DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY ALUMNI NEWSLETTER #44, FALL 2017

Editor: John Burmeister

Munson Departs! FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN / 1 cover Munson Departs! on the Table of Contents t seems as if some folks go on forever. They North”. His doctoral dissertation, overseen by Robbin seem to have always been and will always be. Anderson, was on flame spectroscopy. On the Cover: Munson Departs! 2017 Summer Science Research But there comes a time for every departure. Cecil Dybowski...... 1 Scholars...... 26 IBurnaby Munson, the C. Eugene Bennett Professor of With the Ph.D. in hand, he headed off to Humble Chemistry and Biochemistry, has decided that, after Research in Houston (later to be a part of Exxon From the Chair 22nd CHEM/BIOC fifty years of educating thousands of students, he will Research), where he first encountered what was to become Murray V. Johnston...... 3 Graduation Convocation...... 27 retire. He taught his last class in the Spring of 2017. his life-long area of expertise, mass spectrometry. From the Associate Chair for 2017 Graduates...... 29 Burnaby leaves behind a legacy During his time there, he and Undergraduate Studies of educational excellence Frank Field made the discovery Sandeep A. Patel...... 7 Graduate or Professional and a cadre of students, both for which they have been School Bound...... 30 undergraduate and graduate, justifiably famous, chemical From the Associate Chair 30 who have, through coaxing, ionization mass spectrometry. for Graduate Studies and Research Headed for Industry, Etc...... cajoling, threatening, and Donald Watson...... 9 Graduate School Placements patience, developed an Without any doubt, chemical 31 appreciation for chemistry ionization mass spectrometry From the Chair-Elect 1994-2017...... and its place in the world. has had a major impact Brian Bahnson...... 12 2017 M.A./M.S. Graduates...... 32 Were it that he just educated on analyses because of the students about chemistry, ease with which it allows Adieu, Adieu: Mark Baillie 2017 Ph.D. Graduates...... 33 his contribution would have measurement of molar mass, and Kimberly Graves been exceptional, but he did thereby providing a basis Jacqueline H. Fajardo...... 13 Alumni News...... 35 much more than that in fifty for interpreting structure of years at . In so many molecules large and small. Continuing Legacies...... 15 Honor Roll of Gifts to ways, he has taught us how In the advanced description the Department to laugh, how to think, how of the 2002 Nobel Prize in DuPont : An Innovative Murray Johnston...... 40 to appreciate life around us, Chemistry given to John Aramid from the Labs of and how to do the things that Fenn and Koichi Tanaka Stephanie Kwolek Giving to the Department...... 45 make humans human. His for applications of mass Allen A. Denio...... 16 mark on the Department and spectrometry to analysis From the Editor...... 46 the University is indelible. of biomolecules, the very Additional Faculty/Staff first reference is to the Activities...... 18 Munson was actually a child at one time, although he foundational importance of Munson’s contribution will tell you that he was “born old”. Indeed, the sign of chemical ionization mass spectrometry that made Postdoctoral Researchers and on his office door warns students, faculty, and visitors future applications of mass spectrometry to a whole Fellows 2016-17...... 21 alike that “Old Age and Treachery Will Overcome host of interesting problems possible. To quote Youth and Skill”. That’s Burnaby at his finest sarcasm. from the Nobel Prize document: “One early major Visiting Faculty...... 22 (Or is he serious? One can never be sure.) breakthrough, described by M. S. B. Munson and F. H. Field in 1966, was the use of chemical ionization Chapter Officers 2017-18...... 22 From Wharton, Texas, near Houston, Burnaby made (Cl), which for the first time made it possible to ionize his way first to Tartleton State University, and then to thermolabile biomolecules.” That utility of Cl-MS is Colloquia & Symposia 2016-17.....23 the University of Texas at Austin, to study chemistry. seen in thousands of uses over the last 50 years. 24 After graduation, he went off to the University of Undergraduate Awards 2016-17... Wisconsin for graduate studies, but quickly returned to UT, as he has said “because of the cold winters up CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

1 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 2 chair Hello to our Alumni and Friends! Davis, and most recently has served as a senior lecturer at changeover in laboratory Widener University. services. The tradition of am happy to report that our Department is healthy outstanding laboratory and continues to progress in all respects. With each Burnaby Munson, a driving force for instruction and service continues with the year, it seems that we set a new record in the number research in our Department for over five decades, is arrival of Kimberly Vogt in Iof degree majors at the graduate and undergraduate retiring effective the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. May and Margaret levels, enrollments in our courses, and/or research I encourage you to read the full article on Burnaby in (Peggy) Nagorski in June. funding. If you haven’t visited in a while, please come so this issue. It is with huge gratitude that we congratulate Kimberly grew up in the from the that you can experience this beehive of activity first Burnaby on an impeccable career that has touched so Elkton area and received her Kimberly Vogt hand. It has been said that the one “constant” in a many people all across campus. B.S. in Chemistry from university is “change”. That is certainly the case this past Towson University. Peggy year as we have the excitement of saying hello and the This past year also saw many changes among our staff. received her B.A. in sadness of saying goodbye to many of our faculty and Federico Cruz was promoted to the role of laboratory Biological Sciences from the staff. manger with direct oversight of our advanced teaching University of Delaware, and laboratories in analytical, inorganic and physical most recently worked as an First and foremost among our chemistry. In this position, Fred oversees ~25 graduate Associate Scientist at QPS, faculty, Lars Gundlach was Murray V. Johnston teaching assistants and a combined enrollment of over LLC in Newark. promoted to Associate 500 students per year in what can be regarded as our Margaret (Peggy) Nagorski Professor with tenure. Over the direction of Thomas Woolf, followed by a most demanding instructional laboratories. I am also Zhihua Yang joined our the past several years, Lars postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at excited to report that Fred obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Department in spring 2017 as has developed an outstanding Urbana-Champaign with Klaus Schulten. Chemistry from our Department this past year under the a second staff member in the research program in direction of John Koh. Mass Spectrometry Facility. femtosecond time-resolved Zhihua received his Ph.D. Lars Gundlach Kimberly Graves and Mark Baillie left our spectroscopy and microscopy. Department at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year degree in Biochemistry at the Along with other to pursue other endeavors, Kimberly in Vermont and Chinese Academy of Sciences Departmental faculty at a Mark in Arkansas. Both have been stalwarts of our in Shanghai, and most similar stage of career, the general chemistry program, imparting great enthusiasm recently served in the mass Zhihua Yang quality of Lars’ research and in the classroom with a strong dedication to student spectrometry facility at the instructional efforts are major success. Mark, along with Jackie Fajardo, has played a Morehouse School of reasons why the future of our leading role in development of the integrated chemistry- Medicine. Under the Department is so bright. I am biology curriculum, while Kimberly, along with Sue watchful eyes of facility also happy to report that Groh, has significantly enhanced our honors general manager PapaNii Asare- Edward Lyman Juan Perilla , who has a chemistry curriculum. Both will be greatly missed. With Okai and Zhihua, the joint appointment in our that said, we enthusiastically capabilities of this facility Department and a primary look forward to the arrival of have greatly expanded appointment in the Physics two new faculty in August especially in the area of Brandon Calitree Department, was promoted 2017, Trevor Daly and proteomics. to Associate Professor, with Shara Compton, who will tenure. Ed’s research is in the take over the mantel for Three other staff members area of computational much of our general left our Department for Juan Perilla biophysics. chemistry program. Trevor promotion to new positions joined our faculty in July Kimberly Graves received his Ph.D. in Organic Trevor Daly on campus. Brandon 2017 as a tenure-track Chemistry from Lehigh Calitree moved to Assistant Professor with University, and comes to our Linda Bostwick Environmental Health and research interests in Safety to serve as the UD’s Department from a preceptor Elizabeth Townsend computational chemistry and position in the integrated This spring also brought huge changes to our teaching Chemical Hygiene Officer. its application to complex chemistry-biology program at laboratory services with the retirements of Dave Elizabeth Townsend moved to UD’s Research Office biomolecular assemblies. Juan the University of Delaware. Nicolson in April and Linda Bostwick in June. Both to serve as a Contracts and Grants Specialist. Tracy received his Ph.D. in Shara received her Ph.D. in have served the Department exceptionally well for Walsh moved to the Delaware Biotechnology Institute Biophysics from Johns Biophysical Chemistry from multiple decades, keeping our teaching laboratories fully to serve as their senior administrative assistant. While we Hopkins University under Mark Baillie the University of California, Shara Compton stocked and running. Along with the retirement of Beily are sad to see each of them go, we are excited for the Street a few years ago, this amounts to a complete prospect these positions hold for their respective careers.

3 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 4 Award which honors CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 One of Munson’s strong interests has been the Honors

As highlighted below, our faculty continue to garner scholarly activities that Program at the University of Delaware, where he could By the mid1960s, Munson decided his calling was in awards and accolades for their work. advance public spread his own brand of learning across disciplines. He the academic arena. It was the good fortune of the understanding of gender and/ even served as Director of the program for a time. University of Delaware that, in 1967, he set up shop Joseph Fox received the or sexuality at any level in the here. Within a short time, he had an active group of Delaware BioScience education community, and Burnaby’s research has impacted many areas of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working Association’s 2017 Academic the Willystine Goodsell chemistry, from small molecules, to surface phases, on a wide variety of problems, from applications of Research Award citing his Award conferred by the to additives in materials, to large biologically derived Kathryn Scantlebury chemical ionization mass spectrometry to development many accomplishments in Research on Women and materials. More than projects for the research students, of pyrolysis mass spectrometry. UD became a center molecular discovery. Joe also Education Special Interest Group. Kate is widely he has had an impact on the human side of science for of activity in mass spectrometry, and generations of continues to serve as lead recognized for her work in science education focusing on each of his twenty-plus graduate research assistants and Munson’s graduate students added to the knowledge of Principal Investigator of a equity issues including urban education, preservice hundreds of undergraduates. Parties, trips to unusual ion-molecule reactions. Center of Biomedical Joseph Fox teacher education, and the professional development of destinations, and involvement of students at all levels:

Research Excellence (COBRE) project from the National teachers. these are the characteristics that have brought Munson Burnaby has been simultaneously and assiduously Institutes of Health. This project, along with a recognition from those who really matter, the students. dedicated to ensuring the best possible education for companion project led by Tatyana Polenova, provides Michael Stemniski was Perhaps Pablo Casals was thinking of Munson when he undergraduate students in his care. Indeed, if one were over $3 million dollars annually to support the research named a Fellow of the fittingly said “The man who works and is not bored is to characterize him by a single focus (something that of junior faculty members and strengthen the research American . never old.” Burnaby, by that standard, has never been does not do justice to a polymath such as Munson), infrastructure available to them. Mike has played a huge role old, his protestations to the contrary notwithstanding. it is his seemingly inexhaustible ability to inspire in our Department for over students to learn. Whether it is one of his delightful Catherine Leimkuhler four decades as an Adjunct With his departure, a chapter closes, a long and demonstrations, his innumerable study sessions Grimes added to her Faculty during winter and glorious chapter that will not be repeated. We have had accompanied by huge volumes of food, or his constant ever-growing list of awards by summer sessions, and most the good fortune of having Burnaby in our midst, and Michael Steminski chiding of students to encourage learning, he brought selection as a Sloan Research recently through the that experience will have a long-lasting effect on the many students to higher levels of learning than they Fellow. Her previous awards Associate in Arts Program in Wilmington. Mike has Department and the University. We wish him many thought possible. A comment from one of his students include a Pew Scholar in the been a driving force for chemical education in the State happy years of retirement.. Biomedical Sciences by The of Delaware for many years. Among his many awards shows how Munson constantly tries to broaden students’ knowledge. When the bell rings to end his Pew Charitable Trusts, a and recognitions are the McKean High School teacher of -Cecil Dybowski Cottrell Scholar Award from Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes the year and Delaware American Chemical Society class, he is often heard to recite this passage from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, an teacher of the year. “Macbeth “: “Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that award from the Mitzutani Glycoscience Foundation, and summons thee to heaven or to hell.” an NSF CAREER Award. Catherine’s research program As I have emphasized in previous years, these highlights is focused on bacterial cell walls and the way human cells represent the most visible ways that our faculty and staff interact with them. promote the teaching and research missions of our Department and University. While it is exciting to Charles Riordan was receive recognition through specific honors and awards, named Vice President for much is accomplished day-by-day, often unheralded, that Research, Scholarship and makes this Department a special place to be. Innovation at the University of Delaware. Charlie served Finally, I would like to say that these have been a as our Department Chair rewarding, though often crazy, five years for me as from 2002-2007, then was Department Chair. Even though I have been at UD for named Vice Provost for quite a while, I am continually amazed by the numerous Charles Riordan Graduate and Professional ways that our faculty, staff and students distinguish Education in 2010, Vice Provost for Research in 2012 themselves. UD is a great place to receive an education and Deputy Provost for Research and Scholarship in and also a great place to work and live. In the near 2014. Congratulations, Charlie! future, I will pass the baton to Brian Bahnson who will serve as Department Chair for the next five years, Kathryn Scantlebury reached a pinnacle this past and I do so knowing that our Department will be in year by receiving two top awards from the American great hands. Education Research Association: the Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research - Murray V. Johnston

