Hemical Ompositions 7 -200 C 2006 from the Chair

hemical ompositions 7 -200 C 2006 From the Chair

can hardly learn more about these new faculty tion in October 2010. Badly needed I believe members on page 3 of this issue, or renovation of the 1929-wing and that a year by visiting our website. other areas of Welch Hall can then has passed I am also pleased to report that proceed. Th ese projects are critically since the last we retained Michael Krische, who important so our faculty and stu- issue of our was targeted by several departments dents can pursue their educational departmental this year. As part of his retention and research interests in an environ- newsletter, package, we will be creating a new ment commensurate with being a top Chemical Center for Green Chemistry. Th us, department. Th e department is also Compositions, in fending off external raids on our beginning to take a more aggressive and that it is faculty, we are able to create new op- role in development activities, and again time to portunities. you may request a copy of our case update our alumni and friends with Being a member of the faculty of statement if you are interested in our some recent developments. I hope this department is a great privilege. fund raising objectives. Additionally, you enjoy reconnecting and reading A certain camaraderie evolves from we are in the process of updating the the accounts contained herein. scientifi c and social interactions with look and content of our website, and Maintaining excellence in educa- one another. Hence, the departure of you will soon see the “new us” at tion and research in chemistry and a colleague always creates a hole in http://www.cm.utexas.edu. biochemistry depends critically upon our lives. Denis Kohl retired this past In summary, we are happy to our ability to hire and retain the best year, and we wish him well in his new inform you that the past year has faculty in the face of fi erce competi- endeavors. On a sadder note, we lost been an exciting one of initiation, tion from other top schools in this two distinguished friends, Norman advancement and challenge. We fi eld. Th erefore, it is signifi cant that Hackerman and John (Mike) White, look forward to updating you of our three new colleagues started their who both passed away unexpectedly continued progress in the next issue careers here in September. Our two over the summer. Th ese men were of Chemical Compositions. In the new assistant professors are Kath- giants in every respect, and although meantime, we appreciate your gener- erine (Kallie) Willets, who will add their daily mentorship and cheerful ous and continuous support of our a signifi cant new dimension to our presence will be greatly missed, their department and its activities and nano science programs, and Dioni- respective legacies will continue to mission, and we welcome your com- cio Siegel, who will add breadth to live in their absence. ments, whether in person on your our strengths in organic synthesis. In other news, I am pleased to next visit to Austin, or by email. We were also fortunate to attract announce that plans for the new Ron Elber, who will strengthen our Experimental Science Building (“ESB Cheers, programs in computational biology II”) are now well advanced. De- and bioinformatics, as the W.A. “Tex” molition of the old ESB will begin Moucrief Chair in Computational early next year (2008), and the new Life Sciences & Biology. You may building is scheduled for comple- Stephen F. Martin Th e University of Texas at Austin ChemistryBiochemistry

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 1 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:03:41:03:41 PPMM A New and Improved Experimental Science INSIDE THIS Building in the Works ISSUE NEW ESB II to House Organic Chemistry Research and Teaching Labs Only a year after opening the new Nano Science and Technology A New and Improved ESB 2 (NST) building, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department’s campus New Faculty 3 neighborhood will soon be changing again. Th e old Experimental Science In Memory: Building (ESB), located directly Norman Hackerman 4 across 24th Street from Welch Hall J. Michael White 7 and adjacent to NST, is scheduled to Mallet Library News 8 be demolished beginning in January 2008. Th e ESB is over fi fty years old, Faculty Awards 9 and the design and infrastructure are Student Awards 10-11 so outdated that the building cannot Donor Recognition 12 be eff ectively modernized. Staff Awards 13 Artist’s rendering of new ESB’s East end A new and somewhat bigger ESB Degrees Earned 13 will be built on the same site. It will have 154,000 assignable square Departures 14 feet of space on six levels, plus a basement, and will house the Institute Development News 14 for Neuroscience, the Center for Learning and Memory, and organic Obituaries & Retorts 15 chemistry teaching and research labs. A mammal vivarium will occupy New web site 16 the basement. Almost a third of the assignable space As always, we welcome will be allocated to our department. updates on your personal It will accommodate seven organic and professional news and reminiscences of student teaching labs (with a fume hood for experiences. each student,) two advanced synthetic Send us an email message: teaching labs, and up to seven synthetic New ESB’s West end [email protected] organic research groups. Th ere will be Call us: (512) 471-3949 space for a large NMR facility and a chemistry storeroom. Th e driving force for moving organic activities out of Welch Hall is to take advantage Fax us: (512) 471-6835 of a new infrastructure suffi cient to handle the large fume hood demands Write us: of organic chemistry. Chemical Compositions Th e new “ESB II” is currently scheduled to be occupied by December Department of Chemistry & 2010. A follow-on project has also been authorized and funded to renovate Biochemistry portions of the old 1929 wing of Welch Hall. Moving the organic teaching The University of Texas at Austin and research labs out of Welch provides the necessary vacant “swing” space 1 University Station, A5300 to allow for these block renovations. Th ey are expected to be completed Austin, Texas 78712-0165 one to three years after completing ESB II. Visit the department on the web: http://www.cm.utexas.edu --Richard Quy CREDITS Stephen Martin, Chair Editor CORRECTIONS from our last issue: April Wright Photo Credits • Sharon Bugnand works for the CNM, not ICMB. (p10) April Wright • Shirley Hull’s husband’s name is Stewart Dyess. (p14) Kirk Brown We apologize for any incorrect information printed in this publication, and ap- Marvin Hackert preciate feedback from our readers. David Flaxbart

