DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY ALUMNI NEWSLETTER #43, FALL 2016

Editor: John Burmeister

Legacy: Richard F. Heck FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 1 cover

Remembering a Legend: UD Professor Emeritus on the Richard F. Heck (1931-2015)

he past year marks the passing of Professor his discovery that palladium catalysts enabled reactions Richard Heck, perhaps our most celebrated of aryl iodides with alkenes to form carbon–carbon Blue Hen Chemist, who passed away on Octo- bonds, the reaction that is now known as the Heck Tber 10, 2015 at the age of 84. Reaction. Heck also contributed significantly to other aspects of organometallic chemistry. He first developed Guided by a sense of humility and a desire to simply the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl halides, “make life easier,” Heck left an incredible scientific first proposed a mechanism for transition metal-cata- legacy that revolu- lyzed hydroformyla- tionized how we use tion, first character- catalysts to transform ized a pi-allyl metal simple starting ma- complex, developed terials into valuable, the palladium-cat- life-changing mole- alyzed transfer cules. Although not hydrogenation with a native Delawarean, ammonium formate, Heck spent almost and discovered the all his independent palladium-catalyzed career in Delaware cross coupling of aryl and performed his halides with terminal most important alkynes, which was experiments here. later developed into Born in Springfield, what is now called the MA, in 1931, Heck’s interest in chemistry began after Sonogashira Reaction. While at UD, Heck rose to the his family moved to Los Angeles, CA, and he began rank of Willis F. Harrington Professor, an honor he planting a garden with his father. He became curious continued to hold as a Professor Emeritus. After almost about what chemicals were present in the fertilizers 20 years at U.D., Heck retired in 1989 and moved to he was using and what chemicals were responsible for the Philippines where he enjoyed a quiet life with his the smell of certain flowers. His interest continued wife Socoro, who passed away in 2013. Heck continued throughout his undergraduate and Ph.D. work at to live in the Philippines until his death in October UCLA with Prof. Saul Winstein, who always had an 2015. answer for every question, according to Heck. After a postdoc at the ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, and a brief Heck’s discoveries in palladium catalysis were long return to UCLA, Heck moved to Delaware in 1957 to ahead of their time. The broader chemistry community work at Hercules Corporation in Wilmington, where did not recognize the vast importance of Heck’s work he began his research on palladium catalysis, initially until the 1990’s, when palladium-catalyzed cross-cou- focusing on the use of arylmercurial reagents. In 1971 pling reactions exploded on the scene in organic chem- Heck moved to the University of Delaware to take a istry. The Heck reaction, and related cross couplings, faculty position in the Department of Chemistry and now define the state-of-the-art in the construction of Biochemistry and continue his studies in organometal- lic chemistry. It was here at UD that he first published CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

1 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Table of Contents On the Cover Colloquia & Symposia 2015-16..... 21 Remembering a Legend: UD Professor Emeritus Undergraduate Awards 2015-16...22 Richard F. Heck...... 2 2016 Summer Science Research From the Chair Scholars...... 24 Murray Johnston...... 3 21st CHEM/BIOC From the Associate Chair for Graduation Convocation Undergraduate Studies Burnaby Munson...... 25 John Burmeister...... 7 2016 Graduates...... 27 American Society for Graduate or Professional Mass Spectrometry 28 Burnaby Munson...... 10 School Bound...... 28 From the Associate Chair Headed for Industry, Etc...... for Graduate Studies and Research Graduate School Placements Don Watson...... 11 1994-2016...... 29 Sayonara and Godspeed, 2016 M.A./M.S. Graduates...... 30 Barbara Vaughn John Koh...... 13 2016 Ph.D. Graduates...... 30 Another Outstanding Alumni News...... 33 CHEM/BIOC Alumnus...... 14 Honor Roll of Gifts to Nylon: The Delaware the Department Connection Murray Johnston...... 37 Allen Denio (FAC 78-79, 98-99).... 15 Giving to the Department...... 41 Additional Faculty/Staff Activities...... 16 Honor Heck’s Nobel Legacy: Support the Heck Award & Postdoctoral Researchers Lectureship...... 42 and Fellows 2015-16...... 19 Named Lectures 2015-16...... 20 Cover image: Photos of Richard Heck Chapter Officers 2016-17...... 20 courtesy of Professor John Koh.

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 2 chair his past year has been a banner year for our Department. The number of students taught by our Department, the number of students Tin our various degree programs and the total expen- ditures from external contracts and grants in support of research are at or near all time highs. To give you an idea of the scope of our effort, we now teach over 9,000 students per year, we have over 300 students in from the our undergraduate degree programs, over 170 students in our graduate degree programs, and over $9 million dollars of annual research expenditures. There is never a dull moment in our Department, whether during the semesters or in between. Are these numbers similar to or significantly different from when you were last on campus? Our Department is on the move and I invite you to make a trip to Newark to see for yourself! Murray Johnston This past year saw several changes among our faculty. This past year also saw many Sharon Rozovsky and changes among our staff. Mary Watson were pro- Kathryn Burke joined moted to Associate Professor our Department in January with tenure. Both have made 2016 in the new position of outstanding contributions Manager of Introductory to our Department in the Teaching Laboratories. In Sharon Rozovsky short time they have been this position, Katie over- here. Along with other sees ~40 graduate teaching Katie Burke Departmental faculty at assistants and ~2500 undergraduates per year enrolled a similar stage of career, in introductory chemistry laboratories. Katie received Sharon and Mary are major her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego reasons why the future of under the direction of Charles Perrin and served as an our Department is so bright. Adjunct Faculty member at the University of San Di- Hal White, a driving force ego and San Diego Miramar College prior to coming in our instructional program to Delaware. Stephen Chan, Manager of the Depart- for over four decades, retired Mary Watson mental Mass Spectrometry Facility since 2011 left us in December 2015 and in May 2016 to pursue other opportunities in industry. received an Emeritus Faculty Papa Nii Asare-Okai, who originally joined our De- appointment shortly thereaf- partment in 2015 as a second staff member in the Mass ter. Hal still comes into his Spectrometry Facility, moved into the Manager’s posi- office daily and is focused tion upon Stephen Chan’s departure. PapaNii received on activities that will further enhance our instructional effectiveness. Eric Bloch joined our faculty in July Erich Bloch 2016 as Assistant Profes- sor with research interests in inorganic and materials chemistry. Eric received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. under the direction of Christopher Cummins, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University in the laboratory of Daniel Nocera.

Stephen Chan, Papa Nii Asare-Okai

3 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 his Ph.D. from Wayne Karl Booksh received the University’s Excellence in State University under the Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring Award in May direction of Christine Chow 2016. This award is based on student nominations and and was a postdoctoral fel- awardees are honored with inscribed bricks in Men- low at SUNY Albany prior tors’ Circle. Last year, Karl was named a Fellow of the to coming to UD. Doug American Chemical Society. Karl, along with Sharon Nixon (our glassblower Rozovsky, leads a Research Experiences for Under- extraordinaire) was promot- graduates (REU) program funded by the National ed to Manager of Technical Doug Nixon Science Foundation, which is designed to provide Services, a new position that mentoring and research opportunities for students with provides oversight and co- disabilities. ordination of our Machine, Instrument and Glass Shops in support of the Depart- ment’s teaching and research activities. After almost three decades of outstanding service in our Instrument John Famiglietti Shop, Jim Draper retired in December 2015. Shortly thereafter, John Famiglietti was promoted to Lead Specialist in the Instrument Shop and also received a secondary appointment as COBRE Instrumentation Manager. Barbara Vaughn retired in May 2016 after serving over 20 years in the Chemistry Library and over 40 years in the University. Both Jim and Barbara will be greatly missed and we wish them well in future endeavors! Andrew Tepylakov Our faculty continue to garner awards and accolades for their work. A strong theme this past year was rec- Andrew Teplyakov received the University’s Out- ognition for mentoring at all levels from undergraduate standing Doctoral Graduate Advising and Mentoring students, to graduate students, to young faculty. Award in May 2016. This award, given annually at the Graduate Convocation, is based on student nomina- tions. Andrew has graduated 13 Ph.D. students during his time at UD, of which 3 hold faculty positions at prominent universities. He is a pillar of our graduate program, having served in many capacities from the Departmental to University level in support of gradu- ate students.

Joe Fox and Tatyana Polenova continue to serve as lead Principal Investigators for two separate Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) projects awarded from the National Institutes of Health this past year. COBRE supports the research of junior faculty members and strengthens the research infra- structure available to them. The theme of the project led by Joe is molecular discovery to improve human health, while the theme of the project led by Tatyana is molecular design of advanced biomaterials. Togeth- er, these projects provide over $17 million dollars of Joe Smith, Karl Booksh support over a five year period.

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 4 Among research awards to In this message, I have highlighted some of the visible our faculty, Cecil Dybows- ways that our faculty and staff promote the teaching ki received the Francis and research missions of our Department. While it is Alison Faculty Award in exciting to receive recognition through specific honors October 2015, the Univer- and awards, much is accomplished day-by-day, often sity’s highest competitive unheralded, that makes this Department a special faculty honor. As a part of place to be. Donations from our alumni and friends the award ceremony, Cecil are a crucial enabler of these activities. To those of you presented a talk on his inter- Cecil Dybowski who have provided support in the past, I would like nationally recognized work in nuclear magnetic reso- to express a resounding “Thank You!” on behalf of our nance. His current research, funded by NSF, emphasiz- students, staff and faculty. Looking forward, I encour- es collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art age everyone to visit and partner with us so that we to address important problems in art conservation. can continue to provide the highest quality environ- ment for teaching and research. Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes added to her grow- ing list of accomplishments and accolades with an NSF CAREER Award to support her research. Her previous awards include a Pew Schol- ar in the Biomedical Scienc- es by The Pew Charitable Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes Trusts, a Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, and an award from the Mitzutani Glycoscience Foundation. Cather- ine’s research program is focused on bacterial cell walls and the way human cells interact with them.

In the area of pedagogy and instruction, Kimberly Graves was selected to par- ticipate in the 2015 Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Sum- mer Leadership Institute sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, whose goal is to Kimberly Graves transform instruction in science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics (STEM) to meet current and future needs of a changing society.

5 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 turers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, 9 members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and 10 carbon–carbon bonds, and have found applications members of the National Academy of Sciences. After from medicine to herbicides to sunscreen to materials Heck’s 2010 Nobel Prize, Delaware celebrated “Rich- science. The undeniable impact of Heck’s legacy to ard F. Heck Day” (so declared by Gov. Markell) with organic and organometallic chemistry has now been a daylong symposium in Heck’s honor, which culmi- recognized with the 2005 Wallace H. Carothers Award nated with an on-stage interview of Heck focused on for creative applications of chemistry with substan- student-inspired questions. More recently, in April tial commercial impact, as well as the 2006 Herbert 2015, our Department erected a Nobel Laureate dis- C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic play in the lobby of Brown Laboratory, honoring our Methods. In 2010, Heck, along with Professors Ei- Department’s two Nobel Laureates, Daniel Nathans ichi Negishi (Purdue University) and Akiro Suzuki (BS 1950) and Richard Heck. This display serves as a (Hokkaido University), was awarded the ultimate daily reminder to both the faculty and students of the recognition with the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry groundbreaking science we do here at UD. for “palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.” The chemistry community has continued to honor Heck since his death, including his induction as With Heck’s passing, we pause to remember and cel- a Fellow to the National Academy of Inventors in April ebrate Heck’s love of chemistry, inquisitive mind, and 2016, and most recently with an American Chemical dedication for the pursuit of science. The world has lost Society Select virtual issue, organized to pay tribute to a remarkable scientist whose fundamental scientific Heck’s legacy. discoveries transformed chemistry and will continue to impact our daily lives well into the future. To many of us within the Blue Hen Chemist family, Heck was an At the University of Delaware, we daily seek to honor inspiring scientist, teacher, mentor, colleague, friend, Heck’s legacy, pushing scientific frontiers in research and a gentle soul, whose life and science will continue and inspiring the next generation of chemists. Since to serve as an inspiration for generations to come. 2004, we have commemorated Heck’s achievements with the annual Heck Award and Lectureship. Heck himself returned in 2004 to give the inaugural Heck -Mary P. Watson and John Koh Lecture, and we have now celebrated 13 Heck lec-

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 6 n 1974, I had already been at the U of D for a decade, and had been promoted to Full Professor the previous year. Our then-Chair, Prof. Burna- Iby Munson, presented me with an unexpected and unique opportunity: to become our Department’s first Associate Chair. Little did I dream then that, 42 years later, having served under 10 Chairs, and having worked with 12 Directors of our Graduate Program and 8 Assistants to the Chair, I would finally step down from that position on 9/1/16. (I must hasten to point out that I will continue as a faculty member at least through the next academic year, teaching

associate chair for CHEM-111/112 for the 40th time and advising all of

our chemistry majors.)

