University Of Illinois 1992 at Urbana-Champaign
INSIDE Ernest Eliel: President of the American Chemical Society
rofessor Ernest Eliel, Illinois Ph.D. 48, is the 25th Illini to hold that office.P His forebears include Illinois faculty, such as William McMurtie, William A. Noyes, Samuel W. Parr, Roger Adams, Carl S. Marvel, Charles C. Price, and John C. Bailar, and Illinois graduates such as Ernest H. Volwiler, Karl Folkers, Klemperer's Research William J. Sparks, Charles G. Overberger, page4 BernardS. Friedman, William J. Bailey, Gardner W. Stacy, Robert W. Parry, Fred Basolo and Clayton F. Callis. For his term of office, Eliel has had an ambitious agenda, much of it related to broad educational objectives. His plans have gestated for a long time during his 30-plus years of service to the American Chemical Society. He has been a member of the Committee on Publications, off and on, for over 20 years and was very active in the Committee on Professional Training. He has been a councilor of the Photo courtesy of the Amencan Chemical Society ACS since 1966. Eliel was chairman of the page6 Division of Organic Chemistry in 197~ more courses too crammed with facts. and has been a member of the board of Moreover, in institutions which require directors continuously since 1985. all students to take one or more science courses, very few select chemistry. One of the reasons Eliel emphasizes educational issues is that this is an area in One corrective, already in process, is to which ACS can be effective. The organiza· develop an ACS-approved undergradu· tion is constrained in what it can do to ate curriculum in fields other than "pure" improve the employment situation of chemistry. These include curricula with a chemists and the problem of insufficient concentration in biochemistry, polymer resources for research because these science, material science, and chemistry matters are closely linked to general education. Eliel would like to see an economic, political and social issues over additional concentration in environmen which the Society has limited influence. tal chemistry. The latter could attract Lycan Receives However, it can do a great deal about the some of the environmental enthusiasts Award, page 9 quality of chemistry education at all age and open a wider employment market for levels, and he reminds us that Roger students with a good background in Adams was one of the original organizers fundamental chemistry. of the ACS Committee on Professional To attract non-science majors, the Training. ACS is developing a course,"Chemistry in Context," dealing with the chemistry around us. A comparable high school Educational Issues and ACS course, "ChemCom" (Chemistry in the Initiatives Community), has already been intro· duced. According to Eliel, we lose students at In addition to broadening the coUege Student the college level because our introductory chemistry curriculum, Eliel is concerned courses tend to be dull, our freshmen about the quality of chemistry instruction Chapter, page 8 courses too theoretical and our sopho· at the K-12level. Because teachers in continued on page 2 Eliel continued from page 1 upper elementary, junior high, and even the amount of research funds is decreas The University of Havana had totally secondary schools often do not provide ing but that the cost of research is rising inadequate facilities for instruction in good science instruction, they "turn off" due to advances in instrumentation and chemistry, especially in the laboratory. students at a time when they are most other factors. Eliel's useful education during his five open to new ideas and give chemistry a years in Cuba was largely a by-product of bad image. The fault is not necessarily his work with a group of refugee scien that of the teachers, many of whom A Rocky Start tists in a very good phatmaceutical struggle heroically despite minimal Eliel himself has experienced the laboratory owned by the dean of the rewards and poor working conditions. frustrations of obtaining adequate medical school. The Education Division of the ACS, with funding, especially during his early years Until he came to the U. of I. in 1946, Eliel's strong support, is developing good at the University of Notre Dame. (Fortu Eliel had experienced little fotmalized, quality course material for high school nately, research could be accomplished sustained, advanced education. His students and teacher training programs with much less money in those days.) studies at a rigorous high school in at the elementary level. Eliel took a position at Notre Dame Cologne, Germany, were cut short by the Partly because of poor educational directly after receiving his Ph.D. in 1948 prelude to WWII. In 1938, only a few programs, the public understanding of under the supervision of Harold Snyder. months before the infamous "Kristall chemistry and science in general is He is very grateful to the U. of I., not only nacht" made further Jewish residence in unsatisfactory, scientific literacy is because Professor Snyder was an excell Gennany intolerable, the 16 year old markedly low, and chemophobia is high. ent mentor but also, because the U. of I. Ernest was sent to Scotland to live with a As a remedy and to increase public was willing to accept him, a most kindly family and continue his education. awareness of the contributions of chem unusual student who applied for istry, Eliel has helped organize a perma entrance into the graduate nent chemistry/science exhibit at the program with a "doctorate" in National Museum of American History at chemistry from the University Tbe the Smithsonian Institution in Washing of Havana. What other THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD ton, D.C. The exhibit which is expected to American universities did not open in late fall1993, is presently being realize was that a doctorate in for 1991 designed and constructed through the chemistry from the University joint efforts of the ACS and the of Havana was no more than a is~IO Smithsonian Institution. Partial support bachelor's degree with a senior for the exhibit has come from the ACS thesis. Ernest' Ludwig ElitL which contributed $5 million. Eliel guided the fund raising for Campaign for Bemg
. 2 ...... L______Library Drive Goes Over the Top
In 1940, the authorities decided that Eliel T hanks to the generosity of our loyal was potentially a "dangerous enemy f alumni and friends, the chemistry alien" and deported him to Canada. He library drive surpassed its goal. As of was detained in internment camps both in June 1, 1992 we have taken in over England and in Canada and tried without $219,000 - a conservative estimate since success to obtain a visa to the United corporate matching funds are not ...~r..~~ States. The closest he could get was a visa included by university calculations until to Cuba and he embarked on a remark they are received. This may occur several able odyssey from Canada, through the months after a donor makes a gift. $200,000- Caribbean, until he arrived in Cuba in The 100th birthday party of the $190,000- 1941. Summing up his life, Eliel said, "I chemistry library, celebrated on Novem $180,000- could never write a balanced autobiogra ber 4, 1991 was a truly joyful event. $170,000- phy because the first 25 years of my life Friends and colleagues from the univer $160,000- were so extraordinary that the rest of my sity library and from the College of life would sound too dull in comparison." Liberal Arts and Sciences helped us to celebrate. Dr. Lester Coleman of Lubrizol Stability and Success chairman of the library drive, flew in for The second half of the statement is the occasion. As he presented the debatable. After coming to the US in 1946 "check" for $194,000 to the library, he and finishing his American Ph.D. in two promised to "smooth the rough edges" years, Eliel accepted a position at the by giving us a further gift to bring us to $100,000- the $200,000 goal. University of Notre Dame where he $ 90.000- stayed for the next 24 years. In 1962 he Changes at the library have been published Stereochemistry of Carbon dramatic since funds from the endow $ 80,000- Compounds which quickly became a classic ment have been available to support $ 70,000- and established his reputation in the field. purchases. The monograph budget, $ 60.000- The book is now "out of print" after 13 which had become a chimera, as pur $ 50,000- printings. An almost complete second chases were deferred to maintain the edition has taken a very long time to most essential serials, has again become a $ 40.000- write. In 1965 Eliel wrote Confonnatioual reality. Recently, when a faculty member $ 30,000- Analysis with three co-authors, and since visited the library to ask whether it $ 20.000- 1967 he has been co-editor of over 20 would be possible to purchase a nine volumes of Topics in Stereo-chemistry. volume set entitled Comprehensive $ 10,000- $ 0- As his renown spread, his honors Orgmtic Sy11tllesis, the librarian proudly mounted. In 1972 he was elected to the led him to the shelf where the needed National Academy of Sciences and volumes were displayed. accepted the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at the Jim Lisy, another faculty member/ University of North Carolina at Chapel succinctly summarized the difference Hill. One of his most treasured honors is before and after the endowment. "Before Chemistry the North Carolina Award in Science that we had the money we could only wait he received in 1986. This award is given and hope we could get a complimentary annually to only one scientist in the state copy from a publisher. Now we can Library Fund and is the highest honor that the state can actually buy the books we need." He bestow. Eliel received a D.Sc. (hon) from recalled a frustrating instance when he been able to reconstruct the intellectual Duke University in 1983 and from the had borrowed some essential materials lineage back to fourteenth century Padua. University of Notre Dame in 1990, through an interlibrary loan but had had Dr. Coleman received his personal demonstrating that his contributions to return the books before he was intellectual genealogy, starting with his dwing his 24 years at that university were finished because another borrower was advisor, Professor Marvel, and, in duly appreciated. waiting. "With the endowment, I could addition, he was presented with a ask