5 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 6 he Department of Chemistry and also will welcome Dr. Shara Compton and Dr. In closing, as we begin the 2017 academic year Biochemistry’s ‘Tale of Two Goals’ continues Trevor Daly. Our new faculty members will fill with an entering class of 91 Freshman chemistry to unfold as evident from the numerous items in the vacancies left by the departures of Dr. Kim and biochemistry majors, I’d like to reiterate our Tin this installment of the Blue Hen Chemist. Graves and Dr. Mark Baillie. Finally, the Drake Department’s dual mandate of undergraduate Hall (named after Professor Quaesita Drake, the instruction and cutting-edge research, both of which After 42 years at the helm of the Department’s first female faculty member from our Department) go hand-in-hand, and, as evident once again in this Undergraduate Program, Professor John teaching laboratories are slated to undergo a multi- issue of the Blue Hen Chemist, enjoy an undeniable Burmeister has stepped down from ‘official’ duties, million dollar renovation (the first since the addition of chemistry that continues to transform students though in character, continues to be an integral Drake Hall to the Chemistry/Biochemistry Laboratory entering our program into successful future scientists, element of our Department’s instructional and Complex in 1973). This project will enhance researchers, entrepreneurs, and leaders on a global outreach missions, continuing his teaching of our collaborative laboratory experiences for our majors scale. flagship Freshman Majors general chemistry courses and non-majors, as well as enhance the aesthetics and associate chair for (CHEM111 and CHEM112) as well as taking over safety of general chemistry laboratory experiences in – Sandeep A. Patel

as Director of Public Relations and Outreach. Most our Department. Our hope is to make freshman year importantly, he continues to be the elder statesman general chemistry as memorable as possible for all who and fountain of wisdom for the younger generations pass through Quaesita Drake Hall!

undergraduate studies studies undergraduate of students with whom he spends considerable time advising on all things academic and not. Sandeep A. Patel

from the This year witnessed the graduation of 65 no doubt supported by the strong research enterprise Undergraduate Seniors and 17 Graduate students thriving due to the efforts of our faculty and graduate during the Department’s 22nd Convocation at May students. This is our ‘Tale of Two Goals’ in action. 27, 2017. There was a tremendous turnout of roughly Furthermore, our research portfolio has brought 650 students, families, and guests, all witnessing significant accolades to several of our graduating graduation activities in a packed auditorium in seniors this past year. Of particular note are two Pearson Hall. This year’s Convocation speaker, Dr. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Jennifer Jewson, impressed upon the graduates the Research Fellowships importance of taking risks, collaboration, and hard awarded to two of our work. graduating seniors (Andrew Kuznicki and Seniors once again represented the Department in Hannah Wastyk) to strong fashion, moving into numerous positions provide financial support in top-ranked graduate programs for science, to students who have medicine, and engineering. This year, 24 seniors demonstrated significant secured positions in graduate programs ranging from research and educational chemical biology to analytical chemistry to materials outreach potential. This Andrew Kuznicki science to marine science to M.B.A. in Management is a highly competitive to (of course) chemistry. The perennial stream to award with competition medical school continued as well. In addition, our from the national level, and graduates secured industrial positions spanning a represents a great academic diverse set of specialties from industrial research achievement (I should chemist to production engineer. These data speak know, as I have participated to our Department’s continued leadership in high- in several review panels quality, broad education that affords our students for these awards…. the numerous options and substantive preparation for competition is truly stiff). Hannah Wastyk life after UD Chemistry. Indeed, UD Chemistry/ Biochemistry is a somewhat ‘hidden gem’! Looking ahead, there is much to be excited about in the Department. First, we have added several new The success of our undergraduate program in members to our undergraduate teaching laboratory preparing and sending so many of our students to services, Ms. Kimberly Voigt and Margaret top-notch graduate programs as well as industry is (Peggy) Nagorski. Furthermore this fall, we

7 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 8 he graduate program in the Department of Mr. Jesus Nieto-Pescador (Gundlach lab) won Chemistry and Biochemistry has had an the Daicar-Bata Award from the Physics Department extraordinary year, marked by a number of for the best research paper in a physics or astronomy Trecord setting accomplishments. And, as has been the peer-reviewed journal published during the previous trend for the last several years, we continue to run one academic year. of the largest and most productive graduate programs on campus. At present, 186 Ph.D. and 7 Masters students are pursing degrees in the department, and over the last 12 months, we awarded 21 Ph.D. and 11 Masters degrees.

From left to right: Murray Johnston, Andrew Teplyakov, Mackenzie One of the most exciting developments this year Williams, Joseph Smith, Donald Watson and Karl Booksh associate chair for

has been the award of multiple National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF- Within the department numerous awards were also given. GRF) Awards to graduate Mr. Joseph Smith received the 51st Annual Glenn S. students in our department. Donald Watson Skinner Memorial Prize. This award recognizes the senior Chen’s group this summer (2017). These awards add Two continuing students, graduate student who most fully exemplifies outstanding Jesus Nieto-Pescador (right) Ms. Jodi Kraus from Prof. greatly to our federally funded graduate fellowship performance in scholarship, research, and teaching or Tatyana Polenova’s lab, support. other service to the Department or the University. Mr. This year, four students were recognized with from the and Ms. Sarah Krause Smith’s research in Prof. Karl Booksh’s lab on Raman Elizabeth Dyer Awards for Excellence in Teaching. from the D. Watson Lab, Also at the national level, Imaging, along with his outstanding contributions to The Dyer award is the department’s highest graduate studies & research studies graduate both were awarded these Ms. Jolie Blake won an service and teaching within the department, made his the recognition to a graduate student for excellence in ACS Division of Physical prestigious multiyear Jodi Kraus unanimous choice of the faculty for this award this year. instructional activities. The recipients were Ms. Anna fellowships. In addition, Chemistry Outstanding Murphy (Dybowski lab), Ms. Marcie Wiggins Mr. Andrew Kuznicki Student Poster Award at Ms. Mackenzie Williams’ (Booksh lab), Ms. Fei Gao (Teplyakov lab), and Mr. (UD Class of 2017), who the American Chemical work on surface chemistry Baxter Abraham (Gundlach lab). performed undergraduate Society National Meeting in in the Teplyakov Group research with Prof. Joel Philadelphia. resulted in her receiving the Jolie Blake Rosenthal and will be 2017 Brennie E. Hackley, continuing as a Ph.D. Locally, we also had a record year obtaining university Jr. Award for Excellence in student in the department fellowship support from the UD graduate program. Research. Established by his starting in the fall of 2017, Ms. Jennie Liao (M. Watson lab) and Mr. William family, this award is named Sarah Krause also received the highly Trout (Fox lab) both received University Doctoral after Dr. Brennie E. Hackley Mackenzie Williams esteemed award. Thus, the department is honored to Fellowships for 2017-2018. Likewise, Mr. Hai Liang (Ph.D., 1957), the first have three NSF pre-doctoral fellows in the department, (Grimes lab) and Mr. William Reid (D. Watson lab) African-American to receive which is far and away the highest number currently on both received University Dissertation Fellowships. Mr. a doctorate in chemistry from the UD campus, and a prominent recognition about Chad Hatch (Chain lab), Ms. Jessica O’Brien (Fox UD. This award is given for the strength of our graduate program. We look forward lab), Ms. Ophelia Ukaegbu (Grimes lab), and Mr. research accomplishments to Javon Rabb-Lynch From left to right: Anna Murphy, Marcie Wiggins, to continuing to add to our total in the years to come. (M. Watson lab) all received a mid-career Ph.D. student. Fei Gao and Baxter Abraham renewals on their University Graduate Scholars awards. In addition to the NSF In addition, Ms. Amanda Arnoff (an incoming first Mrs. Jennifer Each year, the department holds the Silver Symposium, Ms. Mackenzie year Ph.D. student) was awarded a new University Gnanamgari awards, (Rosenthal Jennifer Gnanamgari (left) which allows our graduate students to present research Williams (from Prof. Graduate Scholars Award. Ms. Lauren Cordeiro lab) and Mr. Daniel to a distinguished panel of judges, who evaluate Andrew Teplyakov’s lab) (Riordan lab), Mr. Matthew Fritz (Polenova lab), and Cummins (Theopold lab) the talks based upon research quality and clarity of won 2017-2018 NASA Ms. Jing Zhao (Teplyakov lab) all received Graduate shared the 2017 Trofimenko presentation. This year, Ms. Mackenzie Lauro Delaware Space Grant Summer Fellowships from the Office of Graduate and Prize. This award, named (co-advised by Profs. Brian Bahnson and Catherine Fellowship. Mr. Baxter Professional Studies for the summer of 2017. Finally, after the late Swiatoslaw Grimes) took first place for her work on understanding Abraham (from Prof. Lars Jesus Nieto-Pescador (Physics Ph.D. student Trofimenko, recognizes native immune response. Mr. Joseph Smith (Booksh Baxter Abraham Gundlach’s lab) received a working with Prof. Lars Gundlach) was also awarded outstanding research lab) won second place for his efforts to develop Raman Science Graduate Student Research (SCGRS) Grant a University Dissertation Fellowship. We greatly contributions by a graduate Imaging. Finally, Mr. Hai Liang (also from the from the Department of Energy for performing appreciate this support from the Office of Graduate student in inorganic Grimes lab) was awarded third place for his work on research at Argonne National Lab with Prof. Lin Studies and Professional Education. chemistry. Daniel Cummins (left) bacterial cell wall labeling.

9 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 10 Our Department must present a compelling case to the UD Administration to support our teaching and research mission. Additionally, support from our alumni has the great potential to propel us as we climb up the national rankings. chair-elect

Just as the Department was a community for you as a student, your contributions will ensure others will have the same opportunities you had. Keep on the lookout for an enhanced social media presence of the Department in the coming year. And if you’re tech From left to right: Joseph Smith, Mackenzie Lauro and Hai Liang savvy, please take an active role in sharing in our social

Finally, we are very excited about our incoming class media outreach. For those of you that don’t tweet yet, from the of graduate students. During the fall and winter, the I will admit I don’t either, but am going to learn. admissions committee worked very hard to identify and recruit a truly outstanding class of new students. Brian Bahnson Also, keep on the lookout for invitations to upcoming I am proud to say that we will welcome 40 new Ph.D. s the fall semester begins our Department events in the Department. We are in the early stages students and 1 Masters student to the program in Chair Murray Johnston will come to the of planning some new opportunities for alumni to September, continuing our trend of expanding our end of his 5-year term, and I will begin mine. stay connected, such as a special symposium to honor graduate program with large incoming classes. As UnderA the leadership of Murray and many other key Burnaby Munson and a Departmental reception of this writing, many of these students have already faculty and staff our Department is thriving. We all tied to UD’s alumni weekend (June 1-3, 2018). arrived on campus to participate in summer research or owe Murray a great deal of appreciation for his con- other on-campus activities, and I know that all of them tributions and dedication to our Department. As you I cannot stress enough how important our alumni and are eagerly looking forward to the start of the semester. will read elsewhere in the Blue Hen Chemist, we are friends are in supporting our teaching and research training a record number of undergraduate and grad- mission, as well as ambassadors of our Department. We all owe a sincere debt of gratitude to Profs. William uate students, hiring terrific faculty, and the success Do not forget that we are your academic home and Chain, Lars Gundlach, John Newberg, Joel Rosenthal, of faculty and students is demonstrated by significant you are always welcome here, whether it be in person, and Zhihao Zhuang for serving on the admissions awards, honors, publications and funding. virtually, or in spirit. committee and making this recruiting season such a great success. Our Department strives for excellence in teaching and – Brian Bahnson research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The In closing, I want to again thank the members of Department thrives due to excellent faculty, staff and the admission committee, as well as the graduate students and a healthy relationship where everyone curriculum committee (Profs. Booksh, Bobev, is respected and guided to achieve their potential. Dybowski, and Zhuang) for their strong support of our However, it is the sense of community amongst faculty, graduate program. As always, I am greatly indebted staff and students that I feel sets our Department to Mrs. Lori Nesnow for her support of graduate above many others nationally that also excel in admissions, and Mrs. Susan Cheadle who keeps the teaching and research. I would extend the strength of graduate program running each and every day. We our community to include our alumni and the need to would be nowhere without these talented and dedicated have a strong relationship with all of you. people. In an age of flat or proposed cuts to Federal research – Donald Watson support and declining contributions from the State government, our Department needs to continue to be creative in order to sustain and improve our research and overall national standing. Our undergraduate programs in Chemistry & Biochemistry are nationally recognized, with a strong track record of job placement and the pursuit of professional degrees. Our graduate program is likewise thriving with our graduates going onto a wide range of industrial and academic positions.

