CHEMISTRY NEWS UNIVERSITY OF OREGON • COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES • DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY • FALL 1995 FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD One of the pleasures of this fund. In an unusual being the new department move, the state of Oregon head is communicating offered to match—dollar- with you, the alumni and for-dollar—the endow- friends of the Department ment income from of Chemistry. The past year contributions. The previ- has been absolutely exhila- ous department head, Tom rating, because the depart- Dyke, and some of his fel- ment continues to thrive low faculty members and improve. Two ex- spearheaded the drive last amples: we had record year to establish an en- enrollments in our under- dowment that qualified for graduate classes and the state match. Many in- brought in a record amount dividual chemistry faculty in grant dollars for re- members put up a match, search. These accomplish- too. Thus the dollars you ments are all the more gave were matched 4 to 1, of students and faculty national American Chemi- impressive when one con- and that doesn’t include members. In 1994 we hon- cal Society award. Again, siders that state funding for the corporate matches that ored a president and CEO details are inside. the university was down are available to some of a major United States Finally, let me remind again in 1994–95. The fac- alumni and friends! corporation and the head you that we like to hear ulty is committed to main- Thanks to your support, of a Department of Aero- from you. One of the most taining excellence in the we are halfway to our nautical and Astronautical widely read sections of the department, but it is get- goal. The fund is progress- Engineering. An article in newsletter is “News from ting harder to do that as ing, and we are still solicit- this newsletter provides All Over.” It contains up- state support shrinks even ing contributions. more information on these dates on our alumni, in- more. Another highlight from awardees and on this cluding postdocs and That is why last year at the past year is our con- year’s winner of the UO others who have been part this time we created the tinuing celebration of suc- Alumni Association’s Out- of our departmental com- Chemistry Achievement cessful careers with the standing Young Alumna munity. This section relies Endowment Fund as an Chemistry Alumni Award, who—I am happy on input directly from you. additional source of de- Achievement Awards. This to say—is also a chemistry Let us know what you’re partmental revenue. As annual event was initiated graduate. The faculty, too, doing, even if it’s just your you may recall, the fund is in 1989 as a way of identi- is receiving recognition. current position, and we’ll used to support and en- fying particularly success- Two new assistant profes- include the information in hance teaching and re- ful alumni in the private sors have won national our next newsletter. search. I thank you for sector, government, and distinction, and a senior your generous response to academia—people who faculty member has just help us successfully launch inspire future generations won the Garvan Medal, a

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tor of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Stanford Research Insti- tute before his retirement. The second is Victor Snieckus, who received his B.S. in chemistry at the University of Alberta in 1959, his M.S. at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1961, and his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon in 1965 (advised by V. Boekelheide), and who is now professor at the University of Water- loo where he holds a per- James W. Bernard Wayne C. Solomon sonal chair endowed by NSERC/Monsanto. The third awardee, Shin-ichiro Sakai, received his doctor- On April 14, 1995, Waters & Rogers and cor- the University of ate with Professor Eiji Alumni Achievement porate vice president of Göttingen, and director of Ochiai and was a Awards in Chemistry were Univar. Then, in 1986, he research at Bell Aerospace postdoctoral fellow with made to two University of took up his present posi- Textron, before taking his Professor Lloyd Dolby in Oregon chemistry alumni, tion as president and present position at Illinois. the early 1960s. Sakai be- James Bernard and Wayne chief executive officer of Previous award winners came a professor at Chiba Solomon, for their out- Univar. Univar has many of the Chemistry Alumni University at the early standing accomplishments. subsidiary companies Achievement Award are age of thirty-two, quite During the afternoon cel- that are active in the Claibourne Smith of E. I. unprecedented in Japan, ebration each of the fields of chemistry and DuPont de Nemours & and has received world- awardees related their ac- marketing, oil drilling, Co., Ralph Barnhard of the wide recognition for his complishments and memo- paint, and metal mining. University of Oregon, research on the indole ries of their studies at Wayne Solomon is pro- Chris Babcock of Bend Re- alkaloids. Oregon. In the evening the fessor and head of the De- search, Lawrence Nafie of The award ceremonies awards were conferred at a partment of Aeronautical Syracuse University, and for Marion Hill and Vic- banquet in the atrium of and Astronautical Engi- Maurice Schwarz while at tor Snieckus are sched- Willamette Hall. neering at the University Ciba-Geigy. uled for March 8, 1996, James Bernard received of Illinois. He received his with an award lecture by his B.S. degree in chemis- B.S. degree in chemistry at 1995–96 ALUMNI Victor Snieckus on Friday try at the University of the University of Idaho in ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEES afternoon, March 8, and Oregon in 1960. He then 1956 and his Ph.D. (ad- During the 1995–96 the award lecture by took a position as a sales vised by L. Klemm) in academic year, three Marion Hill on Monday, trainee at Van Waters & physical organic chemistry awards will be made. The March 11. The award cer- Rogers, Inc., a subsidiary at the University of Oregon first awardee is Marion emony for Shin-ichiro of the Univar Corpora- in 1963. After leaving Or- Hill, who received his Sakai will be held later in tion. His quick rise up the egon he was a staff scien- B.A. and M.A. degrees in the spring, but a date has corporate ladder has been tist with the Air Force chemistry at the Univer- not been set. You are all truly amazing. In 1974 he Rocket Propulsion Labora- sity of Oregon in 1948 and cordially invited to attend became president of Van tory, a visiting professor at 1950 and who was direc- these award ceremonies.