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 2 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:04:46:04:46 PPMM Welcome, New Faculty Members! Our 2006-2007 faculty recruiting eﬀ orts have enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and single produced three outstanding additions to our current nanoparticle localized surface Plasmon resonance (LSPR) departmental faculty. Please join us in welcoming these spectroscopy, to study molecular photophysics and newcomers: environmental interactions at the nanoscale level. Dr. Willets has been teaching Analytical Chemistry at UT and we are delighted to have her here with us.

Joining us from New York is Dr. Dionicio Siegel, who was a postdoctoral fellow in synthetic organic chemistry at Dr. Ron Elber joined us this the Memorial Sloan Kettering fall as the W.A. “Tex” Moucrief Cancer Center after receiving Chair in Computational his PhD from Harvard Life Sciences & Biology. His University in 2003. teaching experience spans the Dr. Siegel’s research is fi elds of chemistry, biology and centered on the synthesis of computer sciences. structurally complex natural Dr. Elber’s current research products. New synthetic methods, inspired by atom concerns computational biology connectivity within natural products, utilize reagents-- and bioinformatics. His research ranging from liver microsomes to light-- to eff ect group is developing theoretical transformations that compliment existing reactions. and computational tools to stimulate dynamics of Additional emphasis is placed on the development of biological macromolecules and to predict their structure methods that can help streamline synthesis. and function. Siegel is fi nishing his fi rst semester as Assistant Elber comes to us from the Computer Sciences Professor in our department, teaching Organic Department at Cornell University in New York. He Chemistry I. previously held appointments at the University of Illinois- Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, and Hebrew University. Here at the University of Texas, he is teaching Protein Modeling with Bioinformatics and Biophysics. We’re confi dent that Dr. Elber will be a Dr. Katherine “Kallie” terrifi c addition to the department. Willets has joined us as an Assistant Professor this year. She received her doctoral degree in physical chemistry at Stanford University, and has been doing postdoctoral research at We are pleased to welcome all of our new faculty Northwestern University since members to the University of Texas at Austin and to the 2005. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dr. Willets’s research focuses on using ultra sensitive spectroscopic techniques, including single molecule fl uorescence, surface- 3

