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NEWSLETTER
T H E D E P A R T M E N TO F C H E M I S T R YA N D B I O C H E M I S T R Y
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E d i t o r :H e n r yJ . S h i n e
EditorialAssistant:Jane Bradley
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T h e p a s t y e a r h a s b e e n a n e x c i t i n go n e i n
t e r m s o f c o n t i n u i n gd e p a r t m e n t a l
d e v e l o p m e n t .I n S e p t e m b e r ,w e c h a n g e d
o u r n a m e t o t h e D e p a r t m e n to f C h e m i s t r y
a n d B i o c h e m i s t r yT
. h e n a m e c h a n g ew a s
c o i n c i d e n tw i t h t h e i n s t i t u t i o no f B a c h e l o ro f
S c i e n c ea n d B a c h e l o ro f A r t s i n
B i o c h e m i s t r yd e g r e e p r o g r a m s .T h e s e n e w
degree programs are proving to be very
p o p u l a r ,w i t h t h i r t y m a j o r se n r o l l e ds o f a r .
Very recently, final approval was given to
a 6 . 5 m i l l i o nd o l l a rC h e m i s t r yB u i l d i n g
Renovation Project to be supported by the
n e w H i g h e r E d u c a t i o nA s s i s t a n c eF u n d
( H E A F ) .I n t h i s p r o j e c t ,t h e i n t e r i o ro f t h e
o r i g i n a l b u i l d i n gp o r t i o n w i l l b e g u t t e d a n d
c o m p l e t e l yr e f u r b i s h e dt o p r o v i d e
laboratoriesfor general chemistry,
c l a s s r o o m s ,b i o c h e m i s t r yl a b o r a t o r i e sa,
room for computer-assisted
instruction,
s h o p f a c i l i t i e sa n d d e p a r t m e n t a il n s t r u m e n t
r o o m s . R e n o v a t i o na c t i v i t i e sw i l l c o m m e n c e
t h i s s p r i n g a n d w i l l h o p e f u l l yc o n c l u d e i n
t i m e f o r t h i s p o r t i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n gt o b e
usedin the fall of 1987.
O t h e r g o o d n e w s i n c l u d e st h e f u n d i n g o f
o u r p r o p o s a lt o t h e N a t i o n a lS c i e n c e
F o u n d a t i o nf o r a s u p e r - c o n d u c t i n gn u c l e a r
m a g n e t i cr e s o n a n c es p e c t r o m e t e rW
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s i x m o n t h s ,w e w i l l h a v e a h i g h f i e l d m u l t i n u c l e a rN M R o f a t l e a s t3 0 0 m e g a h e r t z .
Searches are also underway for faculty
a d d i t i o n st o t h e A n a l y t i c a lC h e m i s t r y
D i v i s i o na n d t h e B i o c h e m i s t r yD i v i s i o n( a
m o l e c u l a rb i o l o g i s t ) .T h e s e a r e r e p l a c e m e n t
positions generated by retirementsof
ProfessorsDraper and Guerrant.
U n f o r t u n a t e l yn o t a l l t h e n e w s i s s o
cheery. State funding for Texas Tech
U n i v e r s i t yd e c r e a s e df o r t h e 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 6
a c a d e m i cy e a r a n d t h e D e p a r t m e n to f
Chemistry and Biochemistry suffered
s i g n i f i c a n tl o s s e si n o u r d e p a r t m e n t a l
operating expense budget. We also lost one
half of a departmental staff member's
p o s i t i o na n d s e v e r a lg r a d u a t et e a c h i n g
a s s i s t a n t s h i pp o s i t i o n s .l t n o w a p p e a r st h a t
e v e n d e e p e rc u t s w i l l b e r e q u i r e df o r 1 9 8 6 1 9 8 7 .T h i s m a y i n c l u d ea n i n a b i l i t yt o f i l l t h e
f a c u l t y p o s i t i o n r e s u l t i n gf r o m t h e
retirement of Professor Rekers at the end of
t h i s s u m m e r .W i t h c o n t i n u i n g d e c r e a s e si n
o i l p r i c e si t w o u l d a p p e a rt h a t o u r
department and Texas Tech University are in
for some hard times. More than ever before
w e w i l l b e r e l y i n g u p o n a s s i s t a n c ef r o m
f o r m e r s t u d e n t sa n d f r i e n d s .
S i n c e r e l yy o u r s ,
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Chairman
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Yieldingplaceto new.This is the
wayrenriyionsaid
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of the Passingof Arthur
y o u w h o t o o k E n g l i s hL i t m a Ys t i l l
r e m e m b e r )A. n d , t h i s i s t h e w a Yw e
m u s ts a y i t n o w a b o u to u r
Department.Majorchangesare
t a k i n gp l a c ew h i c hw i l l a l t e rt h e
"order"or characterof the
departmentconsiderably.lf You
e x a m i n e dt h e m a s t h e a do f t h i s
Seventhnewsletterand if You read,
first,the messagefrom Chairman
Dick Bartschyou will know that we
are no longerthe Departmentof
Chemistry.Instead,effectivewith the
fall semester,1985,we becamethe
Departmentof Chemistryand
B i o c h e m i s t r yT.h i s c h a n g e ,
sanctionedby the Stateof Texas,was
made in order to reflectthe changing
world of chemistryand the emphasis
b e i n gp l a c e di n i t o n m o l e c u l a r
b i o l o g ya n d b i o t e c h n o l o g yT.h e
D e p a r t m e nwt i l l b e a d d i n ga
moleculab
r i o l o g i stto i t s
.n
b i o c h e m i s t rdy i v i s i o nA
undergraduatemajor in biochemistry
a s w e l l a s i n c h e m i s t r yi s n o w
a v a i l a b l ei n t h e D e P a r t m e n ltt. i s
anticipatedthat.more of our students
w i l l b e s e e k i n gt r a i n i n gi n
biochemistry,whetheror not theY
m a j o ri n b i o c h e m i s t r yi n, f u t u r ey e a r s .