Although our Department had doubled in size from

undergraduate studies studies undergraduate the 12 colleagues who greeted me in 1964, it was still small, compared with our current faculty roster of 40. John Burmeister It is more than a little sobering to note that only three

from the faculty members of the 1974 contingent are still active: Profs. Munson, Douglas Ridge, and the under- Today, CHEM-108/109 has disappeared, but four new signed. Time waits for no one! levels, plus another new course, have been added:

Paralleling our faculty’s growth, our courses and un- • CHEM-106 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry (fol- dergraduate curricula have also proliferated: lows CHEM-105; created by Prof. Colin Thorpe) Courses • CHEM-107/108 General Chemistry for Life Sciences (taken concurrently and integrated with In 1974, we already offered six different CHEM course BISC-207/208, created by Profs. Mark Baillie and sequences at the freshman level, each directed at a Jackie Fajardo) different target audience: • CHEM-111/112 is still taken by BS/CHEM & BIOC and CHEG majors, but CHEM-115/120 is • CHEM-100 Chemistry and the Human Environ- only taken by the BS/CHEM & BIOC majors ment (created by Prof. Conrad Trumbore (FAC 60-97)) • Honors versions of CHEM-103/104, CHEM- 107/108, and CHEM-111/112/115/120 are now of- • CHEM-101/102 General Chemistry (required by a fered (the University’s Honors Program was initiated variety of majors in the College of Agriculture, as in 1977). well as majors in apparel design, applied nutrition, dietetics, and fashion merchandising) Curricula • CHEM-103/104 General Chemistry (required of all science and engineering majors, save for those in In 1974, our Department offered only two degrees: CHEM (BS) and CHEG.) BS/CHEM (certified by the ACS in 1941) and BA/ CHEM. Today, we offer two additional ACS-certified • CHEM-105 General Chemistry (required of nursing degrees (BS/BIOC [created in 1989] and BS/CHEM majors; created by Prof. Tom Brill (FAC 70-06)) with Environmental Concentration [created in 1995]), • CHEM-111/112/119/120 General and Quantitative as well as a BA degree in Chemistry Education. We Chemistry (required of CHEM (BS) and CHEG have ranked in ca. the top 10 in ACS-certified degrees majors) awarded (out of >650 U.S. colleges and universities) for • CHEM-108/109 Biomedical Chemistry – Physics the past 15 years. (taken coincidentally with PHYS-108/109; created by Prof. Mahendra Jain (FAC 73-08))

7 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Students Taught in UG CHEM icant number of our undergraduate majors (mostly Courses rising juniors) have been supported as Summer Science Scholars, enabling them to pursue full-time research Here, our growth has paralleled the University’s spec- projects in our laboratories. This summer, 18 CHEM/ tacular growth. The size of the entire undergraduate BIOC majors, each receiving $3500 stipends, are population (4400) when I arrived in 1964 was not involved in the Program. As noted in the list shown much larger than the size of our last three freshman elsewhere in BHC #43, this support comes from a classes (ca. 4200 each). In like manner, the 3256 stu- variety of sources. dents taught in our UG CHEM courses in 74F grew to a whopping 5065 in 15F. The class of 2016 was our last The involvement of large numbers of undergraduates in “normal” class of CHEM/BIOC majors. The class of research is not normative at most Research I universi- 2017 has 91 students on its roll! ties. As a case in point, I would cite our participation in the Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Physical Plant held annually since 1936. It is the oldest meeting of its Brown Laboratory (built in 1937, south and north type (only undergraduate research papers are present- wings added in 1951 and 1960, major renovations ed orally) in the country. Awards are given for the completed in 1970, 1994, and 2007) had Drake Hall presentations deemed best in each Division by a panel added to it in 1973. Lammot DuPont Laboratory was of judges. The most significant take-away message in conjoined to the complex in 1993. All of the CHEM- the following ISCC awards table is not that the U of D 107/108 labs are held in the Harker Integrated Science is #1 (although that is cause for considerable pride) – it and Engineering Laboratory, completed in 2013. is that we are the only Ph.D. granting program that has been consistently involved in the ISCC since its Undergraduate Research inception. The University’s Undergraduate Research Program was initiated in 1980. Every summer since then, a signif-

AWARD WINNERS AT INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDENT CHEMISTS CONVENTIONS (1949-2016) [Records for 1936-1948 have been lost.] SCHOOL NUMBER OF SCHOOL NUMBER OF AWARDS AWARDS DELAWARE* 106 Morgan State 2 Ursinus 81 Douglass 2 Franklin and Marshall 70 LaSalle 2 Muhlenberg 45 Penn State-Harrisburg 2

Lebanon Valley 42 Allentown 1

Gettysburg 31 Beaver/Arcadia 1 Elizabethtown 19 Chestnut Hill 1 Juniata 19 Drew 1 Bucknell 17 Eastern 1 Indiana U of PA 17 Frostburg 1 Villanova 16 Geneva 1 Temple* 14 Goucher 1 Bloomsburg 10 Johns Hopkins* 1 Georgetown* 10 Kutztown 1

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 8 Lehigh* 8 Lincoln 1 Moravian 8 Millersville 1 West Chester 8 NJIT 1 Swarthmore 7 Penn* 1 Salisbury 6 Rider 1 Albright 6 Rowan 1 Hood 5 Seton Hall* 1 Maryland, College Park* 5 St. Joseph's 1 Bryn Mawr* 5 St. Mary's 1 Lycoming 4 Susquehanna 1 Rutgers* 4 Trinity (CT) 1 Shippensburg 4 Upsala 1 Allegheny 3 VCU* 1 Drexel* 3 W&J 1 Haverford 3 Westminister 1 Kings 3 Widener 1 Naval Academy 3 Wright State* 1 Wilkes 3 Cedar Crest 2 * Ph.D.-granting institution

Departmental Chairs Eugene Mueller, 2002-2005 Burnaby Munson, 1973-1975 Andrew V. Teplyakov, 2005-2008 Donald Wetlaufer, 1975-1985 Brian Bahnson, 2008-2011 Thomas Brill, 1985-1986 Svilen Bobev, 2011-2015 JeanFutrell, 1986-1995 Associate Chair/Graduate Director Douglas Ridge, 1995-1995 Donald A. Watson, 2015 Klaus Theopold, 1996-1996 Jean Futrell, 1996-1997 While their styles varied greatly, the Chairs under Steven Brown, 1997-2002 whom I’ve served and the Directors of Graduate Study Charles Riordan, 2002-2007 and Assistants to the Chair with whom I’ve worked Klaus Theopold, 2007-2012 during this period have been a wonderfully collegial group - a constant source of guidance and stimulation: Murray Johnston, 2012 Finally, I need to acknowledge my extraordinary good Assistant Chairs/ Graduate Direc- fortune in my having worked with a group of supreme- tors ly talented secretaries (now called professional admin- Henry N. Blount III, 1983-1984 istrative assistants): Anne Gitney, Susan Cheadle, Nancy Weikel Becky (Lamison) Evans Marian Roger A. Murray, 1984-1988 , , MacMillan, and Linda Staib. Mary J. Wirth, 1988-1989 Conrad N. Trumbore, 1989-1995 To my successor, Prof. Sandeep Patel, I wish noth- Don Dennis, 1995-1997 ing but the best. Murray V. Johnston, 1997-1999 To all of you: thanks for the memories! Charles G. Riordan, 1999-2002

9 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 American Society for Mass Spectrometry

About 30 UD alumni and friends Remembered the Alamo by attending the UD Alumni Lunch at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry meeting in San Antonio in June. If you attend ASMS meetings, please make sure that you are on our list to receive an announcement of next year’s lunch.

–Burnaby Munson

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 10 raduate Studies in the Department of Chem- istry and Biochemistry continues to be a great source of pride in our Department. Over the Gpast year, we have had tremendous activities within the graduate program, as we continue to run one of the largest and most productive graduate programs on the UD campus. Currently, 190 Ph.D. and 6 Masters students are pursuing degrees in the Department, and over the last 12 months, we awarded 22 Ph.D. and 7 Masters degrees.

We are very excited about our incoming class of associate chair for

graduate students. During the fall and winter, the Admissions Committee worked very hard to identify and recruit a truly outstanding class of new students. I am proud to say that we will welcome 42 new students Don Watson (40 Ph.D. and 2 Masters) to the program in September, making this one of the largest classes we have ever ad- mitted. As of this writing, many of these students have

from the already arrived on campus to participate in summer research or other on-campus activities, and I know that graduate studies & research studies graduate all of them are eagerly looking forward to the start of the semester.

We all owe a sincere debt of gratitude to Profs. Wil- liam Chain, Catherine Grimes, Lars Gundlach, John Newberg, and Joel Rosenthal for serving on the Admissions Committee and making this recruiting Don Watson, Michael Wisthoff, Sean Holmes, Murray Johnson season such a great success. research in the lab of Prof. Cecil Dybowski on I am also very happy to report on the awards and other solid-state NMR methods, along with his outstand- accolades accumulated by our graduate students over ing contributions to service and teaching within the the past year. Department, made him the unanimous choice of the faculty for this award this year. First, at the University level, Dr. Anil Pandey was Mr. Michael Wisthoff, a member of Prof. William awarded the 2016 Theodore Chain’s group, received the 2016 Brennie E. Hackley, Wolf Prize for Outstanding Jr. Award for Excellence in Research for his contribu- Dissertation in the Physical tions to methods development in organic synthesis. and Life Sciences for his Established by his family, this award is named after Ph.D. studies in the lab of Dr. Brennie E. Hackley (Ph.D., 1957), the first Afri- Prof. Neal Zondlo. The can-American to receive a doctorate in chemistry from Wolf Prize recognizes the Dr. Anil Pandey UD. This award is given for research accomplishments most outstanding dissertation across the physical and to a mid-career Ph.D. student. biological sciences at the University. Mr. Joseph Smith (Prof. Karl Booksh ‘s lab) Within the Department, Mr. Sean Holmes received received two awards this year. His contributions the 50th Annual Glenn S. Skinner Memorial Prize. to undergraduate instruction were recognized with This award recognizes the senior graduate student a University Teaching Award. In addition, he has who exemplifies most fully outstanding performance recently been awarded a Graduate Fellowship from the in scholarship, research, and teaching or other service NASA Delaware Space Grant College and Fellowship to the Department or the University. Mr. Holmes’ Program.

11 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Ms. Tian Qiu from the Joel Rosenthal lab was awarded the 2016 Trofi- menko Award. This award, named after the late Swi- atoslaw Trofimenko, recognizes outstanding research contributions Tian Qiu by a graduate student in inorganic chemistry.

