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T H E C H E M IST R YD E PA R TME N TN E W S LE TTE R1981
T e x a s T e c h U n i v e rsi ty
E d i t o r :H e n r yJ . S h i n e
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To Our R eaders:
The general l yenthusi ast icr esponset o
our fi rst new sl etterw as most gr at if ying.
A ccordi ngl y,w e now proffe rf or your
readi ngpl easurethe secondin what we
h o p ew i l l b e a l o n g l i n eo f a n n u a l
newslettersfrom the Chemistry
D epartmenthere at Tech.
We much appreciatethe fact that many
of you took the ti me to send us newsof
your currentacti vi ti es.Thesenot eshave
al l been i ncl udedi n the curr ent
new sl etter.I hope that thei r pr esencewill
i nspi reothersof our reader st o let us
know w hat they are curren t lydoing.
The l astfew yearshavebeendif f icult
ones for most uni versi tych em ist r y
The tw o bi ggestcur r ent
departments.
probl emsseemto be: (1) too f ew highly
qual i fi edstudentsi nterest edin doing
graduatew ork i n chemi str y( despit et he
fact that there i s now an amplesupplyof
j obs for thosew ho compl et ea gr aduat e
degreei n chemi stry);and (2) t oo lit t le
moneyto repl aceal l the key it em sof
researchand i nstructi onalequipm ent
b o u g h td u r i n gt h e l a t e ' 6 0 sa n d e a r l y ' 7 0 s
that are now ei therw eari ngout or
becomi ngobsol escent.
W e at Tech ar e
h a r d l yi m m u n et o t h e s ep r o b l e m sa, n d i n
our effortsto mai ntai nour inst r uct ional
and researchacti vi ti esat an appr opr iat e
l evelof qual i ty,w e confrontt hem
repeatedl y.
S o far the depa r t m enther e
s t i l l r e m a i n sb a s i c a l l yh e a l t h ys, o m e t h i n g
that can not be sai d of som e univer sit y
chemi strydepartments;but it has t aken
conti nual ,concertedeffort by our f acult y.
E ventsl i ke Love C analcauset he
generalpubl i cto devel opa negat ive
i m a g eo f c h e m i s t r ya n d t h e c h e m i c a l
i ndustryand to l osesi ght of t he m ult it ude
of benefi ci althi ngsthat che m icalscience
and technol ogyhavedone,and cont inue
to do, for manki nd.One w ould t her ef or e
hope that most of us w ho havebeen
trai nedi n chemi stry,and w ho ar e awar e
of how much al l human end eavorowest o
thi s most centralof al l the nat ur al
s c i e n c e sw, i l l ,w i t h o u te x c u s i n gs u c h
unfortunateevents,w ant to speakup f or
chemi stry,to expl ai npubl i c issues
i n v o l v i n gc h e m i s t r yr a t i o n a l l yt o o u r
nei ghbors,and to encouraget alent ed
peopl eto pursuecareersi n t he f ield.
C hemi stryi s sti l l vi tal l ynee ded,and it st ill
offerscountl essi nteresti ng,unsolved
probl emsto chal l engethe int ellectof t he
bri ghtest;but i f i t cannotat t r actnow t he
necessarytal entedmanpowerand public
supportthat i t urgentl yneedsf or t he
years ahead,one of the brighteststars in
the constel l ati onof A meri c ansciencem ay
l ose much of i ts bri l l i ance.and t he nat ion
w i l l be much poorerfor i t.
S i ncerel y,
John L. Kice
C hai
, Depa ent of Chemistry
News of Faculty
Joe Adamcik continuesto be very
a c t i v ei n t h e A m e r i c a nC h e m i c a l
Society.He servedas Councillorfor
the South PlainsSectionfor 12 years,
d u r i n gw h i c h p e r i o dh e w a s a m e m b e r
of the Constitutionand By-Laws
C o m m i t t e e( f o r s i x y e a r s )i n c l u d i n g
two yearsas its Chairman.Joe has
now had to bow out as local section
c o u n c i l l o r ,n o t b e c a u s ew e n o l o n g e r
wanted him, but becausehe was
electednationallyas a Director-atLargefor the ACS. He now serveson
the ACS Board Committeeson Grants
and Awards,on Professionaland
M e m b e rR e l a t i o n sa, n d o n t h e a d h o c
c o m m i t t e eo n G r a d e so f M e m b e r s h i p .
