Category Archives: Alumni

Finding Reedies at the ACS Meeting in Anaheim

Posted on August 8, 2011 by alan

Last spring Prof. Maggie Geselbracht zoomed down to southern California to present a poster at the national ACS meeting and take in an extended ‘sun break’ (meanwhile her colleagues remained in Portland for a record-breaking 31 days of unrelenting gloom). … finish reading Finding Reedies at the ACS Meeting in Anaheim

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine, September ’10

Posted on August 4, 2011 by alan

Chemists continue to pop here and there in Reed Magazine. Items appearing in the September 2010 issue include: p. 7, Biochemistry/molecular biology major Stephen Eichhorn ’10 was a co-winner of the Class of ’21 Award along with classics major Sam … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine, September ’10

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine June ’10

Posted on July 21, 2011 by alan

We are slowing working our way through a pile of recent Reed magazines. The June ’10 issue contains a number of tidbits featuring Reed chemists … The inside cover is an ad for the Annual Fund. Ida Peric ’10 is … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine June ’10

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Alumni News from Reed Magazine March ’10

Posted on July 1, 2011 by alan

Our news blog continues to delve into the Reed magazine for news on alumni. In “Marsh And The Periodic Table,” Steve Fowkes ’75 ponders the suggestion that the late Prof. Marsh Cronyn (’40) had once made to slide hydrogen across … finish reading Alumni News from Reed Magazine March ’10

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Mina Jane Covert, Reed Class of 2033?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by alan

Paul Covert ’95 made a quick visit to campus about a month ago and told us how he was keeping busy in grad school. Now he and his wife Debby have some fresh news: “Mina Jane Covert finally arrived on … finish reading Mina Jane Covert, Reed Class of 2033?

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Class Notes from Reed magazine Autumn ’09

Posted on February 15, 2011 by alan

The Class Notes section of the Reed magazine Autumn 2009 reports on some Reed chemists: Former Reed chemistry professor Fred Tabbutt popped up in a photo of Reed alums. Fred (far L in photo) had gathered with the others to … finish reading Class Notes from Reed magazine Autumn ’09

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Kevan Shokat ’86 wins American Chemical Society Award

Posted on January 24, 2011 by alan

The American Chemical Society has just announced that Kevan is the winner of its 2011 Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry. Kevan’s research at UC San Francisco is dedicated to finding methods for identifying kinase proteins and their … finish reading Kevan Shokat ’86 wins American Chemical Society Award

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Can’t Find Hydrogen? Check Your Periodic Table (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by alan

A few summers after I arrived at Reed, I found myself hunting for a book in the chemistry section of the Hauser library (Old Reedies, i.e., anyone who arrived at Reed prior to me (1989), will be confused by this … finish reading Can’t Find Hydrogen? Check Your Periodic Table (Reed Magazine Summer ’09)

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Alex Perez ’09 (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by alan

The inside back cover of the Spring 2009 issue of the Reed magazine displayed a full-page request on behalf of the Reed Annual Fund. The centerpiece was a quote and photo of then-senior, Alex Perez ’09:

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Nitrogen Day (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by alan

Why do Reedies celebrate nitrogen every spring? Is it just an opportunity to sell Nitrogen Day tee-shirts to the sartorially sensitive set? Reed magazine reported on Nitrogen Day: Behind Reed’s Enduring Affinity for the Seventh Element in the Spring 2009 … finish reading Nitrogen Day (Reed magazine Spring ’09)

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