Chemistry at Rochester - Chemistry - University of Rochester
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1975 Jack A. Kampmeier<br />
1979<br />
Me m o r i a l Ar t Ga l l e r y,<br />
f o u n d e d 1913, e x p a n d e d 1936, 1968, 1988<br />
Do o r w a y on Qu a d<br />
I m p o r t a n t Ac c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d Ha p p e n i n g s (c o n t .)<br />
• Established the <strong>Chemistry</strong> Alumni Research Fund in 1977<br />
• In 1978 John Huizenga was named the Tracy H. Harris Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, a chair he held until 1991<br />
• Completed the funding the Department obtained from NSF and placed orders for a 500-MHz NMR and a<br />
new ESR spectrometer<br />
• Started two major drives to acquire lasers for experimental physical chemistry and a contemporary GC-mass<br />
spectrometer<br />
• Actively sought to increase the ties between the <strong>Chemistry</strong> Department and industry to facilit<strong>at</strong>e job<br />
placement for students<br />
• L<strong>at</strong>er served as Associ<strong>at</strong>e Dean <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong> Arts and Sciences for Gradu<strong>at</strong>e Studies, and subsequently<br />
as Dean <strong>of</strong> the College<br />
• Hired George McLendon and James Farrar<br />
• Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, 1979<br />
• Significantly increased the number <strong>of</strong> postdoctoral fellows in the Department by securing College funds for<br />
Postdoctoral Teacing Fellows<br />
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