Chemformation

A Weekly Newsletter from the Office of the Department Chairman

Volume 11, Number 19
MIT Department of Chemistry
Friday, March 10, 1995

The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, March 14 at 5:00 p.m. Please convey items of interest (or mailing list changes) to Eve Diana, Room 18-390, Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, 617/253-4080; 617/258-7500 (fax) or send electronic mail to evediana@mit.edu

Macromolecular Structure/Function Seminar

Brenda Schulman

Kim Lab

"Unraveling the Molten Globule"

Monday, March 13, 1995

12 Noon in Room 68-181

Physical Chemistry Seminar

William Polk

Hope College

"Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Energetic Molecules"

Tuesday, March 14, 1995

4:00 PM in Room 2-105

Refreshments at 3:30 in Room 6-233

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar

M. Stanley Whittingham

SUNY Binghamton

"Soft Chemistry Approaches to Oxides"

Tuesday, March 14, 1995

4:00 PM in Room 6-120

Refreshments at 3:30 in Room 6-321

Modern Optics and Spectroscopy Seminar

Edward A. Hinds

Yale University

"Testing Fundamentals Symmetries with Molecules"

Tuesday, March 14, 1995

11 AM in Room 37-252

Refreshments to follow seminar

Biological Chemistry & Toxicology Seminar

Thomas Kunkel

Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIEHS

"DNA Replications Fidelity, Mismatch Repair, and Cancer"

Thursday, March 16, 1995

4:00 PM in Room 6-120

Refreshments at 3:45 PM

Fellowships/Scholarships

The competition for 1996-97 Fulbright Scholar Awards opens on March 1. These grants are available for Ph.D.'s and/or professionals in practically every discipline and specialization. For more information, please contact 202/686-7877 or cies1@ciesnet.cies.org

Awards

The MIT Japan Program is accepting applications for the MIT Japan Science and Technology Prize. Graduate students in technical or scientific MIT departments are eligible for the award, which covers round-trip air fare and expenses for attending a professional meeting in Japan.

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

For more information on the opportunities listed below, please check with the Chemistry Education Office in Room 2-325.

Research Opportunities

• University of Nevada, Reno, NV will host a Summer Research Program for undergraduate students. The program is being supported by the National Science Foundation, and includes a stipend, free housing, and round trip travel. The application deadline is March 15, 1995.
  
  

Internship

• Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA is seeking qualified underrepresented minority students to participate in an enriching summer research internship program. The eight-week intensive program includes laboratory experience in biomedical research, and provides a stipend and housing allowance.
  
  

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

For more info on the opportunities listed below, please check the blue binders in Headquarters.

Research Position

• Process Separations Group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (US Department of Commerce), Boulder, CO is seeking doctoral level chemists and chemical engineers to carry out fundamental research on adsorption phenomena as it relates to separation processes.
  
  

Faculty Positions

• Portland State University, Portland, OR. Two positions open for assistant professors in analytical and bioorganic chemistry.
  
  
• See Beloit College listing under Postdoctoral positions below.
  
  

Postdoctoral Positions

• Prof. John Z.H. Zhang, New York University, New York, NY has a postdoctoral position available in the area of theoretical and computational chemical reaction dynamics. The work involves both the development of fundamental methodologies as well as applications of theory to practical reaction systems. The candidate should have a strong background in computational quantum dynamics and be committed to theoretical research.
  
  
• Auburn University, Auburn University, AL seeks postdoctoral fellows for research in fuel cells, batteries, and specialty electrode applications utilizing fibrous materials.
  
  
• Beloit College, Beloit, WI seeks a teaching postdoctoral associate for two years starting August 1995. As part of the NSF-funded ChemLinks Coalition project this person will help to develop, test, and disseminate modular thematic course materials emphasizing active and collaborative learning strategies for the first two years of the chemistry curriculum.
  
  
• Prof. Eugene Smotkin of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL seeks a postdoctoral fellow to join a fuel cell team doing fundamental research in catalysis and electrolytes.
  
  

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