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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON C H E M I S T R Y DEPARTMENT CONTENTS From the Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Current Chemistry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Forty Years Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Reflections from John Harriman Our Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Badger Chemists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Other Notable News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dean Phil Certain & Prof. John Harriman Retirement Party . . 14 The Chemistry Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Hyuk Yu Symposium & Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scenes from one of the Madison PEOPLE Programs . . . . . . . 19 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 This ‘n’ That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chemistry Department Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Donors to Department Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2004 BADGER CHEMIST Matthew Sanders Editor Designed by the Instructional Media Development Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison Linda Endlich Art Direction Candice Heberer & Katie Drapp Production Assistance Est. 1953 NO. 48 2004
December 2004 Dear Badger Chemists, From the Chair I am now five months into my three–year term as Chair of the Chemistry Department, and am beginning to learn the ropes. It is indeed a tremendous privilege to serve the Department in this way. But with this privilege comes an awesome responsibility. I intend to do my very best to live up to the standards of the previous chairs, and the expectations of the Department, the College, and the University. The Badger Chemist, under the exceptional editorship of our Executive Director, Matt Sanders, is a wonderful vehicle for communicating our activities to alumni and friends. As you flip through these pages I think you will be stunned by the breadth of these activities: research accomplishments and awards, chemical education and teaching awards, outreach activities, prizes and lectureships, student awards, and much more. This is one vibrant department! No one is content to “do the minimum,” but rather we (students, staff, and faculty) are all working together, making equally valuable but different contributions, toward the common goal of being the best department that we can be. We have an opportunity this year to hire at least three new faculty members. Two of these positions are in the interdisciplinary areas of functional organic materials, and biological mass spectrometry. Successful hires in these areas will allow us to build bridges with other departments, and indeed, with other colleges. These appointments emphasize the ever–increasing role that chemistry, which truly is the “central science,” plays in all of science, medicine, and technology. We also have a departmental position to fill, and in doing so we have adopted the strategy that has been so effective in recent years of searching broadly for the very best candidates, essentially independent of research area. To this end we interviewed 8 outstanding candidates in November and December, and are poised to make one or more offers in the next few weeks. These are difficult financial times for the University of Wisconsin, as we are still trying to recover from the budget cuts of last year. Nonetheless, we will approach the future with grace and optimism, and will work with the College to maximize the impact of our resources. This issue of the Badger Chemist lists various trust funds and departmental accounts set up and maintained by the UW Foundation to which you can contribute if you are so inclined. We are all truly grateful for your past and future generosity. The next few months promise to be stimulating and busy, as we put together faculty offers, begin the graduate student recruiting process, and generally go about our diverse businesses. We hope that your scientific pursuits continue to be rewarding. Keep in touch! Jim Skinner Chair, Department of Chemistry chair@chem.wisc.edu
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