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University of Delaware, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Annual Alumni News Magazine Number 39 August 2012 John L. Burmeister, Editor On the Cover “Wings of Thought”
Enrollment tsunami Total Undergraduate CHEM/BIOC Enrollment Grows 47% in a Decade!
UD CBC Faculty continue down the path of excellence Photo by John L. Burmeister
On the Cover…. Francis Alison: Father of the (cover photo by Ambre Alexander) University of Delaware The Rev. Francis Alison (1705-1779) of Pennsylvania The University of Delaware’s newest public work of art was and Delaware was a Presbyterian minister and professor who dedicated Tuesday, May 8, to the institution’s founder, the founded New London Academy, which would become the Rev. Francis Alison, and to faculty members who reflect the University of Delaware. His pupils included Declaration 18th century educator’s “scholar-schoolmaster” ideal. of Independence signers Thomas McKean, George Read and James Smith.1 (mkfox ) The 8-by-10 foot “Wings of Thought,” created by acclaimed sculptor Richard Deutsch, is an open book, carved on the left side with The new $132 million Interdisciplinary Science/Engineering (ISE) Building, scheduled for completion by September, 2013 (southeast corner of Academy and Lovett). depictions reflecting Alison’s intellectual interests and the “Heck Reaction” in honor of UD faculty member and Nobel Laureate Richard Heck. A bronze quill pen stands next to the book. Inside This Issue The sculpture was commissioned to be the centerpiece of Mentors’ Circle, between Hullihen Hall, Morris Library and Memorial On the Cover…...... ii Hall. The circle was created in 2001 to recognize UD faculty 2011-2012 Named Lectures, Colloquia, and Symposia ...... 17 members who have been honored for excellence in teaching Honor Roll of Giving to the Department . . .iv and advising by installing bricks bearing their names. 2011-2012 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS. . .18 Now, with the addition of the sculpture, the circle itself has been From the Chair...... 1 reconstructed. The bricks were replaced by new ones engraved with ASBMB UAN Chapter Officers for 2012-2013.20 the names of the faculty honorees, and granite pavers displaying the From the Associate Chair: ...... 5 ACS SA Chapter Officers for 2012-2013. . . . . 20 names of recipients of the Francis Alison Award, the University’s Enrollment Tsunami!...... 5 highest faculty honor, also were installed around the sculpture. 2012 B.A. Chemistry Graduates:...... 20 –UDaily, 5/9/12 From the Director of Graduate Studies: . . . 8 2012 B.S. Biochemistry Graduates . . . . . 20 From The Chair-Elect:...... 11 Sixth Class of Alumni Undergraduate Research Carolyn Cochrane Kent (MS66) Receives College Excellence in Teaching CHEM/BIOC Faculty Fellows...... 21 of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Awardees include: Award...... 11 2012 B.S. Chemistry Graduates ...... 22 Susan E. Groh (2010), Henry N. Blount, III (1981), John L. Burmeister (1979, 1968), Carl A. von Frankenberg (1978), Burnaby Munson Additional Faculty/Staff Activities and Awards.13 Headed for Industry, Etc...... 22 (1973), Elizabeth Dyer (1969), and William A. Mosher (1964). 17th CHEM/BIOC Graduation Convocation, 2012 M.A./M.S. Graduates...... 22 Excellence in Advising Award winners from CHEM/BIOC: May 26, 2012...... 14 Susan E. Groh (1999) and Jeanne Victoria Orner (1997). 2012 PH.D. Graduates...... 23 CHEM/BIOC Francis Alison Faculty Award recipients: Burnaby Visiting Faculty, 2011 – 2012...... 16 Munson (1992) and Roberta Colman (1985). The granite 2012 Graduate Student Placements . . . . 24 tablets honoring the Alison Awardees are incorporated into VISITING SCHOLARS, Graduate School Placements, 1994-2012. . 24 the circle surrounding the Wings of Thought sculpture. 2011-2012...... 16 As is the case with virtually all works of art, beauty (and appreciation) are Alumni News ...... 25 1 Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows, in the eye of the beholder. Your Editor likes it! My only quibble involves mkfox, . Daily Kos. Kos Media, LLC, 2006. 0. the fact that the Heck Reaction engraved thereon is not identified as such.
Sue James was recognized a ‘HR Liaison of the Quarter’
for the construction of such an instrument. In another indication of the passing of time, we congratulate Prof. Sandeep Patel, who has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure effective September 1, 2012. Gratifyingly, there have been no retirements or departures this year. We all like our jobs well enough to stick around for at least one more year! Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Kathy F. by Photo As with the faculty, so it goes with the UD Provost Tom Apple Department’s valued staff. During this past year, the Assistant to the Director of Graduate is Rick Bernard, a CITA II, who will assist no longer served all the needs of its various Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Studies and departmental webmaster, Jen IT czar Patrick McMahon with keeping the constituencies. I am very happy to report Durkin, left the Department to pursue Department’s computers humming. Notable the first major success of this effort. NSF has Hall, which houses many millions of year. Prof. John Newberg commences his a research program in environmental Prof. Colin Thorpe has been named the Willis F. Harrington Professor of Biochemistry other opportunities. Senior Records Analyst praise was bestowed upon one of our longest funded a ‘major research instrumentation’ dollars worth of NMR equipment. The appointment as assistant professor on July chemistry aimed at an understanding of Mike DiMauro had to submit to a double serving staff members, when Sue James was (MRI) proposal for the acquisition of a new new Integrated Science and Engineering 1. John completed his graduate work with the chemistry at solid-air interfaces. His knee replacement and the prolonged recovery high resolution mass spectrometer; the PI (ISE) Building appears to be on track for its Prof. John Hemminger at UC Irvine in principal experimental technique will be recognized a ‘HR Liaison of the Quarter’ in period eventually segued into retirement. October 2011. for this proposal is Prof. Charlie Riordan scheduled completion by F13. 2005. After a stint as Senior Development ambient pressure XPS, and he has already Mike’s position is temporarily filled by Elaine and the proposal was largely organized our facuEngineerlt withy Intel Con Corporation, tihe laidn plansu for ethe construction on of such an As in past years, change is the only Koronik. We were glad to welcome a new In our continuing campaign to preserve and and written by two of our entrepreneurial returned to academe as a postdoctoral instrument. In another indication of the constant, and - in an apparent paradox - NMR Spectroscopist, Guangjin Hou, who improve the research infrastructure of the assistant professors, namely Profs. Don fellow in the laboratory of Hendrik passing of time, we congratulate Prof. this year was no different. I am particularly will assist Steve Bai in the burgeoning NMR Department, we have recently turned our Watson and Joel Rosenthal, serving as co- Blum at the Lawrence Berkeley National Sandeep Patel, who has been promoted pleased to announceth thee arrival p of aa newth of excellence Facility. Another recent addition to our staff sights to the Mass Spectrometry Facility, which PIs. As usual, several of our colleagues have Laboratory, receiving an NSF Postdoctoral to Associate Professor with tenure effective faculty member for the next academic attracted honors and prizes during the past Fellowship in 2010. John will initiate September 1, 2012. Gratifyingly, there have Profs. Mary Watson (left) and Sandeep Patel (far right) win NSF CAREER Awards year. To wit, Prof. Colin Thorpe has been named the Willis F. Harrington Professor Photo by Evan Krape of Biochemistry, in recognition of his achievement as scholar and educator, thereby joining the small cadre of named professors in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Earlier in the year, our colleague Prof. Andrew Teplyakov received the 2012 Delaware ACS Section Award and Prof. Harold White was honored by McMaster University (in Hamilton, Ontario) with the Howard Barrows Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Our young colleagues continue to gather accolades. Continuing in the footsteps of earlier recipients, this past year saw the bestowal of NSF CAREER Awards upon no less than two of our assistant professors, namely Profs. Mary Watson and Sandeep Photo by Ambre Alexander Ambre by Photo Professor Joel Rosenthal Patel. Finally, Prof. Joel Rosenthal has Page 4 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 5 From the Associate Chair: Enrollment Tsunami! John L. Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair (b. 1938) B.S., 1959, Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D., 1963, Northwestern University and in Newark (F78-present, with Dr. Gary CHEM-101 and CHEM-103 were quite Weddle (PhD76) as the initial instructor). comparable. In 72F, for example, 608 students The Honors sections of CHEM-103/104 were enrolled in the former, 631 in the latter. were initiated in F79, with Dr. John However, their subsequent enrollment trends Garavelli as the initial instructor. Our BS/ have been in opposite directions. In 08F (the BIOC majors were added to CHEM- last year that all of our lecture sections could 111/112 in 1989. be accommodated in BRL 101 or smaller rooms), only 222 students were enrolled in Our current seven-tiered freshman chemistry program was rounded out by the additions CHEM-101, versus 954 students in CHEM- of CHEM-100 Chemistry and the Human 103. Environment (initiated in 78F by Prof. The enrollment tsunami hit in 09F, and Conrad Trumbore (FAC 60-97), CHEM- In the beginning, i.e., in 1964, when I arrived the CHEM-103 enrollment jumped to 105 General Chemistry (also initiated in in Newark, there was CHEM-101/102 1192. All four CHEM-103 lecture sections, 78F, for nursing majors, by Prof. Tom Brill General Chemistry. It was subdivided into taught (two each) by Prof. Jim Wingrave (FAC 70-06)) and CHEM-106 Elementary three sections (B,K, and N). Our Chairman, and Ms. Mary Beth Kramer (MS76), had Bioorganic Chemistry (initiated in 81S, for to be relocated to Smith Hall – the only
