Chemformation

The Weekly Newsletter of the MIT Chemistry Department

Volume 13, Number 20

Friday, May 30, 1997

Next issue: Friday, June 6. Chemformation is published by the Office of the Department Chairman. The deadline for the next issue is Tuesday, June 3rd. Please convey items of interest (or mailing list changes) to Linda Earle Room 18-390, Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, 617/253-1803; 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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Professor Larry Stern Named Holder of Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Chair

Congratulations to Professor Larry Stern who has been selected to be the next holder of the Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Professorship beginning July 1, 1997 for a three-year term. The Chair was established by Pfizer in 1988 and named after Dr. Gerald D. Laubach, an alumnus of MIT and former President of Pfizer, Inc., to acknowledge his illustrious 40 year career. The chair provides an opportunity to identify and support promising MIT faculty members as they develop their careers in the fields of biology and chemistry.

Schlumberger Dowell Recruiting

Dr. Roger J. Card, Section Head, Stimulation Technology, Oilfield Chemical Products, will be in the Department of Chemistry on June 10 and June 11 to recruit for positions in well stimulation technology. Candidate should be a postdoc with experience in two areas of chemistry and in wet chemistry. Anyone interested should sign up for interviews on the Placement Bulletin board outside of the Headquarters Office (18-390) and leave a copy of their résumé with M.-T. Kouo or Kitty Valleli in 18-390. Interview Schedule and résumés will be sent by FAX to Dr. Card on June 4. Literature on Schlumberger Dowell available in Chemistry Headquarters in 18-390.

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, first-served basis.

Postdoctoral Positions

• University of the Pacific in Stockton,CA: Seeks a postdoc to join the research group of Larry O. Spreer in the area of synthesis and characterization of strongly coupled bimetallic complexes. Candidate should possess synthetic experience and is familiar with Schlenk line and inert atmosphere techniques but who also likes or wants to learn physical characterization work (electrochemistry, NMR, Mössbauer, ESR, EXASF, etc). Also the associate will teach a section of general chemistry 50-60 students in order to prepare for an academic career. Please call or e-mail for more information to: Dr. Larry O. Spreer, Department of Chemistry, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211 or call (209) 946-2268 or 946-2271 or (209) 946-2607 fax or e-mail at lspreer@uop.edu
  
  

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.

• Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina: Visiting Professor or Instructor for a one-year appointment beginning in the fall semester of 1997. The teaching assignment will include courses in introductory chemistry and perhaps also in organic chemistry. A Ph.D. and teaching experience preferred; ABD candidates also considered. Candidates should send an application letter and a resume, description of teaching interests and experience, and photocopies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts to: Dr. Felix A. Carroll Chair, Department of Chemistry, Davidson College, P.O. Box 1749, Davidson, NC 28036.
  
  

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