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Seth Bush ’94 promoted at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

We just received this happy news from Seth, “It is official, I have a ‘life sentence’ at Cal Poly.  Thanks for the grounding and push in the right direction.” It’s nice to see hard work rewarded. Congratulations Seth!

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Jordan Katz ’99 to teach at Denison

Jordan informs us that he has joined the chemistry faculty at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He will be an assistant professor in the chemistry department and will be working on raising his family and earning tenure. Jordan writes, “the … finish reading Jordan Katz ’99 to teach at Denison

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Kitty Richards ’05 visits Reed

Kitty popped into my office last week to say “hi”. Her fiance was attending a conference somewhere in downtown Portland, and she couldn’t pass up the chance to travel with him back to her old “stomping” grounds. Note: “stomp” refers … finish reading Kitty Richards ’05 visits Reed

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Todd Dembo ’09 heading to the city by the bay

Todd wrote to me earlier this week with some exciting news: he has chosen a graduate program to attend next fall. A few schools had placed themselves in the running, but the final winner is the neuroscience program at University … finish reading Todd Dembo ’09 heading to the city by the bay

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The civil side of Justin Jasper ’05

Last April we posted news of Justin’s NSF graduate fellowship. What we neglected to post at that time was an email that Justin had sent from UC Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: “In general things are going good … finish reading The civil side of Justin Jasper ’05

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Chantal Sudbrack ’99 changes coordinates

Chantal wrote last fall, “Just a note to let you know about my new coordinates. This October I joined the Structures and Materials division at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. My research focus in the immediate future will … finish reading Chantal Sudbrack ’99 changes coordinates

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Job Openings in Chemistry, 2010-2012

The Chemistry department is anticipating several sabbatical leaves in the next two years (Fall,2010 – Spring, 2012) and is currently advertising for two two-year visitors. One position is in biochemistry and/or analytical chemistry. The second position is in organic chemistry.We … finish reading Job Openings in Chemistry, 2010-2012

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Cheyenne Brindle, *Ph. D.*

Cheyenne (Reed ’02) has made the leap from chemistry graduate student to post-doc. She earned her degree from the Chemistry Department at Stanford University under Prof. Barry Trost, and plans, after a brief vacation in Hawaii, to head off to … finish reading Cheyenne Brindle, *Ph. D.*

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How to stop doubting & love the climate models

“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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Dio Siegel ’97 churns out “long horn” molecules

After completing a PhD in 2003 at Harvard with Prof. Andrew Myers (“Synthesis of (-)-Tetracycline.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8292-8293) and a postdoc from 2003-07 with Prof. Samuel Danishefsky at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (“Total Synthesis … finish reading Dio Siegel ’97 churns out “long horn” molecules

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