J o h n A n d e r s o nc o n t i n u e sh i s s t u d i e s
of the enzymesinvolvedin the
b i o s y n t h e s io
s f a l k a l o i d s( h e w a s t h e
first to obtain cell-freesynthesis)and
of the role of cytochromeP-450in the
b i o s y n t h e s io
s f e r g o ta l k a l o i d s .
D i c k B a r t s c hi s o u r e v e rb u s y
g raduate-student
advisorand
c h a i r m a no f o u r g r a d u a t e - s t u d e n t
a d m i s s i o n sc o m m i t t e e H
. e i s a l s ot h e
p r o g r a md i r e c t o rf o r t h e B i o m e d i c a l
ResearchSupport Grant madeto the
Universityby the NationalInstitutes
of Health.Dr. Bartsch'sresearch
i n t e r e s t si n o r g a n i cc h e m i s t r ya r e
c e n t e r e do n e l i m i n a t i o nr e a c t i o n s ,
d i a z o n i u mc h e m i s t r ya, n d c r o w n
e t h e r si n c o m p l e x i n gi n o r g a n i ca n d
o r g a n i cc a t i o n s ,a n d i n
. t
functionalizing
i n d u s t r i apl o l y m e r sA
t h e s a m et i m e D r . B a r t s c hi s w o r k i n g
o n o r g a n i cc o m p o n e n t si n m e s q u i t e
and compoundsleachedby rain from
l i g n i t ea s h . D i c k w a s p r o m o t e dt o f u l l
professorin 1980.
Art Draperhas beenservinghalf-time
as AssociateDeanfor Researchin the
Collegeof Arts and Sciencesfor five
years,a very helpfulpositionfor the
s c i e n c e sp a r t i c u l a r l yD. u r i n gt h e
S p r i n g1 9 8 0A r t a l s ot o o k o n a
programof laboratorysupervisionin
physicalchemistry.The objective
h e r e i s t o h a v et h e i n p u ta n d
e x p e r i e n c eo f f u l l - t i m ef a c u l t yr a t h e r
t h a n o n l y T A s u p e r v i s i o ni n t h e
p h y s i c a cl h e m i s t r yl a b s .W e ' l la l l b e
watchingthe new programfor its
anticipatedi mprovements.
( l n c i d e n t a l l yt ,h e p h y s i c a cl h e m i s t r y
labs have been separatedin
registrationfrom the lecturecourse.
They are now Chem 337, 117;and
C h e m3 3 8 ,1 1 8 .T h i s i s i n l i n ew i t h
D r . K r z y s z t oK
f r o w i c k i ,D r . J o h n K i c e ,c h a i r m a n D
, r . H e n r y k aS l e b o c k a - T i l ak n d D r . B o g d a n
B o d u s z e kw o r k i n gw i t h a C a r y - 1 7s p e c t r o p h o t o m e t e r .
w h a t h a s a l r e a d yb e e nd o n e i n
F r e s h m a na n d O r g a n i cC h e m i s t r y .
A l s o ( h o l dy o u r b r e a t h ,h e r e )a l l p r e med chemistrymajorsare now
r e q u i r e dt o t a k e t h e f i r s ts e m e s t e ro f
p h y s i c a lc h e m i s t r yT
. h i s ,w e f i n d , i s
better preparationfor those whose
pre-medaspirationsdon't work out.)
W . B . G u e r r a n tw
, h o c a r r i e dt h e
b u r d e no f c o - o r d i n a t i n gt h e f r e s h m a n
chemistryprogramfor severalyears
hasrelinquished
that (to Roy
M i t c h e l l )a n d c o n t i n u e sa s a h i g h l y
regardedteacherin the program.
