Est. 1953. NO. 51 2007

Badger Chemist

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT The Newsletter of The University of Wisconsin­–Madison Chemistry Department

CONTENTS

From the Chair...... 1

Our Awards...... 2

New Badger Chemists...... 6

In Memoriam...... 8

Other Notable News...... 10

Departures & Arrivals...... 12

Journal of Chemical Education & National Science Digital Library.. . 14

Institute for Chemical Education ...... 17

“60 Years of Physical Organic Chemistry” Symposium in Boston. . . 19

Spring 2007 National ACS Meeting in Chicago ...... 20

8th International Symposium on Carbanion Chemistry...... 22

Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy...... 23

Current Chemistry News...... 28

This ‘n’ That...... 32

Chemistry Department Support...... 33

Donors to Department Funds...... 37

2007 BADGER CHEMIST Matthew Sanders Sue Martin-Zernicke Editor Editorial Assistant

Designed by the Instructional Media Development Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison Est. 1953 NO. 51 Linda Endlich Art Direction 2007 Amanda Schmitt & Amy Young Production Assistance From the Chair Fall 2007 Dear Badger Chemists,

Of all the highlights over the last several years, none compares to the outstanding leader- ship provided by Jim Skinner. Having now completed his three-year term as Chemistry De- partment Chair, Jim turned over the keys to me in July for the next three years. I have some big shoes to fill, but I am delighted to welcome you to this year’sBadger Chemist.

It was 31 years ago, 1976, that I first stepped into the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry as an 18-year-old freshman. Over the next four years, my life was transformed by the UW faculty, staff, and students, who provided an outstanding intellectual environment, incredible opportunities for research and learning, and mentoring to expand my horizons. In the 17 years since returning to UW as a faculty member, I’ve continued to be impressed by the fact that these same traditions of excellence and high level of dedication continue to be hallmarks of our department. Yet, scientific excellence and dedication alone don’t make a Department great. It’s the people within—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni—who share a common vision of bettering lives through higher education. It is with great honor that I am able to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors and lead the department forward as I begin my term as Department Chair. I hope you, as alumni of this great Department, will join me on this shared journey.

Inside this Badger Chemist you will find highlights of many of the activities of the last year. Our department continues to excel by all measures, with faculty, staff, and students garnering many prestigious awards for research, teaching, and public service. Our department truly exemplifies the “Wisconsin Idea” – that the university extends to the borders of the state, and increasingly, around the globe. At the Spring ’07 ACS meeting we hosted an Alumni Reception with over 100 attendees and had a wonderful time re-connecting with many of our alumni and friends.

Among many new initiatives, one of particular importance is an effort to increase the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff. Our Diversity Committee, under the leadership of Mark Ediger, is engaging the entire department in the development of policies and activities to enhance our success. We continue to make progress in addressing the needs of women chemists and are working to increase our inclusion of other under-represented groups. Andrew Greenberg has spearheaded an effort to provide summer research opportunities at UW for undergraduate students from minority-serving institutions. We’re working to establish a partnership with Howard University, and I’m especially excited about efforts to start a student chapter of NOBC- ChE, the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

Maintaining our high level of excellence requires not only time and effort, but also requires financial resources. Decreases in state funding for the university are forcing us to rely more and more on our own resources just to maintain the status quo, while new initiatives such as our efforts to increase diversity must be funded primarily from gifts.

As you read this year’s Badger Chemist, I hope you will take some time to reflect on your own experiences and how your own career may have been transformed by past or current members of our department. If you are so inclined, your financial support will help to ensure that the next generation of Badger Chemists will be able to enjoy the same tradition of excellence that you and I did. Your generosity plays a key role in our ability to maintain that tradition and is very much appreciated. The Badger Chemist lists various accounts maintained by the UW Foundation. If you are interested in a special gift or donating to an area you don’t see listed, feel free to contact me and I’ll be happy to discuss how we can meet common goals.

Irrespective of whether you can help financially or not, we want to foster close connections to our alumni, and we would love to hear about your own activities. If you wish to share them with the rest of the UW chemistry community, we will pub- lish them in the next Badger Chemist. What better way to re-connect with long-lost friends? We are always happy to arrange visits to the department. We plan to host another Alumni Reception at the spring ’08 ACS meeting in New Orleans and hope you will stop by to see old friends, make new friends, and join me on our shared journey of bettering people’s lives.

Bob Hamers Chair, Department of Chemistry [email protected] b a d g e r c h e m i s t

Our Awards UW Chemists continue to garner significant awards.

Faculty and Staff Awards grant provides funding for her exciting and was the Chemistry Comes Alive! Series. The pioneering research on biofilms and quo- prize consisted of a cash award, a plaque rum sensing, and their understanding and and a trip to Rome for Jon Holmes, JCE Song Jin and Helen Blackwell each control through organic chemistry. Software editor. won a Dupont Young Professor Grant. Helen was the recipient of a 2007 These very highly selective grants (15 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Song Jin was named one of MIT Tech- awarded nationally – 10 to U.S. research- These coveted awards (of which 15 were nology Review magazine’s TR35 for the year ers) are given to exceptional young chemists 2006. TR35 is a group of 35 top innovators and engineers performing outstanding and given nationally) recognize outstanding contributions and promise for research and in diverse areas spanning medicine, com- influential research. Two winners from our puting, communications, nanotechnology, education in the chemical sciences. department is truly outstanding! etc., all under the age of 35. Song also Helen was also the recipient of a 3M received a Cottrell Scholar Award from the Dr. Rodney Schreiner and Dr. Mark Non-tenured Faculty Award. This award, Research Corporation for his work on nano- Wendt were mentioned in the Isthmus provided by the 3M Company, acknowl- scale magnetic semiconductor materials for weekly newspaper among the top teachers edges her exceptional creativity and prom- spintronics. Only ten of these prestigious on campus, based on their rankings at the ise, and provides flexible research funds. awards are given each year. website RateMyProfessors.com. The article In addition, she was named one of Popular by Adam Hinterthuer named five lecturers Science magazine’s “Brilliant 10”, a group of Laura Kiessling was elected to mem- and professors with ratings of 4.5 or above, ten young scientists cited for doing work bership in the National Academy of Sci- and Rodney and Mark were among those. that is pushing their field to the next level. ences. Only 72 new members in all fields Helen was interviewed and profiled in the are elected each year, so this is one of the October issue of the magazine. highest honors to which a chemist can aspire. Election to this body signals Laura’s Joshua Coon received a major award achievements in chemical biology as truly from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman outstanding. Laura also won the ACS Fran- Foundation for his research on “Gas-phase cis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal for “dis- coordination chemistry for rapid, robust tinguished service to chemistry by women whole protein sequence analysis.” To win chemists.” The Olin Corporation sponsored this highly prestigious award requires suc- the award. Mark Wendt Rodney Schreiner cessful competition at both the university Berta Ostrander Matt Allen, a postdoc in the Kiessling and national level. Josh also won a Research (Grants Specialist) and Raines groups, won a prestigious “Path- Award from the American Society for Mass was the recipient ways to Independence” grant from the NIH. Spectrometry, funded by Applied Biosys- of an L&S Classi- This new program funds scientists at the tems/Sciex. The award was presented to fied Staff Excellence end of their postdoc years, through the first Josh at the ASMS meeting in June. Award for outstand- few years of a faculty position, facilitating Sam Gellman won the ACS Ralph F. ing performance and the transition. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemis- service to the Depart- John Berry was the first winner of the try for “outstanding achievements in the ment and College. Berta Ostrander Ernst-Haage Prize in Bioinorganic Chem- chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics Ron Raines was istry. The Ernst-Haage Prize of the Max- of peptides.” Merck Research Laboratories admitted as a Fellow in the Royal Society Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry sponsored the award. of Chemistry, the largest chemical society in Muelheim an der Ruhr was created in JCE Software, a publication of the in Europe with over 43,000 members. Ron 2006 and is given annually to a doctoral Journal of Chemical Education, won the will now be known as Ron Raines, FRSC. or postdoctoral research associate who has Pirelli International Award in Chemis- made a major contribution to the area of try, the world’s first Internet multimedia Ron also was the winner of the 2007 bioinorganic chemistry. award aimed at the diffusion of scientific Makineni Lectureship Award, sponsored by and technological culture worldwide. The the American Peptide Society. This award is Helen Blackwell won a Focused Giv- award is given in the fields of math, physics, given once every other year to recognize an ing Grant from the Johnson & Johnson chemistry and life science. The JCE entry in individual who has made a recent contri- Company. This completely unrestricted the chemistry category of the 11th Edition bution of unusual merit to research in the

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field of peptide science. In Ron’s case, Frank Weinhold won the 2007 Lise Sarah Fowler (Blackwell) won two the award was for his outstanding and Meitner-Minerva Center Lectureship Award graduate fellowships: the 2006–2007 ACS exciting work on synthetic collagen. for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Division of Medicinal Chemistry Graduate sponsored by Technion and Hebrew Uni- Fellowship, and the 2006–2007 Pfizer Di- Shea Ramey, an academic staff versity, for the application and develop- versity in Organic Chemistry Fellowship. member in the Chemistry Learning ment of NBO-based techniques for the Center, was the recipient of the L&S analysis of chemical structure, bonding, Ben Gorske (PhD ’07, Blackwell) won Early Career Award. This award rec- and reactivity. Frank visited Israel to deliver the 2006 M. J. Collins Award sponsored by ognizes individuals who demonstrate his award address. the CEM Corporation. The award, which outstanding performance in their posi- recognizes outstanding research by a stu- tion, show substantial promise of future Dr. Mark Wendt received the Chem- dent in the field of microwave chemistry, contributions, and demonstrate a high istry Department’s 2006 James W. Taylor was presented at the San Francisco ACS degree of professionalism. Excellence in Teaching Award. The award meeting. was presented at the December ceremony Tom Record was elected to fellow- where Mark gave an address. Beth Landis (Hamers) is to be congrat- ship in the American Academy of Arts ulated for receiving the 2007–2008 Merck and Sciences. The American Academy, Tehshik Yoon won an NSF Career Research Laboratories Fellowship in Analyti- founded in 1780, is the country’s oldest Award for his outstanding and innovative cal/Physical Chemistry. Merck awards this learned society honoring humanities, research in organic synthesis. academic year fellowship to an outstanding public affairs and business. Previous UW Chemistry student doing research in Marty Zanni won the 2006 Coblentz fellows include George Washington and analytical/physical chemistry. Beth is a third- Award. The Coblentz Society, whose mis- Benjamin Franklin; this year’s class of year student in the Hamers group. sion is to foster the understanding and new fellows includes Albert Gore and application of vibrational spectroscopy, Luke Lavis (Raines) won an ACS Divi- Emanual Ax. gave this award. Marty received the award sion of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellow- Hans Reich won the Arfvedson and presented a lecture at the Ohio State ship. This Fellowship included a research Schlenk Award from the Gesellschaft University International Symposium on stipend and a travel allowance to attend the Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemi- Molecular Spectroscopy. 2007 National Organic Symposium. cal Society) for his outstanding research Graeme McAlister (Coon) was the in organolithium chemistry. The award recipient of the 2007 Gary Parr Memorial is named after Gustav Arfvedson, the Student Awards Award. The award, presented bi-annually to chemist who discovered the element an outstanding graduate student in the area lithium in 1817 and William Schlenk, Student scholarships and research of biological chemistry, included a generous a pioneer in organolithium chemistry. awards are made possible by generous monetary award and the opportunity to Hans received his award in Ulm at the donations from alumni, friends, and com- present a special seminar for the depart- GDCh Science Forum. panies that recognize the value of awards ment. Dr. Gary Parr, who did his Ph.D. allowing both graduate and undergraduate work with Professor James Taylor and later Bassam Z. Shakhashiri was students to spend more time on research, worked for Professor Lloyd Smith in the presented with the National Science one of the strengths of this institution. Gifts area of mass spectrometry, died unexpect- Foundation Public Service Award for like these from alumni, faculty, and friends edly in May 1993 while working at the extraordinary contribution to promote of the Department allow us to make a differ- UW–Madison. His family set up a fund in science literacy and cultivate the intel- ence in the academic and professional lives his memory, making this award possible. lectual and emotional links between of our students. Teaching awards come from A sincere thank-you to the Parr family for science and the arts for the public. His both Departmental and campus sources, this endowment. award was presented in Washington, and recognize the Department’s second D.C. at the State Department. fundamental mission – exceptional teach- Christine McInnis (Blackwell) won a National Defense Science and Engineering Shannon Stahl received a Romnes ing at both the undergraduate and graduate Graduate Fellowship starting 2007–08. award from the University of Wis- levels. In this section we salute not only This award, sponsored by the Air Force consin. These awards go only to the the fine students who have worked hard Office of Scientific Research, supports three most accomplished young faculty in to earn these honors, but also the donors years of graduate research. the University. The GSFLC (Graduate who have made them possible. In addition, we acknowledge students who have won Student-Faculty Liaison Committee) Samira Musah (Kiessling) won a awards outside the Department. presented an Outstanding Mentor National Science Foundation Graduate Award to Shannon.

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Research Fellowship starting September The department regularly recognizes for 2007, while Anthony Nguyen and 2007. This nationally competitive award is both graduate and undergraduate excellence. Amanda Turek received Wayland Noland made to outstanding graduate students who Fellowship/Awards Committee members for Undergraduate Research Fellowships. contribute significantly to research, teaching 2006–07 included Chair Frank Weinhold, and innovations in science and engineering. Helen Blackwell, Gery Essenmacher, Ma- Robert Erdmann, Daniel Lecoanet The award provides three years of funding. hesh Mahanthappa and Paul Treichel. Their and Ian Mandel were recipients of the ACS/ Samira was admitted to the Analytical Pro- efforts in selecting students for the various Daniel S. Sherk Awards for Undergradu- gram in 2006. awards are greatly appreciated. ate Research. Awards from the Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Soci- Brian Popp (PhD ’07, Stahl) won the Undergraduate research support was ety went to Jody Epstein and Eric John- 2006 Perkin Scholarship. This prestigious provided during Summer 2007 from the son (Organic), Casey Jones (Analytical), award is sponsored by the Society of Chemi- following sources: Alexandra Dillon and Thomas Moran (Inorganic). cal Industry and is affiliated with the 2006 (Gellman) received the Eugene and Perkin Medal, won this year by Dr. Jim Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship; Excellence in General Chemistry classes Stevens of Dow Chemical. The scholarship Ryan Drake (Gellman), Thomas Kuech is recognized with several sets of awards. included a cash award and a trip to the (Zimmerman) and Justin Woods (Yoon) Kara Barnhart, Margaret Bartos, Edward Perkin Medal dinner in Philadelphia. were awarded Student Support in Chem- Sippel and Pei-Kang Wei were presented istry Scholarships; and Jacob Felder the John and Betty Moore Awards for Chris Scarborough (Stahl) won one of (Zimmerman) was selected to receive Excellence. Francis Craig Krauskopf Me- four Sigma-Aldrich Innovation Awards for the Wayland Noland Undergraduate morial Awards given to Laura Hepokoski, Methodology in Organic Synthesis. Chris Research Fellowship. Peter Kelly, Evan Peissig, Timothy Pian, received a stipend for research and travel, Andrew Prigge and Melanie Rawlings and participated in the award symposium Scholarships for the 2007–08 academic provided financial support for outstanding at Sigma-Aldrich. Chris was also selected to year were awarded in May 2007. A Walter achievements in freshman chemistry classes. receive an ACS Division of Organic Chemis- W. & Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship and Nominated by respective professors and try Graduate Fellowship, sponsored by the the Ackerman Scholarship are support- endorsed by the selection committee, these Nelson J. Leonard Fellowship and Organic ing Kittikhun Wangkanont. Kittikhun students represent the best of our general Synthesis, Inc. The Fellowship consisted of also received the Excellence in Physical chemistry students! a research stipend and travel award for the Chemistry award from the local section of National Organic Symposium. the ACS. Also receiving Ackerman Scholar- The Hypercube Scholar Award was ships were Jacob Felder, Thomas Kuech, given to Grant Smith for scholastic ex- Andy Schmitt (Jin) won a Poster Award and Justin Woods. Jacob Felder was also cellence in Chemistry. David Bunck was at the 2006 Materials Research Society Fall selected to receive the Edward Panek Me- presented with the Alpha Chi Sigma meeting in Boston. His poster was entitled morial Scholarship. Alumni-Endowed Scholarship. “General synthesis and properties of novel transition metal silicide nanowires.” Only Dennis Fournogerakis and Daniel Amber Krummel (PhD ’07, Zanni) ten poster awards were given out of 1,000+ Lecoanet received Student Support Schol- received the GSFLC Outstanding Mentor posters across 40+ symposia. arships for the academic year. The Martha Award to a graduate student. Gunhild Week Scholarship also will sup- Graduate fellowships and awards play a Matt Shoulders (Raines) won a 2007– port Dennis. Kevin Gams was awarded vital part in the support of the department’s 2008 ACS Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship. the Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen graduate students. “Excellence in Research” This was one of only eight such fellowships Scholarship. given nationwide. awards were presented to the following Alexandra Dillon received the Mabel students: Erik Hadley (Organic, Gell- The Outstanding TA Awards for 2005– Duthey-Reiner Scholarship. Ryan Drake man), Prabuddha Mukherjee (Physical, 06 were presented in December 2006 at was awarded the Richard Fischer Scholar- Zanni), Brian Popp (Inorganic, Stahl), the Excellence in Teaching Symposium. ship. Vanessa Kung received the Walter W. Mark Rickard (Analytical Wright) and Kiu TAs and Faculty Assistants are selected and Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship, as well as Yuen Tse (Materials, Hamers). Each of the to receive these awards each year on the the Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholar- graduate students presented a brief talk at basis of excellent teaching evaluations ship. Molly Miller will benefit from the the awards ceremony held on May 11th in from students, faculty and staff. Awardees Margaret McLean-Bender Scholarship. Seminar Hall. included Ángel Abruña-Rodríguez, Kevin Chau, Tanya Cordes (Landis), National Starch & Chemical Foun- Matt Christianson (Landis) was rec- Robert Holiday (PhD ’06, Crim), Kristy dation Scholarships were presented to ognized for his outstanding work as the Kounovsky (Schwartz), Yu-Shan Lin Anton Mlinar, Matthew Oboikovitz and recipient of the Paul Bender Fellowship, (Skinner), Amit Nimunkar and Rebecca Benjamin Strick. The Kimberly-Clark Un- while Matt Dodge (Burke) was awarded Splain (Kiessling). Congratulations to these dergraduate Scholarship in Chemistry the Abbott Labs Fellowship in Syn- outstanding teaching and faculty assistants. was awarded to James Birrell. Elizabeth thetic Organic Chemistry. The Ralph Their efforts and accomplishments within Radke was the recipient of the Eugene & F. Hirschmann-Daniel H. Rich Gradu- the department are greatly appreciated. Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship ate Award in Bioorganic Chemistry

4 b a d g e r c h e m i s t was awarded to Ben Gorske (Blackwell) and Luke Lavis (Raines). Lingyin Li (Kiessling), Kristin Plessel (Reich) and Chris Scarborough (Stahl) will benefit from funds awarded through the Harlan Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship. The Farrington Daniels Ethical Lead- ership Fellowship was given to Diane Nutbrown (Moore) for both her leadership in the ICE program and qualities shown throughout her career at UW–Madison. The final graduate award was the Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence (From left) Diana Duff, Ken Cochems, Jeff Burkett and Bruce Goldade received presented to Laurel Pegram of the Record awards for more than 20 years of service in the Chemistry Department. research group.