the library to purchase the books and symbolic key to the library. Finally in 1991. Eliel received the 1 have been using them right here ever Thomas jefferson Award from the since." Dean Faulkner of the College of University of North Carolina. For the man In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Liberal Arts and Sciences, and himself a who had come From Cologne to Cltttpel Hill chemist of renown, summarized the and risen from the lowly status of library acquired some interesting items in addition to monographs. A bronze importance of a library to the excellence interned enemy alien to become president of a program. "We cannot expect profes of the American Chemical Society, this plaque honors the donors of leadership sors and students to produce outstanding gifts. A picture and summary of the work award from his adopted country has a work without the necessary tools," he special meaning. It cites Eliel for "Being of the late Professor Thomas E. Phipps was donated by his son. One wall of the said. "The library is one of the most that member of the academic community, essential tools of any scientist." who through personal influence and library displays the work of Professor performance of duty in teaching, writing Greg Giiolami and Dr. Vera Mainz, who Thanks to you, our generous support and scholarship, has best exemplified the have constructed an intellectual geneal ers, OM excellent IibranJ and our out ideals and objectives of Thomas ogy of the current faculty of the chemis standing program can look forward to a Jefferson." try department. In some cases they have great future for the next 100 years.
______...... 3 . Klemperer Synthesizes Novel Molecules
t::' or his synthetic studies of oxide In the area of organometallic and begun to unravel the complex chemistry r molecules and solids, Walter organic chemistry, two new classes of involved and use this understanding to Klemperer has been awarded the 1992 hybrid molecular species have developed. design new materials on a molecular ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry. Until The first class of complexes, called level. In one case, he used capillary gas his studies were initiated, the chemistry polyoxoanion supported organometallic chromatography to identify the molecu of oxides in solution was relatively complexes, contains organometallic lar growth pathways followed during unexplored. His work has opened up new moieties embedded in an oxide frame silica sol-gel processing. With this lines of research that he is continuing to work Examples include the organa knowledge in hand, new forms of silica )J:I explore with students and colleagues titanium complex [(C5H;)Ti(Mop18 could be prepared using well-defined around the world. shown in Figure 1. Here, the crown is an silicate cages as molecular building organic molecule, C H , that has become blocks. The silicate cube [Sip } (0CH ) Traditionally, oxides have dominated 5 5 12 3 8 attached to the oxide Mop by a shown in Figure 3, for example, can be solid state inorganic chemistry and found 18 titanium center. In the second class Qf polymerized to generate a very high widespread application, not only as complexes, organic units are linked to the surface area from silica. In a closely structural materials such as cement and metal-oxygen framework by oxygen related project, classical cement chemistry glass, but also as heterogeneous catalysts carbon bonds, not metal-carbon bonds, as has been used to generate magnesium and catalyst supports, high temperature in the ICH Mo 0 HI:~- complex. Recent phosphate composites using materials, electronic materials, optical 2 4 15 studies have shown that both classes of polyphosphate chains as molecular materials, and, most recently, high molecules are capable of performing building blocks. temperature superconductors. chemistry normally associated with solid In nominating him for the ACS Klemperer's work, however, revolves oxide catalysts. The organometallic Award, one of Klemperer's colleagues around the solution chemistry of oxides, complex [(C H J lr(Pp.)I2·, for example, 1 1 described him as "one of the most and raises new questions about the can activate oxygen ~0 ) and effect 2 original and penetrating researchers in relationship between oxide molecules and oxygen atom transfer to the organic inorganic chemistry. (His) synthetic solids: What kinds of organic and ligand, C H • 8 12 triumphs in the synthesis of organometallic complexes can be made Molecular oxides also have been from oxides in solution? Can soluble polyoxoanlon compounds and especially shown to form host-guest complexes his preparation of organometallic oxides perform the chemistry normally with organic molecules that can be associated with solid oxide catalysts? derivatives have been seminal in propel considered either as soluble oxide ling this field forward." Can molecular analogues of solid oxide analogues of zeolites or as inorganic is also considered a leader inclusion complexes such as zeolites be analogues of organic inclusion complexes Klemperer synthesized? What molecular growth in the field of sol-gel chemistry. Never such as cryptates. The acetonitrile pathways are followed when solid oxides theless, as Klemperer himself puts it, complex [CH CNc (V shown in are prepared from molecular precursors? 3 1z03tll ''The bottom line is to make things that Figure 2, for example, is one of a family of Can inorganic solids be prepared from no one has ever dreamed of before, with molecular building blocks in the same v,p3t complexes that show the shape selective binding behavior expected from novel structures and unknown applica way organic polymers are prepared from a rigid oxide-host framework. tions down the road.'' His past research molecular monomers? ln addressing suggests that he is well along in turning these questions, Klemperer has made Many traditional ceramic processing this dream into reality. dozens of new molecules, enough to open techniques utilize molecular oxide up entirely new areas of inorganic precursors, and Klemperer's studies have chemistry for investigation. • 4 ...... ______Subtle Changes Transform Chemical Engineering Department
n a rare interlude between appoint engineer is a more sophisticated em l ments, Professor Richard Alkire, Head ployee when he or she enters the labor of the Department of Chemical Engineer market. This is a help to potential ing, described the cumulative effect of industrial employers who are increas internal and external changes that have ingly hiring BS level chemical engineers, occurred since the mid-80s. especially while the economic environ ment forces them to shrink their R & D Perhaps the most striking factor is the departments. turnover in staff. Since 1985, several eminent members of the department have Another very interesting change in the retired or left, and six of the 12 current undergraduate curriculum is the incorpo faculty have arrived. They have brought a ration of communication skills. As variety of new techniques and research corporate cultures have become more interests in areas such as colloids, surface horizontal, information becomes more science, statistical mechanics, liquid valuable when it can be shared. There polymers, and biotechnology, all appli fore, students are trained in communica Professor Richard Alkire cable for study of the chemistry and tion skills to facilitate the sharing process. engineering of phenomena occurring in a Their laboratory reports and oral presen small space. Many of the phenomena tations are critiqued by an instructor with physical sciences and engineering, and currently under investigation are too a background in English. Students learn that the boundaries between the depart small to see or feel in the traditional to work in teams and to prepare joint ments are permeable. There are strong sense, and require sophisticated new presentations which are then videotaped, interconnections between all these fields laboratory techniques. Among the new revised and further polished. and staff in the different departments appreciate each other's contributions. The techniques are atomic force microscopy The increasing emphasis on horizontal U. of I. has had a lengthy tradition of and lithography. They permit the scientist communication is one of the external to explore chemical processes at the interdisciplinary research based in the changes affecting the curriculum. The Materials Research Laboratory and in the microscopic and molecular level and public's concern over environmental and greatly enhance the level of control that Coordinated Science Laboratory, which ecological issues is another. Students were established in the 50s. The tradition can be exerted over a chemical process entering the program today realize that under study. The potential of these and of joint research is strong and gives the they need to become conversant in the chemical engineering department a other new techniques is virtually stagger techniques of chemical engineering in ing in terms of what they will make special edge, especially in the present order to deal with the urgent problems climate where team efforts are rewarded. possible in the foreseeable future. for which society demands solution, One result of this shift is that the including pollution and toxicity. Today's Finally, this university has a phenom department's laboratories look entirely students are socially conscious, and enally rich infrastructure. The School of different. They are full of sophisticated deeply concerned about ethical issuesr In Chemical Science facilities, including the equipment that is costly to acquire and addition, because they are verbal and "shops," the special purpose labs, the maintain. As these new techniques open have broad interests, they are likely to storerooms, the library, can only be up new areas of investigation, the make a major contribution to the political described as superlative. One of the knowledge base transmitted to students process by communicating to the public reasons that our chemical engineering undergoes subtle changes as well. The how engineering serves society. faculty are the most productive in the basic principles have not changed but the country in terms of the number of Ph.D.'s In the race to adapt to the changing produced per faculty member is because, examples used to iUustrate the principles