Rear: John Burmeister, Don Watson, Andrew DeAngelis. Third row: Joshua Zide, Salil Lachke, Don Berry, Deb Jaisi. Second row: Changmiao Guo, Stephanie Velardo, Yichen Duan, Yu-ting Hung, Kun Yang. First row: Amy Shaefer, Kristen DeMeester, Andrea Potocny, Manman Lu tied for third place for their work in native immune response and photodynamic therapy sensitizers, respec- tively. We are deeply grateful to Dr. Deb Jaisi (Dept. of Plant and Soil Science, UD), Dr. Salil Lachke (Biological Sciences, UD), Dr. Donald Berry (Dept. of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Andrew Rear: John Burmeister, Don Watson, Justin Krasnomowitz, Joe Smith. Front: Amy Schaefer, Katie Daisey, Kirk Shimkin DeAngelis (DuPont) and Dr. Joshua Zide (Materials Science, UD) who served as judges for this event. This year, six students were recognized with Elizabeth Dyer Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The Dyer Finally, several students were the recipients of Uni- Award is the Department’s highest recognition to a versity Graduate Fellowships or Graduate Scholar’s graduate student for excellence in instructional activ- awards. They include Mr. Corey Basch (Prof. Mary ities. The recipients were Ms. Katie Daisey (Prof. Watson’s lab), Mr. Chad Hatch (incoming first year Steven Brown’s lab), nominated for her service in student), Ms. Jessica O’Brien (incoming first year Chem 111 and 112), Mr. Justin Krasnomowitz student), Ms. Jodi Kraus (Prof. Tatyana Pole- (Prof. Murray Johnston’s lab, nominated for his nova’s lab) and Ms. Mackenzie Williams (Prof. service in Chem 103), Ms. Amy Schaefer (Prof. Andrew Teplyakov’s lab). I congratulate them all. Catherine Grimes’ lab, nominated for her service in Chem 342), Mr. Kirk Shimkin (Prof. Donald Wat- In closing, I want to again thank the members of son’s lab for his service in Chem 331), Mr. Joseph the Admissions Committee, as well as the Graduate Smith (Prof. Karl Booksh’s lab, nominated for his Curriculum Committee (Profs. Svilen Bobev, Karl service in Chem 120), and Ms. Mackenzie Williams Booksh, Cecil Dybowski and Zhihao Zhuang) for (Prof. Andrew Teplyakov’s lab, nominated for her their strong support of our graduate program, as well service in Chem 101). as their patience with me as I assumed the role of the DGS over the past year. I also am greatly indebted to Each year the Department holds the Silver Sympo- Mrs. Lori Nesnow, who joined the Department in sium, which allows our graduate students to present the fall of 2015 and has provided invaluable support to research to a distinguished panel of judges, who eval- our graduate admissions and recruiting efforts, as well uate the talks based upon research quality and clarity as Mrs. Susan Cheadle whose tremendous efforts of presentation. This year, Ms. Kristin DeMeester, continue to keep the graduate program on track and from Prof. Catherine Grimes’ lab won first place moving forward. Our accomplishments in those areas for her work in understanding native immune re- would not have happened without their enormous sponse. The second place winner was Ms. Manman effort and talent. Finally, I need to thank my predeces- Lu from Prof. Tatyana Polenova’s lab for her work sor, Prof. Svilen Bobev, not only for his four years on solid-state NMR analysis of proteins. Ms. Amy of outstanding service as Director of Graduate Studies, Schaefer (Prof. Catherine Grimes’ lab) and Ms. but also for all of the help and guidance he has provid- Andrea Potocny (Prof. Joel Rosenthal’s lab) ed me during the transition and over the last year.

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 12 Sayonara and Godspeed, Barbara Vaughn!

he CHEM/BIOC commu- father won her tuition money at nity said farewell to another the horse track!), Barbara was able loyal soldier and member to attend DelTech, complete her Tof the CHEM/BIOC family when associates degree and found a job at Barbara Vaughn retired after 45 UD’s Morris library in 1971. years of service to the University. Barbara has seen many students While today we are still discussing come and go over that time. Though UD’s need to diversify, Barbara Barbara is technically part of the remembers when she was one of just library staff, she is very much part a handful of black staff and students of the Blue Hen Chemistry family. on campus. She reflects “we have Barbara Vaughn Barbara started her career as a clerk come a long way.” She has many in Morris Library and worked her fond memories of the time she has spent at UD. She way up to Library Assistant. She briefly worked in met her husband Earl (now a Facilities Planner at the Agriculture Library before joining us in Brown Siemens) in 1974 and later two of her three daugh- Laboratory in 1991. She notes that she knew nothing ters would graduate as Blue Hens (though not in about chemistry when she started, but over the past chemistry). 25 years she has helped generations of Blue Hen Chemists navigate the Chemistry Library stacks. “In Electronic journals and the internet have taken away this job, you are always learning” she says. “It makes some of the direct interactions with students that li- you feel young to work with so many young people, brarians thrive on. She recalls the innumerable times though it is always a little sad to see them go when in the past she needed to help freshmen find a copy they graduate.” of the periodic table in a reference book. Though she doesn’t get as many information requests as she used Barbara grew up in Millsboro, Delaware and has to, she does get to know many of the students who fond memories of crabbing off the pier. Times were regularly come to library to study and where she tough back then, and a work accident that left her would often share in their set backs and successes father disabled (in the days before workman’s com- as they navigate their way to degree. “Occasionally, pensation or disability) made times even tougher. I will have a student write to me after graduating” Crabs were not just for dinner but could be sold to she says recalling a story of a student who fulfilled make a little “Christmas money.” Those were still the a promise to send her the “cents” portion of his first days of segregated schools in Delaware and, while at- paycheck. tending the William C. Jason Comprehensive High School in Georgetown she had a chance to work in When asked what she plans to do after retirement the school’s library, a decision that would shape her she has a healthy list of classes and activities includ- future. Desegregation meant opportunity, and the ing volunteer work she would like to do, but most of William C. Jason High School was to become the all, she would like to spend more time with her six new Georgetown campus for Delaware Technical grandchildren. “I think I would like to teach them Community College. When she learned that they crabbing…” would be offering an Library Associate’s degree, the choice was natural. With a little luck (literally, her -John Koh

13 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Another Outstanding CHEM/BIOC Alumnus!

In what has become a developing tradition, Carol (Van Dyke) Freer, M.D. (BS68) was recognized as one of the 2016 College of Arts and Sciences’ recipients of its Alumni Achievement Awards. The ceremony, held in the Roselle Center for the Arts on 5/12/16, marked the 4th time in the past 5 years that a CHEM/BIOC alumnus has been so honored.

Carol is the chief medical officer at Penn State Her- shey Medical Center, the first woman in that role, and is also an associate professor. The medical center Carol (van Dyke) Freer (5th from left), is the flagship hospital for Penn State Health and Dean George Watson (far right) employs over 1,000 physicians and advanced practice Society of Health Care Epidemiology of America, clinicians. and a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America. During Carol’s tenure as CMO, Penn State Her- shey has undergone transformational changes in its Carol volunteers her services to the Visiting Nurs- approach to patient safety and quality, with signif- es Association, the Hanover Hospital Division of icant decreases in hospital-acquired infections and Infection Control, the Hanover Borough Board of conditions and significant improvements in national Health and breast cancer support groups. She and rankings. her daughter Elizabeth raised $35,000 for breast cancer research in the Climb for Hope by climbing She received a Bachelor of Science degree in chem- Mt. Kilimanjaro. She is a lifelong member of the istry from the University of Delaware in 1968 and, Girl Scouts of America. after working as a photographic engineer at Eastman Kodak and doing medical research at the University On a more personal note, she was the first of my 42 of Rochester, she graduated with distinction from undergraduate research students to co-author a paper medical school at George Washington University in with your Editor (Inorg. Chem., 8, 170 (1969). 1978. After a long career in the practice of infectious diseases and medical administration in a commu- nity hospital in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Carol was Previous CHEM/BIOC A&S Alumni Achieve- recruited by Penn State to serve as vice chair for ment-Awardees: clinical affairs in the Department of Medicine. Soon afterward, she was named chief medical officer. Carol (Cochrane) Kent (MS66) [2012]

Despite her heavy administrative load, she attends Michele (Hackley) Johnson, M.D. (BA75) [2013] on the teaching consult service with a team of resi- dents and medical students and teaches a course in Lawrence M. Principé, Ph.D. (BS83) [2014] communication techniques to second-year medical students. She has received numerous awards and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 14 Nylon: The Delaware Connection

One of the greatest inventions of the 20th Centu- Lammot DuPont Laboratory. Chair Murray John- ry was nylon, the first truly synthetic fiber. This ston offered the spaces to the Delaware Academy of event occurred on February 25, 1935 at the Dupont Chemical Sciences for a nylon exhibit, which opened Experimental Station, about 15 miles north of the to the public on September 15, 2015. A grant from UD campus, in the Wallace H. Carothers Research Dupont helped the DACS with the cost of setting Group. This new fiber was to have a major impact on up the exhibit and the public reception. Both of Dupont and the U.S. Economy. Labovsky’s daughters attended the opening.

The last surviving member of the Carothers Group The first display case has a focus on the people was Joe Labovsky, who died in 2013 at the age of involved in the creation and launch of nylon. This 101. He arrived in Wilmington from the Ukraine includes members of the research group, including at age 12, unable to speak a word of English. By the Paul Flory, who went on to win a Nobel Prize. One time he graduated from high school, he had become photo includes former Dupont Chemist and Dela- a leader in his class. He landed a job as a lab techni- ware Governor Russ Peterson. cian at the Experimental Station, where Dr. Caroth- ers became his mentor. He helped Labovsky get a Helen Sweetman earned her chemistry degree at company scholarship to attend the Pratt Institute in the University in 1933. She joined Dupont at the New York, after which he returned to work for Dr. Experimental Station and worked at the famous Carothers. Lavoisier Library. There she met Dr. Carothers while helping with his patent applications. They were Upon the death of his mentor, Labovsky resolved to married in 1936, shortly before his tragic death in keep his memory alive. He set up a nylon museum in 1937. Her yearbook photo appears in this exhibit, the basement of his home and gave talks in this area along with a later photo of her and her daughter at to help educate the public about this amazing fiber the dedication of the Carothers Research Lab at the and the importance of Carothers. Experimental Station in 1946.

Dr. Mike Stemniski became acquainted with The second display case has a focus on the chemistry Labovsky and joined him at public presentations of nylon. This involves a condensation polymer- about nylon and Carothers at the Delaware Histor- ization reaction between adipic acid and hexam- ical Society. Stemniski became noted for his Chem ethylenediamine, with the elimination of water. Demo Shows. The third case deals with nylon applications. The first major use was in nylon hosiery, which quickly When Labovsky’s health problems required that he replaced silk. The start of World War II meant all move to a retirement home, he donated his nylon nylon was used in parachutes and other military museum collection to the Delaware Academy of applications. After 1945, nylon fibers were used in Chemical Sciences. seat belts, carpets, clothing, home furnishings, etc. Dupont eventually sold its textile fibers business, but The U.D. Department of Chemistry and Biochem- still sells nylon engineering resins. istry has three large built-in display cases in the -Allen A. Denio (FAC 78-79, 98-99)

15 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Additional Faculty/Staff Activities

The striking graphics associated with Dr. David Dalrymple (FAC68-74) during the period 1960 – present. His a paper published by Prof. Svilen has happily embarked on an entirely forward (pp. 1-9) amounts to a concise Bobev and his colleagues graced the new career, following his retirement modern history of MS. cover of the 10/28/15 issue (vol. 3, from Nicolet Instruments. As outlined no. 40) of the Journal of Materials in the following article, published in Dr. Lila Gierasch (FAC 79-87) Dis- Chemistry C. the Fredericktown (OH) Citizen: tinguished Professor of Biochemistry www.thefredericktowncitizen.com/ and Molecular Biology at the Univer- Prof. Karl Booksh was spotlight- news/localnews/maple-syrup-on-the- sity of Massachusetts, Amherst, has ed in a feature article in C&E News small-scale/. Dave is following in the been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the (11/16/15, p. 41) on how chemists with footsteps of his grandfather and father, Journal of Biological Chemistry. disabilities have overcome challenges in by producing “Maple Syrup on the the workplace. Small Scale” on the family farm. Profs. Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes and Hal White (FAC 71-15) Prof. Steven Brown was a member of Jeannette (Jean) Field (STAFF 75- have co-authored a paper on “Passing a team from Oklahoma State Universi- 85) died on 10/29/15, at the age of 93. the Baton: Mentoring for Adoption of ty, the University of Delaware, and the Jean spent her entire career (63-85) as Active-learning Pedagogies by Re- Royal Canadian Mounted Police whose a beloved secretary and administrative search-active Junior Faculty,” published paper (J. Chemometrics, 28, #5, assistant at the U of D, working in the in Biochemistry and Molecular 385-394 (2014)) on the forensic identi- Research Office from 1963 to 1975. Biology Education, 43, #5, 345-357 fication of paint smears from car clear (2015). coats won the 2015 Kowalski Memorial Prof. Joseph Fox served as the Prize for the best applied chemometrics Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Prof. George Luther (JOINT FAC) paper published in the journal during 2015-16 Bristol Myers Squibb Lectur- has published a book on Inorganic the period 2013-2014. er in Organic Chemistry. A seminal Chemistry for Geochemistry and study (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, Environmental Sciences (John During the summer, Education Spe- 5978 (2016)) on Rapid Bioorthogonal Wiley & Sons, 2016). cialist Dana Chatellier and Mr. Huy Chemistry Turn-on through Enzymat- (Mike) Dao (MS11) served as the lead ic or Long Wavelength Photocatalytic (the late) Dr. Albert Matlack (ADJ instructors for a General Chemistry Activation of Tetrazine Ligation, au- FAC 93-13) has posthumously pub- class sponsored by the Saudi Arabian thored by Joe and his colleagues Profs. lished his second book, co-authored Chemical Company (SABIC), under Joel Rosenthal, Colin Thorpe, with Andrew Dicks: Problem-Solv- the aegis of UD’s English Language and Xinqiao Jia (Materials Science and ing Exercises in Green and Sus- Institute. Engineering) and their students was tainable Chemistry (CRC Press, highlighted in C&E News (5/2/16, p. 2015). One of his sons, Dr. Kent Mat- Dr. Andrew Cottone (PD [Rior- 10). lack, captured the essence of Al in the dan], 01-02) is the President of Adesis, following eulogy, written in connection Inc., a contract research organization Dr. Jean Futrell (FAC86-99, CHAIR with the book’s publication: specializing in organic synthesis in New 86-95, 96-97), now retired from the Castle, DE. Adesis was one of four bio- Pacific Northwest National Labora- To say that my father, Albert Matlack, technology companies to be awarded a tory, where he was a Batelle Fellow, is was a chemist doesn’t do him justice. GATOR100 – an entrepreneurial award the co-editor of a special issue of the Perhaps Chemist, capitalized in recogni- given to flourishing businesses owned International Journal of Mass tion of his passion for the subject, would and operated by University of Florida Spectrometry (377 (2015)), which be better. We have an essay he wrote at alumni. describes the development of MS around the age of 13 stating his intention