11 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 12 Mark T. Baillie earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry Princeton University (2016), University of Chicago from Emory University in the areas of organic and (2017), and University College of London (2017). He medicinal chemistry. He joined the University was also invited to serve a newly implemented Mobile Adieu, Adieu: Mark Baillie of Delaware and the faculty of the Department Summer Institute as a Leader Trainer at University of of Chemistry & Biochemistry after completing a California, Riverside (2017). postdoctoral fellowship in chemical biology at Ecole and Kimberly Graves Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne during the Furthermore, Mark contributed to the ongoing Summer of 2013. He was promptly charged with a professional development of members of the teaching he Department of Chemistry & to the Department did not go unnoticed, with sizable task of launching the inaugural Integrated team within ISEL. Under Mark’s guidance, a Journal Biochemistry bids adieu to two instructional memberships on the Undergraduate Curriculum and Biological Sciences and Chemistry (iBC) Program Club was established in which facets of evidenced- faculty, Professors Kimberly Graves and Assessment Committees, as well as at the University- as part of the recently constructed Interdisciplinary based teaching strategies, including challenges of TMark T. Baillie. level. Kimberly proudly represented our Department Sciences and Engineering Laboratory (ISEL). No sustainable implementation and assessment practices as a member on the Board of Senior small task indeed, Mark was were addressed. Similarly, Mark Kimberly Graves joined the Thesis Readers and additionally instrumental in organizing an successfully pursued an iBC faculty in August of 2014 through her selection to the College’s integrated curriculum that was retreat, held during June 2017 after earning her Ph.D. in Foundational Undergraduate Science to be shared among faculty at the UD Virden Conference Chemistry from Princeton Education Working Group. teaching introductory biological Center. Here, iBC faculty, staff, University. Since then, she sciences courses and general and upper administrative personnel taught hundreds of Blue Hens Moreover, Kimberly was active in the chemistry (originally CHEM103/ contributed to development of foundational topics in general scholarship of teaching and learning. CHEM104). Ultimately, under programmatic goals, common chemistry, actively engaging During 2015, Kimberly Graves was Mark’s leadership, the integrated student learning outcomes, and her students during lecture, selected to participate in the prestigious general chemistry would earn pathways for sustainable growth. workshop, and laboratory Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Summer its own unique spot among the The integrated teaching team is periods using innovative Leadership Institute sponsored by the other general chemistry courses thankful for Mark’s contributions instructional practices. Association of American Colleges and offerings. This course sequence is to the program. Her teaching assignments Universities. The goal of this institute now formally recognized by the primarily centered on sections Kimberly Graves was to facilitate the transformation Mark Baillie University as General Chemistry Mark Baillie has transitioned to within the general chemistry of instruction in science, technology, for the Life Sciences (CHEM107/CHEM108). a highly regarded preparatory high school in Little CHEM103/104 offerings, courses in which most engineering and mathematics (STEM). She found Rock, Arkansas, Episcopal Collegiate School. He STEM-related disciplines on campus require. As this experience to be transformative, providing Mark had a profound influence on the structure envisions his new role will afford him an opportunity such, she fastidiously fine-tuned her lessons and her with a unique opportunity to interact with and design of iBC curricula. Among Mark’s notable to build a national high school teacher training laboratory experiences to be pertinent for diverse colleagues from a number of renowned institutions accomplishments in the classroom, technological network. We wish Mark all the best. cohorts of majors, including engineering and the to discuss and strategize enhanced, meaningful innovation was at the forefront of his instruction. sub-disciplines therein, as well as those in the education for STEM students of the 21st Century. Using technology to untether himself from the agricultural, health, and life sciences. Kimberly’s We extend our gratitude to Drs. Graves and Baillie lectern, Mark transformed his lecture hall into for their contributions and service to the Department teaching repertoire also included honors sections in Kimberly, together with Mark Baillie, was a learning environment in which students were and broader University community. Both have left which her students received thoughtful instruction instrumental in designing and implementing the invited to become active participants in the lecture an indelible footprint on undergraduate and graduate on the nature of science and participated in inaugural “Chemistry Jumpstart” program, whereby experience. His zeal for student achievement did not education at UD for which we celebrate. We wish innovative chemical experimentation. Kimberly was incoming Freshmen participated in a mandatory go unnoticed by his colleagues. A close collaborator, both continued success as they pursue the next stage highly regarded by her students, quickly earning remediation of fundamental math skills crucial for Professor Alenka Hlousek-Radojcic, Department of their careers. their respect and consistently on the receiving end of success in general chemistry prior to the start of the of Biological Sciences, noted that Mark exhibited outstanding course evaluations. semester. Kimberly and Mark successfully solicited an, “…endless energy that would result in making financial assistance for this effort from the College – Jacqueline H. Fajardo any project he would consider worthwhile become a In addition to her undergraduate teaching of Arts & Sciences and saw the fruits of their labor reality.” responsibilities, Kimberly was dedicated to training enacted during the Summer of 2016. the Department’s first-year graduate students on Indeed, Mark strove to deliver instructional materials the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching and Kimberly Graves has moved on to Sapling Learning, to his primarily Freshmen cohort in a manner aligned pedagogy as they embarked on what was often their a subsidiary of Macmillan Learning, to author with modern, evidenced-based practices. During his first teaching assistant position. Again, reviews for rigorous, electronically-formatted online homework time with UD, he earned a respectable reputation this course experience were positive and the course problems for an increasingly technologically- among colleagues both nationally and abroad, deemed valuable and rewarding by those graduate dependent market. She will be missed. securing prestigious facilitation roles at numerous students who were enrolled in it. Her service HHMI-sponsored Summer Institutes including

13 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 14 Continuing Legacies DuPont™ Kevlar®: An

hile every penny given to us by our doctorate program at UMASS at Amherst with Innovative Aramid from the alumni and friends is deeply appreciat- hardly any effort on his part. He was terribly shy and ed—and I do mean that sincerely—I quiet but he had a brilliant intellect. He would have haveW deemed it appropriate to highlight the major been a disaster if he had to interview for enrollment labs of Stephanie Kwolek continuing contributions of two of our alumni and a in the doctorate program but the Delaware faculty friend of the Department. smoothed things out for him and he was admitted via their UMASS faculty contacts and strong recommendations. It was a giant kick start for Dr. Lipp’s career and a step that he couldn’t have taken without such support.”

Since then, the >$335,000 donated to us by the Foundation has contributed to the annual stipends of ninety-seven graduate students.

Although still in its relative infancy, Dave Heitzer (BS [CHEG] 77) Pictured left to right: Earl Bampo, Stephen Fendt, Daniel Scanlon, Rebecca DiBonna, David Plastino, Ruth Mandel, has made a commitment Duncan Bower and Joseph Quinlan. to underwrite an undergraduate CHEM/ Since Dave Plastino (BS78) first walked into BIOC summer research my office in 2007 to present his proposal, seventy fellowship program Dave Heitzer Plastino Alumni Undergraduate Research Fellows comparable to the tephanie was born and raised in New Kensing- Station in Wilmington. She was a talented chemist have been supported with $3500 stipends (+$500 Plastino Fellows Program. Thus far, three Heitzer ton, , a suburb of . Her and gave up on the med school idea. for S&E) to carry out full-time research during Fellowships have been awarded, with more to come. father died in 1933 during the Great Depres- the summer months in our Faculty laboratories. Like Dave Plastino, Dave Heitzer topped off his UD Ssion, when she was only ten. Her mother worked Much of her organic synthesis work involved Although his professional background was in degree with an MBA from the University of Texas- hard to support Stephanie and her brother with the . One of her classic publications investments (MBA from Michigan, followed by Austin. He currently leads EDF Trading North hope that they could obtain a college education, with colleague Paul Morgan appeared in the high-level positions with Goldman-Sachs and UBS), America, in Houston, TX. EDF Trading provides which she and her husband had not been able to Journal of Chemical Education in 1959 - “The Dave still points to his undergraduate research in comprehensive power, natural gas, and renewable achieve. rope trick: Demonstration of condensation Prof. John Bulkowski’s (FAC 75-08) lab as his contract origination service to large industrial polymerization.” This is the basis for countless seminal educational experience. clients in North America, in an exclusive long-term Stephanie was a diligent student with an interest lecture demonstrations around the world. arrangement. in chemistry. She attended Margaret Morrison David W. Lipp The first check from (the late) , Carnegie College (now Carnegie-Mellon University) I first met Stephanie in 1962, when I joined Ph.D. (MS 72) Family Foundation arrived, with Like pebbles thrown into a pond, programs like the in Pittsburgh, graduating with a B.S. degree in DuPont’s Pioneering Research Lab in Wilmington. little or no fanfare, in 2009. I will let Mr. William foregoing have a ripple effect on the recipients that chemistry in 1946. She wanted to attend medical I was impressed that this woman with a B.S. degree Barkhurst, President of the Foundation, fill in the potentially will extend throughout their careers. school but did not have funding. She decided to was competing with a group of male with blanks: Their and our gratitude is boundless! work as a chemist for a couple of years and save for Ph.D.’s As a Physical Chemist, I was working on medical school. polymeric foam materials, so we were not lab mates. “Dr. Lipp completed his Masters studies at the University of Delaware while serving in the She accepted a job at DuPont’s Rayon Department After I left for academia in 1964, Stephanie invented Army and the University’s Chemistry faculty Lab in Buffalo. Three years later, Stephanie moved Kevlar the following year. Her U.S. Patent “Wholly enthusiastically encouraged him to pursue a to DuPont’s Pioneering Research Lab of the Textile Aromatic Carbocyclic Polycarbonamide Fiber doctorate. They got him into a polymer chemistry Fibers Department at the famous Experimental Having Orientation Angle of Less Than About