environment, Alkire expects that there have altered considerably, drawing on the our students have access to the variety of will be increased specialization among services which facilitate their work. new subjects and styles of investigation. the nation's chemical engineering This is just one of the many changes departments. He cites several reasons In summary, Alkire said, "A few years that have affected the undergraduate why the department at the U. of I. is ago, it was dear that something dramatic curriculum. Another is the closer inter particularly well positioned and will was about to happen at the U. of I. in a connections beh-veen different parts of the continue at the top as a world class relatively short period of time. A compa curriculum. In the traditional under program. rable situation had not existed since the late 40s and early 50s when H.F. graduate program, students took a One reason is that the close ties of "projects course" in which they worked Johnstone brought in faculty such as chemical engineering to both chemistry Drickamer, Westwater, Baron, Peters and in a classroom, under the supervision of a and biochemistry will be an increasingly Hanratty. We now have a unique faculty member, carrying out a research important feature. The School of Chemi project which required the use of stan opportunity to create new strength that cal Sciences is a very strong intellectual will last well into the 21st century." dard techniques. Today, undergraduate unit. As the focus of investigation shifts to students are no longer compartmental material processing, electronics, and ized. They work in research laboratories biomedical fields, the tie to chemistry is as part of a team and become experienced all important. Of the top chemical in the use of sophisticated research engineering departments in the country, equipment. They also gain by closer only those at Berkeley, and Cal Tech are contact with more experienced colleagues equally close to chemistry. because those with whom they interact are faculty and graduate students in Another reason that this program is addition to the undergraduates in their well situated is that the University of cohort. Therefore, the BS trained chemical Illinois has very strong programs in the ------~...... 5 . Where Do We Stand? STILL AT THE TOP
little rain did not dampen the spirits doctorates are finding the search for of this year's excellent group of suitable employment longer and more graduatesA which included four who difficult. received NSF fellowships for graduate A further indicator of our standing is study. Two of the recipients are going to that we have attracted three outstanding Scripps Oceanographic Institute, one to young faculty during the past year. Two Cornell University and one to California are physical chemists and the third is Institute of Technology. interested in the field of bioanalytical Professor Girolami, this year's com chemistry. A brief description of our new mencement speaker, commended the colleagues follows below. students for "having graduated from one of the most demanding programs in the country" and offered them parting advice on "how to be a successful scientist in Martin Gruebele three easy steps: pay attention to details, look at things from a different angle or Martin Gruebele joined our chemi~try new perspective, and persevere, perse department after completing his Ph.D. at vere, persevere." Berkeley in 1988 followed by a postdoc at Cal Tech. One of the reasons he chose the Our high standing among the University of Illinois was because of its Harbinger of the future: Demolition at the country's chemistry programs was corner of California Street and Goodwin interdisciplinary focus, as exemplified by Avenue to make way for the new chemical buttressed by the recent ACS report of the Beckman Institute. The photonics sciences building. the nation's most productive chemistry group at the Beckman Institute serves as a programs and by incomplete information good anchor for his planned research in on employment. The ACS report, repro laser chemistry. duced in C&EN, May 18,1992, showed His studies integrate energy-resolved Gruebele will be working both with that in 1990-91 our program ranked first the theoretical chemistry group in Noyes in total bachelor degrees, second in and pulsed laser techniques to investigate and to influence the course of a chemical Lab and with the photonics group at the certified bachelor degrees and third in Beckman Institute. In both places, he has doctoral graduates. A very successful reaction in progress. The combination of the two will allow him to create a coher found a warm welcome and congenial recruiting program for new graduate colleagues with whom he can interact. students, who will be starting their ent motion of the atoms in the reactant, H~ is also planning to teach, beginning studies in fall, 1992 suggests that our and to easily manipulate the motion as the reaction proceeds through the th1s fall, probably a course in quantum high standing in doctoral degrees will mechanics. In addition, he is writing continue. transition state to the products. The location of the atoms can be pinpointed numerous proposals for further funding Despite the downturn in the economy, within the limitations of the Heisenberg in order to set up his research group. the placement office indicates that the uncertainty principle, allowing explora number of undergraduate students tion of a wide range of reactive configura reporting employment is normal for the tions. Initial studies will be carried out in close of the academic year. Of course, the gas phase in a Flow cell or molecular data are very incomplete but nevertheless beam apparatus, with condensed phase encouraging. Students completing their t>xperiments along similar lines planned for the future. •6------Nancy Makri Jonathan V. Sweedler Nancy Makri has joined the theory Sweedler's research interests bridge group in the chemistry department to the worlds of analytical chemistry and extend her studies in quantum mechan cellular neurobiology. Therefore, the ics. Originally from Greece, where she opportunity to become part of the U. of I. completed her undergraduate work at the Neurosciences Program and the Neuronal University of Athens, she received her Pattern Analysis Group of the Beckman Ph.D. from the University of California at Institute helped lure him to the University Berkeley in 1989. Thereafter she spent of Illinois. His research area is the two years as a junior fellow at Harvard differential packing, distribution and before coming to the University of release of neuropeptldes in the neurons of Illinois. the abdominal ganglion in the giant marine mollusk Aplysia california. She is interested in phenomena that cannot be adequately described by Sweedler received his Ph.D. from the classical mechanical theory, such as University of Arizona in 1989. He was an electron transfer in very complex NSF postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford molecules including biological systems. University from 1989-1991 and came to She is developing approximate, and, in the University of 111inois in the Fall of Martin Gruebele some cases, exact theories to understand 1991. proton transfer reactions and hydrogen To carry out his research on the highly diffusion on surfaces. Prior theories have complex system of neurotransmission of dealt with equilibrium properties, building on the work of the late physicist, the cell requires sensitivity that ap Richard Feynman. Makri is working out proaches the detection of single mol ecules. Therefore, Sweedler is developing the theoretical framework for studying non-equilibrium processes including extremely sensitive analytic methodology He uses capillary tunneling rates of electrons and protons and instrumentation. zone electrophoresis separation followed through a potential barrier, which is by multichannel laser induced fluor important for a more complete under standing of oxidation reactions and escense. In addition, he has developed a synthesis. unique fluorescence detection system with which he is able to increase conven Makri was a junior fellow at Harvard, tional cell sampling techniques by several in the second year of a three year post thousand fold. doctoral fellowship, when she was Because his studies require both approached with an offer from the chemical and neuroscience instrumenta University of Illinois. She received tion, his research is exceptionally expen several offers from prestigious universi ties on both coasts but is convinced that sive. A generous startup package has been augmented by instrumentation gifts from she made the right decision to come to Illinois. She enjoys the friendly atmo two private companies. He also has been Nancy Makri awarded an NSF starter grant and a sphere within the department and the wide range of activities available in the Dreyfus New Faculty Award. His group community. Unfortunately, she has been already consists of three graduate students and two undergraduates. One of too busy to explore the options within the graduate students is an MD/ Ph.D. and outside the university because she is preparing lectures for a course that she candidate, interdisciplinary like himself. has not taught previously and will He enjoys the university and sur undertake another course next semester. rounding environment, even though he misses the mountains of his native In the four months since she arrived, Nancy Makri has developed a new, more California. In addition to setting up his laboratory and teaching, which he finds powerful technique for studying the enjoyable though time consuming, he has quantum dynamics of large systems. She already submitted nine proposals for has also developed the nucleus of a research group. A postdoc has come from additional funding. His biggest problem is to juggle the multiple responsibilities Moscow to work with her and she has that accompany his multiple affiliations, one graduate student. For her laboratory which make his research possible. she needs a work station for each member of her group and expects to acquire a more powerful computer for the entire group in the near future. She has a Petroleum Research Fund grant Jonathan V. Sweedler through the ACS and is thinking about further proposals. She has plenty of ideas for research, but, like everyone else, she is short on time.