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 3 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:28:05:28 PPMM In Memory to president of the university. Although he was only president for a short time, many signifi cant changes NORMAN HACKERMAN took place under his leadership. Th e University of On Th ursday, June 21, 2007 the tower on the Texas was transformed from a regional university UT campus was lighted orange in remembrance of into a major research presence in Texas and the a former university president, our dear friend and nation. Current UT president, William C. Powers colleague, Norman Hackerman. Dr. Hackerman called him, “…a visionary who propelled Texas into passed away on June 16 in Temple, Texas. He was a new era of scientifi c inquiry with his commitment ninety-fi ve years old. In an announcement to the to building research capabilities, a man of undimin- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Chair- ished energy and vitality.” man Martin expressed the sentiments felt by all who In 1970, seeing what Hackerman had done for had known and worked with him. “His enthusiasm for life and science was unparalleled, and an inspira- tion to us all. Norm was truly a giant, and his passing leaves a void that will never be fi lled.” Indeed, it is a loss felt at many levels across the university, the state of Texas, and the scientifi c community. For more than seven decades, Hackerman advanced the welfare of the nation through his public service, leadership and creativity in science and technology. Th rough his research he promoted the understanding of corrosion inhibition, metals oxida- tion and reduction, and electrochemistry and pas- sivity. As past president of two great universities, he Portrait of Norman Hackerman, by Michael Frary 1970 contributed to a science and technology community UT in such a short time, another Texas school, Rice that encompassed academic, non-profi t, government University, off ered him the position of president at and industrial sectors. As a teacher and author, he their institution and he accepted. At the time, Rice shared his insights with tomorrow’s leaders. As a was struggling, fi nancially. During Hackerman’s fi f- respected strategist in science policy, Dr. Hackerman teen years as president, the university would see the helped shape the future of research and education. creation of several new schools, an increased number Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he of faculty, improved libraries, and the university earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees endowment quadrupled. All of these advances were at Johns Hopkins University, receiving a PhD in achieved during a time of political turmoil that was Chemistry during the Great Depression, in 1935. expressed among the student body due to the Viet- He then took on three jobs simultaneously; two as nam War. teacher and one as chemist, developing equipment On May 31, 1985 Dr. Hackerman retired from for homogenizing milk. Th e formidable work ethic Rice University, and at 8:00 am the next day he was Dr. Hackerman exhibited early on would provide in his offi ce in Welch Hall. For the next twenty-two the foundation for a prolifi c career that fl ourished in years he would serve as Professor Emeritus at UT, Texas for many decades. and Emeritus President at Rice. Despite his age, In 1943, Hackerman was part of the famed Man- he was still playing squash regularly, still driving to hattan Project, working to build the fi rst atomic Houston where he maintained his lab at Rice, and bomb. When asked years later about the work, he still teaching chemistry to freshmen at UT. said it was “necessary, but not interesting.” In 2000, Dr. Hackerman was honored by the Two years later, Norman he joined the faculty of Robert A. Welch Foundation at an evening of “Cel- the University of Texas as an assistant professor. By ebrating Chemistry—A Salute to Norman Hacker- 1967 he had worked his way through the ranks to man.” He chaired the foundation’s Scientifi c Advi- department chair, dean of research, and ultimately sory Board. At this event, which took place at the

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 4 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:38:05:38 PPMM Omni Hotel in Houston, he was honored for his the Johns Hopkins University Distinguished numerous career achievements. To name a few, he Alumnus Award (1982), the Edward Goodrich was an advisor for the Louisiana Board of Regents, Acheson Award (1984), the Charles Lathrop Par- and lent his expertise sons Award of the to the Houston Area American Chemical Research Center Society (1987), and and to the Advi- the AAAS-Philip sory Committee on Hauge Abelson Prize Research Programs (1987). He was for the Texas Coor- inducted into the dinating Board of College of Natural Higher Education. Sciences’ Hall of He belonged to Honor in 1991. numerous scientiﬁ c In 2004, the organizations, in- Council of the cluding the National National Academy Academy of Sciences, of Sciences and the the American Philo- Staff member Stephanie Cardenas created a memorial display in the 4.300-wing of Governing Board of sophical Society, and Welch Hall to honor Dr. Hackerman the National Research the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He Council designated Norman Hackerman a lifetime was author or co-author of more than 230 publica- National Associate of the National Academies. In tions. A member of the National Science Board 2003, as he was being inducted into the Texas Hall from 1968 to 1980 and served as its chair from of Fame for Science, Mathematics, and Technol- 1975 to 1980. He was also president of the Elec- ogy, Former UT President Larry Faulkner deemed trochemical Society and editor of its journal from Norman Hackerman “one of those rare and valued 1969 to 1989. great citizens who helps a large and complex society In 1993, Dr. Hackerman received the National move from past to future.” Medal of Science, presented at the White House In March 2007, we once again celebrated Dr. by President Bill Clinton. Th e same year, he was Hackerman’s achievements for what we could not given the Vannevar Bush Award of the National have expected would be the last time. A sympo- Science Board. His other honors include the sium and dinner were held on campus in honor Electrochemical Society’s Palladium Medal (1965), of his ninety-ﬁ fth birthday. Friends, family, and the Joseph L. Mattiello Award (1964), the Ameri- colleagues from across the country gathered in can Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1978), respect and admiration for this great man. Truly a man of rare ambition and dedication to the pursuit of knowledge, Norman Hackerman’s legacy in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin will continue to inspire all of us who remain, as well as those who have not yet arrived.

Norman Hackerman is survived by three daugh- ters and one son. His wife of over sixty years, Gene Hackerman died in 2002.

