Category Archives: Alumni

Meet Chemistry Alumni – Attend the Department Seminar

Posted on September 25, 2016 by alan

It is always a treat to have our graduates return and tell us about the work they do. Alumni reports (and reports from current students about summer research projects) seem to have grown even more frequent over the last few … finish reading Meet Chemistry Alumni – Attend the Department Seminar

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Kevan Shokat ’86 Finding a Pathway for KRas Inhibition

Posted on July 8, 2016 by alan

Wikipedia: The protein product of the KRas gene performs an essential function in normal tissue signaling: it acts as a molecular on/off switch. In the ‘on’ position, KRas recruits and activates proteins necessary for the propagation of growth factor and … finish reading Kevan Shokat ’86 Finding a Pathway for KRas Inhibition

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Seen at the Reunion

Posted on June 10, 2016 by alan

Reunions 2016 (and maybe thoughts of a rainy Rose Parade) have brought lots of alumni back to campus. You can see who’s coming to the Reunion here. Among the visiting chemists … Harry Traulsen ’11 and Grant Trenary ’11 made their way up … finish reading Seen at the Reunion

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Becky Phillips ’10 Receives Teaching Award

Posted on May 31, 2016 by alan

Becky is currently pursuing her graduate studies in IPiB (integrated program in biochemistry) in Ivan Rayment’s laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A few days ago she learned that she had received the program’s 2016 Denton Award for Graduate Student Excellence … finish reading Becky Phillips ’10 Receives Teaching Award

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Periodic Table 103, Bulletin Board 0

Posted on April 29, 2016 by alan

Late one night several seniors entered the student lounge intent upon some long-unfinished business: to replace the seldom used bulletin boards with a hand-painted Periodic Table of the Elements.

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Rockin’ the House with Virginia Hancock ’62

Posted on April 25, 2016 by alan

54 years ago, in the spring of 1962, a Reed chemistry student named Virginia Oglesby submitted a senior thesis titled, “The Synthesis of Heterocyclic Imidochlorides.” This week marks the end of yet another thesis season, but for Virginia (now Hancock), it celebrated the … finish reading Rockin’ the House with Virginia Hancock ’62

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Jeff Koplow ’90 Returns as Division Speaker

Posted on April 3, 2016 by alan

Jeff will visit Reed on Tuesday and Wednesday this week (Apr 5-6) as the 2015-16 guest speaker for the Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences. Jeff, who is a Research Scientist/Engineer at the Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA), received the … finish reading Jeff Koplow ’90 Returns as Division Speaker

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Reedies at Spring ACS Meeting – Denver 2015

Posted on March 23, 2016 by alan

For the past several years the Reed Chemistry department has been ramping up its efforts to get student research on display at scientific conferences. This included the most recent national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego (Spring … finish reading Reedies at Spring ACS Meeting – Denver 2015

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Arlene Blum ’66 urges action on toxic chemicals

Posted on March 20, 2016 by alan

Arlene is founder and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute in Berkeley, California. In her editorial, “Tackling toxics” (Science , 11 Mar 2016, DOI 10.1126/science.aaf5468), she points out that toxic chemicals have been identified in many consumer products, … finish reading Arlene Blum ’66 urges action on toxic chemicals

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Julia Chamberlain ’03 Lands at UC Davis

Posted on March 19, 2016 by alan

American Chemical Society meetings are always fun because they give so many chances to re-unite with Reed chemists, and last week’s meeting in San Diego was no exception. I met up with Vyom Shukla ’14, now in his 2nd year … finish reading Julia Chamberlain ’03 Lands at UC Davis

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