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 16 of becoming one. No alternatives were developments. Now, when I am reading passions: chemistry and the environment. mentioned. His chemical career start- the chemical literature and come across He could clearly see the damage humans ed with the Manhattan project during something particularly cool, among my are doing to the planet, and he focused his World War II. Following that, he was an thoughts is “It’s sad that Dad will never almost unbelievable energy and patience organic chemist for 43 years at Hercules get to know this.” on the problem. He would encourage Incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware, you to do the same because the problem retiring at the age of 70 only when forced You might find such prolonged focus on a is acute, getting worse, and of a magni- to do so. Despite his age at the time, he technical topic a bit frightening and fear tude that dwarfs anything we have ever had not yet had enough chemistry and that he was narrow and boring in person. dealt with before. Politics aside, much promptly volunteered to teach at the He was not. He was warm, outgoing and of it comes down to chemistry. We need University of Delaware, which he did friendly, and a relentlessly and passionate new energy sources, less pollution, better until only months before his death at constructive man (and a great husband batteries, renewable starting materials… the age of 90 in 2013. That also wasn’t and father). For me, his attitude can be the list is long. We also need well-in- enough to satisfy his appetite for chemis- summarized in something he once said formed, passionate people who under- try, so at the same time, over the course of while we were discussing the study of stand chemistry and can use it creatively more than 10 years, he wrote a (big, long) history as an occupation: “Some people to solve these problems. If you contribute book, “Introduction to Green Chemis- are interested in the past. I’m interested to their solution, you will really have try.” Then he wrote this one, finishing in the future.” accomplished something. As the bumper it – by my calculation – only days before sticker say “There is no planet B.” his death. In the months before he died, My father did not join an ongoing, estab- he and I were approaching chemical lished green chemistry field. Rather, he Go for it, and good luck. journals, successfully, to find him a place pre-dated it by decades. He was an envi- Kent E.S. Matlack Ph.D. where he could write a regular column ronmentalist before the term was coined. commenting critically on recent chemical Green chemistry combined his two

Burnaby “Fire-Breathing Dragon” Munson

17 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Prof. Burnaby Munson’s antics full-time Ph.D. crystallographers. His Prof. Neal Zondlo presented a plena- at the CHEM/BIOC table during avocado “ranch” produced a bumper ry lecture at the Indian Peptide Sympo- his annual appearances at Delaware harvest of 50 tons of avocados! sium held in Bangalore last September. Discovery Days during the summer were highlighted in a UDaily on-line Prof. Charlie Riordan has been elect- Visiting Faculty article: blowing “smoke rings” using ed Treasurer of the Society of Biological liquid nitrogen, freezing cookies in Inorganic Chemistry. Mr. Huy (Mike) Dao (MS11): liquid nitrogen, creating a “wizard’s CHEM-103/104 General Chemistry punch” by adding Dry Ice to cranberry Prof. Kate Scantlebury has been (Dover Associate-in-Arts Program) juice;. Small wonder that the number named one of the editors of the journal of new CHEM/BIOC majors has vastly Gender and Education. increased! He was aided in his 2014 Dr. Karen L. Hoober (PhD99): endeavors by Benjamin Lefler (BS/ In an article recently published in the CHEM/15), Lauren Genova (BS/ journal Nature Nanotechnology, CHEM-106 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry CHEM/15), and Caitlyn Sarno several U of D researchers show how a (BS/CHEM/16). His devotion to the new peptide-based hydrogel could one CHEM-214/216 Elementary Biochem- University’s Honors Program has been day facilitate microsurgery: Dr. Joel istry memorialized in the Munson Fellows Schneider (FAC 99-09), now at the Program, wherein Munson Fellows National Cancer Institute’s Chemical Dr. Paul A. Silver (PhD73): are upper-division students living in Daniel J. Smith Biology Laboratory, CHEM-101/102 General Chemistry Freshman Honors Housing who are (PhD13), now at GlaxoSmithKline; the familiar with the Honors Program recently graduated Katelyn Nagy- and have a strong commitment to help Smith (PhD16); and Darrin Pochan Dr. Michael Stemniski: other students benefit from an Honors (JOINT FAC), Professor and Chair of CHEM-102 General Chemistry Education. UD’s Department of Materials Science CHE-103/104 (Wilmington Associ- and Engineering. Also involved in the ate-in-Arts Program) Our mass spectroscopist, Papa Nii study were researchers from the Johns CHEM-213/215 Elementary Organic Asare-Okai, and his wife, Kai, are the Hopkins University School of Medicine Chemistry proud parents of a baby girl, Gabriella, and the Department of Electrical and born 5/23/16. Computer Engineering.

Dr. Arnold Rheingold (FAC 84-03) Prof. Zhihao Zhang discussed the Professor of Chemistry at the Univer- work of the 2016 Nobel Laureates in sity of California, San Diego, is still Chemistry at UD’s annual review of the going strong, personally determining Nobelists in Literature, Physiology & 3-5 structures a day. The UCSD X-ray Medicine, Economic Sciences, Physics, diffraction facility now includes seven Peace, and Chemistry, presented in the diffractometers, five of which use ro- Harker ISE Lab on 10/29/15. tating anode sources, and employs two

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 18 Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows, 2015-16

Mohammad Al-Amin (Institute for Medicinal Caitlin Quinn (Columbia University) [Polenova] Resources at the University of Tokushima, Japan) [Chain] Rajgopal Sharma (Wayne State University) [D. Watson] Devendar Anumandla (University of Nevada) [M. Watson] Sudipta Sinha (Indian Institute of Technology, India) [Patel] Bibaswan Biswas (Texas A & M University) [M. Watson] Raghu Vannam (University of Connecticut) [Fox]

David Boyce (University of Minnesota, Minneapo- Bojan Vulovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia) [D. lis) [Rosenthal] Watson]

Ming Dong (University of Delaware) [Bahnson] Guoyin Yin (Shanghai Institute of Organic Chem- istry, China) [D. Watson] Himal Ganguly (Bose Institute with University of Calcutta, India) [Zondlo] Libo Yuan (Wuhan University, China) [Zhuang]

Rupal Gupta (Carnegie Mellon University) [Pole- Senzhi Zhao (Temple University) [Chain] nova]

Surya Kotha (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India) [Zondlo]

Xingyu Lu (University of Lille, France) [Polenova] Visiting

Julien Makongo Mangan (Technical University Scholars, of Dresden, Germany) [Bobev] 2015-16 Mohit Mehta (Florida State University) [Patel] Anita Abedi (Islamic Azad University, Raghupathi Neelarapu (Osmania University, Tehran, Iran) [Theopold] India) [Koh] Ardak Kussainova (L. Gumilov Jai Prakash (Indian Institute of Technology, India) Eurasian National University, Astana, [Bobev] Kazakhstan) [Bobev]

19 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Named Lectures 2015-16

Our named lectures have grown, in both number Previous Heck Lecturers have included three who and stature, through the years: are now Nobel Laureates, six who are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Due to a cancelation last spring, two Richard F. five who are members of the National Academy of Heck (FAC 71-89) Lectures were presented during the Sciences. the past academic year. The 12th Heck Lecture was presented on 11/11/15 by Prof. Melanie Sanford, The 4th Mary Elizabeth Kramer (MS76, FAC 86- University of Michigan on “Developing Strategies 12) Memorial Lecture was presented on 9/25/15 for the C-H Functionalization of Aliphatic Amines.” by Prof. Gabriela Weaver, University of Massachu- It was followed, on 4/20/16, by the 13th Heck setts-Amherst, on “Weaving Faculty Professional Lecture on “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Development with Learning Space Affordances.” Organosilanols and Their Relevance to the Mech- anism of the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction,” presented Prof. David Christanson, University of Pennsylva- by Prof. Scott Denmark, University of Illinois, nia, presented the 9th John C. Wriston, Jr. (FAC Urbana-Champaign. The generous financial support 55-85) Memorial Lecture on 10/23/15. His topic of the Heck Lectures by Amgen, Inc. is gratefully was “Directing Biosynthesis with Modular Architec- acknowledged. ture in Terpenoid Cyclases.”

Chapter Officers 2016-2017

ACS/SA ASBMB/UAN Co-president: President: Zachary Jones (BS/CHEM/18) Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Co-president: Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) Vice-President: Markia Smith (BS/BIOC/17) Secretary: Caroline Vesper (BS/CHEM/17) Treasurer: Treasurer: Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17) Anthony Campanella (BS/CHEM/18) Recruitment Chair: Public Relations: Adriana Paldino (BS/BIOC/17) Emily Wunsch (BS/EXSC/17)

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 20 Colloquia & Symposia 2015-16

he 36th East Coast Ion Chemistry Con- A Membrane Protein Symposium, organized by ference was held on Saturday, October 10, Profs. Edward Lyman, Sharon Rozovsky, and 2015. Karen Fleming (Johns Hopkins University), was T held at the U of D on 4/18/16. The Symposium was Talks were given by speakers from the University of supported by the NIH-COBRE Program on Mem- Delaware, Georgetown University, Drexel Uni- brane Protein Production and Characterization. versity, University of Maryland, College Park, and DuPont. Topics included aerosol mass spectrometry, Our weekly divisional seminars were enhanced, as electrospray ionization, MALDI, laser induced plas- usual, by a vibrant series of Departmental Colloquia: ma ionization, plasma assisted chemical ionization, protein identification, and reaction mechanisms. The 37th ECICC will meet on Saturday, October 1, 2016.

