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For past and present students and friends of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Long Beach • Fall 2001 • Number 26Named Distinguished Alumna College ofNatural Sciences & MathematicsDr. Bette Korber, Honored Alumna ......1Molina Healthcare................................1Chair’s Message ..................................2CONTENTSAllergan Lecturer: Dr. Fenselau............3Faculty News ........................................7Dr. Christopher Brazier ........................7Dr. Stephen Mezyk ..............................7Faculty E-mail Addresses ....................7Where Are They Now?..........................8In Memoriam ......................................8Gifts from Individuals ..........................9Corporate Gifts ....................................9Lab Support Scholarship ....................9Endowed Awards ................................10Other Honors and Awards ..................11Student Affiliate Report......................11Alumni News ......................................12Plans of Graduates ............................15Alumni Response................................15t the College of NaturalASciences & MathematicsCommencement onJune 1, Dr. Bette T. Korber(BS Biochemistry1981, PhD Caltech) was recognizedas the Distinguished Alumnafor 2001 and praised for her importantcontributions to AIDSresearch.Last year, in a paper presentedat the Seventh Conference onRetroviruses and OpportunisticInfections in San Francisco, Bettereported that the results of herresearch indicated that the HIVviruses probably passed from chimpanzeesto humans in about 1930as a result of hunting, butcheringand eating chimpanzees during aperiod of food shortage. This findingchallenged previous unsubstantiatedassertions that HIV transmissionevolved from chimpanzeecells used in testing polio vaccinein Africa in the 1950s. Her computer-basedstudies compared thecomposition of the genetic materialof many current strains of thevirus which extrapolated back to acommon origin. Two different statisticalinvestigations both pointedto 1930 as the crossover date.Dr. Bette Korber, Distinguised Alumna, College of Natural Sciences & Mathematicsand Glenn Nagel, Dean.Bette is employed as a geneticistat the Los Alamos NationalLaboratories, the custodian of allthe genetic sequence informationon HIV reported throughout theworld.Notices of her presentationwere widely heralded in the popularpress, including Time magazine(Feb. 14, 2000) and on the frontpage of the Los Angeles Times(Feb. 2, 2000) and in a majorarticle in Atlantic Monthly(October 2000).She singled out five membersof the faculty at CSULB as beingparticularly influential in her education:Her late father Dr. GeorgeKorber, professor of sociology, whotaught his students the values ofempathy and compassion and toreject prejudices; Dr. Art Metzger,professor of business, who taughther that “being comfortable wasnot the most important thing—being fully alive was a betterthing”; Dr. Nail Senozan, professorof chemistry, “who taught me thatthe process of understanding a scientificconcept is difficult, wonderful,challenging, exciting”; Dr.Larry Lerner, professor of physics,who gave her “the confidence Ineeded to change my major (fromEnglish) and go on in science”;and Don Depree, her karateteacher, who “taught me to confrontfear, to do what is right evenif it is difficult.”Bette added, “There are manythings I love about CSULB. It(consists of) a great mix of students,from fresh young 18 year-olds, toolder working people coming back,children of new immigrant familiesand new immigrants themselves.People from all walks of life—many languages spoken, many culturesrepresented. Sometimes studentshave to make great personalsacrifices to learn, but they comeanyway. Through CSULB they havea door to an education that otherwisemight be closed. I am veryproud to have been part of thiswonderful system.” ■Photo by Victoria SanchezIn Inc: The Magazinefor Growing Companies,Long Beach-basedMolina Healthcare Inc.is ranked 61st in thenation amongthe top 100fastestgrowingDr. J. Mario Molina andDr. Martha Molina Bernadettprivate companies in America’sinner cities. Located in downtownLong Beach at Ocean Boulevardand Golden Shore, Molina Healthcarehas grown rapidly over thepast five years and has expandedits service areas beyond the bordersof California to Washington,Michigan and Utah. A companywith 440 full-time and 19 parttimeemployees, its five-yeargrowth rate was 38 percent, itsrevenues exceeding $184 million.Chairman of the Board and CEO ofMolina Healthcare is Dr. J. MarioMolina (BS Chemistry 1980), whoreceived his MD from USC. AssistingMario is his sister, Dr. MarthaMolina Bernadett (BA Chemistry1985), Vice President and GeneralManager. Martha received her MDfrom UC Irvine.Molina Healthcare providesmedical services to the poor andhas a large minority clientele:African American, Hispanic andSoutheast Asian. One of theSee page 5, Molina

ChemistryBiochemistryRemarks by the Chairby Nail M. SenozanEditorial Groundbreaking Ceremony boxCSULBChemistry for the and New Biochemistry Science Building, DepartmentFeb. 2, 2001. Left to right:Newsletter Chemistry Chairs, past and present,Dr. Darwin Mayfield (ChairFall 2001, Number 261964-1966), Dr. Ken Marsi (ChairAn annual publication of the Department1975-1996), of Chemistry Dr. Nail and Senozan Biochemistry(Chair for 1996-present), past and present Dr. Rogerstudents Bauer and (Chair friends 1966-1975). of the department.shown: News Dr. Don items, Simonsen feature(Chairarticles, photos, and commentsNot1961-1963).are eagerly invited. All articlesnot signed in this issue of thePhoto by David J. NelsonNewsletter were researched andwritten by the Editor. TheNewsletter and other departmentalnews and information may beaccessed on the internet at thefollowing address:http://www.chemistry.natsci.csulb.eduTo send information about yourselfelectronically for publicationin the Newsletter, (1) open upthe website indicated above, (2)click on Newsletter, (3) click onthe Fall 2001 logo, (4) on theside bar, scroll to Alumni Response.The profile of our departmentcontinues to change rapidly.This fall two physical chemists,Dr. Christopher Brazier andDr. Stephen Mezyk, join theranks of our faculty as assistantprofessors.Dr. Brazier, a native of England,has a BS degree in mathematicsand chemistry from theUniversity of Southampton, UnitedKingdom, and a PhD in chemistryfrom the same institution.He is a spectroscopist with a particularinterest in small metalclusters that may play a role inrocket fuels. Dr. Brazier came tous from California State University,San Bernardino where hewas a lecturer.Dr. Mezyk has received hisPhD from the University of Melbourne,Australia, worked at theBrookhaven and Argonne NationalLaboratories and held post-doctoralpositions at the Universities ofSaskatchewan and Calgary and atNotre Dame. Prior to his appointmentat Long Beach, he was a researchassociate professor at theUniversity of North Carolina inWilmington. Dr. Mezyk’s researchis in reaction kinetics of transientspecies such as the hydroxyl radicaland the environmental impactof such species.Both Dr. Brazier and Dr.Mezyk join us with impressiverecords of scientific publications–over 80 articles between the twoof them in distinguished journalsof chemistry.This year, Dr. Marsi completeshis Faculty Early Retirement Program(FERP) while Dr. Baine beginsFERP. Dr. Marsi will continueto serve as the coordinator ofalumni relations and the editor ofthis Newsletter. Dr. Baine willkeep his responsibilities as thevice-chair and advisor to the StudentAffiliates of the AmericanChemical Society.We are presently authorized tosearch for two biochemists andone chemistry educator for the academicyear 2002-2003. Thus, bySeptember 2002 the number oftenured and tenure-track facultywho have joined our departmentsince 1997 will reach nine. Recentadditions to our faculty rosterinclude Dr. Doug McAbee(1997), now a tenured associateprofessor, Dr. Lijuan Li (1998),also now a tenured associate professor,Dr. Paul Buonora (2000),Dr. Krzysztof Slowinski (2001),and, starting this fall, Drs. Brazierand Mezyk. Meanwhile, since1997, Drs. Kalbus, Lieu, Devore,Wynston and now Dr. Marsi haveretired.We would also like to welcometwo new members to ouracademic/community liaison, theChemistry & Biochemistry AdvisoryCouncil. They are Dr. MichaelTreuheit of Amgen, Inc. andDr. Martin Sobczak of AblestikLaboratories, a division of NationalStarch and Chemical Corp. Weappreciate the dedicated assistanceof our 25-member AdvisoryCouncil, founded in 1977.“Being in the teaching professionis a precious privilege,” Dr.Marsi once remarked, and indeed,as our graduates embark on theirnew destinations, I realize againhow privileged and fortunate Ihave been to have touched theireducation. Elsewhere in thisnewsletter you will read moreabout the achievements of ourstudents, but here is a sampler:Kevin Phillips is now in his secondyear at Harvard where he iscreating a library of DNA moleculescapable of imparting catalyticactivity to metal complexes.Jared Aschcroft will begin PhDwork in analytical chemistry atRice University. Michael Eaganand Matthew Harris are startingmedical school, Mike at UCLAand Matthew at USC. And we areproud indeed to see our formerstudent Bette Korber receive theDistinguished Alumna award for2001. Dr. Korber (Caltech PhD)was recognized for her pioneeringstudies on the origins of the AIDSvirus. Her discoveries, which datethe appearance of the HIV to the1930s, received extensive nationalcoverage including a major articlein the Atlantic Monthly inOctober 2000.Cal State Long Beach continuesto be a very good place to studychemistry. In recent years, withnew faculty joining our ranks,research opportunities for undergraduatesand master’s studentshave greatly expanded. Our studentsnow can participate inexciting projects in many areasincluding electron tunnelingthrough films of molecules, modulationof electrical and opticalproperties of coordination compounds,characterization of biologicalreceptors and aggregation andfolding of proteins implicated indebilitating diseases. If you knowany good students who may enjoythe excitement of chemistry, tellthem to give us a call. We wouldlove to show them the possibilitiesthrough chemistry.Best regards and please stayin touch. ■Kenneth L. Marsi, EditorAppreciation is extended to ConnieLane, Publications Office ,for the Newsletter layout and toBob Freligh, Audiovisual Services,for many of the photographscontained in this Newsletter.(562) 985-4941e-mail: kmarsi@csulb.eduAlso pictured at the GroundbreakingCeremony for the New ScienceBuilding are left to right:Dr. Robert Loeschen (Chemistry),Associate Dean; Dr. Beth Ambos(Geology), Associate Dean; Dr. GlennNagel, Dean, College of NaturalSciences & Mathematics.Photo by Victoria Sanchez2