T h e t r e n dt o w a r dt h e b i o l o g i c asl i d e
of chemistryis also to be seen in
s o m e i n d u s t r i agl i a n t s ,s u c h a s
D u P o n ta n d M o n s a n t oc, o m P a n i e s
w h i c h h a v eb e g u ns e l l i n go f f
traditionalpartsof their industrial
empires,such as in heavychemicals
and petroleumbasedprocesses,and
which haveenteredresearchand
d e v e l o p m e ni tn b i o t e c h n o l o g iYn a
l a r g ew a y . O u r D e p a r t m e nits t a k i n g
stepsto see that its studentsare
being preparedfor the future.Further
c h a n g e si n c u r r i c u l aa r e l i k e l yt o b e
seen.
A n o t h e rm a j o rc h a n g ei n t h e o f fi n g
is a physicalone, the renovationof
. he
t h e o l d c h e m i s t r yb u i l d i n g T
w i l l e n t a i lb u i l d i n gn e w
renovation
teachingand researchlaboratories,
shops,lectureroomsand an office
c o m p l e xf o r g e n e r a cl h e m i s t r yT. h e
, h i c h ,w i t h i n
a t t i co f t h e o l d b u i l d i n g w
all our memories,has been used
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too, for new teaching
reconstructed,
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and researchlaboratories.
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Having trained in faster-than-soundair machines, Capt. Gerald Walzel(8.5.
graduated,it may seem,to guarding the frontiers in the good old way. No, lf's nQt "one riot, one
ranger". Gerald is still with the USAF.
f l o o r o f t h e n e w c h e m i s t r yb u i l d i n g
and the renovatedattic will be
c o n n e c t e dw i n g so f f l o u r i s h i n g
analyticalchemistryand
biochemistry.The renovationwill
e n t a i l" g u t t i n g "o f t h e o l d b u i l d i n g f, o r
which reasonit has now been vacated
c o m p l e t e l yA. l l o f t h e s e r v i c es h o p s ,
r e s e a r c ha n d t e a c h i n gf u n c t i o n so f
t h e o l d b u i l d i n gh a v eb e e nc r o w d e d
i n t o t h e n e w .A l l c l a s s e sa n d l a b sw i l l
b e h e l di n t h e n e w b u i l d i n gw h i l e
renovation
t a k e sp l a c ei n t h e o l d .T h i s
h a s c a l l e df o r v e r yt i g h t s c h e d u l i n go f
particularly.The next
laboratories,
couple of yearswill be crowdedones
for students,facultyand staff.The
r e n o v a t e do l d w i n g w i l l n o l o n g e rb e
recognizableby former occupants.
I n i t s e a r l yh i s t o r yo u r D e p a r t m e n t
w a s c o n j o i n e dw i t h C h e m i c a l
E n g i n e e r i n gI .n i t s e a r l i e sdt a y s i t
s h a r e dt h e o l d b u i l d i n gw i t h B i o l o g y ,
and Physics.Certainly,
Geosciences,
the first-comersin our Department's
historycould not haveforeseenthe
changeswhich were to take place
a n d t h e d e v e l o p i n gc h a r a c t e or f t h e
Department.
T r a d i t i o n a l i s t( sl i k et h e E d i t o r )c a n
be comfortedwith knowingthat no
c h a n g e sw i l l b e m a d ei n t h e o u t e r
. e
a p p e a r a n co
ef t h e o l d b u i l d i n gW
w i l l s t i l lb e a b l et o r e c i t e
H e L i B e B C N O fFr o m t h e o u t e rw a l l ,
a n d g a z en o s t a l g i c a l layt a l c h e m i c a l
s i g n so f p a s tc e n t u r i e s .
A n o t h e rc h a n g et o b e n o t e d ,b u t
n o t l i k e l yt o b e s o p e r m a n e nat s t h e
o n e sa l r e a d yr e c o r d e di,s i n t h e
w r i t i n go f t h i s N e w s l e t t e rT.h i s t i m e i t
i s b e i n gw r i t t e no n t h e o t h e rs i d eo f
, as,
t h e A t l a n t i cb
, y t h e f i r e s i d e( a l a s g
di t h
n o l o n g e rc o a l ) ,a n d i n t e r s p e r s ew
w a l k sa l o n gt h e b a n k so f t h e T h a m e s
and trips "up west" to the theatres
a n d g a l l e r i e so f c h i l l y ,o v e r c a s t ,
s u n l e s sL o n d o n .
ln Memor iam
L a r r yF l u k i n g e r( 8 . S . ,1 9 7 1 ;
, r . M i l l s )d i e do n
M.S.1
, 9 7 3D
M a r c h1 6 ,1 9 8 5 ,i n H e m p s t e a d ,
TX. Larry had been a chemistfor
Dow Chemicalin Freeport,TX,
a n d a l s oa t e a c h e ri n a s m a l l
. o ra f e w
c o l l e g ei n C o l o r a d o F
yearsprior to his death LarrY
h a d b e e na n a r t i s ti n t h e m e d i u m
o f n e o n l i g h t i n gs t r u c t u r e s .
UndergraduateDegrees,1985
DanielW. Barnett,B.A.
R i c h a r dQ u i n nB l i g h ,B . S .
K e n n yM . B r a n t l e yB
, .A.