------~...... 7 . AIChE Student Chapter Adds "Real" Life
here's a lot of life outside the AIChE offers many opportunities for T classroom for members of AIChE. fun and socializing. There is a volleyball Some of it is serious. With the help of team in the fall and a softball team in the industry representatives, students spring. arrange for plant trips for a foretaste of continued on back page life after graduation. These trips are especially informational because students have an opportunity to speak informally not only with other engineers but also with managers and potential co-workers. Another popular activity is "mock interviews." Professional recruiters come to campus and offer individual students abbreviated employment interviews, A followed by critiques of the student's Wendy Burfinendt, vice-president of interviewing skills. Several meetings are the AIChE chapter, explains the protein set aside for talks by engineers in indus crystal exhibit at the Engineering Open House. To her right Is the red ribbon try on topics such as ethics in business, won by this presentation environmental issues, and process technology which are not covered in the ... classroom. Deanna Heffron describes the effects of oil spills on the environment. Her presentation is part of an exhibit on dispersants. Biochem Grad Students Help Govern Their Department
n 1988, Professor Robert Switzer, at ence, members of the that time the new head of the Biochem BGSO act as recruiters, istryI Department, sought input from calling potential graduate students on a new policy. The students who have response was so helpful and constructive been accepted for that he decided to ask for student advice admission, urging on future issues. The result was the them to attend the Biochemistry Graduate Student Organiza conference and tion (BGSO}. facilitating their attendance when they Over time, the BGSO has taken on arrive. About half the new functions and increased the range costs of the conference of its activities but it retains its basic are paid for by purpose, to provide a channel for Monsanto, and the biochemistry students to communicate students raise the with faculty about departmental issues. remainder, both by One recent issue on which the students contacting other Kevin Glenn, vice-president of BGSO, and Ramona Bieber, successfully convinced the faculty was in private companies for president, discuss departmental issues with Professor Robert initiating a formal rotation among the donations and by Switzer, head of the Biochemistry Department labs for entering graduate students before inducing vendors to a final choice of advisor is made. An issue contribute in return for an opportunity faculty are also a very reasonable and coming up soon is whether to assign a to display their products. compatible group. The laid back, friendly teaching assistant to a course that tradi The BGSO is also active in the educa atmosphere was one of the reasons that I tionally has been handled by a professor tional program of the department. The decided to come to the University of without student aid. students choose one weekly seminar Illinois for graduate studies rather than A major function of the BGSO is to speaker each semester. Last semester, some other MD/Ph.D. program." plan and organize the annual Spring because of tight budgets, they also raised Professor Switzer shares these sentiments. Allerton Conference. Students carry out the money to cover part of the speaker's As he says, "The BGSO is not like a every facet, including choosing present expenses. One source of funds is the student union or a forum for griping. I ers, inviting and bringing prospective popular T-shirts that are sold at the find the student input helpful, supportive graduate students, making arrangements Allerton conferences. and constructive. They root for us by for meals and lodging, planning the social helping to recruit good students and they events and even raising a major portion As a result of the variety of joint help to make this a good place to study efforts, Kevin says, "We get along really with their constructive suggestions." of the funds to pay for the 1Y2 day well with all the faculty. Of course, our program. Prior to the Allerton confer- . s ...... L------William H. Lycan Receives Former Faculty Alumni Award Member Wins In 1990 the Lycans established a Pauling Medal Faculty Excellence Fund in the School of Chemical Sciences to provide programs that would attract and retain faculty. In addition, they established the Lycan Professorship. The Lycans have specified that their gifts were given in honor of Roger Adams and Carl Shipp Marvel, two of the most famous of the well known Illinois chemistry professors. At a reception given by the School in his honor, Dr. Lycan responded to praise for his long standing friendship and William G. Lycan with his father, support by insisting that he has received William H. Lycan more from the School than he could ever udolph Marcus, Professor of repay. RChemistry at the U. of I. from 1963 t the May commencement exer In gratitude for all that he has done, to 1978 received the 1991 Pauling Medal. A cises, the University of Illinois the School presented our friend "Bill" Professor Marcus is now at the California Alumni Association presented Dr. Lycan a plaque with his likeness as a Institute of Technology. He was honored Lycan, Ph.D. '29 its Distinguished Ser token of our appreciation. A duplicate for his theories of chemical reaction rates vice A ward. The citation said, in part, will hang in the library so that future that have been used in almost every area "William H. Lycan earned three degrees generations of staff and students will of chemistry. from the University of Illinois, then left recognize the benefactor whose gifts The Pauling Medal is sponsored jointly its world-renowned Department of have helped this program to maintain its Chemistry in 1929 to pursue a career in by the ACS of Oregon, Portland and the standing as one of the very best in the Puget Sound Local Sections. It is given for industry. But the campus never left his nation. heart. Bill Lycan's contributions to his outstanding contributions to the field that alma mater began in those early days, The citation on his Alumni Award have merited national and international when he worked to give other talented concluded as follows: "For his many recognition. Professor Marcus has been young chemists a promising start. In later contributions to his University and to widely recognized. He received the ACS years, after success had come his way, he chemistry, we are proud to honor William Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical and his late wife, Janet, also an Illinois H. Lycan with the University of Illinois Physics (1978), the Chandler Medal, graduate, made many more substantial Alumni Association's 1992 Distinguished Columbia University (1983), the Wolf gifts to the University. But, in their self Service Award." Prize in Chemistry (1985) and the ACS effacing way, they declined public Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry recognition." (1988).