Julee Byram (Mecozzi), Olivia Johnson (Brunold) and Samira Musah (Kiessling) were all recipients of Advanced Opportunity Fellowships from the UW– Madison.

Outside competitive fellowships and traineeships contribute greatly to the ongo- ing support of our students. In 2006–07, Katie Alfare (Kiessling), Matt Christian- son (Landis) and Katherine Vanheuvel- en (Brunold) were supported by National Science Foundation Fellowships. These fellowships continue for all three students Tom Foseid and Dianne Mitchell received awards for over 25 years of service. in 2007–08. Soo Hyuk Choi (Gellman) was benefiting from a fourth year of sup- (Li), Emily Dykhuizen (Kiessling), Da- ology Interface (CBI) Traineeships were port from the Samsung Corporation in vid Good (Coon), Luke Lavis (Raines), awarded to Maren Buck (Lynn), Christle Korea. Robin Chi (Gellman) and Vicki Graeme McAlister (Coon), and Brian Guevarra (Hsung), Christopher Marvin Wilde (Burke) were recipients of one-year Smith (Denu) were supported by NIH (Burke), David Michaelis (Yoon) Kim Abbott Fellowships. Mark Rickard Biotechnology Traineeships. Brooke Peterson (Gellman) and Josh Price (Gell- (Wright) was the Merck Fellow, and Richardson (Gellman) started her Bio- man). Ryan Hilger (Smith), Josh Mandir Laura Wysocki (Burke) was in her final tech Traineeship in June. NIH Molecular (Smith), Tim Schramm (Schwartz) and year of a Lucent Fellowship. Biophysics Traineeships were given to Danielle Swaney (Coon) all benefited from Benjamin Bratton (Weisshaar) and Colin NIH Genomic Sciences Traineeships. Matt Shoulders (Raines) was sup- Ingram (Weisshaar). NIH Chemistry-Bi- Stephanie Cape (Li) and Michael Santi- ported for a third year by a Department ago (Burstyn) received National Research of Homeland Security Fellowship, and Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships. Joe Binder (Raines) was in the third year of his National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Department service Andrew Huisman (Keutsch) will receive awards support for three years from a Depart- ment of Defense Fellowship. At the 2006 Chemistry Department The National Institutes of Health holiday party in December, Mary Kay provides a large number of fellowships Zimmerman (left) received a citation for and traineeships to students across many having served in the Department more than departments at the University of Wiscon- 15 years. sin–Madison. Traineeships usually provide Patti Puccio was honored for over 35 up to three years of support, so they are a years of service. very significant component of a student’s support package while they are pursuing their Ph.D. In 2006–07, Heidi Behrens

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New Badger Chemists PHD

August 2006 Shane M. Lamos (Belshaw) Jordan Ryan Schmidt (Skinner) Mithra Beikmohamadi (Moore) Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Linear and Non-Linear Vibrational Investigating Visuospatial and New Chemical Probes in Proteomics Spectroscopy of Water and Aqueous Chemistry Skills Using Physical and and Metabolomics Solutions Computer Models Shuzhou Li (Skinner) Jennifer Nicole Slaughter (Mecozzi) Matthew Daniel Bowman (Blackwell) Spectral Diffusion and Vibrational I. Design and Synthetic Efforts Towards The Small Molecule Macroaaray Energy Relaxation of Azide in Water a Novel Endohedral Receptor Synthesis Platform: Development and Susan Przybylinski Lucas (McMahon) II. Synthesis and Characterization Applications in Chemical Biology Synthetic and Spectroscopic Studies of of a Novel [Poly(ethylene glycol)] Amanda June Brooks (Brunold) Organic Reactive Fluorocarbon-Phospholipid Conjugate Spectroscopic and Computational Brian Stuart Lucas (Burke) Bong June Sung (Yethiraj) Studies of Adenosylcobalamin- The Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole B Computer Simulations and Liquid Dependent Enzymes and their B12 Marie Kathleen Mapes (Ediger) State Theoretical Studies of Disorder in Cofactors Dynamics in Model Supercooled Complex Fluids Adam Thomas Fiedler (Brunold) Liquids: Self-Diffusion in O-Terphenyl Michael Nelson Weaver (Nelsen) Spectroscopic and Computational and Indomethacin Computational Elucidation of Optical Studies of Metal-Thiolate Interactions Reagan L. Miller (Lee) Spectra in Metalloenzymes and Related Model I. Formation and Use of Silyl Ethers in Rachel Lyn Weller (Rajski) Complexes Enyne Metathesis Design, Synthesis, and Biological Shane Flickinger (Belshaw) II. Synthetic Efforts Toward the Natural Evaluation of Small Molecule Mimics Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation Product Ingenol of S-adenosyl-L—methionine of Safety-Catch Photolabile Linkers: Justin Keith Murray (Gellman) Ting Zheng (Smith) Applications for Gene Synthesis Combinatorial Synthesis of Lectin Arrays for Prefiling Cell Surface Qiang Fu (Li) Beta-Peptides with Microwave Carbohydrate Expression Global Analysis of Neuropeptides Irradiation: Toward the Discovery in a Small Nervous System and and Development of Protein-Protein Mass Spectrometric Study of Gas- Interaction Inhibitors December 2006 Phase Fragmentation of Protonated Ryan Christopher Nelson (Landis) Biomolecules 3,4-Diazaphospholane Ligands: Mary Jocelyn Cox (Crim) Eric Christopher Fulmer (Zanni) Syntheses, Properties, and Applications Vibrational Relaxation and Measuring Couplings and Probing to Catalysis Photoisomerization Dynamics of cis- Environments Using New Pulse Bei Nie (Smith) Stilbene and trans-Stilbene in Solution: Sequences in Two-Dimensional Genome-Wide Human SNP Towards Vibrationally Mediated Infrared Spectroscopy Genotyping Using the Surface Invasive Photoisomerization Eric Christian Hansen (Lee) Cleavage Assay Shiping Fang (Corn) Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enyne Samuel Robert Pazicni (Burstyn) Surface Enzyme Kinetics and Couplings: Reactivity, Selectivity and Towards Understanding the Role of Enzymatically Amplified Biosensing Synthetic Utility the Heme Cofactor in Cystathionin B- of Nucleic Acid Arrays Studied by Gregory Huston Hanson (Burke) Synthase Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Synthetic Studies of Halichondrin B Sai Ganesh Ramesh (Sibert) and Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Subunits Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Spectroscopy Robert Jacob Holiday (Crim) Haloforms in the Gas and Condensed Christopher G. Hunt (Wright) Mode- and Bond-Selective Reaction of Phases Wood Modification by Fungi: C-H Stretch Excited Monodeuterated Govardhan Patluri Reddy (Yethiraj) Biopulping Mechanism and In Situ Methane with Chlorine Atoms Theoretical and Computational Studies Quantitative Imaging of Reactive of Solvent Effects on Complex Fluids Oxygen Species

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May 2007 Kyubong Jo (Schwartz) Yonggui Chi (Gellman) DNA Polyelectrolyte Behavior Under The Development and Application of Confinement: Development of an Asymmetric Organocatalytic Michael Christopher Paul Belmas Integrated Genome Analysis System Reactions and Mannich Reactions Christopher Steven Collington (Li) Michael Charles Konopka (Weisshaar) Feng Ding (Zanni) Sonia Maria Dragulin-Otto Diffusion in Crowded Environments Development and Applications of (Nathanson) of Live Cells: Secretory Vesicles in New Multidimensional Infrared Natalie Nicole Hoover (Burstyn) the Actin Cortex and Proteins in the Spectroscopies Pinray Huang (Jin) Bacterial Cytoplasm Yueheng Jiang (Burke) Kenneth Lowell Kearns (Ediger) Wayne S. Kontur (Record) Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Steven Daniel Kehoe Kinetic Investigation of the Molecular Antitumor Macrolide (+) - Rhizoxin D Revati Kumar (Skinner) Processes Involved in the Mechanism Amanda Catherine Jones (Reich) Claire DeYoung Poppe of Opem Complex Formation Between Rapid-Injection NMR and Mohana Ray (Schwartz) E.Coli RNA Polymerase and the Organolithium Reactivity Lu Shang (Hamers) Lambda PR Promoter Andrea J. Lee (Burstyn) Bin Sun (Hamers) Kimberly Kay Kutz (Li) The Biophysical Characterization of Kiu Yuen Tse (Hamers) Mass Spectral Characterization of the Three Activation States of CooA Neuropeptides in Cancer Crabs: Through Protein Unfolding Studies Method Development and Biological Kevin Michael Metz (Hamers) BS & BA Application Synthesis and Applications of Hybrid Yuan Li (Corn) Nanowires August 2006 Surface Enzymatic Reactions for Brian Vincent Popp (Stahl) Ultrasensitive Surface Plasmon Experimental and Computational Lane Ross Alexander Resonance Imaging With DNA and Studies of the Reaction of Molecular Jonas William Berge RNA Microarrays Oxygen with Reduced Palladium Elena S. Bezrukova Senapathy Rajagopalan (Cavagnero) Species Michelle Lynn Bishop Conformation and Dynamics of Jayson James Kempinger Apomyglobin N-Terminal Fragments MS Charles Roger Kinzie in the Presence of DNAK Chaperone: Todd Ryan Lofy Implications for Protein Folding Daniel R. Smith August 2006 Demian Michael Riccardi (Cui) James Philip Spencer Computational Investigations of Melissa Marie Yatzeck Long-Range Proton Transfer: Method Christen Mary Bell (Gellman/Stahl) Validation and Application Shiping Fang (Corn) Marissa Caren Rosen (Belshaw) David Michael Miller (Blackwell) December 2006 Design and Synthesis of Streptogramin Aaron Joseph Peoples (Gellman) B Analogues Keith Andrew Zomchek (Crim) Sean Charles Andrews Jack David Sadowsky (Gellman) Anne Elizabeth Brownson Development of Potent, Selective Dustin Cory Frost and Biologically-Active Foldameric December 2006 Sara Elizabeth Hempel Inhibitors of BH3 Domain/Bcl-xl Brendan Hodis Interactions Fatlume Berisha (Shakhashiri) Elizabeth Ann Hopkins Michael Thomas Faley Adam James Johnston Janelle Ann Raborn (Keutsch) Leo Anthony Joyce May 2007 Mingjun Yuan (Lee) Andrew Alexander Lafko Liang Zhang (Ediger) David Andrew Maenner Jeanine Marie Batterton (Landis) Kari Marie Midthun Mechanistic Investigations of Hoa Anh Nguyen Phan Zirconocene Alkene Polymerization Mark Harold Rambow Catalysts: Reactivity with Alpha- Alex Michael Sidney Olefins and Dihydrogen Lynn Mee Ton

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7 b a d g e r c h e m i s t In Memoriam Sherwin T. Amimoto ment from UW–Madison in 1982, he de- the first females to earn the doctorate in cided to investigate the legal process by the chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. (PhD ’79, Cornwell) died unexpectedly scientific method. His direct engagement While in Madison she met and married her on September 19, 2006, at the age of 59, in court actions over a period of 20 years husband of nearly forty years, Paul. She while snorkeling in Maui, Hawaii. Sherwin produced almost 3000 documents that is survived by Paul; her son, Kevin; her has been a Research Scientist at Aerospace report his perception of falsification and/or daughter, Anne Carmel Martinez; and her Corporation in El Segundo, California, for unethical behavior by public officials, par- grandchildren, Tent Fleming, Kevin Paul 30 years, and he was in Hawaii to attend a ticularly in technical and scientific matters Jones and Jessica Lea Jones. Priscilla served technical conference. Dr. Amimoto was also that affected the public welfare. Although as a research associate and an adjunct pro- a talented and award winning bonsai artist. he lived in Harbor House Assisted Living fessor in the Chemistry Department of the Professor Walter J. Blaedel in declining health for the past eighteen University of North Texas for many years. months, he continued to actively fight Because of the difficulties she faced as a what he perceived as injustices up until female chemist early in her life she wished the time of his death. It was his wish that to establish a scholarship for women study- his document collection be accessible to ing chemistry, the Priscilla Carney Jones the public at www.drwjb.org. His devoted Scholarship. The family requests donations wife, Barbara, preceded him in death after in Priscilla’s memory to the Priscilla Carney 62 years of marriage. He is survived by Jones Scholarship Fund, 1409 E. Windsor his three sons, Mark (Deborah) of Ames, Dr., Denton, Texas 76209. Iowa, Ken (Jan) of Dublin, Calif. and Bob Virginia Mae Schelar (Kathy) of Portland, Ore.; as well as his two loving granddaughters, Anna and Emily; (BS ’47, MS ’53, PhD ’69, History of Sci- and many nieces and nephews. His family ence, Ihde) died October 10, 2006 at the has chosen to honor Walter’s request that age of 81. no memorial service be held. He wishes, Died Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in Middleton, Philip C. Servais at Harbor House Assisted Living. Walter was instead, that “family, friends, students, and born in New York City, May 26, 1916, to coworkers remember me occasionally, for (BS ’39, MS ’40, Hall) died August recent German immigrants. He received his having shared work, ideals, love, joy and 19th, 2006, at the age of 89. He was born B.A. and M.A. in chemistry from UCLA in sadness, and success and failure.” The fam- November 16, 1916 in Madison, WI, to 1938 and 1939, respectively, and his Ph.D. ily requests that any memorial donations George and Elizabeth Servais. He gradu- in chemistry from Stanford in 1942. During be directed to Hospice Care at 5395 East ated in chemistry from the University of 1941–42, he was an instructor in chemis- Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI 53711. Wisconsin where he met his wife, the for- try at Northwestern University and also a mer Pearl Lambrecht. Phil spent his entire Paschaleen Coonradt research associate in the Office of Scientific career, from 1940 to 1980, at Dow Chemi- Research and Development. He married A good friend of the Department died cal and Dow Corning in Midland, MI and Barbara Jeanne Bennett in Hollywood, CA, December 5, 2005, at the age of 96. Patty in Guelph, Ontario. He and Pearl enjoyed in 1942. He left Northwestern to join the established the “Harry L. and A. Pascahl- 20 years of retirement at their home on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chi- een Coonradt Fund” in 1995 to honor her shore of Lake Michigan. Philip is survived cago as a research associate from 1944 until late husband Harry Coonradt (PhD ’40, by his loving wife of 65 years, Pearl, of 1946. He then spent a year at the Radiation Adkins). The fund supports Chemistry Chelsea, MI; their daughter Marita of Ann Laboratory at the University of California– Department activities. Arbor; son Paul (Mary) of Boyne City; sister Berkeley and a summer at Oak Ridge, TN, Dorothy (Edward) Olney; brother Bernard as an instructor in Nuclear Energy for the Priscilla Anne Jones (Ruth); brother-in-law Donald Lambrecht; Propulsion of Aircraft. Walter joined the nieces, nephews, and dear friends in Mid- Analytical Division as an instructor in the (PhD ’68, West) died on August 5, land, Guelph, and Pentwater. His sister, Chemistry Department at UW–Madison in 2007, at the age of 70, of intestinal cancer. Georgia Clark, and his brother Wendell 1947. Over the next twenty years, the Ana- Priscilla was born to Priscilla Anne Mullin preceded him in death. A memorial service lytical Division grew to be among the most and William L. Carney in Malden, Massa- was held at the First Presbyterian Church, highly regarded in the nation. However, chusetts on April 30, 1937. She attended Ann Arbor, on Saturday, December 2nd. during the 1970s and as a full professor, Wheaton College in Massachusetts, Bryn Memorial contributions may be made to Walter had increasing disagreement with Mawr College and the University of Wis- Towsley Village, 805 W. Middle St, Suite 4, his colleagues over teaching, research and consin, Madison, where she earned a Ph. Chelsea, MI. 48118. administrative procedures. After his retire- D. in chemistry in 1968. She was among