15 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 16 45 degrees,” (#3,819,587) proved to be a major state and local police. These Kevlar vests have saved breakthrough in polymer science. thousands of lives. Additional Faculty/Staff Stephanie is named in 15 U.S. patents, impressive The exhibit displays are on three floors of the for a woman with a B.S. degree. She retired in 1986 Lammot DuPont Laboratory. On the second floor, after forty years at DuPont. In 1995 she received the the focus is on Stephanie. One great photo was Activities DuPont Lavoisier Medal for Technical Achievement. taken in 2007 by Norm Henry, Vice President of She received the Perkin Award in 1997. The DACS and a DuPont retiree. It shows her at the University of Delaware awarded her an Honorary DACS table at the National Chemistry Week event Doctorate in May, 2008. at the Independence School. She talked about Kevlar and gave out swatches of Kevlar fabric with She was only the fourth woman named to the her autograph. At age 83, she was still promoting National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1995. Stephanie chemistry to young people. has won many other awards and honorary degrees in recognition of her truly remarkable scientific work. The exhibit on the first floor includes the molecular models and diagrams of the process used to align the In last year’s Blue Hen Chemist, I wrote about polymer chains. A fabric sample is provided. Kevlar “Nylon: The Delaware Connection” exhibit in and steel cables are on display. Kevlar has five times the three display cases in the Lammot DuPont the strength of steel. Laboratory. That exhibit has since been replaced by the Delaware Academy of Chemical Sciences The ground floor showcases actual Kevlar products with permission from Department Chair Murray such as body armor, and Advanced Combat Helmet, Johnston. firefighter gear combining Kevlar® and ®, industrial safety gloves, athletic shoes and gear. The new exhibit is: “DuPont Kevlar – An Innovative Aramid from the Labs of Stephanie Kwolek.” The The exhibit opened on the afternoon of Friday, May DACS appreciates the support of the Department 5. One of those attending was Dr. Thomas Connelly, of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DuPont and the Jr., C.E.O. and Executive Director of ACS. He made Undergraduate students from various universities on UD’s campus for a summer Science, Technology, Education and Math research experience run by Hagley Museum and Library (Stephanie left them a suicidal drive up I-95 on a Friday afternoon! I call professor Karl Booksh for students with disabilities. - (Evan Krape / University of Delaware) many of her awards, plus a variety of Kevlar items). that dedication to chemistry! begin this section on a somber note, Prof. Karl Booksh was pictured 98-99) is a member of the National reflecting on the deaths of three with other members of the Committee ACS Senior Chemists Committee. Our DACS President Ed Adams is a DuPont Lifer – Allen A. Denio wives of former CHEM/BIOC on Chemists with Disabilities at now employed at the Chestnut Run location. He Ifaculty members during the past year: the Committee on Minority Affairs Prof. Doug Doren earned an M.A. degree at U.D. in 1985 before , Deputy Dean for luncheon, held at the 2017 San heading to Wisconsin for his Ph.D. Ed was able to the Sciences in the College of Arts and Carol Francisco National ACS Meeting [C&E get many Kevlar items on loan from DuPont. We have received word that Sciences, organized the 10th annual Noggle, widow of the late Prof. Joe News, 4/24/17, p. 43]. He and Prof. Nobel Prize Symposium, held in the Noggle (FAC 71-98) died in 2016 (no Sharon Rozovsky supervised another Harker ISE Laboratory on 10/28/16. Rita Vasta was Stephanie’s close friend, who looked details are available). NSF-funded REU Program for STEM Prof. Joel Rosenthal discussed the after her in her final years. Rita worked for DuPont students with learning and physical work of the 2016 Nobel Laureates in as an analytical chemist for 20 years. She is now Ginny D. Ahrens Prof. disabilities during this past summer—a Chemistry. Assistant Principal at Delcastle Technical High , wife of Conrad N. Trumbore reprise of their very successful 2015 School. She contributed many items to the exhibit. (FAC 60-97), died on 11/9/16, at age 84. She and program. Prof. Cecil Dybowski and his Conrad had been married for 24 years. students have uncovered the cause of Mike Stemniski provided the molecular models Education Specialist Dana an art conservation nightmare. Water for the monomers paraphenylene diamine and Nancy Spicer McCurdy Chatellier has notched a pedagogical and humidity are major contributing terephthaloyl (PPD-T) chloride. died on 1/18/17, at age 91. She and Wally [the milestone in record time: 300 factors in the formation of tiny late Prof. Wallace McCurdy (FAC chemistry classes (actually, 304) formations of lead-based soaps—each Marianne Cinaglia provided the information on the 59-92] had been married for 59 years, taught during his first 30 years (1986- white spot about a tenth of a mm in Bulletproof Vest Partnership created by the B.P.V. prior to Wally’s death in 2014. 2016). diameter—that mar paintings by artists Partnership Grant Act of 1998. This was an effort ranging from Rembrandt van Rijn to by the Department of Justice to provide vests for Dr. Al (chemist) Denio (FAC 78-79, Georgia O’Keefe: https://news.artnet.

17 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 18 com/art-world/scientists-lead-soaps-oil- Profs. Jean Futrell (FAC 86-99) Dr. Julien Makongo, a former post- paintings-936128 (Artnet.cm is the and Garry Rechnitz (FAC 78- doc n Prof. Svilen Bobev’s group, is website of the magazine, Art News). 89) achieved octogenarian status now a Principal Scientist with Lumenari, during the past year—HEARTIEST Inc. in Lexington, KY. (the late) Prof. Betty Dyer (FAC CONGRATULATIONS to both! 33-71) is the then “Ms. March” in the Some of the older residents of Brown U of D’s “Then and Now” calendar for The Science X Network has highlighted Lab may have noticed a strong family 2017. Betty is pictured in a chemistry a major discovery by Prof. Catherine resemblance between the author of this teaching laboratory with two lab-coat Grimes and her research team: the article (C&E News, 11/28/16, p. 35) clad students. Since both students are invention of a scientific method to track and our long-time CHEM Department female, and Betty looks relatively young, cells implicated in immune diseases— Chair, the late) Prof. William A. I’m guessing that the picture was taken labeling a bacterial cell “jacket.” (https:// Mosher (FAC 45-72, CHAIR 45- during the Women’s College era, which phys.org/news/2017-05-bacterial-cell- 69). ‘Tis not accidental! The author, ended when the Men’s and Women’s jacket-team-scientific.html) Prof. Michael D. Mosher, Chair of the Colleges were yoked in 1944. A similar ACS Committee on Nomenclature, picture of Betty hangs in the Starbucks After providing yeoman (yoeperson?) Terminology, and Symbols, is the Café adjacent to Barnes & Noble on service in formatting and composing Wammer’s grand-nephew. He also Main Street. the past two editions of the Blue happens to have been Prof. Jackie Hen Chemist, the College of Arts Fajardo’s Department Chair at the Prof. P. Andrew Evans (FAC 86- and Sciences Art Director, Heather University of Northern Colorado. 04) has been recognized as one of the Harwood, has moved on to greener 2017 Arthur C. Cope Scholars by the pastures at Xavier University. Dr. Arnold Rheingold (FAC 84-03), ACS “for his development of innovative Professor of Chemistry at the University rhodium-catalyzed reactions of California, San Diego, is and their applications to the finally biting the retirement synthesis of biologically relevant bullet, as far as teaching is Hal White and his 8th grade science project complex molecules.” Andy is concerned. He will, of course, education, encourages scholarly inquiry counting) have become the stuff of contribution to the ACS Select virtual currently located at his third continue to be significantly related to education and promotes the legend. issue on the Legacy of Richard Heck stop since leaving the U of D. involved in X-ray structural use of research to improve education and (FAC71-89), Nobel Prize in Chemistry, He is the Professor and Alfred determinations, as well as the life serve the public good. Dr. Douglass Taber (FAC 82-13) 2010) (Organometallics, 35, 1177- R. Bader Chair of Organic and of a gentleman avocado farmer. was an invited speaker at the 23rd 1178 (2016). Organometallic Chemistry at Dr. Michael A. Stemniski has been Conference on Isoprenoids, Minsk, Queen’s University, Kingston, Prof. Kate Scantlebury has included in the 2016 class of ACS Belarus, 9/4-7/16. Dr. Hal White (FAC 71-15) developed Ontario (C&E News, 2/9/17, p. 36). received two AERA Awards Fellows—57 strong. If ever there was his now-professional interest in during the past year: The a chemist who is synonymous with Dr. J. Herbert Waite (former JOINT entymology at an early stage. Check Prof. Jackie Fajardo has AERA Research Award for teacher, it has to be “Doc.” In support FAC) and his University of California- out the photo of Hal with his 8th grade been appointed to the ACS Distinguished Contributions thereof, I would cite his 44 years (and Santa Barbara colleagues’ work on how science project on Sphinx moths. Examinations Committee to Gender Equity Education, counting) part-time teaching at the mussel glues rely on cation-aromatic charged with the development and the Research on Women U of D, 35 years (until his retirement attraction was highlighted in C&E of the 2019 full-year General and Education’s SIG Willystine in 2006) at Thomas McKean High News (2/20/17, p. 7). Chemistry Examination. She has Harold Kwart Goodsell Award, which School, and 25 years (1981-2006) at Del also been named the Co-Director recognizes an educator who has Tech. In the process, his many chemical Prof. Don Watson wrote the lead for the UD Chapter of the Center for Gone, but not forgotten! Dr. Clemens served AERA on behalf of women, girls demonstration shows (over 400, and editorial for the Organometallics’ the Integration of Research, Teaching, Lamberth, Senior Team Leader for and education through scholarship, and Learning (CIRTL). Syngenta Crop Protection, in Stein, activism, ad community building. Switzerland, will present a featured The American Education Research Prof. Joe Fox was the recipient of lecture on the Newman-Kwart Association is the largest international the Delaware BioScience Association’s Rearrangement at the 2017 Washington research association devoted to the 2017 Academic Researcher Award for National ACS Meeting. Harold Kwart scientific study of education and his “research excellence” in molecular professed at the U of D from 1951-1983. learning, with over 25,000 members discovery.” from 85 countries. Founded in 1916, the association advances knowledge about

19 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 20 Postdoctoral Researchers Visiting and Fellows, 2016-17 Faculty

Mohammad Al-Amin (Institute for Medicinal Shane Plunkett (University of Dublin, Trinity Mr. Huy ( Mike) Dao (MS11): Dr. Meghan Klems (PhD16) Resources at the University of Tokushima, Japan) College, Ireland) [M. Watson] CHEM - 103/104 General Chemistry CHEM – 101/102 General Chemistry [Chain] (Dover Associate –in-Arts Program) Sarah Pound (University of Minnesota, Twin Dr. Michael Stemniski Devendar Anumandla (University of Nevada) Cities) [M. Watson] Dr. Karen L. Hoober (PhD99) CHEM - 103/104 (Wilmington Associate-in-Arts [M. Watson] CHEM - 106 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry Program) Caitlin Quinn (Columbia University) [Polenova] CHEM - 214/216 Elementary Biochemistry CHEM - 213/215 Elementary Organic Chemistry Abderrahman Atifi(Marquette University) [Rosenthal] Rajgopal Sharma (Wayne State University) [D. Watson] Himal Ganguly (Bose Institute with University of Calcutta, India) [Zondlo] Raghu Vannam (University of Connecticut) [Fox]

Run-Duo Gao (Shanghai Institute of Organic Bojan Vulovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia) [D. Chemistry, China) [D. Watson] Watson]

Rupal Gupta (Carnegie Mellon University) Zhenhua Wu (Oregon State University) [Chain] [Polenova] Chapter Officers 2017-2018 Surya Kotha (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India) [Zondlo] Visiting Scholars, ACS/SA ASBMB/UAN Allison Latshaw (University of South Carolina) 2016-17 [Bobev] Co-president: President: Anthony Campanella (BS/CHEM/18) Alana Duke (BS/BIOC/20) Yan Chen (Fujian Normal University, Xingyu Lu (University of Lille, France) [Polenova] China) [Scantlebury] Co-president: Vice-President: Zachary Jones (BS/BIOC/18) John Vaile (BS/BIOC/20) Mohit Mehta (Florida State University) [Patel] Martin Forstner (Syracuse Secretary: Secretary: University) [Rozovsky] Daniel Scanlon (BS/BIOC/20) Jennifer Lawrence (BS/BISC/18) Raghupathi Neelarapu (Osmania University, Treasurer: Treasurer: India) [Koh] Shanhu Lee (University of Alabama, Claire Lipscombe (BS/BIOC/19) Julianna Follmar (BS/BIOC/19) Huntsville) [Johnston] Alexander Ovchinnikov (Max Planck Institute Public Relations: Public Relations Officer: for Chemical Physics of Solids &Technical Jennifer Mass [Beebe] Christina Charles (BS/CHEM/18) Daniel Scanlon (BS/BIOC/20) University of Dresden, Germany) [Bobev] Webmaster: Co-Adviser: Earl Bampo (BS/BIOC/19) Prof. Catherine Grimes Faculty Advisor: Co-Advisor: Prof. Erich Bloch Prof. Sharon Rozovsky

21 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 22 Colloquia & Symposia Undergraduate Awards 2016-17 2016-17

he 37th East Coast Ion Chemistry on 5/6/17. Keynote speakers were Carmen Drahl NATIONAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS C&E News Joel Schneider Conference was held on Saturday, 10/1/16. ( ) and (National American Chemical Society/Hach Scientific Alexandra Chiodi (BA/XCE/17) Talks were given by speakers from the Cancer Institute, UD FAC 99-09). Other speakers Foundation Scholars Kimberly LaRosa (BA/XCE/19) TUniversity of Delaware, Drexel University, Rutgers came from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Maryland- American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Shelby Roseman (BS/CHEM/17) University, US FDA, and ERP International. Topics College Park, Maryland-Baltimore County, and Biology 20th Undergraduate Poster Competition, (ASBMB Travel Award) included aerosol analysis, gas phase ionic organic the National Cancer Institute. Companion poster Chicago, IL, April 21-25, 2017 mechanisms, MALDI, LC-MS, CIMS, and gas sessions were held in the McKinly Atrium. phase thermochemistry. The 38th ECICC will be National Science Foundation Graduate Research Andrew Kuznicki (BS/CHEM/17) held on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The Delaware Membrane Protein Symposium, Fellowships Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) organized by Profs. Sharon Rozovsky, Edward About 30 UDEL mass spec alumni and friends Lyman, and Karen Fleming (CHEG) was held in REGIONAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS attended the annual (for several years, anyway) UD Clayton Hall on 5/22/17. The keynote speaker was 81st Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Griffen Desroches (BS/CHEM/18), 1st Place, Alumni Lunch at the meeting of the American Prof. Christian Eggeling, Oxford University. Other Penn State – Berks, Reading, PA April 29 2017 Inorganic/Physical Division Society for Mass Spectrometry in Indianapolis in speakers came from Michigan, Colorado-Boulder, June. Mass spec alumni/ae who didn’t receive an California-Berkeley, Lehigh, Columbia, Baylor, and 19th Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1st Place in their respective Divisions: E-mail invitation are not on our current mailing list: Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. University of Maryland – Baltimore County, Matthew Hurlock (BS/BIOC/17) please send an E-mail address to: [email protected]. October 22, 2016 Shelby Roseman (BS/CHEM/17) Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) The 10th Annual Frontiers in Chemistry and Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17) Biology Interface Symposium, organized by Profs. Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes and Brian 2nd Place in his Divisions: Bahnson, was held in the Wolf Hall Auditorium Zachary Jones (BS/CHEM/18)