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William G. Meade, B.S. '38 (Chemis In 1942 Hanford left DuPont to become H.A. Hashbarger, B.S. '37 (Chemical try) died on November 26, 1991. director of research at GAF, a position he Engineering) retired from the Monsanto held until 1946. He was vice president of Co. in 1981. Pablo M. Nicolas, B.S. '33 (Chemical research at M.W. Kellog from 1946-57 and Engineering) died on November 11, 1991. at Olin from 1947-68. At that time he Vernon G. Parker, B.S. '36 (Chemical became director of research at World Engineering) has retired after 30 years as Richard S. Schreiber, Ph.D. '35 Water Resources, Inc. a patent attorney with Goodyear in (Chemistry with Shriner) died on March Akron,OH. 7,1992. He had been Vice President for Hanford was awarded the Chemical Research at the Upjohn Chemical Industry Medal of the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry in '40 Peter M. Bemays, Ph.D.'42 Company and had retired from the board (Chemistry with Clark) retired as of directors in 1971. He was credited with 1961. He received the Pioneers Award in 1967 and the Gold Medal of the American documents analysis manager at Chemical bringing Upjohn into the modern age of Abstracts Services in 1988. pharmaceutical research. Many of his Institute of Chemists in 1974. contributions were in the field of steroid James L. Johnson, Ph.D.'49 (Chemis research. Today, Upjohn is the largest Parry Wins Priestley try with Adams) retired from the Upjohn producer of bulk steroids in the world. Company in 1983. Dr. Schreiber was editor of Volume 31 of Medal and a member of its Hugh W. Johnston, M.S. '46 (Chemis Orgmtic Syntheses Robert W. Parry, Ph.D. '46 (Chemistry board of directors from 1955 to 1989. try) has retired as professor of chemistry with Bailar), professor of chemistry at the from Whitworth College in Spokane, W A. Herbert G. Schultz, B.S. '49 (Chemical University of Utah, was awarded the 1993 Engineering) died on January 31, 1991. He Priestley Medal by the ACS. Parry's thesis Robert W. Powers, Ph.D. '46 (Chemis had retired from Citgo Petroleum work on metal coordination compounds try with Wall) retired in 1986 from Corporation in Tulsa, OK. set the stage for much of his later research General Electric Research and Develop on coordination chemistry of the non ment after 35 years of service. William Shannon, Ph.D. '41 (Chemis metal p-block elements, such as boron try with Englis) died in December, 1991. and phosphorus. Also following in Anthony W. Schrecker, Ph.D. '48 Before starting his own consulting firm, Bailar's footsteps, Parry involved himself (Chemistry with Adams) was senior he was with Jewel Companies, Inc., where in ACS affairs, culminating with his role research biochemist with the National he headed the chain's sausage manufac as ACS president in 1982. Cancer Institute of the NIH before his turing operations. retirement in 1982. H. G. Swope, B.S. '26 (Chemistry) died Krebs Receives LAS Douglas Skoog, Ph.D. '43 (Chemistry on july 3, 1989. Award with Englis) received the 1992 Award for Excellence in Teaching, co-sponsored by Charles M. Wolfenberger, B.S. '25 Edwin G. Krebs, A.B. '40 (Chemistry) the Division of Analytical Chemistry of (Chemistry) died on September 8, 1991. will receive a 1992 College of Liberal Arts the ACS and E.l. du Pont de Nemours He was a chemist with Acme Steel. and Sciences Alumni Achievement and Co. He had been associate executive Award from the University of Illinois. head of the chemistry department at Dr. Krebs, Professor of Pharmacology r Stanford University until his retirement in and Senior Investigator of the Howard 1976. He is an associate to the ACS Alumni News Hughes Medical Institute at the Univer Committee on Professional Training and I sity of Washington in Seattle, was was active in the NSF Advisory Council honored for his fundamental scientific on College Chemistry. Hanford and Holmes contributions. Professor Krebs is a member of the National Academy of Carleton A. Sperati, Ph.D. '41 (Chem Elected to Inventors Hall Sciences and a fellow of the American istry with Fuson) received the Frank W. of Fame Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1991 he Reinhart Award at the Committee D-20 was co-recipient of the Robert A. Welch on Plastics in San Diego. He was com Award. mended for outstanding contributions to ASTM in the leadership of terminology standardization as Convenor of ISO/ The Classes TC61 on Plastics Working Group on Special Vocabularies. Dr. Sperati had '20 Dale F. Babcock, Ph.D. '29 been associated with DuPont from 1941 (Chemistry with Phipps) retired from to 1978. DuPont in 1971. The library in Collum, IL. has been William A. Wier, Jr. M.S. '49 (Chemi named for Arnold Beckman, M.S. '26 cal Engineering) is responsible for the W.E. Hanford Donald Holms (Chemistry), who donated the funds for support functions and services in a chemical R&D laboratory at Westvaco W.E. "Butch" Hanford, Ph.D. '35 purchase of the building. Corp. in North Charleston, SC. (Chemistry with Adams) and the late Donald Fletcher Holmes, Ph.D. '34 '30 Charles H. Fisher, Ph.D. '30 (Chemistry with Adams) were elected to (Chemistry with Fuson) was recognized the National Inventors Hall of Fame in for his outstanding accomplishments by 1991 for the invention of polyurethane. Roanoke College on the occasion of the Their 1942 patent is the basis for the college's sesquicentennial celebration. chemistry in the manufacture of all polyurethanes. At the time of the discov ery both were working at DuPont. ------~...... 11 . William B. Retallick, Ph.D. '53 Donna K. Fitzgerald Chandler, B.S. '50 (Chemical Engineering with Johnstone) is '64 (Teaching of Chemistry) is a senior Albert Babb, Ph.D. a consulting engineer in private practice. scientific reviewer, Division of Biological '51 (Chemical Investigation in New Drugs, Center for Engineering with The Center for Creative Photography Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Drickamer) received at the University of Arizona was named Food and Drug Administration. She the Clyde Shields for John P. Schaefer, Ph.D. '58 (Chemis completed her Ph.D. at Oklahoma State Distinguished Service try with Corey). Dr. Schaefer was University in 1969 as well as postdoctoral Award from the president of the University of Arizona training in microbiology and immunol Northwest Kidney from 1971 to 1982. ogy. She was chair of the Mycoplas Foundation at its mology Division of the American Society third annual Celebration of Excellence. Edward Doyle Slifer, Ph.D. '55 for Microbiology in 1988-89. The award was given to Dr. Babb for (Biochemistry with Carter) is director of creating an automated dialysis machine the laboratory at St. Vincent Memorial David Cushman, Ph.D. '66 (Biochem that reduced the cost of treatment. He Hospital in Taylorville, IL. istry with Gunsalus) was co-recipient of also created the first home dialysis the ACS Award for Creative Invention machine. William F. Spencer, M.S. '50 (Chemis sponsored by Corporation Associates. He try) is a research leader, pesticides and is a principal scientist at Squibb Institute Roy A. Broker, B.S. '52 (Chemical water quality research unit, ARS-USDA, for Medical Research in Princeton, NJ. Engineering) is an electrochemist with U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA. Elken Metals Co. in Marietta, OH. He is also adjunct professor at the Joseph C. Deck,. Ph.D. '66 (Chemistry University of California in Riverside. with Gutowsky) has been appointed Robert N. Eby, Ph.D. '58 (Chemical interim chancellor at UMass Dartmouth. Engineering with Johnstone) is president George P. Speranza, Ph.D. '51 Dr. Deck is dean oft he College of Arts of Eby Associates, Inc. in Lexington, MA. (Chemistry with Fuson) was honored by and Sciences. The business