Photo by Evan Krape Evan by Photo Prof. Bill Mosher (FAC45-72, CHAIR 45- nursing majors, by Prof. Colin Thorpe). The 69) – “The Wammer” – gave one lecture classroom building whose lecture halls were latter two courses, created at the request of the per week to each section in BRL 101. Two large enough to accommodate them. There Nursing Department, represent distillates of, hours per week were spent in small “recitation they have remained. The concomitant stress respectively, CHEM-101/102 and CHEM- sections” taught by junior faculty like yours on the CHEM-103 laboratory sections was 213/215 Elementary Organic Chemistry plus truly and senior graduate students. They were even greater. To deal with the anticipated CHEM-214/216 Elementary Biochemistry, populated (best to worst) in CHEM-101 on enrollment of 1280 CHEM-103 students Front row (from left): Derek Ahneman, Keywan Johnson, Sara Martin. Back row (from left): Jesse McAtee, Donald Watson. with strong emphasis on the latter. It should the basis of a brief, but very effective, math/ this coming fall, we had to retrofit a fourth be noted that many schools have further chemistry placement exam written by Prof. CHEM-103 laboratory room (QDH063). to Carolyn Cochrane Kent, M.S., ’66 and and our current students are the beneficiaries condensed the chemistry experience for Wallace McCurdy (FAC 59-92) – “Qually The resulting schedule will involve 57 her husband John R. Hale, whose generous of your magnanimous support. Your spirit nursing majors into one semester – the so- Wally.” Assignment to the CHEM-102 CHEM-103 laboratory sections meeting bequest will create graduate fellowships of giving back to your alma mater and to called “GOB” (general/organic/biochemistry) It is always a real pleasure recitation sections (top to bottom) was based morning, afternoon, and night, Monday course. named after them. Carolyn was a student in the generation of students coming after you on the students’ grades in CHEM-101. through Friday, plus Saturday morning. on this occasion to the research group of Prof. John Burmeister. is both inspiring and much appreciated. We I began what has become a continuing, Mr. David Plastino Although no distinction was made in the Happily, relief for CHEM-103/104 is acknowledgethe support Once again, , B.S. ’78, shall be most grateful for your lasting support 38-year tour of duty as our Associate Chair students’ grade transcripts, the depth and in sight. The teaching wing of the new has made a substantial gift to the University, in the coming year. with two primary goals in mind. Having that the Department has breadth of coverage in the three sections Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering underwriting both the ‘David A. Plastino come from a liberal arts college background When you read this, I shall have ‘returned was quite different, reflecting their different (ISE) Building is scheduled to open in 13F. received during the past Scholars Program’ at the University level and (Franklin and Marshall), where a one-sized to the faculty’. Looking back, it has been an enrollment patterns. Section B was restricted Present plans call for all CHEM-103/104 the ‘Alumni Undergraduate Research Fellows general chemistry course fit all majors, I was year from its alumni and honor and a privilege to serve as Chair of this to CHEM and CHEG majors. Section labs, as well as all BISC-207/208 labs, to be Program’ in the Department of Chemistry determined to titrate the special needs of our th fine Department. With any luck, I have done K included all remaining science and moved to the ISE Building. The laboratory friends. and Biochemistry. This summer the 6 class of disparate user groups by providing an array some good and no lasting harm! Reaching engineering majors. Section N was made up exercises for CHEM-103/104 have been Fellows will conduct their research in faculty of freshman courses. Given the foregoing out to our alumni, wherever you are, has been of students majoring in nursing, agriculture redesigned to involve more life science – recently been notified of his receipt of a laboratories throughout the Department. In description, it should be obvious to the reader one of the pleasures of the job. and home economics, plus A&S walk-ons relevant experiments. coveted 2012 DuPont Young Professor Grant. another tradition, the David Lipp Family that this goal has been realized. majoring in arts, humanities, and social Foundation has continued its unrestricted I wish all of you nothing but the best in the The enrollment tsunami did not stop at the sciences. Secondly, given the relative intimacy of It is always a real pleasure on this occasion support of the Department. Its generous years ahead. CHEM-103/104 shore. It moved inland, to acknowledge the support that the my classes at F&M, and the pedagogical donation has allowed us to award summer By the time I became Associate Chair in creating the largest CHEM-321/322 (the so- Department has received during the past year effectiveness that this afforded, I was research fellowships to five graduate students With fond regards, 1974, section B had morphed into CHEM- called “pre-med” organic chemistry course) from its alumni and friends. As is our custom, determined to keep our class sizes small – at working with our assistant professors. 111/112, section K had become CHEM- enrollments in our history. This fall, 421 Associate Chair Prof. John Burmeister has least by state university standards. Keeping 103/104, and section N had remained students will populate the two CHEM-321 provided more extensive coverage elsewhere Last, but not least, I want to express my the size of all of our sections to, at most, the CHEM-101/102. The Honors sections of lecture sections, taught by Dr. Geoffrey in this newsletter; however, I wish to express gratitude to all of you who sent us donations capacity of BRL 101 (246 students) became CHEM-111/112 were subsequently added Sametz. Since only one laboratory room is our appreciation for some outstanding throughout the year. Your tangible and my operative ceiling. in Dover (at Wesley College, (F76-S79) with available for this class, we have had to add contributions. This year’s pride of place goes continued support is critical to our well-being Klaus Theopold Prof. Burnaby Munson as the instructor) Back in the Dark Ages, the enrollments in two Sunday afternoon laboratory sections Page 6 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 7
(for the first time in our history) to the daily that, over-all, we still compare quite favorably Still, when I carried out a similar survey in There are, however, some discontinuities in the majors’ pipeline (data as of 5/12): schedule noted previously for CHEM-103! to our peer institutions. This is shown, 1998, our average Gen Chem lecture size was 85. As gigantic as these numbers may seem to dramatically, by the comparison shown Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Total our older alumni, I must hasten to point out below. Entered as Freshman 72 120 59 74 325 Boston North Notre BS/BIOC: 23 31 16 20 90 College Carolina Dame BA/CHEM: 12 14 5 6 37 University Delaware Maryland Virginia Penn State BA/XCE: 1 4 2 3 10 Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 16,937 9,860 25,857 15,078 17,628 8,371 36,815 BS/CHEM: 17 26 22 30 95 Total: 53 75 45 59 232 Average Gen Chem Lecture % Attrition: 26 38 24 20 29 Size (Fall Term): 123 188 181 260 358 200 378
The unsung heroes and heroines in all organic chemistry laboratories. However, the the mix of majors (BA/CHEM, BA/ Note that the largest % attrition has been “normal,” as is the size (72) of the Class most notably CHEG and BISC. The produced by the largest entering class – a of 2016. Note, also, that the % attrition ethnic and gender demographics of our of this have been our hard-working burden of preparing the general chemistry XCE, BS/BIOC, BS/CHEM) has varied phenomenon that has been replicated by shown is net attrition, reflecting not only current classes are also quite different from Laboratory Services staff: Dave Nicolson, laboratories has fallen on Dave, Beily, and considerably from year to year, the total my CHEM-111/112 classes. The senior the loss of entering freshman, but also those of a decade ago (data as of 5/12): Manager; Beily Street, Senior Laboratory has remained remarkably steady, placing Linda, even though our total undergraduate and freshman entering class sizes are a subsequent influx from other majors, Technician; and Linda Bostwick, Records enrollment has grown 47% in the past us consistently in the upper 1-2% of all Technician. Desperately needed help for decade (2603 in 2001 → 3824 in 2011), CHEM/BIOC baccalaureate programs Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Total the Instrumental Methods and Physical with a concomitant increase in freshman in the country, in terms of the number of Caucasian: 37 48 31 38 154 Chemistry Laboratories was secured several course enrollments. certified graduates produced each year: years ago with the hiring of Federico (Fred) (The ACS has not yet published national African-American: 3 4 1 3 11 Cruz (MA99) as Laboratory Coordinator. What of our majors’ programs? Although, graduation data for 2010-2012, an anomaly Hispanic: 4 2 1 1 8 In like manner, we are about to hire a as I have noted in the article describing that I find quite puzzling, in this era of Asian: 4 14 8 10 36 similar staff member for our burgeoning this year’s Graduation Convocation, instantaneous electronic communication.) Not Specified: 5 7 4 7 23 Year Total Certified UG Degrees Certified UG Degrees by Major National Ranking BS/CHEM (17)+ Female: 18 35 17 28 98 2012 40 BS/BIOC (23) Male: 35 40 28 31 134 BS/CHEM (21)+ Total: 53 75 45 59 232 2011 36 BS/BIOC (15) While the percentages of our African inverse of the University’s enrollment In closing, I want to thank our outgoing BS/CHEM (22)+ th 2010 40 American and Hispanic majors continue as a whole. Female majors constituted a Chair, Prof. Klaus Theopold (the 8 BS/BIOC (18) to hover, unfortunately, around 5%, the majority of our majors’ population several different Hertz to my Avis) for his devoted years ago. BS/CHEM (11)+ percentage of our Asian majors (currently service to our Department during 2009 41 (11/653) 16%) has experienced significant growth. BS/BIOC (30) Those of you who have “done the math” are these past five years. Ours has been an The percentage of our female majors undoubtedly aware that Burnaby and I have unusually harmonious and productive BS/CHEM (17)+ long since by-passed our normal retirement 2008 42 (11/647) working relationship, aided and abetted BS/BIOC (25) ages. Burnaby, although my chronological by our shared Germanic heritage and the BS/CHEM (16)+ Burnaby and senior by five years, did not initiate his 2007 44 (8/642) professorial career until 1967. This confounds proximity of our offices in the remodeled BS/BIOC (28) I have long many of my industrial friends, most of BRL 102. I look forward to working with whom regard retirement as the Holy Grail BS/CHEM (25)+ my 9th Hertz, Prof. Murray Johnston who, 2006 54 (9/640) sinceby-passed of their lives. Beyond the obvious, simple BS/BIOC (29) reason that we love what we do, I have come like me, is a Presbyterian! BS/CHEM (18)+ our normal to the conclusion that we are experiencing 2005 39 (10/634) All the best, BS/BIOC (21) “Groundhog Day (the movie).” Every class is retirement just as young, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed as BS/CHEM (18)+ 2004 34 (13/631) its predecessors, yet each presents its own set of BS/BIOC (16) ages challenges, which keeps us young at heart. My BS/CHEM (13)+ 52 years of commuting by bicycle hasn’t hurt, 2003 37 (10/630) (currently 42%) has diminished to the either. I’m uncertain as to the long-term effects BS/BIOC (24) point where the male/female ratio is the of Burnaby’s Segway riding. FromPage 8 the Director ofAugust Graduate 2012 SBluetudies: Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 9