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Walter Weiyoung Toy Robert George Dworschack (BS ’42) Sumner Levine (PhD ’49, Ritter) died died May 26, 2006, at the age of 86. March 20, 2007, at the age of 83. (BS ’45, MS ’46, Wilds) died July 11, 2004, at the age of 80. The “Walter W. and John Oelhaf Edwards (PhD ’51, Sorum) Howard Vincent Malmstadt (BS ’43, Young-Ja C. Toy Fund” was established in died November 4, 2005, at the age of 83. MS ’48, PhD ’50, Blaedel) died July 7, 2003, 1997 to provide research opportunities to at the age of 81. undergraduate Chemistry majors. Thomas Walter Evans (PhD ’52, Ritter) died July 25, 2006, at the age of 83. Dick Markwell (PhD ’56, Holt) died July George James Ziarnik 29, 2007, at the age of 82. Helen Marie Fett (BS ’47) died May 9, (BS ’57) died December 28, 2006, at the 2007, at the age of 81. Fred Harold McCarron (PhD ’56, Goer- age of 75. His wife established “The George ing) died April 2006, at the age of 75. William Elroy Ginsburg (BS ’35) died J. and Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship Fund” April 7, 2006, at the age of 93. Albert Leon Myerson (PhD ’48, Daniels) to honor his memory. died March 31, 2004, at the age of 84. Howard James Glenn (MS ’44, PhD ’48, Johnson) died September 16, 2007, at Chester O’Konski (BS ’42) died August We have also been informed of the following the age of 87. 2, 2006, at the age of 85. deaths of alumni and friends: Eleanore Clarke Gray (BS ’32) died John Lawrence Oncley (PhD ’33, Wil- Earl Amott (PhD ’38, Krauskopf) died October 22, 2005, at the age of 96. liams) died July 14, 2004, at the age of 94. May 24, 2007, at the age of 94. Ray Edward Green (BS ’39) died No- Irving B. Oneson (BS ’40) died Decem- John Newton Ashworth (PhD ’48, vember 14, 2006, at the age of 91. ber 25, 2006, at the age of 88. Williams) died November 15, 2006, at the age of 86. Patrice Gwinn (BS ’80) died May 11, Daniel Stephen Polcyn (PhD ’65, Shain) 2005, at the age of 46. died November 2, 2006, at the age of 73. Barbara Kathryn Barr (MS ’60, Blaedel) died January 21, 2007, at the age of 71. Milton Christian Hansen (BS ’47) died Berton Charles Pressman (BS ’48) died March 26, 2006, at the age of 89. June 3, 2006, at the age of 79. Asgeir Bjarnason (PhD ’87, Taylor) died April 23, 2001, at the age of 43. Roger Gaurth Hansen (MS ’46) died Gorman Leonard Quinn (PhD ’51, January 29, 2002, at the age of 81. Bender) died October 31, 2004, at the Virgil Vernon Bogert (BS ’35, MS ’37, age of 79. McElvain) died November 7, 2006, at the Thomas Robert Hodge (MS ’59) died age of 95. June 13, 2005, at the age of 73. Louis Frederick Reuter III (BS ’41) died September 5, 2006, at the age of 87. Martin Frank Bretl (BS ’36) died De- Mark David Janette (BSE ’88) died No- cember 20, 2006, at the age of 92. vember 30, 2003, at the age of 43. William P. Riemen (BS ’50, PhD ’55, Daniels) died June 1, 2007, at the age Bennett G. Buell (PhD ’51, Johnson) Harold A. Jeskey (PhD ’42, Adkins) died of 78. died January 18, 2007, at the age of 89. December 22, 2006, at the age of 94. Walter Carl Schneider (BS ’41, PhD Rudolf Bunkfeldt (BS ’37) died Novem- Robert E. Johnson (BS ’64) died April ’45, Meloche) died February 1, 2006, at ber 17, 2001, at the age of 85. 21, 2004, at the age of 61. the age of 86. George M. Burkert (BS ’38) died No- Francis Kaney (BS ’38) died May 26 Marvin Morris Smolan (BA ’42) died vember 8, 2005, at the age of 88. 2007, at the age of 91. November 15, 2006, at the age of 85. R. Owen Carter (PhD ’39, Williams) Robert Earl Kinney (BS ’42) died De- Wayne William Umbreit (BS ’34, MS died July 7, 2006, at the age of 90. cember 4, 2006, at the age of 87. ’36, McElvain) died August 4, 2007, at the age of 94. Albert Claude Christoph (MS ’70, Eugene Victor Kleber (PhD ’43, Sorum) Hirschfelder) died January 30, 2007, at died March 1, 2007, at the age of 86. John Van Den Berghe (PhD ’52, Wilds) the age of 59. died July 31, 2007, at the age of 84. Oran Milton Knudsen (BS ’33) died Jennings Evans Cline (PhD ’76, Dance/ April 6, 2007, at the age of 97. William Leslie Welch (BS ’56) died Au- Gaines) died September 29, 2006, at the gust 2, 2007, at the age of 72. age of 61. Harold Karl Krahnke (BS ’40) died Sep- tember 30, 2006, at the age of 98. Alvin Gustav Winger (MS ’48, Bender) James Daniel D’Ianni (PhD ’38, Adkins) died August 9, 2001, at the age of 78. died August 14, 2007, at the age of 95. Donald Krasno (BS ’43) died March 10, 2005, at the age of 83. Harold A. Wooster Jr. (MS ’41) died May Lloyd R. Donkle (BS ’43) died Novem- 20, 2005, at the age of 86. ber 24, 2006, at the age of 84.

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Other Notable News

Department Seminars

Announcements of Departmental semi- sity of Virginia. The Physical Chemistry di- “Dynamics at Metal Surfaces: The Role of nars are listed on the web at http://www. vision hosted Professor Linda Nicholson Electronic Excitation” proved to be infor- chem.wisc.edu/news/upcoming.php. Some of of Cornell University who spoke on topics mative for graduate students, faculty and the named and special seminars held at relating to Alzheimer’s disease. The seminar visitors who attended the lecture. the department in the preceding year are was jointly sponsored by the PChem divi- Professor James Heath of the Cali- featured below, but many other fascinating sion and WISELI – Women in Science and fornia Institute of Technology spoke on talks are given each week by faculty, stu- Engineering Leadership Institute. the topic of nanotechnology and cancer in dents and guests of the Department. UW–Madison alumnus Dr. Tom Kelly early December. Professor Heath spent a Emeritus Professor Chuck Casey of Imago Scientific Instruments Corpora- great deal of time interacting with graduate gave the first Chemistry Colloquium and tion presented an informative seminar in students and faculty alike. Hilldale Lecture. He spoke on “New Hydro- October. Hosted by Professor Song Jin of The Organic Division McElvain Series genation Catalysts and New Mechanisms the Materials Chemistry program, Tom is a speaker in early 2007 was Dr. Adrian for Hydrogenation.” In October, Dan Rich, former Engineering faculty member. Whitte of Biogen Idec, Inc. Dr. Whitte’s Emeritus Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor topic was “Expanding the Druggable of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, and Proteome.” Professor Emeritus, Department of Phar- Shain Colloquium Series Professor Donald Hunt of the Uni- maceutical Sciences spoke on the topic versity of Virginia presented the Analytical “Rational Drug Design.” The Department kicked off its Shain Sciences McElvain Series seminar on the In March 2007, Michael Westrick Colloquium series topic of innovative technology for the study presented a department colloquium en- (see Badger Chemist of cell signaling host. titled “Commercial Winemaking, Home #50 (2006), pp. 16– Winemaking and Careers in the Wine 20) in April, when Business.” Dr. Westrick is the Vice Presi- Professor Daniel Hirschfelder Prize dent of Winemaking at Sterling Vineyards Nocera of the Mas- in California. sachusetts Institute Professor Hans C. Andersen of Stan- Dr. Cynthia Friend of the Department of Technology spoke ford University gave the 2006–2007 of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at on the “Energy Future Hirschfelder Prize lectures in October of Harvard presented a seminar and workshop of our Planet: Chem- 2006. His series of three lectures were titled highlighting women in Chemistry and istry to the Rescue”. “A tale of two forces––personal recollections gender equality in the science field. Her The talk was the first of WCA theory,” “Kinetic Theory of Dense brown-bag session over the lunch hour was annual Irving Shain Chemistry Colloquium, and Super-cooled Liquids” and “Construc- well attended and proved a pertinent topic made possible by donations to the Irving tion of Long-time Markov Models from in today’s field of chemistry. Shain Colloquium Fund at the UW Foun- Short-time Dynamical Simulations.” Department colloquia speakers in- dation. Colloquium speakers in fall 2007 Professor Bob Silbey (MIT) gave cluded UW–Madison notable Dr. Laura included Professor Royce Murray of the the 2007–08 lectures during October Kiessling of the Department of Chem- University of North Carolina and William 15–17, 2007. istry and Laurens Anderson Professor Banholzer, Chief Technology Officer of the of Biochemistry. Her talk centered on Dow Chemical Company. illuminating and inhibiting carbohydrate Sprague Lecture Series biosynthetic pathways. The Chemistry Department also contin- McElvain Seminar Series The Inorganic and Organic divisions ued its efforts in joining forces with other hosted the Sprague Lecture series speaker campus departments and offered joint semi- In keeping with the Department’s intent Koichi Komatsu of Kyoto University. Pro- nars throughout the year. A presentation to sponsor talks from a variety of speakers fessor Steve Nelsen coordinated this series with Biomedical Engineering offered a talk across academia and industry, Professor of lectures on a variety of topics including by Dr. James P. Landers of the Department John Tully of Yale University presented the the organic chemistry of fullerenes. of Chemistry and Pathology at the Univer- first McElvain seminar for 2006. His talk,

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Honorary Degree ration, characterization, and application Awarded to Alan G. of conducting polymers, in the labs of MacDiarmid MacDiarmid, Shirakawa, and Heeger, and in other labs around the world, led to a Chemistry alumnus Dr. Alan G. MacDi- myriad of technological applications. These armid (PhD ’53, Hall) was posthumously applications include flexible, lightweight awarded the Honorary Degree Doctor of batteries for cameras and other electronic Science from the University of Wiscon- devices, and organic light-emitting diodes sin–Madison at graduation ceremonies in (OLEDs), which are used in color display May 2007. Dr. MacDiarmid was one of the devices (cell phones and, in a few years, most illustrious alumni of our Department color televisions). and University. A native of New Zealand, The Department planned to hold a he spent his professional career as a faculty symposium in honor of Dr. MacDiarmid on member at the University of Pennsylvania, the occasion of his visit to campus to receive where his original research on electrically the Honorary Degree. Dr. MacDiarmid conductive polymers revolutionized chem- embraced the idea, and planned to present istry, physics, and materials science, and the keynote lecture. Sadly, he passed away created a new generation of technology in February 2007. His wife, Gayle, traveled that impacts our everyday life. For these ac- to Madison for the graduation ceremonies complishments, Prof. MacDiarmid received and accepted the posthumous awarding the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (with ible plastic material, which is normally a of the Honorary Degree from Chancellor Hideki Shirakawa and Alan J. Heeger). very poor conductor of electricity, could John Wiley. Alan G. MacDiarmid was a Prof. MacDiarmid understood that be reversibly converted to a form that is scientist and scholar whose extraordinary the electrical properties of a new organic an excellent conductor of electricity. The accomplishments continue to impact our polymer (polyacetylene), which had been revolutionary development of an electrically daily lives. As an institution, we are very prepared by Prof. Shirakawa, could be conductive organic polymer transformed proud of the achievements of this distin- controlled by a process known as “dop- materials chemistry and materials science. guished alumnus. ing”. In this way, a lightweight and flex- Subsequent research concerning the prepa-

ACS ChemLuminary Award

The 9th Annual ChemLuminary Award celebration was held on the evening of August 21, 2007 at the national ACS meeting in Boston. The Wisconsin Section received an award for the best activity in- volving the Student Affiliates and the Sec- tion members, for its Chemical Haunted House for Halloween. Outreach Specialist and graduate student Diane Nutbrown, who organized the event, was presented the award. Pictures from left to right above are Kittikhun Wangkanont (Student Af- filiates President),D iane Nutbrown, Ieva Reich (Student Affiliates advisor and Wis- consin Section Councilor), Betty Moore, and John Moore.

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Departures & Arrivals

Departures

Allen Clauss, Organic Laboratory Di- replaced Sue Martin-Zernicke, who Alan Silver joined the Department in rector since July 2001, resigned in August moved to Analytical when Berta May 2006 and has taken over for Steve 2007 to spend more time with his youngest Ostrander filled our new Grants Barnet’s role as IT support administra- sons, who are seniors in high school this Specialist position. tor. Alan received his B.S. in meteorol- year. Allen keeps an appointment as Hon- ogy from Cornell orary Fellow, and hopes to Lecture for the Teresa Knud- University in 1993 Department whenever he can. son joined the and then a M.S. in D e p a r t m e n t i n meteorology from Paul Treichel, a professor in the Chem- December 2006, Texas A&M Uni- istry Department since 1963, and Chair replacing Dick versity in 1995. Af- from 1986 to 1995, became emeritus in Terhall in the Mail ter graduating from June 2007. A Symposium in Paul’s honor Room. I was born Texas A&M Uni- was held at the Chemistry Department on in Seattle, Wash- versity, Alan start- October 12, 2007. ington, lived in ed working at the Seattle until 1981, Teresa Knudson Alan Silver University of Wis- Frank Weinhold joined the Chemistry and then moved faculty in 1976 and retired in June 2007. consin–Madison as to Madison in May a meteorologist, but soon transitioned Emeritus Professor Hyuk Yu hosted a retire- of 1981. I have worked for the State since ment party for Frank at his farm. into an IT position at the Space Science 1989 doing Shipping and Receiving, and and Engineering Center. After Alan’s wife, enjoying what I do. I’m married since 2001 Arrivals Marisol, received her Ph.D. in cellular to a wonderful man, with no kids and a dog molecular biology from the University of named Jody who runs the house. I enjoy Wisconsin–Madison, the couple moved Nick Hill (PD ’02–’04, West) started boating on the Madison lakes and fishing to Boston where Alan worked as a UNIX his position as the Assistant Organic when I catch fish. and network systems administrator for a Lab Director in January 2007, replacing start-up company and later for the Harvard Andrew Tseng (PhD ’02, Burstyn), who Dennis Reece joined the Chemistry Business School. Alan and Marisol moved started an MBA Department in January 2007. I have been back to Madison in program in Michi- with the University 2003 to raise their gan. Nick took over since 1998, starting twin boys in the as Acting Organic as Program Assistant wonderful, relaxing Lab Director when in the Veterinary world of Madison. Allen Clauss re- Medical Teaching Prior to working signed in August. Hospital. Being As- at Chemistry, Alan Nick and his wife sistant to the Chair worked on campus Kate have a new of Chemistry has for the Department son, Odin, born in truly been a dream of Biostatistics. September 2007. job working around Nick Hill Dennis Reece Paul Willadsen brilliant minds in a Paul Willadsen Debbie Hug positive environment. I studied music in came to Chemistry in December 2006, arrived in Chem- school, graduating with a voice major and replacing Mike Wilson in the Research istry in May 2007, piano minor, and pursued my Master’s in Stockroom. Paul came to us from Biochem- and is working Choral Conducting. I have participated in istry. His hobbies are hockey and Olympic with Diana Duff various choral organizations around Madi- Weightlifting. and Gery Es- son and have performed with the Madison senmacher i n Opera since 1994. I have one son, who is the Undergradu- a struggling actor in Chicago. I bicycle to ate Chemistry work as well as long distance rides and am Office. Debbie an avid animal lover. Debbie Hug

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Lian Yu re- Although drug actions take place in solu- modynamics, solution chemistry, templated ceived a B.S. degree tion, the solid state of a drug – crystalline nucleation, conformational energetics, and in chemistry from or amorphous, neutral or ionic, solvent-free other factors influencing the polymorphic Peking University or solvated – significantly affects its delivery selectivity of crystallization. and a Ph.D. degree characteristics. Solid-state engineering is a Another emphasis of this laboratory is in physical chemis- viable approach to product improvement amorphous pharmaceuticals. Amorphous try from The Ohio and innovation without changing the active solids offer special advantages in drug State University ingredient. One emphasis of the labora- delivery, because of their higher solubility (1991). He was a tory is crystal polymorphism, the ability and possibly higher bioavailability than Lian Yu research scientist in of the same molecule to crystallize in dif- their crystalline counterparts. Amorphous Eli Lilly and Com- ferent lattices. Controlling polymorphism drugs must be stable against crystallization pany from 1991 to 2003. He received the remains an unsolved problem today: some because crystallization negates their advan- Lilly Research Laboratories President’s molecules form many polymorphs, while tages. The laboratory studies how crystal- Award and is a Fellow of the Association of others seemingly none; polymorphs may lization can be enhanced by the surface, American Pharmaceutical Scientists. appear concomitantly and even disappear unexpectedly. The laboratory recently elu- how surface-enhanced crystallization can Lian Yu’s laboratory studies how drug cidated the nucleation of one polymorph by be inhibited with nano-meter thin coatings, molecules self-assemble into solids of differ- another, a finding that contradicts common and how crystal growth mechanism changes ent structures and how such assembly can models of crystallization in polymorphic from diffusion-controlled to diffusionless be optimized to pharmaceutical advantage. systems. The laboratory studies the ther- with cooling.

Figure 1. Diamond, graphite, and buckminsterfullerene are polymorphs of each other: they are made of the same element (carbon), but differ in structures and properties. In the same way, complex organic molecules produce polymorphs and the phenomenon is important to pharmaceutical and chemical developers. In this example, the simple molecule ROY forms at least six polymorphs with different colors and molecular conformations. ROY is the current world record for the number of coexisting polymorphs of known structures. Predicting polymorphs, especially for conformationally flexible molecules such as ROY, remains an unsolved problem.