J a m e sA . B u r k e ,B . A .
S t e p h e nG l e n nD a l t o n ,( C u m L a u d e ) ,
B.A.
, .A.
J i l l P r i c eD e m i n B
A l o i c eN . D i m b a h ,B . A .
P a r v i nD i n y a r i a nB, . S .
TeresaGolden,B.S.
, .A.
J a m e sH o g a nG o l d s m i t hB
S t e p h e nW . H a l l ,B . S .
J a m e sP a u lH a n e y ,B . A .
P a u lT . H a z u k a B
, .A.
S u s a nC . J a c k ,B . S .
R o b e r tL o w e l lJ o h n s o n ,B . A .
S o n j aB . K r i s t i a n s e nB, . A .
M e l i s s aM . L e i k e .B . A .
J a n e tG . M c l n n i s ,B . A .
A n i t aM i s r a ,B . A .
A l a n J a m e sO t y , B . A .
D e n i s eA . P h i l l i p sB, . A .
DelroyAnthony Poyser,B.A.
D a n W i l l i a mP u l s i p h e rB, . A .
RebeccaR. Reamy,B.S.
M i c h a eT
l h o m a sS c h r e i b e rB, . S .
J a m e sC h i a - T aS
i h i h ,B . S .
F e l i c i aF a w nS i m p s o n B
, .A.
S h e l l e yR e n e eJ o h n s o nT a r d y ,B . A .
M a r kN e a l T h u r m a nB, . A .
L i n d aJ o B a g w e l W
l o f f o r d ,B . S .
D a v i dW a y n eP u r k i s sM
, . S .( D r . K i c e ) ,
"The Decompositionof tert-Butyl
, . S .( D r .
C l i n t o nH . A n d e r s o nM
Benzeneth
iolseleni nate."
c l e x i b i l i t yi n
H o l w e r d a )",M e c h a n i s t i F
La QuettaDianneMoore Purkiss,
the Reductionof
M . S .( D r . M i t c h e l l )",O r g a n i cA c i d
C o p p e r (ll)C o m p l e x e so f A l i p h a t i c
Analysisin TexasGrapesand Wines."
Polyaminesby MercaptoAmino
B y u n g k iS o n , P h . D .( D r . B a r t s c h ) ,
Acids."
"Synthesisof Crown EtherD a v i dB a b b ,P h . D .( D r . B a r t s c h ) ,
C o n t a i n i n gP o l y m e r sa n d
"Synthesisand Metal lon
Functionalized
Crown Ethers."
Complexationof Synthetrc
A b d u l S a l e mM u h a m e dA l i
lonophores."
T h a n n o u nM
, . S .( D r .S h a w ) ,
H a e - S u nK a n gB a e k ,P h . D .( D r .
"Production
and Purificationof BetaH o l w e r d a )",K i n e t i ca n d R e d o x
Lactamasell from Bacilluscereus."
S t u d i e so f t h e C o p p e r ( l l ) - M e r c a p t i d e
GraduateDegrees,1985
Complexes."
H o l l i sJ . B o s s ,M . S .( D r . B a r t s c h ) ,
" S y n t h e s i so f L i p o p h i l i cM o n o a z a
Crown CarboxylicAcids."
D a l eF r a n c i sG a u l ,P h . D .( D r . K n a f f ) ,
"BiophysicalCharacterization
of
SeveralHemoproteinsfrom the
ProtosyntheticBacteria,Chromatium
vinosum and Rhodospiri II um
rLlbrum."
H o o n H w a n g ,P h . D .( D r . D a s g u p t a ) ,
"Determinationof Trace Levelsof
Gas and AqueousPhaseHydrogen
Peroxide."
A l o j z yK a j s t u r aM
, . S .( D r .S h i n e ) ,
"SingleElectronTransferReactions
of Thianthrene
C a t i o nR a d i c a l . "
G r a c eM a n y iN d i p ,M . S .( D r . B a r t s c h ) ,
" C o m p l e x a t i oo
n f A l k a l iM e t a l
C a t i o n sb y N o v e ll o n i z a b l e
Polyethers."
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Chemistry Olympiad participants: Coach Royace Aikin with studenfs Kevin Nelson and Darren
Vengroff-
Postdocsand Research
Associates
Dr. Bogdan Boduszek,from the
TechnicalUniversity,Wroclaw,
formerlypostdoctoralfellow at TTU
( 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 2w)i t h D r . J o h n K i c e ,
returnedto TTU in October,1985,to
do further postdoctoralresearchwith
D r .S h i n e .
ProfessorWitold Charewiczfrom
the TechnicalUniversityof Wroclaw,
Poland,returnedto TTU for the
S u m m e r .1 9 8 5 t. o t e a c ha t t h e
and graduate-levels.
undergraduate
ProfessorZaifu Huang and Mr.
Zong-YuanYu from Wuhan
U n i v e r s i t yP, e o p l e ' sR e p u b l i co f
China havejoined the researchgroup
of Dr. Bartschas researchassociates.
ProfessorJa Hong Kim, Cheon Buk
NationalUniversity,Korea,has joined
D r . S o n g ' sg r o u pa s a v i s i t i n g
professor,sponsoredby the Korean
Government.
Dr. Jacek Koszukhas completed
his postdoctoralstudy with Dr.
Bartschand has returnedto his home
U n i v e r s i t yi n L o d z ,P o l a n d Dr. J. P. Shukla,seniorscientist,
from the BhabhaAtomic Research
C e n t r e ,I n d i a ,h a sj o i n e dD r . B a r t s c h ' s
researchgroup as a postdoctoral
associate.