-- April Wright, At a symposium in honor of his 95th birthday, Norman Hackerman with assistance from (left) talks with George Whitesides of Harvard University Stephanie Cardenas

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 5 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:47:05:47 PPMM Norman Hackerman, Teacher

o most people, Norman Hackerman’s name university was his service as chair of at least two com- Tconjures images of excellence in administra- mittees of the National Academy of Sciences; one tion and research and both are real as expressed by concerned with curricular issues for pre-college sci- his career. He was the president of two universities-- ence education and the other with the assessment of Th e University of Texas before it was “at Austin” and teaching eff ectiveness at the pre-college levels. He had Rice University-- served as chairman of the Welch strong views on the topic of pre-college science cur- Foundation’s Scientifi c Advisory Board, and he had ricula. He was concerned with the intellectual “seam” an internationally recognized research presence in that still exists between the secondary and post-sec- corrosion chemistry. Yet perhaps there are many ondary educational systems and he was a strong advo- who would not associate him with the general title of cate of an integrated K-13 curricular package. In fact, “Teacher.” we created an outline for a grade 13 (freshman in col- John McKetta, who served as Dean of the Col- lege) science course targeted at all fi rst year university lege of Engineering at UT during Norman’s presi- students. dency, once observed that “teaching was an extreme- Th e assessment committee gave Norman particu- ly serious business” for Norman. Th at view was lar intellectual problems because it dealt with “fuzzy” impressed upon me in the 1960s when Billy Shive, concepts associated with human behavior, like how as Chair of the Department of Chemistry, assigned to measure success of a teaching intervention, that are me to “back up” Norman in his role as lecturer for a diffi cult for well-trained and mature physical scientists class of 500 students enrolled in the fi rst semester of to deal with because the error bars associated with our general chemistry sequence. Th at’s correct; Nor- ordinary statistics in such situations are generally too man Hackerman assumed the responsibility of teach- large to make useful conclusions. Qualitative methods ing a class of freshmen chemistry students every year of analysis that the social scientists and educational that he was president of Th e University of Texas. It psychologists turn to are even less satisfying to physi- was tough to complain about teaching loads to this cal scientists than are standard statistical methods. president who taught a large general chemistry class All of this is an attempt to make more obvious at 8am every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! that much of Norman’s interest at the university was My role as back-up was to be ready to step in if associated with helping people understand—learn— Norman could not make his class, which might be new ideas and concepts. Norman was fond of saying expected for a university president concerned with that the role of education was to decrease the body pressing institution-wide issues. But Norman never of ignorance that exists in human kind. As usual, he missed a class in the three or four years that I served pulled more than his lead in that regard. as his back-up! He came close one fall Monday —J. J. Lagowski morning: Norman and the Regents had been on a visitation to the UT observatory at Fort Davis, when the return trip was interrupted by a series of malfunctions in the charter Braniff aircraft that they used. Instead of waiting for the repairs to be car- ried out conventionally (which would mean missing his class), Norman set about returning to Austin by bus and rental car through San Antonio. He came walking down the center aisle of the large classroom in the business and economics building as the tower bells chimed 8:00! He then proceeded to give the lecture he had intended for that day. Other, lesser known, activities that illustrate his deep commitment to the teaching function of a

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 6 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:55:05:55 PPMM In Memory JOHN MICHAEL WHITE Professor John M. (Mike) around the world. He mentored husband, father, and granddad. White passed away suddenly and numerous new faculty and He treated those he met with unexpectedly on Friday, August partnered with them on research respect and generosity, and his 31, 2007 while visiting his son in projects, helping to secure hard- passing leaves a mighty gap, not Oklahoma City. to-get grant funding. He engaged just in the academic and scientifi c White held the prestigious Robert large numbers of undergraduates community, but also in the circles A. Welch Chair in Chemistry and in research and encouraged of faith in which he served and had been with the University of them to continue with graduate lived. Texas at Austin since 1966 when he studies. Many of these undergrads Professor White is survived by was hired as an assistant professor published results in refereed his beloved wife, Gwen; his dear following the completion of his journals and made presentations son Mark and wife Melissa; his PhD at the University of Illinois. at professional meetings. Nothing precious daughter RaeAnne, her His research interests spanned a husband Todd Landrum and their wide range of topics related to children, Melody and Carter; and surface and materials chemistry, his much-loved son Paul. His and he was one of the pioneers mother, Frances, and four siblings in photochemistry. A major also survive him, and his memory contribution to the scientifi c is held close by the countless community was his exploitation of students and friends, all of whose the techniques of surface physics lives were made more meaningful for the investigation of a variety of by his presence. surface chemical problems. --Pam Cook From 1991-2002, Dr. White served as director of one of the earliest National Science Foundation-funded science and technology centers, heading up a “Mike White was a team of twelve faculty members, fi ve made him prouder than seeing postdoctoral fellows, and twenty- his students succeed, and in his great scientist, a skilled fi ve graduate students from four work, his students—not his stellar and caring teacher, and, UT departments. His Center for reputation—were by far his top most importantly, an Synthesis, Growth and Analysis of priority. exceptional human being. Electronic Materials was frequently In 2004, White began a joint He was a role model and cited by NSF offi cials as a model of research appointment with Pacifi c superb research, management, and Northwest National Laboratories a mentor to me on many reporting for other interdisciplinary that led to the establishment of the levels, from the time I collaborations. Department of Energy’s Institute arrived at UT to the time Professor White graduated for Interfacial Catalysis at PNNL, he left, and his loss is a more than fi fty doctoral students, and in February 2005, he was profound loss to scientists published over 650 scholarly named its fi rst director, a post he articles, and served a term as chair of held until his death. as well as to science.” the Department of Chemistry and For those who worked closely Biochemistry during his forty-one with Professor White, this loss is -- Peter Rossky years at the university. Many of his highly personal. He was a mentor, former students and postdoctoral a teacher, a friend, a model for fellows now teach in universities righteous living, and a loving 7