Fall 2001 • Number 26by Glenn NagelDean • College of Natural Sciences and MathematicsIrecently attended a conferenceof college and university presidentsand deans at Fermi NationalLaboratory outside of Chicago. Theconference was sponsored by fiveprivate foundations (Camille andHenry Dreyfus, W. M. Keck, M. J.Murdock, Research Corp. andRobert A. Welch Foundation) thathave been strong supporters of undergraduatestudent research.The purpose of the conferencewas to release the results (539pages) of a study undertaken toprovide a basic understanding ofthe environment for research inthe natural sciences at predominatelyundergraduate colleges anduniversities. CSULB was one of136 institutions invited to contributedata and opinions to thestudy. Other institutions includedliberal arts colleges (e.g., Bates,Carleton, Harvey Mudd, Knox,Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, Occidentaland Pomona Colleges) aswell as larger colleges and universities(e.g., William and Mary,Western Washington, NorthernArizona and Rochester Institute ofTechnology). Three CSU campuseswere represented (CSULB, CalPoly SLO and San Jose State). Inthe words of Dr. Michael Doyle,vice president of Research Corp.,“These institutions have served asa national resource for a significantproportion of students whoundertake professional careers inthe sciences and a primary reasonfor their output has been the researchexperiences of undergraduatestudents with faculty mentors.”The foundations were concerned,however, that the number of proposalsfrom science faculty wasdecreasing and that the opportunitiesfor external funding wereshrinking.I am happy to report that theconcerns of the organizers did notapply to our institution. CSULBranked #9 of 136 in the numberof research grants awarded and #4in the number of baccalaureate degreesconferred in the sciences. Inaddition, 87 students earningbachelor’s degrees in the sciencesfrom CSULB were granted PhD degreesbetween 1991 and 1999.While we are very proud ofthese accomplishments, there wassome room for concern. One calculationmade from the study wasthat it takes, on the average, morethan $35,000 in funding to producea published paper in a firstratescience journal. We stronglybelieve that student co-authorshipof a research paper is a real markof the quality of the work beingdone in our laboratories. Our costat CSULB was actually somewhathigher than the $35,000 figure,indicating that we either need tobe more aggressive in publishingwork or that we need to attractmore funding in order to increaseour publication rate with students.I believe strongly we must doboth. What can you as alumni andfriends of CSULB Chemistry andBiochemistry do to help us in ourquest of Academic Excellence? Thefirst is all important: promote ourprogram to your peers and associatesand encourage talented studentsto apply for admission here.Second, we are always in need offunds to support student-facultyresearch. Your contributions canhelp support student researchfellowships, lab materials andsupplies, or costs associated withthe presentation and publicationof results.If you wish to let us knowof a student who is interested inapplying or has applied to CSULB,you can reach me by calling562/985-1521 or by e-mail(gnagel@csulb.edu). Donations tosupport undergraduate researchin Chemistry and Biochemistrymay be made via Dr. Marsi as isdescribed elsewhere in thisnewsletter.Your support and continuinginterest in science at CSULB isdeeply appreciated. ■EditorialB o xC S U L BChemistry and BiochemistryDepartment NewsletterFall 2001, Number 26An annual publication of theDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistryfor past and present studentsand friends of the department.News items, feature articles,photos and comments are eagerlyinvited. All articles not signed inthis issue of the Newsletter wereresearched and written by theEditor. The Newsletter and otherdepartmental news and informationmay be accessed on the Internet atthe following address:http://www.chemistry.natsci.csulb.edu.To send information about yourselfelectronically for publication in theNewsletter, (1) open up the Website indicated above, (2) click onNewsletter, (3) click on the Fall2001 logo, (4) on the side bar,scroll to Alumni Response.Kenneth L. Marsi, Editor562/985-4941e-mail: kmarsi@csulb.eduAllergan Distinguished Visiting Lecturerby Tom MaricichCollege of Natural Sciences and MathematicsAppreciation is extended toConnie Lane, Publications Office,for the Newsletter layout and toBob Freligh, Audio Visual Services,for many of the photographs containedin this Newsletter.The 22nd Annual DistinguishedVisiting Lecturer was Dr.Catherine Fenselau, professor ofchemistry at the University ofMaryland. Dr. Fenselau received anAB from Bryn Mawr College, andher PhD from Stanford University,where she worked with Dr. CarlDjerassi. She is a former presidentof the American Society of MassSpectroscopy. She is also the recipientof the Garvan Metal of theAmerican Chemical Society, theMaryland Chemist Award and theMerit Award of the National Institutesof Health. Dr. Fenselau is thenewly elected chair of the AnalyticalDivision of the AmericanChemical Society. Since she trainedas an organic chemist, the widescope of her expertise isreflected in the breadth of her recentpublications, appearing inAnalytical Chemistry and in Cellularand Molecular Biology.While at CSULB, Dr. Fenselaupresented two lectures to studentsand faculty, at times with standingroom only. In her first, a generallecture, titled “How Much DoThings Weigh?,” she presented thecapability of mass spectrometry toweigh individual molecules, molecularcomplexes and even smallviruses. Dr. Fenselau illustratedhow the determination of molecularmasses provided answers toimportant questions in biology,medicine and space travel.After an interactive luncheonwith students, Dr. Fenselau gavea more technical talk, titled“Chemistry of Zinc-Binding ProteinsStudied with ElectrosprayMass Spectrometry” to a crowd ofchemists and biologists. Her revolutionarytechniques for accurateanalysis of high molecular weightproteins (greater than 30K Daltons)is paving the way for betterunderstanding of these proteins.Dr. Fenselau and her co-workershave used electrospray MS at pH8.0 in combination with accuratemass measurements to confirm themultiplicity of insulin in stablenon-covalent complexes with zincions. They showed that the natureand number of ligands involved inchelation agrees with resultsfrom crystal andsolution structures.Counting the numberof ligands participatingin each centerallowed deductionof the geometricconfiguration of theligand field and gaveindirect information about theconformational state of the insulinmonomers in solution.An enthusiastic discussionensued, which has led to newdialog between our universitiesand between differentdisciplines.The lecture was followedby a receptionand dinner at Andiamo’sRestaurant in Long Beach.This lectureship issponsored by a generousgift from Allergan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. ■3

ChemistryBiochemistrySome of the faculty and students in attendance at the 29th Annual Awards Banquet in May. Seated left to right:Dmitry Pervitsky, Dr. Ximeng Wang, Dr. Paul Buonora and Dr. Peter Baine.Dennis AnjoMy research continues with bothcarbon electrode studies and somenew work on organoborane compounds.Paul Sierocki has workedon the pH response of carbon electrodes,extending our diagram ofthe pH, potential and response surfacefor carbon electrodes. Paul hasalso developed buffers that workin electrochemistry experiments,without causing interference. Hewas accepted in the PhD programat UCLA for the fall 2001.Jared Ashcroft has also beenworking in my group. Jared isstudying the emission spectrum oftri-anthracene borane. His workhas indicated that the emission ofthe compound is not the traditionalKasha type. Multiple emissionpeaks are observed in condensedmedia. Jared is also going on tograduate school, beginning thePhD program at Rice this fall 2001.I met a former student of mine,Greg Whitaker (BS Biochemistry1990), during the last week ofclasses. Greg is at present workingin anesthesiology, and will be finishinghis residency soon. Gregalso brought greetings fromMichael Wanger (BS Biochemistry1990), who is now practicing medicinein Florida.Paul BuonoraAs I write these comments it isexactly one year since my wife,Sarah, and I arrived in Long Beachto look for housing and begin ourlives in California. The year hasbeen full and gone by quickly. Thefaculty, students and universityhave lived up to all the hopes Ihad when I accepted the position.Nail Senozan organized a welcomeparty, and Ken Marsi wasvery helpful in assisting Sarah infinding a position in dental materialsresearch working with LongBeach alum Greg Dorsman (BSChemistry 1977, MS Chemistry1983) at Danville Materials. Myorganic colleagues have given adviceand guidance as I learn tonavigate life at CSULB and inSouthern California.On the research front, threeundergraduate students will beginwork this summer and a half dozenothers have expressed interestin starting research in the fall. Wehope to make short work of tyingup loose ends on chiral gamma-dicarbonylsynthesis projects whichwere nearly complete when I leftPennsylvania.The corrected galley proof of aninvited review with Tae Oh of CSU,Northridge, of recent progress inimino Diels-Alder reactions, wasreturned to the journal Tetrahedronin late May.I have not had much time forwork in the history of chemicalscience, but I was asked to sit onthe Outstanding Paper SelectionCommittee of the Division for theHistory of Chemistry of the ACS.Next year I will chair that committee.In the teaching arena, I taughtthe Organic Chemistry 320 sequencethis year. In the second semestermy class participated inbeta testing the questions for the2002 version of the ACS organicexamination. In the laboratory forthat course we replaced mercurythermometers with digital thermometers,an innovation I had utilizedin Pennsylvania. This investmentshould provide dividends inthe future as we eliminate mercuryspill cleanup and reduce replacementcosts. Currently, I amorganizing materials to teach aSpecial Topics: Medicinal Chemistrycourse in the spring of 2002.Jeffrey CohlbergSummer and fall of 2000 werespent on a sabbatical leave in TonyFink’s lab at UC Santa Cruz. Iworked on the protein α-synuclein,which aggregates to form Lewybodies in the brain cells of Parkinsonpatients. The aggregation canbe replicated in the test tube. Idiscovered that this process isstimulated by glycosaminoglycansand obtained some informationabout the mechanism of this stimulation.The work generated datafor two manuscripts, one of whichwas submitted for publication thisspring. Santa Cruz was a delightfulplace to spend seven and 1/2months, and in particular theDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistrythere provided a stimulatingand friendly environment.While in Santa Cruz I guidedGene Rozumov and Frank Le tocomplete their MS theses. Theyare both now at UCLA, Gene inthe PhD program in organicchemistry and Frank in dentalschool. Paula Spencer is finishingher thesis while she works as aprotein chemist at Amgen. I taughtChem 441B in the spring andhave been working in the lab withthe aim of finishing my currentproject on neurofilament proteininteractions. I am also working ona curriculum development involvingthe use of molecular modelingby students in biochemistry courses.Dorothy GoldishIn addition to teaching classes andserving as the undergraduate advisingcoordinator for the department,I have been serving on twoimportant university committees.In the past year, we have beenpreparing our self-study for reaffirmationof accreditation by