DATE SPEAKER/AFFILIATION TOPIC 9/2/15 Prof. Mary Watson Transition Metal Catalysis of Non-traditional University of Delaware Electrophiles 9/16/15 Prof. Dennis Dougherty Chemistry on the Brain: Understanding the Cal Tech (Student-Invited Speaker) Nicotine Receptor 9/18/15 Prof. Sharon Rozovsky Selenium in Biochemistry and Biophysics: Novel University of Delaware Functions of Selenoproteins and New Approaches for Their Characterization 2/15/16 Prof. Greg Scholes Photosynthetic Light Harvesting and Coherence Princeton University 3/4/16 Prof. Zhihao Zhuang Chemical Approaches for Investigating Protein University of Delaware Ubiquitination 5/3/16 Prof. Joseph Fox Fast Bioorthogonal Chemistry: Discovery, University of Delaware Development, Applications (11th Annual Delaware ACS Section Student/Industry Poster Session) 5/6/16* Prof. Ronald Breaker Riboswitches and Their Ligands as Possible Yale University Molecular Relics from the RNA World

* Retirement Colloquium and Reception in Honor of Prof. Hal White, with retrospectives presented by Profs. Colin Thorpe (BIOC research) Sharon Rozovsky (Studies of Dragonflies and Damselflies), and Catherine Grimes (PBL Teaching Leadership)

21 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Undergraduate Awards 2015-16

NATIONAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS American Chemical Society/Hach Scientific Alexandra Chiodi (BA/XCE/17) Foundation Margaret Dolan (BA/XCE/17) Eastern Analytical Symposium Research Award Cannon Giglio (BS/CHEM/17) American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17), 1st Place Biology 20th Undergraduate Poster Competition, Tyler Heiss (BS/BIOC/16), Honorable Mention San Diego, CA, April 1-6, 2016 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) 2016 Intercollegiate National Figure Skating Clarké Snell (BS/BIOC/16), 5th Place, Solo Dance Championships, April 9-10, 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Thomas Keane (BS/CHEM/16) Fellowship Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship Kelly Daniels (BS/BIOC/16)

REGIONAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS 80th Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17), 1st Place, Ursinus College, April 16, 2016 Biological I Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17), 1st Place, Biological II 18th Undergraduate Research Symposium, 1st Place in their respective Divisions: University of Maryland – Baltimore County, Kelly Daniels (BS/BIOC/16) October 3, 2015 Cannon Giglio (BS/CHEM/17) Thomas Keane (BS/CHEM/16) Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17)

2nd Place in their respective Divisions: Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) Genevieve Weist (BS/CHEM/16)

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 22 DEPARTMENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS American Chemical Society Award in Chemistry Matthew Hurlock (BS/BIOC/17) American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Annette Brocks (BA/CHEM/17) Chemistry Undergraduate Award American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) Chemistry Undergraduate Award American Chemical Society Division of Organic Jesse Spillane (BS/BIOC/16) Chemistry Undergraduate Award American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry Nikifar Lazouski (BS/CHEM/16) C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Thomas Keane (BS/CHEM/16) Chemistry C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Inorganic Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) Research Fellowship Carl von Frankenberg Undergraduate Award in Margaret Dolan (BA/XCE/17) Chemistry Education Elizabeth Dyer Awards for Excellence in Kelly Daniels (BS/BIOC/16) Biochemistry and Chemistry Thomas Keane (BS/CHEM/16) Frank W. Collins Undergraduate Award in Tyler Heiss (BS/BIOC/16) Biochemistry Gene J. and Frances E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Genevieve Weist (BS/CHEM/16) Research Fellowship Hypercube Scholar Award Nikifar Lazouski (BS/CHEM/16) James A. Moore Undergraduate Award in Organic Jesse Spillane (BS/BIOC/16) Chemistry Joseph H. Noggle Undergraduate Award in Physical Lucas Onisk (BS/CHEM/17) Chemistry Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Awards Thomas Harmon (BS/BIOC/19) Jiaming Huang (BS/CHEM/19) Merck Index Awards Jessica Mann (BS/CHEM/16) Obinna Wogu (BS/BIOC/16) Quaesita Drake Scholarships Alex Manders (BS/CHEM/17) Shelby Roseman (BS/CHEM/17) Ilana Schnaufer (BS/CHEM/17) Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Wallace H. Carothers Scholarships Keshav Choudhuri (BS/BIOC/18) Zachary Jones (BS/CHEM/18) Wallace H. McCurdy, Jr. Undergraduate Awards in Cannon Giglio (BS/CHEM/17) Analytical Chemistry Jill Harland (BS/CHEM/17)

23 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 2016 Summer Science Research Scholars

RECIPIENTS SOURCE OF SUPPORT MENTOR Arvind Annamalai (BS/ Plastino Fellowship Prof. Neal Zondlo CHEM/17) Nicole Coffey (BS/CHEM/18) College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment Prof. George Luther Griffen Desroches (BS/CHEM/18) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Svilen Bobev Amanda Ford (BS/BIOC/18) Hofmann Scholar Prof. Neal Zondlo Cannon Giglio (BS/CHEM/17) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Steven Brown Program Evan Horowitz (BS/CHEM/17) Heitzer Fellowship Prof. Klaus Theopold Matthew Hurlock (BS/BIOC/17) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Catherine Grimes Zachary Jones (BS/CHEM/18) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Catherine Grimes Sean Lein (BS/BIOC/17) White Fellowship (BISC) Prof. Ramona Neunuebel (BISC) Alex Manders (BS/CHEM/17) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Mary Watson Lucas Onisk (BS/CHEM/17) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Tatyana Polenova Taylor Paskey (BS/CHEM/17) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Joel Rosenthal Program Jacob Piane (BS/CHEM/17) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Mary Watson Shelby Roseman (BS/CHEM/17) University Undergraduate Research Prof. John Koh Program Dominic Santoleri (BS/BIOC/17) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Sharon Rozovsky Program Junius Thomas (BS/BIOC/17) NUCLEUS Prof. John Koh Hannah Wastyk (BS/BIOC/17) Plastino Fellowship Prof. Catherine Grimes Nicole Wenzell (BS/BIOC/17) University Undergraduate Research Prof. Neal Zondlo Program

Matthew Hurlock, Nicole Wenzell, Arvind Annamalai, Lucas Onisk, David Plastino, Griffen Desroches, Alex Manders, Hannah Wastyk, Zachary Jones

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 24 MAY 28, 2016 21st CHEM/ BIOC Graduation Convocation

he 21st CHEM/BIOC Convocation, held in Pearson Hall on 5/28/16, was organized, as always, by Professor John Burmeister; Thowever, he did not preside because of a conflict with his grand daughter’s graduation-the third con- vocation that he has missed, all for equally compel- ling reasons. Professors Burnaby Munson and Don Watson were his substitutes. The troops were marshaled by Professors Cecil Dybowski and Klaus Theopold.

Burnaby Munson In a continuation of our tradition of distinguished alumni/ae speakers, Dr. Silvia Jurisson (BS78), • Board of Directors, Society of Radiopharmaceuti- Professor of Chemistry and Radiology at the cal Science University of Missouri, Columbia, filled this year’s • Associate Editor, Radiochimica Acta role admirably. Silvia received her Ph.D. from • Editorial Boards of Nuclear Medicine & Bi- the University of Cincinnati in 1982. Following ology and the Journal of Radioanalytical & post-doctoral study at the University of New South Nuclear Chemistry Wales, the Australian National University, and the University of Missouri (1983-86), she worked as a As always, the graduates were recognized individual- Senior Research Investigator at Bristol-Myers Squibb ly-with frequent applause. before becoming a UM faculty member in 1997. She was the recipient of the 2012 Glenn T. Seaborg Award in Nuclear Chem- istry from the ACS, and has been a Fuldner Faculty Fellow (2013, 2014). Her research, which has focused on radioinorganic chem- istry, has resulted in her being named to a wide ar- ray of important positions including: • Chair, Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology of the ACS (2010)

Andrew Teplyakov, Cecil Dybowski, Silvia Jurisson

25 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 After the Convocation in well-air conditioned Pearson Hall (it was “warm” outside that day), the assembled crowd of students, parents, and friends migrated to the Brown Laboratory Lobby for the reception with much conversation and picture tak- ing. No Segway rides, this year, however (no longer allowed).

Silvia Jurisson

Variability and uncertainty continued to be the hallmarks for the class of 2016: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Graduate School 12 11 12 18 10 12 7 20 Medical School 3 1 1 4 1 7 3 4 Dental School 1 - - 1 - 2 2 2 Pharmacy School - 2 2 - - 1 1 4 Law School - - 1 - 1 1 2 2 Nursing School - - - 2 1 - - 2 Industry 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 2 2 1 3 3 Undetermined 33 34 34 18 29 26 22 9 TOTAL 58 57 61 51 53 55 50 54

In like manner, the mix of baccalaureate degrees keeps changing: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 BA/CHEM 11 14 7 5 12 18 11 11 BA/XCE - 2 1 2 1 1 - - BS/CHEM 33 25 30 21 17 21 18 13 BS/BIOC 14 16 23 23 23 15 21 30

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 26 2016 Graduates

2015 B.A. Chemistry Clarké Snell Yanda Mao Graduates James Urda Tyler A. Mislick Christine M. Bristowe Gabriela C.D. Velasquez Christopher B. Monaghan Ritika Chhibba James M. Williams Alexander M. Northrup a Ronald A. Cichocki, Jr. Obinna B. Wogu Jonathan Owens Sviatoslav Cuadros-Gourentchik Michaella E. Raglione Ava Heiss 2015 B.S. Chemistry Erika S. Ritchie Jebidiah C. Merritt Graduates Caitlyn T. Sarno Evelyn R. Niedenzu Michael J. Adorno Jesse J. Spillane b Li Qian Alexander J. Belly Morgan E. Squicciarini Michael Russell Kimberly A. Buchanan Emily M. Trinh a Pengweixi Sun a Rachel S. Chess Tugraberk Usul Dai Wei Colin S. Davis Ha Thi Thuy Vu Shrhonda E. Ellis Jessica A. Webb 2016 B.S. Biochemistry Thomas P. Endicott Genevieve M. Weist b Graduates Christopher J. Ferich Zelin Zhang Zaina E. Banihani Rachel L. Frey Shelby Chan Kagan D. Hoffman Sviatoslav Cuadros-Gourentchik Lars A. Jensen c Kelly E. Daniels a,b Danea K. Jonjic Roberto Gonzalez Thomas P. Keane a,b Tyler K. Heiss a,b Daniel B. Koeplinger Yijang Liu Ryan A. Kozlowski a,b Helina S. Patel Nikifar D. Lazouski a Jasmin G. Philip Jessica N. Mann a,b

(a) Honors Degree (b) Degree-with-Distinction (c) Environmental Chemistry Concentration

27 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Graduate or Professional School Bound

• Ronald Cichocki, University of Wyoming • Daniel Koeplinger, Penn State University (Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry) (Ph.D. in Chemistry) • Wei Dei, University of Delaware (M.S. in Chem- • Ryan Kozlowski, University of California-Irvine istry) (Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry) • Kelly Daniels, Thomas Jefferson University • Nikifar Lazouski, Massachusetts Institute of (Kimmel Medical School) Technology (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering) • Shrhonda Ellis, Stevenson University (M.S. in • Michaella Raglione, University of Iowa (Ph.D. Forensic Sciences) in Chemistry) • Roberto Gonzalez, Rowan University (Cooper • Jesse Spillane, University of Washington Medical School) (Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry) • Tyler Heiss, University of California – Irvine • Tugraberk Usul, Temple University (Kornberg (Ph.D. in Chemical Biology) School of Dentistry) • Danea Jonjic, Max Planck University (Ph.D. in • Genevieve Weist, University of Pittsburgh Biotechnology) (Ph.D. in Chemistry) • Thomas Keane, Harvard University (Ph.D. in • Obinna Wogu, Thomas Jefferson University Physical Chemistry) (Kimmel Medical School) Headed for Industry, Etc.

• Gabriela Albright, National Institute of Aller- • Jessica Mann, Intern, Tuckahoe Brewing Co., gies and Infections Diseases, Gaithersburg, MD Egg Harbor Township, NJ • Alexander Belly, Chemist, Innospec Fuel Spe- • Michael Russell, Analytical Laboratory Manag- cialties, Newark, DE er, Colonial Metals, Inc. • Kimberly Buchanan, Cosmetic Chemist, Beau- • Morgan Squicciarini, Graduate Trainee, Cro- ty Manufacturing Solutions Corp., Dallas, TX da, Inc., Newark, DE • Rachel Chess, Agilent Technologies • James Urda, Chemist, Merck Pharmaceuticals • Rachel Frey, Chemist, Petroleum Additives Co.

