Reunions 2016 (and maybe thoughts of a rainy Rose Parade) have brought lots of alumni back to campus. You can see who’s coming to the Reunion here. Among the visiting chemists …
Harry Traulsen ’11 and Grant Trenary ’11 made their way up the Woodstock hill to relive the joys of Otto’s fine food. Harry is working for Google in New York, and Grant is a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in NW Portland … Joe Kliegman ’06 stopped by to say he’s taking his Ph.D. to a new coast this summer (look for him to pop up in D.C. around August) … I bumped into Claire Remington ’11 near the Bookstore and learned that she’s working with another Reedie, Sasha Kramer ’99, on SOIL in Haiti … Paul Whittredge ’12 took a short break from his job at Novartis to say hi and discuss life as a married man … Arlene Blum ’66 stopped by the Chemistry building on Saturday and told us about her hiking plans for Alaska later this month (“I’m going to visit the Brooks Range with my bad knees. Then I’m giving a lecture at the regional ACS meeting, ‘Chemistry Under the Midnight Sun.’“). She also said that the Green Science Policy Institute that she directs in Berkeley is on a solid financial footing and she’s looking for expert help. If you’re a mid-career (or even an early career) chemist with an interest in the crossroads of environmental science and policy, give Arlene a call.