2 Chemistry Achievement Endowment Fund

Last year’s newsletter first seven months of our CONTRIBUTORS described the transition of fundraising drive, we the University of Oregon have reached an agree- Air Products (R. Pinschmidt), Gregory Arnold, Dale Auvil, Ralph from a public university ment with the state board Barnhard, Andrew Barofsky, Virgil Boekelheide, Curtis Borchers, James Bozarth, Bruce Branchaud, Bruce Broline, Ernie Bush, Richard largely dependent on state that our five-year goal Chadwick, Youngshin Choi, Gary Christian, Dennis Clark, Daniel support to one much more will be raised to $60,000, Cowles, Stephen Cross, Frederick Dahlquist, Norman Diebel, David dependent on tuition and which also will be Draper, Tom Dyke, Sandra and Andrew Fedoruk, Neil Fetter, Eric matched. If we continue private fundraising. In Flerchinger, Fuji Silysia, James Garbe, General Electric (K. and T. Lee), order to meet department to receive gifts from our General Electric (C. Spalaris), Herbert Glick, Samuel Greenschlag, needs, such as money for alumni at the same level Hayes Griffith, Steven Hadley, Michael Hahn, Thomas Harris, Warren seminar speakers, recruit- as we did before this chal- Hawkins, Gary Hedden, Marion Hill, Susan Hill, Terrell Hill, William ing of graduate students, lenge grant was initiated, Herzog, Harry Hofrichter, Tricia Igawa, Malcolm Jacobs, Howard and match money for the higher goal is readily Johnson, Robert Johnson, Erin Johnston, Clyde Kaneshiro, Sheri equipment grants, we de- attainable. Kauffman, John Keana, Ryan Kelly, Dan Koos, Herbert Kopperman, cided to launch a We offer our deepest Kwok-chen Lee, Burton Litman, Jim Long, Jennifer Lu, Vicky Lyon, fundraising drive. The thanks to you for your 3M Corporation (J. Garbe), Donald Mack, Kent Marshall, Martin result is the Chemistry important contributions Marietta (B. Morosin), Robert Mazo, Y. and R. Merrill, Dave and Achievement Endowment to the challenge grant and Heather Messenger, Chup Mok, Molecular Probes, Russell Molyneux, Fund, named to honor the simply express our hope Bruce Morosin, Lawrence Nafie, Nagwa Naguib, Christian Nielsen, R. period between 1960 and that in the future you will and T. Norton, Richard Noyes, Joseph Owens, Urlin and Barbara 1970 when the depart- continue to remember us Page, Tom Patapoff, Warner Peticolas, Robert Pinschmidt, Gary ment, with the help of all as you have in the past, Riddle, Rohm & Haas (J. Owens), Charlotte Schellman, John of you, surged from a perhaps with participa- Schellman, Maurice Schwarz, M. S. Shashidhar, Joyce Shiro, William rather low status to a tion from some who have Simpson, L. and K. Smith, Wayne Solomon, C. Spalaris, Craig place among the better not yet contributed. Stillwell, Ronald Swisher, Syntex (G. Hedden), Timothy Thomas, known institutions. Contributors to this Henry Tobey, Mike Uhler, Ralph Vaughn, Peter von Hippel, Jun This fundraising effort very successful fund- Wang, Willamette Industries, Raymond Wolfe, Pancras Wong, Joseph was initiated by former raising drive are listed to Zoller and anonymous chemistry department professors. and present staff members the right. of the University of Or- egon Department of Chemistry, who pledged Pamela Bjorkman Wins Outstanding $11,000 as a challenge grant to be matched by our alumni over a five- Young Alumna Award year period. The success of the fundraising drive Each year, the UO ment in Hayward Field. has been phenomenal. By Alumni Association recog- Pamela, who earned a B.A. the end of June 1995 we nizes one young indi- in chemistry in 1978 from had received $27,072 in vidual from the Clark Honors College, did cash and $5,450 in university’s alumni who her undergraduate re- pledges. This has been has attained “extraordi- search in the Griffith most gratifying, and we nary distinction in his or group. A native Orego- thank you all. her chosen professional nian, she went on to Pamela Bjorkman The funds we have field.” The 1995 winner is Harvard for her Ph.D., medicine: she solved the raised to date are being Pamela J. Bjorkman. She earned in 1984. While at first structure of the major matched by the Oregon was presented the award Harvard, Pamela suc- histocompatibility com- State Board of Higher by University President ceeded in making a major plex (MHC). MHCs are Education. However, in Dave Frohnmayer, at the breakthrough that had im- protein complexes that view of the success of the spring 1995 Commence- portant implications in Continued on page 4

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appear on most cell sur- After two postdoctoral awards include the Young Award (1994). Most re- faces throughout the fellowships (Harvard, Investigator Award, cently she was honored as body. They serve as re- 1984–86) and Stanford American Society for His- the youngest recipient of ceptors for antigens. (1986–89) to study immu- tocompatibility and Im- the Gairdner Foundation Understanding the MHC nology, Pamela, joined the munogenetics (1988); International Award for structure is a major step faculty of the Division of Cancer Research Institute achievements in medical towards winning the war Biology at California Insti- Investigatory Award science (1994). against viruses, from the tute of Technology, where (1989); Pew Scholar in the In the history of the UO common cold and flu vi- she continues her work on Biomedical Sciences Alumni Association’s Out- ruses to HIV, and bacte- the molecular basis of the (1989); William B. Coley standing Young Alumnus- rial infections. immune response. She Award for Distinguished Alumna Award, there Understanding MHCs is was recently promoted to Research in Fundamental have been only two recipi- also the key to designing associate professor and Immunology (1993); James ents from the sciences: new drugs that can com- holds the title of assistant R. Klinenberg Science Pamela Bjorkman and bat rejection in organ investigator, Howard Award, Arthritis Founda- Rudy Dam, Ph.D. ‘77. Both transplants and autoim- Hughes Medical Institute. tion (1993), Camille awardees are from the De- mune diseases. Pamela Bjorkman’s many Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar partment of Chemistry.

