Department of Chemistry
Department News 1999

• Pitt Moves up in Ranks in Academic Spending on R&D. [12/20/1999]
  
  
• Chemistry Library will be without electronic devices during the holidays. [12/15/1999]
  
  
• Symposium in Honor of Theodore Cohen on the Occasion of his Retirement [12/14/1999]
  
  
• Ronald Zulick has been hired to fulfill the Department's Computer Systems/Programmer Specialist position. [12/13/1999]
  
  
• Professor John Yates will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Steven Sibener before his Departmental Seminar on Thursday 9th December. [12/4/1999]
  
  
• This years Undergraduate Chemistry Award winners are Matthew Kramer, Yvonne Mitchell, Heather Sapko and Chivonne Harrigal. [12/3/1999]
  
  
• The PLU Announces its 1999 Christmas Service Project. [12/3/1999]
  
  
• TRAINING IN THE OPERATION OF GC-MS INSTRUMENTS. Next Training Session in the operation of GC-MS instrumentation will be held on DEC. 1, 99 WEDNESDAY at 10:00 AM in Room 1310 CSC. [11/30/1999]
  
  
• Professor Golde's Undergraduates Teaching Undergraduates Program is the feature article in the October 1999 edition of the University Teaching Times. [11/23/1999]
  
  
• Please note that Pitt's e-mail system continues to have problems. [11/20/1999]
  
  
• Foil Miller's new book on Chemistry as portrayed on stamps was highlighted on the Newscripts page of the 11 October 1999 issue of C & E News. [11/19/1999]
  
  
• Professor David Waldeck will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Mary J. Wirth before her Departmental Seminar on Thursday 18th November. [11/14/1999]
  
  
• The Kaufman Lectures will be presented this week on Tuesday and Wednesday by Dr Jürgen Troe, University of Göttingen. [11/8/1999]
  
  
• Professor Ken Jordan will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Dan Neumark before his Departmental Seminar on Thursday 14th October. [11/1/1999]
  
  
• The Chemistry Department's Team competed in the Pittsburgh Great Road Race on September 26th and finished a commendable third. [10/25/1999]
  
  
• All Students, Postdocs and Faculty are invited to PLU's Grauate Student Poster Session, this Friday (22nd October) from 4:30 to 7:30 PM in the Ashe Auditorium. [10/21/1999]
  
  
• There is a Survival Skills and Ethics Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdocs , Saturday, October 16, 1999, planned by the University. [10/13/1999]
  
  
• The American Chemical Society-Student Affiliate Chapter at the University of Pittsburgh was awarded a COMMENDABLE recognition for 1998-99. [10/13/1999]
  
  
• "Tiny molecules called nanotubes have scientists dreaming", Ken Jordan, director of Pitt's Laboratory for Molecular and Materials Simulations , as well as Gilbert Walker and Karl Johnsonre are featured in Post-Gazette of 11 October, 1999. [10/13/1999]
  
  
• Professor David Pratt will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Phillip Grandinetti before his Departmental Seminar on Thursday 14th October. [10/12/1999]
  
  
• The 1999 Bomem-Michelson Award [10/5/1999]
  
  
• Reminder, reading room accessible during library closing. [10/5/1999]
  
  
• 600 MHz NMR coming to Pitt! [9/30/1999]
  
  
• Click here to read the Departmental Memo about the accessibility of the Chemistry Library during it's renovation [9/30/1999]
  
  
• On Monday, 18^th October, there will be a Symposium in Honor of Theodore Cohen on the Occasion of his Retirement [9/30/1999]
  
  
• Tonight is the Presentation of the Ig(R) Nobel Awards. [9/30/1999]
  
  
• Professor Eric Borguet will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Melissa Hines before her Departmental Seminar on Thursday 30th September. [9/29/1999]
  
  
• Microsoft Office Software is available for free from the University. Other Software titles are also available for reduced prices. Click Here for more information. [9/24/1999]
  
  
• Professor Curran wins the ACS 2000 Award for Creative Synthetic Organic Chemistry. [9/10/1999]
  
  
• Thursday, 16th September, Xia Dong Thesis Defense [9/10/1999]
  
  
• Check out the list of companies where graduates have recently taken jobs. [9/3/1999]
  
  
• Book on Stamps co-authored by Professor Emeritus Foil Miller. [9/3/1999]
  
  
• 1999 REU program ended up with a symposium, a presentation to Prof. Jordan and a picnic. [8/27/1999]
  
  
• PLU induction. [8/27/1999]
  
  
• The PLU new student picnic was held Monday, Aug. 23. The annual event gives new students and opportunity to meet Chemistry Department Faculty, students, post-docs and staff. [8/27/1999]
  
  
• Special Organic Short Course [8/20/1999]
  
  
• Friday, Aug. 20, Margaret Stevenson Thesis Defense. [8/19/1999]
  
  
• Monday, Aug. 23, 11:45, Cookout for the entering graduate students, sponsored by PLU [8/18/1999]
  
  
• Solid State Physics (PHYS 3715) will be offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Fall term. [8/18/1999]
  
  
• NMR course taught by Gordon Rule offered this Fall. [8/18/1999]
  