serves clients who are using Texaco Inc. for earning his lOOth patent. or manufacturing chemicals. He is a research fellow of Texaco Chemi Helen Elsbemd, Ph.D. '69 (Chemistry cal Company's Austin Laboratories in with Haight) is vice president for educa Adrian S. Fox, B.S. '57 (Chemistry) has Austin, TX. tional affairs at Teikyo Marycrest Univer been appointed manager of hydrogels sity in Davenport, IA. R&D by Nepara, Inc., a specialty chemical Paul Weller, B.S. '57 (Chemistry) is manufacturer in Harriman, NY. president of Framingham State College in John P. Engstrom, Framingham, MA. B.S. '64 (Chemistry) Filon A. Gadecki, B.S. '54 (Chemistry) has received a was named a senior research associate in Leslie M. Werbel, Ph.D. '57 (Chemis Corporate Market the Acrilan Technology organization of try with Adams) is a senior research ing Excellence Monsanto Chemical Co. fellow at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis. Award from DuPont. Ray L Hauser, B.S. '50 (Chemical James D. Winefordner, Ph.D. '58 Engineering) was awarded a Distin (Chemistry with Malmstadt) was honored guished Engineering Alumni Award by by the Society for Analytical Chemists of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Pittsburgh for his contributions to ' He is a director of Hauser Chemical chemistry education. He is chair of the Research based in Boulder, CO. analytical division of the department of Stanley L. Hager, B.S. '68 (Chemistry) chemistry at the University of Florida. is a senior research scientist with ARCO Mary Fung Koehler, B.S. '56 (Chemi Chemical Co. in South Charleston, WV, cal Engineering) is president and broker Robert L. Wixom, Ph.D. '52 (Biochem working in the area of polyurethane foam of Koehler Realty, Inc. in Seattle, WA. istry with Rose) is professor of biochemis technology. She received her J.D. from the University try at the University of Missouri in of Washington in 1968 and practiced law Columbia, MO. He is chair of the biologi Sam Hohmann, B.S. '69 (Chemistry) from 1969-85. cal sciences sector of the graduate faculty is director of the healthcare information senate and chair of the university-wide services department of MMI Companies, John H. Law, Ph.D. '57 (Biochemistry envirorunental affairs council. Inc. in Deerfield, IL. He received a Ph.D. with Carter) has been elected to member in biomedical engineering from the ship in the National Academic of Sci Donald E. Woessner, Ph.D. '57 U. of I. Medical Center in 1988. ences. Dr. Law is professor of biochemis (Chemistry with Gutowsky) has received try and director of biotechnology at the the Southwest Regional Award of the James Allen Holt, Ph.D. '61 (Biochem University of Arizona in Tucson. ACS. Dr. Woessner is an industrial istry with Wold) is a program officer for chemist with the Mobil Research and central and eastern Europe at NIH in Sung Moon, B.S. '56 (Chemistry) is Development Corporation in Dallas, TIC Bethesda, MD. professor of chemistry at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. He Leonard V. Interrante, Ph.D. '64 received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry '60 FrederickS. Brown, Ph.D. '67 (Chemistry with Bailar) has been named from MIT in 1959. (Biochemistry with Hager) is vice editor of Chemistry of Materials, a bi president and director of group develop monthly journal of the American Chemi Robert M. Nowak, Ph.D. '56 (Chemis ment for TRW's Space and Technology cal Society that began publication in 1989. try with Marvel) has been elected to the Group. He has played a leading role in Dr. Interrante has been professor of National Academy of Engineering. Dr. the Viking Lander Biology Experiment chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic since Nowak is chief scientist and director of and was project manager of the Mars 1985. central research and development for Surface Chemistry Project. Dow Chemical Co.
8 12 ...... ~------Mitsuru Kubota, Ph.D. '60 (Chemistry Roger L. Tanner, Ph.D. '69 (Chemistry Barry D. Gehm, B.S. '76 (Biochemistry) with Brown) has received the ACS Award with Juvet) is a research professor at the is a research associate at the University of for Research at an Undergraduate Desert Research Institute in Reno, NV. He Chicago Ben May Institute. Institution for 1991. This award is is adjunct professor at the University of sponsored by the Research Corporation. Nevada at Reno, teaching atmospheric George D. Gromke, B.S. '79 (Biochem Dr. Kubota is professor of chemistry at chemistry. He attended the IUPAC istry) completed an orthopaedic surgery Harvey Mudd College. Assembly in Hamburg, Germany, in res1dency at Grandview Hospital in August, 1991 as titular member of the Dayton, OH. in 1991 and is currently Richard Larson, Ph.D. '68 (Chemistry Commission on Envirorunental Analytical completing a joint reconstruction fellow with Rinehart) has been cited for the Chemistry. ship at Tampa General Hospital in discovery that by adding riboflavin to Tampa, FL. contaminated water and then exposing Stephen A. Young, B.S. '63 (Chemis the water to sunlight, certain pollutants try) is vice president of Wed bush Morgan Scott Halvorson, B.S. '74 (Chemistry) are destroyed within minutes. Dr. Larson Securities in Portland, OR. is instructing students in the internal is with the University of Illinois Institute residency program at St. Luke's Hospital for Environmental Studies. '70 in St. Louis, MO. He is also an internist in Ronald L. Amey, private practice in Highland, MO. Nancy Leigh, B.S. '65 (Chemistry) is an Ph.D. '79 (Chemistry instructor at Spoon River College in with Martin) received Thomas Keenan, Ph.D. '71 (Chemistry Canton, IL. a DuPont Corporate with Leonard) has been named director of Marketing Excellence research and development at Kind & Peter E. Liggett, B.S. '69 (Chemistry) Award. He is a senior Knox, Division of Knox Gelatine, Inc. in has accepted a position as director of research chemist in Sioux City, IA. vitreol retinal surgery at the Yale School the corporate of Medicine . Ronald S. Lenox, Ph.D. '73 (Chemistry business develop with KatzeneUenbogen) was cited for his Marilyn Magnuski, B.S. '64 (Chemis ment group and work as a volunteer tutor at the Boys and try) is a software documentation special received the award in recognition of his Girls Club. ist with the Honeywell Co. technical and marketing contributions to DuPont's expansion into the wet-strength He is a senior research scientist at RobertS. Neale, Ph.D. '60 (Chemistry paper resin business. Armstrong World Industries and a former with Rinehart) retired from Union professor of chemistry at Wabash College. John L. Anderson, Ph.D. '71 (Chemis Carbide in 1986 and afterwards taught at Glenn Lewis, B.S. '78 (Chemistry) is the University of North Carolina. try with Quinn) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He is the R&D computer systems administrator John F. Niblack, Ph.D. '68 (Biochemis professor and head of the department of for Helene Curtis, Inc. in Chicago, IL. try with Gunsalus) has been appointed chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. James R. MacMurdo, B.S. '75 (Chemis president, central research at Pfizer, Inc. try) was elected executive secretary of the Randall G. Ocken, B.S. '69 (Teaching Anne L. Cahill, B.S. '70 (Chemistry) is American Society for Quality ControL He of Chemistry) teaches chemistry and a research associate at the University of is quality assurance manager for the physics at Mt. Morris High School in Chicago. 