FOCUS ON FACULTY Richmond Awarded Garvan Medal

Geraldine Richmond research in the use of laser her field puts it: “Geri is being awarded the techniques to study the Richmond is a deep and prestigious 1995 Francis structure and reactivity of rigorous physical chemist P. Garvan-John M. Olin surfaces and interfaces. In who investigates important Medal. This national 1985 she joined the faculty chemical systems. She does American Chemical of the University of challenging laser experi- Society (ACS) award is Oregon, where she is a ments that are right at the made each year to chemistry professor and cutting edge of technology, recognize distinguished the director of the Chemi- and she is very productive.” service to chemistry by a cal Physics Institute. Geri Richmond is also woman chemist who is a Her teaching efforts are the recipient of an NSF United States citizen. The focused on undergraduates Presidential Award, a award was established in with a particular interest in Camille and Henry Dreyfus 1936 through a donation teaching science to nonsci- Teacher-Scholar Award, the from Francis P. Garvan entists. She is active on 1989 Coblentz Spectros- and is sponsored by the many national boards and Geraldine “Geri” Richmond copy Award, an Alfred P. Olin Corporation. The committees that focus on Sloan Fellowship, an NSF award consists of $5,000, Richmond received her scientific teaching and Faculty Award for Women a suitably inscribed gold B.S. degree in chemistry research in the United Scientists and Engineers, medal, and a bronze in 1976 at Kansas State States. Her current research and the Iota Sigma Pi replica of the medal. It University and earned her effort is in the use of pulsed Agnes Faye Morgan also includes travel to the Ph.D. in physical chemis- lasers to investigate Research Award. She was March 1996 national ACS try at the University of physical and chemical recently selected as one of meeting in New Orleans, California, Berkeley, in processes that occur at the American Physical where she will receive the 1980. As an assistant semiconductor, metal, Society Distinguished award and give her award professor at Bryn Mawr polymer and liquid Lecturers for the Laser address. College, she initiated her surfaces. As a colleague in Science Topical Group.

4 John Schellman Celebration After much discussion Hall for an invited all-day and persuasion, John symposium. After an offi- Schellman was convinced cial greeting and welcome to use the (approximate) from Academic Vice Presi- occasion of his seventieth dent and Provost John birthday to honor his Moseley, scientific talks many contributions to the were presented by invited department, to the univer- speakers in some of the sity, and to science in gen- areas to which John made eral. A celebration and research contributions reunion was held on Octo- over the years. ber 6 and 7, 1995, and was Here is a glimpse of the a rousing success! program. The morning Gathering at the John Schellman Celebration. From left: Howard Reese, Festivities began Friday session, titled “Macromo- John Schellman, Charlotte Schellman, Pete von Hippel, and Hong Qian evening with an informal lecular Conformations, buffet dinner and reunion Interactions, and Mecha- talks by Peter Jensen and formal banquet, after at the University Club in nisms,” included Robert John Schellman. The high which several of John’s old Collier House. More than (Buzz) Baldwin, Pete von point of the symposium friends and colleagues, as sixty friends and students Hippel, Carlos was the final talk, in which well as his wife Charlotte, from every era of John’s Bustamante, and Jim John managed to amuse, took turns regaling the au- long career were present. Hofrichter. The afternoon inform, and reawaken (as dience with stories of sig- Participants thoroughly session, titled “Spectros- needed) the audience with nificant events in John’s enjoyed getting together to copy: Waves and Par- his wonderful multimedia scientific and personal life. trade stories and memories ticles,” included Bengt presentation of a “Way- The official program with John and Charlotte Norden, Vince Madison, ward History of Thermo- ended at about 11:00 p.m., and with one another. and Heidi Schellman. The dynamics.” but many stayed on to talk On Saturday morning, evening session of the Participants reconvened and enjoy one another’s October 7, everyone con- symposium, “History and at 7:00 p.m. in the company into the wee vened in 110 Willamette Perspectives,” featured Willamette Atrium for a hours. Pauling Symposium The Pauling Medal, sity of Oregon to of Technology, Leslie E. recognizing outstanding Alexander Rich from the Orgel of the Salk Institute achievement in chemistry, biology department at of Biological Studies, and is named after and Massachusetts Institute of our own Peter H. von inspired by Linus Pauling Technology. The sympo- Hippel. (1901–94), a native of the sium program was The last time a Pauling Pacific Northwest. The organized by Kenneth M. Symposium was hosted by presentation rotates Doxsee and the local the UO chemistry depart- among the three North- arrangements were made ment was in 1987. Harden Pauling Symposium Banquet. west Sections of the ACS: by James W. Long, both of McConnell was the From left: Jim Long, symposium Oregon, Portland, and the UO Department of recipient, Linus Pauling chair; awardee Alexander Rich; Puget Sound. This year the Chemistry. Speakers for attended and gave a talk, Verner Schomaker of the Puget presentation of the award, the October 28, 1995, event and the event was orga- Sound Section; and Ken Doxsee, award chair. a gold medal and a plaque, included Jack D. Dunitz of nized by Hayes Griffith was made at the Univer- the Swiss Federal Institute and Polly Habliston.