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Journal of Chemical Education and National Science Digital Library

In its twelfth year under the editorship a visual library with more than of John Moore, the Journal of Chemical Edu- 2000 QuickTime movies and cation (JCE) continues to serve an important, nearly 15,000 still images. Some innovative role in the chemistry community. of these can be seen every day on In addition to a new record of over two a video screen in the main-floor thousand pages of published articles, the hallway of the chemistry build- eighty-fourth volume reaches new heights ing. Visit http://www.jce.divched. with helpful online content. JCE’s Chemistry org/JCESoft/CCA/Pirelli/ to view Comes Alive! video collection has won an in- the award-winning entry. ternational award, and the National Science Digital Library grant described in Badger Chemist No. 50 is making a variety of new National Science resources available to subscribers. Digital Library Chemistry Pathway Pirelli International Award As part of a national effort Chemistry Comes Alive! (CCA!) is a series supported by the National Sci- of CD–ROMs containing chemistry videos ence Foundation, the National collected and edited by John Moore and Science Digital Library (NSDL, Jerry Jacobsen, with contributions from http://nsdl.org/) provides a portal Dimethoxyphenol dozens of chemistry teachers around the for teachers and students into country. CCA! received international atten- high quality Web-based educa- tion this year when JCE Online editor Jon tional materials. With major sup- Holmes traveled to the Temple of Hadrian port from the NSF and together in Rome to receive the 2007 Pirelli Award with the ACS Education Division in Chemistry and a prize of 15,000 euros. and the ChemCollective project This is the world’s premier Internet multi- at Carnegie–Mellon University, media award. It is aimed at the diffusion of JCE is contributing to the NSDL scientific and technological culture world- as the preeminent resource for wide. The CCA! CD collections contain chemistry education on the Web. Check out our Chemical Educa- tion Digital Library (ChemEd DL) at http://www.chemeddl.org/ and become a user, reviewer, or contributor! At present most of the re- sources in the ChemEd DL have been collected by the JCE and are in the JCE Digital Library, which will be familiar to regular readers Dimethylpyrazine of the Badger Chemist. During the past year we have added two more collec- an article in the JCE. They are provided tions: JCE Data-Driven Exercises and JCE as fully manipulable 3-D JMol structures Featured Molecules. Data-Driven exercises so that readers can examine them from provide students with a collection of data all angles and in various formats such as from the literature and ask students to ball-and-stick or space-filling. Two mol- discover chemical principles from the data. ecules from an October 2007 JCE paper on Many are available for physical chemis- components of maple syrup are shown on try and more are sought in all areas of this page: 2,6-dimethoxyphenol and 2,6- chemistry. See http://www.jce.divched.org/ dimethylpyrazine. Many others are avail- JCEDLib/DataDriven/index.html. Featured able at http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEWWW/ Molecules are selected every month from Features/MonthlyMolecules/index.html. 14 b a d g e r c h e m i s t

The ChemEd DL has a major program Online Textbooks to extend the content of the online textbook of outreach. You will find us at most chemi- For many years there have been com- to include other areas of physical chemistry cal education meetings, ACS national and plaints about the high cost of textbooks. such as thermodynamics and kinetics. John regional meetings, and other meetings We may have the beginning of an answer Hutchinson of Rice University has created where science teachers congregate. And to this problem. The JCE Digital Library has Concept Development Studies in Chemistry, you will find us on the Web! In March a collection, JCE LivTexts, which currently an online textbook for first-year chemistry 2007 ChemEd DL outreach specialist Lynn contains two online textbooks of chemistry: students. It is at http://www.jce.divched.org/ Diener, together with John Moore and Quantum States of Atoms and Molecules and JCEDLib/LivTexts/genchem/ConceptDev/ Jon Holmes, led an online Web Seminar Concept Development Studies in Chemistry. index.html. If you or someone you know sponsored by the National Science Teach- The first section to be developed in what are interested in contributing to either of ers Association (NSTA). There were more will eventually be a physical chemistry these projects, please contact John Moore than 70 participants, mostly high school text online, Quantum States of Atoms and ([email protected]). teachers, from across the U.S. as well as Molecules, was written by David Hanson, from Canada and the Dominican Republic. Theresa Julia Zielinski, Erica Harvey, Old Favorites Now Online The topic was chemistry of taste and smell. and Robert Sweeney. It is available at Thanks to efforts by JCE Online editor Participants were able to manipulate JCE http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEDLib/LivTexts/ Jon Holmes, together with Jerry Jacobsen Featured Molecules, carry out a hands-on pChem/JCE2005p1880_2LTXT/index.html. A and Rachael Bain, the complete, eight-CD JCE Classroom Activity, and view Chemis- community of physical chemists is being collection of Chemistry Comes Alive! videos try Comes Alive! videos. The Web Seminar supported by the ChemEd DL to add to this has been converted to streaming video so was a great success, receiving the highest first section links to the many resources al- that it can easily be accessed on the Web. possible ratings from participants. We will ready available within the ChemEd DL and conduct a second Web Seminar The collection is at http://www. on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. jce.divched.org/JCESoft/Programs/ The title is, “Chemistry Comes VideoCD/CCA/index.html and is ac- Alive II: Sticky Molecules and cessible via subscription separate Protein Folding”. To find out from the JCE subscription. In ad- more about future Web Semi- dition, one of our oldest favorites, nars, go to http://learningcenter. Periodic Table Live!, which provides nsta.org/ products/symposia_semi- data, description, videos, crystal nars/NSDL2/webseminar.aspx. structure, and much other informa- If you or someone you know tion about each chemical element, would like to participate, please will soon be freely available at the sign up at this Web site. JCE Online Web site. This vast The ChemEd DL and the compilation of information and NSDL make use of the social data will be available to all from the networking tools now popular JCE. Eventually we expect to have on the Web. Beginning in Au- a Wiki so that you can contribute gust 2007, John Moore has your own information about your been blogging his editorials in favorite element or elements. In- an NSDL space called “Expert formation provided in the Wiki will Voices”. Topics so far include be incorporated into the existing resistance to change in under- description of the element. To see graduate chemical education, Periodic Table Live!, go to http://www. lessons to be learned from an jce.divched.org/JCESoft/Programs/ award-winning high school VideoCD/PTL/index.html. Two stills teacher, and chemistry concept from Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume inventories (tests). Read and re- 8 appear on this page. One shows spond at http://expertvoices.nsdl. ferrofluid above a cow magnet; the org/chemeddl/. In the near future other shows liquid bromine in a we will also have available other round-bottomed flask. blogs and Wikis for communica- tion among groups working on specific areas of chemistry.

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JCE Archives Back to 1924 find Recherche at the top of the screen, then Robert Anglin comes to us with a The large-scale scanning project is key in Sherlock in the space to the right wealth of academic and industrial research coming to a close, and we are sharing PDF (accessed Sep 2007). experience. Robert obtained a Master’s documents dating back to 1924. Over degree in Chemistry from the University 30,000 articles are now at your fingertips! Visitors and Personnel of Iowa two decades ago with an emphasis Special thanks to all the efforts by our army This summer we again enjoyed a two- in bioinorganic chemistry. Robert is in the of undergraduate assistants, many of them month visit from NSDL Co-PI Theresa Zie- process of customizing the open-source chemistry majors, who scanned these back linski. Theresa is a professor at Monmouth document management software for JCE issues. Collaborator Kevin Cunningham University in New Jersey, and she spent and the ChemEd DL. This new system is assigning metadata keywords to each her time here developing online resources will manage documents, enable electronic article, thereby making this collection ac- for instructors in physical chemistry and submission, and facilitate electronic com- cessible and searchable. Over the past five symbolic mathematics. In addition, visiting munication between JCE staff, reviewers, years, Kevin has selected keywords and scholar Xavier Prat-Resina is currently and contributors. written short descriptions for articles dat- working with us to develop additional ing from 1956 to present. Kevin is a former online resources for the ChemEd Digital Another wonderful addition to the high school chemistry instructor, and he Library. Xavier recently completed post- ChemEd DL is Lynn Diener. Lynn received is currently a doctoral candidate in the doctoral studies with Qiang Cui in our her PhD in Molecular and Environmental UW’s Science Curriculum and Instruction department. In July we were visited for two Toxicology from the UW–Madison in 2005, Program. The JCE archive is available to all days by Tony Masters, who is Professor of and she is currently working as an Outreach subscribers at no extra charge. Chemistry at the University of Sydney. An- Specialist with us. Lynn developed and other collaborator is Tom Holme, Director led both of the Web seminars described New TA Handbook Available of the ACS Exams Institute at the University earlier and is currently teaching an online A revised and updated version of our of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The ChemEd workshop using the Moodle course man- Handbook for Teaching Assistants is hot off DL recently received an NSF grant to work agement system on how to use the JCE the press. The Handbook includes sage with the Exams Institute to enhance our Digital Library. advice, updated information, and guidance bank of test questions and use ChemEd DL related to teaching today’s undergradu- metadata to help create criterion-referenced We are pleased that after six semesters as David Pieper ates. Topics include: the role of the TA, exams that will eventually be published an undergraduate assistant, how to lead a Discussion or Laboratory as ACS Exams. The JCE QBank collection joined the full-time ChemEd Digital Library Section, how to write a quiz, dealing with can be found at http://www.jce.divched.org/ staff. David graduated from UW with a academic dishonesty, and enhancing the JCEDLib/QBank/index.html. degree in psychology earlier this year. He experience with digital aids. The Handbook continues to work on various programming also includes useful checklists outlining the To achieve the goals we proposed for and web development projects. responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant the NSDL Pathways grant, we have hired Dolores Sirek and his or her Supervisor. Barbara Sawrey several new people with expertise in Web- This year joined the of the University of California, San Diego, based development and outreach. Chemical Education Digital Library staff spearheaded the revision. as a Web designer. She has twelve years experience, seven of which have been with the University of Wisconsin. She has Now Translated into French: a Master of Science in Education from the Chemical Adventures of University of Wisconsin–Madison and Sherlock Holmes recently worked at Memorial Library on another digital-library grant funded by the The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Hol- U.S. Department of Education. mes is a compendium of 15 stories written by Thomas G. Waddell and Thomas R. Rybolt and originally published in the JCE. Say Hello! at Meetings The stories were collected under the direc- You are always welcome at the booths tion of Erica K. Jacobsen of the Journal that JCE sponsors at national ACS meetings, staff into a single volume with standardized Biennial Conferences on Chemical Educa- formatting and consistency among stories. tion, ChemEd conferences, MACTLAC con- They have now been translated into French ferences, UW–System Chemistry Faculty by Paul Depovere and published by meetings, and NSDL-related outreach proj- Dunod under the title, L’affaire des cristaux ects. Please stop by to say hello, and catch jaunes et autres énigmes. To order the French us up on your recent accomplishments. translation, go to http://www.dunod.com/,

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Institute for Chemical Education

Nanoscale Science and Nanoscience Teacher Workshops Engineering Center Outreach Summer 2007 marked the return of The Institute for Chemical Education ICE teacher workshops. On behalf of (ICE), led by Director John Moore and the NSEC, 2006 RET Jeanine Gelhaus Outreach Coordinator Andrew Green- and Andrew Greenberg taught two one berg continued its role organizing the week teacher workshops on the integra- education and outreach activities of the tion of nanoscience across the middle Nanoscale Science and Engineering Cen- school curriculum. The ICE workshops ter (NSEC). The NSEC, in its third year of were presented at the NSEC museum a five-year $13 million grant, is comprised partner The Discovery Center Museum of four interdisciplinary research thrusts in Rockford, IL and at the Cray Academy and the education and outreach group in Eau Claire. The two workshops drew that explore complementary concepts the Chemistry Department in the labs of over 20 middle and high school teachers around the central theme of self-assembly Mahesh Mahanthappa, Sam Gellman, from Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. The at the nanoscale. The NSEC education Bob Hamers, Helen Blackwell, Song Jin, workshops highlighted curricula developed and outreach program aims to cultivate Padma Gopolan and David Lynn. by our 2006 RET teachers and NSEC edu- the next generation of nanoscale science cation and outreach staff. and engineering experts, building on UW’s Research Experience for Teachers vast experience in science education and During the summer of 2007 ICE and Nanoscience for Teachers: infrastructure provided by ICE. Chemistry the NSEC hosted a Research Experience for An Online Professional graduate students and staff guide all the Teachers program for three teachers, two Development Course NSEC education outreach programs. from Wisconsin and one from Massachu- Graduate student Janice Hall Tomasik setts. The three teachers, Jeanne Nye, a 7th has designed, evaluated, and also taught an SCI ENCountErs grade teacher at Lake Mills Middle School, online course for teachers about nanosci- NSEC and the two Boys and Girls Clubs Suzanne Folberg, a 7th grade teacher at ence. Geared towards high school or middle of Dane County continued their collabora- O’Keeffe Middle School in Madison, and school science teachers, the online course tive program, SCI ENCountErs. Ken Rob- Maynard Morin, a chemistry teacher at encourages participants to incorporate na- ertson led undergraduate volunteers and Hingham High School in Hingham, MA. noscience into their curriculum. The course continued to make science fun and exciting Jeanne, Suzanne, and Maynard worked covers nine topics about nanoscience, rang- for the boys and girls. Students explored with NSEC education and outreach staff ing from the synthesis and manipulation the electromagnetic spectrum when they and graduate students to produce nanosci- of nanomaterials, to societal implications made their own spectroscopes out of pizza ence curriculum units that each will use and environmental impacts of nanotech- boxes. Other activities involved environ- in their classrooms during the 2007–2008 nology. There have been three offerings mental clean up, the joy of bubbles, and school year. of the course during the summer 2006, writing with light on sun-print paper. spring 2007, and summer 2007 semesters. To date, 30 teachers from Wisconsin, Research Experience for Under- Illinois, Florida, Texas, Vermont, Mas- graduates in Nanotechnology sachusetts, Washington, and New York have participated to learn about nano- As part of the NSEC grant, ICE science and how to include it in their organized the Research Experience for classrooms. During the course, teachers Undergraduates (REU) in Nanotechnol- chatted online each week with guest ogy program with the goal of providing nanoscientists from the NSEC, including undergraduates from schools through- chemistry faculty Samuel H. Gellman, out the United States and Puerto Rico Padma Gopalan, Robert Hamers, with a summer research opportunity Song Jin, and Mahesh Mahanthappa. within NSEC research laboratories. As As a final project, educators developed part of the REU in Nanotechnology nanoscience teaching modules to take program eight REU students resided in UW–Madison undergraduate Liz Vazquez teaches a student at the Boys and Girls Club back to their classrooms.

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Tactile Models of with several interactive events highlighting Nanoscale Surfaces the theme “Your Home: It’s All Built on The NSEC education and outreach Chemistry.” group, working with the University of The celebration began with a haunted Wisconsin–Madison Bio New Media Cen- house held at the Alpha Chi Sigma House, ter, built the first macroscale models of which is more than a century old. Kids and nanoscale surfaces from data collected at parents were guided through a basement the nanoscale. Andrew Greenberg and with characters lurking in the shadows, Mohammed Farhoud converted SEM led upstairs to bedrooms transformed images into 3-D formats that were printed into spaces charged with electricity and using rapid prototyping printers. The papered with polymers, and finally fun- models were designed to allow blind and neled through great rooms on the first visually impaired students to tactilely inter- floor haunted by ghosts that promised a pret images of nanoscale surfaces taken by surprise ending. scanning electron microscopes and atomic Volunteers also visited the 12 seventh- force microscopes. The first tactile model grade science classes at Cherokee and built was a model of a 15 mm nanobucky O’Keeffe middle schools. Because polymers Tactile Model of Nanobucky made completely of carbon nanofibers. make up 80 percent of building materials The original nanobucky was produced by for homes, experiments focused on the about finger print analysis.Fun with Chem- chemistry of polymers and complemented members of the Hamers lab (see last year’s istry Inventions culminated with the student Badger Chemist). the content students were learning. groups presenting their own inventions they This continued the relationship estab- developed during the week. lished in 2004 with those seventh-grade Chem Camp The camps were a great success and classrooms, which are piloting a new sci- The summer of 2007 saw nearly two couldn’t have been so without the help of ence curriculum that includes chemistry. hundred 5–8th graders participating in staff members Cheryl Hansen, Tom Ladell, This program was such a success that the half-day, week long chemistry camps. Three Jim Maynard and Jenny Powell. local section won a 2006 ChemLuminary camps were offered: Fun with Chemistry, Students Participating in award for an outstanding event for a spe- Fun with Forensic Chemistry, and Fun with Chemical Education (SPICE) cific audience at the recent national ACS Chemistry Inventions. Professionals from meeting in Boston, MA. the Madison community brought a wealth SPICE is a volunteer science outreach of real-world knowledge to the campers organization of graduate and undergradu- as guest lecturers. Speakers included a ate members who perform chemistry dem- UW Police Detective, professors from the onstrations or lead hands-on activities in UW Pathology and Laboratory Medicine the community. During the 2006–2007 department and a chemist from Spectrum academic year SPICE members partici- Brands Inc. pated in twenty-five events serving over two Twelve undergraduates led groups of thousand pre–K children through adults. 3–5 campers each week. Some students For example, SPICE members represented had such a great time during the Fun with the bulk of volunteers who developed and Chemistry camp they returned for the next facilitated the National Chemistry Week two camps. During Fun with Forensic Chem- activities sponsored by the local Wisconsin istry campers participated in a “drug bust,” section of the American Chemical Society, uncovered a forged piece of art and learned they led experiments with parents and children during several Family Science Night programs at elementary schools, and they participated in UW–Madison’s Science Expeditions Whys and Wows event.