DATE SPEAKER/AFFILIATION TOPIC UNIVERSITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS 9/2/16 Prof. Lars Gundlach Ultrafast Dynamics in Solar Energy Relevant American Association of University Professors Matthew Hurlock (BS/BIOC/17) University of Delaware Materials Student Award 9/7/16 Prof. Edward Lyman You Are What You Eat (and there are Biophysical University of Delaware Water Resources Center Ilana Schnaufer (BS/CHEM/17) University of Delaware Consequences) Research Award 10/10/16 Prof. Leslie Poole Catalysis by Peroxiredoxins at High and Temporal Wake Forest School of Medicine and Structural Resolution [10th John C. Wriston, DEPARTMENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS Jr. Lecture] American Chemical Society Award in Chemistry Zachary Jones (BS/CHEM/18) 3/3/17 Prof. Murray Johnston Adventures with Airborne Nanoparticles University of Delaware American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Jill Harland (BS/CHEM/17) Chemistry Undergraduate Award 4/12/17 Prof. Michael Krische Hydrogen-Mediated C-C Bond Formation [14th University of Texas – Austin Richard F. Heck Lecture] American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Griffen Desroches (BS/CHEM/18) Chemistry Undergraduate Award 5/1/17 Prof. Brian Bahnson Comformational Flexibility in Enzyme Catalysis University of Delaware American Chemical Society Division of Organic Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17) Chemistry Undergraduate Award 5/5/17 Prof. Cynthia Jameson The Inside Scoop on the Nature (Symmetry, University of Illinois – Chicago Size, Shape, Dynamic Distortion; Presence of American Chemical Society Division of Physical Griffen Desroches (BS/CHEM/18) Paramagnetic Entities, Chirality) of Nanocavities and Chemistry Undergraduate Award Channels in Porous Materials via Xe Atom NMR American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry Matthew Hurlock (BS/BIOC/17)

23 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 24 C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Nicholas Pompetti (BS/CHEM/17) Chemistry C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Inorganic Griffen Desroches (BS/CHEM/18) 2017 Summer Science Research Fellowship Elizabeth Dyer Awards for Excellence in Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Biochemistry and Chemistry Shelby Roseman (BS/CHEM/17) Research Scholars Carl A. Frankenberg Undergraduate Award In Gabriel Gregorzak (BS/BIOC/17) Chemstry Education Frank W. Collins Undergraduate Awards in Dominic Santoleri (BS/BIOC/17) RECIPIENTS SOURCE OF SUPPORT MENTOR Biochemistry Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Earl Bampo (BS/BIOC/19) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Mary Watson Gene J. and Frances E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Alex Manders (BS/CHEM/17) Research Fellowship Daniel Bodine (BS/CHEM/19) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Lars Gundlach Program Hypercube Scholar Award Cannon Giglio (BS/CHEM/17) Duncan Bower (BS/CHEM/19) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Neal Zondlo James A. Moore Undergraduate Award in Organic Jacob Piane (BS/CHEM/17) Chemistry Anthony Campanella (BS/ University Undergraduate Research Prof. Erich Bloch CHEM/18) Program Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Awards Brittany Georges (BS/CHEM/20) Daniel Scanlon (BS/BIOC/20) Wing Cheung (BS/CHEM/18) INBRE Prof. Mary Watson Awards Lauren Matlack (BS/BIOC/17) Andrew Currie (BS/BIOC/18) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Clara Chang Dominic Santoleri (BS/BIOC/17) Program (GEOL) Quaesita Drake Scholarships Nicole Coffey (BS/CHEM/18) Rebecca DiBona (BS/BIOC/19) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Zhihao Zhuang Jill Harland (BS/CHEM/17) Stephen Fendt (BS/BIOC/18) Plastino Fellowship Prof. John Koh Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) Harrison Greenberg (BS/ Unversity Undergraduate Research Prof. Zhihao Zhuang Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17) BIOC/18) Program Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Excellence Jay Subramoney (BS/BIOC/17) Ruth Mandel (BS/CHEM/19) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Andrew Teplykov Wallace H. Carothers Scholarships Earl Bampo (BS/BIOC/19) Joseph Quinlan (BS/BIOC/18) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Don Watson Duncan Bower (BS/CHEM/19) Tyler Reagle (BS/BIOC/19) INBRE Prof. Joe Fox Wallace H. McCurdy, Jr. Undergraduate Award in Jill Harland (BS/CHEM/17) Nicole Raniszewski (BS/BIOC/19) Heitzer Fellowship Prof. Neal Zondlo Analytical Chemistry Daniel Scanlon (BS/BIOC/20) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Catherine Grimes Elizabeth van Winkle (BA/ Hofmann Fellowship Prof. Karl Booksh CHEM/18) Joshan Wang (BS/BIOC/19) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Neal Zondlo Program Jingchen Yang University Undergraduate Research Prof. Mary Watson Program

25 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 26 MAY 27, 2017 22nd CHEM/ The lengthy ceremony ended with emotional BIOC Graduation tributes and standing ovations led by outgoing Chair Murray Johnston for Your Editor (In recognition of his just completed 42 years as Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies) and Convocation Prof. Burnaby Munson (on the occasion of his retirement; after 50 years of service).

ew Associate Chair for The group then adjourned to the lobby of Brown Undergraduate Studies Sandeep Laboratory for the traditional post-Graduation Patel’s maiden voyage as organizer/MC reception. Recognizing that he is now “beyond the Nproved to be a record-setter, with a total attendance Jennifer Jewson law,” Prof. Munson borrowed Pat McMahon’s of just under 650. That Included all-time attendance Segway (which used to be Burnaby’s) and stealthily highs on the part of both UG seniors (65) and provided rides to the adventurous. advanced degree recipients (17). Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Don Watson presented Although 2017 marked a resurgence in interest, the latter group. on the part of our baccalaureate graduates, in advanced study in graduate and professional schools; The featured speaker for this joyous occasion was John Burmeister (center) uncertainty still dominated: Dr. Jennifer Jewson, who received her doctorate in chemistry from the University of Delaware in remarkably incisive and well-received portrayal 1996, working in the laboratory of Prof. Klaus of her metamorphosis from research chemist to 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 business leader in the chemical industry. This was a Theopold. Jennifer is now the Associate Director Graduate School 18 12 11 12 18 10 12 7 20 of Global Business Processes & System Support for particularly appropriate change-of-pace message for Medical School 3 3 1 1 4 1 7 3 4 LyondellBassell, based in Houston, TX (although those of our graduates who will not follow the paths she is currently working out of Rotterdam, labeled “academia” or “Industrial research.” Dental School 1 1 - - 1 - 2 2 2 The Netherlands). Her lecture proved to be a Pharmacy School 1 - 2 2 - - 1 1 4 Law School 1 - - 1 - 1 1 2 2 Nursing School - - - - 2 1 - - 2 Industry 12 8 5 8 6 7 3 8 2 Government - 1 2 - - 1 1 1 2 Teaching - - 1 2 - 1 1 1 4 Other 1 - 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 Undetermined 37 33 34 34 18 29 26 22 9 =TOTAL 74 58 57 61 51 53 55 50 54

In like manner, the mix of baccalaureate degrees keeps changing:

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 BA/CHEM 15 11 14 7 5 12 18 11 11 BA/XCE 2 - 2 1 2 1 1 - - BS/CHEM 29 33 25 30 21 17 21 18 13 BS/BIOC 28 14 16 23 23 23 15 21 30 Murray Johnston, Sandeep Patel, Jennifer Jewson

27 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 28 Graduate or Professional 2017 Graduates School Bound • Annette Brocks, Massachusetts Institute of • Jacob Piane, Penn State University (Ph.D. in Chemistry) Ashley M. McLenithan Diamere D.-L. Nabinett 2017 B.A. Chemistry Technology (M.S. in Technology and Policy) • Nicholas Pompetti, University of Colorado, Boulder Graduates Pernilla L. T. Mpasi Marissa J. Nash • Mohammed Gbadamosi, University of Florida, (Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry/Nanoscience) d College of Pharmacy (Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical David H. Brickhouse Omar A. Montero Rachel J. Owrutsky • Shelby Roseman, Harvard University (Ph.D. in Sciences) Chemical Biology) Annette J. Brocksa, e Andrew C. Nichols Taylor L. Paskeyb Jill Harland • , University of Michigan (Ph.D. in • Dominic Santoleri, University of Pennsylvania Bioinorganic Chemistry) Alexandra M. Chiodi (XCE) Thomas J. O’Donnell Yen N. Pham (Ph.D. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology) Evan Horowitz Margaret M. Dolan (XCE) • , SUNY-Stony Brook (M.S. in Marine • Drew Schimpf, New York University, College of Adriana Paldino Jacob J. Piane Science) f Dentistry (D.D.S.) Cannon J. Giglio Matthew Hurlock Doojoon Park Nicholas F. Pompetti • , Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D. • Markia Smith, PREP Program, Baylor University in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology/ Victoria L. Kager c, e College of Medicine (Ph.D. in Biomedical Science) Dominic A. Santoleri Francis K. Rop Biophysics) Pierce E. Knox • Jay Subramoney, Thomas Jefferson University, Michael D. Scanlon Shelby A. Rosemana, e Simranjeet Kaur • , University of Delaware (Ph.D. in Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Doctor of Medicine) Omar A. Montero g Physical Therapy) Naomi C. Serillo Ilana N. Schnaufer • Junius Thomas, University of Michigan (M.S. in Andrew Kuznicki Thomas J. O’Donnell • , University of Delaware (Ph.D. in Chemical Biology) Markia A. Smith Erica Shymon Inorganic Chemistry) • Bnan Tran, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Michelle M. Page f g Sean Lein Jay S. Subramoney Brian H. Tran • , Ohio State University (Ph.D. in Molecular, (Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry) Doojoon Park Cellular, and Developmental Biology) Bryan M. Taylor Caroline M. Vesper • Hannah Wastyk, Stanford University (Ph.D. [NSF • Andrew Maynes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Nichole L. R. Pennisi Fellowship] in Bioengineering) Junius E. Thomas Silu Wang State University (Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry) • Nicole Wenzell, University of Caifornia, San Shannon Rodriguez a, e Thomas O’Donnell Hannah C. Wastyk Allen Yang • , St. Georges Medical School Francisco (Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology) (Doctor of Medicine) Brian J. Rosario Nicole A. Wenzelle Chiyu Zhang • Natasha Wolfhope, Rutgers University (M.B.A. in • Michelle Page, Hofstra University Law School (J.D.) Drew J. Schimpf Management) Jiaqi Zhang Taylor Paskey 2017 B.S. Chemistry • , Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney • Jiaqi Zhang, University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. in 2017 B.S. Biochemistry Graduates Kimmel Medical College (Doctor of Medicine) Materials Science and Engineering) Graduates Benjamin Beane Saba Ali Samuel A. Capolongo Celine N. Choo Woon Chee Brandon K. Cordova Dejuanah S. Collymore Headed for Industry, Etc. James G. Farrell • Brandon Cordova, Research Chemist, Eurofin • Omar Montero, Research Chemist, Bristol-Myers Juliana F. Debnam Jill B. Harland Laboratories, Lancaster, PA Squibb Merna N. Eleias Alexander J. Hart • James Farrell, Research Chemist, Roche Molecular • Diamere Nabinett, Research Chemist, Sepax Mohammed O. Gbadamosi Evan J. Horowitzg Diagnostics Technologies c • Gabriel Gregorzak, U.S. Peace Corps • Shannon Rodriguez, Formulation Chemist, Gabriel E. Gregorzak Chelsea Y. Keefe • Alexander Hart, Customer Care Specialist, Suvoda; Sandream-Impact Garrett A. Himlerc, f Andrew Kuznicki Conshohocken, PA • Michael Scanlan, Research Chemist, DuPont Stine a a Mathew E. Hurlock Summa cum laude Chelsea Keefe Haskell Laboratories Ashley N. Kuppersmith bMagna cum laude • , Production Engineer, Momentive c • Naomi Serillo, Instrument Sales Inside Account Simranjeet Kaur a Cum Laude • Pierce Knox, Research Assistant, A. I. DuPont Alex Manders d Degree-with-Distinction Hospital Manager, Agilent Technologies Sean J. Lein eHonors Degree-with-Distinction f Bryan Taylor Alec G. Manougian Honors Degree • Lauren Matlack, Research Technician, Children’s • , Customer Service Engineer, Agilent g Lauren E. Matlack Environmental Chemistry Hospital of Philadelphia Technologies Andrew J. Maynes Concetration