5 News from the Department FACULTY Dreyfus Foundation for to associate dean of the Robert M. Mazo is retir- the introduction of lasers College of Arts and Sci- ing at the end of fall term ACHIEVEMENTS into the physical chemis- ences in June 1995. 1995, after thirty-three try laboratory, provides years of service to the uni- Two assistant professors Jeffrey A. Cina joined the received national recogni- lasers from Russia and versity. He served as de- department as associate tion: Michael M. Haley Ukraine. Bruce, a frequent partment head from 1978 professor fall term 1995. received a 1995 National traveler to countries of the to 1981. Bob Mazo is a He came to us from the Science foundation CA- former USSR, most re- theoretical physical chem- University of Chicago, REER Award. This pro- cently attended the Fifth ist who specializes in sta- where he was assistant gram is designed to International Conference tistical mechanics. During professor of chemistry. encourage the early de- on Laser Applications in his retirement, Bob hopes Jeff, a theoretician, re- velopment of academic the Life Sciences held in to have more time for re- ceived his Ph.D. from faculty as both educators Minsk, Belarus, in 1994. search and travel. He University of California, and researchers. Fewer plans to continue to teach Berkeley, with R. Harris than thirty of these ACULTY OMINGS one term a year for the F C and held a postdoctoral awards are given nation- AND GOINGS next five years. ally in all areas of chemis- position at Massachusetts David Herrick is spend- try. James E. Hutchison David Tyler became head Institute of Technology before going to Chicago. ing his sabbatical leave in was awarded a Camille of the Department of Chemistry in July 1995. His research interests lie Beijing, China. LeRoy and Henry Dreyfus New Klemm submitted more Faculty Award in 1994. The traditional Changing in the area of understand- of the Guard party was ing the chemical processes information about alumni Only ten of these awards for the “News from All were made. The $25,000 held in September at set in motion and mea- Hayes and Karen sured by ultra short light Over” section than any- Dreyfus award is de- one else. Thanks, LeRoy! signed to support the de- Griffith’s home to wel- pulses in nonlinear optics velopment of chemical come David and to say experiments—a new area Minor memos: John educators. thank you to Tom Dyke. of theoretical expertise for Keana, Hayes Griffith, Tom Dyke was promoted the department. and Ralph Barnhard, Geraldine “Geri” Rich- who joined the chemistry mond won a prestigious department in 1965 or national ACS award—the 1966, have been teaching Francis P. Garvan-John M. here for thirty years. Olin Medal sponsored by Olin Corp. (see related TAFF EWS article). S N Jerry O’Bannon, formerly Bruce Hudson was in charge of the NMR fa- awarded a NATO Col- cility, resigned in 1995 to laborative Research Grant take a job with Borden Award to participate in a Chemical Company in project involving the tran- Springfield. Michael sient photophysics of pro- Strain is in charge of the teins. The research will be NMR facility for the performed at the present. David Senkovich Rutherford Appleton Ralph Barnhard (left) presents plaques to David Tyler (center) and left Chem Stores to take Laboratory near Oxford in Tom Dyke (right) inscribed, “Noli Carborundum Illegitimati” charge of the Student England. A grant from the (Don’t let the bastards grind you down). Carlos Bustamante Shop. Camille and Henry enjoying the fun (background). Photo taken at the Changing of the Guard party at Hayes and Karen Griffith’s home, September 7, 1995.

6 Reflections This column is a new division, and graduate- either a verbal pat on the addition to Chemistry level courses. back or kick in the pants News—a look back at the Hans Heymann, Ph.D., when such was required.” “way it was.” Future Harvard (1941), was at I received both his pats on contributions are encour- Oregon until 1949, when the back and deserved aged. The following is an he returned to teach at kicks in the pants. excerpt from memoirs of Harvard. Later he joined Don was inclined to Marion Hill. Ciba-Geigy, working up to give those of us who were In January 1946 I a management position. pulling good grades registered in the College Hans taught almost all the tough “unknowns” for of Liberal Arts planning to organic chemistry courses analysis. Upon hearing major in chemistry. I was and conducted personal our groans, he assured us one of many returning research in bio-oriented that he was being easy on veterans, 1,200 in the compounds. He was an Strolling on the boardwalk at us, that he was given an winter quarter alone. With outstanding teacher and the 1959 ACS Annual Meeting, unknown in Karo syrup few exceptions all were was principally respon- alumnus Marion Hill (left) and for analysis when he was Don Swinehart (right). taking advantage of the sible for inspiring me to in school. famous GI Bill, which continue in organic good rapport, developed a Pierre Van provided for tuition, chemistry as a career. friendship, and stayed in Rysselberghe, Ph.D., books, and a living Frank J. Reithel, Ph.D., touch until after his wife Stanford (1929), taught allowance. Veterans with Oregon (1942), taught all Ruth died. upper-division and families received an the biochemistry courses. His status as a teacher graduate courses in added allowance over the He and Hans Heymann and scientist was admira- physical chemistry and bly stated in the fall 1994 thermodynamics. He is Chemistry News, after his remembered not only for Upon hearing our groans, he assured us death in 1993: “. . . [He] his hard exams, but for his that he was being easy on us, that he was given always ranked high tolerance of us organic an unknown in Karo syrup for analysis among the department’s majors who were more when he was in school. teachers. He was often inclined to be intuitive cited for his enthusiasm, and less quantitative in his didactic ability, his our thinking. One of my base rate—about $96 per were my advisers on my interest in his students, personal triumphs was month—raised to $105 if master’s degree research and—as one student put getting an “A” in his there was a child. problem. Reithel im- it—his willingness to give physical chemistry course. Three full-time profes- pressed me as a hard sors joined the faculty at pressing, very active, the time I arrived: Donald excellent scientist and F. Swinehart, Frank J. teacher. Reithel, and Hans Donald F. Swinehart, Heymann. Robert B. Dean Ph.D., Ohio State (1943), arrived in 1947; Pierre Van also was with the depart- Rysselberghe had arrived ment until he retired in in 1941. The department 1983. He taught us head, Adolph H. Kunz, qualitative and quantita- had been on the faculty tive analytical chemistry, since 1934. These men inorganic chemistry at the carried the bulk of the undergraduate level, and teaching load for both advanced physical Recaptured memories from Marion Hill include this photo from Oregana lower- and upper- chemistry. We always had 1947 revealing quonset huts University officials erected to accommodate the post war overflow of students.

