Chemformation
The Weekly Newsletter of the MIT Chemistry Department
Volume 12, Number 35
Friday, November 15 1996
Next issue: November 22,1996. Chemformation is published by the Office of the Department Chairman. The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, November 19th. 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 Rinaldo Poli
- University of Maryland
- "Open-shell Organometallics as a Bridge Between Werner-Type and Low-Valent Organometallic Complexes"
- Wednesday, November 20, 1996
- MIT 4:00 p.m. in 6-120
- Harvard/MIT Inorganic Seminar Schedule
- David Gonsalvez
- Ceyer Group
- "The Etching Reaction of Si by F2 and XeF2"
- Friday, November 22, 1996
- 5:15 p.m. in Room 6-120
- Graduate Seminar Series In Physical Chemistry
- Refreshments @ 5:00 in Amdur (6-233)
- L. Keith Woo
- Iowa State University
- "Metal-Ligand Multiple Bond Chemistry"
- Friday, November 22, 1996
- 4:00 p.m. in Room 4-270
- Special Inorganic Chemistry Seminar
- Refreshments @ 3:30 in Moore Room (6-321)
- Professor Klaus Schmidt-Rohr
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- "Investigation of the Conformation and Dynamics of Polymers and Biomolecules by 2D Solid-State NMR"
- Friday, November 22, 1996
- 3:45 p.m. in the Norris Room (18-490)
- Magnetic Resonance Seminar
- Refreshments @ 3:30 in 18-490
- Florian Schattenmann
- Schrock Group
- "Polyenes by Regioselective Cyclopolymerization and Copolymerization Using New Molybdenum Catalysts"
- Wednesday, December 4, 1996
- 4:00 p.m. in 6-120
- Refreshments @ 3:30 Moore (6-321)
- David W. Christianson
- University of Pennsylvania
- "Structure and Function of Metalloenzymes in Mammalian Nitrogen Metabolism"
- Thursday, December 5, 1996
- 4:00 p.m. in Room 6-120
- Seminar in Biological Chemistry
- Refreshments @ 3:45
- Danna Leard
- Molina Group
- "Reaction Probability of C1ONO2 + HCl on Ice Particles"
- Friday, December 6, 1996
- 5:15 p.m. in Room 6-120
- Graduate Seminar Series in Physical Chemistry
- Refreshments @ 5:00 p,m. in Amdur (6-233)
- Professor Stuart L. Schreiber
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Howard Huges Medical Institute
- Harvard University
- "Conditionally Altering the Cellular Function of Proteins Using Chemical Genetics"
- Monday, December 9, 1996
- 5:00 p.m. in 10-250
- 1996 T.Y. Shen Distinguished Lecture in Biological Chemistry
- Reception in Norris Room 18- 490 immediately following the lecture
- Professor Stuart L. Schreiber
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Howard Huges Medical Institute
- Harvard University
- Tuesday, December 10, 1996
- 5:00 p.m. in 6-120
- 1996 T.Y. Shen Distinguished Lecture in Biological Chemistry
- Refreshments @ 4:30 outside of 6-120
Chemistry Holiday Party
The Departmental Holiday Party will be held on December 19 in the Sala de Puerto Rico room in the Stratton Student Center. The festivities beginning at 3:30 PM and lasting until about 7:30 PM, will feature hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and buffet dinner. All faculty, staff, postdocs, and students are invited and encouraged to bring spouses and children. We are interested in volunteers for entertainment (music, skits, etc.) and those interested should contact Tim Swager (18-207) for guidelines. Only pre-approved performances will be accepted. Tickets will be $4 in advance and $6 at the door, children under 10 years are free. Tickets will be available after November 21 from Ms. Jean Harrington (18-207) and may be purchased between the hours of 12:30 and 2:00 PM daily.
Dr. Jeffrey Simpson, Chemistry's New Director of Spec Lab - Visiting Week of December 2nd
Dr. Jeffrey Simpson, the new Director of the Department's Spectroscopy Laboratory will be visiting the Boston area the week of December 2-6. He will be available to meet with faculty, research groups and any other interested parties. Please contact him directly at jsimpson@cosm.sc.edu or call him at (803) 777-2088 office.
Special Seminar
Dr. Jim Hauske, Senior Vice-President, Discovery, from Sepracor, Inc., Malborough, MA will be offering a special seminar, Wednesday, November 20th, 1996. His seminar, titled, "Metatesis Approach to Combinatorial Chemistry - New Structures with InVitro Activity versus Methicillin Resistant Staph and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcu." will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Norris Room, (18-490). Interviews held immediately following presentation, sign-up sheet for interviews on the placement bulletin board outside of Department Headquarters Office (18-390) for Posdocs and Ph.D. Candidates in Organic Chemistry.