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 7 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:06:01:06:01 PPMM News from the Mallet Library

he University Libraries Tunveiled a new library catalog in June 2007. Th e new catalog off ers a number of modern features that were lacking in our old homegrown system, including book cover images, marking/ exporting of records, EndNote compatibility, openURL and Z39.50 compliance, display of non-Latin scripts, and enhanced user account features. You can try it out at http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/. After twenty-eight years and about six million visitors, the The Mallet Chemistry Library began 2007 with some long-awaited Mallet Library had long been in improvements need of some refurbishment. In January 2007 the library’s original tattered green carpet was at last replaced. Further renovations included a black granite counter top for the circulation desk, refurbished wooden study carrels, new comfortable chairs in the journal room and reading area, a new coat of paint, and new electrical outlets for laptop computers. Th ese improvements were the most signifi cant upgrades to the facility since it opened in 1978, and have helped to make the department’s library a more pleasant place to spend time. New electronic resources made available to the UT- Austin community in 2007 included the online Science of Synthesis (the successor to Houben-Weyl); PMSE Preprints; Electrochemical Society Transactions; the Australian Journal of Chemistry; and ChemMedChem. Th e UT Libraries also purchased the complete Springer online journal back fi les, with over 800 titles dating back to the 19th Century. Th ere is growing demand for further acquisitions of electronic archives of important journals, but these digital products are extraordinarily expensive and fi nding funding is a major challenge. Our endowment funds enabled the purchase of expensive printed resources, including Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III; Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers; and a number of out-of-print volumes of the Chemistry of Functional Groups series. As ever, the library’s regular funding does not come close to covering all the myriad needs for books, journals, and electronic resources. Continued excellence will depend on building our endowments for the long term. Please consider a gift to one of the library endowments as a way to help us meet this goal. During the past year the library received signifi cant book donations from Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lagow and Dr. Joe Lagowski. We thank them for their generosity. - David Flaxbart, Mallet Librarian

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 8 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:06:08:06:08 PPMM Faculty Awards Eric Anslyn • Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science • Created technology recently licensed to Beacon Sciences, LLC of Austin, TX Allen Bard • Heinz Gerischer Award of the European Section of the Electrochemical Society Chris Bielawski • Faculty Early Development Award by NSF • 2007 Beckman Young Investigator Award • Named one of ten Cottrell Scholars for 2007 • 2007 DuPont Young Professor Grant Alan Cowley • C.N.R. Rao Award of the Chemical Reseach Society of India • Selected as Corresponding Member of the Gottingen Academy of Sciences • Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Marvin Hackert • Alumni Achievement Award from Central College, Class of 1966 Mike Krische • Elias J. Corey Award for 2007 • Dowpharma Prize Lecture: “Creativity in Chiral Chemistry” • Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Ben Liu • 2007 Nakanishi Prize • 2008 Repligen Award in Chemistry of Biological Processes

Lara Mahal • Faculty Early Development Award by NSF

Dmitrii Makarov • Promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure

Peter Rossky • Elected Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science Rick Russell • College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award 9