Fellowships for their first year of studies. the Department, who has distinguished bioorganic chemistry during spring 2011. pursuing a doctorate, working with Prof. Another high University honor—a University themselves as the most creative synthetic Tatyana Polenova. Chris served as a teaching Jia-Ming Lin received his bachelor’s degree Graduate Fellowship—was bestowed upon inorganic chemist. The $500 Prize was assistant in general chemistry during fall 2010 from the National Chi Nan University and Ms. Danielle McAtee, which will fund in established in 2007 to commemorate and general chemistry during spring 2011. Awards, Accolades his master’s degree from National Sun Yat- part her studies in the upcoming academic Dr. Swiatoslaw ‘Jerry’ Trofimenko, a sen University in his native Taiwan, and is a Michael Taylor, a graduate student mentored year. Danielle will be a 4th year student in the renowned chemist from DuPont, who is also 3rd year doctoral student with Prof. Andrew by Prof. Joseph Fox, was awarded the 2012 and Honorable laboratory of Prof. Mary Watson. known for the creation of the polypyrazolyl Teplyakov. Mr. Lin served as a teaching Hackley Award. This is the fourth time that (“scorpionate”) family of ligands. Following At the Departmental level, it is my distinct assistant in Physical Chemistry Lab I during the Department has presented the Brennie Mentions pleasure to announce the winner of the 46th E. Hackley, Jr. Award for Excellence in Glenn S. Skinner Award, Ms. Hua ‘Nancy’ Research. The award honors the career of He—a 4th year Ph.D. student working Dr. Hackley, who in 1957 became UD’s Greetings! This is my first time writing a under my supervision. The singular most first African American doctoral graduate in column for the Blue Hen Chemist, and I coveted honor for graduate students in our chemistry. His 57-year career at the U.S. Army am very excited to share some great news Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Director of Department has a cash value of $2500 and Graduate Studies – (b. 1972) B.S./M.S., 1995, Medical Research Institute for Chemical regarding the graduate program, which is presented every year to the “best” student University of Sofia; Ph.D., 2002, University of Defense in the Edgewood Laboratories at the continues to thrive and grow. We awarded in the Department, who is deemed by a Notre Dame; Postdoctoral, 2002 – 2004, Los Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground culminated 19 Masters and Doctoral degrees in the committee of faculty from each Division Alamos National Laboratory in his becoming chief scientist there and past academic year, and for the next one, to have contributed the most in all three earning him the federal government’s we have a record-setting incoming class areas—scholarship, teaching, and service. degree from the University of Science and Exceptional Civilian Service Medal. The of 42 Ph.D. and 7 M.A./M.S. students. The award is named in honor of Prof. Glenn Technology of China; her graduate work at award, which consists of a certificate and a The Teaching Assistantship and Fellowship S. Skinner, an active faculty member in the the University of Delaware has been extremely check for $2000, was presented before the (TAF) Committee had a very difficult task Chemistry Department from 1928 to 1958. productive with 10 lead-author publications University’s annual Richard F. Heck Lecture selecting the new crop of graduate students Nancy was surprised with the news at the and numerous accolades. on May 11. out of more than 350 applicants. I would 2012 Inorganic Colloquium given by Prof. like to acknowledge the hard work and Nancy also needs to be congratulated for Mike won the Daily Double this academic Richard Eisenberg (U. Rochester, Editor- th being this year’s recipient of the 5 annual year by being selected as one of the 10 dedication of the members of the TAF in-chief of Inorganic Chemistry (ACS)) Trofimenko Memorial Prize. The award winners (nationally) of the Sigma-Aldrich committee—Prof. Sharon Rozovsky, Prof. on April 27. She received her bachelor’s recognizes a current graduate student in Graduate Student Innovation Award Sandeep Patel, Prof. Karl Booksh, and Dyer Excellence in Teaching Awardees: Jia-Ming Lin, Christopher Suiter and Samantha Brannick . He Prof. Neal Zondlo—without whom this will receive a cash prize of $1000, an iPad3 accomplishment would have never been and an all-expense paid trip to the Sigma- fall 2010 and Physical Chemistry Lab II possible. We also had a spectacular graduate his retirement from the industry, Dr. Aldrich Graduate Student Innovation during spring 2011. recruiting weekend, attended by more than Trofimenko spent the final decade of his Award Symposium at the Aldrich campus 30 prospective students, which was a true productive research career as a visiting scholar Mr. Suiter received his bachelor’s degree from in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he will also story of success because of the enthusiastic in the group of Prof. Klaus Theopold. West Virginia University and is currently give a presentation on his research. involvement of the current graduate students There were three winners of the 30th annual and the efforts of our graduate students coordinator Ms. Jen Durkin. Unfortunately, Elizabeth Dyer Excellence-in-Teaching Award Samantha Brannick, Jia-Ming Ms. Durkin will not be participating in this year— Lin, and Christopher Suiter these activities in the upcoming year as she . The Dyer decided to embark on a different career path Award honors the memory of the late Prof. employing her graphic design skills. We wish Elizabeth Dyer, a member of the chemistry her luck and continued success in her new and biochemistry faculty from 1933-1971. position. The award has been given since 1981, and recognizes graduate students who have been Following the tradition from recent years, exemplary teaching assistants during the past we have had a tremendous year in terms of academic year. A few words about each of the awards and recognitions gathered by our three awardees: students. To begin with, I would highlight the accomplishments of two of the newest Ms. Brannick received her bachelor’s degree members of the Departmental graduate from Muhlenberg College, and is currently student body—Ms. Ornella Sathoud and Mr. pursuing a doctorate in organic chemistry, Skinner/Trofimenko Awards (L to R): Habte Ghebremichael working in the laboratory of Prof. Joseph Fox. —who were awarded (back row) Professor Richard Eisenberg (Uof Rochester) and Klaus Theopold She served as a teaching assistant in organic Hackley Award (L to R): Professor John Burmeister, Professor Klaus Theopold, Mr. Michael Taylor and highly competitive University Scholars (front row) John Burmeister, Hua (Nancy) He and Svilen Bobev chemistry during fall 2010 and elementary Professor Joseph Fox Page 10 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 11
From The Chair-Elect: in a university is change. While the average of Delaware is vibrant and I want to thank age of the student body always remains the Klaus for his efforts over the past 5 years. th same, undergraduate and graduate student The 39 annual Joel L. Silver Award Hou, Jefferson University (biochemistry); Aparna Sapra (Prof. Thorpe) won the As we look to the future, there are many rd populations completely turn over on a Symposium took place on May 16, 2012. Dr. Joseph M. Keane, Muhlenberg College 3 place award for her presentation titled daunting challenges facing our Department. The namesake of the Silver Award, the (inorganic); Dr. Andrew Combs, Incyte “New Work on Old Poisons”. The other six 4-5 year cycle. Similarly, leadership of the Budgets are stretched thin, competition for late Joel L. Silver, was a doctoral student in Biopharmaceutical Company (organic); presenters, who also gave very interesting and Department turns over every 5 years, which research funding is intense, and substantial the laboratory of Prof. John Burmeister, and Dr. Robert Opila, Materials Science informative talks were: Stephanie Schaefer gives our faculty the opportunity to reflect upgrades to the Departmental infrastructure who was tragically killed in a car accident and Engineering, UD (physical) judged the (Prof. Thorpe and Prof. Rozovsky), Anil on where we’ve come from over the tenure are needed simply to maintain, let alone in 1971, just a few months before earning participants on the basis of research quality Pandey (Prof. Zondlo), Ming Dong (Prof. of our outgoing Chair and where we need to enhance, our teaching and research his Ph.D. A fixture in the Department of and presentation. Bahnson), Tatsiana Haidzinskaya (Prof. go in the future. missions. In the future, you will hear Chemistry and Biochemistry since 1973, M. Watson), Hua He (Prof. Bobev), and We extend our sincere appreciation to the With Klaus at the helm, our Department has more of these challenges and our action to the Award Symposium commemorates Billy Bozza (Prof. Zhuang). I would like jurors, which had a very difficult task of overcome them. In the meantime, I want to Dr. Silver, and honors the hard work of all to acknowledge Prof. Brian Bahnson, who moved forward in many ways. As you will selecting the winners—Benjamin Israel stress the importance that support from our involved in graduate education in Chemistry graciously agreed to chair the event in my read elsewhere in the Blue Hen Chemist, (Prof. Thorpe)won the 1st place award for alumni and friends plays in meeting these and Biochemistry. absence. enrollment in our undergraduate courses is his presentation titled “Dissecting Catalysis: bourgeoning, the incoming graduate class challenges. Chemistry and Biochemistry Nine students participated by giving 15 min Probing the Redox Balance of the Quiescin Professor Svilen Bobev Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Chair is the largest ever, and our students at all is your Department, your academic home. Elect - (b. 1954) B.S., 1976, Bucknell University; research talks, followed by a 5 min session Sulfhydryl Oxidase from Trypanosoma levels continue to distinguish themselves Please consider our doors open to you Jingmei Shen (Prof. Theopold) Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin with questions and answers, both evaluated Brucei”; in the broader scientific community. A anytime, whether you visit in person or by an external jury composed of academic won the 2nd place award for her presentation As students return to campus this fall cadre of new faculty hired under Klaus’ electronically. and industry representatives of each major titled “Low Valent Chromium α-Diimine and a new academic year begins, our leadership has greatly expanded our research With best regards, research area. Dr. Derrick Swinton (PhD01), Complexes as Catalysts and Mechanistic Department Chair Klaus Theopold will program, especially by moving us into Lincoln University (analytical); Dr. Ya-Ming Models for Ethylene Trimerization”; and turn over the reins of the Department to emerging multidisciplinary areas. Chemistry me. It has been said that the one constant and Biochemistry at the University Murray Johnston Silver Awardees (L to R): (1st row) Jingmei Shen, Benjamin Israel and Aparna Sapra; (2nd row) Silver Symposium Judges: Andrew Combs [Incyte Biophar- maceutical Company), Joseph Keane (Muhlenberg College), Bob Opila (Materials Science, UD), Ya-Ming Hou (Jefferson University) and Derrick Swinton Carolyn Cochrane Kent (MS66) Receives College of Arts (Lincoln University). and Sciences Alumni Achievement Award Carolyn, who, along with Roy C. Timmer she served as vice-president for exploring. assistance they need to ensure success. (MS66), was one of Your Editor’s first She and her husband, John Hale, were Carolyn and John are members of the two M.S. students, was recognized at the named Conservationists of the Year by University’s Delaware Diamonds Society College’s annual year-end ceremony on the Lancaster County Conservancy for and the Carillon Circle. 5/16/12 for her excellence, dedication and establishing a nature preserve. support, along with three other outstanding Carolyn and John love most sports and Carolyn and John have created the Carolyn A&S alumni. C. Kent and John R. Hale Fellowship at the actively support the Phillies, Orioles, Carolyn graduated with a Bachelor of University of Delaware to provide graduate Ravens (with Joe Flacco, of course) and the Science degree in chemistry from Bucknell students in the Department of Chemistry University of Delaware’s football team and University. Following the completion of her and Biochemistry with the financial its exceptional women’s basketball team. M.S. studies at the University of Delaware, she was hired by Armstrong World Industries, in Lancaster, PA, as their first female research chemist. She spent the next 30 years working for AWI in a variety of capacities, including research, government regulations, and human resources, eventually rising to the level of operations general manager. Upon retirement, she has been involved in consulting, property management, and property renovation. As a Lancaster, PA resident, Carolyn has been active in many organizations, including the Pilot Club of Lancaster, College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Achievement Award Meals on Wheels, Lancaster Conservancy Front row, l to r: Gena Timmer, Carolyn Cochrane Kent, Linda Shugarts (childhood friend of Carolyn’s) and the Boy Scouts of America, for whom Back row, l to r: Roy Timmer, John Hale, John Burmeister, Roland Shugarts AdditionalPage 12 Faculty/Staff Augustctivities 2012 and ABluewards Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 13
