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News & Events

BCCE 2008

The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education is a national meeting held every two years that is designed for middle school science teachers, secondary school chemistry teachers, graduate students, and college chemistry instructors and professors. Hosted by Indiana University in 2008, it provided chemistry educators with opportunities to interact with other chemistry instuctors of all levels in both formal and informal settings. These conferences help teachers form connections with colleagues, exchange teaching materials, and share techniques.

Here is some of the latest news from the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University:

From University of San Diego Health Sciences News: (10/13/2008)

NIH AWARDS $38 MILLION GRANT RENEWAL TO UC SAN DIEGO FOR LIPID MAPPING PROJECT

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded nearly $38 million by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue leading “LIPID MAPS,” a national consortium studying the structure and function of lipids – cellular fats and oils that serve as building blocks for cells or as energy sources for the body. Lipids are implicated in a wide range of disorders, including heart disease, stroke, arthritis, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

The five-year competitive renewal grant will enable the continuation of this ambitious national effort that brings together the work of dozens of researchers at 16 universities, (including Indiana University , Department of Chemistry, Professor Michael VanNieuwenhze) , medical research institutes and companies across the United States. This $38 million builds upon $35.6 million awarded to UC San Diego in 2003 to establish and fund the consortium, designed to lead to breakthroughs in the understanding of Lipid Metabolism and the treatment of lipid-based diseases.

From Chem Notes: (09/15/08)

Professor Lane Baker is the recipient of the 2008 Starter Grant Award sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh ( SACP ). This award is to recognize achievements for high-quality innovative research and promoting the training and development of graduate students in the field of analytical chemistry.

Jacqueline Wozniak (Lecture Demo Technician) and Paul Crowder (Manger of Research Electronics) have joined the Chemistry Department. Welcome!

From the IU News Room:

Martin Jarrold and collaborators in Chemistry receive $2.9 million NSF grant
Martin F. Jarrold, Bogdan Dragnea, Stephen C. Jacobson, Peter J. Ortoleva, James P. Reilly, and their collaborators at the IU Nanoscience Center and Indiana University's Center for Cell and Virus Theory have been awarded $2,925,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how viruses pull themselves together.

IU Chemistry acquires a powerful 10-ton, 18.8-Telsa magnet
Part of a $2 million, 800-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer system, this instrument will help IU's life scientists expand their study of the large molecules that are fundamental to all life - and do so at atomic resolution.

Upcoming Seminars - This Week in Chemistry

Nov 21 - Biochemistry Seminar (Prof. Roderich Sussmuth)
Nov 24 - Physical Chemistry Seminar (Nick Mayhall)
Dec 2 - Materials Science seminar (Prof. William Geiger)
Dec 3 - BMB Seminar (Yali Li)
Dec 4 - Horizons in Chemistry Seminar (Prof. Thomas Wenzel)
Dec 4 - Inorganic Seminar (Xuan Jiang)
Dec 5 - Horizons in Chemistry Roundtable
Dec 8 - Organic Seminar (Jayasree M. Srinivasan)
Dec 9 - Analytical Seminar (Zhiyin Xun)
Dec 10 - PhD. Defense (Emily Barter)

Nov 21 - Biochemistry Seminar (Prof. Roderich Sussmuth)
2:30 PM - C033
Roderich Sussmuth, Rudolf-Weichert Professor of Biological Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany. "Chemical Biology with Natural Products - on the chemistry and biology of vancomycin, abyssomycin and other antibiotics."

Nov 24 - Physical Chemistry Seminar (Nick Mayhall)
4:00 PM - C033
Nick Mayhall, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Transition Metal Thermochemistry and Reactivity: Developments and Applications."

Dec 2 - Materials Science seminar (Prof. William Geiger)
2:30 PM - C033
William Geiger, Pomeroy Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. "New Cation Radical Chemistry from Old Organometallic Compounds."

Dec 3 - BMB Seminar (Yali Li)
Noon - S001
Yali Li, Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Graduate Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Title TBA.

Dec 4 - Horizons in Chemistry Seminar (Prof. Thomas Wenzel)
2:30 PM - C033
Professor Thomas J. Wenzel, Department of Chemistry, Bates College, Lewiston, ME. Title: TBA.

Dec 4 - Inorganic Seminar (Xuan Jiang)
12:30 PM - C001
Xuan Kiang, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Design and Manipulation of Symmetry-Reinforced Weak Interactions for Conformational Switching and Chemical Sensing."

Dec 5 - Horizons in Chemistry Roundtable
10:30 AM - C311
Professor Thomas J. Wenzel, Department of Chemistry, Bates College, Lewiston, ME. Host: Stella Aniagyei.

Dec 8 - Organic Seminar (Jayasree M. Srinivasan)
11:30 AM - A500
Jayasree M. Srinivasan, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "1. Synthesis of Conserved and Nonconserved Proline Surrogates Using a Single Heterocyclic Template. 2. Progress Toward a Total Synthesis of Mitomycin C."

Dec 9 - Analytical Seminar (Zhiyin Xun)
2:30 PM - Zhiyin Xun, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. ""Proteome Measurements Towards Understanding Parkinson's Disease Utilizing Drosophila Melanogaster Models".
Zhiyin Xun, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. ""Proteome Measurements Towards Understanding Parkinson's Disease Utilizing Drosophila Melanogaster Models".

Dec 10 - PhD. Defense (Emily Barter)
Noon - S001
Emily Barter, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Title TBA.