National Chemistry Week Under the leadership of Diane Nut- brown, the Wisconsin local section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) celebrated 2006 National Chemistry Week

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“60 Years of Physical Organic Chemistry” Symposium in Boston

A group of Howard Zimmerman’s former research students – Laren Tolbert (PhD ’75), David Crumrine (PhD ’71) from Loyola University and Steven Fleming (PhD ’84) from Brigham Young University organized a one-day symposium at the Boston ACS Meeting in August in honor of Zimmerman. Additionally there was a very pleasant banquet with the speakers, former students, and friends attending. The symposium was titled “60 Years of Physical Organic Chemistry.” The speakers at the symposium were:

Marye Anne Fox (Professor and Chancellor, University of California San Diego) Rich Givens (PhD ’66, Professor, University of Kansas) Masahiro Irie (Rikkyo University) Hiizu Iwamura (PD ’67–’69, Professor, Tokyo) Andrei Kutateladze (Scientist ’92–’95, Professor, University of Denver) Fred Lewis (Professor, Northwestern) Josef Michl (Professor, Colorado) Al Padwa (PD ’62–’63, Professor, Emory University) Jim Pincock (Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia) Dave Schuster (PD ’60–’61, Professor, NYU) Laren Tolbert (Professor, Georgia Tech) Howard Zimmerman (Professor, Wisconsin)

All but Masahiro Irie, Fred Lewis, and Josef Michl are former research students. Marye Anne Fox feels that she is a member of the Z-group as an academic “grand-daughter”. Poster presenters also at the banquet included: Richard Johnson (PD), Diego Armesto, John Penn (PhD ’81), Dave Crumrine, Rich Bunce (PhD ’81), Pengfei Wang (PhD ’02, Asst. Professor, University of Alabama), and Steve Fleming. Speaker and poster guests: Peggy Zimmerman, Hiizu’s wife Michiko Iwamura (PD Nelsen), Alex Pincock, Barbara Tolbert, and Gloria Penn. Also Former Z students and friends: Igor Alabugin (PD ’96–’00, Assoc. Professor, Florida State), Tom Welter (PhD ’77, Kodak), Evgueni Nesterov (PD ’98–’02, Asst. Professor, LSU), Zhaoning Zhu (PhD ’94), Josh Schantl (PD, University of Innsbruck), Gil Jones (PhD ’70, Boston University), Ieva Reich, Steve Zimmerman, and John and Betty Moore.

(left to right): Leva Reich, Howard Zimmerman, (left to right): Michiko Iwamura, Hiizu Iwamura, Betty Moore, John Moore. Peggy Zimmerman, Howard Zimmerman, Diego Armesto

19 Spring 2007 National ACS Meeting in Chicago

The Chemistry Department held a reception at the Spring 2007 ACS National Meeting in Chicago. About 120 alumni, friends, current faculty and staff, undergraduate students and graduate students attended the event. Special recognition went to Professors Sam Gellman and Laura Kiessling, who were receiving ACS awards at the meeting.

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8th International Symposium on Carbanion Chemistry

Professor Hans Reich organized and hosted the symposium on carbanion chemistry in June of 2007. Attended by over 140 people from around the globe, the symposium consisted of plenary lectures, invited lectures, oral presentations and posters. All aspects of carbanion chem- istry (synthetic, mechanistic, structural and theoretical) as well as the chemistry of alkali and alkali earth metals were cov- ered. Conference activities were held at the Chemistry building, the Pyle Center, Monona Terrace Convention Center and a picnic site on campus. This variety of sites offered conference participants a chance to enjoy the city of Madison and particularly the UW–Madison campus. Conference organizers from the UW– Madison included Hans Reich (chair), Ieva Reich, Kevin Jantzi (PhD ’04, Reich), Kris Kolonko and Kristin Plessel. In addition to the scientific presenta- tions, organized events for the five-day con- ference included a mixer at the Pyle Center, a conference banquet, and a picnic. The conference banquet, held at the Monona Terrace, was a highlight of the social activi- ties for the conference. Pictured: Michael J. Krische Gary Molander (PD ’80–’81, Trost, now University of Pennsylvania) and Conference organizers wish to thank (University of Texas–Austin) and Leva Reich (UW–Madison Chemistry Professor Hans Reich at the conference the sponsors, which included the ACS Department) at the conference banquet. mixer held at the Pyle Center. (Wisconsin Section), the UW–Madison De- partment of Chemistry, Pfizer Corporation, The Department of Organic & Bimolecular Chemistry, Sigma-Aldrich, Merck, ACS Publications, Boehringer Ingelheim, 3M and ACS/PRF.

Tripp Lakeshore picnic area was the site of the conference picnic . . . a casual event of socializing enjoyed by all! (left to right): (left to right) Kris Kolonko, Kristin Plessel, Professor Stuart Staley (PD ’63–’64, Zimmerman, Hans Reich, Amanda Jones (PhD ’07, now Carnegie Mellon University), Reich), Margaret Biddle (PhD ’05, Reich) Göran Hilmersson (Göteborg University), and Kevin Jantzi (PhD ’04, Reich). Gideon Frankel (Ohio State University) & Dan Johnels (Umeå University) 22 b a d g e r c h e m i s t

Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy

If giggles, shrieks and sincere applause are valid measures, the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) programs and events, directed by Chemistry Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, succeeded in raising the level of science literacy among the young and not-so-young alike.

SCIENCE IS FUN STUDENT Under the watchful eye of Amadeo Avogadro, Dr. Linda Zelewski demonstrates some of the PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS laws of gasses. Here, she partially submerges the inflated balloon in liquid nitrogen. The The largest group so far, 27 undergradu- cooled gas contracts, deflating the balloon. ate students, participated in the Science is Upon exposure to room air, the gas absorbs Fun demonstration corps during the 2006– heat and the balloon regains its full inflation. 2007 school year. The corps consisted of 12 men and 15 women, most of them from and Dr. Rodney Schreiner (MS ’73, PhD Wisconsin. The students earn one credit ’81, Shakhashiri) in leading the demonstra- in Chemistry 299 or 699, directed or in- tion corps for two years along with Senior dependent study in Professor Shakhashiri’s Outreach Specialist Dr. Linda Zelewski group. During the school year, the corps (PhD ’99). Mike, a native of Port Washing- participated in 26 events including ap- ton who has also been a teaching assistant pearances at schools, community events for Chemistry 103 and 104, joined the Sci- and University events including Kids Expo, ence is Fun corps four years ago. Mike has Science Expeditions, Engineering Expo, and earned a Masters degree in Chemistry under College Days. the supervision of Professor Shakhashiri and a teaching certificate from the School Science is Fun will miss Mike Boll, (BS of Education, and this fall began a career ’04, MA ’07) a Graduate Project Assistant, as a chemistry teacher at Niles North High that after doing a show for 400 elementary who has assisted Professor Shakhashiri School in Skokie, Illinois. students, dealing with 20 to 30 high school students will be easy. As a demonstrator, Mike first took Chem- he likes elementary student audiences the istry 699 because he joined best because they are uninhibited and show Professor Shakhashiri’s re- so much excitement, while middle school search group and knew he students are often inhibited by the need wanted to go into education. to appear “cool.” Mike says, “High school Mike had been in chemical audiences are totally different because you engineering, but decided can really engage in content and get them that he preferred teach- thinking about much deeper aspects of ing. “It’s very fulfilling,” he the science.” says. “It’s what I want to do. I enjoy every day and Mike’s advice for his successor as lead it’s nice to find a job that assistant in the Science is Fun student pre- doesn’t seem like work.” sentation corps: “Stay organized and keep Mike says his presentations track of what needs to be done. It’s difficult have improved a lot. “I not to over-commit yourself.” Staying or- wasn’t exactly nervous at ganized includes keeping track of student the start,” he says, “but now schedules and who is doing each dem- I feel much more comfort- onstration, tailoring each program to the able before an audience and audience and the available demonstrators, with the demonstrations.” working on a theme and publicity, making Mike has done dozens of sure of finding the location, and above all, demonstrations and says making sure everything is safely packed for

Exploding hydrogen filled balloons is a sure way to get an audience’s attention. Mike Boll set ’em off at Science Expeditions and Engineering Expo. (Balloons filled with a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen, which give an even bigger bang, are reserved for special occasions.) 23 b a d g e r c h e m i s t going on location. Demonstrators also need proved her speaking skills, eliminating vices Undergraduate enrollment in chemistry is to be able to adjust and improvise when the like fidgeting. “Anyone in the professional now more than half women and the dem- unexpected happens. For example, Mike world needs to be able to speak before au- onstration corps is more than half female. and Professor Shakhashiri were in Green diences,” she says. Tyler says some kids are Rachel says she was never discouraged from Bay when they discovered that the valve afraid of chemistry because it sounds tough, going into chemistry. She has non-science on their propane tank was stuck, and they but they get excited when it’s explained on friends and says it’s never been an issue with could not use a propane torch to ignite their their level. They may even think, “I can do them. Rachel says it’s good to have friends in hydrogen and helium-filled balloons. So whatever I want to,” she adds. other fields because exchanges and learning they taped a candle to a broom handle. are going on all the time. Becoming a vet has been Tyler’s dream Like many science graduates, Mike was since she was three. She likes animals, obvi- SCIENCE, THE ARTS inspired by a high school teacher. Mike ously, but also loves working with people. AND HUMANITIES says when he was a sophomore, he had a It’s also problem solving, she says. “The pa- very dynamic chemistry teacher who gave tient can’t tell you where it hurts, so it’s like Common to the sciences, the arts, and students a lot of freedom to experiment a detective story, with the diagnosis based the humanities is the creative urge that and follow their own course. While in high on education and research.” Tyler would drives them all. All share the human incli- school, Mike tried most of the demonstra- like to go into a mixed practice. She loves nation to explore the unfamiliar, to investi- tions in Professor Shakhashiri’s four volume horses, and most of her training has been gate the unseen, to discover the unknown, series, Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook with large animals, but she enjoys working and to express the unusual. Although the for Teachers of Chemistry. Mike hopes to with small animals too. landscapes explored in the sciences, the inspire his students to do the same. Another graduating senior, Rachel arts, and the humanities may differ in Another Science is Fun demonstrator, Butorac (BA ’07), is going on to graduate details, they possess common features, as Tyler Schaaf (BS ’07), graduated with a school in organic chemistry at the Univer- well. In these common features is where degree from the College of Agriculture and sity of Texas. Rachel enjoyed her two years culture lies. Life Sciences and has applied for admission with the demonstration corps. “I joined Among the pursuits of the Wisconsin to the School of Veterinary Medicine. Tyler, because I thought it would be fun to do Initiative for Science Literacy is the explo- from Salem, Wisconsin, enjoys making Sci- demonstrations and help people learn,” she ration of these common features of culture. ence is Fun presentations. “It’s always great says, “and now I’m used to being in front of WISL helps people explore, discuss, and to see the reaction kids have to learning people.” Rachel was also inspired by a high cultivate the intellectual and emotional something new,” she says, “you can see the school chemistry teacher, at Fort Atkinson links between science, the arts, and the reaction on their faces.” Tyler likes being on High School. Rachel says getting women in- humanities. We focus on the relationships, stage and says the demonstrations have im- terested in science is not an issue any more. similarities, and differences in inquiry, creativity, and personal expression among scientists, artists, and humanists. A specific goal is to give musicians, artists, writers, and performers—present and future—an appre- ciation of science and enable them to see and understand the connections between science and the arts. To these ends, WISL has collaborated with several individuals and groups in the arts and humanities to explore these connections.

WISL has invited the Center for the Humanities to join in sponsoring visits to Madison by a number of writers who have successfully connected science, technol- ogy, and popular literature. Among these writers have been Dava Sobel, author of “Longitude,” “Galileo’s Daughter,” and “The Planets,” and Harold McGee, author of “On Food and Cooking” and “The Curious Cook.” During their visits, these writers participated in public presentations, dis- cussions with campus groups, and appear- Tyler Schaaf (BS ’07) presides over the hands-on table at Science Expeditions. ances on public radio. Needless to say, their Dry ice is sublimating at the bottom of the tank, filling it with CO2 gas. The children blow bubbles over the tank, which sink only about a third of the presentations, discussions, and appearances way into the tank before floating on the CO2, which is heavier than air. have been tremendously popular.

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Connections between science and music One of the theater students, have been explored through a variety of Talish Jude Barrow, enjoyed collaborations with faculty and students working with the chemistry stu- in the School of Music. Marc Fink, As- dents and found them very recep- sociate Director of the School of Music and tive. “I saw a definite improvement Professor of Oboe, who is also a Faculty in the presentations from the Fellow with WISL, has collaborated in sev- beginning of the semester to the eral events featuring the science and art of end,” he reports. “I was pleasantly sound. These events have included public surprised at the aptitude a number presentations to various audiences and of these students had for perform- hands-on sessions for young people and ing. With a little technique and their parents. Catherine Kautsky, chair encouragement, it was gratifying of the Piano Department in the School of to hear full resonant voices from Music, along with several of her students, the majority of the class. It was has participated in several events in which also great to see how creative historical and geographical connections some of the students were at in- between scientific discoveries and musical venting story lines or connecting Dr. Rodney Schreiner at Concert in the Park, prior to a compositions have been presented. All of comments to put the experiments concert by the Madison Chamber Orchestra. these collaborations have been enthusias- in context.” tically received by audiences and by the 30 per cent solution of hydrogen peroxide presenters, too. Talish also noted that the material is is a highly reactive, hazardous material and not readily available. The hydrogen In recent years, science has been fea- so good (the experiments themselves) that tured in a number of dramatic creations, it’s fun to present. He says, “I learned a peroxide available in drugstores is only a such as “Copenhagen” by Michael Frayn good deal about science from the experi- 3 per cent solution and won’t produce the and “Oxygen” by Carl Djerassi (PhD ’45, ence, which was fun. Another thing I was genie in a bottle.) Wilds) and Roald Hoffmann. Both of these reminded of in working with the class plays have been produced in Madison, the was how, for some people, it can be very One Science is Fun demonstration at latter by University Theater, under the liberating to have a character to inhabit as Madison’s Villager Mall had a special ele- direction of Professor Norma Saldivar, opposed to just being yourself in front of a ment—science combined with music. The who is also a WISL Faculty Fellow. (A crowd. Even if that character is just a more Villager Mall has an education center open DVD of this production is available from outgoing version of oneself, it can help give to the public, operated by the Astronomy Educational Innovations, www.teacher- you permission to be loud, friendly and Department’s Space Astronomy Laboratory, source.com) Of course, both Djerassi and expressive.” Talish concludes: “Overall I located on South Park Street in Madison. Hoffmann are renowned chemists. The thought it was a fantastic experience and Science demonstrations at the Villager Mall connections between chemistry and the- would welcome the opportunity to work alternated with the performance of music ater have been maintained and developed. with these classes in the future.” by UW–Madison piano students, music Currently three of Prof. Saldivar’s graduate composed by contemporaries of the dis- students in theater are collaborating with For the final session, the theater stu- coverers of the scientific principles being the student group that offers public “Sci- dents presented their own version of the demonstrated. The program was designed ence Is Fun” presentations. The theater “genie in a bottle” demonstration. In the by Dr. Rodney Schreiner and Professor students are coaching the undergraduate demonstration, a catalyst (powdered man- Kautsky. Rodney, who has studied and science students in techniques of effective ganese dioxide) is added to a small amount practiced piano since childhood, says the communication, and in the meantime are of a 30 per cent solution of hydrogen perox- idea was to inspire people to see that areas themselves learning quite a bit of science. ide in a plastic soda bottle. The exothermic of human endeavor are not completely

decomposition reaction of H2O2 causes a separate. Both are human activities that tall plume of condensing water vapor to rise affect everyone, whether they realize it or from the bottle. (It also causes the bottle to not. Rodney says WISL tries to bring fac- shrink, the same thing that happens with ulty and students together who might not plastic shrink wrap when heated.) In the otherwise meet because their studies are theater students’ version, Claire A. Haden too compartmentalized. was a housewife having trouble with her ge- nie bottle, Steve Wojtas was a genie bottle The program paired contemporary repairman and Talish was the genie. The scientists and composers. For example, Mo- theater students conveyed all the science, zart’s variations on the theme of “Twinkle, explaining that it was not magic, in a cap- Twinkle Little Star” (a folk tune) were fol- Carl Djerassi at the reception for tivating presentation. (We should add that lowed by a demonstration involving oxygen, “Four Jews on Parnassus”. this is not an experiment to do at home. A which was named by a contemporary of

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to come up with new ideas for research. cal, math phobia does not seem to carry Amanda rejects the right brain/left brain over to music. Rodney agrees that math dichotomy that seems to separate science and music go together. Rodney says, “In and the arts. “Most people can do both,” performance you can ‘feel’ the math through she says. Amanda also says both science and rhythm, and if you can’t, you shouldn’t music require a lot of hard work, and both be playing.” show the value of putting in time, because the result is so rewarding. She adds that Another Science is Fun demonstrator music performance has helped her to do who lives in two worlds is violinist Edith chemical demonstrations by making her Hines, a graduate student in the School of comfortable appearing before an audience. Music (DMA ’09, Music History). Both of “There’s no need for stage fright,” she says, Edith’s parents are chemists, so she came “unless you are unprepared.” to science naturally, involved in hands-on Amanda Turek (BS ‘09) supervises PEOPLE science demonstrations for much of her Program Students. Amanda believes that everyone can find childhood. In addition, her mother showed something that appeals to them in science, Edith and her siblings videos of Professor Mozart, Antoine Lavoisier, who is generally and she urges students to try different fields Shakhashiri’s Christmas Lectures. “I didn’t regarded as the father of modern chemistry. until they find what they like. Amanda know they happened at the U.W–Madison didn’t see a career in general chemistry but Rodney says Lavoisier may have attended until I decided to come here,” she says, kept going until she found exactly what she a performance of Mozart’s in Paris, though “then mom told me I should look up (and wanted to do, organic chemistry. “I like how eventually introduced me to) Professor there is no evidence that they met. it makes you think,” she says, “always look- Shakhashiri.” Edith says doing the demon- Rodney also notes that technology ing to create something, and the challenge strations is fun and the reactions of children has had a great effect on music. The de- is to find out how to do it.” Amanda works in the audience are very rewarding. “I also velopment of better musical instruments with a research group, which she finds very realized the importance of practicing a during the 1800s, such as brass instru- rewarding. “It’s really great to do real re- demo before giving it,” Edith continues. ments with valves, allowed composers search as an undergraduate,” she says. “You’d think I’d know that from being a to do new things. Rodney says Richard performing musician, but I sometimes put Professor Kautsky says, “It was interest- Wagner was one of the most influential too much faith in my ability to ad lib (as ing to see demonstrations of the simultane- composers because he made innovative long as I basically knew the science). An- ous development of music and chemistry use of new technology. Though Wagner has other surprise was how much improvisation by adventurers in both fields.” She says it’s many detractors, Rodney says 20th cen- goes on. Professor Shakhashiri has a great good for children to see students who are so tury music sounds a lot more like Wagner ability to modify his presentation on the competent in both fields, and adds that the than Beethoven. spur of the moment, and it always looks combination is not rare. Professor Kautsky like he’d intended to do it that way from Science is Fun demonstrator Amanda has supervised several students who were the beginning.” As far as the relationship Turek (BS ’09) was especially qualified for double majors in piano and math or piano the presentation. Amanda, a sophomore and chemistry and says chemistry major from Menominee Falls, they attract the same type has been studying piano since she was five of people. She notes that and considered taking a double major in many physicians are also chemistry and music. In addition to her musicians and that several chemical demonstrations, Amanda played large cities have doctor’s music by Fanny Mendelssohn, sister of orchestras, in which all Felix Mendelssohn. the players are physicians. Professor Kautsky also Amanda says she has always wanted says music and math are to be a chemist because she likes mixing closely related in that both things together to see what will result. “I’ve fields require very orderly, always been curious to see what would disciplined thinking, even happen,” she says, “and I began by help- if they are doing different ing my mom with baking. I started with things. She adds that while things like water and food coloring, and music is very mathemati- broadened my horizons.”