Fifty-Year ACS Members ACS Award for Distinguished Service in Science. Kate, who recently completed Prof. Douglass F. Taber has authored One previous and one current UD CHEM/BIOC faculty member reached this significant milestone this past year: David L. Dalrymple, the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry, her sixth stint as a guest researcher at the Ph.D. (FAC 68-74) and Michael Stemniski, Ph.D. (PT FAC). “Organic Synthesis: State of the Art sponsored by Strem Chemicals. Arnie’s Center for Gender Research at Uppsala “ (2007-2009), published by Oxford collaborative x-ray diffraction studies with ACS Fellows at the Denver ACS Meeting last August. met!” This past year, George was named a University, in Sweden, has been selected University Press. Fellow of the American Association for the 4,200 different co-authors has produced to receive a 2011 Distinguished Education Two previous UD CHEM/BIOC faculty Prof. Cecil Dybowski served as the Advancement of Science as well as a 2012 a mind-boggling 2,100 papers, involving Alumni Award from Purdue University’s Prof. Andrew V. Teplyakov is the recipient members were accorded this signal honor President of the Eastern Analytical more than 9,000 crystal structures. American Geophysical Union Fellow for College of Education. of the 2012 ACS Delaware Section Award. in 2011: P. Andrew Evans, Ph.D. (FAC Symposium in 2012 – the first spouse to his pioneering research in redox reactions, Included in his list of co-authors are Nobel 93-00), Professor of Chemistry, University be so honored. His wife, (the late) Dr. Prof. Donald L. Sparks trace element speciation and development Laureates Roald Hoffmann, Richard R. (JOINT FAC), Prof. Donald P. Watson’s discovery of the of Liverpool; and Arnold L. Rheingold, Mary Kaiser also served in this position. of novel in situ electrochemical methods. Schrock, and our own Richard F. Heck S. Hallock DuPont Chair in Soil and Silyl-Heck Reaction was highlighted in Ph.D. (FAC 84-03), Professor of Dennis H. Evans, Ph.D. (FAC 86-04), (FAC 71-89). [see C&E News, 1/16/12, Environmental Chemistry, was recently Chemistry, University of California, San Dr. Albert Matlack (ADJUNCT FAC) is C&E News (4/2/12, p.9). The work was adjunct research professor at Purdue pp. 43-44] elected an honorary member of the Diego. certainly not “high on Coke,” as his letter carried out by graduate students Jesse R. University, is the 2011 recipient of the Prof. Kate Scantlebury, Director of International Union of Soil Sciences. published in C&E News (3/26/12, p.4) McAtee and Sara E.S. Martin, with the Prof. Svilen Bobev, Director of Graduate ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry’s He was one of only six soil scientists so readily attests! He is, however, high on Secondary Education Programs in the Studies, and his wife, Asya, welcomed the Award in Electrochemistry. His wife, honored, and is only the 15th American so assistance of undergraduate researchers solar power, having organized a field trip College of Arts and Sciences, has also addition of the newest potential solid state Mary J. Wirth, Ph.D. (FAC 86-04) is Derek Ahneman (BS/CHEM/12) and last August to Dover’s Solar Park, a $50 been named a Fellow of the American recognized since the IUSS was founded in chemist to their family on 5/10/12. Their Purdue’s W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished million, 10-megawatt installation – the Association for the Advancement of 1924. Keywan Johnson (BS/CHEM/13). second son, Victor, weighed in at a robust Professor of Analytical Chemistry. first such installation in Delaware. contunued on page 16 8 lbs., 4 ozs. Sue James, 3rd Quarter HR Liason Jean H. Futrell, Ph.D. (FAC 86-99, The death of 1995 Chemistry Nobel The faculty and staff of the CHEM/ CHAIR 86-95, 96-97), Batelle Fellow Laureate Frank Sherwood (Sherry) BIOC Department joined Prof. Junghuei at the Pacific Northwest National Rowland (he of ozone depletion fame) Chen in mourning the death of his wife, Laboratory, has been designated by the on 3/10/12 stirred some very personal Suching, on 9/29/11. Board of Directors of the American responses in our Department. Prof. Society for Mass Spectrometry as a pioneer Prof. Karl Booksh has been appointed Wallace H. McCurdy (FAC 59-92) was in his field. As part of the honor, his mass to two key national committees: Chair a colleague of Sherry’s, when both were spectrometry story will be included as part of the ACS Chemists with Disabilities on the Princeton University faculty (52-
of the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s Atkinson Kathy F. by Photo Committee and as a member of the NSF’s 56). Prof. Conrad N. Trumbore (FAC Oral History Program. Committee on Equal Opportunities in 60-97) was a good friend of Sherry’s, Science and Engineering. He is featured in Susan James, who has been a staff member both professionally and personally. Sherry a video produced by the ACS (“Chemists (currently Administrative Assistant) in the was instrumental in recruiting Conrad’s with Disabilities: We All Can”) that was CHEM/BIOC Department for 37 years, daughter, Susan Trumbore, Ph.D. (UD/ selected as one of three winning entries in was named Human Resources Liaison BS/GEOL/81), to teach and do research a competition sponsored by the Campaign of the Quarter for the third quarter of at the newly established Earth System for Disability Employment, [C&E News, 2011. Sue is married to Kenneth J. James Science Department at UC-Irvine, where 7/2/12, p.75] (BS84, Ph.D.98), President and Director she ultimately became Chair of the of Technology of Supercritical Fluid Department. She is now a Director of the Frank J. Creegan, Ph.D. (Post-doc, Technologies, Inc. Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry Moore), W. Alton Jones Professor of in Jena, Germany, and was recently Chemistry, Emeritus at Washington Julia Laskin, Ph.D. (Post-doc, Futrell), inducted into the U.S. National Academy College, Chestertown, MD, was honored staff scientist at the Pacific Northwest of Sciences. by the College for his 40 years of service by National Laboratory, has been honored by the establishment of the Frank J. Creegan the Women’s Chemists Committee of the Prof. John Newberg, the newest member Chair in Green Chemistry. As yet another ACS with one of its ten inaugural Rising of our CHEM/BIOC faculty, and his example of the tight-knit, circular nature Star Awards. The Award was presented to wife were blessed with the birth of their of the field of chemistry. Frank was a Julia at the San Diego ACS Meeting this third child (third son), John, Jr. (JJ) on housemate of Dr. Michael Stemniski (PT past March. [see C&E News, 4/16/12, 5/27/12. JJ was no tiny tot, weighing in FAC) when both were graduate students p.47] at 8 lbs., 12 ozs. at Fordham University in the 60’s. It can safely be concluded that Prof. Arnold L. Rheingold, Ph.D. (FAC Allen J. Denio, Ph.D. (FAC 78-79, 98- George Luther (JOINT FAC), Maxwell 84-03), Professor of Chemistry at the 99) accepted the ACS Government Affairs P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor University of California-San Diego, is the Award on behalf of the Delaware Section of Marine Studies, is a “hale fellow, well highly deserving recipient of the 2012 th Photos provided by: GradImages 17 CHEM/BIOC Graduation CoBluenv Hen Chemistocat Number 39 ion, MayAugust 26, 2012 2012 Page 15
Hall on 5/26/12 was just as high as ever. As the Friday evening Hooding Ceremony Continuing what has become a long- for doctorates has grown in significance standing tradition, our speaker was a and interest, their attendance at both distinguished alumnus – Dr. Carol Commencement and Convocation on Renfrew Haft (BS84). Carol is a Senior Saturday has declined. Only 4 of the 13 Advisor for Cell Biology and an Associate Ph.D. graduates were “re-hooded” during Director for Grants Administration in the this year’s Convocation. The drop in National Institute of Health’s National participation by the graduating seniors Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney (only 41/53 attended) was unexpected. Diseases in Bethesda, MD. We have always Nonetheless, with a total attendance of felt that advice and inspiration is more meaningful when it comes from someone ca. 250, the subsequent reception in the who once walked in the graduates’ Brown Laboratory lobby was as exuberant moccasins, and Carol did not disappoint. and joyful as its predecessors. Dr. Carol Renfrew Haft (BS84). She was able to relate the various directions The placement pattern of our recent that her career’s path has taken her to her baccalaureate classes is patternless, for Although the total attendance was foundational experiences at the U of D., the most part, as is demonstrated by the somewhat smaller then usual, the spirit where she worked in the laboratory of Prof. following comparison: exhibited during the 17th CHEM/BIOC Colin Thorpe, before doing her graduate Graduation Convocation in Pearson work at Johns Hopkins University.
2012 2011 2010 2009 Graduate School 10 12 7 20 Medical School 1 7 3 4 Dental School - 2 2 2 Pharmacy School - 1 1 4 Law School 1 1 2 2 Nursing School 1 - - 2 Industry 7 3 8 2 Government 1 1 1 2 Teaching 1 1 1 4 Other 2 1 3 3 Undetermined 29 26 22 9
The only real “trend” to be found therein is the steady growth shown in the Undetermined category, reflecting the current sad state of our nation’s economy (also see C&E News, 11/7/2011, pp. 32-48. Note that the unemployment rate among ACS members has risen to 4.6% since the publication, last November, of the annual Employment Outlook by C&E News). While not as dramatic, the mix of degrees awarded in recent years has also shown considerable variability, while the total number of degrees has changed very little:
2012 2011 2010 2009 BA/CHEM 12 18 11 11 BA/XCE 1 1 - - BS/CHEM 17 21 18 13 BS/BIOC 23 15 21 30 Total 53 55 50 54
Well done, Class of 2012! We will meet again for our 18th Graduation Convocation on May 25, 2013. Page 16 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 17
Additional Faculty/Staff Activities and Awards Continued from page 13
The recurring criticism that college courses that he has taught (CHEM-342 Basis of Evolution, UNIV-495 Honors graduates cannot write properly cannot Introduction to Biochemistry, CHEM-465 Seminar) has produced a remarkable be directed at Prof. Harold White. Senior Seminar, CHEM-643 Intermediary total of twelve Edward H. Rosenberry Hal’s emphasis on writing in the various Metabolism, CHEM-647 Biochemical Undergraduate Writing Awardees: 1990 Kimberly Stinson [CHEM- 2003 Todd M. Greco [ CHEM-647] spawned his new book Natural History of 342] – First Place (BS03) – Honorable Mention Delmarva Dragonflies and Damselflies: 2005 Amanda Peters [CHEM-643] 1990 Carla R. Scanzello, M.D., Essay of a Lifelong Observer, published Ph.D [CHEM-465](BS90) (BS/05) – Honorable Mention this year by the University of Delaware – Honorable Mention 2007 Gretchen A. Ritter [CHEM-342] (BS08) – Honorable Mention Press, in collaboration with the Delaware 1991 Keith Robinson [CHEM-647] (BS/ Richard J. Karpowicz, Jr. BISC/91) – Honorable Mention 2007 [CHEM- Nature Society. 643] (BS07) – Honorable Mention 1993 Sonia Kerby [UNIV-495] (BA/ 2011 Nicholas Marze [CHEM-643] FLLT/94) – Honorable Mention (BS/CHEG/11) – Second Place 1995 Michael Skinner [CHEM-342] 2012 Helen F. Schmidt [CHEM- (BALS/96)- Honorable Mention 342] (BS13) – First Place 1996 Laura Jane Swanson [CHEM-342] Hal’s “other life” as Delaware’s preeminent (BS/97) – Honorable Mention authority on dragonflies and damselflies has Photo by: Kathy F. Atkinson Kathy F. by: Photo
