Chemistry at Rochester - Chemistry - University of Rochester

1979
Andrew S. Kende, Chair
1983
Sun d i a l, Do n a t e d b y th e me n’s Cl a s s of ‘52
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
• Significant contributor to the science of organic chemistry; focused on pericyclic reactions and total synthesis
whose research involved more than 50 graduate students and a similar number of postdoctoral fellows
• Held the Charles F. Houghton Professorship in Chemistry from 1981-2000
• Female graduate students in chemistry won numerous fellowships, and 6 out of 25 in the entering graduate
program were female
• Introduced short courses on electrochemistry and polymer chemistry, with lecturers from industry; well
attended by faculty, students, and approximately 60 people from local corporations and colleges
• Chemistry Department hosted Third Conference on Cooperative Advances in Science and Technology,
cohosted by Eastman Kodak Company and the University in 1981; sponsored by the Council for Chemical
Research, an organization of approximately 40 companies and 130 departments of chemistry and chemical
engineering; 240 participants
• Hired numerous senior-level faculty, including Robert Boeckman, David Whitten, and Shaul Mukamel
• Hired William Jones in inorganic chemistry, and Joseph Dinnocenzo in organic chemistry
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