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News & Events

From IU News Room and ScienceDaily (10/22/09):
Professor Dongwhan Lee's Research Develops Designer Molecule that Detects Tiny Amounts Of Cyanide, then Glows
Professor Dongwhan Lee, Department of Chemistry, has developed a small molecule designed to detect cyanide in water samples. It works quickly, is easy to use, and glows under ultraviolet or "black" light. Although the fluorescent molecule is not yet ready for market, its Indiana University Bloomington creators report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (now online) that the tool is already able to sense cyanide below the toxicity threshold established by the World Health Organization.

From ChemNotes (08/26/09):
Professor Daniel Mindiola receives a 2009 National Fresenius Award
Professor Daniel Mindiola, Department of Chemistry, is the recipient of a 2009 National Fresenius Award. This award, under the auspices of PLU, is made annually to an outstanding scientist under thirty-five years of age (at the time of the nomination) in recognition of excellence in early-career achievements. More>>

From ChemNotes (07/20/09):
Ron Hites selected as a American Chemical Society 2009 Fellow
Professor Ron Hites has been selected to the 2009 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This honor will be presented at a special ceremony during the ACS National Meeting in Washington, D.C., August 17, 2009.

In similar news, the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) presented Professor Alison Ashcroft of the University of Leeds with the first annual Ronald A. Hites Award. This award is named in honor of Professor Hites, who spearheaded the creation of JASMS in 1988 while president of ASMS. More>>

From IU News Room (04/20/09):
David Clemmer receives Tracy M. Sonneborn Award
IU Bloomington Provost Karen Hansen and Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Tom Gieryn have announced that two IU Bloomington professors will receive prestigious university awards. David E. Clemmer, the Robert and Marjorie Mann Chair of Chemistry, will receive the 2009 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award. More>>

From IU News Room (04/01/09):
Romualdo deSouza and collaborators awarded $2 million for CALM education grant
Indiana University faculty members recently received a $2 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate the efficacy of an IU chemistry developed online learning tool called Computer Assisted Learning Method (CALM).

This grant could determine if CALM -- used by high school chemistry students and teacher -- becomes the leading program of its kind nationwide. IU Chemistry Professor Romualdo de Souza originally developed CALM (http://calm.indiana.edu), for students of an introductory chemistry class at IU. The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) in the IU School of Education will conduct the study. More>>

Nov 9 - Biochemistry Seminar, Rohini Kohli
12:30 PM - S216A
Rohini Kohli, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Understanding the Host Dependent Outcome of Sindbis Virus Infection."

Nov 10 - Materials Seminar (Prof. Ulrich Wiesner)
2:30 PM - Chemistry C033
Professor Ulrich Wiesner, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. "From Nanoparticles to Materials."

Nov 10 - Analytical Seminar, Professor Timothy Griffin
4:00 PM - C033
Professor Timothy Griffin, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. "Spitting Our Way Towards Impoved Oral Cancer Detection Via Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics."

Nov 11 - Distinguished Seminar-Campaigne Lecture (Prof. K.C. Nicolaou)
4:00 PM - Chemistry C122
Professor K. C. Nicolaou, Aline W. and L.S. Skaggs Professor of Chemical Biology and Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA. " Total Synthesis of Biologically Active Molecules."

Nov 12 - Biochemistry Seminar (Alfredo Guerra)
2:30 PM - Chemistry C001
Alfredo Guerra, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Structural Characterization of the Novel Zinc Sensor Protein Streptococcus Pneumoniae AdcR."

Nov 12 - Analytical Seminar (Prof. Aaron Wheeler)
2:30 PM - Chemistry C033
Professor Aaron Wheeler, Canada Research Chair of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "Hybrid Microfluidics for Integrated Proteomics."

Nov 12 - Analytical Seminar, Christopher DuFort
4:00 PM - C033
Christopher DuFort, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Bio-Inspired Metamaterials and Force Characterization with Scanning Probe Analytical Tools."

Nov 12 - Inorganic Seminar (Junyong Jo)
12:30 PM - C001
Junyong Jo, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. "Mechanism-based Turn-ON Fluorescence Probes: Activator-Receptor-Reporter Triad for Selective Detection of Cyanide in Water."

Nov 13 - Biochemistry Seminar, Professor Michael May
2:30 PM - C033
Professor Michael May, Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. "Non-Canonical NF-kB Signaling in Cancer."

Nov 16 - Organic Seminar (Prof. Erik Sorensen)
4:00 PM - Chemistry C033
Erik Sorensen, Arthur Allan Patchett Professor in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Title: TBA