ‘68, Wil- lard) died September 3, 2001, at the age Robert James Bugarin (BS ‘81, Crim) Earl Raymond Ebersole (BS ‘43) died of 61. died October 2, 2004, at the age of 45. January 5, 2005, at the age of 86. Roger Allen Hoffman (BS ‘39) died Clifford John Burg (BS ‘37, Meloche) Josephine P. Egan (BSE ‘36) died April March 6, 2006, at the age of 90. died September 9, 2005, at the age of 92. 13, 2006, at the age of 93. Henry Boughton Hollinger (PhD ‘60, Edward Eynon Burgoyne (MS ‘47, PhD Paul Ehrlich (MS ‘48, PhD ‘50, Ferry) died Curtiss) died December 17, 2004, at the ‘49, Adkins) died April 30, 2004, at the age February 18, 2003, at the age of 79. age of 71. of 85. Edward Louis Englehardt (PhD ‘44, Jack Matthew Horner (BS ‘60) died James Moran Caffrey Jr. (MS ‘47, PhD McElvain) died January 11, 2005, at the December 4, 2004, at the age of 76. ‘49, Adkins) died April 17, 2005, at the age age of 85. of 86. Norbert Isenberg died October 30, Eugene Dodson Farley (BSE ‘31) died 2004, at the age of 81. Lauren Michael Cagen (BS ‘64) died April 27, 2003, at the age of 92. May 26, 2006, at the age of 62. Robert Hayes Jenson (BS ‘42, Meloche) Robert Norman Feinstein (BS ‘37, PhD died June 15, 2002, at the age of 82. Arthur Wilhelm Carlson (MS ‘47, PhD ‘40, Physiological Chem) died September ‘52, Wilds) died December 31, 2005, at the 23, 2005, at the age of 90. Don Herbert Johns (BS ‘48, MS ‘51, age of 90. PhD ‘54, Hall) died July 28, 2005, at the Ralph Henry Firminhac (BS ‘41, MS ‘42, age of 80. William Thomas Carnall (PhD ‘54, Wil- Holt/Schuette) died March 18, 2000, at the lard) died June 22, 2003, at the age of 76. age of 80. Ruth Klinka Kalmbach (BS ‘39, Schuette) died January 10, 2006, at the age of 88. Clint W. Carpenter (PhD ‘87, Zimmer- Rolf Edward Funer (PhD ‘65, Muxfeldt) man) died November 25, 2002, at the age died May 5, 2003, at the age of 62. Irene Elsie Karl (BS ‘37, PhD ‘40, Physi- of 45. ological Chem) died July 7, 2006, at the John Herman Giese (BS ‘51, Blaedel) age of 90. Craig Ronald Carson (BS ‘70) died No- died September 17, 2000, at the age vember 17, 2000, at the age of 53. of 71. George Oscar Kohler (BS ‘34, McElvain) died April 15, 2006, at the age of 93. Mallasetty S. Chandrasekharaiah Martha E. Smith Gilbert (PhD ‘37, Ad- (PhD ‘59, Margrave) died April 2, 2002, at kins) died March 2, 2000, at the age of 91. Stephen Wickey Koontz (MS ‘72, PhD the age of 72. ‘77, O’Leary) died May 20, 2005, at the Ethel Thea Goble (BS ‘35, McElvain) died age of 57. Robert George Christiansen (PhD ‘52, September 12, 2004, at the age of 91. Johnson) died February 15, 2002, at the Marguerite Estella Kopp (BSE ‘48) died age of 77. Robert Herman Goeckermann (BS February 12, 2005, at the age of 78. ‘44, Bender) died February 1, 2002, at the George Paul Colbert (BS ‘50, MS ‘53, age of 80. Donald William Kracht (BS ‘64) died Meloche/Blaedel) died January 7, 2006, at March 1, 2001, at the age of 58. the age of 77. Glenn Alan Goldsmith (BS ‘53) died March 20, 2004, at the age of 72.