our regionalaccrediting body, the WesternAssociation of Schools andColleges. With Vice President forStudent Services Douglas Robinson,I co-chaired the task forcewriting a section on Services toStudents. (Dr. Merryfield was cochairof the task force writingabout General Education.)We were writing about somethings that have been going well,but mostly about efforts to correctsome of the problems alumni nodoubt remember, such as slowgrad checks, late evaluation oftransfer credit, difficulty gettinginformation about financial aid,non-functional classrooms andothers. The good news is thatmany of these have been greatlyimproved. Grad checks are donequickly, admissions and financialaid information go out more efficiently,advisors have access totransfer records and other usefulinformation so we can give accurateanswers, some classroomshave been air-conditioned andequipped for modern technology(but others are still waiting forrenovation.)I am also a member of the committeedealing with enrollmentmanagement. The university’s enrollmenthas been increasing rapidly,especially with an increasingnumber of freshmen. We are rapidlyrunning out of classroomspace and many departments arefinding it impossible to hireenough faculty members to teachall the classes needed. We havenow received approval from theChancellor's Office to limit thesize of the freshman class, startingwith the class entering in fall2002. This doesn't mean that wewill turn away highly qualified studentsor that we will redirect studentswho live and work close toCSULB to other campuses.Under our plan, we will continueto admit all students fromschool districts close to the campuswho meet the minimum CSUentrance requirements, but willimpose somewhat higher standardsfor students from school districtsfarther away. This will be based onthe CSU “eligibility index” whichcombines high school grade pointaverage with scores on the SAT orACT exam. A study of predictorsof student success showed thatthis index gave us better predictionsthan using grades or testscores alone. Students who are initiallydenied admission wouldhave the opportunity of attendinganother CSU campus or of attendinga community college and thentransferring. We will continue toadmit all eligible upper divisiontransfer students.(Editor’s Note: After submittingthe above narrative, Dr. Goldishwas appointed acting dean of UndergraduateStudies and will notbe teaching during the 2001-2002academic year.)Lijuan LiDr. Lijuan Li, assistant pofessor ofinorganic chemistry, was promotedto associate professor effective thebeginning of the 2001-2002 academicyear.In March 2001, Dr. Li wasawarded a SCORE (Support forContinuous Research Excellence)grant by the NIH in the amountof approximately $500,000 for aperiod of three years. She has alsobeen notified that she is the recipientof two additional grants: (1)an American Chemical SocietyPertroleum Research Fund grant($25,000) and (2) a ResearchCorp. grant ($34,238).Dr. Li joined our department in1998 and in the past three yearsshe has published eight papers injournals such as the Journal of theAmerican Chemical Society, Journalof Polymer Science and theCanadian Journal of Chemistry.The article, “Metalloporphyrin-4

Fall 2001 • Number 26C 5 H 8C 5 H 8CH 4H 3 CH 2 CCatalyzed Electrocarboxylation ofAlkyl Halides,” published in RecentAdvances in Electrochemistry,was co-authored by John Liarakas,a master’s student. A recent article,appearing in JACS titled,“Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Structure,and Solution Behavior ofFe(NO) 2 (1-MeIm) 2 : Implicationsfor Nitrosyl Non-heme-iron Complexeswith g = 2.03,” was coauthoredwith Dmitry Pervitsky,who received his MS degree thissummer.Dr. Li also received a Scholarlyand Creative Activities Awardfrom the university for the summerof 2001.Dr. Robert LoeschenThis year has been a busy one forme, with respect to facilities. (Dr.Loeschen is associate dean incharge of physical facilities in theCollege of Natural Sciences &Mathematics.) In January we hadthe groundbreaking for the newscience building, which is locatedjust north of PH3. Since then, Imet with campus officials, the contractor,the project director andthe architect’s representativeevery week and listened as theydiscussed the whys and why-notsof building a science building. Thecontractor is trying to maximizeprofit (of course), but is really notworried about speed; CSULB eagerlywants the building finishedand does not want to spend thecontingency money, and the projectmanager is trying to figure outwhat everyone is doing. The resultsgive rise to some interestingdiscussions, and I am glad I amnot in charge. If everything goeson schedule, we should move inthe summer of 2003. Please planto come for a visit after the buildingis completed. Meanwhile, theshop people and I are workinghard to try to do renovations ofexisting space in PH1,2,3 and theMicrobiology Building because wehave so many new faculty memberswho need research space toaccommodate their needs.I have been “acting” associatedean for CNSM since 1992, andafter an exhaustive search (no oneelse applied) I was appointed tothe permanent position. It is niceto take off the “acting” prefix.Academically, I am teaching organicchemistry and enjoying it alot. I was very honored to havebeen selected for the MayfieldTeaching Award at graduation thisyear. In the fall, I am looking forwardto teaching in the organiclaboratories, as I have not donethat for several years.Marco LopezLeaving the “Heme Team” thisyear are Alex Nunez, who wasaccepted to University of Illinois,Chicago Medical School, and JosePena, who was accepted to the UCBerkeley PhD program in Virology.Both will start fall 2001. Two graduatestudents, Danny Ponce andVipal Patel, defended their master’sthesis. Danny’s thesis, “Synthesisand NMR of Tractable Modelsof Aqueous Heme Proteins,”was defended in summer 2000,and Vipal’s thesis, “Computer SimulatedTrajectory of a StericallyHindered CO-Heme System,” wasdefended in May 2001. MS studentsJing Leng and Kian Kani arewriting their MS theses this summer.MS student Phat Hoang wrotehis thesis last year and got a job inthe Bay Area; we are waiting forhim to return and defend it. TheHeme Team will be looking to increasethe number of students.Currently, Juan Lopez, whoseproject is the characterization ofNO-Heme complexes, is the only“Heme-Teamer” remaining. Wewill be looking to recruit studentsto the Heme Team this summer.Together with other faculty inthe college, we were fortunate inreceiving funding for a researchproposal titled, “Proximal Effectson Ligand Binding to HemeproteinModels,” submitted as part of aSCORE grant to the NIH. Thefunds will be used to set up ananosecond flash-photolysis lab forstudying the kinetics of ligand(O 2 , CO, and NO) binding toheme models of proteins. Furthermore,this grant will provide fundsfor a technician to help in performingthe experiments. Thefunding is for three years andstarts Sept. 30, 2001.During the last year I have beengetting experience in teaching theAdvanced Organic Chemistry Laboratorycourse, Chem 420. Lastfall I “interned” Dr. Nakayama’slab section and attended Dr. Berryhill’slectures. This spring I taughta section of the course. In the fall,I will take over responsibilities forthe course. The course teaches advancedlaboratory techniques andspectroscopy, focusing on MassSpectrometry and Nuclear MagneticResonance (NMR) spectroscopy.Tom MaricichThis past year reflects the comingyear, where I will continue toteach organic chemistry lectureand lab, coordinate the lab and coordinatethe department seminarprogram. Four years ago I introducedthe teaching of Chem 320Aduring the summer session. It nowregularly draws about 50 (oftendesperate) students, who tend toperform better than those in classesduring the regular terms.My research students are makingprogress on their projects. AndreaChen is completing her master’sproject working with a chiralsulfonimidate alkylating agent shesynthesized. She has submittedcrystals of one diastereomer for X-ray analysis by one of our seminarspeakers this past semester, Dr.Katherine Kantardjieff, professorand director of the W. M. KeckFoundation Center for MolecularStructure at CSU, Fullerton. Andreais hoping to demonstrateselective, chiral alkylation onracemic mixtures of chiral acidsand on meso or prochiral diacids.Another student, Dustin Wride, isbeginning to investigate the alkylationof sulfhydryl groups underacidic conditions, with potentialapplications toward alkylation ofcysteine SH groups in peptides andproteins. This project was stimulatedby suggestions from Dr.Roger Acey. Mike Eagan completedhis project and graduated SummaCum Laude. He is heading formedical school at UCLA this fall.Caroline Carter worked on a summerinternship at Neutrogena inLos Angeles.This summer we travelled toAnacortes, Wash. with our two sonsand daughter, their two spousesand our three grandchildren tojoin with over 100 descendants ofmy parents to celebrate a memorialcentennial of my mother’s birth.While we were there, we took infour operas of “Der Ring des Nibelungen”by the Seattle Opera.Kenneth MarsiI have completed my Faculty EarlyRetirement stint, but will continueto teach the second semester oforganic chemistry in the fall of2001. I have an ongoing assignmentas the editor of the Chemistry &Biochemistry Newsletter and asthe Coordinator of the AdvisoryCouncil and am active in assistingDean Nagel with fundraising forthe department and College ofNatural Sciences & Mathematics.In April I served as the externalreviewer for the Department ofChemistry at California State University,Hayward. Every five yearseach department in the CaliforniaState University System must bereviewed by an external visitor inthe discipline. I had been the reviewerin the previous cycle andon returning for my second fiveyearreview I was pleased to findthat many of my recommendationshad been implemented by the department.Dr. Leroy Chauffe, thedepartment chair at Hayward, wasa lecturer in our department during1967-1968. The year justended marked the 40th year of mymembership on the faculty at CSULB.I was privileged to have sixPresident’s Scholars in my firstsemester organic class, and I lookMolinaContinued from page 1challenges successfully met iscommunicating matters of healthto people of a variety of culturesand languages. This has been accomplishedby maintaining a workforcethat reflects the ethnic compositionof its patients and byhiring staff who live in patients’neighborhoods and speak theirlanguages. Molina Healthcare is aprovider of health care to approximately350,000 persons.Nearly all the company’s revenuesderive from Medicaid andother government-sponsoredhealth insurance programs. However,customers also include stateagencies such as the CaliforniaDepartment of Health Services.According to Mario, “Othercompanies enter and exit theMedicaid market depending onhow profitable it is for them andhow much effort they have toexpend. It’s just the opposite forMolina Healthcare. We are in itfor the long term. We find waysto make it work.”Mario received high honorsand was elected to Phi Beta Kappawhile at CSULB.Martha, also a Phi Beta Kappagraduate of CSULB, received numerousawards during her undergraduatecareer, including theKhalil Salem Award, the ToniHoralek Award and the David L.Scoggins Scholarship. She was alsopresident of the Student Affiliatesof the American Chemical Societyduring one of its most active years.Left to right: Dr. and Mrs. Robert Loeschen and Dr. and Mrs. Tom Maricich atthe 29th Annual Awards Banquet in May.See page 6, Faculty & Staff5