Dr. MiroslawSoroka, postdoctoral
f e l l o ww i t h D r . S h i n ed u r i n g1 9 8 3 - 8 5
h a s r e t u r n e dt o h i s h o m e U n i v e r s i t y
i n W r o c l a wP
, oland.
Dr. WladyslawWolkowiak
completedhis postdoctoralstudy
with Dr. Bartschand has returnedto
h i s h o m e U n i v e r s i t yi n W r o c l a w ,
Poland.
The ChemistryDepartment- American ChemicalSociety Annual Awards Banquet
The AwardsBanquettook place in
t h e F a c u l t yC l u b o n t h e C a m p u so n
April 25, 1985.We were fortunatethat
M r . E d B r a d s h a wc o u l dj o i n u s a g a i n
this year to presentthe WeymouthC a m p b e lS
l c h o l a r s h i p sW. e h a d t h e
pleasure,also of Mr. Ric Massie's
attendanceto presentthe Dow
C h e m i c aU
l S A s c h o l a r s h i p sT.h e
banquetspeakerwas Prof.RussellD.
Larsen,who took us back into
c h e m i c a al n d s c i e n t i f i ch i s t o r yw i t h
h i s t a l k :" O n t h e S h o u l d e r so f
Giants."
Studentswho were honoredwith
scholarshipsand awardsare listed
separately.Also honoredat the
b a n q u e tw i t h t h e S o u t hP l a i n s
SectionAward as OutstandingHigh
School ChemistryTeacherwere
R o y a c eA i k i n ( L u b b o c kH i g h S c h o o l )
a n d P a mT h o m a s( E s t a c a d oH i g h
School).This year was markedalso
by participationof area high school
s t u d e n t si n t h e p r e l i m i n a r tyr i a l sf o r
the I nternationalChemistry
dt t h e b a n q u e t
O l y m p i a dR
. e c o g n i z ea
w e r et h r e ef i n a l i s t sa m o n gl o c a lh i g h
school competitors,all from Lubbock
H i g h :K e v i nN e l s o n ,E r i c R o b e r t sa, n d
DarrenVengroff.Also recognizedwas
their teacherand coach,Royace
Aikin.
Scholarshipsand Awards to
UndergraduateStudents,1985
T h e S a m u e lH u n t L e e M e m o r i a l
Award (to an outstandingfreshman
chemistrymajor),Christopher
Shelton.
The WilliamBarnettGuerrant
Award (to an outstandingstudentin
organicchemistry),KevinMacReady.
T h e C R C P r e s s l,n c . ,3 7 t hA n n u a l
FreshmanChemistryAchievement
Award (to an outstandingstudentin
freshmanchemistry),MichelleClark.
AmericanChemicalSociety
StudentAffiliateScholarship(to an
outstandingsophomorechemistry
student),JonathanMetzler.
The TexasInstituteof the American
Instituteof Chemists,StudentAward
(for outstandingaccomplishmentin a
programin chemistry
baccalaureate
e
n
o r c h e m i c a l g i n e e r i n ga,n d
potentialas a professionalchemist),
Linda BagwellWofford.
The Merck IndexAward (for
outstandingachievementby a
graduatingsenior),Quinn Bligh,
Stephen Hall, Susan Jack.
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lJndergraduateawatdees,Ieft to right: SusanJack, Quinn Bligh and Linda Bagwell Wofford.
Graduate Students Abdul Thannoun, Don Kyle and Rabi Prusti receive their awards from
Assoclate Chairman Dr. Robert Holwerda.
The Weymouth-Campbell
S c h o l a r s h i p sf o: r s u p e r i o r
performance(as a freshman
chemistrymajor)Chrislopher
Shelton, Raymond Smola; (as a
sophomorechemistrymajor) Ingrid
Dearmore, Edward Garza, Kevin
MacReady,Jonalhan Metzler,Jeffry
Nichols;(as a junior chemistry
major), Karin Strout.
Dow ChemicalCompany
Scholarshipsfor outstanding
a c h i e v e m e nats a j u n i o rc h e m i s t r y
major:BradleyBufkin,Jerry
McLaughlin.
Teaching Assistant Awards to
GraduateStudents
TexasTech UniversityOutstanding
GraduateStudentTeacherAward:
Rabi K. Prusti.
Departmentof ChemistryAward for
SuperiorPerformanceas a Teaching
Assistant:
Don Kyle,Abdul S. Thannoun.
Mr. Ric Massie(right)presentsa Dow Chemical
USA award to Jerry McLaughlin.
Mr. Ed Bradshaw presentsWeymouth-Campbell
Awards to Karin Stroutand Jeffrv Nichols.
Jerry Mills (left) accepting in behalf of the
Department an unrestrictedgrant f rom Dow
Chemicat USA'srepresentative,Mr. Ric Massle
Dr. J. D. Donaldson(8.A., 1936)
has
retired after 36 years as a
GlintonAnderson(M.S.1985,Dr.
p
e
d
i a t r i c i a inn L u b b o c k .D o n a l d s o n
Holwerda)is the head of the
received
the M.D.degreefrom UT in
analyticalchemistrydivision,Texas
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Louis,beforeentering
Hospital,
St.
joined
Dow Chemical
Bartsch)has
p r a c t i c ei n L u b b o c k .
USA, Freeport,TX.
Dr. DavidR. Douglas(B.S.,1968)is
Dr. HaesunKang Baek (Ph.D.,
r
e s e a r c hs c i e n t i sw
a
t i t h P h i l i pM o r r i s
1985,Dr. Holwerda)is an assistant
, A.