7 NEWS FROM ALL OVER

mercial property and assists plant for Syntex Pharmaceuti- operations in Tokyo. He and one son with an automobile cals in Palo Alto, California. his wife have returned to their repair and towing business. native Idaho. 1920s Wayne Johnson, Ph.D. ’69, Anthony N. Federici ’58 is a has been involved in various P. S. Santhanam (postdoctoral Malcolm (Monty) Jacobs, member of the Oregon House aspects of agricultural chem- fellow ’66–’67) is senior vice undergraduate studies 1927– of Representatives, District 1, istry at Rohm and Haas Com- president, Technology Man- 29 at UO; received degree State Capitol, Salem, Oregon. pany in Philadelphia. He and agement Division, Ushta-te from University of Nebraska his wife are frequent travel- Biotech Industries, Ltd., Ma- in 1931. Founder and owner Neil Fetter, Ph.D. ’57 teaches lers for business and pleasure. dras, India. The company of Beauty Products, Portland, chemistry and physics at a manufactures starch deriva- Oregon, from 1933 to 1976, he private high school in San George C. Karaboyas, M.S. tives and sweeteners using retired and plays golf and Francisco. ’62, Ph.D. from University of enzyme technology. His wife travels throughout the world. Pennsylvania, and his wife teaches high school history Anthony J. Golden ’59 works operated a clinical biochemis- as a collection station atten- and their son recently mar- try laboratory in Miami, ried. dant for Goodwill Industries. Florida, for many years. They 1930s Beng-Thong Ho, M.A. ’59, are retired. Maurice Schwarz ’62, Ph.D. ’65, received the 1993 and wife, Dah-Hsi, a former Richard A. Klemm (summers J. Howard Johnson ’31; M.D., Achievement Alumni Award. graduate student in biology at ’67 and ’68, NSF undergradu- UO Medical School ’35. “Pro- He works with a new start up UO, conduct biochemical re- ate research participant) B.S., fessor Stafford offered, and I pharmaceutical company, Cell search in Houston, Texas. Stanford University; Ph.D., almost accepted, a graduate Therapeutics Inc., 201 Elliott Beng received a Ph.D. in phar- Harvard University. Develops teaching position, but I ended Avenue West, Suite 400, Se- maceutical chemistry from the theory of high Tc supercon- up in medical school. Now attle WA 98119. He is respon- University of Washington. ductivity at Argonne National retired, I concentrate on golf.” sible for product Cyril K. Kim ’57 is a psychia- Labs, Argonne, Illinois. He development. was elected a fellow of the trist in private practice. American Physical Society in Wayne C. Solomon, Ph.D. ’63, 1994. He and his wife, a food received a UO chemistry 1940s scientist, have two sons. alumni award in April 1995. Marion E. Hill ’48; M.A. ’50 1960s Alexandre Kohlik Ellen Wedum, M.S. ’69, (awarded in absentia) post- (postdoctoral fellow ’59–’62). graduated in 1994 with Ph.D. graduate work with R. Taft, Friedhelm Baitis ’68 is a pilot Twenty-nine years at CIBA in chemistry from Purdue Pennsylvania State Univer- for United Airlines after retir- Ltd. Basle Scientific as litera- University. sity. Consulting, international ing from the U.S. Air Force. ture and search specialist. travel, volunteer with Interna- Began early retirement three tional Executive Service Barbara Bellin ’64 is a Ger- years ago. Corps, family history research man-English translator spe- cializing in physical sciences. Chup Yew Mok, Ph.D. ’68, is 1970s (genealogy), and writing fam- Recovering successfully from associate professor, Depart- ily histories. Will Bloch Ph.D. ’70, with cancer therapy. ment of Chemistry, National Sidney Bernhard, formerly a Marthe Smith ’48. Retired University of Singapore. professor at Reed College, is physician (pathology and Tom Boring ’65 is president now a research scientist with nuclear medicine.) and chief executive officer of Russell J. Molyneux Dynametric Corporation. (postdoctoral fellow ’63–’65) Applied Biosystems. He pre- works at Western Regional sented a seminar at the UO in Dennis Clark ’66 is vice presi- Research Center, 800 November, 1995 entitled: dent and a partner in Analyti- Buchanan St., Albany CA “PCR Analysis of the Fragile X 1950s cal Solutions, Sunnyvale, 94710. Syndrome: An Interface be- California, a contract analyti- tween Science and Technol- Emil Antoniades cal laboratory for the pharma- Willem J. Muizebelt ogy.” After his seminar, he (postdoctoral fellow, ’57–’60) ceutical industry. (postdoctoral fellow ’67–’68) made some informal com- is retired from a career in the Akzo Nobel Central Research, ments and held a question- petroleum industry in Califor- Tom Dooley, M.S. ’64, Ph.D. Arnhem, Netherlands, is in- and-answer session on “Life nia. from University of Rhode volved in developing environ- as a Research Scientist in the Island; has been teaching part Robert Diebel ’50, M.S. ’54, mentally friendly coatings Biotech Industry.” time at Ramapo College in that contain fewer volatiles. retired from Westinghouse New Jersey and Yeshiva Uni- Scott Dahlberg ’77, an electri- Hanford in 1988 after work- versity in New York. David D. Reed, Ph.D. ’61, is cal engineer for Aerospace ing thirty-four years with ra- retired from Texaco Corp., Company, works with poly- dio and analytical chemistry. Gary L. Hedden ’67 manages where he served several years mer coatings and composites Now maintains some com- a process development pilot as vice president for Japanese for aircraft antennas.