Fall 2001 • Number 26Join the FacultyPhoto by Victoria SanchezDr. StephenMezykDr. Stephen Mezyk comes tous by way of the University ofNorth Carolina at Wilmingtonwhere he was research associateprofessor. He received his BSc andPhD in Chemistry, both from theUniversity of Melbourne, Australia.Following completion of hisPhD he was a postdoctoral fellowat the University of Calgary, Canada,the University of Saskatchewan,Canada and Notre Dame University.Prior to taking the position atUNC Wilmington he was a researchscientist for eight yearswith Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.While withthe AEChe investgatedthefree radicalchemistryofiodinecontainingcompoundsinwater, the supercritical fluid radiolysisof perfluorocarbons andwater, and studied aqueous corrosionchemistry.During his appointment at UNCWilmington he taught courses inspectroscopy and kinetics, advancedquantitative chemical analysis anda general chemistry course.He has received funding totalingover $1.3 million to supporthis research activities during hisscientific career. Dr. Mezyk hashad over 40 publications appear inscientific journals such as J. Phys.Chem., Can. J. Chem. and J. Chem.Soc. Faraday Trans.When asked what attracted himto Cal State Long Beach, he said,“I felt [the department offered] anexcellent opportunity for me topursue my research goals of doingbasic physical/analytical chemistrystudies in support of important environmentalproblems, while stillallowing me to enjoy undergraduateteaching. I wanted to be ableto do collaborative work withestablished scientists in a departmentthat had the equipment resourcesthat I require. And, havingtraveled extensively around NorthAmerica, I really liked the idea ofbeing located near a major citywith a climate that one couldenjoy all year round.”Dr. ChristopherR. BrazierDr. Christopher R. Brazierjoined the tenure-track faculty inthe area of physical chemistry thisfall. Dr. Brazier received his BScDegree (1st Class Honors) inChemistry with an emphasis inmathematics at the University ofSouthampton, Southampton, Englandand his PhD in Chemistry,also at the University of Southampton.His thesis work involved thespectroscopy of gas phase free radicals.Following receipt of the doctorate,he served as a postdoctoralresearch associate and researchscientist at the University of Arizonawhere he performed extensiveresearch on the chemistry andlaser spectroscopy of alkaline earthorganometallic free radicals, helpingto establish a new field of gasphase inorganic chemistry. Dr. Braziercomes to us directly from CSUSan Bernardino where he servedas a full-time lecturer for threeyears in the Department of Chemistryand was responsible forteaching beginning chemistrycourses, quantitative analysis, instrumentalanalysis and a numberof general education courses inchemistry. Prior to his appointmentat CSUSB he was a researchscientist at Hughes STX, PhillipsLaboratory at Edwards Air ForceBase where he studied rocket fuelchemistry and technology. He observedthe AlC molecule for thefirst time through spectroscopicmeans. He plans to pursue his interestin spectroscopic techniquesto determine properties of smallmolecules.Dr. Brazier is the author of 45articles published in professionaljournals and has given 41 presentationsat scientific meetings.Dr. Brazier states, “I have beenteaching in the CSU system forfour years now and really appreciatethe wide variety of studentsthe system attracts. At Long BeachI am looking forward to workingwith graduate students and educatingthe next generation of chemistryresearchers for academe orindustry. I consider it a privilegeto help educate some of the bestand brightest students being recruitedthrough the President’sScholars program.” ■Faculty and StaffDr. Stephen Mezyk (at left) andDr. Christopher BrazierContinued from page 6lished a research collaborationwith Dr. Marcin Majda from theUniversity of California, Berkeley.We will investigate the propertiesof phospholipid monolayers and bilayerson solid substrates. We havereceived an ACS-PRF grant for thiscollaboration. In the fall I will alsostart collaborating with Dr. ChristopherChidsey from Stanford University.My lab will investigate theelectronic conductivity of molecularwires synthesized by Dr. Chidsey.I have written three researchproposals: for the ACS-PRF, theResearch Corp. and the DreyfusFoundation. I am extremely gratefulto Dean Glenn Nagel and ChairNail Senozan for constant supportand help in these activities.In January I attended the GordonResearch Conference on Electrochemistryin Ventura and presenteda poster concerning the tunnelingjunction method. In the fall of2001 I will attend two additionalconferences and will present aninvited lecture at the Symposiumon Interfacial Electron Transfer (apart of the American Chemical Societymeeting in Chicago). I willalso present my research results atthe 200th meeting of The ElectrochemicalSociety in San Franciscoin September of 2001. In addition,I was invited to serve as a co-chair(with Dr. K. Kolb from the Universityof Ulm) of the session titled“Electrochemical Surface Scienceand Thin Organic Films.”I really enjoyed teaching Chem251 (Quantitative Analysis) thisspring. We are working with Dr.Dennis Anjo to add some new experimentsto the Chem 251 Laboratoryand to develop a computerlab experiment in statistical analysisof experimental data. I alsocontributed a small section to Dr.Ken Nakayama’s NSF proposalfor the purchase of an NMR upgrade.This fall I will be busy developingand teaching a completelynew graduate course in electrochemistry.In addition to the above activities,I serve as a peer reviewer fortwo international journals: Langmuirand the Journal of ElectroanalyticalChemistry.Ximeng WangI am a visiting lecturer assigned toteach Chemistry 111B and also todo research with Dr. Lijuan Li. Iam supervising four students involvedin research in her laboratory.My work is on “The NovelSystem Displaying Metal-Metal Interactionsand Electron Transfer ina Molecular Wire” and “Synthesis,X-ray Crystal Structure and Propertiesof Fe(NO) 2 L 2 (L = imidazoleor 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole),Implications for Nitrosyl Non-Heme-Iron Complexes.”I formerly worked at Kent StateUniversity in Ohio; Clark AtlantaUniversity in Atlanta, Ga; Universityof Bristol in the UK; and Universityof Hong Kong. ■7FacultyE-mail AddressesShould you wish to correspond with Chemistry/Biochemistryfaculty, their e-mail addresses are listed for your use.They would be happy to hear from you.Roger Acey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .racey@csulb.eduDennis Anjo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .danjo@csulb.eduPeter Baine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pbaine@csulb.eduRoger Bauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .rbauer@csulb.eduStuart Berryhill . . . . . . . . . . . . .sberryhi@csulb.eduChristopher Brazier . . . . . . . . . . .cbrazier@csulb.eduPaul Buonora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pbuonora@csulb.eduJeffrey Cohlberg . . . . . . . . . . . . .cohlberg@csulb.eduDorothy Goldish . . . . . . . . . . . . .goldish@csulb.eduEdwin Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eharris@csulb.eduLijuan Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lli@csulb.eduRobert Loeschen . . . . . . . . . . . . .loeschen@csulb.eduMarco Lopez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lopezm@csulb.eduTom Maricich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tmaricic@csulb.eduKen Marsi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kmarsi@csulb.eduStephen Mezyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .smezyk@csulb.eduKen Nakayama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nakayama@csulb.eduDouglas McAbee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dmcabee@csulb.eduMargaret Merryfield . . . . . . . . . .mmerry@csulb.eduHenry Po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hppo@csulb.eduNail Senozan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nsenozan@csulb.eduKrzysztof Slowinski . . . . . . . . . .nkslowin@csulb.edu

ChemistryBiochemistryWe have been fortunate to have had the services of so many personswho made important contributions to our department over theyears, but who, for various reasons, chose to continue their careerselsewhere or have retired. We remember some of them in this column.We would like to hear from others as well.Dr. J. Kenneth Bartlett(Professor 1954-56), our first facultymember, now retired fromSouthern Oregon State College inAshland, wrote, “Just a short notein the small world department.The Fall 2000 issue of yournewsletter includes pictures andcomments concerning the visit ofNobel Laureate, Dr. Dudley Herschbachto CSULB. By coincidence,I was a TA in the QualitativeAnalysis portion of his generalchemistry course at Stanford University.Not only was it obviousthat he was a highly intelligent individual,but he also was a trulynice, friendly guy who even participatedin some of our flag footballgames.Dr. Leroy Chauffe(Lecturer 1967-68), retired inJune of this year from the CSUHayward faculty. Dr. Chauffejoined the Chemistry Departmentat CSUH in 1968, served as chairof the department periodically andas acting dean in 1994-95. At thetime of his retirement he had beenchair of the department since1995.Burt Codispoti(Stockroom Clerk 1993-1995)completed his high school teachingcredential in June in Chemistry,Music, German and GeneralScience. “I’ve just accepted theband director job at Arcata High...jazz and concert band. I am supplementingmy work with lots oftrumpet lessons and performances.I often think of my great job in thestockroom at CSULB working withso many good people.”Dr. Beth DeBeus(Lecturer 1998-2000), a DreyfusTeaching Fellow in our departmentunder the sponsorship of Dr. JeffCohlberg, has been appointed tothe tenure track at MidwesternUniversity/Arizona College of OsteopathicMedicine (Arizona StateUniversity) in Phoenix.Dr. C. Dennis Hall(Visiting Lecturer 1972-73), has retired from King’s College, London University, and he and Jean live in Dunnellen,Fla. “We are enjoying our days in Florida, and my part-time association with the University of Florida,Gainesville, enables me to keep in touch with chemistry.” While at CSULB he was the master’s supervisor forJoe Bramblett (MS 1972).Dr. Fred Shair(Dean of the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics 1989-1993), has retired asmanager of Educational Affairs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Dr.Shair came to CSULB from Caltech in 1989 where he was professor of chemical engineeringfor many years. While at CSULB he proved to be a popular and innovativedean. He has had a distinguished career in chemical engineering, and is especiallywell known for studies of dispersion of airborne pollutants and indoor air pollution.In his retirement he plans to maintain an academic relationship with Caltech.Dr. Augustine Silveira(Lecturer 1976-77) retired from the faculty at SUNY Oswego in