9th Heck Lectureship awardee, Eric Jacobson, Harvard University From L to R; Joseph Fox, Mary Watson, Eric Jacobson and Klaus Theopold Visiting Faculty, 2011 – 2012 Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows, 2011-12: 2011-2012 Named Lectures, Colloquia, and Symposia Dr. Karen L. Hoober (PhD99), CHEM- Walakada Gamage Piyal Ariyananda Yu Liu (University of Maryland, College 106 Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry, (University of Delaware) [Rosenthal] Park) [Fox/Grimes] The sixth annual John C. Wriston, Jr. Conformational Trapping by Synthetic “Attractive, Non-covalent Interactions CHEM-214/216 Elementary Biochemistry Vidyadhar Daithankar (University Prantik Maity (University of Regensburg, (FAC55-85) Memorial Lecture was presented Antibodies.” in Asymmetric Catalysis.” The generous on 4/30/12 by Anthony Kossiakoff support of the Heck Lectureship by Amgen, Dr. Albert Matlack (Hercules Research of Delaware) [Rozovsky] Germany) [M. Watson] The ninth annual Richard F. Heck (FAC71- (PhD72), the Otho S.A. Sprague Professor Inc. is gratefully acknowledged, as is the Center-retired), CHEM-667 Industrial Ampofo Darko (University of Florida) Mark Mero 89) Lecture was presented on 5/11/12 by (University of New Mexico) of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at facilitation of same by Karl B. Hansen, Chemistry, CHEM-681 Green Chemistry [Fox] [Gundlach] Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen, the Sheldon Emery the University of Chicago’s Knapp Center Ph.D. (BS93), Amgen’s Scientific Director Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Dr. Geoffrey Sametz, CHEM-321/322 Lushanti De Zoysa Ariyananda Sivakumar Paramasivam (University for Biomedical Discovery. Tony, whose for Chemical Process R&D. Organic Chemistry (University of Delaware) [Grimes] of Delaware) [Polenova] doctoral mentor was Prof. Robert H. at Harvard University. Prof. Jacobsen, who Wood (FAC57-02), discussed “Modifying received a plaque honoring Prof. Heck’s The remaining colloquium speakers, their Dr. Paul Silver (PhD73), CHEM-101 Jiasheng Diao (Chinese Academy of Marion Schäfer (Universitat Stuttgart, Biological Function Inside Cells Using 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, described affiliations, and their topics were as follows: General Chemistry Sciences, China) [Zhuang] Germany) [Bobev] Dr. Michael Stemniski (McKean High Sheng-ping Guo (Chinese Academy of Qun Xu (Northeastern University) [D. Date Speaker/Affiliation Topic School-retired), CHEM-102 General Sciences, China) [Bobev] Watson] 9/7/11 Prof. Sandeep Patel “Studies of Soft Condensed Matter Systems Using Molecular Simulations” Chemistry, CHEM-103/104 General University of Delaware Chemistry, CHEM-213/215 Elementary Guangjin Hou (Wuhan Institute of Physics Jiliang Zhang (City University of Hong Organic Chemistry & Mathematics, China) [Polenova] Kong, China) [Bobev] 2/29/12 Prof. Victor S. Batista “Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis” Snehadrinarayan Khatua (Indian Institute Yale University of Technology, India) [Rosenthal] 3/9/12 Prof. John Koh “Chemical Biology of Nuclear Receptors: Building a Better Antiandrogen and the University of Delaware Making of a Synthetic Acyltransferase” VISITING SCHOLARS, 3/19/12 Dr. Carmen Drahl “The Challenge of Scientific Writing” 2011-2012 C&E News Rasha Ahmed Mahmoud Hassan (Cairo 4/27/12 Prof Richard Eisenberg “A Molecular Approach to Artificial Photosynthesis and the Light Driven Genera- University, Egypt) [Taber] University of Rochester tion of Hydrogen from Water”
Himangshu Mishra [Theopold] The 33rd East Coast Ion Chemistry Conference was held on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Talks were presented by speakers from the John Young (Gelest, Inc.) [Theopold] University of Delaware, University of Sciences, Rutgers University, Chestnut Hill College, and DuPont. Topics included gas phase reactions of sulfuric acid clusters, aerosol mass spectrometry, Solvent Assisted Inlet Ionization Mass Spectrometry, ionic chemistry of carbenes, selective chemical ionization, and polymer characterization. The 34th ECICC will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2013. Page 18 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 19
2011-2012 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS Recipients SUMMER RESEARCH AWARDS (continued) ACS/Hach Scientific Foundation Megan E. Millman (BA/XCE/13) Recipient Source of Support Mentor Scholarship Awards Kammas R. Murphy (BA/XCE/12) Matthew J. Urban (BS/BIOC/14) HHMI Prof Zhihao Zhuang ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition, Michael A. Brister (BS/BIOC/12) 1st place Matthew C. White (BS/BIOC/13) HHMI Prof Charlie Riordan 2012 Experimental Biology Soma Jobbagy (BS/BIOC/12) Honorable Mention Jocelyn Zajac (BS/BIOC/13) HHMI Prof Melinda Duncan (BISC) Conference, San Diego, CA Christopher D. Wright (BS/BIOC/12) Honorable Mention Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS/BIOC/12)Travel Award ACS Division of Organic Chemistry- Hilary A. Kerchner (BS/CHEM/13) Summer Research Fellowship DEPARTMENT AWARDS Recipients American Chemical Society James T. McParland (BS/BIOC/13) REGIONAL AWARDS Recipients Award in Chemistry th st 76 Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention, Justin Teesdale (BS/CHEM/13) 1 place, Inorganic Division American Chemical Society Michael J. Ghidiu (BS/CHEM/12) Bloomsburg (PA) University, April 14, 2012 Gregory M. Darone (BA/XCE/13) 2nd place, Inorganic Division Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry University of Maryland-Baltimore County 14th Michael A. Brister (BS/BIOC/12), 1st place, Biochemistry Group 3a American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry Michael A. Brister (BS/BIOC/12) Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Michael J. Ghidiu (BS/CHEM/12) 1st place, Chemistry Group 7a in the Chemical and Biological Sciences Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Awards Lukas Campolo (BS/BIOC/15) Justin Teesdale (BS/CHEM/13) 1st place, Chemistry Group 3a Ethan G. Clark (BS/BIOC/15) Elizabeth A. Glinka (BS/CHEM/12) 2nd place, Biochemistry Group 1a Wallace H. Carothers Scholarships Alyssa M. Hull (BS/CHEM/14) Kara L. Martin (BS/CHEM/13) 2nd place, Chemistry Group 1b Matthew J. Urban (BS/BIOC/14) UNIVERSITY AWARDS Recipients Frank W. Collins Undergraduate Awards in Biochemistry Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS/BIOC/12) Blue Hen Team Sportsmanship Awards Amanda B. Halstrom (BS/CHEM/13) Women’s Tennis Soma Jobbagy (BS/BIOC/12) Laura L. Wertman (BS/BIOC/12) Rowing Quaesita Drake Scholarships Hilary A. Kerchner (BS/CHEM/13) Edward H. Rosenberry Undergraduate Helen F. Schmidt (BS/BIOC/13) 1st prize Sintia Krizman (BS/BIOC/13) Writing Award Monica G. Pirigyi (BS/BIOC/13) 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research and Gregory M. Darone (BA/XCE/13) 2nd place, Interdisciplinary Helen F. Schmidt (BS/BIOC/13) Service Celebratory Symposium Undergraduate Research in Sustainability Prize SUMMER RESEARCH AWARDS Elizabeth Dyer Awards for Excellence in Chemistry Derek T. Ahneman (BS/CHEM/12) and Biochemistry Recipient Source of Support Mentor Timothy E. Gilpatrick (BS/BIOC/12) Assem O. Abd El Khalik (BS/CHEM/14) IMBRE Prof Donald Watson Hypercube Scholar Award David M. Raciti (BS/BIOC/12) Gregory M. Darone (BA/XCE/13) State of Delaware Prof Svilen Bobev Wallace H. McCurdy Jr. Undergraduate Award in Analytical Alexander G. M. Chau (BA/CHEM/12) Chemistry Andrew S. Dover (BS/CHEM, BA/XCE/14) David Plastino Fellowship Prof Joseph Fox Merck Index Awards William J. Cressman (BS/BIOC/12) Michael S. Estephan (BS/CHEM/13) David Plastino Fellowship Prof Catherine Grimes Soma Jobbagy (BS/BIOC/12) Amanda B. Halstrom (BS/CHEM/13) ISE Lab Development Prof. Meredith Wesolowski Zachary M. March (BS/CHEM/14) HHMI Prof David Colbey (CHEG) James A. Moore Undergraduate Award Michael A. Brister (BS/BIOC/12) Kara L. Martin (BS/CHEM/13) HHMI Prof Neal Zondlo in Organic Chemistry Jennifer P. McCord (BS/CHEM/14) David Plastino Fellowship Prof. Neal Zondlo Gene J. and Frances E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Research Michael J. Ghidiu (BS/CHEM/12) Melissa G. Morris (BS/CHEM/13) State of Delaware Prof Mary Watson Fellowship Monica G. Pirigyi (BS/BIOC/13) HHMI Prof Neal Zondlo C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Michael J. Ghidiu (BS/CHEM/12) Chemistry Helen E. Schmidt (BS/BIOC/13) HHMI/EPSCoR Prof Eric Wommack (DBI) C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Inorganic Research Fel- Justin Teesdale (BS/CHEM/13) Kathleen M. Seip (BS/BIOC/14) HHMI/IMBRE Prof Michelle Parent (Med Tech) lowship Tyler Slouf (BS/CHEG/14) David Plastino Fellowship Prof Svilen Bobev Carl A. von Frankenberg Undergraduate Awards in Chemis- Nicholas J. Audette (BS/BIOC/12) Carissa M. Smoot (BS/CHEM/13) David Plastino Fellowship Prof Joel Rosenthal try Education Kammas R. Murphy (BA/XCE/12) Nijing Su (BS/CHEM/13) David Plastino Fellowship Prof Donald Watson Justin Teesdale (BS/CHEM/13) CHEM/BIOC Dept. Prof Joel Rosenthal Page 20 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 SixthBlue Hen Chemist Class Number of 39 Alumni UndergraduateAugust 2012 Research FellowsPage 21
The CHEM/BIOC Department hosted University of Michigan in 1981, whereupon Jennifer McCord (sophomore Honors BS/ ASBMB UAN Chapter Officers for 2012-2013 a dinner at the Courtyard Marriott on he joined the Goldman-Sachs investment CHEM major from Miami, FL, working May 7th to announce the sixth class of firm, eventually rising to the position of with Prof. Neal Zondlo) President: Matthew White (BS/BIOC/13) Treasurer: Hamza Bhatti (BA/BISC/13) Alumni Undergraduate Research Fellows. Vice-President of Investments. He then Carissa Smoot (junior BS/CHEM major Vice-President (12F): James McParland (BS/BIOC/13) Public Relations: Andrea LaBella (BS/BIOC/13) This program has been made possible by moved to UBS (“You and Us-UBS!”), from Sellersville, PA, working in the the generous financial support of Mr. where he became the Senior Vice-President Vice-President (13S): Ramkrishna Patel (BA/BISC/13) Webmaster: Allison McCague (BS/BISC/13) laboratory of Prof. Joel Rosenthal) David Plastino, who received his B.S. in of Investments prior to his retirement two Secretary: Alex Squittiere (BS/BIOC/14) Adviser: Prof Harold White Chemistry from the University of Delaware years ago. Andrew Dover (sophomore Honors BS/ in 1978. Dave was one of Professor CHEM, BA/XCE major from Ephrata, PA, Heartiest CONGRATULATIONS to the University of Delaware Chapter for being honored with the 2012 ASBMB Undergraduate Pictured with Mr. Plastino John Bulkowski’s (FAC78-08) first working in the laboratory of Prof. Joseph Affiliate Network Outstanding Regional Chapter Award for the northeast region. The award plaque was presented to the Chapter during are (left to right): the ASBMB Annual Meeting in San Diego. undergraduate research students, and it was Fox) this experience that provided his inspiration Tyler Slouf (sophomore BS/CHEG major Naijing Su (junior BS/CHEM major from for underwriting this Program. Prof. Svilen ACS SA Chapter Officers for 2012-2013 from Bear, DE, working with Newark, DE (originally from China), Bobev) President: Hilary Kerchner (BS/CHEM/13) Public Relations: Lukas Campolo (BS/CHEM/15) Dave is a man of many talents. He was a working in the laboratory of Prof. Donald member of Delaware’s freshman basketball Michael Estephan (junior BS/CHEM Watson) Vice-President: Douglas Kenny (BS/CHEM/14) Webmaster: Alyssa Hull (BS/CHEM/14) team and the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. major from Downingtown, PA, working Secretary: Sintia Krizman (BS/BIOC/13) Adviser: Prof. Burnaby Munson He received his M.B.A. degree from the with Prof. Catherine Grimes) Treasurer: Lauren Genova (BS/CHEM//BA/XCE/15)
