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Phi Beta Kappa adds three Reed chemists

Posted on May 22, 2014 by alan

Congratulations to all of the Reed seniors who graduated last Monday. And a special shout-out to the three chemists from the Class of 2014 who were elected to Phi Beta Kappa: Rachel Yahn (BMB), Talya Levitz (BMB), Trevor Lohrey (Chemistry).

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Green chemistry project wins fellowship for Johnny Mendoza ’15

Posted on May 21, 2014 by alan

The President’s Summer Fellowship program was inaugurated in 2012 by President John Kroger with a generous gift from trustee Dan Greenberg ’62 and Susan Steinhauser. The program, which is only open to Reed students, is highly competitive. Among the eight … finish reading Green chemistry project wins fellowship for Johnny Mendoza ’15

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Arthur F. Scott Professor of Chemistry Ron McClard Retires

Posted on May 16, 2014 by alan

Thirty years is a long time in Professor Years. When Ron McClard joined the Reed faculty in 1984 chemistry was being taught in the old chemistry building, a leaky, cold structure with broken plumbing, inadequate office space, and poorly equipped … finish reading Arthur F. Scott Professor of Chemistry Ron McClard Retires

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Barbara Ehrenreich ’63 on Living with a Wild God

Posted on April 14, 2014 by alan

Barbara Ehrenreich has been engaged in a life-long search for the truth. Starting Reed College as a chemist, she completed her thesis under the direction of physicist Prof. Jean DeLord (thesis title: Electrochemical oscillations of the silicon anode). Starting graduate … finish reading Barbara Ehrenreich ’63 on Living with a Wild God

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Jeremy Kua ’96 at work in Singapore

Posted on March 17, 2014 by alan

A couple years back we reported on Jeremy’s involvement in the Yale-NUS College experiment (“Jeremy Kua ’96 Helps Launch Yale-NUS Startup”, July 1, 2012). The novelty associated with two well-established universities pooling their resources to create a small liberal arts … finish reading Jeremy Kua ’96 at work in Singapore

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Ilsa Kirby ’13 has set sight on grad school

Posted on March 15, 2014 by alan

This just in from Ilsa, “I’ve decided to go to OHSU! I’m planning on joining the Physiology and Pharmacology department this summer, if everything works out.”

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Welcome to the world, Andrew Frederick Hicks

Posted on March 10, 2014 by alan

About 4 years ago, well make that nearly 5, this blog published a Happy Birthday greeting to Reed Aleksander Hicks. He was celebrating his first birthday and also learning to deal with life on the move. Reed and his parents … finish reading Welcome to the world, Andrew Frederick Hicks

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Hannah Allen ’14 featured as ‘girl in (HMC) chem lab’

Posted on March 7, 2014 by alan

In that ever-mutating comedy we call ‘the internet’, fact and fiction mix all topsy-turvy, giving birth to new categories of information that have no name. Factoid? Fictionelle? Recently, I noticed the above photo gracing the banner of the Harvey Mudd … finish reading Hannah Allen ’14 featured as ‘girl in (HMC) chem lab’

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Luke Kanies ’96 part of ‘Odd Couple’

Posted on February 15, 2014 by alan

Luke Kanies ’96 was never far from his computer throughout his Reed career. In fact, he once explained to me how our financial aid policies supported his computer hobby (it had something to do aid policies for students who lived … finish reading Luke Kanies ’96 part of ‘Odd Couple’

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Fry team to monitor air quality at Brooklyn yard

Posted on November 19, 2013 by alan

Six decades ago, upset by noisy railroad trains and diesel fumes in the Brooklyn rail yard (that’s SE Portland, not the ‘other’ Brooklyn), residents obtained a court injunction limiting the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific). According … finish reading Fry team to monitor air quality at Brooklyn yard

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