July

• Where they are now:
  • Dr. Kwangho Lee (PhD '01) - postdoctoral associate with Y. Kishi, Harvard University
  • Dr. Cynthia P. Tidwell (PhD '01) - Instructor of Chemistry, Montevallo University, Montevallo, AL
  • Dr. Trent Selby (PhD '01) - postdoctoral associate with Joel Miller, University of Utah
  • Byron Jake McGee (MS '01) - employed at Microcoating Technologies Inc, Atlanta, GA
  • Dr. Scott McKay (postdoc '97-'98) - Assist. Prof. at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
  • Dr. John Sherman (BS '95) - Ph.D. 2001 at USM polymer institute, employed at Dow CR&D, Freeport, TX

June

• Welcome to UA the summer 2001 SURP students and RET instructors - good luck with your research projects
  • special group events in June include:
  • June 5,6  7-10 PM - using the Science Library
  • June 8, 15, 22, 29  1-2 PM - Friday special seminars
  • June 8  5-6:30 PM - Gulf States Art Collection Tour
  • June 9 - Tour of Area Parks and picnic at Dr. Szulczewski's house
  • June 11, 18, 25  12-1 PM - faculty research seminars
  • June 13, 20, 27  12-1 PM - lunch seminars on ethics
  • June 14  4-9 PM - SURP/RET picnic at Lake Lurleen
  • June 15  1-2 PM - pictures

  ...funding from the NSF to support the Alabama SURP and RET program is gratefully acknowledged...

May 

• Congratulations to our May Chemistry Graduates
  
  • BS degrees:
    •  Katie L. Davis
    •  William A. Adams
    • Eric D. Reach
    • Jason D. Swain
      
  • MS degrees:
    •  Andrew N. Wood (Joe Thrasher)
    • Byron Jake McGee (Silas Blackstock)
      
  • Ph.D degrees:
    •  Cinthia P. Tidwell (Dave Nikles)
    •  Kwangho Lee (Jin Cha)
    •  Trent Selby (Silas Blackstock)

   

• Michael Cava 75th Birthday Symposium was a great success
  • featured speakers: Carl Johnson (Wayne State Univ.), Madeleine Joullie (Univ. of Pennsylvania), K. C. Nicolaou (Scripps Research Institute), Al Padwa (Emory Univ.), Viresh Rawal (Univ. of Chicago), Amos B. Smith (Univ. of Pennsylvania), and Gilbert Stork (Columbia Univ.)
  • location: UA campus
  • time: Saturday, April 21, 2001 -- 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • program (pdf file)
  • many thanks to Prof. Rawal and Prof. Cha for organizing a fantastic symposium.  Thanks also go out to Armelle and Mike for their hospitality and for hosting a warm reception at their home.  We are also grateful to the speakers for their contributions in honor of Mike Cava, the scientist and the person.

 April

• Chemistry Graduate Student Trent Selby wins University of Alabama Ph.D. Research Excellence Award for 2000/2001
  congratulations Trent!

   

• Scifinder Scholar now available in Chemistry Department 24 hours a day.  Thanks to Dr. Arduengo for helping to administer this excellent literature searching resource.

   

• Cary 14 UV/Vis/NIR spectrophotometer Upgrade:  The department has recently had OLIS (on-line Instrument Company) upgrade its Cary 14.  This ~$25,000 upgrade includes removing all of the electronics (~400 lbs. including the original vacuum tubes) and replacing these components with digital electronics. The spectrophometer is now interfaced to a 600 MHz Pentium computer. The instrument is located in LY 253. Prof. Redding is currently working with OLIS to have the instrument equipped to run photolysis experiments.  Thanks to Profs. Vincent and Redding for leading this effort.

   

• NSF Award of a Nanosecond Laser-Flash Photolysis System won by Department: Thanks to Dr. Bakker for heading this effort.

   

• NSF Award of a High-Field (W-band) EPR Spectrometer won by Department:  Thanks to Dr. Bakker for heading this effort.

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