  
• Organometallic Chemistry course offered by the Chemistry Department this fall. [8/18/1999]
  
  
• Schedule for the 1999 Incoming Graduate Students. [8/16/1999]
  
  
• This year's Lubrizol Fellowship has been awarded to Jan Steckel. [8/12/1999]
  
  
• Monday, Aug. 16, Gregory R. Hale Thesis Defense. [8/11/1999]
  
  
• Monday, Aug. 16, Wanlin Xia Thesis Defense. [8/10/1999]
  
  
• NSF-REU Symposium Thursday August 12, 1-5 pm, Room 130, CSC. [8/4/1999]
  
  
• Wednesday, Aug. 11, Jason William Ribblett Thesis Defense. [8/4/1999]
  
  
• Thursday, Aug. 5, Shu Li MS Thesis Defense. [8/4/1999]
  
  
• "Applying to Academia - What To Expect" The first of a series of seminars focusing on careers in chemistry. Thursday, August 5th, 12:30 pm, Room 12B CSC. [8/3/1999]
  
  
• Wednesday, July 28 Brian K. Mohney Thesis Defense. [8/3/1999]
  
  
• The Department is happy to note that many graduate students are earning Travel Awards to present thesis work at Meetings. [8/3/1999]
  
  
• Winners of the 1999 Safford Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher are Brian Mohney, Amina Khan, Jennifer Bartels, Mike Peddicord, Todd Bosanac, Beth Fletcher and Olivier Guise. [7/28/1999]
  
  
• We are pleased to announce that Dr. Cederstrom has joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department. [7/21/1999]
  
  
• "Another Year of Significant Progress… and the Promise of More to Come", Campus Update from Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. [7/16/1999]
  
  
• Wednesday, July 14th Vasil Pajcini Thesis Defense [7/13/1999]
  
  
• We are pleased to announce that Dr. Floreancig has joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department. [7/13/1999]
  
  
• A Historical Review of the Chemistry Department from 1873 to 1951 (published in 1951) now online. [7/9/1999]
  
  
• Monday, July 12th Rama Kondru Thesis Defense [7/9/1999]
  
  
• Tuesday, June 22 Jae-Kyu Jung Thesis Defense. [6/9/1999]
  
  
• Phi Lambda Upsilon will induct new members and hold elections at 4:30pm on Friday, June 11, 1999 in room 130, Chevron Science Center. [6/4/1999]
  
  
• Part-time Instructor Needed for Analytical Chemistry for Fall, 1999. [6/3/1999]
  
  
• Professor Tara Meyer has been awarded a 1999 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. [6/1/1999]
  
  
• NSF Career Awards Won by Professors Scott Nelson, Tara Meyer, Eric Borguet, and Jumi Shin. [5/21/1999]
  
  
• Professor Peter Wipf has given the 1998 Akron Section Award Lecture. [5/21/1999]
  
  
• Professor Dennis Curran has won the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award. [5/21/1999]
  
  
• Thursday May 6 Steven H. Norton Thesis Defense. [5/6/1999]
  
  
• Professor David Beratan has won a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1999. [4/23/1999]
  
  
• April 23 Comfort Nkambule Thesis Defense. [4/23/1999]
  
  
• Congratulations to the 1999 Spring Scholarship Awardees. [4/21/1999]
  
  
• Intermediate Visitors Program: Professor Lynne Regan [4/9/1999]
  
  
• PLU sponsors the Phillips Lectures [4/9/1999]
  
  
• Congratulations to Hua Yang, Rojanan Leecharoen, Alfredo Cardenas and Fernando Vila, the four 1999 Mellon Fellowship Recipients from Chemistry. [4/1/1999]
  
  
• Recent salary survey published in C&E News. [3/22/1999]
  
  
• The Chemistry Department granted it's 1000th Ph.D. The recipient is Ed Wovchko. [3/19/1999]
  
  
• Check out some snapshots from the open house for prospective graduate students. [3/19/1999]
  
  
• Tuesday March 16 Gidget Kaye Cantrell Thesis Defense. [3/12/1999]
  
  
• Professor Joe Grabowski will lead an informal discussion on the research of Professor Barney Ellison before his Departmental Seminar on Thursday 2nd March. [2/27/1999]
  
  
• Thursday, February 18 Alexander P. Sukharevsky Thesis Defense. [2/16/1999]
  
  
• Professors Beratan and Wipf featured in C&E News of the Week. [2/15/1999]
  
  
• Department seeks Lecturer in Chemistry. [2/10/1999]
  
  
• Professor Pratt and Professor Shepherd appear on KDKA newscast. [2/8/1999]
  
  
• Travel Fellowships for graduate students increased. [2/5/1999]
  
  
• Professor John T. Yates wins the Arthur W. Adamson Award. [2/4/1999]
  
  
• Professor Sanford Asher will be awarded the Bomem-Michelson Award. [1/24/1999]
  
  
• January 19 Natalia Balabai Thesis Defense. [1/23/1999]
  
  
• Professor John J. Hopfield will give the Kaufman Lectures on January 27th and 28th. [1/18/1999]