The Saint Louis University ACS student affiliate group has been declared an “Outstanding” chapter by National ACS, one of only 28 chapters nationwide to be so honored. The section was cited for its activities during the 2006-2007 academic year. Congratulations to faculty advisor Brent Znosko and then-chapter officers Anne Blackwell and Michelle Watt.
Jay A Switzer is the Donald L Castleman Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri–Rolla (UMR). He is also a senior investigator in the Materials Research Center at UMR. Switzer’s training in chemistry began in his early teens, when he produced pyrotechnics in his basement laboratory in Cincinnati. He received his B S in Chemistry
James S Chickos was born in Buffalo, NY, of Greek parents. He received his BS in chemistry at the University of Buffalo, now SUNY–Buffalo, and his Ph D in organic chemistry from Cornell University with Donald G Farnum. After postdoctoral fellowships, first at Princeton with Kurt Mislow and then at Wisconsin–Madison with Bob West he joined
The November 13, 2006, edition of Chemical & Engineering News featured a very complimentary full-page write-up (login required) on the entrepreneurial success of Shri Thanedar. It’s a story of ambition, hard work, and likely not just a little talent. From 18-year-old Bachelor’s chemist in India, he is now CEO of Chemir Analytical Services in St Louis, now at $24M/yr in revenues.
Born in rural Missouri and raised on a farm, he pursued undergraduate studies in chemistry and mathematics at Southwest Missouri State University. He undertook graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Illinois, where he worked with Galen Stucky. Upon completing his doctoral degree, he took a position as assistant professor at the University of
Wesley R Harris was born in Vero Beach, Florida, and raised near Wichita Falls, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University where he received both baccalaureate and doctoral degrees in chemistry. His training at Texas A&M was with the late Professor AE Martell. From there, Wes moved to the University of California–Berkeley to do postdoctoral research with
Shelley Minteer, professor of chemistry at Saint Louis University, is the winner of the 2005 Innovation Award, presented by the Academy of Sciences of St Louis. The award recognizes a scientist or engineer under age 40 who has demonstrated unusual potential for future accomplishments in a branch of science or engineering based on exceptional initial contributions.
Mark S Gordon, the recipient of this year’s Midwest Award of the American Chemical Society, grew up in and around New York City, received his BS, PhD and postdoctoral education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University (with J A Pople) and Iowa State University (with K Ruedenberg). For 12 years on the chemistry faculty of
Presented November 2004 Dr Lisa Balbes received BAs in chemistry and psychology from Washington University in St Louis, and her PhD in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then spent several years at Research Triangle Institute conducting protein and small molecule modelling studies. In 1992, she founded Balbes Consultants (formerly
Professor Kristin Bowman-James of the University of Kansas, the recipient of the 59th American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Award, was educated at Temple University and at the Israel Institute of Technology and Ohio State University. She joined the chemistry faculty of the University of Kansas in 1975. She has been a visiting researcher at the Université Louis
