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Phenols, ArOH, are ubiquitous in nature, chemical testimony to the oxidizing power of the air we breathe. But chemists have always stumbled over the laboratory oxidation of arenes, ArH -> ArOH. The phenol products are easier to oxidize than the … finish reading Siegel ’97 Invents Mild Route to Phenols

Russ is a familiar name to the many generations of Reed students who relied on his help to get them through Chem 101/102. At 12:34 AM on July 29 he posted this message (head over there for more info and … finish reading Russell Scarola ’96 writes, Now we are 4

The American Chemical Society established the ACS Fellows program in December 2008 ‘to recognize members of ACS for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society’. The 2013 Fellows add 96 illustrious chemists to this list … finish reading Ken Raymond ’64 named ACS Fellow

 If Reedies ‘take the road less traveled’, then Gabe was a true Reedie. He and I learned to Morris dance for Renn Fayre 1990. Two years later he headed off to Africa with the Peace Corps. Gabe is joining the … finish reading Franklin & Marshall welcomes Professor Gabe Brandt ’92

The last time I bumped into Kate Stoll ’04, she was stepping off an escalator at the 2012 AAAS meeting in 2012 (see Bumping into Recent Grads, Feb 28, 2012). Apparently she and husband John Caldwell ’96 have been preparing … finish reading Announcing Luke Maximilian Stoldwell ’34

Oliver wrote to us in mid-May that he was about to receive his PhD in Epidemiology later that month from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. His PhD will share shelf space with MS and MBA degrees that Oliver … finish reading Oliver Laeyendecker ’90 receives PhD in Epidemiology