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 28 Graduate School Placements, 1994-2016

Adelphi...... 1 Harvard...... 6 Princeton...... 8 Alaska-Fairbanks...... 1 Hawaii...... 2 Purdue...... 3 Arcadia...... 1 Illinois-Chicago...... 2 Rhode Island...... 1 Boston College...... 3 Illinois-Urbana...... 7 Rochester...... 4 Boston University...... 3 Imperial College, London...... 1 Rutgers...... 7 Brigham Young...... 1 Indiana...... 4 St. John’s...... 1 Brandeis...... 1 Iowa...... 1 Scripps...... 2 Cabrini...... 1 Johns Hopkins...... 5 Selznick School for Film...... 1 California-Berkeley...... 2 Kansas...... 1 Preservation California-Irvine...... 7 KAUST...... 1 Shenandoah...... 1 California-Los Angeles...... 1 Lehigh...... 2 South...... 1 California-San Diego...... 3 Maryland-Baltimore...... 1 Southern Mississippi...... 1 California-San Francisco...... 3 Maryland-Baltimore Co...... 4 Stevenson...... 2 California-Santa Barbara...... 1 Maryland-College Park...... 6 SUNY-Buffalo...... 2 Cal Tech...... 5 Massachusetts...... 3 SUNY-Stony Brook...... 1 Carnegie Mellon...... 1 Max Planck...... 1 Syracuse...... 1 Case Western...... 4 Michigan...... 5 Temple...... 4 Chicago...... 1 Michigan State...... 1 Tennessee...... 1 Clemson...... 1 Minnesota-Twin Cities...... 2 Texas...... 4 Colorado...... 1 MIT...... 8 Texas A&M...... 4 Colorado State...... 1 Montana State...... 1 Thomas Jefferson...... 5 Columbia...... 5 Montclair State...... 1 Toledo...... 1 Connecticut...... 3 New Castle (England)...... 1 Toronto...... 1 Cornell...... 10 New Hampshire...... 2 Towson...... 1 CUNY...... 2 NYU...... 1 Tufts...... 2 Delaware...... 24 North Carolina-Chapel Hill...12 Vanderbilt...... 1 Drexel...... 1 North Carolina-Greensboro...... 1 Villanova...... 1 Duke...... 4 North Carolina State...... 1 Virginia...... 4 Emory...... 1 Northeastern...... 1 VPI & SU...... 3 Florida International...... 1 Northwestern...... 2 Wake Forest...... 2 Florida State...... 2 Notre Dame...... 1 Washington...... 1 George Mason...... 1 Ohio State...... 4 Washington (St Louis)...... 1 Georgetown...... 2 Oregon...... 1 West Chester...... 1 George Washington...... 3 Pace...... 4 Wisconsin...... 1 Georgia...... 1 Penn...... 13 Wyoming...... 1 Georgia Tech ...... 2 Penn State...... 10 Yale...... 4 Gordon Conwell...... 1 Pittsburgh...... 4 Yeshiva...... 1

29 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 2016 M.A./M.S. Graduates

Catherine A. Bogdanowicz (M.S.) Ann M. Ploskonka (M.S.) B.A., College of the Holy Cross B.S., Goucher College Mentor: Prof. Joel Rosenthal Mentor: Prof. Charles Riordan Placement: Scientist, Leidos, Inc., Aberdeen (MD) Yuan Hsiang Cheng (M.A.) Proving Grounds B.S., National Taiwan Normal University M.A., Temple University Yi Wang (M.S.) B.S., Anhui Normal University (China)Mentor: Prof. Xiaoyun Fu (M.A.) Svilen Bobev B.S., Tianjin University (China) Chi Zhang (M.A.) Aditi M. Khankhoje (M.S.) B.S., Jianghan University (China) B.S., Nagpur University (India) Mentor: Prof. Zhihao Zhuang 2016 Ph.D. Graduates

NAME PREVIOUS DISSERTATION DISSERTATION PLACEMENT DEGREE(S), CHAIR TITLE COLLEGE(S) Eser S. Akturk B.S. New York Klaus Theopold Synthesis and Reactivity of Postdoc, Univ of University Low Valent Chromium (I) Colorado, Boulder Precursors Supported by Hydrotris(Pyrazolyl)Borate Ligands for Dioxygen and Small Molecule Activation Samantha J. B.S., Joseph Fox Improved Methods for (Brannick) Boyd Muhlenberg the Synthesis of trans- College Cyclooctenes and Their Applications in Synthetic and Bioorthogonal Chemistry Christena L. B.S. , M.S. John Koh A Reactivator of Post-doctoral, Cadieux Virginia Organophosphorus Nerve U.S. Army Medical Polytechnic Agent-Inhibited Human Research Inst. of Institute and Acetylcholinesterase: Chemical Defense State University Characterization, Mechanistic Insights and Design

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 30 Di Cui B.S., Wuhan Sandeep Patel Assessment of Local Post-Doctoral, University Hydrophobicity and Its Temple University (China) Effect in Mediating Protein Related Associations Srimoyee B.S., University Mary Watson Transition Metal Catalyzed Post-doctoral, Dasgupta of Delhi Reactions of Electrophilic Material Science, Intermediates to Form C-C University of Bonds and Set Stereogenic Delaware Centers John L. B.S., Joel Rosenthal Elective Conversion of CO2 Post-doctoral, DiMeglio Muhlenberg to Fuel Precursors Using an University of College Inexpensive Bismuth-Based Michigan Electrocatalyst Amber A. B.S., Collee of Donald Watson Novel Methods to Gietter New Jersey Synthesize Complex Nitroalkanes and the Development of On- Electrode Cross-Coupling Chemistry Tara D. (Drake) B.S. Georgian Brian Bahnson Lipoprotein-Associated Gonzalez Court Phospholipase A2: University Utilizing Potent and Specific Inhibitors to Probe the Structure Function Relationship William L. B.S., Rowan Charles Riordan Dioxygen Activation Inorganic Green University by Trispyrazolylborate- Manufacturing Supported, Monovalent Chemist, Nickel Complexes and SpexCertiPrep, Associated Reactivity Metuchen, NJ Hsuan Kung M.S., National Andrew Surface Chemistry of Metal Sun Yat-Sen Teplyakov Oxide Materials: From University Metalorganic and Organic Reactions to Gas Sensing Qin Liang B.S., University Zhihao Zhuang Investigating the Inhibition of Science and of USP1 in DNA Damage Technology Response and Developing (China) Chemical Approach to Study DUB Specificity and PCNA Ubiquitination Jesse P. McAtee M.S. University Donald Watson Development of the First of Hawaii, and Second-Generation Manoa Silyl-Heck Reactions Anil K. Pandey B.S. University Neal Zondlo Synthesis of of Delhi Conformationally Diverse Peptides to Control Peptide Structure and Function and Investigation of Unique Serine/Threonine Phosphorylation Effects on Peptide Conformation

31 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Robert Panish B.S., Joseph Fox Enantioselective Synthesis Elizabethtown and Reactivity of College Bicyclobutanes-Strained Molecular Platforms for 4-, 5-, and 6-Membered Ring Synthesis and Rhodium(II)- Catalyzed Reactions of Diazoesters with Organozinc Reagents Katelyn J. B.S., College of Charles Riordan Investigation of the Senior Scientist (Nagy) Smith New Jersey and Joel Assembly Mechanism and at Merck Schneider Molecular-Level Structure Pharmaceuticals of (Beta)-Hairpin Peptide Hydrogelators Christopher L. B.S., West Tatyana Polenova Insights into the Structure Suiter Virginia and Dynamics of HIV-1 University Maturation Intermediates and Nonuniform Sampling Methods for Magic Angle Spinning NMR Adam H. Tencer B.S., Rowan Zhihao Zhuang Divergent Ubiquitin Post-doctoral, University Interaction Among University of Ubiquitin Specific Proteases Colorado and Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors Haoyu Wang B.S., Beijing John Koh Controlling Androgen University Receptor Nuclear of Chemical Localization by Dendrimer Technology Conjugates Peng Wang B.S., Wuhan Charles Riordan Tris(Thioether)-Supported Organic Chemist, University; Base Metal Complexes with Affinity Research M.S., Chinese Redox-Active Dioxolene and Chemicals, Academy of a-Diimine Ligands Wilmington, DE Sciences Haixia Wu B.S., Beijing Zhihao Zhuang pH-and Temperature- Institute of and Christopher Dependent Mechanisms of Clothing Roberts Non-Native Aggregation of Technology; Anti-CD40 IGGI M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology Kun Yang B.S., Sichuan Zhihao Zhuang Developing Chemical Post-doctoral, University Methods to Generate Johns Hopkins (China) Ubiquitinated Proteins University and Investigating the Role of Reversible PCNA Ubiquitination in DNA Damage Response Qi Zhou M.S., Guangxi Mary Watson Construction of C-C and C-B Normal Bonds by Enantiospecific University Nickel-Catalyzed C-O Bond (China) Activation

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 32 Alumni News

Fifty-Year ACS Members Michael A. Stemniski, Ph.D. as out first and only Associate Chair). – retired after 35 years of teaching While I have encountered MANY The annual accounting of 50-year ACS chemistry at McKean High School. people in both categories for the past members in C&E News (3/7/16, pp. 49- “Dr. Mike” has served as a part-time half-century, very few, if any, evolved 56) included five CHEM/BIOC alum- instructor for us for over four decades. into the close personal friendship that ni, two of whom contributed mightily we have enjoyed, as well as the strong, to your Editor’s research career: Tracy C. Williamson (PhD92) – consistent financial support that he has • John W. Henderson (BS65) Scientist with the US Environmental provided our Department to the pres- ent time (more about that later). • Harold S. Brunner, Jr. (BS66) Protection Agency, co-author of the book “Green Chemistry: Designing • C. Frank Shaw III, Ph.D. (BS66) Chemistry for the Environment,” a My favorite story involving Jack goes - my first undergraduate research seminal contribution in the area of back to a beautiful, warm spring day. student green chemistry. Tracy’s mentor was We had just enjoyed one of our many • Henry J. Gysling (PhD67) - my Dr. James Damewood (FAC 84-90), lunches at the Blue and Gold Club, first doctoral student now with DuPont’s Haskell Global and were walking back to my office in Center for Health and Environmental Brown Lab, on what was then called • Joel Slutsky (PhD72) Sciences. The Mall (now The Green). The pro- • Allison J. (Mosher) Nalesnik fusion of co-eds sunning on The Mall (MS73) - daughter of (the late) Prof. Heartiest congratulations to all! was SOP for me, but not for Jack, in William A. Mosher (FAC 45-72, the halls of Exxon. I heard a thud, and CHAIR 45-69) 40’s discovered that he had walked into one of the giant elm trees that then lined John (Jack) Weikart Heartiest congratulations and best The Mall! Editor’s Note: While not a graduate wishes to all! of our Department, Jack’s financial The aforementioned financial support support through the years rivaled that that Jack gave to our Department, am- of any of our alumni. Jack received Latest ACS Fellows plified by Exxon’s 3:1 matching policy, his degrees in chemistry (1941) and was extraordinary. Indeed, our two The American Chemical Society just chemical engineering (1942) from premier endowed student Awards (the published (CHEMICAL & ENGI- Cornell University. He started his Elizabeth Dyer Excellence in Chemis- NEERING NEWS, 7/18/16, p.34) the professional career with the Standard try and Biochemistry Awards for our 2016 list of the 57 ACS members who Oil Development Company in 1942 top seniors, and the Elizabeth Dyer have been named ACS Fellows in rec- which morphed into the Esso Research Excellence-in-Teaching Awards for our ognition of their outstanding achieve- and Engineering Co., thence to Exxon best graduate teaching assistants) were ments in and contributions to science, Research and Engineering Co., and, initiated using seed money provided by the profession, and the ACS. Three of finally, to the Exxon Corporation. He Jack and Peg, his late wife of 59 years. the new Fellows have strong ties to our retired in 1982, and died on 3/6/16. Department: Our contacts continued after Jack and Although I can’t pinpoint its begin- Peg retired to Cokesbury Village, albeit Silvia S. Jurisson, Ph.D. (BS78) – ning, my friendship with Jack prob- less frequently. However, his support Professor of Chemistry and Radiology ably goes back ca. 40 years. It had a never wavered. Jack had a strong, direct at the University of Missouri, Colum- twofold origin. I taught one of his sons personality, which I always appreciated. bia. Silvia served as the featured speaker freshman chemistry and Jack served He will be deeply missed! at our 2016 CHEM/BIOC Graduation as an official recruiter for Exxon at the Convocation. University of Delaware, where I have professed for the past 52 years (42 years