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 9 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:06:15:06:15 PPMM Undergraduate Scholarships & Awards Arnold and Mabel Beckman Dow Chemical Alumni Norman Hackerman Endowed Foundation, Beckman Scholar Centennial Scholarship Scholarship Nathan S. Froemming Li Song Andy Hsi Olga Dykhno Hae Doh Joanne Hong Brandon Fain Banks (San Antonio Area Dow Presidential Scholarship Pfi zer Organic Chemistry Foundation) Scholarship in Lisa Leick Undergraduate Scholarship Chemistry Kallista Stephenson Clarissa Enrique Daniel Calame Lisa Fredin Emory T. Peterson and Ella E. Pfi zer Summer Undergraduate Richard Darst Peterson Endowed Presidential Research Fellowship Andy C. Hsi Scholarship Seth Alexander Kallista L. Stephenson Lisa Fredin Divya Danda Pirrung Scholarship Eva Stevenson Woods Endowed Priya Mathew BASF Endowed Scholarship Presidential Scholarship Erin Stephens Jeﬀ erson Taliaferro Rogers Presidential Scholarship Morela Montoya Meghan Th omeer Friends of Chemistry Endowed Chemistry & Biochemistry Scholarship University Co-Op Scholarship Authors’ Scholarship David Rushworth Lisa Leick Hong Hanh Nguyen Kevin Bieri Richard Darst Yuxuan Wang Kallista Stephenson Matthew Valley Kemp-Forman Memorial Charles Powell Zhe Wang Endowed Presidential Daniel Calame Haemy Chung Scholarship Kevin Bieri Kevin Willamson Richard Darst Hong Hanh Nguyen Alexandra Ornholt Chemistry and Biochemistry Marie Smith Regents Endowed Li Song Undergraduate Scholarship Scholarship Akihiro Kayama James P. Sheets Samantha Hansen Virginie T. Nguyen Monica Lotz Weisberg Memorial Christopher D. Casey Ankit Garg Chemistry Scholarship Exce Xia Sheng Chen Li Norman Hackerman Endowed Andrew Lin Chemistry Faculty-Regents Presidential Scholarship Scholarship Loree Campbell Dane Langsjoen Anoop Sheshadri James Park Divya Danda Yuhang Jia 10

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 1100 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:43:05:43 PPMM Graduate Student Awards 2005-2006 Dorothy Banks Fellowship National Science Foundation University Tuition Fellowship Michael Findlater Research Fellowship Jongrock Kong Dimitri Khramov Patricia Melﬁ Jongrock Kong Welch Departmental Service Carolyn Mazzitelli Joanne M. Ravel Regents Award Kenneth Miller Endowed Fellowship Daniel Coady Eva-Marie Strauch Ganesh Vijayaraghavan David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship Robert A. Welch Research Jeﬀ rey Munos 2006 Roche Excellence in Chemistry Award Award Henze Teaching Excellence Suvi Simila Negar Garizi Award Ku-Lung (Kenneth) Hsu Dimitri Khramov Minta Akin Irving S. Sigal Fellowship Jennifer Lyon Clint Hoberg Shanlin Pan Elisa Tomat Joseph Reczek Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Chia-Yin (Joyce) Wei Fellowship Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Lewis Kate Edelman Fellowship Suncerae Smith Michael Dennis University Continuing William S. Livingston Fellowship Outstanding Graduate Barry Davis Student Academic Ku-Lung (Kenneth) Hsu Employment Award Dragoslav Vidovic Ming-Yu Ngai Shannon Weigum cellence in Chemistry...

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 1111 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:05:57:05:57 PPMM INDIVIDUAL DONORS CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS 2006-2007 Academic Year

DIAMOND ($100,000+) Margaret S. Lewis DIAMOND ($100,000+) Gwyn W. Shive David & Lucille Packard Foundation PLATINUM ($50,000-$99,999) Philip Morris, Inc. PALLADIUM ($10,000-$49,999) Robert A. Welch Foundation PLATINUM ($50,000-$99,999) GOLD ($5,000-$9,999) Brent K. Blackburn ACS Petroleum Research Fund John C. & Lucia Gilbert Altria Group, Inc. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation Stephen F. Martin & Fay Evans-Martin Bioveris Corporation SILVER ($1,000-$4,999) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. Kathryn C. Johnson LSB Holdings, Inc. Charles M. Maddin Merck & Company, Inc. H. David Medley MDS Research Foundation, Inc. Edward N. Wheeler San Antonio Area Foundation COPPER ($500-$999) Winkler Family Foundation Eric Anslyn PALLADIUM ($10,000-$49,999) W. Shelton Clark Beacon Sciences, LLC Edward J. Burshnick Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Philip R. DeShong Communities Foundation of Texas Martin A. Hands Foundation for Research PEWTER ($250-$499) GBC Scientifi c Equipment, LLC Nucryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chi-Li Chen Pfi zer, Inc. Terry D. Copeland Pharmacyclics, Inc. Gordon D. Gruetzmacher Texas Instruments Th omas E. Grula GOLD ($5,000-$9,999) George R. Haynes Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation David W. Russell Roche Pharmaceuticals- Palo Alto SILICON (DONORS TO $250) Shive Foundation Dilon T. Daniel Taylor & Francis Publishing Services, Ltd. Cecil R. Dybowski Xidex Corporation Richard T. Eakin SILVER ($1,000-$4,999) Eugene M. Friedman Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Norman Hackerman Dow Chemical Foundation Georege B. Jackson Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Anne M. Kelly-Rowley Journal of the American Chemical Society Carolyn W. Lara-Braud Lubrizol Foundation PPG Industries, Inc. Darren J. Magda Temple-Inland Foundation Catherine A. Miller COPPER ($500-$999) Nonyerem N. Osuji PEWTER ($250-$499) Sharon N. Peruff o McGraw-Hill Company Royalties Georege L. Redd Shell Oil Company Foundation Renato I. Tafur SILICON (DONORS TO $250) Janet Younathan Center for the Improvement of Human Function