8 Caroline A. Enns, Ph.D. ’76, ceutical Co. in 1988; head, Gregory Arnold ’84 received turned to the University of is an associate professor in clinical cancer research, a Ph.D. in 1989 at University California, Davis, after a sab- cell biology and anatomy at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis of Washington and is senior batical year in Jim Kinsey’s Oregon Health Science Uni- in 1987; associate medical research scientist at DOE Pa- laboratory at Rice University. versity, Portland, Oregon. director, DuPont, in 1983; and cific Northwest Labs. assistant director, cancer re- Tim Laue ’88 is city councillor Michael G. Hahn ’74 is an search, Bristol-Myers in 1976. Isaac H. Babbs ’83 is regional in Eugene. Tim founded and associate professor in the manager, West Corporation. sold two firms, one forestry Complex Carbohydrate Re- John Lemmer ’74, Keana and one general contracting search Center and the Depart- laboratory. After graduation Richard Brudzynski (post- company. Tim continues as a ment of Botany at the John attended medical school doctoral fellow ’86–’89) is consultant to these and a third University of Georgia (165 in Portland followed by resi- with Maxtek, a company firm. Sandstone Dr., Athens GA dencies in general and formed from a division of 30605). cardiothoracic surgery at the Tektronix that is involved in Jennifer J. Lu, Ph.D. ’86, and University of Michigan. He hybrid circuit fabrication. her engineer husband live in Thomas Harris (postdoctoral was a member of the faculty During winter term 1995 he La Mirada, California, where fellow ’75–’76) is a senior re- of the Department of Surgery taught a course, Fundamen- she supervises various chemi- search scientist with the Imag- at the University of Iowa for tals of Plasma Processing, for cal testing and manufacturing ine Agents Group of Dupont four years. In 1991 he re- the Semiconductor Industry projects at IMS Company. Merck Pharmaceutical in turned to Portland, where he at Oregon Graduate Institute They have two children. Billerica, Massachusetts. practices cardiac surgery at in Beaverton. He reports that teaching is a lot of work! Rick Ludescher, Ph.D. ’84, Virgil C. Hebert ’70 is a mem- Good Samaritan Hospital. ([email protected]) ber of the technical staff of Ronald Merrill, Ph.D. ’73, Richard Chadwick, Ph.D. ’86, has received tenure at Rutgers Hewlett Packard Company, operates Green Chem Tech- is a scientist in analytical University. 1000 NE Circle Blvd., Corval- nologies, specializing in ca- chemistry development at lis OR 97330. Virgil is working Allergan Optical, the eye-care Leland Mayne, Ph.D. ’88, talysis, chirality, and ([email protected]) on the HP line of Deskjet computation in Torrance, division of Allergan, Inc., of the University of Pennsyl- Printers. California. Recently he has Irvine, California. vania Medical Center was Arthur E. Johnson, Ph.D. ’73, had major consulting jobs in Francis Y. Chen ’82 is a medi- pictured in the August 21, Switzerland. accepted the E. L. Wehner- cal doctor. 1995, issue of the Scientist Welch Foundation Chair in because his recent paper “The Yoon Merrill, M.S. ’73, con- Youngshin Lee Choi, Ph.D. Chemistry in the College of ducts organic synthesis at Barriers in Protein Folding,” ’90, is senior scientist at Medicine at Texas A&M Uni- Bachem Chemical Company. Nature Structural Biology 1, 149 versity (Wehner-Welch Profes- Hanhyo Institutes of Technol- (1994) with T. R. Sosnick, R. Ron and Yoon have two chil- ogy, South Korea. sor, College of Medicine, dren. Hiller, and S. W. Englander, is Texas A&M University. one of the most widely cited Kori Clement ’86 completed Health Science Center., 116 Joseph M. Owens, Ph.D. ’76, an M.S. in chemistry from the papers in this field this year. Reynolds Medical Bldg., Col- works for Rohm & Haass and His recent coauthored paper University of Michigan before lege Station TX 77843-1114). lives in Pennsylvania. in Science 269, 192 (1995) “Pro- studying law. She works as an attorney. tein Folding Intermediates: Neil Johnson ’70 has a re- John T. Roe ’70 is an environ- Native-State Hydrogen Ex- search position with National mental health sanitarian Yuri Clingerman (Hiraiwa) change,” is also a must read! Center of Scientific Research trainee for Tillamook County ’82 is working in research and in Toulouse, France (Labora- Health Department. Sandra L. Moran ’80 is a part- development of Nature Made toire de Pharmacologie et de ner in Pathology Consultants, Vitamins in Los Angeles. Toxicologie Fondomentales, Prapon Wilairat, Ph.D. ’74, is Inc., 722 E. 11th Ave., Eugene. Centre National de la Recher- an associate professor, De- Debra Duval ’85 is a chemist Sandy should be a contender partment of Biochemistry, che Scientifique, 205 Route de with Reynolds Metals for “Best Educated Alumna.” Narbonne 31077, Toulouse Faculty of Science, Mahidol Company. She received her first B.S. in Cedex France). Neil fre- University, Rama 6 Road, 1972 in finance and business quently visits the UO, in par- Bangkok, 10400 Thailand, and Thomas Hallquist ’89 is the economics; a second B.S. in ticular the von Hippel group, was chair, 1988–92. department manager of chem- 1980 in general science; an and recently gave a seminar istry at Braun Intertec N.W. M.D. in 1985 from Oregon here. (an independent testing labo- Health Sciences University ratory). He is married with followed by a five-year resi- Francis H. Lee ’71 is vice 1980s three boys (ages one, three, dency in Medical College of president, Supergen (an Icl- and seven). Virginia, 1985–90; a one-year Israel Chemicals Co.), since P. Bradley Anderson ’82 is a fellowship in dermatho- 1992. He was founding re- physician in Chatanooga, Ten- Pete Kelly (postdoctoral pathology (also at Medical search and development nessee. fellow ’83–’86) College of Virginia), and is a director for Fujisawa Pharma- ([email protected]) re- practicing pathologist.