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, i c h m o n dV
professorof chemistryat
Dr. RobertD. Fugate(Ph.D.,1978)
NorthwesternStateUniversity,
returned
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life with the Ballou'ssix-yearold son
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and three-yearold daughter.
D r . E a r lR . B e a v e r( P h . D . 1, 9 7 0 ,D r . W i s c o n s i n .
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D r . G a r yO . G r a y ( P h . D . 1
Draper)returnedto TTU to give two
postdoctoral
fellow
with
Knaff)
is
a
lecturesabout his work and the
Dr. WendellLeavitt,Departmentof
company (Monsanto)where he
B i o c h e m i s t r yT,T U S M .
carriesit out.
H. WayneHenry (8.S.,1975)
RobertH. Behal (B.A. in Chemistry
received
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College,was the subjectof an article
chemistto havereceivedit.
o n k e e p i n gc a m p a i g np r o m i s e s ,
(Ph.D.,
1984,Dr.
Dr. AndreaCobb
w
h i c h a p p e a r e di n t h e N e w t o n
post-doctoral
fellow
with
Knaff)is a
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Prof.WendellLeavitt,TTUSM.
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s c r i b e da s t h a t u n u s u a lp o l i t i c i a n L. Roy Custer (8.S.,1964)is
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m a n a g e ro f t h e p a c k a g i n gu n i t a t
I
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was electedAlderman-at-large
Mason,Mich.
Wyeth Laboratories,
DaughterAllisongraduatedfrom TTU i n N e w t o n ,a n d h a s k e p t a c a m p a i g n
promiseto keep his constituents
i n D e c e m b e r ' 8 5i n C h . E .T h e e d i t o r
informedof actionsby the Board of
of this Newsletterwas the organic
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newsletters.
We thank Prof. Kenneth
her father,which atteststo his (the
Davis
TTU's
EnglishDepartment,
of
editor's)advancingyears.
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p
ping.
professor
Dr. Knaff)is now assistant
Dr. O. Waynelsom (8.A., 1961)is
in the Departmentof Biochemistry,
head of thoracicsurgery,New York
Universityof California,San
UniversityHospital.
Francisco.
News of Alums
The new habitatof John Kice,now
Chairman of Chemistry at DU, and vaguely
visible on the lake shore.
Dr. O. B. Jackson,Jr. (8.A., 1967)is
a p e d i a t r i co p h t h a l m o l o g i si nt A u s t i n ,
TX. and asksfor news of Dr. Song's
w o r k w i t h r i b o f l a v i na n d l u m i f l a v i n .
Pleasesee the faculty newssection
f o r n e w so f D r . S o n g .
Dr. Linda L. Jagodzinski(Ph.D.,
1 9 7 9 ,D r . S e v a l l )i s n o w a s e n i o r
s c i e n t i sitn a b i o t e c h n o l o g rye s e a r c h
, D . L i n d ai s m a r r i e d
l a b i n R o c k v i l l eM
a n d h a sa y e a r - o l dd a u g h t e r L, i n d a
Dawn.
, 984,
D r . R a n d yJ o h n s t o n( P h . D . 1
Dr. Holwerda)is a postdoctoralfellow
at the NavalResearchLaboratories,
W a s h i n g t o nD, C , s t u d y i n gf i x a t i o no f
c a r b o nd i o x i d eb y c o p p e ra n d
r h e n i u mc o m p o u n d s .
H o s s e i nK a r i m i( 8 . A . ,1 9 5 3 ;M . S . ,
1 9 6 2 ,D r . D r a p e r )a, n d n o w i n
W a s h i n g t o nD, C , m a d ea p l e a s a n t ,
surprisevisit to the Departmentthis
Year.
H a r v e yM a l l o r y ,l l l ( M . S . ,1 9 6 1 )a n d
wife, Betty,who won the "Namethe
Newsletter"Award lastyear,kindly
donatedthe $25 awardto the
Department's
fund of unrestricted
gifts.Harveyhas sent us news of
W a y n el s o m ,f o r w h i c h w e s e n do u r
t h a nk s .
Jim Moore,who was a chemistry
majorat TTU (TTC, really)30 or so
yearsago, and who is now manager
of the Laboratoryat Lubbock's
MethodistHospital,was recently
honoredfor 30 yearsof serviceto the
h o s p i t a lJ. i m h a sa d e g r e ei n H e a l t h
Care Managementfrom nearby
WaylandBaptistUniversity.For the
nostalgiarecord,the editor of this
Newsletterwas, during his first year
at TTC, Jim's lab instructor.
Prof.ThomasA. Moore (Ph.D..
1975,Dr. Song) of ArizonaState
University,Tempe,is the 1985-86
recipientof the AmericanSocietyfor
Photobiology'sOutstanding Research
Award for his work on the
spectroscopyof biologicalmolecules
and photosyntheticmodel systems.
He will be presentedwith an Award
plaqueand $1000at the Society's
n e x ta n n u a lm e e t i n gJ, u n e ,1 9 8 6 .
Mrs. Lou Bryant Noto (formerly
M a t t i eL . B r y a n t ,8 . S . ,1 9 4 7 ,M . S . ,
1 9 5 0 )i s l i v i n gi n S a n D i e g o ,C A .
Dr. Edwin D. Parker(B.A.,1937;
M . S . ,T u l a n e ,1 9 4 6 ;P h . D . ,U T ,1 9 6 2 )i s
now retiredand livesin Lafayette,LA.
Zan M. Shafer(B.S.,1982)is a plant
chemistfor WestTexasutilities'coalf i r e dp o w e rp l a n t ,O k l a u n i o nT, X .
, 9 8 5 ,D r .