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 1122 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:06:11:06:11 PPMM 2006 Staff Awards Welcome, New Employees! (hired during 2006-2007 academic year) John Baxendale Chair’s Offi ce Stephanie Cardenas Analytical Division Peter Ghobrial Information Technology Services Garrod Huebner Information Technology Services Jonathan Dundas Information Technology Services Karla Steff en Organic Division William Stier ChemBridge Program Chemistry & Biochemistry Staff Excellence Awards Kimberly Terry Graduate Admissions Steven Sorey Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab Tim Hooper Instrument Design & Repair Betsy Hamblen Chair’s Offi ce

University Service Awards Betsy Hamblen receives a certifi cate of her UT Service 25 years Award from Steve Martin at our annual staff appreciation Pam Cook Texas Materials Institute lunch 10 years Betsy Hamblen Chair’s Oﬃ ce Departmental M.A. and Ph.D. Graduates Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Summer 2007 MASTER’S MASTER’S MASTER’S Matthew Bedoya [Jones] Th omas Doyle [Vanden Bout] Dawn Klein [Yin] Joseph Chipuk [Brodbelt] Travis Johnson [Russell] Matthew Sanderson [Bielawski] Ronald Smith [Krische] Selynda Soto Garza [Moini]

PhD PhD PhD Mehnaaz Ali [McDevitt] Rob Calhoun [Bard] Catherine Kitts [Vanden Bout] Venugopal Bhaskara [Paul] Jason Deck [Martin] Chi-Li Chen [Martin] Benjamin Fauber [Magnus] Susan Garner [Krische] Barry Davis [Brodbelt] Ryan Hill [Shear] Ronald Houk [Anslyn] Hsiao-Wei Liu [Barbara] William Kittleman [Liu] Philip Koech [Krische] Brianna White [Holcombe] Charles Melancon [Liu] Th omas Kreschollek [Holcombe] Joohoon Kim [Crooks] John Molloy [Holcombe] Carolyn Mazzitelli [Brodbelt] Bryan Kaehr [Shear] Priya Prasannan [Appling] Patricia Melﬁ [Martin] Brooklyn Robertson [Whitman] Joseph Reczek [Iverson] Kenneth Miller [Martin] Yongjun Chu [Iverson] Jacqueline Stair [Holcombe] Martin Pettersson [Martin] Serdal Kirmitzialtin [Makarov] Navin Varadarajan [Iverson] Lynn Rozanski [Vanden Bout] Jongrock Kong [Krische] Elisa Tomat [Sessler] Michael Pikulski [Brodbelt] Dragoslav Vidovic [Cowley] Martin Teresk [Martin] Chia-Yin (Joyce) Wen [Barbara] Jorge Wong [Cowley]

888791987919 CChemicalhemical NNL.inddL.indd 1133 112/13/20072/13/2007 33:06:17:06:17 PPMM 2006-07 Departures Because SCU is a Jesuit, Catholic institution, there is a deep Jack Gilbert Heads West commitment to social justice directed toward impoverished and underserved populations. Although our department sorely misses Jack, we wish him the very best in his new endeavors at SCU. We know that his tough, no-nonsense approach will continually carry him far. --Eric Anslyn