2012 B.A. Chemistry Graduates: Mohammad A. Alfehaid Michele L. Buoncore Alexander G. M. Chaua Paul S. Kochansky, Jr. Matthew J. Lawless Steven A. Lotter Justin H. McDonald Stephanie M. Meissgeier Kammas R. Murphy (XCE) Ayomide A. Osunkoya Michael A. Shoiock Richard L. Surmaitis Mark M. Weiss
a USA Science & Engineering Festival, Washington, DC, 4/27-29/12: From right, CHEM- Honors Degree 104 Honors students Hannah Anderson, Leena Doolabh, and Lindsay Shapiro, with Prof. Meredith Wesolowski, teach visitors about enantiomers 2012 B.S. Biochemistry Graduates Nicholas J. Audettea Timothy E. Gilpatrickb Stephen P. Lynna Ryan F. Birney Cory A. Heffner Kana H. Panchmatia Christopher J. Black Katrinka M. Housley David M. Racitic Ashley F. Bloxom Alexa J. Huntera Matthew T. Ralston Michael A. Bristerb Soma Jobbagyb Wrenn T. Sherwooda Anna M. Brunoa Timothy J. Koblish Laura L. Wertmanc William J. Cressman Danielle L. Kollmorgen Christopher D. Wrightb Lara M. Dubuc Jeffrey E. Lopez a Honors Degree bHonors Degree with Distinction cDegree with Distinction Page 22 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 23
2012 B.S. Chemistry Graduates 2012 PH.D. Graduates b a Derek T. Ahneman Elizabeth A. Glinka Lisa M. Thomanek Dissertation Name Previous College Degree Dissertation Title Anupama B. Annigeri Stephen F. Gonski (ENCH) Matthew D. Thum Chair Cory M. Anson Bryan J. Kessler Jonathan H. Tomczak Dioxygen Activation and NO(x) B.S., M.Sc., Nankai Kevin K. Antona Lauren McFadden Chauntae D. Tyson Fang Dai Degradation by Low Valent Chromium Klaus Theopold University (PRC) Gregory N. Furlong Dorottya Miketaa Austin C. Whittington Complexes Michael J. Ghidiub Jonathan R Saddler B.S., M.Sc., University of Mechanistic Insights into the Erv/ALR Vidyadhar N. Daithankar Colin Thorpe a Honors Degree bHonors Degree with Distinction cDegree with Distinction Pune (India) Family of Sulfhydryl Oxidazes
2012 M.A./M.S. Graduates B.S., Ch.E., B.S., M.S., Synthesis of Pyrazines, Carbocycles, and Peter W. DeMatteo Douglass Taber Name Mentor Baccalaureate Degree, School Lehigh University Substituted Piperidines Luke M. Ceo (MS) John Koh B.A., Skidmore College Characterization of Oligomers in Secondary Huy (Mike) Dao (MS) Charlie Riordan B.A. LaSalle University B.S. University of Murray Wiley A. Hall Organic Aerosols Using Avanced Mass Tatsiana Haidzinskaya (MS) Mary Watson B.S., University of Delaware Maryland, College Park Johnston Spectrometry Techniques Brittany A. Riggio (MS) Melinda Duncan (BISC) B.S., Quinnipiac University Michael J. Scheuermann (MS) Neal Zondlo B.A., LaSalle University Methods for C-C Bond Construction B.S. College of William & Jing Wang (MS) Karl Booksh B.S., Peking University (PRC) Matthew D. Hassink and in Vivo Imaging Based on Strained Joseph Fox Mary Matthew C. Wells (MA) Thomas Beebe B.A., Franklin & Marshall College Molecules
Characterizing Ambient Nanoparticles Graduate or Professional School Bound B.S. University of the Murray Joseph P. Klems through the Acquisition and Analysis of Sciences, Philadelphia Johnston Derek Ahneman, Princeton University William Cressman, University Soma Jobbagy, University of Pittsburgh Fast Particle Measurements (Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry), of Maryland, College Park (M.D./Ph.D. Program); [email protected]; (Ph.D. in Biochemistry); Jeffrey Lopez , University of Michigan Post-Transcriptional MRNA Regulation Cory Anson, Cornell University (M.S. Timothy Gilpatrick, National (Ph.D. in Chemical Biology), B.S. University of the Marguerite K. McDonald in Neurons and Mechanisms of Post- Junghuei Chen in Chemical Engineering); Institutes of Health (Post- [email protected]; Ozarks Transcriptional RNA Modification in Vitro Nicholas Audette, Carnegie Mellon baccalaureate Research Program David Raciti, Johns Hopkins University in the Laboratory of Dr. Michael University (Ph.D. in Molecular (Ph.D. in Chemical Biomolecular B.S. University of South Examining the role of Helicity in Lenardo) [email protected]; James N. Plampin Joseph Fox Biology), [email protected] ; Engineering), [email protected]; Carolina Asymmetric Induction in Salen Catalysis Anna Bruno, George Mason University Stephen Gonski, University of Alaska, Christopher Wright, Princeton Fairbanks (Ph.D. in Marine (Accelerated 2nd Degree in Nursing) University (Ph.D. in Molecular Characterization of Human Platelet Studies) [email protected]; Elizabeth M. (Sedlack) [email protected]; Biology), [email protected] B.S. Fairfield University Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Type-II Brian Bahnson Monillas Alexander Chau, Tufts University (M.S. Alexa Hunter, University of Oxidative Stress Response in Public Health and Biomedical Pittsburgh (Law School); Sciences) [email protected]; Designing Injectable “Beta-Hairpin” B.X. Chulalongkorn Chomdao Sinthuvanich Hydrogels for Applications in Cartilage Joel Schneider University (Thailand) Headed for Industry, Etc. Tissue Engineering Mohammad Alfehaid, SABIC Danielle Kollmorgen, Merck & Co. Jonathan Saddler, U.S. Air Force (2nd Applications of Highly Reactive Carbenoids Petrochemical Company (Research (Manufacturing Division); Lieutenant, Space & Missiles) and Chiral Olefins in Steroselective Chemist), [email protected]; [email protected]; Michael T. Taylor B.S. Salisbury University Joseph Fox Stephen Lynn, Lancaster Laboratories Synthesis and Bioorthogonal Labeling Kevin Anton, U.S. Army Corps of (Pharmaceutical Testing), Laura Wertman, Hospira Chemistry Engineers (2nd Lieutenant); [email protected]; Pharmaceuticals (Research Lara Dubuc, Wilmington Medical Dorottya Miketa, DuPont Co. (Product Chemist) [email protected]; Electrospun Nanofibers: Formation, Examiner’s Office (Toxicologist), Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs Austin Whittington, Quest Pharmaceutical Nicole E. Zander B.A St. Olaf College Characterization and Evaluation for Nerve Thomas Beebe [email protected]; Analyst) [email protected]; Services (Bioanalytical Chemist). Tissue Engineering Applications Elizabeth Glinka, Medcomm Kammas Murphy, Ursuline Academy Probing Small Molecule Solution Properties (Account Coordinator), (Chemistry Teacher); B.S. University of the and Molecular Recognition Processes [email protected]; Yang Zhong Sciences and Technology Sandeep Patel via Molecular Dynamics Simulations (PRC) Incorporating Electrostatic Polarization Page 24 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 25
2012 Graduate Student Placements Alumni News Fang Dai, Penn State University [email protected]; Wiley Hall, Elizabeth (Sedlack) Monillas, Hampton (Post-doc, Prof. Donghai Wang, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fresno, University (Post-doc, Prof. Neelam Azad); Baltimore Ethical Society. She knits ca. 150 Christiane (White) Grossman (BA69) Matthew Hassink Michael Scheuermann Fifty and Sixty-Year ACS Members Department of Mechanical and Nuclear CA (Research Chemist), , , Cytec Engineered caps per year for premature babies at the passed away from a stroke on 11/12/11. Michael Taylor Six more UD graduates were added to this Engineering) [email protected]; NIH/NIDDK (Post-doc, Dr. Daniel Materials, , University of Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital in Retired from Union Carbide, for whom Vidyadhar Daithankar Joseph Klems “good and faithful servant” roll this past , Appella); , National Institutes Cambridge, UK (Post-doc, Prof. Matthew Baltimore. she started working in 1991, Chris was a Jing Wang year: Donald L. Knauss (BS52) [60-year University of Delaware (Post-doc of Science and Technology, Gaithersburg, Gaunt); , National Center for trailblazer for women in sales in the rubber Huy (Mike) member], Donald E. Hoffman (PhD60) Arthur J. Christensen, Ph.D. (BS67), a ,Prof. Sharon Rozovsky); MD (Post-doc) [email protected]; Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China; industry. Dao, University of Delaware (Ed. D. Marguerite McDonald, Drexel College Nicole Zander, Edgewood Laboratory, [60-year member], Robert D. Bach, Ph.D. chemistry teacher in the Downington (PA) (BA62, MA64), Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D. Area School District, has added a third name Program); Peter DeMatteo, NIH (Post- of Medicine (Post-doc, Dr. Seena Ajit, Aberdeen (MD) Proving Grounds (Research 70’s doc); Tatsiana Haidzinskaya, DuPont Pharmacology and Physiology Department); Scientist); Yang Zhong, Novartis, LaJolla, (BS62), Richard L. Hively (MS62, PhD66), to the short list of chemistry majors who Co. (Associate Investigator, Department James Plampin, University of Kansas (Post- CA (Post-doc). and Donald M. Schoengold (PhD71). played significant roles on the Fightin’ Blue Stephan P.B. Taylor, Ph.D. (BS70) has of Chemicals and Fluoroproducts doc, Prof. Jeffrey Aube); Brittany Riggio, Heartiest congratulations to all! (see C&E Hens football team. Art was a member of the joined the retirement ranks. Steve was an Research and Development) AstraZeneca (Regional Sales Specialist); News, 4/9/12, pp. 44-57 for complete listing.) 1963 Small College National Championship Associate Department Director in Process team, coached by the Admiral, Dave Nelson. Development for Bristol-Myers Squibb, for Graduate School Placements, 1994-2012 ACS Fellows Art lettered for three years (1963-65), playing whom he worked 36 years. stephanpbtaylor@ (#61) linebacker on defense and guard on gmail.com The 2011 class of ACS Fellows (213 strong – Adelphi 1 Harvard 4 Purdue 2 offense. Those were the days! ajchris61@aol. see C&E News, 8/8/11, pp. 58-59) included John C. (Josh) van Houten, Ph.D. (BS70) Alaska-Fairbanks 1 Hawaii 2 Rhode Island 1 com three UD alumni: Yorke E. Rhodes, Ph.D. has informed Your Editor that I have Arcadia 1 Illinois-Chicago 1 Rochester 2 (MS59), Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, John E. Gardner, Jr. (PhD67) suffered a “outlasted” yet another one of my former Boston College 3 Illinois-Urbana 7 Rutgers 6 New York University; Arthur J. Coury, Ph.D. massive stroke three years ago, just before he students. Indeed, after 32 years at St. Boston University 2 Imperial College, London 1 St. John’s 1 (BS62), retired Vice-President, Biomaterials retired from Bayer after a 40-year career. He Michael’s College, Colchester, VT, he has Brigham Young 1 Indiana 4 Scripps 2 Research for the Genzyme Corp., member of now resides in a nursing home in Lancaster, transitioned to Emeritus status. Josh’s impact Brandeis 1 Johns Hopkins 4 Selznick School for Film 1 the UD Wall of Fame, and (the late) Anita PA. on the St. Michael’s chemistry program J. Brandolini (MA82, PhD83), Assistant was extraordinary, especially in the area of Cabrini 1 Kansas 1 Preservation Periodically, in my role as the Editor of Professor of Chemistry at Ramapo College of research. He was designated the Leavy Family California-Berkeley 1 Lehigh 2 Shenandoah 1 the Blue Hen Chemist, I receive truly New Jersey. Professor of Chemistry in 2004 (the College’s moving statements from former students. California-Irvine 5 Maryland-Baltimore 1 Southern Mississippi 1 first endowed chair position), having received I just received one from Horst F. Schran, California-Los Angeles 1 Maryland-Baltimore Co. 4 Stevenson 1 SMC’s Faculty Scholarship Award in 1998. 