Chemformation

The Weekly Newsletter of the MIT Chemistry Department

Volume 13, Number 4
Friday, January 24, 1997

Next issue: January 31st. Chemformation is published by the Office of the Department Chairman. The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, January 28th 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

Steven M. Reid: Schrock Group; "Rhenium (III) and Rhenium (V) Triamido-amine Complexes: Synthesis and Reactivity of Neutral and Cationic Species Including Unusual Phosphine Hydrides"; Wednesday, February 5, 1997; 4:00 p.m. in 6-120; Refreshments @ 3:30 in Moore Room (6-321); Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Donna G. Blackmond: Max Planck Institüt für Kohlenforschung; "Kinetic Influences on Enantioselecitvity in Asymmetric Catalytic Hydrogenation"; Thursday, February 6, 1996; 4:00 p.m. in 6-120; Seminar in Organic Chemistry
Procter and Gamble Symposium Celebrating Neurochemistry

Dennis A. Dougherty
California Institute of Technology
"High Precision Studies of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Using Unnatural Amino Acid Mutagenesis"

Roger Y. Tsien
University of California, San Diego
"Organic Chemical Approaches to Neuronal Signaling and Synaptic Plasticity"

Michael A. Marletta
University of Michigan
"Catalysis by Nitric Oxide Synthase": Tuesday, February 11, 1997; 1:00 p.m. in E51 Tang Center; Wong Auditorium
Andrew Miranker: University of Oxford; "Cooperativity and Early Events in Protein Folding"; Wednesday, February 12, 1997; 4:00 p.m. in 2-105; Refreshments at 3:45 outside 6-120
Professor Joseph L. Templeton: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; "b-site Reactivity Patterns of Metal-Carbon Multiple Bonds"; Wednesday, February 12, 1997; 4:00 p.m. in 6-120; Harvard/MIT Inorganic Seminar series

Graduate Research Symposium in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry

Monday, February 3, 1997

2:00 PM, Room 6-120

Diego A. Hoic: Fu Lab; New Aspects of Borabenzene Chemistry
Melanie S. Bartow: Danheiser Lab; Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloadditions of Conjugated Ynones: A New Method for the Synthesis of Substituted Polycyclic Furans
Frederick A. Hicks: Buchwald Lab; Enantioselective Titanium-Catalyzed Cyclocarbonylation of Enynes to Cyclopentenones
* * * * * * * * Refreshments * * * * * * * *
Roman W. Fleck: Masamune Lab; Antibody Catalysis via Heterologous Immunization: Amide Hydrolysis with an External Nucleophile
Christine E. Garrett: Fu Lab; Transition-Metal Catalysts in Organic Synthesis
Xuedong Dai: Virgil Lab; Synthesis and Application of a Novel Phosphine Ligand

Building 18 Computer SubNet

Work has begun in building 18 on the installation of the wiring for the Department computer subnet. This part of the departmental subnet, once established, will be the foundation of expanded, more flexible means of connecting computers and sharing data within Building 18, across the department, and out to the internet.

Over the next few weeks, network wiring will be installed, beginning with the first floor of the building, and rising to the fifth, then the basement and sub-basement. Over the next few months the network hardware will then be put into place, allowing the connection of computers. Gigi Lirot will be contacting the occupants of offices and labs as the time draws near for work in individual rooms. Should you have any questions, please contact Gigi at 3-4508 or lirot@lippard.mit.edu.

Corning Foundation Invites Graduate Students to Participate in Fellowship Program!

The Corning Foundation has invited the Department to participate in the Foundation's Science Fellowship Program. For the 1997-98 academic year, Corning is offering up to $25,000 in support of a pre-doctoral fellowship in chemistry.

Applications must include a one-page description of your research activities, academic record, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of support from your Ph.D. advisor. The department Graduate Committee will review the applications and choose a candidate. Please submit all applications to Professor Dietmar Seyferth, Room 4-382A by February 15th, 1997.

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 Udas or John Annese at 3-4505. Bob will do the work on a first-come basis.

Help Get Organized!

Call Ed Udas at 253-4505 or stop by room 6-026 if students, faculty or staff need help in organizing their MIT space.

Positions

Kind and Knox Gelatine, Inc., Sioux City, Iowa: Seeks a qualified individual to fill the position as Senior Scientist in the Photographic Research and Development Department of their Sioux City, Iowa, manufacturing facility. A Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or a related field is required, with preferenc for specialization in Organic Chemistry. Also required fluency in German and English. The candidate must be available to take an assigment for up to two years in their corporate office in Eberbach, Germany. During this assignment, and in subsequent assignments in Sioux City, the candidate will learn gelatine process technology, particpate in research projects possibly leading to publication. The successful candidate will have the capability to work on individual projects in the laboratory and in the manufacturing process, lead and direct the work of others, plus become a member of various cross-functional teams. Please contact: Human Resources Manager, PO Box 927, Sioux City, Iowa, 51102, Fax is (712) 943-3372.

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.

Grinnel College, Grinnel Iowa: Has two faculty positions open, one is for a two-year position in organic chemistry and the other a one-year position open to all subdisciplines of chemistry. both positions will teach, all applicants are asked to address their interests in teaching and in undergraduate liberal-arts environment that emphasizes close faculty-student interaction. Laboratory facilities an instrumentation for teaching and research area excellent, and some local research support is available. Send materials by February 10th to: Lee R. Sharpe, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Grinnell College, Grinnel, Iowa 50112-0806. Phone is 515-269-3008 or 515-269-4285. E-mail to: sharpe@ac.grin.edu
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, N.C: Invites applications for tenure-track faculty position at assistant professor level. Candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous research program at both undergraduate and graduate levels and experience excellence in teaching courses in organic chemistry and possibility biochemistry. Send information to: Dr. John J. Manock, Department of Chemistry, UNCW, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, N.C. 28403-3297.

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