Category Archives: Alumni

No doubt the Beatles wish they had written this memorable line, but it was destined to become the chemistry thesis title of Josh Vaughan ’00. After finishing his thesis with Prof. Dan Gerrity, Josh went off to MIT to earn … finish reading “Baby You Can Drive My CARS”

Just as I was leaving the building in mid-December with a stack of final exams to grade, an email rolled in from Kris McNeill ’92 (Professor of Enviromental Chemistry, ETH): “I am happy to announce that our son Bosco Sturla … finish reading Bosco McNeill, Reed ’33

Philip Wilk, ’95, sent us an email this morning in which he wrote: “I have some new digs. I took a new job with the Department of Energy in April 2011. I run the Heavy Element Chemistry research program for … finish reading Dr. Wilk goes to Washington

Those who shared a Chem 201/202 conference with Cheyenne back in 1999-2000 probably remember how she would often spend the last minutes of each session roving the room, looking for other students to talk chemistry with. Apparently that interest in … finish reading Cheyenne Brindle ’02 is Teaching Chemistry (Again)

Every Reed chemist must eventually ask herself, “What can I cook next? What can possibly compare with the awesome laboratory experiences of synthetic chemistry?” If your inclinations run towards the production of great-tasting food then one answer might be to … finish reading Alice’s Bagels are rolling on SE Belmont

One problem facing malaria patients is “resistance,” the ability of the malaria parasite to fend off traditional antimalarial drugs. Another problem is the limited availability/expense of newer, more potent antimalarials, like (+)-artemisinin, that can overpower resistant parasites. An important step … finish reading Silas Cook ’99 Develops “Five-Pot” Preparation of Anti-Malarial Drug

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education ("Yale and National U. of Singapore Hammer Out Details of New Curriculum", 25 June 2012), Yale University and the National University of Singapore have announced a new experiment in intercontinental academic collaboration: the … finish reading Jeremy Kua ’96 Helps Launch Yale-NUS Startup

The 25 June 2012 issue of Chemistry and Engineering News (p. 48) contained the following announcement (paywall) about Dan Gamelin '90: Daniel R. Gamelin, the Harry & Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, … finish reading Dan Gamelin ’90 is Inorganic Nanoscience Awardee