50’s Ph.D. (BS68), who is retiring, after 36 California-San Diego 3 Maryland-College Park 6 SUNY-Buffalo 2 Your Editor had the pleasure of presenting the Martin B. Price (PhD56), having retired years, as Global Head of Oncology Clinical keynote lecture at the dedication of SMC’s California-San Francisco 3 Massachusetts 1 SUNY-Stony Brook 1 from AKZO as Director of Research Pharmacology for Sandoz/Novartis. In it, he Cheray Science Hall in 1994. jvanhouten@ California-Santa Barbara 1 Michigan 4 Syracuse 1 in 1992, is living in Pittsburgh, PA lauds the importance of what has become the smcvt.edu Cal Tech 5 Michigan State 1 Temple 3 [email protected]. sine qua non for both our Department and the University of Delaware: undergraduate Eugene J. Volker (PhD70) has taken down Carnegie Mellon 1 Minnesota-Twin Cities 2 Tennessee 1 Charles K. Skinner, D.D.S. (BS57), a son research. Horst worked in the laboratory of his professorial shingle at Shepherd College, Case Western 4 MIT 7 Texas 4 of (the late) Prof. Glenn S. Skinner (FAC (the late) Prof. Harold Kwart (FAC51-83). Shepherdstown, WV, where he has taught for Clemson 1 Montana State 1 Texas A&M 3 28-58), died on 9/4/11, in Newark from He also describes, quite eloquently the impact 43 years. [email protected] respiratory failure. Having practiced dentistry Colorado State 1 Montclair State 1 Thomas Jefferson 5 that the Founding Fathers and Mother of our in Newark for 43 years, he nonetheless Charles W. Stanger, Jr. (PhD74) and his Columbia 5 New Castle (England) 1 Toledo 1 Department had on his career: (the late) Prof. regarded as his greatest achievement the wife, Jo, have embarked on a “gypsy lifestyle,” Connecticut 3 New Hampshire 2 Toronto 1 Betty Dyer (33-71), Bill Mosher (45-72), editing of the legislative bill that created and will be traveling the open road in their Jim Moore (55-87), John Wriston (55-85), Cornell 8 NYU 1 Towson 1 Delaware’s educational program for RV for the foreseeable future. jcstanger@ and Carl von Frankenberg (61-97); as well Delaware 20 North Carolina-Chapel Hill 10 Tufts 2 autistic children – one of the first and most gmail.com as a few still living in retirement: Profs. Wally Drexel 1 North Carolina-Greensboro 1 Vanderbilt 1 comprehensive in the U.S. McCurdy (59-92), Conrad Trumbore (60- Stephen L. Longacre, Ph.D. (BA75) is Duke 2 Northeastern 1 Villanova 1 97), and Ed Schweizer (61-94), plus one a Senior Regulatory Manager for FMC Emory 1 Northwestern 1 Virginia 3 60’s (yours truly) who is still hanging in there. Agricultural Products, based in Philadelphia. Florida International 1 Notre Dame 1 VPI & SU 1 Henry Russell, Ph.D. (BS63, MS65) has [email protected] Shirish K. Shah been a faculty member at Johnson C. Smith In like manner, (PhD68) Florida State 2 Ohio State 4 Wake Forest 2 Keith E. Senecal, M.D. (BS75) is University since 1970, having been promoted described how he gave up a life of privilege George Mason 1 Oregon 1 Washington (St Louis) 1 an emergency room physician in the to professor in 1991. in India and arrived in the U.S. at the age of Georgetown 2 Pace 4 West Chester 1 20, having forsaken his inheritance. His UD Chambersburg (PA) Hospital – real life ER! George Washington 2 Penn 11 Wisconsin 1 Dale Patterson Adams (MS67) is education led to his career in higher education, [email protected] participating, while retired in Chattanooga, most recently at Towson University. Georgia 1 Penn State 9 Yale 2 Thomas A. Albright (PhD76) has also sent TN, in a unique project for her church, the Gordon Conwell 1 Pittsburgh 3 Yeshiva me a very introspective retrospective. He has Theological Seminary Princeton 8 Page 26 August 2012 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 Blue Hen Chemist Number 39 August 2012 Page 27
Alumni News formally retired from teaching, after a stellar After seven years at his doctoral alma mater, College of Fellows, Class of 2012. Sujata Bhatia, M.D., Ph.D. (BS99), in Michael Scoblete (BS01) is a Chemistry Andrea J. Passarelli, D. Pharm. (BS08), career at the University of Houston. His book four as Dean of the College of Arts and addition to being the Assistant Director and Philosophy Teacher at the West Morris who received her D. Pharm. degree from James F. Mack (PhD89) is part of a research on Orbital Interactions has become a classic, Sciences, and three as University Provost, for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Regional High School, Mendham, NJ. the School of Pharmacy at The University of team at GlaxoSmithKline, in Collegeville, PA, and he is in the process of finishing the second Tom Apple (PhD82) is moving to paradise, Engineering at Harvard University, is also [email protected] Maryland-Baltimore County, is spending her cited by C&E News (4/16/12, pp.42-45) for edition. His transition from synthetic organic otherwise know as Oahu, where he will Professor of the Practice of Chemical and residency at the Johns Hopkins University developing GSK2636771, an experimental Matthew J. Swierzbinski, M.D. (BS02) chemist, working with Prof. Ed Schweizer, serve as the Chancellor of the University of Biological Engineering at Tufts University. Hospital. drug designed to treat cancer patients whose has completed his residency in internal to a leading theoretician in organometallic Hawaii at Manoa. There, he will be reunited [email protected] tumor tissue has greatly reduced amounts medicine at The George Washington Jennifer B. Schnitker (BS08) is enrolled in chemistry is a story in itself. Suffice it to say with Professor Emeritus Garry Rechnitz of a tumor suppressor called phosphatase University in DC. Next up: a two year the Winterthur Graduate Program. jschntkr@ that it had its roots in a course in group theory (FAC78-89), who retired from the UH and tensin homolog (PTEN). PTEN is the 00’s clinical fellowship in infectious diseases at gmail.com taught by (the late) Prof. Wayne P. Anderson Chemistry Department in 2002. second most inactivated tumor suppressor in Daniel R. Dries, Ph.D. (BS00) has joined GWU. [email protected] (FAC68-75), and culminated in Tom’s post- Xiaochun Zhang (PhD09), now with James A. Daley (BA82) is a Field Engineer cancers after p53. the professorial ranks. Starting in September, doc with Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann at Frederick J. Cox (PhD03) is a Branch Chief Biolin Scientific, also returned to campus on with Emerson Process Management, in he will be an Assistant Professor of Chemistry Cornell. [email protected] of the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center 10/19/11 to present a seminar on “Nano- Houston, TX [email protected] at Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 90’s at the Aberdeen (MD) Proving Grounds. scale and Molecular Study of Interfaces Debra H. Norris, Ph.D. (BA77) has been Eileen Chu Hing (BS82), President of ZIOS Jonathan T. 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[email protected] Deidre L. Blackwell, Ph.D. (BS04) is a Post- Kyle F. Davis (BS10), a doctoral candidate in this coming year. [email protected] to plan, develop, and protect their intellectual an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the doctoral Research Chemist at the USDA-ARS the Department of Environmental Sciences at Alan H. Ullman (PhD77) has retired, after property. [email protected] University of California – San Diego. Josh Lawrence M. Principé, Ph.D. (BS83), Center for Grain and Animal Health Research the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, has 33+ years, from Procter and Gamble, where has completed an impressive research trifecta: Professor of both Organic Chemistry and Thomas E. Prisinzano, Ph.D. (BS95) is in Manhattan, KS. [email protected] had his first co-authored paper on “Global he was a Senior Scientist. Alan taught a short NSF CAREER Award (2010), Alfred P. the History of Science at Johns Hopkins an Associate Professor in the Department Desertification: Drivers and Feedbacks” course on “Analytical Chemists in Industry” Sloan Research Fellow (2011), and a DOE Stephen G. Brohawn, Ph.D. (BS04) is the University, was the subject of an in-depth of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of accepted by Advances in Water Resources. at the Eastern Analytical Symposium for CAREER Award (2012). [email protected] first author on a paper co-authored by Nobel profile in C&E News (8/29/11, p.40). Kansas, Lawrence. [email protected] [email protected] many years. [email protected] Laureate Roderick MacKinnon, at Rockefeller Christopher D. Incarvito (MA00, PhD03) Barbara Larsen (PhD84), Technology Gautam Bhandari (PhD96) is a Managing University [Science, 335, 436 (2012)]. David J. Meninger (BS10), a staff member Silvia S. Jurisson, Ph.D. (BS78), Professor is the newly minted Director of Research Fellow at DuPont’s Central Research and Director of Infrastructure for Morgan Stanley, for Young Life Baltimore County, is engaged of Chemistry at the University of Missouri, Technology at Yale University, New Haven, Damien Thévenin (PhD06) is an Assistant Development Department, was the recipient in New Delhi, India gautam.bhandari@ in Christian ministry with students at Columbia, is the 2012 recipient of the Glenn CT. In this role, he oversees the research Professor of Chemistry at Lehigh University, of the 2011 ACS Delaware Section Award. morganstanley.com Hereford and Loch Raven High Schools, T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry, operations and infrastructure at Yale’s massive Bethlehem, PA. damien.thevenin@lehigh. both in MD. [email protected] sponsored by the ACS Division of Nuclear Eric Broadway, Esq. (BA85) is now a A familiar name was found on the list of expansion campus, now known as West edu Chemistry and Technology. chemistry teacher at the Lawrenceville (NJ) committee members who wrote the 2011 Campus. The site sits upon land formerly Charles F. Polotti, Jr. (BS11) has completed Donald J. Kotowski (BS07) is a Research School. [email protected] American Chemical Society Standardized occupied by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Its 20 his first year of study at Drexel University’s Associate II – Protein Biochemistry at General Chemistry Examination: buildings on 136 acres will eventually house School of Medicine. [email protected] 80’s H. Drake Williams III, Ph.D. (BS87) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, William J. Donovan, Ph.D. (BS96), six new research institutes. (Sounds a lot Anita J. Brandolini, Ph.D. (MA81, is the Academic Dean and Professor of NY. Two of our most recent graduates, Associate Professor and Director of Freshman like our new STAR Campus (the 277 acres PhD83), Assistant Professor of Chemistry at New Testament at the Tyndale Theological [email protected] Nicholas J. Audette (BS12) Chemistry at the University of Akron. Bill that once housed the now leveled Chrysler Ramapo College of New Jersey, in Mahwah, Seminary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. and Anna M. Bruno (BS12) will literally will serve as Chair of the Committee who will Assembly Plant.) Chris is married to Melissa Patrick J. Knerr (BS08), a doctoral died at her home in Hillsboro, NJ on [email protected] put their pedals to the metal this summer in write the 2013 exam. [email protected] (Vargo) (PhD04). They live with their two candidate at the University of Illinois, 3/10/12. After spending the first 17 years of support of a worthy cause. Nick and Anna Richard O. Crossland, Jr. (BA88) started his daughters, Samantha (3) and Julianna (21 Urbana-Champaign (your Editor’s first her career at Mobil Chemical, in Edison, NJ, Jennifer (Detrich) Jewson (PhD96) is a will bicycle ca. 3850 miles across the U.S. executive coaching business three years ago, months) in Rocky Hill, CT. chris.incarvito@ teaching venue, in 1963-64) returned to she transitioned to academia, where she held Manager, Acetyls Americas for LyondellBasell. from Portland, ME to Santa Barbara, CA for and, in each of those years, has won a major yale.edu Newark, courtesy of a Pines Travel Award, on professorial positions at the College of New Bike and Build, an organization that provides international award from his franchisor, Andrew P. Charnik (BA97) is now associated 9/26/11 to present a seminar on “Chemical Jersey, Ewing, William Paterson University, Nicole C. Goodwin, Ph.D. (BS01) is a competitive grants to local affordable housing Action Coach. [see Blue Hen Messenger, with National Public Radio, in Washington, and Enzymatic Approaches to Lantibiotic and Fairleigh Dickinson University, before member of a Lexicon Pharmaceuticals research groups across the country. 19(2), 54-55(2011)] DC. Syntheses.” Pat and his wife, Amy, were joining the Ramapo faculty in 2007. [see team highlighted in C&E News (4/16/12, married in 7/11. [email protected] Huy (Mike) Dao (MS12) will embark on his C&E News, 5/21/12, p.39] Kristi Kiick, Ph.D. (BS89), Deputy Dean Michael J. Fevola, Ph.D. (BS98) is an pp. 42-45) for its development of LX4211, an Ed.D. studies at the University of Delaware of Engineering and Professor of Materials Associate Director, New Technologies for orally administered drug candidate for type Peter T.A. Reilly, Ph.D. (BS81), following a this coming fall. [email protected] Science and Engineering and Biomedical Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal 2 diabetes. The molecule is a dual inhibitor long, successful career at Oak Ridge National Engineering at the University of Delaware, Products Worldwide, in Skillman, NJ. of sodium-glucose transporters 1 and 2, also Laboratory, is now an Associate Professor of has been inducted into the American Institute [email protected] known as SGLT1 and SGLT2. Chemistry at Washington State University, for Medical and Biological Engineering Pullman. Honor Roll of GIVING TO THE DEPARTMENT Thank You
