ChemformationChemformation
Volume 14, Number 28
Friday, October 16, 1998
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Wednesday, October 21, 1998 |
"Migratory Rearrangements in Transition-Metal-Silicon Compounds: Silylene Complexes and Implications for Catalysis" |
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Thursday, October 22, 1998 |
"New Ventures into Palladium-Catalyzed and Titanium-Mediated Synthetically Useful Reactions" |
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Monday, October 26, 1998 |
"Cellular Signaling with Nitric Oxide: the Nuts and Bolts" |
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Wednesday, October 28, 1998 |
"Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity Studies of Organometallic Titanium Complexes Stabilized by Aminotroponiminate Ligands" |
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Thursday, October 29, 1998 |
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Thursday, October 29, 1998 |
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Friday, October 30, 1998 |
"The Challenges of Editing the Newsmagazine of the Chemical World" |
If you are interested in finding out more about predoctoral fellowships in biological sciences, research training fellowships for the medical sciences and or postdoctoral research fellowships for physicians, then find this address on the internet: www.hhmi.org/fellowships. The site includes downloading applications. You may also call Ms. Trish Anderson, senior secretary for the graduate education program at (301) 215-8884 or fax your request to (301) 215-8888 or send email to: hhmi.org
The Honorable François Bujon de l'Estang, Ambassador of France to the United States announces the opening of the 1999-2000 Chateaubriand Fellowship Program in Science and Technology. The Embassy of France's Office of Science and Technology offers a number of doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships to American scientists and engineers interested in conducting research in a French university, school of engineering, public or private laboratory. Beginning in September of a calendar year, fellowships are available for 6 or 12 month periods, with a monthly stipend of 1800 for doctoral fellows and 2200 dollars for postdoctoral fellows, plus roundtrip airfare and health insurance. Check their website at: http://www.chateaubriand.amb-wash.fr , or contact: Embassy of France, Office of Science and Technology, Chateaubriand Fellowship Program, 4101 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007-2176. Email: chateaubriand@amb-wash.fr
The Lemelson-MIT Awards Program's Innovation Forum welcomes Dr. Cynthia Robbins-Roth, Ph.D. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of BioVentures Publishing, biochemist, journalist, author of "Leaving the Ivory Tower; Alternative Careers in Science," and biotech industry expert, She will speak on Monday, October 19, 1998, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bartos Theatre, Media Lab. A Reception follows in the lower atrium. All are welcome! http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/Events.html For further information, call 253-3352 or invent@mit.edu.
Call Ed Udas at 253-4505 or stop by room 6-026 if students, faculty, or staff need help in organizing their MIT space.
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
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.
West Chester University, West Chester, PA: A forensic chemist for 1999 is sought. The candidate will have to teach forensic chemistry courses and to establish a vigorous research program. Please send materials by December 15th: to: Dr. Helen Reid, Chemistry Search Committee, Chemistry Dept. West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19388.
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA: Chemists in the areas of organic and physical are available. Please send materials to: Dept. of Chemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1030.
Iowa State University, Ames Iowa: Seeks inorganic chemist broadly defined. Please contact: Professor Robert J. Angelici, Inorganic Search, Dept. of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011-3111.
Columbia University, New York City: Seeks experiemental physical chemist to begin July 1, 1999. Send materials by November 15th to: Faculty Search Committee, Chemistry Dept. Mail Code: 3169, Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University, NY 10027.
Columbia University: post-doctoral candidates to do interdisciplinary work at Columbia University in physical chemistry projects for two areas: basic studies of environmentally related surface chemistry on model metal oxide surfaces, and in the chemical physics of reaction dynamics on semiconductor surfaces. The candidates should have a strong experimental background in state-resolved laser techniques and/or in surface science. The work, which is focused by major new NSF centers in 1) environmental chemistry and 2) advanced material research, and would involve collaborative research among several research groups at Columbia. Please fax your resumes including the names of three senior faculty scientists familiar with your capabilities to Ms. Teresa Colaizzo at the Columbia Radiation Laboratory, 530 West 120th Street, rm. 1001, New York, NY 10027. Fax # 212-854-1909. Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer.
Postdoctoral Position -- Unimolecular Reaction Mechanisms/Analytical Applications of Ion Scattering. A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the lab of Scott Anderson at the University of Utah. The experiment combines a flow tube reactor with a tandem guided ion beam mass spectrometer to study the unimolecular decomposition mechanisms of strained high-energy-density molecules (e.g. cubanes, quadricyclanes, bicyclobutanes). Ab initio calculations are carried out to aid interpretation. A secondary goal of the experiments is to test applications of low energy guided ion beam scattering to analytical mass spectrometry, and resolution of strained and chiral isomers will be investigated. More information on the instrument can be found in Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc. 167/168 (1997) 269, or at the following web address: www.chem.utah.edu/chemistry/faculty/anderson/anderson.html. More information can be found in preprints, available upon request. Experience with ion beams or mass spectrometry is helpful, however, the most important criterion is creativity. The initial appointment will be for one year, and is renewable for a second year based on progress and availability of funds. Qualified women and minority candidates are encouraged. Please send a CV and arrange for three letters of recommendation to sent to: Prof. Scott L. Anderson, Chemistry Dept., University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Postdoctoral Research Associate Applications are invited for a research associateship on an EPSRC funded research project on: Time-Resolved Photoluminescence studies of Light-Emitting Polymers. Candidates must have laser experience with a PhD in a Physical Science and experience of optical spectroscopy of molecular materials or semiconductors is desirable. The appointment is for one year initially, with the possibility of extending to two years. Salary will be on the RA1A scale + London allowance. Applicants should send a CV with the names of two referees to: Dr. G. Rumbles, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AY, UK.
Postdoctoral Position in Molecular Studies of Semiconductor Processing A postdoctoral position is available in my research group at Stanford University in the area of semiconductor surface chemistry and semiconductor processing. The research will focus on in situ optical spectroscopic studies of chemical vapor deposition, chemical etching, and surface modification of group IV semiconductors. Techniques such as MIR-FTIR spectroscopy and REMPI are combined with mass spectrometry, scanning probe microscopy, and surface analytical techniques to investigate the reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and dynamics of these processes at the molecular level. Applicants should submit a resume and have two letters of recommendation sent to Prof. Stacey Bent, Department of Chemical Engineering, 381 North-South Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5025, or e-mail: stacey.bent@stanford.edu.