August 2000 where he has served as chair forthe past 33 years. During his 1976-77 sabbatical, he taught in our department and was simultaneously involvedin research at UC Irvine. Dr. Silveira was appointed Distinguished Teaching Professor in the SUNY systemfor his services as an outstanding teacher and researcher. Following retirement he was appointed as a distiguishedvisiting lecturer at the University of Tasmania and is currently involved in collaborative research inthe chemistry department at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He and his wife, Beverly, will dividetheir retirement time between their homes in Fairhaven, Mass. and San Clemente, Calif. His daughter, Dr.Linda Silveira, is associate professor of chemistry at Redlands University. ■In MemoriamLeticiaArellano-SummerLeticia Arellano-Summer, who received her MS degree in our departmentin 1995, passed away September 2000. Leticia received a BA inPhysical Science from UC Berkeley in 1987 and subsequently taughtchemistry and physical science at Jefferson High School in South CentralLos Angeles for several years. Desiring to learn more chemistry, she enteredthe MS Chemistry program at CSULB in 1992 where she was a researchstudent of Dr. James Jensen and Dr. Henry Po, performing workon reaction mechanisms and authoring a thesis titled, “The Mercury(II)-Promoted Hydrolysis of 2-Phenyl-1,3-oxathiolane and 2-t-butyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxathiolane.”Leticia was a much-honored student at CSULB: She received the JohnStern Memorial Award in Physical Chemistry, the Hewlett PackardAward for Excellence and was elected to Phi Lambda Upsilon, NationalHonorary Chemistry Society.Following completion of her thesis, Leticia briefly joined ourdepartment as a lecturer and taught Chem 202. She is survived by herparents, husband, and two young children. ■Dr. Charles R. (Chuck) BennettDr. Charles “Chuck” Bennett and daughter,Anastacia.Dr. Charles (Chuck) Bennett, a lecturer in our department in the 1980s, passed away on Nov. 12, 2000 atage 54. He was an active member of the ACS Orange County Section, having held such positions as chairelect,chair, past-chair, and councilor, and was a member of the ACS National Committee on EnvironmentalImprovement.The eulogy at Chuck’s memorial service was delivered by Dr. SteveJones (MS Chemistry 1979 CSULB) who stated, “Chuck’s passion wasas an environmental advocate. I know that he loved teaching collegechemistry at Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton and Cerritos College,[but] what he loved most and what he would probably like to be rememberedfor was to be involved with any environmental fiasco. Hespent countless hours investigating problems associated with superfundsites and would represent the public against the big corporations withoutcompensation.”In a moving tribute to Dr. Bennett, published in the Orange County& San Gorgonio Sections Newsletter, Ray Ouellette (BS Chemistry 1968CSULB) said, “During his career Dr. Bennett brought a deeper understandingof the importance of science and true chemistry to our everydaylives. Chuck loved to teach and he loved to tackle difficult problems.His devotion to his endeavors, whatever they were, was always inthe search for truth. Science was his tool for arriving at the truth.”He is survived by a daughter, Anastacia. ■8

Fall 2001 • Number 26Corporate Giftsto the DepartmentGifts byIndividualsDuring the 2000-2001 fiscal year the departmentreceived gifts totaling $37,482.50. Of this amount,$23,650.04 was given by individuals. The average giftwas $311.18, and the median gift was $100. The faculty,staff and students of our department are very grateful foryour generosity.Cash gifts received are used for scholarships, awards,the seminar program and purchase of supplies and equipmentfor which there is not adequate state funding. Also,the costs of publishing the Chemistry & Biochemistry DepartmentNewsletter are met with private giving. You maygive an income-tax-deductible gift directly to the departmentby making a check to:Patricia T. AbeCourtenay AndersonChristos Angeletakis, PhDDennis Anjo, PhD &Florence ButlerNeary ArpajirakulAaron BaklyRobert Bau, PhDElizabeth Brinkman, PhDDaniel J. BrookerOliver M. Brown, PhDBetty Burri, PhDNorman Byrd, PhDRay CallowayRonald & Kathleen CarrollStephen Castellino, PhDVickie ClawsonViolet D. DadufalzaCSULB Foundation/Chemistry FundDepartment of Chemistry & BiochemistryCalifornia State University, Long Beach1250 Bellflower BoulevardLong Beach, CA 90840-3903The Office of University Relations and Development isinformed of all gifts, and you will receive a personal letterof acknowledgement from the department. You mightinvestigate the possibility that your company matches employeegifts. In that way, the value of your gift to the departmentis multiplied.If you are contacted by a university representative anda gift is requested, please specify the Chemistry and BiochemistryDepartment as the recipient of your gift, if thatis your intention. Thank you!Fred H. Dorer, PhDGregory J. DorsmanJennifer A. DulaliaHenry Eran, PhDRonald Garber, PhDNancy GardnerVictor GearhartDwayne Gergens, PhDRobert GrantAlexander Greer, PhdMichael HallDora HendersonRenee HermesMargaret HohlyJimmy HolsteinWilliam HulbrockJeffrey IchikawaThomas Ito, PhDJoseph C. KaufmanLarry KleinThe total value of gifts to the department, in-kind andcash, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 was$37,482.50. Gifts from business and industry amounted to$12,562.50 in cash and $1,269.96 in in-kind gifts.We wish to acknowledge the help of the following personsin assisting us in securing gifts for the department:Mr. Donald Ferm, Ms. Jean Kigozi, Ms. Joyce Kunishima,Dr. Ken Marsi, Ms. Patricia Maxwell, Dr. Steve Ruckmick,Mr. James Richards, Dr. Ercan Unver and Dr. Dennis VanWesterhuyzen.Companies and foundations contributing in-kind and/orcash gifts are listed:Allergan Foundation*CRC PressDiagnostic Products Corp.*Hypercube, Inc.Lab Support*Merck & Co.National Starch and Chemical Foundation(Ablestik Labs.)*Raytheon*U.S. Borax, Inc.*Matching gifts were received from the following companies(employees whose gifts were matched are given in parentheses):Boeing* (Dr. Norman Byrd)IBM (Dr. Elizabeth Brinkman)McDonald’s Corp. (Chris Appleton)GlaxoWellcome (Dr. Steve Castellino)*Companies are members of the Chemistry & BiochemistrAdvisory CouncilHonor Roll of Individual Donors (July 1, 2000–June 30, 2001)Pete LadjimiJohn E. Lee, PhDLuis A. Lomeli, MDLarry V. Manes, PhDLewis Manring, PhDPhillip D. MarchisKenneth L. Marsi, PhD &Irene MarsiKenneth L. Marsi, PhDKenneth S. MarsiMarianne Marsi, PhDDarwin Mayfield, PhDPatrick McKayCharles & Frances McLuenDiane C. McGannDorothy H. MiddletonJoanne A. F. MyersDavid R. Oliver, PhDCathie OverstreetMelanie M. Grady PattersonPatrick PierceMary PorterMichael & Mary PorterMichael PorterTheresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MDRobert Rzasa, PhDJeannette & Spencer SantageCharles B. SeatonNail Senozan, PhDAlan Senzel, PhDGregory ShawLeo StemlerWilliam A. Thomasson, PhDDelyse R. Williams, DDSMarco D. Wong, MDLeslie Wynston, PhDKenneth S. Yamaguchi, PhDJeanKigoziLab SupportScholarshipAwarded toLong Beach CityCollege StudentKyla Perkins, Lab Support Scholar.Lab Support, a division of OnAssignment, Inc., an agency thatprovides temporary professionalassignments in laboratories, hasestablished a $2,500 scholarshipfor area community collegetransfer students who intend tomajor in chemistry or biochemistryat CSULB. This is the seventhconsecutive year in whichthis award has been conferred.Previous awardees havetransferred to CSULB fromCypress College, Citrus College,Mount San Antonio College,Irvine Valley College, LongBeach City College and CerritosCollege.The award recipient for2000-2001 is Kyla Perkins, atransfer student from FullertonCollege, who intends to continueon to pharmacy school afterreceiving a BS degree in chemistry.She is a graduate of La MiradaHigh School and was attractedto chemistry because ofthe challenge of analytical thinkingthat is required.The purpose of the Lab SupportScholarship is to identifyand encourage outstanding communitycollege transfer studentsto enter our chemistry and biochemistryprograms as majorsand to foster closer relationshipswith nearby communitycolleges. The departmentwould like toexpress its gratitudeto Jean Kigozi,Account Managerwith Lab Support’sCarson office, for facilitatingthis scholarship.Ms. Kigozi is amember of our AdvisoryCouncil.9

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Henderson AwardThe Robert B. HendersonAward was established by Dr. Henderson’sfamily, colleagues andfriends to honor his memory. Dr.Henderson was a member of theChemistry and Biochemistry Departmentfrom 1955-1983 and adistinguished scientist and teacherof organic and general chemistry.Recipients for this award are chosenfrom among bachelor’s andmaster’s graduates as those bestexemplifying Dr. Henderson’sscholarship and commitment tothe profession of chemistry. Thisyear’s award of $1,000 was presentedto Yvonne Burns andDmitry Pervitsky.Yvonne BurnsYvonne, a December 2000 BSChemistry and BS Biochemistrygraduate, is employed by Accelrys,a scientific software company andsubsidiary of Pharmacopeia, whereshe works in “inside sales.” Yvonnewill eventually enter an MBA orPhD program. She is also thisyear’s winner of the AnalyticalChemistry Award, the BiochemistryAward, the Robert B. RhodesAward and last year’s Kelly ScientificResources Award in inorganicchemistry.Dmitry Pervitsky(with daughter, Vera)Dmitry, who received his MS inChemistry in the summer of 2001under the supervision of Dr. LijuanLi, has continued on to the PhDprogram in chemistry at UC Irvinewhere he will be a research studentof Dr. Bo Hong. Dmitry wasalso honored this year with theEndowedAmerican Institute of ChemistsGraduate Award and was alsonamed to the Graduate Dean’sHonor List. For the past two yearsDmitry has been the Dr. MichaelMonahan Summer Research Fellow.Kenneth L. Marsi ScholarshipThis $1,000 scholarship, establishedby faculty, staff, family,friends and former students on theoccasion of Dr. Ken Marsi’s retirement,is used to defray registrationfees of an outstanding junior orsenior chemistry or biochemistrymajor. This year’s scholar is EvaMorlok.Eva MorlokEva, a biochemistry major, willbe in her senior year this fall andis a research student of Dr. DouglasMcAbee. She was last year’srecipent of the Spyros PathosAward and a co-recipient of theDiagnostic Products Corp. Award.Eva plans to continue on for herPhD in biochemistry and enter theacademic profession.Michael Monahan FellowshipThe Monahan Award was establishedthrough a generous bequestof Dr. Michael Monahan, an alumnusof our department who receivedhis BS in Chemistry in1963 and his PhD in 1968 at UCSan Diego in physical organicchemistry. While an undergraduatehe was a research student of Dr.Robert Henderson. He was a distinguishedscientist and a memberof the faculty at the Salk Instituteand subsequently a senior researchscientist with Beckman Instruments.Dr. Monahan was also thefounder and president of CaliforniaMedicinal Chemistry Corp. In1985-87, following his retirement,he served as a lecturer in our department.According to his will,the income from