ChemformationChemformation
Volume 14, Number 30
Friday, November 6, 1998
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Wednesday, November 11, 1998 |
"Chiral Mo and W Imido Alkylidene Catalysts for Asymmetric Ring-Closing Methathesis (ARCM)" |
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Thursday, November 12, 1998 |
"Mechanistic Studies to Understand Catalysis, Inhibition and Drug Resistance in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase" |
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A Series of Lectures on: | |
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Monday, November 16, 1998 |
"Biological electron transfer: The blue copper active site" |
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Tuesday, November 17, 1998 |
"Dioxygen binding, activation, and four electron reduction to water by copper proteins" |
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Wednesday, November 18, 1998 |
"Photodissociation Dynamics of Hydrocarbon Radicals" |
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Thursday, November 19, 1998 |
"Structure/function correlations in non-heme iron enzymes" |
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For those interested undergraduates, Sandia has internship employment opportunities. These programs emanate from the Science & Technology Outreach (S&TO) organization at Sandia, and are funded by the DOE Office of Defense Programs. The S&TO Student Internship Program (SIP), which includes the Scholars in Technology (SiT), is a 10-week summer research internship that couples Sandia research with professional development. Students author a technical paper for presentation at the summer's conclusion, The Undergraduate Research Semester (URS) brings students into co-op working positions at Sandia for the duration of one full semester.The focus is on the research and science; most expenses are paid. For information contact: Ken Holley 505-844-1365, Dominique Foley Wilson 505-844-1315 or Connie Jackson 505-845-8483. Their websites is at: Student Internship Program: www.sandia.gov/Human_Resources/sto_nm.html or Scholars in Technology: www.sandia.gov/Human_Resources/sit2.htm and Undergraduate Research Semester: www.sandia.gov/Human_Resources/urs.htm
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.
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN: Assistant Professor of Physical chemistry for September of 1999. The candidate will be expected to teach introductory chemistry as well as chemical dynamics and quantum mechanics to undergraduates and will expected to establish vigorous research program. Send materials to: Dr. Thomas A. Gover, Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082 Website: http://www.gac.edu/academics/chem
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas: Seeking three faculty members, two for full professors in the areas of physical and analytical chemistry and one is for an assistant professor in inorganic chemistry. Please contact them for more information at: department head escachem@ksu.edu fax is 785-532-6666 or telephone is: 785-532-6665 check the department's website at: www.ksu.edu/chem
University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York: Seeks professor of inorganic chemistry with experience in materials science. Send resumes to: Prof. Lawrence Snyder, of the faculty search committee. Internet address is jtwo6@cnsvax.albany.edu
I am writing to ask your help in identifying outstanding candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey, in the area of inorganic chemistry. The research interests of the applicant may be in any area of inorganic chemistry. The successful candidate is expected to establish an internationally recognized research program, while demonstrating a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching. The Rutgers Chemistry Department includes a highly active group of faculty in inorganic chemistry with research interests spanning an unusually wide range of subdisciplines: John Brennan (clusters;materials synthesis); Alan Goldman (organometallics; catalysis); Martha Greenblatt (solid state); Stephan Isied (bioinorganic); Harvey Schugar (bioinorganic). We have excellent instrumentation, including 200-,300-, 400-, 500- and 600-MHz NMR's, and two single-crystal x-ray diffractometers supported by an in-house crystallographer. More information about the department can be found at http://rutchem/chemindex.html
Harvard Medical School, Seeks a faculty member to begin the summer of 1999. Seeking a cancer biologist with three-to-five years relevant postdoctoral experience. The ad will also run in Science and Cell magazines. Please contact Dr. Peter Howley, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, (617) 432-2884 or fax: (617) 432-2882.
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL: Seeks faculty for August of 1999 contingent upon final administration approval. Candidates are sought with interdisciplinary interests which would lead to collaborative research, Ph.D. required and postdoctoral experience preferred. Sent applications to: Dr. Li-June Ming, Chair of Search Committee, Dept. of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-5250. Check their website at: http://www.cas.usf.edu/chemistry. This appointment is in the general area of inorganic chemistry.
University of British Columbia: This position requires a Ph.D. degree, postdoctoral experience preferably, and a proven research track record. The successful candidate will be expected to teach chemistry courses at the undergraduate and graduate level and to develop vigorous and creative research programs. The salary will be commensurate with experience. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply. The position is subject to final budgetary approval and, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Applications should consist of a curriculum vitae, list of publications, summary of research interests, a detailed research proposal, and the names and addresses of at least three references. The applicants should arrange for the complete application to be sent: Professor Peter Legzdins, Head, Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall- Vancouver, B.C., Canada- V6T 1Z1
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ: Seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop state-of-the art experimental techniques for quantitatively describing adsorption and diffusion processes within porous membrane and catalytic materials. The diffusion and adsorption of molecules within amorphous and crystalline solids is ubiquitous in hydrocarbon conversion and separation processes practiced by Exxon. Additional information about the position can be found by contacting Dr. Sebastian C. Reyes at (908) 730-2533, screys@erenj.com Fax is: (902) 730-3198. Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Route 22 East Annandale, NJ 08801Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
A three-year EPSRC funded Postdoctoral Research Assistantship in Theoretical Molecular Physics is available. The post is to work wit Prof Jonathan Tennyson and Dr Lesley Morgan on low-energy electron-molecule collisions using the R-matrix method. The project would suit a candidate with a background in either atomic and molecular physics or quantum chemistry. The appointment would be on the lower part of the Research Staff Scale 1A, currently \pounds 15,735 -- \pounds 22,785 p.a. plus \pounds 2134 London weighting. Further information can be obtained from: Jonathan Tennyson,Department of Physics & Astronomy,Email: j.tennyson@ucl.ac.uk University College London, Tel: +(44) 171 380 7809 Gower Street, Fax: +(44) 171 380 7145, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. WWW: http://www.tampa.phys.ucl.ac.uk/jonny
A postdoctoral position is available in the general area of 93Femtosecond observation and control of chemical reactions in the research group of Marcos Dantus. Because funding for this position will come from an Affirmative Action Postdoctoral Fellowship from the College of Natural Science at MSU candidates for the fellowship must be Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American and must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. permanent residents. This position includes a generous stipend and health coverage.Please bring this opportunity to the attention of potential candidates. For information about our research group and about other opportunities visit our web page at: www.cem.msu.edu/~dantus. For further information or to apply (C.V., and two letters of recommendation required) contact me directly at dantus@cem.msu.edu.
University of Tennessee-Knoxville, U.S.A. The opening is current. This postdoctoral associate will conduct research in inorganic/organometallic silyl chemistry and molecular approaches to metal silicides MSin. We are interested in the synthesis and characterization of new metal silyl compounds, reactions of silanes with M-C and M-N bonds, and the mechanistic pathways in the formation of metal silicides (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, Vol. 119, p. 12657; Organometallics 1998, Vol. 17, p. 4597; http://www.chem.utk.edu/xue.html). Send a curriculum vita and three letters of recommendation to Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, U.S.A.). If anyone should want further information concerning our research, please have him/her contact me Ben Xue (phone: 423-974-3443; fax: 423-974- 3454; email: xue@utk.edu).