29 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 30 Graduate School 2017 M.A./M.S. Placements, 1994-2017 Graduates

Adelphi...... 1 Harvard...... 7 Purdue...... 3 NAME DEGREE THESIS ADVISOR THESIS TITLE PLACEMENT Alaska-Fairbanks...... 1 Hawaii...... 2 Rhode Island...... 1 Matthew M.S. Prof. Joel Rosenthal Synthesis and Preparing to apply Arcadia...... 1 Illinois-Chicago...... 2 Rochester...... 4 Fitzsimons Development of Novel to medical schools Baylor...... 1 Illinois-Urbana...... 7 Rutgers...... 8 Tetra-AZA Catalyst Boston College...... 3 Imperial College, London...... 1 St. John’s...... 1 Platforms Boston University...... 3 Indiana...... 4 Scripps...... 2 Rosemary M.S. Prof. Zhihao Zhuang Cloning, Expression, Fraunhofer Flores Purification and Enzyme Brigham Young...... 1 Iowa...... 1 Selznick School for Film...... 1 Kinetics Characterization Brandeis...... 1 Johns Hopkins...... 6 Preservation of Deubiquitinase USP30 Cabrini...... 1 Kansas...... 1 Shenandoah...... 1 Ge Guo M.S. Prof. John Koh Catalytic Acyl Transfer Fraunhofer California-Berkeley...... 2 KAUST...... 1 South...... 1 Modification of Nuclear California-Irvine...... 7 Lehigh...... 2 Southern Mississippi...... 1 Receptors and Detection California-Los Angeles...... 1 Maryland-Baltimore...... 1 Stanford...... 1 by In-Gel Labeling California-San Diego...... 3 Maryland-Baltimore Co...... 4 Stevenson...... 2 Daniel Moon M.S. Prof. William Chain Preparation of Icetexane Chemical Hygiene Diterpenoids Synthesis of Officer for the US California-San Francisco...... 4 Maryland-College Park...... 6 SUNY-Buffalo...... 2 Breast Cancer Cell Growth Antarctica Research California-Santa Barbara...... 1 Massachusetts...... 3 SUNY-Stony Brook...... 2 Inhibitors Station Cal Tech...... 5 Max Planck...... 1 Syracuse...... 1 Prajwal Paudel M.A. Continuing in Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon...... 1 Michigan...... 7 Temple...... 4 program with Prof. Case Western...... 4 Michigan State...... 1 Tennessee...... 1 Zhihao Zhuang Chicago...... 1 Minnesota-Twin Cities...... 2 Texas...... 4 Katarina M.S. Prof. Joseph Fox The Synthesis and Associate Scientist, Clemson...... 1 MIT...... 9 Texas A&M...... 4 Rohlfing Development of F-18 Adesis Inc. Labeling Substrates for In Colorado...... 2 Montana State...... 1 Thomas Jefferson...... 5 Vivo Pet Imaging Studies Colorado State...... 1 Montclair State...... 1 Toledo...... 1 Tianyu Tan M.S. Prof. Mary Watson Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki- Graduate Program, Columbia...... 5 New Castle (England)...... 1 Toronto...... 1 Miyaura Cross-Couplings Applied Statistics Connecticut...... 3 New Hampshire...... 2 Towson...... 1 to Set Benzylic, Diaryl UD Cornell...... 10 NYU...... 1 Tufts...... 2 and Triaryl All-Carbon CUNY...... 2 North Carolina-Chapel Hill...13 Vanderbilt...... 1 Quaternary Stereocenters in High Enantiopurity Delaware...... 25 North Carolina-Greensboro...... 1 Villanova...... 1 Wenfei Tian M.A. Returned to China to Drexel...... 1 North Carolina State...... 1 Virginia...... 4 begin a Ph.D. program Duke...... 4 Northeastern...... 1 VPI & SU...... 4 in agriculture Emory...... 1 Northwestern...... 2 Wake Forest...... 2 Minxin Wang M.A. Florida International...... 1 Notre Dame...... 1 Washington...... 1 Songnan Zhang M.S. Prof. Mary Watson Transition Metal Catalyzed Graduate program Florida State...... 2 Ohio State...... 5 Washington (St Louis)...... 1 C-O bond Functionalization: in Computer George Mason...... 1 Oregon...... 1 West Chester...... 1 Enantioselective Arylation Science at NYU Georgetown...... 2 Pace...... 4 Wisconsin...... 1 of Oxocarbenium Ion George Washington...... 3 Penn...... 15 Wyoming...... 1 Intermediates and Enantiospecific Borylation Georgia...... 1 Penn State...... 11 Yale...... 4 of Allylic Caraboxylates Georgia Tech ...... 2 Pittsburgh...... 4 Yeshiva...... 1 Zhengqi Zhang M.A. Gordon Conwell...... 1 Princeton...... 8

31 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 32 2017 Ph.D. Graduates Jun Liu Prof. Sharon Rozovsky Enzymatic Characterization Postdoctoral of Selenoprotein K and S and Fellow, University of Harnessing Selenocysteine for California, SF with Dr. Protein Engineering Lei Wang NAME DISSERTATION DISSERTATION PLACEMENT Jixin Liu Prof. Mary Watson Stereoselective Addition of Chemist, Adesis, Inc. CHAIR TITLE Terminal Alkynes to Oxocarbenium Fahri Alkan Prof. Cecil Dybowski Relativistic DFT Calculations of Postdoctoral Fellow and Iminium Ions Magnetic Shielding Tensors for at Kansas State James Melnyk Prof. Catherine Grimes Synthesis and Application of Postdoctoral Spin 1/2 Heavy Nuclei University Peptidoglycan Derivatives to Study Fellow, University of Kelsey Cobb Prof. Mary Watson Stereospecific, Nickel-catalyzed Senior Staff Scientist the Recognition and Activation California, SF with Cross-Couplings of Amine and at Solenis of the Innate Immune Receptor Prof. Kevan Shokat Alcohol Derived Substrates NOD2 Federico Cruz Prof. John Koh Light-Activated Gene Expression Labratory Manager, Joshua Ottaway Prof. Karl Booksh Adaptive Regression via Subspace Postdoctoral Fellow, UD, Chemistry & Elimination (ARSE): A Novel Lawrence Livermore Biochemistry Algorithm for Eliminating the National Laboratory Contribution of Uncalibrated Christina Forbes Prof. Neal Zondlo Aromatic Amino Acids in Peptides Postdoctoral Fellow Interferents and Proteins: Novel Syntheses, at Arizona State Influences on Structure, and the University Tian Qiu Prof. Joel Rosenthal Electrochemical CO2 and O2 Graduate Program in Nature of C-H/π S-H/π Interactions Reduction Using Nickel and Cobalt Applied Statistics, UD Macrocyclic Complexes Jennifer Prof. Joel Rosenthal Transition Metal Catalysts for Fuel Adjunct Faculty, Gnanamgari Cell Applications UD, Chemistry and Kirk Shimkin Prof. Donald Watson Transition Metal Catalyzed Postdoctoral Biochemistry Methods for the Synthesis and Fellow, University of Functionalization of Primary Michigan with Prof. Sean Holmes Prof. Cecil Dybowski DFT Calculations of Magnetic Postdoctoral Fellow, Amides and Nitroalkanes John Montgomery Shielding and Quadrupolar University of Windsor Coupling in Ordered Systems: Joseph Smith Prof. Karl Booksh Raman Microspectroscopic Senior Scientist, Methods and Applications to NMR Imaging and Multivariate Analysis Merck, Inc. Crystallography to Investigate the Chemical Properties of Novel Geological and Andrew Horan Prof. Murray Johnston Analytical Methodology for Staff Scientist, Planetary Materials Characterization of Atmospheric Signature Science, Nanoparticle LLC Caitlin Tressler Prof. Neal Zondlo Synthesis and Application of Postdoctoral Fellow, Perfluoro-tert-butyl Containing Johns Hopkins Meghan Klems Prof. Brian Bahnson Functional and Structural Faculty position, Amino Acids University Characterization of Neutral Widener University Cholesterol Ester Hydrolase 1 Jenna Yehl Prof. Tatyana Polenova Atomic-Resolution Staff Scientist, Characterization of Actin-Binding company associated Mingyue Li Prof. Tatyana Polenova Structural and Dynamics Postdoctoral Protein, Cofilin-2, in Complex with with MIT-Harvard Studies of Microtubule- Fellow, University of Two Nucleotide-States of F-Actin, Broad Institute associated Tau and Kif5b Pittsburgh by Magic Angle Spinning NMR Assembled with Microtubules; Spectroscopy NMR Crystallography of Oxovanadium(V) Bioinorganics: Yuchen Zhang Prof. John Koh Antagonizing the Androgen Insights from Magic Angle Receptor with a Biomimetic Spinning NMR Spectroscopy Acyltransferase Yi Li Prof. Joseph Fox Stereoselective Synthesis of Research Investigator, Han Zhang Prof. Joseph Fox Interfacial Bioorthogonal Scientist, TP Butenolides and its Applications in API Process Chemistry for Biomaterials Therapeutics Inc., San Total Synthesis of Sessilifoliamides Chemistry, Incyte Synthesis and Patterning and Diego and Development of New Development of Catalytic Method Chemical Tools for Hydrogel Based for “Turning-On” the Tetrazine Biomaterials Ligation