9 Christian Nielsen ’85 is inor- returned from Montpellier, Julie Arras ’93 received is a graduate student in the ganic chemist for WFR Labo- France, where she attended master’s degree in forensic Department of Chemistry at ratories in Tigard. the International Congress on science from George Washing- the University of Wisconsin, Photosynthesis. Upon her ton University. Madison. Michael R. Paddy, Ph.D. ’84, return she taught freshman is an assistant professor, De- chemistry for the second time. Bluegrass Biggs ’95 is in Darren Holmes (fall ’88–sum- partment of Anatomy and graduate school at University mer ’90, Keana laboratory) Cell Biology, Box 100235 Vicky Shannon (postdoctoral of California, Irvine. ([email protected]) JHMHC, University of fellow ’85–’88) is a senior pro- obtained his Ph.D. at Univer- Florida, Gainesville FL 32610- cess support engineer with Pilar Bradshaw (Benda) ’91 sity of Nevada, Reno in 1994 0235. Novellus Systems and has received her M.D. degree from and is completing a post- applied for a NASA mission the Oregon Health Sciences doctoral year at University of Tom Patapoff, Ph.D. ’84, specialist position. Consult University in June 1995. California, Irvine, with Pro- works busily at Genentech in your newspaper about the fessor James Novick. David Brinkley ’94 (honors) the San Francisco Bay area. latest astronaut! is a graduate student in sur- Takaaki Horaguchi, professor Sovitj Pou, Ph.D. ’87, is fac- M.S. Shashidhar (post- face science at the University of chemistry and chairman of ulty member at the University doctoral fellow ’87–’90). Shashi of Washington. the department, Niigata Uni- of Maryland, Baltimore, De- is a scientist, Division of Or- Sui Xiong Cai, Ph.D. ’90, the- versity, Japan, spent two partment of Pharmacology. ganic Chemistry (Synthesis), months during summer 1994 sis title: “Development of Michael Rhodes (summer National Chemical Laboratory, Novel Photolabeling and conducting heterogeneous Pune 411 008, India. catalytic research in LeRoy ’87–spring ’88) is a research Crosslinking Reagents for chemist at Molecular Probes Biological and Lithographic Klemm’s laboratory. He con- Jun Wang ’89 is a post- tinues this research in Japan. in Eugene. doctoral fellow at Harvard Applications,” is group leader Medical School, Department of research chemists at Yong Hyong, Ph.D. ’95, holds Ronald L. Rich (visiting fac- CoCensys/Acea, Irvine, ulty member ’84) and is pub- of Biology, Chemistry and a postdoctoral position at Na- Molecular Pharmacology, 240 California. lishing in J. Chem. Educ., two tional Institutes of Health, Longwood Ave., Boston MA Bethesda, Maryland. articles are in press. Valerie De Lamer, M.S. ’92, is 02155. senior research chemist at Tricia Igawa Klaus Rudolp, Ph.D. ’86, is ’92 is working Ronald Wassom ’86 (under- Finorga, Lyon, France. temporarily as a coordinator research chemist with Thomae Pharmaceuticals in graduate minor; graduate Christian M. Dinsmore (sum- for international relations on studies ’90; teaching assistant Bibesach, Germany (Thomae mer ’92–spring ’94, Oregon the Japan Exchange and ’85–’86) is a chemistry and Teaching Program in Japan. Chemisch-pharmazeutische- Heart Association Fellow, calculus teacher at Burns Fabrik, Postfach 1755, D-7950 Keana laboratory) is accepted High School and 21st-Century Barry Johnson, M.S. ’93, is a Biberach an der Riss; Ger- to medical school for fall 1996. research chemist at DuPont many). Site Council chair. Anne Glenn (postdoctoral Merck. Scott Wong (B.S.), a graduate Michael W. Scherz, Ph.D. ’89, fellow ’90–’92) is assistant student in the Department of Erin Johnston ’91 is research thesis: “Synthesis and Struc- professor of chemistry at Pharmacology at the Univer- scientist at Molecular Probes. ture-Activity Relationships of Guilford College in sity of Washington, working Now works for Industrial Compounds Useful in the Pennsylvania. Adhesives as an organic Isolation and Pharmacological with Professor Dan Storm, got married this August. chemist. Characterization of the Denis Glenn (fall ’90–spring ’92, Keana laboratory) is in Haloperiodol-Sensitive Sigma Paul Yoger, Ph.D. ’85, was just Jerrick Juliette, Ph.D. ’93, the M.D.-Ph.D. program at Receptor and the Nmethyl-D- promoted to full professor of holds a postdoctoral position Oregon Health Sciences Aspartate/PCP Receptor chemistry at the University of with John Gladysz at Univer- University. Complex.” He is a research Washington. sity of Utah, Department of scientist at Proctor & Gamble John Grunkemeier ’91 is Chemistry. Pharmaceuticals, Miami Val- working on a Ph.D. in ley Laboratories, Cincinnati Josh Kehoe ’95 entered medi- bioengineering at the Univer- OH 45239-8707. cal school at Oregon Health 1990s sity of Washington. Sciences University. Roseanne Sension (post- John Hagadorn ’93 is carrying doctoral fellow ’86–’89) Mark Anderson ’90 com- Daniel Koos, Ph.D. ’91, is a pleted a Ph.D. in physical out graduate work with John member of technical staff, ([email protected]) is an Arnold at University of Cali- assistant professor, Depart- chemistry from Arizona State semiconductor products sec- University and is employed in fornia, Berkeley, Department tor, Motorola, Mesa, Arizona. ment of Chemistry, University of Chemistry. of Michigan. Two of her fed- polymer chemistry by Neste in Springfield. Wai Leung Lau ’95 entered the eral grant applications have Laura Harper ’95 (honors) biophysics program at the Uni- been funded. She recently ([email protected]) versity of Pennsylvania as a

