Chemformation

The Weekly Newsletter of the MIT Chemistry Department

Volume 12, Number 18
Friday, May 10, 1996

Next issue: May 17,1996. Chemformation is published by the Office of the Department Chairman. The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, May 14 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 email to lkn@mit.edu Back issues of Chemformation can be accessed via the Chemistry Department Website.

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SEMINAR CALENDAR

Professor Richard H. Holm

Harvard University

Lecture I: "Molecular Clusters from Extended Solids"

Lecture II: "Adventures with Biologically-Related Metal Clusters"

Wednesday, May 15, 1996

Thursday, May 16, 1996

5:00 p.m. in 6-120

A.D. Little Lectures in Inorganic Chemistry

Dr. Arthur Grollman

State University of New York, Stony Brook

"Mutagenic Specificity of Chemical Carcinogens and Oxidative DNA Damage"

Thursday, May 16, 1996

4:00 p.m. in 2-105

Refreshments @ 3:45

Joanne Yun

MIT, Lippard Group

"Modeling Studies of Magnesium-Dependent Phosphate Ester Processing Enzymes"

Wednesday, May 29, 1996

4:00 in Room 6-120

Refreshments @ 3:30 in 6-321

Inorganic Seminar

Vacancies on the Chemical Hygiene/Safety Committee

Graduate students interested in joining the Chemistry Department Chemical Hygiene and Safety Committee are invited to submit their names to Professor Rick Danheiser (18-297; danheisr@mit.edu). Members of the Committee participate in inspections of department laboratories (approximately one inspection per month) and attend meetings (ca. 2 per year) to discuss and formulate Chemistry Department safety policy. No prior experience in safety- related matters is necessary.

Glass Blowing Services Update

Please be advised that the Chemistry Department is considering several options to maintain glass-blowing services following the retirement of Bob DiGiacomo. A complete plan will be announced in next week's Chemformation. Please be assured that all appropriate measures will be taken to maintain the best quality service and continuity during the transition period.

1997-98 Fulbright Scholars Program Invites Your Participation

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants for lecturing and research in more than 135 countries. Opportunities are available in all disciplines and applicants must be U.S. citizens (permanent residency is not sufficient) and hold a Ph.D. or appropriate degree in one's field or have equivalent professional experience and recognized standing. Deadline is August 1, 1996. Ann-Marie LeBlanc in the Dean's office has the material on file or you can write or call: USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars. 3007 Tilden Street, N.W. Suite 5M, Box GPOS, Washington, D.C. 20008-3009 or call (202)-686-7877 web address: http://www/cies.org/ or internet: cies1@ciesnet.cies.org

Positions

• Haines Testing Laboratory, Inc. Clearwater, FL, Dr. Haines offers an ambitious chemistry graduate an opportunity to begin a career in environmental testing by purchasing a small established up-to-date laboratory. He wishes to retire and is offering for sale his certified testing laboratory with its modern equipment, buildings and vacant land at a fair price. Please contact him at (813) 530-5615 or write him c/o Haines Testing Lab., 13285 62nd Street North, Clearwater, FL 34620,
  
  

Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Polestar Technologies, Inc, Needham Heights, MA: Joint Postdoctoral Position available in conjuction with the University of Massachusetts (Worcester). It is a two-year position involving the development of a compact non-invasive deep tissue pH monitor for medical monitoring applications. The pH monitor is based on near infrared (NIR) reflection spectroscopy. The work is focused on the development of multivariate calibration models, to relate to the NIR spectra data to pH values. Please contact: Ron Micheels, Polestar Technologies at (617) 449-2284 or fax at (617) 449-1072,
  
  

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