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Charles Eugene Kretz (BS ‘71) died Jane Neustedter (BS ‘39, MS ‘41, John George Schuren (BS ‘51) died May April 18, 2004, at the age of 54. Schuette) died July 3, 2004, at the age 27, 2006, at the age of 77. of 86. Andris Aleksandrs Lazdins (BS ‘60, James Louis Schwedler (BS ‘49, Larsen) Evans) died December 24, 2002, at the Morris Lowell Nielsen (PhD ‘41, Holt) died May 5, 2001, at the age of 77. age of 66. died September 1, 2006, at the age of 92. Wesley A. Severance (BS ‘39, Holt) died Paul Elliott Lighty (BPH ‘36, Mathews) Mary Jane Oestmann (MS ‘48, PhD ‘54, December 22, 2003, at the age of 91. died January 12, 2005, at the age of 96. Hall) died June 17, 2006, at the age of 82. Randy Smejkal (BS ‘78, Evans) died John G. Lofstrom (PhD ‘54, Blaedel) Alfred Carman Olson (MS ‘51, PhD ‘54, October 31, 2002, at the age of 46. died June 11, 2004, at the age of 77. Goering) died June 26, 2005, at the age of 78. Ralph Willard Stevens (BA ‘30) died Arthur Owen Long (PhD ‘50, Willard) May 27, 2004, at the age of 94. died January 20, 2006, at the age of 94. Marie Kleinhans Olson (BA ‘26) died August 2, 2003, at the age of 99. Gabrielle Koehler Stoutamire (MS Donald Thompson Lurvey (BS ‘39, ‘56, Wilds) died January 13, 2003, at the Meloche) died June 5, 2004, at the age Robert Charles Palmer (BS ‘36, age of 74. of 88. McElvain) died March 28, 2003, at the age of 90. John Henry Strohl (PhD ‘64, Blaedel) Margaret St. Clair Lyons (PhD ‘49, died September 24, 2000, at the age Williams) died April 14, 2005, at the age Wilfred Orville Parrish (BS ‘41, Meloche) of 61. of 82. died December 21, 2001, at the age of 86. Aaron Sweed (BS ‘39) died October 30, Philip Augustine Lyons (PhD ‘48, Bend- Joseph Moses Philipson (BS ‘40, Sorum) 2005, at the age of 88. er) died July 31, 2006, at the age of 90. died May 10, 2004, at the age of 85. Burris Dwight Tiffany (PhD ‘49, McEl- John Lafayette Magee (PhD ‘39, Dan- John Andrew Pianfetti (MA ‘33, PhD vain) died October 26, 2003, at the age iels) died December 16, 2005, at the age ‘41, Adkins) died February 3, 2006, at the of 82. of 91. age of 98. Leon Abraham Van Akkeren (MA ‘32, James Edward Mars (BS ‘54) died Sep- Herbert Ernst Pleuss (BA ‘37) died Adkins) died May 23, 2001, at the age of tember 7, 2006, at the age of 76. September 6, 2004, at the age of 89. 92.
Asa Orville Maylott (MS ‘47, Schuette) Robert Frank Prier (BS ‘50) died William L. Van Horne (PhD ‘41, Hall) died June 10, 2004, at the age of 84. November 17, 2004, at the age of 78. died August 17, 2005, at the age of 91.
John Sawyers Meek (BS ‘41, Adkins) Jack London Radomski (BS ‘42, John Fernando Vozza (PhD ‘48, McEl- died January 15, 2004, at the age of 85. Mathews) died March 30, 2006, at the vain) died December 20, 2002, at the age age of 85. of 86. Cedric Gropper Mickelson (BS ‘35, MS ‘36, Adkins/McElvain) died November 24, William Richard Rinelli (BS ‘33, Adkins) William Henry Washburn (BA ‘41) died 2003, at the age of 91. died February 7, 2006, at the age of 95. Jul 13, 2006, at the age of 85.
Daniel Robert Miller (BS ‘41, Willard) William Ross Roach (BS ‘39, McElvain) Frances Helders Webb (BA ‘52, PhD died February 15, 2005, at the age of 87. died October 20, 2002, at the age of 84. ‘56, Ferry) died November 9, 2004, at the age of 73. Evan Dorian Miller (PhD ‘94, Yu) died Ronald Duane Roesler (BS ‘50) died June 5, 2001, at the age of 36. September 19, 2003, at the age of 74. Gary Allen West (PhD ‘75, Berry) died May 12, 2005, at the age of 56. Richard Lee Myers (PhD ‘71, Shain) died Lawrence Rosen (BS ‘47, Ihde) died October 22, 2005, at the age of 60. October 16, 2005, at the age of 80. Donald Dean Wheeler (BS ‘50, McEl- vain) died January 29, 2003, at the age Carl Eugene Nelson (BS ‘39) died June John M. Schempf (BS ‘34, McElvain) of 74. 17, 2000, at the age of 85. died January 17, 2001, at the age of 88. Donald Robert Williams (BS ‘37, McEl- Walter Robert Neuendorf (MS ‘52, Blae- Calvin Herbert Schmiege (BS ‘49) died vain) died March 7, 2006, at the age of 88. del) died May 1, 2000, at the age of 72. July 25, 2005, at the age of 79. Patrice Diane Zvara (BS ‘80, Curtiss) Henry Nehemje Schrage (BS ‘43) died died May 11, 2005, at the age of 46. June 18, 2002, at the age of 82.
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CONTENTS
From the Chair...... 1
Our Awards ...... 2
New Badger Chemists ...... 5
Other Notable News...... 7
Current Chemistry News...... 9
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy ...... 13
Institute for Chemical Education ...... 15
Shainfest—Honoring a Researcher, Educator, & Leader...... 16
Shainfest Chemistry Symposium...... 18
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Outreach...... 21
Journal of Chemical Education & National Science Digital Library. . . 23
This ‘n’ That ...... 25
Chemistry Department Support ...... 27
Donors to Department Funds ...... 30
In Memoriam...... 33
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