Amanda says music and science are The annual Christmas Lecture always includes a musical selection, and the similar. She says music is very scientific, 37th Christmas Lecture was no exception. Here, Professor Shakhashiri performs a demonstration with the help of Akornefa Akyea, a junior at Verona High School, involving patterns and rules, while chem- who went on to play a selection on her flute. Akornefa won the 2006 Bolz Young istry is very creative, requiring imagination Artist Competition and has played solo flute with the Madison Symphony Orchestra.

26 b a d g e r c h e m i s t of science and arts, Edith says, “Both are CONVERSATIONS IN Professor Richard Weindruch, School of very analytical. In science, one analyzes SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS Medicine, “Calories, Cancer and Aging” what is happening, while in the arts one analyzes what is being communicated and The Conversations in Science series, in Professor David Bernhardt, Sports how that is being done. Of course, Science its 8th year in 2007–2008, is a monthly two Medicine, “Performance Enhancement: is Fun already combines the two in that hour session with top University researchers Beyond the Work, Sweat and Tears” that is open to all Dane County teachers. Dr. it is a type of ‘performed science’.” Edith Professor James Dumesic, Chemical Lisa Wachtel, Executive Director, Teaching also says science and the arts complement and Biochemical Engineering, “Making and Learning, Madison Metropolitan School each other as theory and practice. “Science/ Hydrogen, Liquid Fuels and Plastics from District, says, “Teachers feel this is the best math provide a theoretical explanation for Biomass-derived Carbohydrates” the practical activity of art,” she says. “In kind of in-service experience offered in fact, music used to be considered more many years. The interaction of teachers and Professor Susan Goelzer, Anesthesiol- science than art, and even now there’s a researchers is rare and reduces teacher’s feel- ogy and Internal Medicine, “Transforming degree of tension between music theory ings of isolation.” One teacher remarked, Health Care: A Vision for the Future” and performance. Professor Shakhashiri “It’s a great pleasure to have the profes- constantly emphasizes the application of his sional side of my brain stimulated and to demos to everyday experience, and music rub shoulders with people at the next level. SCIENCE IN THE CITY: is a concrete example that can be observed I left each session feeling good and had PEOPLE PROGRAMS during a show.” my sense of purpose as a science teacher renewed.” Teachers can earn continuing WISL again provided summer chemical Most of the Science is Fun demonstra- education credit through Conversations in workshops for inner city students from Mil- tions include an element of music, espe- Science. Another purpose is to encourage waukee, Kenosha, Racine and other school cially the Christmas Lecture, which always researchers to communicate with a larger systems as part of the PEOPLE Program includes musicians to demonstrate not only audience. One researcher described the (Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Pro- the physics of their instruments, but the experience saying, “I thoroughly enjoyed gram for Learning Excellence). Dr. Rodney beauty of their playing. interacting with the teachers. Their ques- Schreiner (MS ’73, PhD ’81) developed the tions were very insightful.” Conversations is workshop curriculum and was assisted by In another synthesis of science and the co-sponsored by the Madison Metropolitan Graduate Project Assistant Mike Boll (BS ’04, humanities, WISL continued its practice School District, which handles publicity MS ’07) and Science is Fun student instruc- of bringing eminent scientists to Madison and enrollment, and Edgewood College, tors. Junior high students in the PEOPLE by sponsoring two public lectures by which provides an excellent lecture hall Program attend three hours of chemistry Francisco Ayala, who holds chairs in sci- in the Sonderegger Science Center on the laboratory instruction every morning for ence and the humanities. Professor Ayala is Edgewood campus. Professor Shakhashiri three weeks and high school students attend Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences arranges for the speakers and provides the two hours a day for one week. In addition and Professor of Philosophy, University of food. Sessions begin at 4PM and teachers to teaching content, the program helps stu- California, Irvine. Professor Ayala, whose are grateful to get a snack after a long day dents develop the habits and discipline to specialty is evolutionary genetics, spoke on of teaching. become good college students. “Darwin’s Most Significant Discovery: De- sign Without Designer” and “From Biology During the 2006–2007 school year, SCIENCE IN THE CAPITOL to Ethics: The Biological Roots of Morality.” presentations included: The two talks were co-sponsored by The The Science is Fun student demon- Center for the Humanities and the College Ron Seely, science reporter for the strators again took science to the capitol, of Engineering. Wisconsin State Journal and Lecturer, Life with a hands-on demonstration table in Sciences Communication, “Reporting on the rotunda during a noon hour when the Science and Technology” legislature was in session. The surest draw for legislators was a constituent. A major- ity of the student demonstrators are from Wisconsin, and the hometown legislators of participating students were notified. All stopped by the table. With the University budget under intense scrutiny in the legis- lature, “showing the flag” in the form of a popular program involving undergraduates Two PEOPLE Program students follow one is an exercise in good governmental relations of the most important rules as well as a promotion of science literacy. of chemical experiments— accurate measurement.

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Chuck and Martha Casey visited U.S. chemists was seen to be in jeop- Australia in July and met up with Ian ardy. For the past 15 years the number and Carol Dance in Sydney. Chuck and of Ph.D.s in chemistry granted at U.S. Ian both joined the Chemistry Depart- universities has been relatively steady ment in 1968 as Assistant Professors. at around 2000 per year. However, this Ian moved to University of New South level has been maintained by increasing Wales in 1974 and recently achieved reliance on international students (from emeritus status. The photo of Ian and about 25% in 1985 to about 40% in Carol was taken on a tour of Sydney. 2005). Unless we are able to persuade Chuck presented the Dwyer Lecture at more U.S. students to pursue careers the University of New South Wales and in science, it is likely that the number participated in the 4th Heron Island of U.S. citizens receiving chemistry Conference “Synthesis and Mechanism: Ph.D.s will continue to decrease. At Reactive Intermediates and Unusual the same time, U.S. chemistry may find Molecules” on the Great Barrier Reef. it increasingly difficult to attract and Chuck made his first and probably only retain outstanding international gradu- scuba dive there. ate students and postdoctoral research associates as chemistry and other op- Chuck chaired a National Research portunities in other nations improve. Council Panel to Benchmark the Re- Second, U.S. funding of chemistry search Competitiveness of the U.S. in research and infrastructure was Chemistry. The panel was charged with projected to remain under stress. addressing three specific questions: (1) Support was forecast to continue to What is the current position of U.S. barely keep up with inflation and to be chemistry research relative to that of concentrated in emerging and interdis- other regions or countries? (2) What ciplinary areas. Core research areas of key factors influence U.S. performance about 15,000 chemistry papers per year, chemistry, which underlie advances in the in chemistry? (3) On the basis of current chemists from other nations are increasing emerging areas of science, were viewed as trends in the United States and abroad, their rate of publication. U.S. chemists lead being stretched thin. what will be the relative U.S. position in the in the quality of their publications. U.S. near term and in the longer term? chemistry citations account for 28 percent The panel’s report “The Future of U.S. of total citations compared to the next two Chemistry Research: Benchmarks and ranked countries of Japan and Germany, Challenges” was released in March 2007. both with 9 percent. More importantly, they A Report in Brief and an Executive Summa- contributed to 50 percent of the 100 most ry can be downloaded free from National frequently cited chemistry papers, while Academies Press website at http://www. Western Europe contributed 41 percent. nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11866. The full report can be read on this website The panel projected that chemistry (individual pages may be printed free) and research in the United States will remain copies can also be purchased. stronger in the next decade than in any other single country, but competition The report concluded that today, is increasing. Because of the advance of chemistry research in the United States chemistry in other nations, competition is is stronger than in any other single coun- increasing and the lead of U.S. chemistry try, but competition from Europe and will shrink. Asia is rapidly increasing. In 2003, the United States published about 19 percent The panel had two major concerns of the world’s chemistry papers, down from that will impact the ability of the U.S. 23 percent in 1988. While U.S. chemists to maintain its leadership in innovation. have been publishing at a steady rate of First, the sustainability of the supply of

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Fleming Crim gave the Musselman neering Center, involves using rapid proto- Workshop on Titan – Observations, Ex- Visiting Scientists Lectures at Gettysburg typing methods to create three-dimensional periments, Computations, and Modeling College in Pennsylvania, and was a lecturer tactile models of nanoscale structures and (Honolulu, HI), the Enrico Fermi Institute at the Molecular Physics Colloquium on surfaces. The article is in the June 11, 2007 Mini-Symposium on Astrochemistry (Chi- high-resolution spectroscopy in Dijon, edition of the magazine (page 14). cago, IL), and the International Symposium France. In addition to his UW–Madison on Reactive Intermediates and Interesting duties, he will serve as the Co-Chair of the Bob McMahon presented an invited Molecules (Heron Island, Australia). Other Board on Chemical Sciences and Technol- lecture at the Reaction Mechanisms Confer- speakers in Australia included Chuck ogy at the National Academies. ence (College Park, MD). Dan Singleton Casey, Tim Clark (organic visitor), and (PD, Trost) and Rustem Ismagilov (PhD Armin de Meijere (organic visitor). Bob Andrew Greenberg, a chemistry ’98, Nelsen) also spoke at the meeting. continues as an Associate Editor for the staff member, was recently featured in Rustem was the inaugural recipient of the Journal of Organic Chemistry, and was Newsweek for his work developing tools to Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry recently elected to a three-year term as a help vision-impaired students learn about Award for Early Excellence in the Field member of the Executive Committee of the science. This project, funded in part by the of Physical Organic Chemistry. Bob also ACS Division of Organic Chemistry. UW–Madison Nanoscale Science and Engi- presented invited lectures at the First

UW Glassblower Attends National and International Conferences

the European symposium. Tracy was pre- sented with the 2007 Achievement Award at the annual awards banquet, presented by the Midwest Section of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society. In other news from the Glass Shop, in the spirit of sharing knowledge and experi- ence, Jason Craig, a glassblowing student from the scientific glassblowing program at Salem Community College spent a week in the glass shop with Tracy, in July. Jason spent time learning and practicing various lathe techniques throughout the week. He came away with a number of things to prac- tice throughout his final year of school. For the first time, the glass shop offered In early June, Tracy Drier attended the through lectures, exhibitions, workshops a full-semester class in scientific glassblow- 1st European Glassblowers Symposium in and factory visits. This new trend toward ing, designed for graduate students in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Over 490 partici- openness and sharing is a wonderful devel- chemistry. The class met once a week for pants from more than 20 countries traveled opment for everyone. 3 hours and focused on the skills required to Veldhoven to participate. The symposium was organized by the to build small apparatus or make your For centuries, glassblowers were known Dutch, Belgian, German and British sci- own repairs. for being highly secretive, as a way of entific glassblowing societies. Tracy said, Tracy hosted a class from the UW protecting techniques, trade secrets and “My participation was one of the highlights Stevens Point sculpture program last au- new processes or formulas. Therefore, of my glassblowing career.” Renewing tumn, demonstrating various glassblowing it was appropriate that the theme of the established friendships, putting names to techniques and answering questions. This symposium was “Europe United in Glass”; faces from the various glass web forums, last spring he was invited to participate in acknowledging the benefits of cooperation and meeting new people in the context of the Stevens Point College of Fine Arts and and common interests among glassblow- glassblowing was unforgettable. Communication Interarts festival. He also ers. The intention was to provide a forum Tracy also attended this year’s American had a month-long gallery show with 4 other to allow scientific, neon and artistic glass- Scientific Glassblowers Symposium that regional glass workers. In September, he blowers from Europe and other countries was held in Portsmouth, Virginia. Tracy was in New York, at the Corning Museum to share their glassblowing experience and was invited to judge this year’s paper pre- of Glass, teaching a weeklong class on flame techniques with one another. This was done sentations. He also presented a poster on working, with his brother Tim.

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at the meeting: Reinhard Hoffmann annual budget for science and engineering (’69), who also presented the Laudatio for education programs dropped from $80 the award, Henning Hopf (’78), Lutz Tie- million in fiscal year 1980 to $23 million tze (’82), Reinhard Bruckner (’90), and in 1983. Bassam arrived at NSF in 1984 Markus Kalesse (’98). and pressed successfully for rebuilding NSF’s K–12 and informal science education Bassam Z. Shakhashiri was recognized programs. In addition, he aggressively ad- by the National Science Board with its 2007 vocated a resurgence of NSF’s undergradu- Public Service Award at a black tie dinner ate education programs and an expansion held on May 14 at the ornate diplomatic of research career development programs functions rooms atop the US State Depart- for women and under represented groups. ment in Washington, D.C. Bassam was cited His strategic plan set the annual education for his extraordinary contributions to in- budget on a trajectory of $600 million. By crease public understanding of science and the time he left the agency in 1990, NSF’s for his “fearlessness” in reaching audiences, budget for education and human resources large and small, with his messages of science had grown to more than $230 million and literacy, and the connections between art in 2007 exceeded $800 million. and science. The National Science Board is an independent 24-member body of policy Other honors bestowed on Bassam Lloyd Smith went salmon fishing for include: the 2006 Madison Rotary Club Se- the first time off the coast of Alaska, and advisors to the President and Congress on caught his limit in King Salmon. Here he matters of science and engineering research nior Service Award, the 2007 ACS Maryland is with a 23 lb specimen. and education, and is the oversight body for Section George Braude Award, an honor- NSF. The Board initiated the Public Service ary doctoral degree from the University of Cathy Middlecamp, Chemistry 108 Award in 1996 and previous recipients South Carolina when Bassam gave the com- lecturer and Director of the Chemistry include: Alan Alda, host of PBS’s Scien- mencement address in Aiken, and in the fall Learning Center, was appointed as Editor- tific American Frontiers; Craig R. Barrett, of 2007 the University of Nevada–Las Vegas in-Chief for the seventh edition of Chem- Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation; named Bassam as the first recipient of the istry in Context (CiC). Published by the Ira Flatow, host and executive producer of David Emerson Science Advocacy Medal. Education Division of the American Chemi- NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday”; Lebanese American University awarded Bassam an honorary doctoral degree, but cal Society, the book is widely used in both author and neurologist Oliver Sacks; astro- he was advised by the university president Chemistry and non-Chemistry fields. naut Kathryn D. Sullivan; biologist Stephen J. Gould; and author Dava Sobel. not travel to the July commencement due The Reich group organized the 8th to political instability in Beirut. Bassam served as NSF assistant direc- International Conference on Carbanion tor in the mid 1980s and was the architect Bassam finds it satisfying and rewarding Chemistry (ISCC–8) in Madison in June for rebuilding education programs at NSF to work with collaborators dedicated to the 2007. (See story on page 22) after many were greatly reduced in the early mission of the Wisconsin Initiative for Sci- Birgir Gudmunsson (PhD ’95, Reich) years of the Reagan Administration. NSF’s ence Literacy (WISL). The hard and produc- with his family visited Madison for the first time since he returned to Iceland in 1995. He helps run a chemical company. Bill Sikorski (PhD ’97, Reich) also visited Madison to meet Biggi. Sue Wollowitz (PhD ’80, Reich) is a member of the na- tional executive committee of the WCC (Women’s Chemistry Committee). She was featured in a J. Chem. Ed. article: Career Profile: Pharmaceutical Chemist Journal( of Chemical Education, Vol. 84 No. 10 1585).