his bequest is tobe used to support student researchin our department. This isthe fourth year this $2,500 awardhas been given.10AwardsEric Sundberg, this year’s MonahanFellow, will be a senior BSChemistry major in the fall ofEric Sundberg2001. During the summer he wasa research student of Dr. Lijuan Li.He also shared the Spyros PathosAward this year, and last year wasthe recipient of the FreshmanChemistry Award. Eric plans toenter medical school followinggraduation.Spyros Pathos IV AwardThe Spyros Pathos IV Award ispresented annually to a studentexcelling in the second semesterof general chemistry, Chemistry111B. This year is the fifth yearthat the Pathos Award has beengranted. The award is made possibleby friends of Spyros Pathos IV,who was an undergraduate chemistrymajor in our department atthe time of his death in 1993.Kathleen High and EricSundberg are this year’sawardees.Kathleen HighKathleen is a senior BS Biochemistrymajor and a returning studentwho worked previously in businessfor 23 years before enrolling atCSULB. Following graduation sheplans to work for a non-profit environmentalfoundation.Eric Sundberg (see the MichaelMonahan Fellowship above).ChemistryRoger YorkBiochemistryDavid L. Scoggins AwardThis award memorializes DavidL. Scoggins, a 1968 BS chemistrygraduate of CSULB and a graduatestudent and teaching assistant inthe Department of Chemistry atthe time of his death in 1969.This award recognizes outstandingscholarship and promise by a graduatingchemistry or biochemistrystudent who intends to pursue acareer in one of the health-relatedprofessions. The Scoggins scholarthis year is Helene Pao.Helene PaoHelene, a BS Biochemistrygraduate, intends to enter medicalschool. She was last year’s DiagnosticProducts awardee.John H. Stern AwardThe Stern Award, consisting ofa cash prize, is given in memory ofDr. John H. Stern, internationallyknown for his work in solutionthermodynamics and author ofmany publications in that field.The award was established by colleagues,former students andfriends of Dr. Stern, who was amember of our faculty from 1958-1984 and a distinguished teacherof physical and general chemistry.Roger York, this year’s Sternawardee, is majoring in chemicalengineering and is a junior thisfall. He was a transfer studentfrom Grossmont College in SanDiego, and plans to continue onfor a PhD in chemistry or chemicalengineering. He is currently aresearch student of Dr. ChrisSlowinski.■

Fall 2001 • Number 26Awards toChemistry/BiochemistryStudentsFreshman Chemistry Award:Yu Lim & Shaina MagnessAmerican Chemical Society Polymer Chemistry Award:Yannis PapastamatiouAnalytical Chemistry Award: Yvonne BurnsMerck Award in Organic Chemistry:Chiharu Kumagai & Lauren IhdeBiochemistry Award:Cheryl Ea & Yvonne BurnsYu LimChiharu KumagaiUlf KiehneChosu KhinInorganic Chemistry Award:Ulf KiehneAmerican Institute of Chemists Baccalaureate Award:Jared AshcroftAmerican Institute of Chemists Graduate Award:Dmitry PervitskyToni Horalek Award for Departmental Service:Caroline CarterShaina MagnessLauren IhdeJared AshcroftSotiria ContosHypercube Award:Chosu KhinDiagnostic Products Corporation Scholarship:Chosu Khin & Eva MorlokDepartmental Honors at Graduation:Sotiria Contos, Matthew Harris & Michael EaganKhalil Salem Award:Eddie CorreaYannis PapastamatiouCheryl EaCaroline Carterof the American Chemical Societyby Caroline CarterPresident • 2000-2001Students on tour of the HyperionWater Treatment Plant in PlayaDel Rey. Left to Right: CarolineCarter, Gian Gacho, SAACS FacultySponsor, Dr. Peter Baine, UyenDang and Tsu-Chi Hsu.The Student Affiliates of theAmerican Chemical Societyparticipated in a wide variety ofevents during 2000-2001, makingit an interesting year.SAACS attended the ACS regionalmeeting in San Franciscoduring October, where JenniferGuzzo and Jackie Duvall presenteda poster together on their research.In April, we attended theACS 2001 national meeting in SanDiego. We viewed numerousposters, heard speakers presentinga wide variety of topics and metstudents from other schools at theUndergraduate Kick-Off Social.Registration fees and hotel costsfor the meetings were provided bySAACS with money earned by theGarb Sale, which is held at thestart of each semester.Once again, SAACS sponsored acanned food drive for Thanksgiving.A decorated box was placed infront of the chemistry stockroomto collect food for the needy.Several speakers were hostedby SAACS during the year, providinguseful information to students.During the fall, Denise Lutz ofKelly Scientific Resources presentedinformation on finding a job inthe field of chemistry and the servicesthat KSR provides. Dr. DonaldReish presented information onparticipating in science internshipsfor school credit. SAACS met withDr. Andrew Fisher, professor ofchemistry at UC Davis, to discussgraduate school opportunities inchemistry. We also had the opportunityto meet and have lunchwith the Allergan DistinguishedVisiting Lecturer, Dr. CatherineFenselau of the U of Maryland, inMarch.In May, we attended a field tripto the Hyperion Water TreatmentPlant in Playa Del Rey, sponsoredby the ACS Younger Chemist Committee.We saw (and smelled!) justwhat happens to water after it isflushed or washed down a drain.We were also given a tour of someof the labs of the facility.SAACS sponsored several socialevents during the year. We participatedin the College of NaturalSciences & Mathematics Student-Faculty mixer in March, handingout fliers and information aboutSAACS to interested students. Dr.and Mrs. Baine graciously hostedboth the end-of-the-semester winterparty and the spring fling party,an opportunity for students andfaculty alike to relax after thestress of finals. SAACS also hosteda pizza party for students, facultyand staff at Ecco’s Pizza on the lastday of classes in May, where Dr.Baine was presented with a gift inappreciation for his sponsorship ofSAACS. In addition, we continuedto sponsor the coffee and donuthour every Friday morning, wherestudents and faculty are able tomeet informally. ■11

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The information which you send us about your careers isoften shared with students who are considering professions in chemistry, biochemistry,medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, law, etc. Alumni having both bachelor's and master's degreesfrom our department are listed under the year they received their bachelor's degree. Tocommunicate about the Newsletter or to send information, write to: Dr. Ken Marsi;Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach; LongBeach, CA 90840. FAX: 562/985-8557. E-mail: kmarsi@csulb.edu.founding partner of Nelson & Nelson (1995), an insurance defense litigationfirm whose cases include toxic torts, construction defect and fraudulentpersonal injury claims. From 1992-1995 he worked at Morgan,Armbrister, Nelson & Nelson, which was one of several defense firmsrepresenting Dow Corning Corp. in the breast implant litigation.Gilbert OgleBS Chemistry 1968, worked for TRW for 20 years in space travel, lasers,combustion and environmental science and is now semi-retired and agolf professional at Alta Sierra Country Club in Grass Valley, Calif.1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 9Dr. Oliver M. BrownBS Chemistry 1966, PhD 1970Kansas State U, is Professor ofPharmacology at the SUNY UpstateMedical University College ofMedicine in Syracuse, N.Y. He isinvolved in teaching and educationaladministration and is phasingout of research. “I do lots ofconsulting on drug-related courtcases, and I am enjoying gardening,landscaping, sailing and playingwith old tractors and old cars.”Dr. Roger ClarkBS Chemistry 1966, MS Chemistry1970, PhD U of Utah, is a chemistfor the French company, Total, andlives in Pottstown, Penn. Son, Bill,is a software engineer at RationalComputer in Boston and his twinbrother, Jim, is a mechanical engineerat American Meter Co. inErie, Penn. Roger and Carol areanticipating Roger’s retirement andare thinking of returning to California.Dr. Alan CunninghamChemistry Minor 1956, MA Biology1958, PhD Chemistry UC SantaCruz, has retired from his teachingposition at Monterey PeninsulaCollege after 26 years of teachingchemistry.Violeta DadufalzaMS Biochemistry 1967, continuesto work at the Children’s Hospitalof Orange County.Alan DistefanoBS Chemistry 1968, MBA UCIrvine, is Director, Global Tradeand Investment, with the State ofNevada, Commission on EconomicDevelopment in Carson City, Nev.“In addition to my position withthe State of Nevada, my wife and Iown our own export business. Weexclusively represent six U.S. environmentalcompanies with ourown distributor network in 20countries in Asia and Latin America.I also serve on boards or committeesof the U.S. Department ofCommerce, the Nevada DistrictExport Council, the Nevada WorldTrade Council and the InternationalResource Center of NorthernNevada.”Dr. Fred DorerBS Chemistry 1961, PhD ChemistryU of Washington, Seattle,now retired as Academic VicePresident from California StateUniversity, Bakersfield, has taken apart-time assignment with theWestern Association of Schoolsand Colleges. He facilitates accreditationvisits and reviews programs.Son, Garrett, works forChemonics International and livesin Cairo, Egypt. Son, Russell, livesin Boston and has completed twoyears of a clinical residency inpathology at Harvard MedicalSchool. He received a HowardHughes Fellowship to do basic cancer-relatedresearch.Dr. David R. FagerburgBS Chemistry 1967, PhD OrganicChemistry U of Washington, is AssistantProfessor of Chemistry atNortheast State Technical CommunityCollege, Blountville, Tenn.