Chemformation

The Weekly Newsletter of the MIT Chemistry Department

Volume 12, Number 2
Friday, January 12, 1996

Next Issue: January 19, 1996. Chemformation is published by the Office of the Department Chairman. The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, January 16. Please convey items of interest (or mailing list changes) to Linda Earle, Room 18-393, Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, 617/253-4080; 617/258-7500 (fax) or e-mail to lkn@mit.edu. Back issues of Chemformation can be accessed via the Chemistry Department Website.

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SEMINAR CALENDAR

Professor Erick M. Carreira

California Institute of Technology

"Catalytic, Enantioselective Aldehyde Addition Reactions"

Monday, January 15, 1996

4:00 p.m. in Room 6-120

Refreshments @ 3:30, Amdur Room

Professor Tarek Sammakia

University of Colorado

"Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies with Oxocarbenium Ions and Carbanions"

Wednesday, January 17, 1996

4:00 p.m. in Room 6-120

Refreshments @ 3:30, Moore Room

Professor Jonathan Ellman

University of California at Berkeley

"Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Small Molecule Libraries"

Thursday, February 1, 1996

4:00 p.m. in Room 6-120

Refreshments @ 3:30, Norris Room

Dr. Donald M. Kurtz, Jr

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

"Structure and Functions of Bacterial Non-heme Iron Proteins"

Wednesday, February 7, 1996

5:00 p.m. MB-23 at Harvard

Harvard/MIT Inorganic Seminar Series

Refreshments @ 4:30 PM in MB-9

Professor Robert W. Field Wins 1996 Meggers Award From the Optical Society of America

Professor Robert Field has won the prestigious Meggers Award. This award honors Field for his contributions to the field of spectroscopy and metrology. The citation accompanying the award to Professor Field states: "You are recognized for your invention of powerful high resolution spectroscopic methods, including stimulated emission pumping, which have found widespread application. These methods, combined with your definitive studies of perturbations in diatomic molecular spectra, have changed the way we think about molecular complexity." All of his colleagues and friends in the Department congratulate Bob for his exceptional achievement!

New Chemical Hygiene Plan

Copies of the 1996 version of the Department Chemical Hygiene Plan are available in Chemistry Headquarters. Group Safety Coordinators should pick up several copies of the new revised red CHP for their laboratories at their earliest convenience.

Positions

• Research Assistant/Technician: Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA: Full time position in Molecular Biology of Hematopoiesis: The main research focus is molecular biology of blood cell development, especially erythropoiesis. The principal duties are to perform molecular biology experiments under the supervision of the lab director. These procedures include preparation of DNA (including plasmids and phage); RNA isolation, quantitation and analysis (nothern blots and ribonuclease protection), cDNA library construction and screening. Additional responsibilities include laboratory management, preparing reagents and ordering supplies. Dr. Mitchell Weiss, fax 617-355-72652.
  
  
• Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA: Has openings in the Medicinal/Organic Chemistry group for Ph.D.s (either graduate students or postdoctoral fellows) with technical proficiency in synthetic organic, medicinal chemistry, peptidomimetics, and/or scale-up process development. Their research is focused on the development of new technologies related to the generation of molecular diversity in the context of drug discovery. Internet: nussj@chiron.com
  
  
• Pfizer Inc., New York, New York: Career opportunities in pharmaceutical manufacturing; initial assignments include: new product introduction, product transfers, production process evaluation and continuous improvement efforts. Those with a BS or MS or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Pharmacy or Chemistry with previous experience in drug product manufacturing is essential.
  
  

Postdoctoral Positions

• University of California, San Diego, CA: Professor Kent R. Wilson is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position in his group who is an experimentalist in quantum control of chemical processes. The ideal candidate will have experience with ultrafast lasers. More information is available on the World Wide Web Site at http://www-wilson.ucsd.edu/.
  
  

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