10 graduate student in fall 1995. Maureen Wang, M.S. ’92, is and he is missed. Friends and changed for Science. The next chemist-computer specialist at colleagues organized a me- summer, therefore, I trans- Alistair J. Leigh (postdoctoral Neste Resins Corp., Spring- morial in his honor. A Japa- ferred to the U of O—met fellow ’91–’92) is a process field. nese flowering cherry tree LeRoy swimming in the mill chemist at Cell Therapeutics was planted in the front lawn race and we were married Inc., 201 Elliott Ave. West, Yong Wang, Ph.D. ’90, active of Oregon Hall in November two years later. He received a Suite 400, Seattle WA 98119. postdoctoral fellow at Massa- 1995. Accompanying the tree fellowship to O.S.C. in 1935. chusetts Institute of Technol- LeRoy was to receive a half Eric Mah ’95 (honors) is in is an inscribed bronze ogy in the chemistry and fellowship for $27 a month. Taiwan refining his Chinese plaque, “In Loving Memory physics departments. of our Friend, Eric Todd However, he was given an- (‘The classes are easy’!, he other section and then an- reports) and enjoying the con- Paul Wash ’91 is in the chem- Buechler, 1969–1995”. other plus some work in the trast between Taipai and Eu- istry Ph.D. program at the John M. Macauley ’55 died stock room, making between gene. University of Nevada, Reno. on October 26, 1995. He $75 and $100 a month. We Jeff Manus ’95 works at Scott Wong (summer ’88– wrote to the department from ended the two years with a his home in Salem, Oregon, Borden Chemical in Spring- spring ’91, 1990 American baby ($100) a car ($100) and field. Heart Association Fellow, as recently as January 1995. $100. He worked as an Keana laboratory) In his letter John mentioned assayer (his minor was metal- how much he’d enjoyed his Laura Markham, Ph.D. ’95, ([email protected]) lurgy for both fire and chemi- ([email protected]) is in the M.D.-Ph.D. program chemistry courses over the cal at Champion Mine out of years, from general chemistry has finished her thesis and is at the University of Washing- Cottage Grove, and when the now at the Department of ton. through advanced analytical mine went down at the end Chemistry, Michigan State and theoretical chemistry. of the summer we went job University. She recently sub- Yexin Wu, Ph.D. ’90, thesis One of his professors was hunting and got on at mitted a paper to the Journal title: “Synthesis and Modifica- Adolph Heineman, a world- Rayonier. Back to Oregon. . . . of Physical Chemistry. tion of Electron Opaque La- class chemist knowledgeable I took first year chemistry bels for High Resolution in alcohol chemistry, who from Mr. Stafford. He had Pamela Oldfield Mouser ’92 Electron Microscopy. New had served as a fuels expert written his own text that con- (Oregon Heart Association Reagents for Electron Spin with Werner Von Braun in sisted of two large mimeo- Fellow) is in the M.D.-Ph.D. Resonance, Spin Labeling and Germany during World War graphed books. The program at University of Cali- Spin Trapping Applications,” II. After the Korean War, John University enrollment was fornia, Los Angeles. is a research chemist at Mo- returned to the UO and about 3,000. The previous graduated in 1955. James A. Navratil, M.S. ’95, lecular Probes, Inc. in Eugene. year I believe Dr. Roger Will- iams taught organic and Dr. rejoined Amgen as a research Carolyn E. Ritter ’51, M.Ed. Mingdi Yan, Ph.D. ’94, thesis Shinn taught physical chem- chemist. ’66, died in June 1991. title: “Functionalized istry. Mr. Kuntz and Mr. Jonathan D. Ngo ’91 is a Perfluorophenyl Azides for Strong worked in the depart- Solid Surface Modification LeRoy E. Smith ’33 died Oc- graduate pharmacy student at tober 26, 1994, of Alzheimer’s ment. Dr. Shinn helped my University of the Pacific. and Bioconjugation, and husband find the speed of a Functionalization of C60. Fab- disease at age eighty-three. He received a degree in bullet in various aspects of its Sarah “Betty” Philip ’94 en- rication of Submicron-Size chemistry from the Univer- flight. I remember the large tered the master of science Gold and Biomolecular Pat- sity of Oregon in 1933 and a replica of a meteorite on the program at Oregon Health terns Using Electron Beam master’s degree in chemistry porch of the chemistry build- Sciences University in fall ’95. Lithography.” from Oregon State College in ing. LeRoy tended two wood furnaces for two sororities Thomas Rush III, Ph.D. ’95, Hua Zheng, M.S. ’95, is a 1937. He was employed by and mowed their lawns. His holds a postdoctoral position research chemist at Eli Lilly in Rayonier Inc. for sixteen R.O.T.C. stipend helped pay in Spiro’s laboratory at Indianapolis, Indiana. years at Hoquiam, Washing- for tuition. He received a Princeton University. ton, and by Weyerhaeuser Inc. for twenty-one years at three stripe Oregon sweater Bryon Severns ’90 completed Everett, Washington. At for being on the rifle team and was a major in the final an M.S. degree in chemistry at N EMORIAM Weyerhaeuser he was respon- New Mexico State University I M sible for environmental pro- R.O.T.C. parade. We were married 59 years, 57 of them and is synthesizing potential Eric Todd Buechler tection activities. He retired , a gradu- wonderful until Alzheimers. antiglaucoma agents at Alcon ate student who had just in 1974. However, four years is Labs, Fort Worth, Texas. He completed his first year with has three children. His wife, Pauline Smith, gave shorter than many have to David Tyler’s research group, us a glimpse of the UO in the endure, and he died very Tommy Thompson ’95 is the died September 7, 1995, in an 1930s in her December 1994 quietly.” starting punter for the San automobile accident. Todd letter. “I was attending Cor- Francisco 49ers! was on his way to becoming vallis in 1932 when their John Zepp ’83 died of mela- an accomplished chemist, School of Education was ex- noma in 1993.

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