“Downsizing in some cases worksout very well. I retired from 29years at Eastman Chemical Co. inDecember 1999 and went intofull-time college teaching in January2000.”Diane McGannChemistry student, MA InstructionalMedia, teaches at Santa AnaHigh School. Last November shewas coordinator for high schoolstudents’ programs for NationalChemistry Week sponsored by theOrange County Section of theAmerican Chemical Society. In1999 she received the ACS awardfor exceptional teaching service inthe Southwestern United States.Tim McGauleyBS Chemistry 1968, MS ChemistryCalifornia State U Northridge, isemployed as a chemist with theProduct Assurance Laboratory inPine Bluff, Ark. “We are one of thefew, if not the only, Army installationsto have its own productionline, making nearly all the smokemixes used by the Armed Services,as well as flares and incendiaries.We also store about 12 percent ofthe nation’s stockpile of chemicalweapons. I purchased an oceangoingyacht in 1997 and wouldlike to take it out on a trial voyagenext year from its home port ofSuperior, Wis., to a port in the Gulf.”Joanne Ehteshamzadeh MyersJoanne Myers, husband Bill, andstepdaughter.BS Chemistry1963, MS Chemistry1967, retired as an employee ofthe California State CompensationInsurance Fund. She recentlyspent time in Germany (see photo)where “those two years of Germanin the ‘60s paid off.” Son, Robert,is a programmer in New York, andson, Raymond, lives in Sacramentowhere he is a jazz musician.Joanne and husband, Bill, live inFresno.John S. NelsonBS Chemistry 1969, JD LoyolaUniversity, was the featured speakerat the January meeting of theOrange County Section of theACS. His topic was “Breast ImplantLitigation: The Intersectionof Science and Law.” John is aDr. Alan J. SenzelBS Chemistry 1967, MS and PhD Chemistry UCLA, is employed as PublicationsManager for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistryin Research Triangle Park, N.C. As such he has responsibility forthe monthly journal, Pure and Applied Chemistry; the bimonthly newsmagazine, Chemistry International; and about 25 IUPAC-sponsored conferencesheld around the world each year. “I’m in my third year asIUPAC Publications Manager. My daughter, Lisa, received her MD fromAlbert Einstein College of Medicine in June and began a residency inclinical pathology. She earned her PhD in neuroscience in 1999. Myson, Richard, works as a statistical analyst for TV Guide in New YorkCity.” Alan and Phyllis celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary in June.Gloria Leonard SheltonBS Chemistry 1968, works as Senior Account Representative for BakerIndustrial Chemicals in Bellingham, Wash. “Tell your students that thereis a great need for ‘chemical generalists’ in the various fields of industrialwater treatment; a little bit of engineering (fluid mechanics) helps.The problem-solving techniques that seem to come ‘naturally’ to mostchemists are very much in demand and not easily taught. And most engineersare lacking the understanding of the chemistry of processes—pressureand temperature are all they seem to understand!”1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 9Dr. Ted A. BaileyBA Chemistry 1973, BA Visual Science and OD 1977 Southern CaliforniaCollege of Optometry, is an optometrist in Santa Cruz, Calif.Ray CallowayBS Chemistry 1978, and now retired from Aerospace Corp., continues tovolunteer many hours in the Long Beach Unified School District. “Thereis such a great need. I am able to provide some elementary studentswith an introduction to science that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.”His daughter, Lisa Thompson (BS Chemistry 1995), is a forensic scientistemployed by Orange County.Dr. Stephen CastellinoBS Chemistry 1979, PhD Chemistry UC Riverside. “I’ve been at GlaxoWellcome for three years in drug metabolism doing LC-NMR to supportpre-clinical and clinical studies. The science continues to be challengingand rewarding. I still enjoy lab work and have tried to avoid confinementto an office. Life is pretty chaotic with one son graduating fromhigh school, a daughter and son in middle school and the youngest in elementaryschool. The family and I spend our leisure time cycling, playingvolleyball and hiking.”Phil R. CowanBS Chemistry 1971, works as a Senior Engineer/Scientist with BoeingAerospace in Huntington Beach, Calif.Dr. Hideki GokoMS Chemistry 1977, is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Kobe UniversitySchool of Medicine.12

Fall 2001 • Number 26Rick GoytBA Chemistry 1977, manages a senior housing facility in San LuisObispo and is building a new senior facility in Templeton, Calif. In his“spare” time he is working toward his teaching credential in chemistry,physics and math.Stephen HeadrickBA Chemistry 1979, MS USC, is an Integration and Test Manager in SystemsTest Engineering with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Palo Alto,Calif. “I moved back to California in 1993, started working for LockheedMartin and am enjoying myself with as many outdoor activities as I canfind.” Many alumni may remember that Steve was a former Stockroomemployee at CSULB.Joseph KaufmanBS Biochemistry 1983, is Vice President for Bioinformatics with AgilixCorp. in New Haven, Conn. “In 1999 I co-founded Agilix Corp., a genomicsand proteomics company, in New Haven, Conn. We are developingnext generation universal DNA microarrays.” Joe lives in Hamden, Conn.Dr. Claude LassigneBS Chemistry 1970, PhD Simon Frazier U, is Professor of Chemistry anddepartment chair at Kwantlen University College, Surrey, British Columbia,Canada. Claude, a bicycling enthusiast, is recovering satisfactorilyfrom a serious bicycle accident requiring extensive surgery.Dr. Luis LomeliBA 1978, MD UCLA, is completing a book titled Dermatology in PrimaryCare & a Visual Perspective of Clinical Medicine. “My medical practiceis thriving, and it allows me to privately finance medical care for theworking poor.” Luis and Diana have two children, Danica (17) andNathan (15). Luis practices medicine in Ontario, Calif.Dr. Marianne MarsiBS 1978, PhD Chemistry UCLA, is R&D manager at DuPont’s Central Research& Development Laboratories in Wilmington, Del. She managesseveral groups in the Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences that areinvolved in surface science research and NMR technology.Pat McKayMS Biochemistry 1979, celebrated his 20th year at Genentech andworks in the Recovery Sciences (Process Development) Department andteaches part time at Skyline College in the evening division. Daughter,Allison (11), received an Academic Achievement Award upon graduationfrom elementary school and enjoys science. Son, Brian (15), will beginhis junior year in high school. “He continues to excel in school, receivingacademic awards in geometry (he finished first in his school and10th in the state for the statewide competition), algebra and biology.”Randall E. SmithBA 1978, MA West Coast U, is employed as an Engineer Scientist Specialistin Materials Engineering with Boeing in Huntington Beach. Randallworked for Hughes Aircraft before joining McDonnell Douglas in1987. McDonnell Douglas was purchased by Boeing several years ago.1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 4Scott BarkerBA Chemistry 1982, is Sales Director for Gunther International in Cool,Calif.Dr. Gregory DownsBA 1981, MD Medical College of Wisconsin, is employed as an anesthesiologistand critical care physician and lives in Shorewood, Wis. “I enjoyedmy time at CSULB without question. I am currently president of a41-member anesthesiologist group in Milwaukee and fly part-time forcharitable organizations in the area.”Ellen GreenmanBS Chemistry 1984. “Having completed a four-year Landscape ArchitectureCertificate Program at UCLA, I am now phasing out of teaching atHollywood High School and beginning a new career in Landscape Architecture.I hope to be licensed in about another year. It is a very excitingchange! I’ve given 14 years to the public schools and now it is time tomove on. My daughter has embarked on her third year at Berkeley, butis spending this year abroad in Padua, Italy.”Dr. Larry ManesBA 1981 Chemistry, PhD UC SantaCruz, is Vice President and Directorof Chemical Manufacturing atGilead Pharmaceutical in FosterCity, Calif. and is also Chief of ScientificOperations for the ALSTherapy Development Foundation,a non-profit organization that isdeveloping new therapies for thetreatment of ALS or Lou Gehrig’sdisease. “The foundation’s effortsare now growing rapidly in numerousdirections related to identifyingdrugs for development fortreatment of ALS.” The foundationhas a web site at www.als-tdf.org.His wife, Cristina Diaz, teaches acourse in marine biology at CalState Monterey. About three yearsago Larry was diagnosed with aslowly developing form of ALS.Melanie Grady PattersonBS Chemistry 1978, MS ManagementRedlands University. “I spent20 years (1979-1999) working inboth aerospace and pharmaceuticallaboratories. In August of 1999 IMelanie Grady Patterson and family.made the decision to leave the 9-5scene to spend more time raisingmy children. During my career asa chemist and Lab Manager, Igained considerable knowledge inthe area of Laboratory InformationSystems (LIMS). This expertise hasallowed me to start my own independentLIMS consulting servicecalled Lab Data Consulting. I work10-20 hours per week around mychildren’s school schedule. It hasbeen wonderful! When I am notchauffeuring the kids to their variousactivities, I spend time volunteeringat the children’s school, atchurch activities and raising thefamily dog. The quality of the educationI received at CSULB hasplayed a major role in my professionalsuccess and I shall continueto support the department to showmy gratitude. My husband and Ihave four children: Jasmine, 18(she will be attending CSU Fullertonin the fall), Stuart, 15, Renee,9, and Victoria, 8.Dr. Kenneth YamaguchiBS 1980 Chemistry, MS Chemistry1981, PhD Chemistry UC Riverside,is Associate Professor ofChemistry at New Jersey City University,Jersey City, N.J. “I havebeen busy this year with grantwriting and research and otherprofessional activities.”1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 9Dr. Andrea BaxterDr. Andrea Baxter, husband DerekCase and daughter, Loren Case.BS Biochemistry 1988, MD U ofOklahoma, and her husband,Derek, are parents of a daughter,Loren Illisa Case (1-1/2). Andreais in family practice in St. Louis,Mo. and was chosen chief resident.She lives in Belleville, Ill.Tim BradyBA Chemistry 1987, has a naturopathicmedicine practice in Whittier,Calif.Dr. Hugh CecilChemistry 1988, MD UC Davis,works in a group practice inKalispell, Mont., where he specializesin vascular and interventionalradiology. He is also the Chief ofDiagnostic Radiology at theKalispell Regional Medical Center.“We have just purchased a newMRI and have an outpatient imagingcenter in the works. I’ve neverregretted this choice of specialties.”His wife, Denise, teaches atthe local community college.Dr. Kerry DeGrootBS Biochemistry 1988, MDGeorgetown U, and Dr. JacquelineDeGroot announced the arrival ofa son, Pieter Christian, born Jan.14, 2001. Kerry is an anesthesiologistand medical school facultymember at Georgetown U inWashington, D.C.Dr. Dwayne D. GergensBS Chemistry 1987, PhD ChemistryUC Irvine, is now AssociateProfessor of Chemistry at MesaCollege in San Diego.Dr. Ray GrittonBA Chemistry 1987, MD HahnemanCollege of Medicine, and Dr.Liva Yates-Gritton announced thebirth of a son, Raymond JamesGritton, Jr, born on Aug. 15, 2000.Dr. Ray Gritton, Dr. Liva-Yates Gritton,and children, Jasmine and Ray Jr.Dr. Erich KellerBS Biochemistry 1989, PhD UCSanta Barbara, is in his secondyear of a fellowship with the NationalInstitutes of Health inBethesda, Md.Dr. David A. LeeBS Chemistry 1989, PhD OrganicChemistry UC Davis, is TechnicalLeader in Performance Additivesand Fluids with Great LakesChemical Corp. in West Lafayette,Ind. “Our products include additivesfor lubricants and industrialfluids and additives for specialtiessuch as waxes, paints and coatings,medicinal applications, etc.”Dr. Larry MatsumotoBS Biochemistry 1987, MDCreighton U, is a physician with aperinatal group in Dallas, Texas,and he and Susan and their threechildren are enjoying life in theirfirst new home in Plano.Dr. Rodney SolgonickBS Biochemistry 1988, MD UCDavis, is an anesthesiologist withthe Champlain Regional MedicalCenter in Plattesburg, N.Y.Leo J. Stemler, Jr.BA Chemistry 1988, is TechnicalSupport Manager for RPS Industries,a Division of Endress +Hauser, Inc., in Brea. Leo is activein the Orange County Section ofthe ACS, having served as SectionChair. “I have had a new challengefor the past two years: stage actingin community theater. The actingexperience is similar to chemistryexcept that the director experimentswith people and personalitiesinstead of solutions and molecules!”13