Special Organic Chemistry Seminars
Please note the research seminars will be at 4:00 PM in a variety of locations (please be on the look out for posted seminar announcements with room assignments early next week).
- November 25
- Dr. Marisa Kozlowski
- Harvard
- Seminar Title: "Asymmetric Aldol Reactions with Chiral Copper(II) Catalysts"
- November 26
- Dr. Nathaniel Finney
- Harvard
- Seminar Title: "A Combinatorial Approach to the Discovery of New Asymmetric Catalysts"
- December 2
- Dr. Matthew Shair
- Harvard
- Seminar Title: "Complementary Methods of Investigation at the Synthetic Chemistry-Biology Interface"
- December 5
- Dr. Geoffrey Coates
- Caltech
- Seminar Title: "New Strategies for the Synthesis of Stereoregular Polymers"
- December 6
- Dr. Karlene Cimprich
- Harvard
- Seminar Title: "Chemistry and Biology: DNA Damage and Cell Cycle Checkpoints"
- December 11
- Dr. Wilfred van der Donk
- MIT
- Seminar Title: "Radical Intermediates during Mechanism Based Inactivation of Ribonucleotide Reductase"
Glass Blowing Services Available
Bob DiGiacomo will be coming in on Wednesdays or Thursdays to pick up any glass blowing work that you may have available. Please bring any work to room 6-031 or call Ed Utas or John Annese at 3-4505. Bob will do the work on a first-come basis.
Help Get Organized!
Call Ed Utas at 253-4505 or stop by room 6-026 if students, faculty or staff need help in organizing their MIT space!
Positions
- Eisai Research Institute, Andover, MA: Located 26 miles north of the city of Boston, we are a corporation dedicated to innovative pharmaceutical research. Eisai Research Institute (ERI) is the first U.S. research subsidiary to be established by the parent company, Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan's fifth largest pharmaceutical company. We are seeking innovative and highly motivated chemists with a commitment to hands-on research in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment. Positions require a B.S. or M.S. degree in organic chemistry with practical laboratory experience. Strong communication skills and a commitment to teamwork are essential. Interested individuals should forward a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Personnel/Chemformation, 4 Corporate Drive, Andover, MA 01810. An equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.
Postdoctoral Positions
- The National Institute of Standards and Technologies, Gaithersburg, MD: Invites postdocs to apply for postion in the research laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey W. Hudgens, Physical and Chemical Properties Division. The appts. will be under the auspices of the National Research Council for a two-year period. The candidate must select a research project and submit a short research proposal, some of which include: cavity-ring-down spectroscopy and its application to chemical kinetics in the gas and liquid phases; multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of free radicals, ions, and reaction intermediates; photochemistry and reaction rates of organic and inorganic free radicals and very accurate determinations of free radical ionization potentials and ion structure. The candidates may obtain applications from Associateship Programs, (TJ 2114) National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20418, telephone is (202) 334-2760 or e-mail: rap@nas.edu Applications must be postmarked by January 15th.
Faculty Positions
Please note, unless otherwise specified, most faculty positions require a resume, short description of research plans and to arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the specific university or college.
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio: Seeks applicants for three position in analytical, biororganic and forensic chemistry. All candidates would be expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Send materials by December 19th to: Appropriate discipline: Chair, Department of Chemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701. Also check website for more information: http://www.chem.ohiou.edu/
- The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT: Has a position for a non-tenure Visiting Assistant Professor for 1997-1998. Responsibilities will include teaching two introductory courses, plus other teaching assignments. Send all documentation of teaching experience to: Professor C. Hackett Bushweller, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405-0125 by January 1.
- The University of George, Athens, GA: Invites applications for a tenure track position whose research involves synthetic, bioorganic, organic, combinatorial, or other areas of experimental chemistry. Send application to: Professor Robert A. Scott, Head, Department of Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2556.
- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C. Seeks names and nominations for Professor and Department Chairman. Applicants should possess a strong record of externally funding research, effective instruction of both graduate and undergraduate and administrative experience. Review of applications begins on December 9th. Send application including statement of administrative philosophy to: Dr. Jack Levy, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, N.C. 28403-3297. Telephone is (910) 962-3451 or fax: (910) 962-3013 or email: levyjb@uncwil.edu
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