Hans received the Arfvedson-Schlenck Award for lithium chemistry from the German Chemical Society, and he, to- gether with Ieva and graduate students Kris Kolonko and Kristen Plessel, traveled to Ulm, Germany for the award ceremony and address. A number of former visiting professors in Organic Chemistry were also

30 b a d g e r c h e m i s t tive work of Rod Schreiner (MS ’73, PhD discussed and demonstrated the science of Bursten received 13,871 votes and Bassam ’81), Patti Puccio, Linda Zelewski, John fireworks prior to the Wisconsin Chamber received 12,179 votes. Bursten joins other Powell, Laurens Andersen, and June Orchestra “Concert in the Park” which was Wisconsin alumni and faculty who have Shakhashiri, along with staff, graduate followed by a professional fireworks show. served as ACS president (Charles P. Casey and undergraduate students makes it all in 2004; Warren D. Niederhauser (PhD enjoyable and effective. Recent programs On September 17, 2007 Bassam marked ’43) in 1984, James D. D’Ianni (PhD ’38) were conceived and offered in collabora- the 50th anniversary of his arrival in the in 1980, Karl A. Folkers (PhD ’30) in 1962, tion with the Center for the Humanities, United States from his native Lebanon by and Farrington Daniels in 1953). music professor Marc Fink and theatre sharing a cake with the 350 students en- professor Norma Saldivar (both serving rolled in his Chemistry 103 course. Parents Jim Skinner participated in the NSF as WISL faculty fellows) and their students, and relatives of several students currently Chemistry Division Committee of Visitors community leaders in Dane County and enrolled in this class took chemistry with in February 2007. He was elected a Mem- throughout Wisconsin, and with leading Bassam in previous years—no grand kids ber-at-Large, Chemical Physics Division of scientists and policy makers from across the of former students yet! the American Physical Society in spring of 2006, to serve a three-year term. Jim also country. Local and national donors enable Bassam is in his 38th year as a UW WISL to sustain its program offerings. Ad- faculty member and will present the 38th completed his last year as Department ditional donations can help expand WISL’s ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CHEERY IN Chair on July 1, 2007. Jim’s notable talks R&D work and also help reach new and THE LAB OF SHAKHASHIRI in early De- this year included a departmental col- larger audiences. We thank all donors and cember. Check local PBS and cable station loquium at Howard University as part of especially UW–Madison former students listings for time and date of telecast of this our initial efforts to develop a more formal and alumni for their generosity in support year’s Christmas Lecture which follows the collaboration/ exchange program; and a WISL and promoting the Wisconsin Idea. tradition of British scientist Michael Fara- talk at the retirement Festschrift for Peter Since January of 2006 Bassam has given day who presented the Christmas Lecture Trommsdorff in Grenoble, France. 19 times beginning in 1827 at the Royal over 40 invited presentations to audiences For Bob West, the past year was one in the US and abroad. These include science Institution in London. of international activity and included pro- fairs, celebrations of National Chemistry The ACS presidential election in 2006 fessional travel to Korea in May for a five- Week, and meetings of ACS, the American had an interesting Wisconsin connection. university lecture tour; Israel in early June Association for the Advancement of Sci- The slate of nominees for 2007 ACS presi- for joint research at the Technion; Jordan ence, the National Science Teachers As- dent-elect was presented to the ACS Coun- sociation, and IUPAC. One of the joys of in late June to present at an international cil in March of 2006 at the Atlanta national professional travel is visiting with former conference comprised of delegates from meeting and the council vote was: students, alumni, and their families and 49 countries, mostly from the Arab world; • Bassam Shakhashiri, 280 friends. Each mentions fondly various rec- Japan in July to present at an international • University of Tennessee Dean of Arts ollections of UW–Madison. symposium and give a brief talk in Japanese and Science Bruce Bursten, 206 at the banquet; and England in September to At the 2006 Fall ACS meeting in San • Inorganic Chemistry editor Richard speak at the annual Organosilicon Days. Francisco WISL organized and co-hosted Eisenberg, 195 a presidential symposium honoring Carl • UCSB Dean of Engineering Matthew For recreation, besides flying a little Djerassi (PhD ’45) for his scientific and Tirrell, 128 Cessna, Bob traveled to the Selkirk Mountains literary contributions. At the 2007 Fall ACS of British Columbia for a week of mountain- The two candidates selected by the meeting in Boston WISL organized and co- eering and later spent two weeks sailing and Council, Bassam and Bruce Bursten hosted a presidential session to mark Roald hiking in the wonders of Antarctica. (PhD ’78, Fenske), were presented in the Hoffmann’s 70th birthday and his promo- fall to the 158,000 gen- tion to emeritus professor at Cornell. Both eral membership along Djerassi and Hoffmann have been WISL with two petition candi- visiting fellows and major collaborators in dates: Yorke E. Rhodes, promoting science literacy. Commemora- New York University tive booklets from each symposium are (retired), and James A. available free of charge upon request from Walsh, John Carroll Uni- WISL, but the supply is limited. versity (retired). Because Bassam kept up his usual pace with no candidate received a local presentations at Hilldale Mall, Kids simple majority of votes EXPO, Science Expeditions, Engineering and in accordance with EXPO, College for Kids, College Days, ACS bylaws, a runoff family science night, Science in the Capi- election between the tol, Wisconsin schools, and many other two top vote getters locations. Bassam and Rodney Schreiner was held. In the runoff,

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This ‘n’ That

R. Byron Bird (PhD ’50, Hirschfelder) Alexey Ignatchenko (PD ’95–’98, Zim- Susie Lucas (PhD ’06, McMahon) ac- received an Honorary Doctor of Science merman) has taken a position as Research cepted a position with Dow Pharmaceutical degree from Iowa State University on 5 Scientist at the Energy & Environmental Sciences in San Francisco. May 2007. He had earlier received hon- Research Center (EERC) at the University orary doctorates from Lehigh University, of North Dakota. Tom Lutz (PhD ’05, Ediger) recently Washington University (St Louis), Clark- became Director of Research and Devel- son University, Colorado School of Mines, Reinhart Keese (PD ’62–’64, Zimmer- opment at Central Aquatics in Franklin, Texas A&M University, Kyoto University, man) from Univ. Bern in Switzerland, and WI. Central Aquatics is the world’s largest Technical University of Delft, Eidgenös- his wife Telsche sent greetings remembering producer of aquariums and terrariums. Tom sische Technische Hochschule (Zürich), their Wisconsin days. says that he’s not using much of the poly- and The Technion (Haifa). He is known for mer dynamic theory of graduate school, his books, including “Molecular Theory of Yong Seol Kim (PhD ’05, McMahon) is but the problem solving and higher level Gases and Liquids” (Hirschfelder, Curtiss a postdoctoral research associate with the of thinking skills taught in graduate school & Bird), “Transport Phenomena” (Bird, QUASAAR (Quantitative Spectroscopy for under Mark’s tutelage has certainly been Stewart & Lightfoot), “Dynamics of Poly- Atmospheric and Astrophysical Research) very helpful. meric Liquids” (Bird, Armstrong, Hassager training network in Wuppertal, Germany. & Curtiss), and others. Patrick Mariano’s (PhD ’69, Zim- Amber Krummel (PhD ’07, Zanni) merman) colleagues had a Symposium in Nate Bowling (PhD ’05, McMahon) is doing a post-doc with Dave Weitz at Busan, Korea in honor of his scientific ac- accepted a position as Assistant Professor Harvard. complishments as well as his birthday. of Chemistry at the University of Wiscon- Dan Little’s (PhD ’74, Zimmerman) stu- sin–Stevens Point. Molly McGuire (PhD ’01, Hamers) dents at the University of California – Santa is an Assistant Professor at Bucknell Uni- Richard Bunce (PhD ’81, Zimmer- Barbara organized an October Symposium versity in Lewisburg, PA. Molly teaches man) of Oklahoma State University has in honor of Dan’s 60th birthday. The event environmental chemistry and has taught a been named the 2007 Oklahoma Scientist was called “The Twists and Turns of Or- graduate seminar course on interface chem- of the Year. ganic Chemistry: Academic and Industrial istry and a freshmen seminar focused on Perspectives––a Symposium in Honor of R. nanotechnology. She recently received an Harry Chen (PhD ’95, Hamers) is at Daniel Little’s 60th Birthday.” NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant KLA-Tencor doing systems engineering on to purchase an Atomic Force Microscope. wafer inspection tools for semiconductor Hongbing Liu (PhD ’98, Hamers) fabrication. reports that he is the Chief Technical Of- Jim Meyer (BS ’66, Zimmerman) was ficer of Lionax http://www.lionax.com/ Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Marc Cicerone (PhD ’94, Ediger) is english/index.asp. On Aug. 22, 2007, Officer at Kodak. He retired from that post now the leader of the Biomaterials Group Lionax became the first Chinese company several years ago and reports that he and in the Polymers Division at the National to do an Initial Public Offering on the Paris his wife Jenny have been doing volunteer Institute of Standards and Technology. stock exchange. Hongbing currently lives work building science exhibits for their lo- in Richmond, CA. cal science center. Terry Ding (PhD ’07, Zanni) is doing a post-doc with John Fourkas at the Univer- Jianming Liu (MS ’01, Hamers) and Li- Evgueni Nesterov (PD ’98-’02, Zim- sity of Maryland. man Wang (PhD ’01, Smith) now live near merman) from LSU spoke at the Photo- Philadelphia, PA. Jianming was promoted chemistry Gordon Research Conference. Eric Fulmer (PhD ’06, Zanni) married to Manager of Electronic Quality Systems Laren Tolbert (PhD ’75, Zimmerman) Jocelyn Cox (PhD ’06, Crim) in August. at Mutual Pharmaceutical Company in of Georgia Tech was a moderator, as was Philadelphia. He is leading a department Steve Fleming (PhD ’84, Zimmerman) Yiyong He (PhD ’05, Ediger) recently whose goal is to transform and modernize from Brigham Young. Also participating began working for Dow in Midland, MI. the chemistry lab and quality operations by were Rich Givens (PhD ’67, Zimmerman) He has a position in the Analytical Sciences utilizing the latest electronic quality man- from the University of Kansas and Andrei group focusing on polymer problems and agement systems, while Liman is working Kutateladze (Asst. Scientist ’92-’95, Zim- is working with XiaoHua (Sam) Qiu (PhD for Merck. Jianming and Liman have a 16- merman) from the University of Denver. ’01, Ediger). month-old baby girl. (continued on page 40)

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Chemistry Department Support from Alumni, Staff and Friends

The Chemistry Department is blessed with many generous alumni and friends, and nowhere is that more evident than in the array of funds of various types that we can draw on for support of our activities. These funds include those that support general operations, scholarships and fellowships for students, lectures, seminars, research, awards and publications. We have listed here all of the funds the UW Foundation administers, plus the trust funds that have been set up to benefit Department activities. For contributions to Founda- tion accounts, checks should be made out to the UW Foundation, not to the Chemistry Department; gifts can also be made on line at https://www2.uwfoundation.wisc.edu/MultiPage/processStep1.do. Gifts to the UW Foundation are tax deductible, and many companies provide matching contributions, allowing you to multiply the value of your gift. When you send your donations to the Foundation, you can specify that your gift go to Chemistry, and further specify any of the funds. Donations to trust funds must be made out to the Chem- istry Department, with the particular trust noted on the memo line. Donors are acknowledged every year on the pages following our listing of funds. You are all essential to the continued high caliber of the Chemistry Department in its teaching, research and outreach missions.

Address gifts/correspondence to the UW Foundation, 1848 University Ave., Madison, WI 53708 or to the Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706

UW – Foundation Accounts for the DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

OF SPECIAL INTEREST IN 2006–2007 Although we appreciate all of our donors, the following funds are of very broad application to Department activities, or had some special event Farrington Daniels Ethical Leadership Fellowship Fund (Grad) 12223995 occur in 2006–2007. Established in 2004 by William G. and Virginia Hendrickson. First awarded Fall 2007.

Department of Chemistry Fund 1222137 George J. and Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12224870 Supports research and teaching activities in the Department. Established in 2007 to honor the memory of George J. Ziarnik by presenting scholarships to Wisconsin residents majoring in Alpha Chi Sigma Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund 12224506 chemistry. Established in 2006 for the purpose of providing scholarship support for undergraduate students in the Chemistry, Biochemistry, Hach Scholarship Fund to Develop HS Chemistry Teachers 12224870 or Chemical Engineering Departments. The scholarship was first Established in 2007 by the Hach Scientific Foundation, this fund will awarded in 2007. provide scholarships to undergraduates who are future high school chemistry teachers. Badger Chemist Fund 1222534 Provides funds to support the Badger Chemist and other Department Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry 12223951 publications. Fellowship Fund (Grad) Established in 2004 by Margaret Goering’s will, in honor of her Chemistry Fund for Interactive Education 12224764 late husband, Professor Harlan Goering. The fellowship will reward Established in 2006 to support the research, teaching and outreach excellent graduate students in Organic Chemistry, and was first activities of Dr. Ieva Reich. awarded in 2007. David F. and Donald G. Ackerman, Jr. Wisconsin 12223243 Irving Shain Chemistry Colloquium Series Fund 12224514 Distinguished Graduate Fellowships 12223244 Established in 2006 in conjunction with the ceremony honoring Irv Supports graduate students in Chemistry. First awarded Summer 2007. Shain with the naming of the “Irving Shain Research Tower”. The First Irving Shain Colloquium was presented in 2007.

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Pei Wang Fund 12224225 Roger J. Carlson Fund (Grad) 12220918 Established in 2005 by a gift from the estate of Pei Wang, to be used Graduate Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry, in memory of Roger for fellowships for students in the Chemistry Department. Pei Wang Carlson. Fellowships were first given to incoming students in Fall 2006. Student Support in Chemistry (Undergrad) 12222068 Richard B. Bernstein Lectureship Fund 12224951 Supports undergraduate students from Wisconsin high schools with Established in 2007 by a gift from Virupaksha and Sarveswari GPA above 3.0. Reddy, in honor of former Professor Michael J. Berry, Mr. Reddy’s Ph.D. thesis advisor, on his 60th birthday. Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12221917 Supports undergraduate students, with preference for students of Surface Science Research and Community-Building Fund 12224916 Asian descent. Established in 2007 to build and foster community in the Hamers research group. Wayland Noland Undergraduate Research Fellowship 12222191 Established by Professor Wayland E. Noland to support summer or academic year research by undergraduates.

STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISIONAL SUPPORT Ackerman Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12223212 Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry, especially those from East High School in Madison. Analytical Chemistry Fund 1222679 Alfred L. Wilds Scholarship in Chemistry (Undergrad) 12220072 Supports research and educational activities in the Analytical Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Professor Al Wilds. Sciences Division, including conferences and grad recruiting. Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) 12223281 Analytical Research Fund 12220448 Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Andrew Dorsey. Supports research and programs in the Analytical Sciences Division. Originally established in 1990 with a gift from the Olin Don Brouse Memorial Scholarship (Undergrad) 32220536 Corporation Charitable Trust. Undergraduate scholarship in memory of Don Brouse. Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Fund 12221344 Edwin M and Kathryn M Larsen Fund (Undergrad) 12222308 Supports the Inorganic Division seminar and research programs. Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry. Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Endowment for Graduate Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize Fund 12220984 Women in Chemistry 12223191 Awards an annual Prize to an internationally prominent scientist Supports women graduate students in Chemistry research. to recognize outstanding work in Theoretical Chemistry. Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Fund (Undergrad) 12223562 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Visitors Fund 12220912 Supports undergraduate students in Chemistry, especially women. Supports visits to the Theoretical Chemistry Institute by outstanding scholars. Gary R. Parr Memorial Fund (Grad or Undergrad) 12222192 Scholarship in Bioanalytical or Biological Chemistry, in memory of John L. Schrag Analytical Research and Teaching Fund 12223637 Gary Parr. Provides funds for activities that will enhance the excellence and humanity of the Analytical Sciences Division. Harry and Helen Cohen Graduate Research Fund (Grad) 12222250 Supports graduate students in Organic Chemistry. Organic Synthesis Fund 1222548 Supports research activities in Organic Chemistry including Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry 12223644 symposia and visiting lecturers. Scholarship Fund (Undergrad) Supports Undergraduate students in Chemistry, in memory of Ralph Firminhac’s parents, Henry Firminhac and Eleanor Firminhac. John and Dorothy Vozza Research Fellowships (Grad) 12224612 Established in 2006 by the John and Dorothy Vozza Trust. CHEMISTRY EDUCATION Professorship or Fellowships in Organic Chemistry. Institute for Chemical Education Fund 1222929 John and Elizabeth Moore Awards in General Chemistry 12223663 Supports activities in Chemical Education. Provides funds for awards to the best students in the Fall Chemistry 108 and Chemistry 109 courses. James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award 12223590 Established in 2002 and first awarded in 2003, this provides an Kimberly-Clark Undergraduate Scholarship 12222807 endowed fund to support awards to outstanding teachers in the Supports undergraduate research with an annual award. Chemistry Department. Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence in Chemistry 12543124 Michael S. Kellogg Chemistry Fund 12223655 Research (Grad) Provides funds to support an annual prize, a lectureship, or other Honors an outstanding female graduate student. support of science education. Ralph F. Hirschmann – Daniel H. Rich Graduate 12224086 Shakhashiri Science Education Fund 12221133 Fellowship Fund (Grad) Supports activities in Science Education under the direction of Prof. Established in 2004 by Ralph Hirschmann to encourage and assist Bassam Shakhashiri. students in the early stages of their research careers; and to honor and to express his high regard for Professor Daniel H. Rich.

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LECTURESHIPS/PROFESSORSHIPS

Evan P. Helfaer Fund 32225081A Farrington Daniels Memorial Fund 1222324 Provides funds to support endowed chairs in the Chemistry Funds special projects relating to the benefits of science to society. Department. Harry L and A Paschaleen Coonradt Fund 12221413 H. L. and M. L. Goering Visiting Professorship Fund 12222391 Jean Irene Love Fund 12223870 Provides funds to support a Visiting Professor in Organic Established in December 2003 by the family of Jean Irene Love Chemistry. and John Edmund Wright, to remember Jean’s kindness, her self- Irving Shain Professorship Fund 12224681 sacrifice, and her deep and unconditional love for all people. Established in 2006 with a gift from Irv Shain for a permanent John and Caroline Dorsch Fund 12220322 professorship in the Chemistry Department. Les Holt Memorial Endowment 12223535 John D. Ferry Lectureship in Macromolecular Science 12222793 A general fund established with a gift from the estate of Professor Provides funds to support a Lecturer in Macromolecular Sciences. Les Holt. John E. Willard Lectureship 1222829 Norman G. Mailander Fund 12224058 Funds a special seminar in Physical Chemistry. Established in 2004 by Norman Mailander’s will, for special enhancement of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Joseph O. Hirschfelder Professorship Fund 12220310 Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Provides funds to support an endowed chair. Lloyd L. Withrow Fun 12221190 McElvain Seminar Fund 12220241 Supports the ongoing seminar series organized and run by Paul A. and Jane B. Wilson Fund 32220550 graduate students in the Department of Chemistry. Thomas B. Squire Fund Ralph Hirschmann Lectureship 1222295 Funds a Visiting Professor in Organic, Bioorganic or Physical Organic Chemistry. V. W. Meloche-Bascom Professorship 1222889 Provides funds to support an endowed chair. INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH GROUP SUPPORT

V. W. Meloche Lectureship 1222825 (Group) Funds a special seminar series in Chemistry. Bio-Analytical Chemistry Fund 12220368 (Lloyd Smith) Carbohydrate Chemistry Research Fund 12221999 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT (Laura Kiessling) Chemistry Catalysis Fund 12223733 These funds provide key support for specific purposes or for our new initiatives. (Shannon Stahl) Kocher Award 12223165 Chemistry Building Fund 12221293 (Thomas Brunold) Supports continued remodeling of Chemistry buildings. The last bill Lawrence Dahl Research Fund 12222076 for the new construction and major remodeling project was paid in (Larry Dahl) late 2006. This fund will continue to pay for construction such as remodeling for new professors. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Fund 12221877 (Tom Farrar) Community-Building Fund for Chemistry 12223316 Provides funds for receptions, retirement parties, funeral memorials, Organic Chemistry Research 12220190 and other similar activities; established in 2001. (Hans Reich) Dr. Norbert Barwasser Chemistry Fund 32225010 Organic Research Studies Fund 12220747 Benefits the Department of Chemistry research and programs. (Howard Zimmerman)

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In addition to the above Foundation accounts, the following trust funds have been established to support Department programs.