1 Connector Division of Ideal Industries, Mt. Morris, IL. Inc. in Sycamore, IL. Robert Clark, B.S. '76 (Chemistry) has Gary Rechnitz, Ph.D. '61 (Chemistry been appointed laboratory director at Thomas J. Paulus, Ph.D. '79 (Biochem with Laitinen) received the 1992 Award Geotest, a division of Gerservices in Long istry with Switzer) has been promoted to in Electrochemistry from the ACS Beach, CA. He holds a doctorate in section manager, Fermentation Strain Division of Analytical Chemistry. The environmental science in civil engineering Development at Abbott Laboratories in award is sponsored by EG&G Princeton from the U. of I. North Chicago, IL. Applied Research. Dr. Rechnitz is James E. Roberts, B.S. "Tl (Chemistry) professor of chemistry and head of the John B. Covington, Ph.D. '78 (Chemis try with Beak) was promoted to the has been promoted to associate professor Hawaii Biosensor Laboratory at the of physical chemistry at Lehigh Univer University of Hawaii. position of director of research and product development by J .T. Baker, Inc., sity in Bethlehem, P A. a manufacturer of specialty chemicals in Robert E. Sievers, Ph.D. '60 (Chemis Ken S. Rosenthal, Ph.D. '77 (Biochem Phillipsburg, NJ. try with Bailar) received the Keene P. istry with Storm) is professor of microbi Dimick Award at the 1992 Pittsburgh Steve Elledge, B.S. '78 (Chemistry) is a ology and immunology at the North East Conference on Analytical Chemistry and research scientist in gene therapy at Ohio University College of Medicine in Applied Spectroscopy. Dr. Sievers is a Baylor University Medical School in Rootstown, OH. professor at the University of Colorado. Houston, TX. He received a Ph.D. from Since 1980, he has been director of the James A. Rugg, M.S. '78 (Biochemis MIT in organic chemistry and took a Cooperative Institute for Research in try) is section manager of Stratus Technol postdoc at Stanford University in Environmental Sciences. ogy Transfer for Baxter Diagnostics, Inc. biochemistry. in Miami, FL. Timothy R. Felthouse, Ph.D. '78 John A. Secrist, III, Ph.D. '72 (Chemis (Chemistry with Hendrickson) was try with Leonard), executive vice presi appointed a Monsanto Fellow. He was dent of the Southern Research Institute, cited for his accomplishments in the has been appointed to the president's development of improved catalysts for advisory council of Birmingham-Southern the manufacture of sulfuric acid and maleic anhydride. College in Birmingham, AL.
------~...... 13• Sally Schuster Smith, B.S. '74 (Bio '80 Christopher D. Baron, B.S. '88 Kenneth W. Harlow, Ph.D. '89 chemistry) is president of Systems Inte (Chemistry) is a teaching assistant at (Biochemistry with Switzer) is an gration Association, Inc. of Brookfield, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. assistant professor of protein chemistry at WI., an industrial hygiene and environ the Institute of Biochemical Genetics at mental health consulting firm. Robert Bedgood, B.S. '85 (Biochemis the University of Copenhagen in Den try) is a Ph.D. candidate at the University mark. Christian P. Struven, B.S. '79 (Chemis of Southern California. try} has been named medical director of James E. Hensley, Jr., B.S. '84 (Chemi the Memorial Hospital Corporate Health Douglas A. Burg, Ph.D. '88 (Chemistry cal Engineering) is production manager of Program in Crystal Lake, IL. Dr. Struven with Beak) is a senior research chemist the Ferro Corporation in Hammond, IN. is a board certified internist. with LONZA, Inc. Barry G. Hicks, B.S. '84 (Chemistry) is Mary A. Walter, B.S. '73 (Chemistry) Les Butler, Ph.D. '81 (Chemistry with a senior lab supervisor with Baxter Health has been appointed vice president, Brown) is an associate professor at Care. technology development, at the Texas Louisiana State University in Baton Research and Technology Foundation of Rouge, LA. Kevin E. Howard, Ph.D. '88 (Chemis San Antonio, TX. Or. Walters earned her try with Rauchfuss} is a senior research Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology Tsu-Chung Chang, Ph.D. '89 (Bio chemist at the Dow Chemical Company. from Oregon Health Sciences University chemistry with Shapiro) is doctor and in Portland in 1984 and did postdoctoral associate professor at the National Daran C. Janecek. B.S. '87 (Chemical research at the Merck [nstitute for Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Engineering) is a process development Therapeutic Research in Rahway, NJ from Taiwan. engineer with Dry Branch Kaolin Co. in Dry Branch, GA 1984-85. Andrew G. Chenelle, M.S. '87 Sandra Byster Weiss, M.S. '77 (Chem (Biochemistry) is a resident in the Roy Kimura, B.S. '89 (Chemical istry) is an attorney with jones, Day, Department of Neurosurgery at the Engineering) has completed his M.S. in Reavis and Pogue in Chicago, lL, special University of Virginia. He graduated with chemical engineering at the University of izing in patent and trademark prosecu honors in 1991 from the University of Houston and is working towards a Ph.D. tion and litigation. She received her J.D. Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. at Northwestern University. degree from DePaul University in 1984. Linda Chi, B.S. '86 (Biochemistry) is a Thomas Lessaris, B.S. '86 (Chemistry) Lynn C. Yeoman, Ph.D. '70 (Biochem research scientist at Abbott Laboratories. received his M.D. degree from Southern istry with Hager) is professor at the She is planning to pursue full time Ulinois University Medical School in May, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, graduate study in the fall of 1992 at the 1991. TX. MRC, University of Cambridge, England, specializing in the field of human Mark Lewis, B.S. '81 (Biochemistry) retrovirology. has opened a private practice in St. Charles, IL. He received his M.D. degree Philip E. Duncan, B.S. '86 (Chemistry} from the University of Illinois Medical is laboratory director for Envirotech School in Chicago, IL. Operating Services in Naples, FL. Thank You I Tsuei-Yun Liang, Ph.D. '87 (Chemis and Randy Erickson, B.S. '81 (Chemistry) try with Schuster) is a research chemist Alumni is working for DowEianco in Indianapo with Amoco Chemical Company in Friends lis, IN. He received his Ph.D. in '87 from Naperville, IL. Oregon State University and did T hank you for sending us postdoctoral research at Rensellaer Andrew Harold Limper, B.S. '80 Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. (Chemistry) has been appointed Assistant I your news and your Professor of Medicine and Senior Associ checks. This belated issue of Richard F. Geiger, Jr., Ph.D. '83 ate Consultant in the Thoracic Disease the newsletter is the first (Chemistry with Nieman) is group leader Division by the Mayo Clinic. for new products and applications annual version, reduced from development for the Cabot Corporation Louis R. Lukancic B.S. '83 (Chemistry) the semiannual newsletter in Tuscola, IL. is a specialist in internal medicine, because of budget cuts. We practicing at St. Francis Medical Center in Aniel A. Gulino, Ph.D. '83 (Chemical Peoria, IL. will try to keep you informed, Engineering with Drickamer) is assistant as ever, and will make your professor of chemical engineering at Ohio Shelly McNair, B.S. '87 (Biochemistry) news our first priority. University in Athens, OH. received an M.D. degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Muin Haddad, Ph.D. '80 (Chemistry Even though you will not with Hendrickson) took first place at the Scott L. Menzel, B.S. '84 (Chemical receive the usual newsletter in Continent-Wide, Instant Matchpoint Engineering) was promoted to process Game held under the auspices of the engineering manager for Protein Tech November, please remember us American Contract Bridge League. He is nologies International, a wholly owned in your "giving'' list. Your employed at the Amoco Chemical subsidiary of Ralston Purina Company. Company. checks 1zelp u.s to offer a Charles Meyer, B.S. '84 (Chemical program that gives us great Billy R. Hardas, B.S. '83 (Chemistry) is Engineering) is a process development pride. a research chemist with Dow Chemical in engineer with Drakenfelt Colors in Midland, ML Washington, PA.