33 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 34 Shirish K. Shah (PhD68) died on Robert J. Mudrock (BS72) passed Chair of Fairfield (CT) University’s 3/26/17, at his retirement home in away at his home in Columbus, OH, on Chemistry Department. Winter Springs, FL, at the age of 75. 8/18/16, at age 66. He had just retired Alumni News Shirish devoted his professional life after a long and successful career as a Margaret A. Conte, M.D. (BS77) to teaching at the college level in the computer programmer with the Ohio has closed her private practice, and Baltimore/Washington area, beginning Department of Administrative Services, is now the Director of Women’s Fifty-Year ACS Members Polytechnic Institute’s Biomedical in global warming. He will always at Chesapeake College, in Wye Mills, Office of Information and Technology. Health at the Wilmington Veteran Engineering External Advisory Board, occupy a special place in my heart as and ending at Morgan State University. Administration Hospital. The annual roster of our 50-year ACS as well as its College of Engineering my very first undergraduate research He was very active in the Maryland Leo F. Conway, D.D.S. (MED74) is members (C&E News, 2/27/17, pp. Advisory Board. Your Editor’s youngest student. His legacy in our Department Chapter of the ACS. still practicing dentistry in Lansdowne, Debra Hess Norris (BA77), Unidel 37-45) listed a whopping 987 names. granddaughter, Amanda Boehm, just will live on in the two Awards that he PA. Henry Francis du Pont Chair in Fine Seven UD alumni and former faculty completed her freshman year in BME endowed—the Shaw Undergraduate Ronald W. Kreis (PhD69) has forged Arts, and Chair of the Department of contributed to the total: at WPI. He recently lectured at UMass- Award in Inorganic Chemistry and a professional path that could serve as a William A. Welsh (PhD74) may be Art Conservation, has been appointed Lowell’s Department of Chemistry. the Shaw Undergraduate Inorganic prototype for today’s entrepreneurially- retired, but his work at W. R. Grace to a 6-year term on UD’s Board of • Rita B. Blumstein (Ph.D65) My middle granddaughter, Emily Research Fellowship. oriented chemists. Trained as a & Co., where he was a vice-president, Trustees. • William W. Maslanka (MS65) Boehm, was a 2017 graduate (CHEG) theoretical thermodynamist by Prof. continues to produce benefits for the of UMass-Lowell. Carl E. Minnier (PhD68) passed away • Bernard G. Giessner, Ph.D. Bob Wood (FAC57-02), Ron is now company. Grace and Bunge Limited 80’s in 3/16, having retired as a Professor the President of Bimax, Inc., in Glen have recently signed a global license (MS67) Mark Patrick, Ph.D. (BS81) has Peter J. Georges, Esq. (BA62) died of Chemistry at the Essex Campus of Rock, PA—a $20 million/year specialty agreement related to new, trans fat- • Ronald W. Kreis (PhD69) transitioned into the consulting phase in 2016. During the year of his 50th the Community College of Baltimore chemicals company. If you use J & free technology for processing edible of his career, still in the NC Research • John A. Michnowicz (PhD72) Reunion, he donated $1 million to County. Carl precipitated an incident J’s Accuvue contact lenses, you are oils. (http://investor.grace.com/ Triangle (Pharma Developability the University of Delaware. He, Art I will never forget, when he frantically using a polymer that originated as a phoenix.zhtml?c=112313&p=irol- • Jay G. Lehman (PhD73) Solutions Consulting, LLC). Coury, and Alexander Liacouras, came into my office to announce monomer made by Bimax. Incredibly, newsArticle&ID=2216733) • Chad A. Tolman, Ph.D. (PT FAC) Ph.D. (BS62) were classmates who that a valve on a chlorine tank in the Ron and a friend started Bimax as a Kenneth J. James (BS84, PhD98) became life-long friends. laboratory that was shared by Prof. 2-person operation in the basement of James M. Thompson (PhD75), who founded Suoercritical Fluid Heartiest congratulations and best Betty Dyer’s (FAC 33-71) and my his friend’s home! The story of Bimax Prof. Richard F. Heck’s first Technologies in Newark in 1994, wishes to all! Donald P. Hoster (MS65, PhD68) research groups was stuck in the open can be found in the fall, 2015 issue of doctoral student, is now a Professor of has been named DE Small Business has retired as Professor of Chemistry position. I (foolheartedly) decided SOCMA’s Member Spotlight (www. Chemistry Emeritus at Alabama A&M Exporter of the Year. In 2016, 74% of 50’s at Baltimore County Community to play hero, took a deep breath, and Bimax.com) University, Normal, AL. College. ventured into the lab. DON’T DO the multi-million dollar, privately-held Paul R. Wunz, Jr. (PhD50) died on firm’s sales were exports, predominantly THAT! Failing to close the valve, I 70’s My attendance at the Mid-Atlantic 5/8/16, in Tucson, AZ; at age 92. Paul John R. Hale, husband of Carolyn C. took some chlorine gas into my lungs, to customers in China, Southeast Asia, R. Bruce Frye (BS71) was Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic was a long-time faculty member at Kent (MS66) passed away on 11/26/16 before running out to phone for Europe, and Latin America. (www. misidentified as R. Bruce Fry Chemists Meeting at UD’s Star Indiana University of Pennsylvania, at age 80. John and Carolyn (one of help. The entirety of Brown Lab was supercriticalfluids.com). where he served as Chair of the (FRIEND) in the Honor Roll of Gifts Campus on 3/16/17 (re)connected me my first three UD M.S. students) have eventually evacuated. with a bevy of old and new Alumni Chemistry Department. (C&E News to the Department in the 2016 Blue Barbara Larsen (PhD84), Research been long-time major supporters and who are engaged in the cosmetic 11/21/16, p. 42). Hen Chemist —our sincere apologies! Scientist with DuPont, returned benefactors of our Department. Bruce Neyers (BS68), owner of chemistry industry: R. Douglas to campus on 5/12/17 to present a Neyers Vineyards in St. Helena, CA, Thornley, Jr. (BA75) [recently 60’s Frank Goetz (PhD78) died in 2016. Student-invited Analytical Chemistry C. Frank Shaw III, Ph.D. (BS66) has shared an absolutely delightful retired], Stephen J. Hurff (BS82) Before his retirement, Frank was a Seminar on “Mass Spectrometry The generous support of Ned D. died on 11/3/16, at age 72. Frank story of his lunch with Lady Bird [Vice-President for Marketing and Principal Scientist at Aerojet. Tools for Metabolomic and Proteomic Heindel (MS61, PhD63) was (or Skip, as I knew him) had a long, Johnson scheduled by the American Sales for the DuPont Company], Investigations.” Barbara is the only highlighted in vol. 20 of the ACS distinguished academic career at the Wildflower Foundation via the Wine Adriana Paldino (BS17), Shannon Silvia S. Jurisson, Ph.D. (BS78), UD-connected ACS Fellow in the Class publication, Building Chemistry’s University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Institute in Napa Valley, some 30 Rodriguez (BA17), Drew Schimpf Professor of Chemistry and Radiology of 2017 (C&E News, 6/19/17, p .35). Future. Ned, Professor of Chemistry Eastern Kentucky University and; years ago. During the course of their (BA17), Caroline Vesper (BS17), at the University of Missouri, Columbia, at Lehigh University, is a past President most recently, Illinois State University. extended personal encounter, he and Elizabeth Dieteman (BS18). has been named a 2016 ACS Fellow Lizanne (Magarity) Pando and former member of the ACS Board He served as Chair of the Chemistry learned of her preference for Zinfandel, Adriana, Shannon, Drew, Caroline, “for developing highly innovative of Directors. Departments at the last two schools. heard a lecture by Prof. Walter Alvarez and Liz are all-employed by Mark (BA85) is the President of St. Hubert approaches for obtaining theranostic He developed an enviable research on the extinction of the dinosaurs, and Chandler’s ACT Solutions Corp. Catholic High School for Girls, in radiopharmaceuticals used in cancer Another entry in the Small World record in the area of bioinorganic came away with an unopened bottle of (www.ACTSolutionsCorp.com) northeast Philadelphia. She manages imaging and therapy.” Silvia was the Department: Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D. chemistry, where he was a world-class wine; autographed by the former First the development, enrollment, and featured speaker at our 2016 CHEM/ marketing for the school of 600 girls. (BS62) is a member of Worcester expert on the bioinorganic chemistry Lady, which he treasures to this day Gary H. Weddle (PhD76) is now the of gold, and had a passionate interest ([email protected]). BIOC Graduation Convocation.

35 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 36 Stephen J. Rapposelli, M. Div. a member of the ACS Chemists with Joshua S. Figueroa (BS00), from the original Consolidated U.S. Coast Guard Officer Candidate Industrial Jobs and Careers—How (BS86) is a Roman Catholic Priest in the Disabilities Committee. Professor of Chemistry at the University Engineering Corporation founded in School. This is the pathway to to Build a Good Foundation for Diocese of Camden, Margate, NJ. of California, San Diego, is in the last 1937 by Herbert Hoover, Jr. Tyler’s commissioned officer service (Ensign) Professional Growth.” Tara M. Lydick (BS95) is now year of a 3-year term as Member-at- skill as an organist has also been put for those who do not attend the U.S. Lawrence A. Goff(BA87) is employed at Bolling AFB, in Large of the ACS Division of Inorganic to good use 17 times (and counting) Coast Guard Academy, since the Sean T. Hunt, Ph.D. (BS11) was AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical’s Director Washington, DC. Chemistry‘s governing body. in a variety of religious services. Coast Guard does not offer ROTC one of three UD alumni who have of Quality Assurance in Newark. programs. In the meantime, Dave been recognized by Forbes in its Brian T. Holmes, Ph.D. (BS97) is Nicole C. Goodwin, Ph.D. (BS01), Kirsten H. Butterfoss, D.Pharm completed 2 years as his U.S. Coast newest “30 Under30” list of what the Richard O. Crossland (BA88) is the now the Associate Dean of the Anthony Director of Medicinal Chemistry for (BS06) is a Clinical Assistant Guard Auxiliary Flotilla’s Vice- magazine calls “The most definitive author of “The A Player,” a book about G. Oettinger School of Science and GlaxoSmithKline, returned to campus Professor at D’Youville College, Commander. He has been elected to gathering of today’s leading young how to be a high performer in order to Technology Intelligence at the National on 10/26/16 to present a seminar on in Buffalo, NY. She has precepted serve as its Commander for 2017. change-makers and innovators in the improve cultures at organizations. Intelligence University in Washington, “Developing Small Molecule Drugs pharmacy students on six medical U.S.” Sean is a co-founder of Solugen, DC. He is a regular contributor to War Using What I Learned in CHEM- brigades in Ecuador with Timmy Yoo Mee Kye (BS09), having Inc., which has developed a scaled, Mark C. Roman, Ph.D. (BS89), on the Rocks. (http://warontherocks. 331/332 and CHEM-633/634.” Global Health. completed her M.S. degree in sustainable process to create hydrogen the founder of Tampa Bay Analytical com/author/brian-holmes/) Nikki also engaged interested UG nanotechnology at Seoul National peroxide from plants. Research in 2006, died on 5/8/14. At and GR students in a session on Jenna (Currier) Guynn, Ph.D. University, is now a member of the time of his death, he was a member Kathryn H. Roache-Johnson (BS97) “Industrial Careers in Drug Discovery: (BS07), having completed a Danuon’s Management Planning Kana H. Panchmatia (BS11) has of the United States Pharmacopeia’s is engaged in Technical Customer GlaxoSmithKline Chemistry.” postdoctoral fellowship with the Team in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. completed her M.S. Studies at General Chapters—Chemical Analysis Support for Fluid Imaging Technologies, Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Carnegie-Mellon University. Experts Committee. He served as Chair in Scarborough, Maine. Heather (Bunting) Moore (BS01) Education at the U.S. Environmental John F. Young (PhD09) is an R&D of the Association of Official Analytical is now an International Baccalaureate Protection Agency, is now a Senior Manager in Innovation Silicones with Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS12) has Chemists’ International Methods Sujata Bhatia, Ph.D. (BS99), Chemistry Teacher at Sussex Academy, Scientist for Product Stewardship the Wacker Chemical Corporation in moved into the research phase of his Committee on Dietary Supplements. He Professor of CHEG and BMEG at the a charter school in Georgetown, DE. at Reynolds American Inc. Services Adrian, MI. M.D./Ph.D. studies at Johns Hopkins was named a Fellow of AOAC in 2009. U of D, and her husband, Dan, were Company, in Winston-Salem, NC. University, having completed the blessed with the birth of their second In what, hopefully, will become a 10’s two-year med board exams. Last yearly tradition, the CHEM/BIOC Daniel L. Silverio, Ph.D. (BS07), fall, he worked in the biology 90’s daughter, Herta Lakshmi Ashline, on Piyal Ariyananda (PhD10) is now 3/3 0/17. Graduate Student Council organized having completed a postdoctoral laboratory of Prof. Xin Chen; last Like father, like son—a generational the General Manager for Product a Career Panel on 6/23/17. Included appointment in the laboratory of spring, he shifted gears to work in the first! Michael J. Bower, Ph.D. (BS92) Innovation for Bodyline, Ltd.—the Karen L. Hoober (PhD99) is now on the panel were three former Prof. Christopher Copéret at the biomedical engineering laboratory of received the 1990 Carothers Award, largest apparel manufacturer in Sri the Assistant Director for Graduate UD doctoral students: Jennifer ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, is now an Prof. Winston Timp. emblematic of his being the top CHEM Lanka. Education and Outreach in UD’s Center (Brosius) Palenchar (PhD03), Assistant Professor of Chemistry at major in the sophomore class. His son, for Bioinformatics and Computational Associate Professor of Chemistry Adelphi University, Long Island, NY. Stephen F. Gonski (BS12), having Duncan, received the 2017 Carothers David Meninger (BS10), Area Biology. at Villanova University; Peter G. completed his M.S. in Marine Studies Award. Mike is a research scientist with Director of Tri-County Young Life, Gildner (PhD14), Research Scientist Patrick J. Knerr, Ph.D. (BS08) (Oceanography Concentration) at the Vertex Pharmaceuticals. in Southbury, CT, and his wife with Johnson Matthey; and Devon A. is now engaged in peptide drug U of D, has moved to the University John C. Scali, Ed.D. (BA99) has been Katie, are the proud parents of Jane presented the President’s Award for Boyne (PhD15), Research Scientist discovery at a new Novo Nordisk of Calgary, Canada to pursue a Ph.D. Tracy C. Williamson (PhD92) is the Elizabeth, born on 10/25/16. Excellence in Mathematics and Science with Leidos. research site in Indianapolis, IN. in Physical Geography. third member of our extended UD Teaching, recognizing him as one of family to be named a 2016 ACS Fellow. Gregory T. Winter, Ph.D. (BS10) Delaware’s outstanding high school After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry David F. Grieco’s (BA09) Jeffrey E. Lopez Ph.D. (BS12), She is a Manager at the Environmental has completed his doctoral studies teachers. John has taught integrated from the University of Illinois, perseverance is paying off! He was having completed his doctoral studies Protection Agency, supporting Toxic in analytical chemistry (mass science at the MOT Charter High Urbana-Champaign in 2010, Tyler selected for a one-year developmental at the University of Michigan, is now Substances Control Act programs spectrometry) at the University School, Middletown, for the past A. Zimmerman, Ph.D. (BS05) assignment at Headquarters, U.S. a post-doc at NIH’s National Cancer and implementing green chemistry of Maryland, Baltimore County. two years. He spent the previous 15 embarked on a post-doctoral odyssey Army Research, Development and Institute, in Frederick, MD. programs. She is a co-author of the He is now a Research Scientist years teaching chemistry and physical that took him to NIST (twice), Engineering Command (RDECOM). book, “Green Chemistry: Designing with the U.S. Pharmacopeia, in science at Concord High School, in Northwestern, and a university in This enabled him to serve as Shannon M. Owings (BS13), Chemistry for the Environment.” Rockville, MD, in their Compendial Belgium. He has now put down Executive Officer to the Executive Wilmington. Development Laboratory. a doctoral candidate at Georgia roots as a Systems Engineer with Deputy to the Commanding General Institute of Technology, received an James S. Schiller’s (BA93) unusual 00’s UTC Aerospace Systems, in Pomona, for 6 months. This was followed by a Honorable Mention Award for the career ladder was highlighted in Xiachun (Helen) Zhang (PhD10), CA, working on the design of an 6-month stint as Assistant Operations Metrohm USA 2016 Young Chemist C&E News (2/6/17, p.23). He is now Paul Altiero (BS00) is a Field Service Global Product Manager at Siemens, air monitor for the International Officer. This past March, he was Competition. Director of the Regulated Bioanalytical presented a seminar at the U of D Engineer with Agilent Technologies. Space Station. The UTC site evolved offered an appointment to attend the Preclinical Group at Merck. He is also on 10/28/16 on “An Inside Look at