STUDENT SUPPORT DIVISIONAL and INDIVIDUAL LECTURESHIPS/PROFESSORSHIPS Belle Crowe Fellowship SUPPORT James M. Sprague Lectureship Daniel L. Sherk Award in Chemistry Arthur C. Cope Scholar Grant (Casey) Karl Folkers Lecture Series in Chemistry Edward Panek Memorial Scholarship Chemistry Department Special Library Fund Hoechst Celanese Foundation Chemistry De- Chemistry Research Fund (Reich) GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT partment Fund Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (Nathanson) Chemistry Building Fund Krauskopf Chemistry Award Hilldale Foundation Funds Hoffman-La Roche Foundation Chemistry De- Mabel Duthey Reiner Scholarship Innovation Recognition Research Fund (Casey) partment Fund Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship in Chem- John Edmond Kierzkowski Memorial Trust (Li- Howard H. Snyder Chemistry Department Fund istry brary) Stephen E. Freeman Chemistry Department Fund Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship MacArthur Fund (Smith) Thomas R. Kissel Chemistry Fund Paul J. Bender Memorial Fund Steenbock Professorship in Chemical Sciences Richard Fischer Scholarship (Casey) Sam Charles Slifkin Award in Chemistry Theoretical Chemistry Institute Fund Willard W. Hodge Scholarship in Chemistry

In addition to honoring and acknowledging those people who donate to the Department to help support our Teaching, Research, and Outreach missions, we would like to also honor the people for whom funds are established and named. Many of you have donated to pay tribute to a mentor, colleague, friend, or relative in the Chemistry Department. This is a tribute not only to the donors, but to the people memorialized in donations.

Edward Panek David F. and Donald G. Ackerman Stephen E. Freeman Gary R. Parr Norbert Barwasser Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Mabel Duthey Reiner Margaret McLean Bender Evan P. Helfaer Daniel H. Rich Paul J. Bender Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher John L. Schrag Leah Cohodas Berk Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Irving Shain Richard B. Bernstein Joseph O. Hirschfelder Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Michael Berry Ralph Hirschmann Daniel L. Sherk Don Brouse Willard W. Hodge Sam Charles Slifkin Roger J. Carlson Les Holt Howard H. Snyder Harry and Helen Cohen Michael S. Kellogg James M. Sprague Harry L. and A. Paschaleen Coonradt John E. Kierzkowski Thomas B. Squire Belle Crowe Thomas R. Kissel James W. Taylor Farrington Daniels Francis C. Krauskopf Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy John and Caroline Dorsch Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen John and Dorothy Vozza Andrew D. Dorsey Jean Irene Love Pei Wang John D. Ferry Norman G. Mailander Martha Gunhild Week Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Samuel M. McElvain Alfred L. Wilds Richard Fischer Villiers W. Meloche John E. Willard Karl A. Folkers John and Elizabeth Moore Paul A. and Jane B. Wilson Wayland E. Noland Lloyd L. Withrow George J. and Arleen D. Ziarnik

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This list acknowledges donors to all Departmental funds from July 2006 through June 2007, as recorded by the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

A E Dr. Jeffrey C. Blood Dr. Judith M. Coleman Professor Christopher J. Abelt Dr. Edward S. Bloom Mr. Andrew Paul Combs Eagle School Of Madison Inc. Professor Seymour Abrahamson and Dr. Stanley W. Blum Mr. David B. Aaron and Ms. Virginia Mrs. Ruth C. Edwards Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson Dr. George C. Blytas L. Conger Ms. Kathryn E. Effenheim Ms. Vera E. Cooke Dr. David F. Akeley Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foun- Dr. David W. Eggerding dation Inc. Mr. Terrence E. Cooprider Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Alberty Professor William D. Ehmann Dr. Robert J. Boettcher Cottage Grove PTO # 10 Dr. and Mrs. Loren D. Albin Eli Lilly and Company Ms. Susan D. Boettger Dr. and Mrs. Byron R. Dr. William L. Albrecht Dr. Peter J. Bonk Dr. Peter C. Ellingson Ms. Sharon R. Albright Mr. Charles Arthur Bornhoeft C Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ernst Aldrich Chemical Company Inc. Mr. Freddie H. Bornowski, Jr. Dr. Alan R. Esker Professor Mary M. Allen Drs. Joseph P. and Deborah Wegrich Cotter, Jr. Dr. Robert W. Evans Dr. and Mrs. John W. Allis Borst Country View Elementary School Dr. Alexander Amell Drs. Michael D. and Caryn Lang Bowe PTA F Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Amos Dr. Barton K. Bower Drs. William A. and Judith S. Craig Mr. Morton Fefer Dr. James R. Andersen Dr. Carsten P. Boysen Ms. Katherine D. Cramer Mr. David D. Anderson Ms. Nila L. Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cristall Dr. and Mrs. Roger William Fenster- maker Ms. Karen Lynn Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. Bremner Professor David S. Crumrine Professor Garry N. Fickes Dr. Thomas M. Anger Professor Stephen W. Brewer, Jr. Dr. Glen Thomas Cunkle Dr. Michael C. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Bruno J. Arena Dr. Gene M. Bright Mr. Scott A. Curtin Dr. and Mrs. James H. Fitzpatrick, Jr. Mr. Rudolph P. Arndt Dr. Walter Brummund, Jr. Dr. Clifford R. Cyr Mr. and Mrs. James Arts Professor Frederick G. West and Dr. Dr. Kenneth P. Fivizzani Christine M. Brzezowski Dr. Gary B. Aspelin Professor Steven A. Fleming Dr. Charles A. Bunnell D Dr. Erik R. Floor Dr. Ellen L. Bunyan Professor Norman Fogel Mr. and Mrs. Ricki W. Burger B Mr. Paul F. D’Angelo Mr. Joshua D. Fox Dr. Albert A. Burk, Jr. Professor Lawrence and Dr. June L. Dr. Robert P. Frankenthal Dr. Terry J. Burkhardt Dahl Badger Ridge Middle School Dr. Thomas J. Butenhoff Dr. Mary F. Dampier Dr. Richard C. Franklin Mr. Gordon A. Bain Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Calabrese Dr. Cathy L. Dantzman Dr. William Jackson Frazee Dr. Robert L. Baldwin Mr. Darrel E. Cardy Ms. Katharine P. Daub Mr. Martin D. Friedman Professor Richard J. Baltisberger Dr. Corey W. Carlson Dr. Israel A. David Mr. Alan R. Fritzberg Dr. Loren W. Bannister Ms. Marjorie A. Carlson Dr. Roger L. DeKock Mr. Jimmie R. Baran, Jr. Mr. Jean Lou A. Chameau and Ms. Mr. Richard B. DeMallie, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Barlow Carol Carmichael Dr. Walter K. Dean G Mr. Andrew J. Barragry Dr. Philip D. Carpenter Dr. E. Barton Denechaud Dr. and Mrs. Alfonso J. Basile Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Casada Mr. Allen A. Denio Dr. Robert C. Gadwood Dr. Victor J. Bauer Dr. John E. Castle Dr. and Mrs. Harold F. Deutsch Mr. Timothy J. Gennrich Mr. Andrew B. Beal Dr. David J. Castro and Dr. Amanda Mr. Richard J. Dexheimer Ms. Candida Gialamas Dr. Edwin N. Becker M. Durik Dr. Gunther H. Dieckmann Dr. Eric D. Glendening Ms. Helen C. Becker Dr. Thomas A. Caughey Mr. and Mrs. Glenroy Diedrick Mr. Jeffrey M. Gold Mr. James J. Becker Mr. Winston Chang Dr. David R. Dion Mr. Paul M. Gold Dr. Herbert L. Benson, Jr. Dr. Roger M. Christenson Dr. Glen E. Dirreen Mr. Romeo A. Gomez Mr. and Mrs. William F. Benusa Drs. Tek-Ling and Alice Ku Chwang Dr. G. Charles Dismukes Dr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Gordon Mr. James G. Berbee and Ms. Karen Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Ciriacks Mr. Benjamin C. Gorske A. Walsh Dr. Dennis S. Donald Dr. Larry Michael Cirjak Dr. and Mrs. Yariv Donde Dr. and Mrs. David Evans Grant Professor and Mrs. Robert G. Berg- Mr. George J. Clements man Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Dorhout Dr. Edward C. Greer Dr. Mary J. Cloninger Dr. Jon Berntsen Dr. Michael J. Drews Mr. Eston Merle Gross Dr. and Mrs. Martin J. Coffey Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bickes, Jr. Dr. Melvin L. Druelinger Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Groth Dr. Harry Cohen Professor Helen E. Blackwell E I Du Pont De Nemours Co Mr. and Mrs. M. Donald Gunness Mr. Sheldon H. Cohen Mr. Edward C. Blau Ms. Elizabeth S. Dworschack Mr. and Mrs. Randolph J. Guschl

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Dr. Carl David Gutsche Jocelyn L. Milner Mr. Erwin S. Gutsell, Jr. Mr. Brian R. Minix Mr. Ilia Guzei and Ms. Galina Bikzha- Dr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Mirviss nova We thank each of you for Professor and Mrs. John W. Moore Mr. Wade L. Moretz H Mr. Donald H. Morman making the improvement of Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Morrissey Dr. and Mrs. John P. Haberman Dr. Ronald L. Morse Hach Scientific Foundation our program possible. Dr. Stephen D. Morton Hacienda del Joven Estates Home- Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Mount owner’s Assoc Ms. Leta A. Mueller Dr. Douglas F. Hager Dr. Richard D. Mullineaux Dr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Hager J L Dr. and Mrs. John H. Munch Mr. John F. Hagman Dr. Dennis J. Murphy Dr. David A. Hahn Mr. William N. Jacobsen Ms. Yick K. Lam Professor Mark A. Muyskens Dr. Rolf M. Hahne Mr. John R. Jacobson Dr. and Mrs. Bill T. Lambert Mr. Dominic P. Halbach Mr. Robert A. Janke Dr. Scott W. Landvatter Ms. Betty W. Hall Mr. Jack E. Jayne Dr. Robert J. Lascola, Jr. N Ms. Diane J. Hancock Dr. Cara L. Jenkins Dr. Richard G. Lawton Professor Robert J. Hanrahan Dr. Roger A. Jenkins Dr. Charles Y. Lee Mr. Mark A. Nagy Dr. John E. Harriman Mr. and Mrs. Chris B. Jeske Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Leed National Starch & Chemical Fdn Professor Suzanne Harris Mr. Gordon L. Johnson Dr. Roberta R. Naujok Hartland/Lakeside JT School Dist 3 Ms. Suzanne Legner Dr. Myrle F. Johnson Mr. Marvis E. Hartman Mr. Phillip G. Leith Dr. Richard J. Neddenriep Ms. Mary A. Haskin Mr. Timothy R. Johnson Dr. Anna P. Lin Dr. Ronald E. Negri Dr. Eugene F. Haugh Professor Guilford Jones II Mr. Ryan D. Linder Mr. William E. Nell Mr. Christopher A. Heil Dr. Daniel F. Juers Mr. John Carl Littrell Dr. and Mrs. Norman A. Nelson Mr. Robert S. Heinze Dr. Louis N. Jungheim Dr. Hongbing Liu Dr. F. Henry M. Nestler Mr. John F. Helms Ms. Lucy Wilkie Lloyd Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Ian Henderson Dr. Frederick Y. Lo and Ms. Polly Ms. Edna A. Newbury Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Henzler K Chan Professor James C. Nichol Mr. Thomas R. Herrin Mr. Richard N. Lovett Professor Anne-Marie L. Nickel Mr. Eugene Herscher Dr. Thomas W. Kaaret Ms. Kara A. Luedtke Dr. Richard A. Niemann Dr. Richard W. Hess Ms. Susan Ann Kamper Mr. John A. T. Norman Dr. Gene A. Hiegel Dr. Bradley R. Karas Northside Elementary PTA Mr. Geoffrey D. Hietpas Ms. Pauline Daub Kasper M Dr. Daniel A. Higgins Dr. John E. Kaufman Dr. Steven J. Hildebrandt Dr. Paul Rene Leplae and Dr. Stacy Jo Mr. Ning Wang and Dr. Jingwen Ma O Ms. Susan D. Hill Keding Dr. Mildred M. Maguire Dr. David K. Hindermann Mr. Kerry J. Kelly Ms. Donna L. Majewski Mr. Maurice L. Oehler Drs. Jonathan A. and Sarah H. Mr. Jerome D. Kessler Hodges Mr. Vincent F. Malek Dr. Marsha D. B. Oenick Professor Robert E. Kettler Dr. Kurt D. Hoffacker Mr. Michael C. Marcoux Mr. William L. Ogren Kimberly-Clark Corporation Dr. Paul R. Hohenfeldt Mr. Thomas E. Marfing Mr. William J. Oien Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Kimpfbeck Dr. Steven K. Holmgren Mr. Michael J. Marks Ms. Elizabeth D. Olleman Drs. James F. and Evalyn R. Hornig Dr. Rein U. Kirss Professor Robert J. McMahon Dr. Richard E. Olson Mr. Theodore L. Horstick Dr. Donald A. Kita Dr. Milton R. McMillen Ms. Carol C. Ordal Mr. John R. Hottle Dr. James Kleppinger Dr. Lester R. McNall Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Osenberg Dr. Reed Amderson Howald Ms. Donna L. Knilans Mr. Rudd A. Meiklejohn Mr. Lester J. Howard Dr. William E. Koerner Mr. David G. Meissner Dr. King L. Howe Mr. Thomas M. Kolb P Dr. Kenneth J. Hujet Mr. George J. Meisters Dr. Charles F. Kolpin Mr. Robert O. Hussa Merck & Company Inc. Dr. Mark S. Konings Professor Marilyn A. Parker Professor Craig A. Merlic Dr. Daniel D. Konowalow Dr. Robert C. Paulick Ms. Claire Olsen Meyer I Professor David W. and Dr. Sandra K. Dr. Paul E. Peckham Koster Professor William H. Miles and Ms. Professor Jeffrey L. Petersen Patricia M. Smiley International Telecomm Services Inc. Professor Charles S. Kraihanzel Dr. Steven Carl Peterson Professor Gerald R. Miller Dr. Terry V. Iorns Mr. Harry J. Krall Drs. Robert M. and Lori M. Petrovich Dr. Maria L. Miller Ms. Barbara A. Kratochwill Professor Ralph H. Petrucci Dr. Scott B. Miller Dr. David A. Krause Dr. Joann M. Pfeiffer Mrs. Virginia S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Kurt G. Kronholm Professor William F. Pfeiffer, Jr. Dr. William H. Miller Dr. Vincent P. Kuceski Pfizer Inc. Professor Mark D. Ediger and Ms. Dr. Paul T. Kwitowski

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This ‘n’ That New Badger Chemists

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Beth Nichols (PhD ’06, Hamers) is at Dow Chemical in Midland, Michigan. May 2007

Richard Pagni (PhD ’68, Zimmerman) Carter Win Abney from the University of Tennessee men- Rachel Renee Butorac tions that he now consults for Oak Ridge National Lab about one day a week. But he Blake Carlson keeps busy at the University, now more of Joshua Isaac Cutler a physical chemist than organic. Drew William Dorshorst Joyce Ai Vee Er Albert Pratt (PD ’67-’69, Zimmerman) William Scott Fleming from Dublin City University, Ireland, wrote Ry Roger Forseth from France where he has been traveling. Thomas Doran Garvey He has been President of DCU for the last Erik Scott Goebel seven years and now is considering retiring. Reece Joseph Goiffon His wife, Iona, also send greetings. Julie Lynn Harris Yeng Her Jonathan Rich (PhD ’82, West) was Aaron T. Herrmann hired as the new President and CEO of Mo- Jeffrey Thomas Kokott mentive Performance Materials. Momentive Leah Christine Konkol is a premier specialty materials company Alexander Jacob Kostner providing high-technology materials solu- tions to the silicones, quartz and ceramics Brett Mickel Kroncke markets. Jonathan is the former president Andrew Charles Malingowski of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.’s North Mark Edward Norton American Tire Business. Joshua Pletzke Steven Daniel Poff Eric Thomas Poweleit James Michael Raspanti Patrick Joseph Robertson Michael Isaac Rothmann Amy Katherine Rutz Graham Thomas Sazama Bryan James Simmons Andrea Rae Stoneman Matthew Robert Van Hout

Tom Kissel (PhD ’74, Blaedel) (short- stop) and Rich Saykally (PhD ’77, Woods) (pitcher) led the Chem team to the league championship in fast pitch softball in1972. Rich is now The Class of 1932 Professor of Chemistry at UC-Berkeley, leading a large research group in the study of water and aqueous phenomena: http://www.cchem. berkeley.edu/rjsgrp/.

Kiu-Yuen Tse (PhD ’07, Hamers) is a researcher at 3M Company in Minne- apolis, Minnesota.

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