33 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 50’s Russell D. Teeter (BS63) died on Mary Ellen (Glick) Cusick (BS71) 2/27/16, at age 79. He devoted his has retired from a 25 year career in sales Samuel Swinger (BS51) passed away working life to his family’s green house with Hercules and, later, the Halocar- on 10/30/15 at the age of 88. Sam business, north of Newark. bon Products Corp. She is living in worked as a chemist for Sinclair/BP for Tinton Falls, NJ. many years. He then became a small W. Brooks Bigelow, Ph.D. (BS65) business owner, opening Nature’s Way passed away on 10/1/15, at age 73. After Alan S. Levine (PhD71) is the Chief in 1971. He retired in 1996. earning his doctorate at New Mexico Scientific Officer and Director of the State University, he taught chemistry Family Cord Blood Bank, in Orlando, George R. Waller, Jr. Ph.D. (MS52), in Arkansas, Florida, and Iowa, before FL. who introduced mass spectrometry to settling in as an Associate Professor the field of biochemistry, died in 3/15, at Trine University, in Angola, IN Kenneth S. Rosenthal, Ph.D. at the age of 87. He earned his doc- where he taught for 28 years. Brooks (BS73) and his wife, Judy, headed torate at Oklahoma State University, was a consistent, significant financial west, following his retirement from the where he served as a faculty member his supporter of our Department through- Northeast Ohio Medical University. entire career (56-87). He served on a out his career. In death, he left a major They are now working to create the new task force that led to the creation of the legacy, which will be used to fund fu- Roseman University of Health Sciences Environmental Protection Agency, and ture CHEM/BIOC Summer Research College of Medicine in Summerlin, was the founder and President of the Scholars. NV. His new edition of Medical Micro- International Allelopathy Society (94- biology and Immunology Flash Cards 01) [ASBMB Today, 9/15, p. 7] C. Frank Shaw III, Ph.D. (BS66), (Elsevier) is in press. Professor Emeritus at Illinois State Uni- versity, has been active in “retirement.” Faith K. Silver E. Winifred Blanken (BS56) died on (MA73) retired As the leader of his local (Normal, IL) 11/9/15. She was the widow of (the late) this past February, after 41 years of ACS Local Section Climate Science Thomas Fittin (MS57). combined service with DuPont and outreach team, he was involved in 8 Chemours. teacher workshops in Illinois, Wiscon- Norman J. Gerri (MS56) died on sin, and Maine. He was again, an orga- H. Douglas Thornley (BA75) has 3/25/16, at age 90. He worked at the nizer of the 2015 International Geor- announced the merger of his cosmetic Aberdeen (MD) Proving Grounds Bal- gian Bay Conference on Bioinorganic chemicals company, Impact Colors, listics Research Laboratory for 55 years, Chemistry (CanBIC-5). He also found Inc., with Sandream, in Fairfield, NJ, before retiring in 2007. time to attend his 50th class reunion to form Sandream Impact LLC. at the UofD, during which he made a George D. Null (MA56, PhD58) delightful visit to his old UG research Debra Hess Norris, Ph.D. (BA77), passed away on 12/1/15, at age 89. After mentor (your Editor). the Unidel Henry Francis duPont Chair earning his doctoral degree working in Fine Arts and Chair of UD’s Depart- with (the late) Prof. Harold Kwart 70’s ment of Art Conservation, has received (FAC 51-83), George spent his entire Noreen C. Campbell (BS70, MS73) the 2016 Award for Distinction in career as a research chemist with the took her second “career” as horseperson Scholarship and Art Conservation from DuPont Company before retiring in to a week long National Geographic the College Art Association and the 1985. Photography Workshop this past year American Institute for Conservation. in Dubois, WY. 60’s Walter C. Frank, Ph.D., J.D. (MS78) Thomas M. Gilmore, Ph.D. (MS70) has changed law firms. He is now Kenneth H. Schroeder (MS60) has retired from his position as a re- Counsel at Brinks, Gilson, and Lione, passed away on 4/14/16 at the grand old search scientist with the Environmental in Tampa, FL. age of 94. He spent his entire research Protection Agency. He and his wife are career of 42 years with the Allied now living in Seaford, DE. Chemical Corporation.

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 34 80’s cherish dearly: the Chemistry Department Dewey Barich, Ph.D. (BS92) is now a at Delaware. Research Investigator with GlaxoSmith- Anne Gaffney (PhD81), the Director Kline, in King of Prussia, PA. of Process Science & Technology and Laboratory Fellow at the Idaho Nation- I am so proud that Dick Heck has a Nobel al Laboratory, returned to campus on Prize. I think I flooded his lab. Twice. Daniel Paone, Ph.D. (BS92), also 1/29/16 to present the inaugural NIH/ with GlaxoSmithKline, albeit in their Discovery Partnerships with Academia COBRE Student-Invited Seminar. Her So I have 4 grandchildren, 10, 8, 6 and 4. Program, presented a seminar in our topic was “Oxidative Dehydrogenation One has Downs Syndrome and we want Department on 10/28/15. Its title was of Ethane to Ethylene.” him also to be well educated. And I find “Discovery of Telcagepant (MK-0974): myself thinking — Hal would understand The First Orally Bioavailable Calcitonin this. Jane (Maggie) O’Brien (PhD81), Gene – Related Peptide (CGRP) Recep- retired President of St Mary’s College tor Antagonist for Migraine Treatment.” in Maryland, sent the following note in In a period of political chicanery, look response to the invitation to attend Prof. outside for the magic. Hal White has it. Hal White’s Retirement Colloquium Dilip Modi (BS95) was a member of and Reception: the Incyte team cited in C&E News Rebecca (Durney) Cronin (BS85) has (9/28/15, p. 38) for its discovery of followed some very different turns in her INCB24360 (EPACADOSTAT) - an I’m excited that Burnaby, Cecil and John career path. She is now the proprietor of agent for cancer immunotherapy. B. are so present — and thank God for Sew There Embroidery. She also partic- Burmeister’s Newsletters —- whereby I’ve ipates in the PAWS for People Program. Haiying Chen (MS97) is a Technical kept in touch and Hal has been my hero Aileen and I had the pleasure of meeting Manager with Sepax Technologies, Inc., since 21 years of age — that’s 41 years her and her magnificent German in Newark. now. Shepherd therapy dog, Katara, during a recent visit to Christiana Hospital. Sometime around the age of 55 you start to Sujata Bhatia, Ph.D., M.D. (BS99) has come “home.” She is now a Professor count your lucky charms, and all of these The “UD West” contingent at Ship- in our Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- folks and more (John Wriston & Roberta pensburg University is alive and well. neering Department. Coleman — John establishing the perfect Jeffrey Lacy (PhD85) is a Profes- application for the term elegant, Roberta sor of Physical Chemistry, Rebecca 15 degrees prone & grazing the corner turn (Kush) Lowe (BS89) is an Instructor in Glenn Fritz (BS99) is a Senior Sci- into Brown Lab with a quick dodge into Chemistry, and Joseph Shane, Ph.D. entist, Product Design, Global R&D her lab) when I reflect on the Chem Dept’s (BS91) who is an Associate Professor of for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, in and Hal’s incredible impact for me. Chemistry and Science, serves as the Richmond VA. Department Chair. All a step ahead of me and I was mesmer- 00’s ized. Lawrence Goff(BA87) is the Director Damien Thévenin (PhD06), Assis- of Quality Assurance for AstraZeneca tant Professor of Chemistry at Lehigh Pharmaceutical’s Packaging PET in These remain today the most important University, presented a seminar at the Newark. people to shape my thoughts and my U of D on 11/20/15, entitled “Specific purpose in life, more important than great Targeting and Delivery of Therapeutics writers and contemporary politicians. 90’s to Cancer Cells Based on the Tumor Thank God John B. has kept alumni Lee Silverberg Microenvironment.” up-to-the-minute. I’m never quite sure Congratulations to (PhD 90). Lee, the Coordinator of the if the Dept or UD quite understand Gregory Juck (BS09) is an R&D the depth of the contract this Dept has Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments Program at Penn Scientist with Romer Tech, Inc., in generated through Burmeister’s Newslet- Newark. ters. Assuredly, it’s as good as a University State’s Schuylkill Campus, has just been could wish for. Two alma maters later, promoted to Associate Professor, with 5 U associations and I have only 1 that I tenure.

35 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Dana (Pustolski) Reiss (BS09) is President who served as the chemistry Sandra (McNally) Sewitsky (BA14) now a doctoral student in Behavioral adviser for “Breaking Bad.” is an Analytical Chemist (Permanent and Community Health at the Univer- Merit State Employee) in the Delaware sity of Maryland, College Park. James White, Ph.D. (BS11) has Department of Public Health’s Envi- completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry ronmental Analytical Laboratory. John Young (PhD09) has devel- and Materials at Princeton University, oped a website to be used as a tool for working with Prof. Andrew Bocarsly. Kayleigh Stephens (BS14) is an scientific researchers to easily find and James is currently working as a post- Inside Sales Specialist (Chemistries and learn about a variety of chemical and doc at Sandia National Laboratories in Supplies) for Agilent Technologies. life science vendors: www.elementalre- California. views.com. Jun Tsuda (BS14) is marching to a Marlene Yandrisevits (BA11), different beat than are most CHEM/ It encompasses a blog called LabJour- having completed her M.S. in Art BIOC graduates. He is teaching neys which is dedicated to providing Conservation at the U of D, is now em- English in Japan “to earn a living,” career advice and scientific inspiration ployed at the Smithsonian Institution’s while following his dream to become a for the science community. National Air and Space Museum. professional boxer!

10’s Jeffrey Lopez (BS12), an NIH Pred- Lukas Campolo (BS15) is now a soft- octoral Fellow in Metalloenzymology ware developer for Epic, a worldwide Piyal Ariyananda (PhD 10) is the and PTM in the University of Michi- leader in the development of software Regional Head of R&D for Midas gan’s Department of Chemical Biology, for healthcare organizations. Safety, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. His presented a seminar in our Department wife, Lushanti (PhD10) is a Visiting on 11/13/15 entitled “Beyond Histones: Sarah O’Brien Lecturer at the Institute of Chemistry. (BA15) is a Chemistry Searching for Histone Deacetylase 8 Teacher at the Wilmington Friends Substrates.” School. Angela Genoese, M.D. (BS10) was awarded the Doctor of Osteopathic Jared Bass (BS13) has completed his Leonard Voss Medicine degree from the Philadelphia (BS15) is an R&D/QC M.S. in Molecular Biology at Hunter College of Osteopathic Medicine on Engineer for UFLOOR Systems, Inc., College. 6/5/16. Angela is continuing her med- in Dover, DE. ical training in family medicine at the Jennifer (Thompson) Pullyblank Williamsport (PA) Regional Medical Jasmin Philip (BS16), writing under (BS13) is a Sourcing & Purchasing Center. the pen name Miri Castor, has pub- Associate with Croda, Inc., in New lished another book in her Opal Charm Castle. Kana Panchmatia (BS11) is now series–a young adult urban fantasy enrolled in Carnegie Mellon Universi- titled The Path to Dawn. Joseph Rattenni (BS13), having ty’s Master of Integrated Innovation for completed his M.S. in Health Science Products & Services Program. at Drexel University, will begin his M.D. studies at the DeBusk College of Bayram Saporov (PhD11) is now an Osteopathic Medicine, in Harrogate, Assistant Professor at the University TN, this fall. of Oklahoma, Norman. Some of his lab space was previously occupied by Dr. Donna Nelson, the current ACS

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 36 Honorof Gifts to the Department Roll

he Blue Hen Chemist is an annual magazine distrib- the benefactors of the Department, whose generous contri- uted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochem- butions make it possible to recognize excellence among our istry at the University of Delaware. Its purpose is to students and faculty, gives the Department the opportunity Treach out to our extended CHEM/BIOC family members: to bring in world renowned speakers who further advance the current residents, alumni, friends, retirees and benefactors, knowledge base and skills of our faculty and students, and both individual and corporate; to keep them abreast of the allow us to continue the mission of recruiting the best and goings on in the Department, to put old family members and brightest students and faculty to join our ever growing family. new ones in touch with one another, and to give credit and thanks to the contributions of all. Please, on behalf of the Department, accept these sincere thanks for the generosity of all. So, without further ado, we The individual contributions of all, past and present, is the would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following foundation that has built and continues to grow the Depart- companies and foundations for their unrestricted financial ment and advance the mission that maintains our tradition of support of the Department during 2015-2016. excellence in teaching and research. The financial support of