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(BS78) Guangzhon Wu (PhD88) Janet M. Lund (PAR) Jacqueline A. Erickson (BS88) Isaac A. Hubner, PhD (BS01) Linda J. Pike, PhD (BS75) Herbert A. Spannuth (PhD67) Paul R. Wunz, Jr. (PhD50) Anthony J. Lupinetti (BS94) Steven Evans (PhD77) Lucinda A. Ivanoff (MS87, PhD90) David A. Plastino (BS78) F. Gregory Stakem (PhD82) Shawn W. Yeisley (BS02) AnneMarie Mackway-Girardi, PhD, DO John J. Felten (PhD73) Vyom P. Jain (FRIEND) Joseph E. Plevyak (BS78) William P. Steen III (MS69) Howard B. Yokelson, Ph.D. (BS78) (BS65) Suzanne E. Fohl, D.D.S. (BA87) Kenneth J. James (BS84, PhD98) Judith A. Porta (BA77) John J. Stirparo (BS85) Walter Youngblade (MS72, PhD84) Richard N. MacNair (PhD60) Margaret L. Fonda, Ph.D. (BS64) Edward J. Janoski (MS53) Robin Quartararo (BS97) Beily B. Street (STAFF) Thomas D. MacPhee III (BS76) Perry M. Forman (MS55) Michael T. Johnson (FRIEND) Shirley R. Rainier, PhD (BS79) Frederick H. Strobel (PhD88) Mr. and Mrs. William J. Maier (PAR) Christine M. Foster (BA92) Murray V. Johnston, PhD (FAC) Charles F. Raley, Jr. (PhD50) Shirley M. Stuntz (MS48) Joyce A. Manchester (BS53) Mary J. Francis (PAR) William H. Jones, Jr. (PhD59) Yorke E. Rhodes, PhD (MS59) Elinor J. Tanck (MS59) Rachel L. Marcus (BS08) Jennifer A. Fuerch, Esq. (BS01) Silvia S. Jurisson, PhD (BS78) Douglas P. Ridge, PhD (FAC) Klaus H. Theopold, PhD(FAC) Alicia J. May (BS06) Jeffrey A. Gates (PhD85) John W. Kane, Jr., Esq. (BA96) Charles G. Riordan, PhD (FAC) William J. Theuer (PhD65) Joseph J. McBride, Jr. (47MS, 50PhD) GIVING TO THE DEPARTMENT Thank You
Sincere thanks to all the friends and alumni who have made generous contributions over the past year. Your gifts are used for many NUCLEUS Fund: The NUCLEUS (Network of Joel Silver Award Fund [1973]: supports an award (currently worthwhile purposes – to create professional development opportunities for our students, to support programs that enrich our curriculum, Undergraduate Collaborative Learning Experiences $300) given in memory of Joel L. Silver, a graduate student to fund special events that deepen our understanding of modern chemistry and to reward exemplary performances. for Underrepresented Scholars) Program assists killed in a traffic accident in his last doctoral year (1971), underrepresented ethnic students earn their bachelor’s degree To make a gift to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, please visit our online form at www.udel.edu/makeagift. This that recognizes excellent achievement in research, as well in biomedically related disciplines. Gifts to the NUCLEUS form allows you to give via check or credit card. When you visit the form, please earmark your gift to the Department of Chemistry Program will support retention and post-baccalaureate as a highly professional presentation of results at an annual and Biochemistry or any of the funds listed below in the “Other Designation” box. To mail in a check, please indicate “Chemistry placement programming that enhance the experiences of symposium. and Biochemistry” in the check’s memo section, and mail it to: University of Delaware, Office of Annual Giving, 83 E. Main St., Newark, DE 19711. For additional information and how to make a gift, please call the Development Office’s toll free number at 866.535.4504 underrepresented ethnic students in the Department. Glenn S. Skinner Award Fund [1968]: supports an annual during normal business hours, or email [email protected]. Gene J. and Frances E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Research award (currently $3K) to a graduate student in recognition Fellowship [2005]: An award (currently $500) given to an of distinction in scholarship, research and service to the Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Awards [1994]: These awards of Alberta E. Edge Fund: This fund, created from the estate of Alberta undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major who shows Department. The award honors Prof. Glenn S. Skinner, special promise as a research scientist, as demonstrated by $500 are presented to the most outstanding freshman chemistry and E. Edge (BA35), underwrites the financial component of the awards who was a chemistry faculty member from 1928 to 1958. biochemistry majors. They are given in the memory of a graduate of given to outstanding senior (American Institute of Chemists Award, work accomplished during his or her academic career. The award is supported by an endowment provided by Dr. Mel Trofimenko Memorial Prize [2007 the Department who was killed in an automobile accident in 1993. currently $500) and junior (American Chemical Society Award, ]: This $500 award, in Schiavelli, University Provost (1994-2001). Dr. Swiatoslaw ‘Jerry’ Trofimenko currently $500) CHEM or BIOC majors, as well as the two senior memory of , creator of Wallace H. Carothers Scholarships [1980]: These awards, presented Merck Index Awards (currently $250 each). C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Award in Inorganic the polypyrazolylborate ligand system and visiting scholar in by an anonymous donor to students in chemistry or biochemistry, are to Chemistry [1992]: The award, presented by Dr. C. Frank the Department from 1996 until his death in 2007, is given commemorate the achievements of this pioneer in polymer chemistry. Brennie E. Hackley, Jr. Award for Excellence in Research [2009]: Shaw III ’66, Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State annually to a graduate student in the Department who has The $500 awards, based on academic merit, have traditionally been Given annually [currently $2,000] to a graduate student who has University, is given for outstanding classroom and laboratory distinguished him/herself in the area of ‘creative inorganic performance in inorganic chemistry by an undergraduate given to the students deemed to be our most outstanding sophomore demonstrated excellence in research. It honors the memory of Dr. synthesis.’ chemistry and biochemistry majors. Brennie E. Hackley, Jr. (UD Ph.D. ’57), who devoted his remarkable chemistry or biochemistry major. The stipend is $400. 57-year career at the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Inorganic Research Carl A. von Frankenberg Undergraduate Award in Frank W. Collins Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry [2002]: Aberdeen, MD Proving Grounds to the development of medical Fellowship [2010]: This $500 award, endowed by Dr. C. Chemistry Education [2005]: supports an annual award An endowed award given to the graduating senior who best exemplifies antidotes to chemical warfare agents. Frank Shaw III ’66, Professor of Chemistry at Illinois State (currently $400) given to the graduating senior who best scholarship in biochemistry. The award consists of an honorarium of University, is given to an undergraduate CHEM/BIOC exemplifies scholarship in, and the practice of, chemistry Wallace H. McCurdy, Jr. Undergraduate Award in Analytical $400, provided by the Frank W. Collins Endowment. major who demonstrates exceptional aptitude and promise education. The award honors Prof. Carl von Frankenberg, Chemistry [2000, reconstituted 2007]: An award given to the for research in the area of inorganic chemistry. The primary Elizabeth Dyer Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty member 1961-1997. graduating senior in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry intent of the Fellowship is directed at providing financial Undergraduate Award Fund [1989]: supports awards (currently two who best exemplifies scholarship in analytical chemistry. The award support for a junior CHEM/BIOC major engaged in full- $2.5K awards/year - one to a CHEM major, one to a BIOC major) time research in inorganic chemistry during the winter consists of an honorarium of $400. The award honors Wallace H. given to senior majors in recognition of excellent performance in one (usually) or summer session. Awards to senior, sophomore, McCurdy, Jr., faculty member 1959-1992. or more of the following areas: scholarship, research and service to the or freshmen students are not precluded, should the situation Department. The awards honor Prof. Elizabeth Dyer, faculty member William A. Mosher Fund: supports fellowships for CHEM/BIOC warrant them. Selection of the recipients will be made by the 1933-1971. graduate students. The fellowships honor Prof. William A. Mosher, members of the INOR Division. who chaired the Department from 1945 to 1969. Elizabeth Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award Fund [1982]: supports awards (currently $300-$600, depending upon the number James A. Moore Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry of awardees) given to graduate teaching assistants in the Department [2000]: An award given to the graduating senior in the Department for excellent achievement in the teaching of chemistry. of Chemistry and Biochemistry who best exemplifies scholarship in organic chemistry. The award consists of an honorarium of $400. The WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND! Quaesita Drake Scholarship Fund [1969]: supports scholarships award honors Prof. James A. Moore, faculty member 1955-1988. With the departure of Jen Durkin for the private sector, I Although outsourcing, in a different context, has become a (currently four $1.5K scholarships/year) given to outstanding junior assumed that the appearance of the BLUE HEN CHEMIST lightning rod for criticism, I couldn't be more pleased with this or senior women who are chemistry or biochemistry majors, on the Joseph H. Noggle Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry would change significantly this year, for Jen had been turn of events. The other members of the BHC production team basis of academic accomplishment and potential and excellence of [1999]: supports an annual award (currently $400) given to the responsible for the layout and formatting of the BHC remain unchanged. Linda Staib again performed the major character. The funds for these awards are obtained from gifts of alumni graduating senior who best exemplifies scholarship in physical for the past five years. Happily, that proved not to be the task of word processing, and Susan Cheadle again served as the and alumnae to honor Prof. Quaesita Drake, chairperson of the chemistry. The award honors Prof. Joseph Noggle, faculty member case. Through the cooperation of Connee McKinney archival repository for many of the pictures shown herein. To Dan Slaten Women’s College Chemistry Department for over 25 years. 1971-1998. (Communications) and (University Printing), all go my sincere, profound thanks for jobs WELL DONE! it proved to be both possible and desirable to outsource this task to - Jen Durkin and her business partner Liz Ihrig! Personal Information for CHEM/BIOC Records
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