D r . B y u n g k i S o n( P h . D . 1
Bartsch)is now a postdoctoralfellow
with Prof.Leo Paquette,Ohio State
U n i v e r s i t yP. r i o rt o g o i n gt o O h i o ,
Son was a postdocat Ball State
U n i v e r s i t yM, u n c i e ,I n d i a n a .
Dr. Michael (Mike) T. Stephenson
( P h . D .1, 9 8 1 D
, r . S h i n e )i s n o w
Supervisorof the Operations
E n g i n e e r i nG
g r o u pi n T e x a c o ' s
Houston(Bellaire)ResearchCenter.
Work-relatedtravelhas taken Mike to
A n g o l aa n d C o l o m b i aa s w e l l a s o v e r
m o s to f t h e U . S .
Nga Tran (B.S.,1978)receivedthe
M . S .d e g r e ei n p e t r o l e u me n g i n e e r i n g
in 1980,and has been employedby
C h e v r o nC o r p .s i n c et h a t t i m e .N g a
l i v e si n D a n aP o i n t ,C A .
D r . R . M a x W y n n ( M S , 1 9 8 3 ;P h . D . ,
1986,Dr. Knaff)will becomea postdoctoralfellow with Prof.Richard
M e l k i n ,D i v i s i o no f P l a n tB i o l o g y ,
Universito
y f C a l i f o r n i aB, e r k e l e yi,n
J u n e1 9 8 6 .
, 9 8 1 ,D r .
D r . l l W o o Y a n g( P h . D . 1
Bartsch),now AssociateProfessorof
C h e m i s t r yi n K o r e aM i l i t a r yA c a d e m y ,
S e o u l ,K o r e a ,s p e n t1 9 8 5a t T T U
conductingpostdoctoralresearch.
Namessent to us: Anyone have
news of theseformer students?
RobertReeves(8.A.,Chem.,1964)
and WalterR. Studhalter(B.ChE.,
1942).
londaa isntlhe
oNlY p/ace where it rains !
News of the Faculty
Dr. Kiceleaves;Dr. Draper
retires
The Departmenthas lost two of its
stalwartmembersthis year. Dr. John
L. Kice,who came to TexasTech in
'1975from Vermontto be Chairmanof
the Departmentand, at the same
time,to be nearerhis native
Colorado,has now movedto Denver,
even closerto his boyhood home of
C o l o r a d oS p r i n g s J. o h n h a s b e c o m e
C h a i r m a no f t h e C h e m i s t r y
Departmentat DenverUniversity,
where he will concentrateon
buildingp
, a r t i c u l a r l ya, f i r s t - r a t e
programfor undergraduatemajors.
We missthe strengthsand University
w i s d o mo f o u r f o r m e rc o l l e a g u e .
Dr. Draperhas returnedalso to the
p l a c eo f h i s r o o t s ,t o B o w l i n gG r e e n ,
Kentucky.There he will spend part of
h i s t i m e c u l t i v a t i n gf a m i l yl a n da n d
also servingas Adjunct Professorof
P h y s i c aC
l h e m i s t r yi n t h e U n i v e r s i t y
of WesternKentucky.Arthur plansto
write a textbookin physical
chemistry.He will be rememberedat
TexasTech not only for his many
yearsof teachingand researchin the
D e p a r t m e n tb, u t a l s of o r h i s
contributionsto the greater
Universitycommunityas Associate
Deanof the Collegeof Arts and
Sciences.
T o b o t h A r t h u ra n d J o h n a n d t h e i r
wives,Joan and Ellen,we recordour
fond farewells.
Bob Walkupand Dan Armstrong at Art
Draper's retirement party. Weighty
dlscusslon underway.
Att and Joan Draper cut the farewell cake at
Art's tetirement get-together,August 25,
1985.
EmbraceableNadine and Dick Bartsch.
Embracer is Bob Holwerda. Bartsch gives
the photographerthe Bronx cheer at Art
Draper's retirementparty-
Ch a n g e so n H ig h
M o v e si n t h e u p p e r ,u p p e r
a d m i n i s t r a t i oonf T T U h a v eh a d t h e i r
effecton our Department.One
AcademicVice Presidentbit the
administrative
dust and the Dean of
Arts and Sciences(Conroy)becamea
V i c eP r e s i d e nitn n e i g h b o r i n gN e w
MexicoStateUniversity.In the
s u b s e q u e nst h u f f l eo u r o w n
Associale Chairman Holwerdawas
appointedAssociateDean of the
Collegeof Arts and Sciences,
creatingtherebya hole in
D e p a r t m e n t aald m i n i s t r a t i o nT.h i s
h a s b e e nf i l l e dt e m p o r a r i l yf o r t h e
1985-86year by Jerry Mills who will
hold down the fort until Dick Wilde
returnsin May from development
leavein England.We raiseour hatsto
t h e s ec o l l e a g u e w
s h o a r ea n d w i l l b e
h e l p i n gD i c k B a r t s c hw i t h n o t o n l y
t h e n o r m a la d m i n i s t r a t i vbeu r d e n s
b u t n o w t h e a d d i t i o n aol n e s b r o u g h t
of our old
on by the renovation
building.
C o n t i n u i n gw i t h t h e d o m i n oe f f e c t
, an
o f a d m i n i s t r a t i vceh a n g e s D
Armstronghas taken over (from Bob
Holwerda)as Chairmanof Graduate
S t u d e n tA d m i s s i o n sa, n d B o b W a l k u p
will take over (from David Knaff)as
GraduateStudentAdvisor.
