Category Archives: Faculty & Staff

Welcome to Lucia Aminda Cass (Reed ’32)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by alan

It hasn’t been easy watching our visiting professor Danielle Cass (bioanalytical chemistry) struggle up and down the stairs and hallways the last few weeks. Yesterday, after class, she told us, “I might just go home this afternoon.” But go home … finish reading Welcome to Lucia Aminda Cass (Reed ’32)

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Reedies at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver

Posted on September 6, 2011 by alan

Hurricane Irene and canceled plane flights notwithstanding, thousands of chemists were still willing and able to visit Denver, Colorado last week for the Fall 2011 national meeting of the American Chemical Society. Tucked into this group were quite a few … finish reading Reedies at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver

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Finding Reedies at the ACS Meeting in Anaheim

Posted on August 8, 2011 by alan

Last spring Prof. Maggie Geselbracht zoomed down to southern California to present a poster at the national ACS meeting and take in an extended ‘sun break’ (meanwhile her colleagues remained in Portland for a record-breaking 31 days of unrelenting gloom). … finish reading Finding Reedies at the ACS Meeting in Anaheim

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine June ’10

Posted on July 21, 2011 by alan

We are slowing working our way through a pile of recent Reed magazines. The June ’10 issue contains a number of tidbits featuring Reed chemists … The inside cover is an ad for the Annual Fund. Ida Peric ’10 is … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine June ’10

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Ionic Vipers appear in Inorg. Chem.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by alan

Prof. Maggie Geselbracht‘s hearty band of inorganic chemistry teachers have been hard at work. First, they teamed up to form the IONiC organization. Second, they developed VIPEr, an online resource. An early installment of their work first appeared in the … finish reading Ionic Vipers appear in Inorg. Chem.

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Class Notes from Reed magazine Autumn ’09

Posted on February 15, 2011 by alan

The Class Notes section of the Reed magazine Autumn 2009 reports on some Reed chemists: Former Reed chemistry professor Fred Tabbutt popped up in a photo of Reed alums. Fred (far L in photo) had gathered with the others to … finish reading Class Notes from Reed magazine Autumn ’09

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Can’t Find Hydrogen? Check Your Periodic Table (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by alan

A few summers after I arrived at Reed, I found myself hunting for a book in the chemistry section of the Hauser library (Old Reedies, i.e., anyone who arrived at Reed prior to me (1989), will be confused by this … finish reading Can’t Find Hydrogen? Check Your Periodic Table (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

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Searching for Trace Elements on a Segway (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by alan

Idea for a contest: name the 5 most peculiar facts about Reed. To qualify as a “peculiar” fact, this item would have to be known to nearly 100% of Reedies and nearly 0% of Portlanders. I’m sure that somewhere on … finish reading Searching for Trace Elements on a Segway (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

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Nitrogen Day (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by alan

Why do Reedies celebrate nitrogen every spring? Is it just an opportunity to sell Nitrogen Day tee-shirts to the sartorially sensitive set? Reed magazine reported on Nitrogen Day: Behind Reed’s Enduring Affinity for the Seventh Element in the Spring 2009 … finish reading Nitrogen Day (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

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How to stop doubting & love the climate models

Posted on October 20, 2009 by alan

“How to stop doubting …” was the banner headline topping the Opinion section of last Sunday’s Oregonian newspaper (October 18, 2009). Prof. Julie Fry, the author of this commentary, crafted a two page argument intended to move the paper’s readers … finish reading How to stop doubting & love the climate models

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