Denis Kohl Retires Denis Kohl joined the University of Texas as a faculty fellow in 1968, and was then appointed as an assistant professor in 1970. He was brought here to enhance the university’s (L to R) Stephen Martin, Dean Mary Ann Rankin, Jack Gilbert activities in the experimental determination of gas-phase Our department experienced a sad departure last year molecular structure, which at that time was at the forefront when our friend and colleague, Dr. John C. Gilbert changed of research in physical chemistry. Denis traced his chemical universities. Jack, as he is known to us, was an icon in our genealogy directly to the pioneering studies of electron and x- department, and his move took everyone by surprise after ray diff raction of Linus Pauling that revolutionized chemistry. a career at UT that had spanned forty-three years. It is an Pauling’s electron diff raction studies were mainly done with enormous loss for us, but it is a large gain for Santa Clara Laurence Brockway, who taught Larry Bartell, who taught University in California. Russell Bonham, who was Denis Kohl’s PhD supervisor in Jack started as an assistant professor at UT in 1965. Indiana. Denis subsequently went to Michigan for two years During his time here he graduated twelve Masters students to study under Bartell directly. and sixteen PhD students. He took great joy in seeing Meanwhile, at UT-Austin, an Institute for Molecular his undergraduate and graduate students, as well as his Structure had been founded which united the work of Harold postdoctoral associates, evolve into independent scientists. Hansen in physics and James Boggs in chemistry. Two ad- Jack set very high standards of excellence for his students, as well as for the students of other groups during candidacy ditional scientists were recruited for the Institute, Denis Kohl exams. He had a notorious reputation for expecting exacting in chemistry and Manfred Fink in physics, both trained in electron diff raction. grammar in candidacy reports, and knowledge of pKa values. Jack’s legacy for excellence will live on in our department Denis continued his research in electron diff raction for in the form of the John C. Gilbert Endowed Scholarship in many years, producing a number of ground-breaking studies. Chemistry and Biochemistry. He always had a strong interest in classroom and laboratory Another of Jack’s legacies was outstanding administrative teaching, and in later years this became the center of his ef- service. He was chairman of our department from 1987 to forts. He developed a number of ingenious instruments for 1991, he served on numerous committees, and was Organic laboratory instruction, one of which is now in commercial Division Coordinator for over seven years. As chairman, production with widespread adoption. Jack had a reputation for having a no-nonsense approach to Now that Denis is retiring, he plans to continue some decision making. His last position at UT was Associate Dean collaborative work that he has been doing with two other for Academic Aff airs for the College of Natural Sciences, a members of the chemistry faculty, and possibly devote more position that he held from 2000 to 2007. time to a hobby that he and his wife Deena have embraced in Jack’s appointment at SCU is partly in the Department of Chemistry, where he is teaching and chairing the department, the past few years, the art of tango. Th ey have modifi ed their and partly in the Center for Science, Technology, and Society, home so that they have space to host milongas- parties with a where he is the director of the Biotechnology Program. Th e band and refreshments for their fellow tango lovers. program is targeted toward addressing the societal impact -- James Boggs of biotechnology, with a focus on third-world countries.

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ou may have received a letter this summer informing you of the highly successful Freshman Re- Ysearch Initiative (FRI). This exciting and innovative program enables freshman to learn the experimental techniques and methods that are used in research. They participate in special laboratory courses in which they actually perform research with the professor teaching the course. In doing so, they be- come qualifi ed and motivated to join the established research groups. You may recall from your own undergraduate experiences that early opportunities to engage in research can be pivotal in the decision to pursue graduate studies or a career in science. In order to enhance the FRI experience, we need your support. Our goal is to raise $10,000 each year for undergraduate scholarships to support talented students wishing to conduct research at UT-Austin during the summer. If one hundred of our generous alumni contribute $100, we can achieve our goal! Would you consider a gift of $100 or more? Feel free to use the attached remittance envelope and specify your designation as the “Freshman Research Initiative,” or visit us online at http://www.cm.utexas.edu/alumni/help for more information. Thanks for your consid- eration and your continued support.

Alumni Retorts & Obituaries

Th e family of Marie Hatch Kukuk sadly announces her passing on June 9, 2007 after a long battle with leukemia. Marie was previously married to Dr. Philip S. Bailey, and subsequently to Dr. Lewis F. Hatch, both of whom were former faculty members in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UT-Austin. Monetary donations in her name may be given to the Austin Hospice Christopher House at 2820 E. MLK Blvd. in Austin, TX 78702. Marie also asked that donations of blood be made to the Travis County Blood Bank in appreciation of the many gifts of blood she received during her illness.

Diana Lundelius, CHMM, (BA Biochemistry, 1978) became the U.S. Operations Environmental Manager for Hensley Industries, a subsidiary of Komatsu Global Ltd., in May 2005 after a ﬁ fteen-year tenure as an industrial environmental consultant and director of regulatory services for TERRACON. Hensley Industries operates a secondary steel foundry in Dallas, Texas that manufactures wear parts for construction and mining equipment. Diana also serves as technical committee chair for the Texas Cast Metal Association. Diana and Hensley Industries also received the 2007 Recycling Alliance of Texas Award for Outstanding Integrated Solid Waste Management Program at the organization’s annual summit in August.

Leland L. Smith passed away in Austin at age eighty-one on August 8, 2007 of cancer. Smith received his BA in chemistry in 1946 as valedictorian, his MA in 1948, and PhD in 1950. He joined the American Chemical Society in 1947. After several years of postdoctoral work at Columbia University, the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, and the Southwest Foundation for Research & Education, he joined the ethical pharmaceutical industry as group leader at Lederle Laboratories in New York. Smith subsequently worked at Wyeth Laboratories, and returned to Texas in 1964.

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