Dr. Joe Adamcikcontinueswith his
heavycontributionsto the American
ChemicalSocietyas a memberof its
Board of Directors.Joe is Chairman
of the Board Committeeon
P r o f e s s i o n aaln d M e m b e rR e l a t i o n s ,
a n d V i c e - C h a i r m aonf t h e C o m m i t t e e
on ChemicalAbstractServices.He is
also a memberof the Board
C o m m i t t e eo n P u b l i cA f f a i r sa n d
P u b l i cR e l a t i o n a
sndof the
C o m m i t t e eo n P l a n n i n gT. h e s e
c o mm i t t e ea p p o i n t m e n tas n d
ChemicalAbstractsTask Force
assignmentshavetaken Joe to Board
a n d A C S m e e t i n g si n B a l t i m o r e ,
C o l u m b u sa n d W a s h i n g t o nD, . C .
s e v e r atli m e sd u r i n g1 9 8 5 .
Dr- Dan Armstrong'sresearchin
chromatographicseparationsof
e n a n t i o m e rw
s i t h t h e u s eo f
c y c l o d e x t r i n - b o n d epda c k i n g sa, n d i n
l i qu i d c hr o m a t o g r a p h isce p a r a t i o n s
of polymersattractsgrowinggeneral
and industrialinterest.He has
receiveda year'sresearchsupport
($8000)from the Dow Chemical
Company,and is also a joint awardee
(with Dick Bartschand Sandy
Dasgupta)in membraneseparation
studiesfunded by the Texas
AdvancedTechnologyProgram.
Interestin Armstrong'swork led to
his giving invitedlecturesat the 36th
PittsburghConferencein New
Orleansin February,and at the
EasternAnalyticalSymposiumin
N e w Y o r k i n N o v e m b e rI.n a d d i t i o n ,
Armstronggave 10 lecturesat
industriallaboratoriesand
u n i v e r s i t i edsu r i n gt h e y e a r .
Dr. RichardBartschwas an invited
speakerat the Gordon Conferenceon
Separation
and Purification
in New
L o n d o n ,N . H , ,i n A u g u s t .H e a l s o
describedrecentresearchresultsin a
postersessionof the '1Oth
S y m p o s i u mo n M a c r o c y c l i c
C o m p o u n d sP
, r o v o ,U t a h ,i n A u g u s t .
Dr. Bartsch'sresearchwork is
supportedby grantsfrom the
Departmentof Energy($82,500),
the
RobertA. WelchFoundation
($17,000),TechniconI nstruments,
Inc. ($42,500),
Miles Laboratories
($20,000)
and SerpentixConveyor
Corporation($20,000).
In addition,
Bartsch,Dan Armstrongand Sandy
Dasguptaare the joint recipientsof a
$335,000grant from the Texas
AdvancedTechnologyResearch
Programfor researchin Synthetic
MembraneTechnology,over a 20m o n t hp e r i o db e g i n n i n gJ a n u a r y1 ,
1986.That'sa greatway to beginthe
new year.
Apart from research,teaching,and
Departmentaladministration,Dick
Bartschis on the searchcommittee
h e l p i n gt h e U n i v e r s i t fyi n d a n e w V i c e
Presidentfor AcademicAffairsand
Research.
Dr. WalterChesnavichhas been
givendepartmentalapprovalfor
tenureand promotionto associate
professor.The WelchFoundationhas
also signifiedits supportof Dr.
Chesnavichwith a three-yeargrant of
$60,000for his studiesin theoretical
chemistry.
Dr. Sandy Dasguptawas promoted
Dr. RussellLarsen,coordinatorand
to associateprofessor,effectivethe
supervisorof the Department's
Fallsemester1985.Dr. Dasgupta's
programin generalchemistry,is the
researchin analyticalchemistryand
C h a i r m a no f t h e S c i e n c eE d u c a t i o n
separationtechniqueshas been
Sectionof the Southwesternand
r e c o g n i z e db y h i s b e i n ga p p o i n t e d
R o c k yM o u n t a i n( S W A R M d) i v i s i o no f
Chairmanof an Intersociety
the AAAS, and also Co-FeatureS u b c o m m i t t eo
e n t h e A n a l y s i so f
l rinciples
E d i t o ro f " C h e m i c a P
A t m o s p h e r i cS u l f u rC o m p o u n d sT. h i s Revisited"for the Journalof
s u b c o m m i t t e ies c o m p r i s e do f 1 4
C h e m i c aE
l d u c a t i o nL. a r s e n ' s
m e m b e rs o c i e t i e si ,n c l u d i n gt h e A C S . c o n t r i b u t i o n tso c h e m i c a e
l ducation
Other recognitionsof Dasgupta's
a r e w i d e i n s c o p e .H e s p o k eo n
researchachievements
are the award " C o m p u t e rG r a p h i c si n C h e m i c a l
of a $190,000grant f rom the USEPA
Education"at Angelo StateUniversity
t o b u i l da f i e l d i n s t r u m e ntto m e a s u r e (February)and gavean invited
the parts-per-trillion
levelof
w o r k s h o po n " C o m p u t e rG r a p h i c si n
hydrogenperoxide,and a $33,000
the Teachingof Chemistry"for
g r a n tf r o m t h e D o w C h e m i c a l
Octobersoft'85(elementaryand
C o m p a n yf o r m e m b r a n e secondaryschoolteachers),in
gas-phase,f lowdifferentiated,
Lubbock.The varietyin Larsen's
i n j e c t i o na n a l y s i s .
interestscan be seenfurther in other
Dr. Robert Holwerda,as noted
talks and lectureshe gave in 1985.
earlierin this Newsletter,was
"Boxes,Facesand Lizards'"and
appointedAssociateDeanfor
" D i f f r a c t i o nw i t h o u tB r a g g i n g "i n
Researchin the Collegeof Arts and
invitedworkshopsfor the Assocition
S c i e n c e si n t h e F a l l ,1 9 8 5 .