37 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 he Department would like to Dr. and Mrs. Neil W. Brister (PAR) Leon G. Dillman (MS61) acknowledge, with extreme gratitude, financial support William W. Bristowe (PhD65) Margaret M. Dolan (BA17) Tfrom the following alumni, parents, Randy A. Bull (PhD81) Leon J. Doneski (PhD00) faculty members, staff members and friends during 2015-2016. Your support John L. Burmeister, Ph.D. (FAC) William J. Donovan, Ph.D. (BS96) has always been important to us; how- ever, in these stressed financial times it William J. Calhoun, M.D. (BS75) Douglas J. Doren, Ph.D. (FAC) is like manna from heaven! Darin M. Campbell (FRIEND) Cecil R. Dybowski, Ph.D. (FAC) Barbara M. Albanese (MS90) Zhisong Cao (PhD92) John M. Edmundowicz (MS63, Joseph A. Albanese (PhD91) PhD66) I. Frank Cheng, Ph.D. (BS82) Henry J. Albert, Jr. (PhD84) W. Noel Einolf (PhD71) Arthur J. Christensen, Ph.D. (BS67) Douglas E. Albertson (MS80) Paul W. Eller (FRIEND) Peter A. Christie (PhD67) Estate of Ethel I. Anderson (MS 47, Jacqueline A. Erickson (BS88) Glenn D. Christman PhD50) (BS06) Mary J. Fagan (FRIEND) Wanda K. Cibroski David P. Arnott, Ph.D. (BS89) (STAFF) James S. Falcone, Jr. (PhD72) Arthur D. Coates Karen Audi, Ph.D. (BS88) (MS61) Maureen V. Falcone (BS72) Edward D. Cohen Robert P. Avis (MS65) (PhD64) Judith A. Feig (MS61) Marshall H. Cohen Petras V. Avizonis (MS59, PhD62) (PhD68) John J. Felten (PhD73) Robert M. Colburn David J. Bailey, Ph.D. (BS63, MS64) (MS63) Judy A. Fitzpatrick (BS84) Margaret A. Conte M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Bailin (BS77) Perry M. Forman (MS55) (PAR) James A. Cook, M.D. (BA80) Mary Jane Francis (PAR) Qi-Bin Bao (PhD87) William C. Coppola, Esq. (BS87) Rachel L. Frey (BS16) William E. Barnette, Jr., Ph.D. Garland G. Corey (MS60) (BS75, MS77) William R. Fritz (FRIEND) Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D. (BS62) James D. Beck (PhD69) Kelin T. Fry, Ph.D. (BS55) Harold J. Coyne (BS92) Thomas P. Beebe, Ph.D. (FAC) R. Bruce Fry (FRIEND) Dale M. Crouse (PhD70) Estate of W. Brooks Bigelow, Ph.D. Beverley R. Garrett (PhD59) (BS65) David L. Dalrymple, Ph.D. (FAC 68-74) Carlton R. Gebauer (PhD82) Walter G. Blenderman, Ph.D. (BS71) Mary T. Davis (BS74) Joanne Gehas (PhD90) John R. Boon (BS85) Dianne L. DeCamp (PhD88) John M. Geremia, Ph.D. (BS97) Robert L. Bostick (BS82) Allen A. Denio, Ph.D. (FAC 78-79, Iris C. Gibbs, M.D. (BS90) Thomas R. Bowen, M.D.(BS96) 98-99) Brian T. Gilbert (BS76) Donald W. Bretzger (MS60, PhD64) Don Dennis, Ph.D. (FAC 61-99) Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS12) Michael A. Brister (BS12) Pasquale A. D’Eramo (BS84)

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 38 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Glockler Staci L. Julie, Esq. (BA96) Annamarie Mackway-Girardi, Ph.D. (PAR) D.O. (BS65) Rachel W. Jung (BS15) Holly Glockler (BS05) Richard N. Macnair (PhD60) Silvia S. Jurisson, Ph.D. (BS78) Nicole C. Goodwin, Ph.D. (BS01) Eric D. Mann (FRIEND) John W. Kane, Esq. (BA96) Richard E. Gorman, M.D. (BS84) Jessica N. Mann (BS16) Manfred Katz (PhD61) Christine A. Grygon, Ph.D. (BS84) Jeffrey C. Mao (BS96) Stanley Katz, Ph.D. (MS55) Rakesh K. Gupta, Ph.D. (FRIEND) Kevin V. Martin, Ph.D. (BS86) Joseph C. Kelley (BS69) Carol R. Haft, Ph.D. (BS84) Paula L. McGinley (PhD07) Todd A. Kennedy Ph.D. (MS87) Leo F. Hamilton (BS73) James C. McGuire (MA75) Douglas J. Kenny (BS14) Joseph W. Harding, Ph.D (BS75) Jeffrey M. McGuire(MS81) Nancy K. Kim, Ph.D. (BA64) Robert T. Harding (BS64) Paul Mercando, Ph.D. (BS88) Richard W. King (MS59) James R. Harper (PhD90) Andrew J. Meyer (BS10) Jane F. Kinsel, Ph.D. (BS77) Carol A. Harris (FRIEND) John A. Michnowicz (PhD72) Anthony A. Kossiakoff(PhD73) Michael Hazuda, Jr., D.M.D. (BS77) William H Miles, Ph.D. (BS79) Geoffrey Kramer (FRIEND) David M. Heitzer (FRIEND) Leroy J. Miller (MS57, Ph D59) Estate of Mary E. Kramer (MS76) Elizabeth A. Herman (FRIEND) J. M. Mitchell (BS69) John W. Kraus, M.D. (FRIEND) Cdr. Thomas M. Hickey (PhD72) John P. Mizzer (PhD83) Pamela Kreis (BS68) Irvin N. Hirshfield, Ph.D. (BS61) Charles A. Morris (BS57) Kenneth R. Krewson (BA84) Donald E. Hoffman (PhD60) Sheila C. Mugabi (BA79) Kathleen M. Kronau, Esq. (BS76) Andrew D. Hollenbach, Ph.D. (BS89) M.S. Burnaby Munson, Ph.D. (FAC) Christopher L. Kulp (BS95) Katherine A. Holter, Ph.D. (BS73) Sharon L. Neal, Ph.D. (FAC) Walter J. Lafferty, Ph.D.(BS56) Joanne L. Horn, Esq. (BS68) G. Earl Newborn (MS55, PhD58) Shayne J. Landon (PhD84) W. Alan Huebner (BS58) Michele E. Nicastro (BS80) Mr. and Mrs. Bruce P. Laporte (PAR) John K. Humphrey (MS59) Pamela R. Noggle (FRIEND) Susan B. Lee (BS72) Lucinda A. Ivanoff (MS87, PhD90) Cynthia L. Nolan (FRIEND) Alexander S. Liacouras, Ph.D. Kenneth J. James (BS84, PhD98) (FRIEND) Kristine A. Nolin, Ph.D. (BS01)

Barbara A. Jezl (BS69, PhD74) Ching-Lung A. Lin (PhD93) Wilma K. Olson, Ph.D. (BS67)

Murray V. Johnston, Ph.D. (FAC) Richard W. Linton, Ph.D. (BS73) A. Curtis Pagano (BS78)

William H. Jones, Jr. (PhD59) (the late) David W. Lipp, Ph.D. George W. Parshall, Ph.D. (FRIEND) (MS72) Family Foundation Heather L. Jordan (BS84) Sherre M. Petrone (BA78) Helen R. Lodl (MS84)

39 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / FALL 2016 Joseph J. Piascinski (BS57) C. Frank Shaw III, Ph.D. (BS66) Gabriela D. Uceda (PhD14)

Linda J. Pike, Ph.D. (BS75) Timothy A. Sherwood (PhD92) Paula A. Uhrin (BS90)

Thomas L. Pirnot(FRIEND) Justin A. Shuler (FRIEND) Alan H. Ullman (PhD77)

David A. Plastino (BS78) Karl W. Shuler (BS78) Mary A. Upton (MS66)

Sarah J. Porter (FRIEND) R. Joseph Siple (BS69) Ronald P. Upton (PhD68)

Lawrence M. Principé, PhD. (BS85) Kevin C. Skinner, V.M.D. (BS79) Vera P. Vladimirova (STAFF)

Kuangnan Qian (PhD90) Joel Slutsky (PhD72) Nancy J. Vogelaar, Ph.D. (BS82)

Norman B. Rainer (PhD56) Daniel J. Smith (PhD13) Eugene J. Volker (PhD70)

Shirley R. Rainier, Ph.D. (BS79) Joan P. Snyder, Esq. (BS78) Elizabeth M. vonFrandenberg (FRIEND) Charles F. Rayley (FRIEND) Emily J. Spang (BS10) Kerry N. Walzl, Ph.D. (BS88) Erika S. Ritchie (BS16) Morgan E. Squicciarini (BS16) Dr. and Mrs. George Ward Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Robinson F. Gregory Stakem (PhD82) (FRIENDS) (PAR) William P. Steen (MS69) Owen W. Webster, Ph.D. (PAR) Kenneth Rosenthal, Ph.D. (BS73) Larry D. Sterling (BA72) Russell C. Weigel (BA62) Henry F. Russell, Ph.D. (BS63, MS65) Karen A. Stump (BS76) Sybil Weingast (FRIEND)

William R. Russo (PhD73) Virginia G. Tannenbaum (BS62) William A. Welsh (PhD74)

Michael F. Ryan, Ph.D. (BA65) Mure Te (PhD96) Jason S. Westerkon (BS09)

Kajal Sarma (MS82) Klaus H. Theopold, Ph.D.(FAC) Lois G. Weyer (MS71, PhD96)

Peter J. Schonert (BS14) William J. Theuer(PhD65) Marvin E. Wildfeuer (PhD63)

Peri L. Schuyler (BS61) Ellen M. Thompson(FRIEND) James A. Wingrave, Ph.D. (FAC)

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Schwarz- H. Douglas Thornley (BA75) Ronald T. Wood (FRIEND) walder (PAR) Anna Marie Tiffany (BS61) Geoffrey L. Woolery, Ph.D.(BS78) Julie A. Schwarzwalder (BS05) Eugenia R. Timmer (FRIEND) Dr. and Mrs. Michael C. Wright Robert L. Seagraves (BS60) (PAR) Mr. and Mrs. George J. Tolen (PAR) Keith E. Senecal, M.D. (BS75) Shaun W. Yeisley (BS02) Chinghang Tong, Ph.D. (BS01) Stanley S. Shapiro (PhD66) Howard B. Yokelson, Ph.D. (BS78) Douglas A. Treco, Ph.D. (BA79) Ann H. Sharp (MS61) Jianfei Zheng (M A07, Ph D 09) Martha B. Trofimenko, Esq. (FRIEND)

FALL 2016 / BLUE HEN CHEMIST / 40 Giving to the Department

To our alumni and friends: who have been teaching assistants during the academic year, allowing them to move forward in Each year, we receive a substantial amount of unre- research at a faster pace during the summer. The stricted funds through annual giving. These funds alternative is support as a teaching assistant for the allow us to do many things that otherwise would be summer, which slows down the progress of these difficult to achieve. Here are several activities and students toward their degree. funding levels that these donations facilitate. If you feel inspired, please consider making a donation. $10,000-30,000 You could fund one of these activities on your own, Supports special projects awaiting the opening of or the Department can pull together many contribu- 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- endeavors. Either way, your donation has a huge ing minor renovation of space for a new or unusual impact! purpose. For example, donations over the last few years have allowed us to complete the transformation To those of you who have made contributions over of sophomore organic teaching labs to micro-scale 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 us to more efficiently use teaching laboratory space 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. To those of you who have made contributions over $4000-7000 the past year, thank you so very much. To make Provides full support for summer research of one a gift this coming year, please visit where you undergraduate student or one graduate student. will find more information. Be sure to specify the Financial pressures associated with the cost of edu- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the cation require most of our undergraduate students to “Other” tab of the online form or in the memo line secure paid employment during the summer. These of a mailed check. stipends provide financial support needed for our undergraduates to become involved in research. At -Murray Johnston the graduate level, these stipends support students

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