37 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 38 Jennifer M. Kurek (MS14) is now • Tyler A. Mislick: Operator, Heraeus a faculty member at Harford (MD) • Christopher B. Monaghan: Per- Community College. fumer’s Assistant, Firmenich Jonathan Owens: Tara (Drake) Gonzalez (PhD15) is • Core I , a Technology Manager (Presidential Core Laboratories Management Fellow) in the U.S. • Erika S. Ritchie: Associate Chemist, Department of Energy’s Advanced L’Orea l Manufacturing Office (Energy • Ha Vu: Associate Chemist, Terumo Efficiency & Removable Energy) in Honor Roll Medical Corporation Washington, DC. • Jessica A. Webb: Process Devel- of Gifts to the Department Peng Wang (PhD15) is a opment Associate, Charles River Manufacturing and QC Chemist with Laboratories SPEX CertiPrep. William A. Green (PhD16) is now A significant number of our 2016 a Manufacturing Team Leader/ baccalaureate graduates have been Inorganic Production Chemist with added to the employment rolls since the PEX CertiPrep. he Blue Hen Chemist is an annual magazine distrib- the benefactors of the Department, whose generous contri- publication of BHC # 43. In the BA16 uted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochem- butions make it passible to recognize excellence among our category: Nikifar Lazouski (BS16) is a istry at the University of Delaware. Its purpose is to students and faculty, gives the Department the opportunity doctoral candidate in chemical Treach out to our extended CHEM/BIOC family members: to bring in world renowned speakers who further advance the • Ritika Chhibba: Molecular engineering at MIT. Nik is working current residents, alumni, friends, retirees and benefactors, knowledge base and skills of our faculty and students, and Technologist, Accugenix, Charles in the laboratory of Prof. Karthish both individual and corporate; to keep them abreast of the allow us to continue the mission of recruiting the best and River Laboratories Manthiram on a research project goings on in the Department, to put old family members and brightest students and faculty to join our ever growing family. directed at reducing dinitrogen to • Sviatoslav Cuadros- new ones in touch with one another, and to give credit and ammonia electrochemically. Gourentchik: Inorganic Chemist, thanks to the contributions of all. Please, on behalf of the Department, accept these sincere Colonial Metals thanks for the generosity of all. So, without further ado, we Michael R. Cleary (BS19), is the The individual contributions of all, past and present, is the would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following • Ava Hess: Ink Formulation co-developer, with Tower Hill senior foundation that has built and continues to grow the Depart- companies and foundations for their unrestricted financial Laboratory Technician, FUJIFILM Tej Vaddi, of a simple, inexpensive ment and advance the mission that maintains our tradition of support of the Department during 2016-2017. Imaging Colorants blood tester for sickle cell anemia. Its excellence in teaching and research. The financial support of • Evelyn R. Niedenzu: Remote development was carried out with the Engineer, Agilent Technologies cooperation of the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

BS/16 Graduates • Gabriela (Droz) Albright: Formu- lation Developer, NIH/VRC • Colin S. Davis: Laboratory Techni- cian, Heraeus • Shrhonda E. Ellis: Laboratory Technician, DE Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security • Lars A. Jensen: Science Teacher, Colonial (DE) School District • Jessica N. Mann: Food Technician, Lassonde, Pappas & Co. • Yanda Mao: R&D Engineer, Heraeus

39 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2017 FALL 2017 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 40 he Department would like to Walter G. Blenderman, Ph.D. (BS71) William C. Coppola, Esq. (BS87) Joanne Gehas (PhD90) Cdr. Thomas M. Hickey (PhD72) Geoffrey Kramer (FRIEND) acknowledge, with extreme gratitude, financial support William S. Bly, Esq. (BA87) Garland G. Corey (MS60) Lauren A. Genova (BS15) Irvin N. Hirshfield, Ph.D. (BS61) Estate of Mary E. Kramer (MS76, Tfrom the following alumni, parents, FAC, 86-12) faculty members, staff members and Svilen S. Bobev, Ph.D. (FAC) Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D. (BS62) Mr. & Mrs. Ron Genova (PAR) Donald E. Hoffman (PhD60) Pamela Kreis (BS68) friends during 2016-2017. Your support John R. Boon (BS85) Harold J. Coyne (BS92) Brian T. Gilbert (BS76) Katherine A. Holter, Ph.D. (BS73) has always been important to us; Kenneth R. Krewson (BA84) however, in these stressed financial Thomas R. Bowen M.D. (BS96) Dale M. Crouse (PhD70) Thomas M. Gilmore, Ph.D. (MS70) Joann L. Horn, Esq. (BS68) times it is like manna from heaven! Christopher L. Kulp (BS95) Barbara M. Albanese (MS90) James W. Bowman (MA69) David L. Dalymple, Ph.D. (FAC 68-74) Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS12) Evan J. Horowitz (BSl7) Walter J. Lafferty, Ph.D. (BS56) Joseph A. Albanese (PhD91) Donald W. Bretzger (MS6 0, PhD64) Mary T. Davis (BS74) Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick C. Gloeckler (BS05) David W. Hoyt (MA88) Alexander S. Liacuros, Ph.D. (BS62) Henry J. Albert, Jr. (PhD84) Dr. & Mrs. Neil W. Brister (PAR) Dianne L. Decamp (PhD88) Holly Gloeckler (BSOS) W. Alan Huebner (BS58) Ching-Lung A. Lin (PhD93) Douglas E. Albertson (MS8O) William W. Bristowe (PhD65) Allen A. Denio, Ph.D. (FAC 78-79, Marijane S. Golding (BS48) John K. Humphrey (MS54) 98-99) Shih-Wen Lin, Ph.D (BS03) C. Clement Anderson (PhD65) Jean K. Buck (PhD68) Nicole C. Goodwin, Ph.D. (BSO1 Lucinda A. Ivanoff (MS87, PhD90) Leon G. Dillman (MS61) Richard W. Linton, Ph.D. (BS73) Estate of Ethel I. Anderson (MS47, Randy A. Bull (PhD81) Richard E. Gorman, M.D. (BS84) Kenneth J. James (BS84, PhD98) PhD5O) Leon J. Doneski (PhD00) (the late) David W. Lipp, Ph.D. John L. Burmeister, Ph.D. (FAC) Carl Gotzmer, Jr. (MS66) Jennifer D. Jewson (PhD96) (MS72) Family Foundation David P. Arnott, Ph.D. (BS89) William J. Donovan, Ph.D. (BS96) William J. Calhoun M.D. (BS75) Kimberly S. Graves, Ph.D. (FAC) Barbara A. Jezl (BS69, PhD74) Yushan Liu (PhD13) Eric L. Astle (BS98) Dianna M. Edgil (BS96) Zhisong Cao (PhD92) Benjamin T. Gravatt, M.D. (BA75) Murray V. Johnston, Ph,D. (FAC) Helen R. Loidl (MS84) Petras. V. Avisonis (MSS9, PhD62) John M. Edmundowicz (MS63, Wenfang D. Chen, Esq. (MS95) PhD66) GabrielE.Gregorzak(BS17) William H. Jones, Jr. (PhD59) Janet M. Lund (PAR) David J. Bailey, Ph.D. (BS63, MS64) Arthur J. Christensen, Ph.D. (BS67) Jacqueline A. Erickson (BS88) Christine A. Grygon, Ph.D. (BS84) Staci L. Julie, Esq. (BA96) Richard N. MacNair (PhD60) Susan (Breen) Bailey, M.D. (BS72) Peter A. Christie (PhD67) Steven Evans (PhD77) Carl G. Gustafson, Ph.D. (PhD57) Silva S. Jurisson, Ph.D. (BS78) Liping Mao (BS96) Dr. & Mrs. Edward M. Bailin (PAR) Glen D. Christman (BS06) Mary J. Fagan (FRIEND) Jenna M. Guynn, Ph.D (BS07) Manfred Katz (PhD61) Danielle A. Marten (BA17) JanetA. (Gumprecht) Bannon (PhD73) Delford I. Christmas (BS95) James S. Falcone, Jr. (PhD72 Carol R. Haft, Ph.D. (BS84) Stanley Katz, Ph.D. (MS55) Andrea E. Martin (PhD81)

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Mark F. McLenithan (PAR) Claudio Pettinari, Ph.D. (FRIEND) Kevin C. Skinner, V.M.D. (BS79) Eugene J. Volker (PhD70)

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To our alumni and friends: who have been teaching assistants during the While I have edited the past 22 editions of the Blue Hen Chemist, the composition WWW.CHEM.UDEL.EDU academic year, allowing them to move forward in of the production team has changed frequently in recent years. This year was no Each year, we receive a substantial amount of unre- research at a faster pace during the summer. The exception. stricted funds through annual giving. These funds alternative is support as a teaching assistant for the EDITORIAL CONTENT allow us to do many things that otherwise would be summer, which slows down the progress of these Susan Cheadle again served as the repository of the pictures reproduced in the BHC John Burmeister difficult to achieve. Here are several activities and students toward their degree. #44. The flying fingers that produced the typescript changed, this year belonging to funding levels that these donations facilitate. If you Donna Alexander and Gail Brittingham. Art direction and design shifted to a WORD PROCESSING feel inspired, please consider making a donation. $10,000-30,000 new College of Arts and Science Communications Team, headed by Lukas Emory. You could fund one of these activities on your own, University Printing Donna Alexander Supports special projects awaiting the opening of again produced the final product. or the Department can pull together many contribu- Gail Brittingham budget space, for example incorporating new forms tions to effectively group-fund one or more of these of technology into teaching and research or perform- To all, go my sincere thanks for a task well executed! endeavors. Either way, your donation has a huge PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVING ing minor renovation of space for a new or unusual impact! Susan Cheadle purpose. For example, donations over the last few -John L. Burmeister years have allowed us to complete the transformation To those of you who have made contributions over ART DIRECTION & DESIGN of sophomore organic teaching labs to micro-scale Lukas Emory the past year, thank you so very much. To make a experiments. By doing so, they have provided a safer www.udel.edu/ gift this coming year, please visit environment for laboratory instruction and allowed giving/ where you will find more information. Be PRINTING & DISTRIBUTION us to more efficiently use teaching laboratory space University Printing sure to specify the Department of Chemistry and to meet the acute rise in enrollment. Biochemistry in the “Other” tab of the online form or in the memo line of a mailed check. $50,000 and up $300-1000 Provides the opportunity to endow any of the above activities. The Heck Lectureship, discussed Supports scientific travel of one individual. Exam- elsewhere in this issue, is an excellent example. In ples include supporting the travel of a student to a addition, funds at this level help us to secure sophis- scientific conference to present research results, or ticated instrumentation, perform major renovations, bringing an eminent scholar to campus where they and establish named chair positions to attract and meet with students and faculty and discuss their retain top faculty. latest scientific research. -Murray Johnston The University of Delaware is an equal $4000-7000 opportunity employer. Provides full support for summer research of one For the University’s complete non-discrimination statement, undergraduate student or one graduate student. Financial pressures associated with the cost of edu- please visit cation require most of our undergraduate students to www.udel.edu/aboutus/ secure paid employment during the summer. These legalnotices.html stipends provide financial support needed for our undergraduates to become involved in research. At the graduate level, these stipends support students

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