of ChemistryTeachersof Texas;
A d m i n i s t r a t i vwe o r k w i l l r e d u c es o m e "Kekule'sBenzolfestSpeech:Beyond
of Bob'sdutiesin the Department,but the Ouroboros",an invitedpaperat
h i s r e s e a r c hc o m m i t m e nct o n t i n u e s
t h e M i d w e s tR e g i o n aAl C S m e e t i n g ,
unabated,and will be supportedby a
C a r b o n d a l el ,l l . ;" T h e W i d eW o r l do f
new, $35,000grant f rom the
H e l i u m "a
, t t h e N a t i o n aA
l CS in
PetroleumResearchFund of the
C h i c a g o ;" l n f e r r i n gt h e U n s e e n
AmericanChemicalSocietyeffective through Interference",
at the meeting
September,1986.
of the TexasAcademyof Sciences,
Dr. David Knafl relinguished(to
U T - D a l l a s";B i r t h so f T i m e :
Bob Walkup)his dutiesas Graduate
Rediscoveryin Science",a seminarat
StudentAdvisorat the end of the
UTEP,and at the SWARM/AAAS
calendaryear to makeway for
meetingin Tucson.Dr. Larsenalso
national,professionalresponsibilities. spoke on "Airships:Gas LawsAloft
Knaff has beenappointedto the NSF
(the Good Years)"in the Saturday
Panelon PostdoctoralFellowshipsin
S e m i n a rS e r i e sf o r H i g h S c h o o l
P l a n tB i o l o g y ,a n d a l s ot o t h e U S D A
Studentsat TTU on October 12, and
Photosynthesis
Program's
visitedDrexelUniversityand the
CompetitiveGrant Panel.These
Universito
y f M i c h i g a nu n d e rs u p p o r t
appointmentsrecognizeKnaff's
o f a M i n i D e v e l o p m e nGt r a n tt o A i d
experienceand expertisein these
Education,awardedby TTU's Office
f i e l d sa n d c a l l f o r h i s a t t e n d i n g
of the AcademicVice President.ln
p e r i o d i cp a n e lm e e t i n g si n
l i n ew i t h h i s i n t e r e s t si n u s i n g
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the dedicationceremoniesfor the
new AdvancedTechnologyLearning
Center,a centerfor computerusage
which has beenestablishedin TTU's
librarywith the help of a $130,000gift
from Apple Computer.
Dr. Pill-SoonSong has been
Dr. Ed Quitevishas receiveda
appointedto his fifth, consecutive
$60,000researchgrant from the
three-yearterm as Editor-in-Chiefof
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from the ResearchCorPorationfor
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1974-78.Among Song's
Toronto,and TarletonState
a c c o m p l i s h m e n t sh i s y e a ra l s o i s t h e
University.
Dr. RichardRedingtoncontinuesto appearanceof the 330-page,PlenumPressbook "SensitoryTransduction
spendseveralmonthseach Year,
i n A n e u r a lO r g a n i s m s "c,o - e d i t e d
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with G. Colombettiand F. Lenci.Dr.
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Song was an invitedspeakerand
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emphasisfrom infraredto uv-vis,
pulsed-laserspectroscopy.He works
o n P h o t o m o r p h o g e n e si ins
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establishhis laserprogramat TTU.
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A n a r t i c l eo n R e d i n g t o na n d h i s
Applicationsof Luminescencein New
researchon the tropolonemolecule
appearedrecentlyin the "Personality" York in November.He presentedalso
feature of The Spectrograph,the MIT a n l n s t i t u t eS e m i n a ra t t h e R o c h e
, utley,
M o l e c u l a rB i o l o g yI n s t i t u t eN
LaserResearchCenterNewsletter.
NJ, in November.New research
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colleague),Walt Chesnavich.
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Prof.CharlesShoppeecontinuesto
about his researchwork at TTU.
carry out researchin his laboratoryat
D u r i n g1 9 8 5S h i n ew a s a s P e a k ear t
La Trobe University,Melbourne,
the lnternationalConferenceon
A u s t r a l i aw, h e r eh e i s H o n .V i s i t i n g
Theory of OrganicReactions,
Professor.Prof.Shoppee'slatest
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1985.
KansasCity, and at the ACS
S y m p o s i u mo n S t r u c t u r ea n d
Reactionsof OrganicCation
R a d i c a l sC, h i c a g o .
Dr. Robert Walkup has been voted
Chairman-electof the South Plains
S e c t i o no f t h e A C S . H e w i l l h o l d t h i s
office in 1986after havingservedas
Sectionsecretaryduring 1985.Bob
w i l l a d d t o h i s g o o d o f f i c e si n p u b l i c
relationsthe role of GraduateStudent
Advisorb
, e g i n n i n gw i t h t h e S P r i n g
Semester1986.His researchwork in
o r g a n i cs y n t h e s i sr e c e i v e da d d i t i o n a l
grant suport in 1985with a two-year,
$25,000Type-G (starter)grant from
the PetroleumResearchFund of the
ACS for "NovelSynthesesof
Heterocyclesvia Alkenes",and a one
year,$3,375,TTU-SORFGrantfor
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Dr. Walkuppresenteda posterpaper
on some of his work at the Gordon
ResearchConferenceon Natural
Products.
Dr. RichardWilde has been
awardedone of the University's
FacultyDevelopmentLeaves,with
w h i c h h e w i l l s p e n dt h e S P r i n g
Semester,1986,at the UniversitYof
. i c k w i l l n e e dt o
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