Chemistry Biochemistry1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 4Nina BaoBS Chemistry 1994, MS Chemistry,is a Lecturer in the Departmentof Chemistry & Biochemistry.Nina is completing her credentialto enable her to teach high schoolscience.Dr. Oren BeskeBS Biochemistry 1994, receivedhis PhD earlier this year from UCSan Francisco and is currently employedby Virtual Arrays, Inc., abiotech company. “I get to thinkabout a lot of different biologicalproblems and how to apply giventechnologies to solve them. In fact,we have just submitted my firstpatent to our lawyers and shouldbe submitting another one soon. Iam running my own group withtwo technicians and plan to hireanother.” He and Michelle are expectantparents and live in Belmont,Calif. Visit his web page athttp://oren.gocc.com.Dr. Rich CharleboisBS Biochemistry 1993, DO CaliforniaCollege of Osteopathic Medicineof the Pacific, has a medicalpractice in Waterville, Maine. Heand Tracey Gratto, also a CSULBgraduate, have two children,Caleigh (3) and Sagan (1-1/2) andlive in China Lake, Maine on a 4.5acre home site. “I have fond memoriesof Dr. Marsi, Dr. Steve Mc-Dowell and Dr. Roger Acey.”Erin CrenshawBS Biochemistry 1994, is employedby Merck Human HealthDivision. On March 12 she becamethe mother of a girl, AveryElizabeth.Dr. Steven DellBS Chemistry 1993, PhD ChemistryPrinceton U, is a researchchemist with Novartis in Summit,New Jersey, studying reactionmechanisms by using continuousflow pressurized microwave conditions.Dr. Alec GreerMS Chemistry 1993, PhD UWyoming, is in his third year asAssistant Professor of Chemistry atBrooklyn College in New YorkCity. “Presently I have two graduatestudents and three undergraduatesworking in the lab. We arehaving fun with some naturalproducts chemistry and also somephotochemistry. Some of ourphoto-deoxygenation work is reminiscentof the high-valent iron porphyrinwork that I did with Dr.Marco Lopez back in 1991-93!”Michael HallBA Chemistry 1995, is TrainingSupervisor for the Pacific MaritimeAssociation in the Port of Los Angeles/LongBeach, and lives in BelmontShore.Dr. Brian LafitteChemistry Minor 1994, has receivedhis PhD at UCLA and isdoing postdoctoral research, also atUCLA.Dr. Mario MealletChemistry Minor 1994, MD HarvardU, is an ophthalmologyresident at the Los Angeles CountyHospital. “I am in my final yearof training and am once again approachinga fork in the road. I amleaning toward a future in academicsand hope that doors open forme. I am in the process of applyingto cornea fellowships acrossthe country, but would like to stayin the Los Angeles area.”Jon SpencerBS Chemistry 1994, is a SpecializedInvestigator for the CaliforniaDepartment of Health Services,Food and Drug Branch, and livesin Huntington Beach. His work involvesa combination of science,public service and law enforcementfocused on the protection ofpublic health. He inspects manufacturingsites of food, drugs andcosmetics for health complianceand is involved in the licensingand regulation of all aspects ofmanufacturing in these areas. Partof his job entails training manufacturingpersonnel in sanitation andstate regulation.Dr. Jeffrey S. PetersonStudent 1993, BA Business UCBerkeley, received his MA/MDfrom Boston University in 1996and has just completed an emergencymedicine residency at Stanford.“I am currently on the facultyin the Department of EmergencyMedicine and a Fellow in the Departmentof Sports Medicine.”Dr. David PorzioBS Biochemistry 1990, MD UCIrvine, has returned to Long Beachafter a cardiology fellowship at theU of Massachusetts. “I have takena position with a cardiology practiceat St. Mary Medical Center.My wife, Pam, is planning on caringfor our son, Luca, until she obtainsher California medical license.Cousin, Dr. Robert Porzio(CSULB 1994), just moved toMichigan to start residency trainingin emergency medicine.”Robert StevensBS Biochemistry 1993, begins hisfinal year of law school at Lewisand Clark College of Law in Portland,Ore.Kiana S. TabibzadehBA Chemistry 1990, MS Chemistry1994, is Chair of the Schoolof Physical Sciences & Technologiesat Irvine Valley College.Davide TenagliaDavide Tenaglia, wife Julia anddaughter OliviaBS Chemistry 1994, MS Chemistry1996, works as a chemist forWindsor Research and Development,a division of Kodak Polychromein Windsor, Colo. He, wifeJulia and daughter, Olivia (1-1/2),live in Broomfield, Colo.Dr. Mike WangerBS Biochemistry 1990, practicesinternal medicine in Clearwater, Fla.Dr. Gregory WhitakerBS Biochemistry 1990, DPM SchollCollege of Podiatric Medicine, receivedhis DO Degree from NovaSoutheastern University Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine in Ft.Lauderdale, Fla. He completed arotation at the Long Beach VeteransAdministration Hospital inLong Beach, followed by a rotationwith Dr. Rich Charlebois (BS Biochemistry1993) in Waterville,Maine. He is presently in a surgicalresidency in Knoxville, Tenn.,to be followed by an anesthesiologyresidency. Following his residencieshe will enter the U.S. Armyfor four years to complete his medicalschool scholarship obligation.1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 0Daniel S. BrookerBA Chemistry 1997, is chemistand plant supervisor for Chem-Mex Industries, Inc. in South Gateand lives in Long Beach.Martha De La RosaMS Chemistry 1997, continues herwork on the PhD in Chemistry atUCLA.Thang DinhBS 1995, MS UC Irvine, formerlyemployed by IDUN Pharmaceuticalin La Jolla, is now working at AllerganPharmaceuticals in Irvine inthe Chemical Sciences Department.Nancy J. GardnerBA Chemistry 1995, MS Chemistry1997, continues as a Lecturerin the Department of Chemistry &Biochemistry at CSULB. “I enjoybeing involved in the creation ofour new class, Explorations inChemistry. This class is for futureelementary education instructors.Developing experiments and lecturesis challenging but fun. Iwould like to see this activity becomepart of an outreach program,extending seminars to instructorswho are already teaching elementaryschool. Next year this newclass will become part of the ServiceLearning Curriculum.”Randal GoffBS Chemistry 1999, is a PhD studentat Brigham Young Universityin Provo, Utah. He enjoys TAing infreshman chemistry and organicchemistry. Prior to entering graduateschool he was laboratory managerand general manager for Sherwin,Inc. He is co-author of twopapers in Materials Evaluations Periodical.Thach HoBS Chemistry 1995, MS Chemistry1997, is serving as a lecturer in theDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistryand teaching quantitativeanalysis and organic chemistry.Gail JonesBS Biochemistry 1998, is a mathteacher at Granite Bay High Schoolin California.Shirin KhorashadiBS Biochemistry 1999, is a pharmacystudent at UC San Francisco.“I really enjoy pharmacy schooland am very happy about my decision.UCSF is a great school. Myundergraduate studies at CSULBare helping me a lot, especially organicchemistry and biochemistry.I have recently started to work atWalgreen’s pharmacy during mystudies.”Phillip D. MarchisBS Chemistry 1998, is a radiochemistand Staff Research Associateat UCLA.Kareem MorganBS Chemistry and BS Biochemistry2000, spent the past summer atUC San Francisco engaged in biochemicalresearch.Dr. Bao Thien Vu NguyenDr. Bao NguyenStudent 1997, received his DDSdegree on June 3 from UCLA DentalSchool and began his dental careerat the Camp Pendleton MarineBase this year. Although Baowas a biochemistry major, he wasaccepted into dental school at theend of his junior year.Naomi-Trang NguyenBS Biochemistry 1998, worked fortwo years in diabetes researchwith Novo Cell in Irvine. She ispresently a volunteer with Americorp,working with the AmericanRed Cross, assisting with disasterrelief in Southern California.Hiral PatelBS Chemistry 2000, is employedwith Truett Laboratories, Inc., apharmaceutical company. “Thanksto the CSULB Chemistry & BiochemistryDepartment that givesstudents an opportunity to be creativeand think on their own.”Kevin PhillipsBS Biochemistry 2000, is workingtoward his PhD in physical chemistryat Harvard U. “I work for Dr.David Liu who started here 1-1/2years ago. We have eight fulltimers(seven grads and one postdoc)and six undergrads. Most ofour group’s work is geared towardmolecular-directed evolution;namely, trying to expand the currenttechniques of the directedevolution of peptides and nucleicacids to include unnatural smallmolecules as well (see our website: evolve.harvard.edu). So far,my work has been an exercise inorganometallic chemistry…everythingis water stable but very oxygensensitive, so I have gottenpretty good at air-sensitive work.”Patrick PierceBS Biochemistry 1997, MS Biochemistry2000, is a lecturer inthe Department of Chemistry &Biochemistry.Joel Daniel PonceMS Chemistry 2000, has returnedto Mexico, but is planning to cometo the U.S. again to study for hisdoctorate in chemistry at UCLA.Gil RamirezBA Chemistry 1997, is an inorganicchemist with Montgomery WatsonLaboratories in Pasadena. Hereports that alumni Carol Jean Beltand Tuan Nguyen are also employedwith Montgomery WatsonLaboratories.Jeffrey L. RogersBS Chemistry 1999, BS Geology Uof Missouri, works as a TechnicalSupport Chemist with Litho-Chem,Inc. in Santa Fe Springs. “Mystyrene acrylic coating formulationsset new performance levelsfor the graphic arts industry.”■14

Fall 2001 • Number 26Plans of Some of Our 2000-2001 GraduatesJared AshcroftBS ChemistryPhD Program, Rice UniversitySotiria D. ContosBS ChemistryMS Chemistry Program, CSULBMatthew E. HarrisBS BiochemistryMedical School, USCKareem A. MorganBS Chemistry, BS BiochemistryLaw SchoolPatrick E. PierceMS BiochemistryLecturer, CSULBMonty BadgerMS BiochemistryDow Agriscience, San DiegoBrian C. BakerBS BiochemistryMS Biochemistry Program,CSULBYvonne BurnsBS Chemistry,BS BiochemistryAccelrys, San DiegoEdward CorreaBS BiochemistryUCLA School of DentistryMichael J. EaganBS BiochemistryUCLA School of MedicineBruce T. GormleyBS ChemistryAblestik Labs, CarsonFrank LeMS BiochemistryDental School, UCLADaekeun JooMS BiochemistryMedical School,U of CincinnatiThomas KellyMS BiochemistryBausch & LombKian KaniMS ChemistryPhD Program, UCLARolando Alex NunezBS BiochemistryMedical School of Universityof Illinois, ChicagoVipal M. PatelMS ChemistryPhD Program, UCLADmitry PervitskyMS ChemistryPhD Program, UC IrvineGene RozumovMS BiochemistryPhD Program, UCLAPaul SierockiMS ChemistryPhD Program, UCLAPaula A. 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0Members of the 2000-2001 Graduating Class with several members of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department faculty.In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live and workin an atomosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, veteran status, politicalviews, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. Complaints which allege discriminatory acts or decisions, and inquiries concerning the application of thesenondiscrimination and affirmative action status may be referred to the Director, Affirmative Action at 562/985-4121, CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-0115.• Designed by University Publications, 2001 •California State University, Long BeachDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry1250 Bellflower BoulevardLong Beach, CA 90840–3903NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEP A I DPERMIT NO. 301LONG BEACH, CAreturn service requested