• 14 ...... ______Sean O'Brien, B.S. '84 (Chemistry) Bryan Stirrat, B.S. '89 (Chemical '90 Kristal Ball, B.S. '90 (Chemistry) informed us that, as a second year Engineering) is a production support is finishing her M.S. degree at Fresno graduate student at Rice University, he engineer with Abbott Laboratories in State, CA. was a member of the team that discov Abbot Park, IL. ered the Buckminsterfullerene in 1985. David R. Brown, Ph.D. '90 (Chemistry He writes, "I am proud that the 11linois Andrea Thieme, B.S. '85 (Chemistry) with Belford) is a postdoctoral student at chemistry department had a major role is a scientist with Parke-Davis in Ann the University of California in San Diego, in this discovery." Arbor. Ml. She completed an M.S. degree CA. in organic chemistry/biophysical David W. Piotrowski, B.S. '86 (Chem chemistry from the University of Califor Erik Carlson, B.S. '91 (Chemistry) is on istry) is working for DuPont in Newark, nia at Berkeley in 1991. missionary assignment in Lac Mbulu, DE. He completed a Ph.D. at the Univer Zaire. He and his wife will be working sity of Wisconsin at Madison in synthetic Steve Tracy, B.S. '85 (Chemical for Every Child Ministries, Inc. organic chemistry. Engineering} is an engineering/manufac turing training specialist with EDS in Matt Estes, B.S. '90 {Chemistry) is a Liz Gale Potts, B.S. '80 (Chemical Southfield, MI. graduate student at the Institute of Paper Engineering) is director of program Science Technology in Atlanta, GA. He development for ABS Quality Evalua Richard K. Trubey, Ph.D. '86 (Chemis expects to receive his M.S. degree in tions, Inc. in Houston, TX. try with Nieman) is a section research March, 1992 and to begin studies for a chemist with DuPont Agricultural Ph.D. Mark A. Pytosh, B.S. '86 (Chemistry) is Products in Wilmington, DE. He is an associate with Kidder, Peabody and developing new analytical methods for Warren Kaplan, Ph.D. '90 (Chemistry Co. in New York. residues of crop protection chemicals in with Suslick) is a senior research chemist soil, water, plants, and animals. with Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, TX. Stanton Rak, M.S. '86 (Chemistry) is a materials specialist with Motorola, Inc. in Terry Trykall B.S. '86 {Chemistry) is Gordon Kwan, B.S. '91 {Chemistry} is Northbrook, IL. He received a Ph.D. in first officer with Baxter Healthcare in an environmental and safety technician inorganic chemistry from the University Waukegan, IL. with Environmental and Safety Services, of Minnesota in 1991. Inc. in Kansas City, MO. Phillip W. Twaddle, B.S. '82 (Chemi Scott L. Rakestraw, B.S. '84 (Chemical cal Engineering) is a process supervisor Brian C. Lunn, B.S. '91 (Biochemistry) Engineering) is a project leader with with DuPont in Belle, WV. is a technical sales representative with DuPont in Wilmington, DE. He com Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati, OH. pleted his Ph.D. in chemical engineering Ben Unger, M.S. '89 (Biochemistry) atMITin 1989. has been promoted to associate market Robert Marshman, Ph.D. '90 (Chemis analyst in hospital product marketing by try with P. Shapley) is now attending A. M. (Lon) Rollinson, Ph.D. '80 Merck Sharp & Dohme. Colorado State University on a (Chemical Engineering with Drickamer) postdoctoral fellowship. has been promoted to PRINTKOTE Carla M. Verschoor, B.S. '82 (Chemis development supervisor by Westvaco in try) received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Angie Reno, B.S. '91 (Chemistry) is a chemistry teacher for the Peace Corps in Covington, VA. the University of Wisconsin in 1986. I Zimbabwe. Samuel J. Rose Ill, Ph.D. '81 (Bio Debra Wrobleski, Ph.D. '83 (Chemis chemistry with Uhlenbeck) is research try with Rauchfuss) is a member of a manager of the SYV A Company in Palo group at Los Alamos National Laboratory Dlallngulahed Alumnus Alto, CA. He was an American Cancer that has developed an electrically of the School of Cham leal Sciences Society and Muscular Dystrophy Associa conductive coating that protects steel tion postdoctoral fellow at Cal Tech from from corroding even in severe environ 1981-86. ments. Kurt Rothenburger, Ph.D. '88 (Chem Lisa Yeh, B.S. '82 (Chemistry) is a istry with Belford) is a research chemist senior chemist with Exxon Research and with the U.S. Department of Energy in Engineering in Clinton, NJ. She com Pittsburgh, P A. pleted a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of California /Berkeley in 1988 Teri Shull, B.S. '86 (Chemistry) has and took a postdoc at the IBM Almaden Wllllam H. Lycan, Ph.D. '29 been appointed Illinois regulatory affairs Research Center in San Jose. In Oflp...:IIUan lbr oupport manager for Chemical Waste Manage In her current position at Exxon she is end l.onptandlng friendship ment Inc. in Geneva, IL. doing research in combustion chemistry. Unl.. rwlty ollmnols. 1892 Karen Ann Smith, Ph.D. '84 (Chemis Sandra Zamow, B.S. '81 (Chemistry) is try with Oldfield) is an NMR spectrosco a dentist in private practice in Skokie, IL. pist at Iowa State University in Ames, lA. She received her DDS in '85 from the T his plaque, a duplicate of the one Bradley W. Soren, B.S. '82 (Chemical U. of I. Medical Center. I given to distinguished alumnus and benefactor, William H. Lycan, Engineering) is a scientific programmer Harry Zingher, B.S. '80 (Chemical analyst with UOP in Des Plaines, IL. Ph.D. '29, has been placed on Engineering) is with Illinois, Iowa OSU in pennanent display In the chemistry Catherine J. Stelenfeld, B.S. '86 Rushville, IL, carrying out research on library. (Chemistry) is a polymer research chemist artificial heart pumps. with Chemdal Corporation in Palatine, IL.
______...... 15 • The Engineering Open House Continued from page 8 The annual Engineering Open House is one of the high points of the year. With minimal faculty input, students mount scientific displays that attract literally thousands of visitors to the U. of I. for the spring event. Every year the chemical engineers win numerous awards and this year was no exception. The theme for the 1992 Open House was "Unleashing Tomorrow's Potential" and the AIChE group gave a variety of prize winning presentations. The main exhibit was a computer controlled insulin pump, shown at right, co-designed with the Bioengineering Depart ment. It's function was to monitor blood sugar levels of diabetic patients and maintain acceptable levels without patient input. The AIChE student group won first place for an exhibit on "Slow Release Fertilizers " which was selected as the best representation of this year's theme. They won second place in the undergraduate research category with their exhibit on protein crystals shown on page 8. Their exhibit on slug flow, shown below, won fifth place in the graduate research division.
... George Nlezynleckl was one of several students on hand to explain the Insulin pump to a constant stream of visitors ~ Brian Frederiksen and Eric SWeeney demonstrate the operation of the slug flow apparatus.
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