Bob Holwerda'sresearchis centered
o n d e t e r m i n i n gt h e r o l e so f t r a n s i t i o n
m e t a li o n s i n b i o l o g i c a l l yi m p o r t a n t
reactions.His current research
i n c l u d e ss t u d i e so f t h e m e c h a n i s m so f
processes,
i nducedelectron-transfer
and of the electrontransferreactions
betweenorganosulfur compounds
a n d t r a n s i t i o n - g r o um
p e t a li o n
oxidants.Bob was promotedto
AssociateProfessorwith tenure in
1980.
J o h n K i c e i s n o w i n h i s s i x t hy e a ra s
c h a i r m a no f t h e d e p a r t m e n tI.n s p i t e
of the heavyburdenthis placeson
h i m , h e c a r r i e sa f u l l s h a r eo f t h e
t e a c h i n g( o r g a n i cc h e m i s t r y )a n d
dynamic researchof the department,
working with both graduatestudents
and postdocs.Dr. Kice'sresearch
interestsare in the mechanismsof
r e a c t i o n so f o r g a n i cs u l f u ra n d
s e l e n i u mc o m p o u n d s c, a r r i e do u t
particularlywith staticand stoppedf l o w k i n e t i c sD
. u r i n g 1 9 8 0D r . K i c e
was a plenarylecturerin the 9th
l n t e r n a t i o n aSl y m p o s i u mo n O r g a n i c
S u l f u rC h e m i s t r yh e l d i n R i g a ,L a t v i a
( U S S R )i n J u n e . H e w a s a l s o a n
i n v i t e ds p e a k e rf o r t h e S e c o n d
I n t e r n a t i o n aSl y m p o s i u mo n
S e l e n i u mi n B i o l o g ya n d M e d i c i n e ,
h e l d i n L u b b o c ki n M a y ,1 9 8 0 .D r .
K i c e i s a l s o a m e m b e ro f t h e
F o u n d i n gC o m m i t t e eo f t h e C h e m i c a l
R e s e a r c hC o u n c i l ,a n o r g a n i z a t i o n
p r o m o t e db y t h e D o w C h e m i c a lC o .
to encourageand developinteraction
a n d c o l l a b o r a t i v feu n d a m e n t a l
researchbetweenindustryand
Universities.
David Knaff'sresearchand teaching
are in biochemistry.Dr. Knaff came to
TTU from the Universityof California,
Berkeley,and still finds ways of
returningthere for his researchwork
p e r i o d i c a l l yH. i s r e s e a r c hi s i n
electron-transfer
reactionsand active
transportof metabolitesin
photosyntheticmicro-organisms,
mechanisms of oxidation-reduction
reactionsin solubleelectron-carrier
proteins,and the transportof sodium
and calcium in bacteria.Dr. Knaff was
appointedas AssociateEditor of the
j o u r n a l" P h o t o c h e m i s t rayn d
Photobiology"this year,and was also
promotedto full professor.Apart from
academicpursuitsDr. Knaff has a
seriousaffaired'art going with
L u b b o c kC i v i c B a l l e to f w h i c h h e i s
T r e a s u r ea
r n d e v a n g e l i s tm
, ainly
(maybe)becausehis daughter(now
i n H o u s t o n )w a s o n e o f i t s s h i n i n g
lights.
John Marx concentrateson two
aspectsof organic chemistry:the
synthesisof sesquiterpenes
and of
a n t i - c a n c e cr o m p o u n d s a, n d c a t i o n i c
migrationreactions.Apart from trying
to outsmartnatureby trying to
s y n t h e s i z ei n t h e l a b t h o s e i n t r i g u i n g
m o l e c u l e sw h i c h n a t u r ef a s h i o n sf o r
herself,Dr. Marx is also the local
a u t h o r i t yo n s c i e n c ef i c t i o n .H e
t e a c h e sa c o u r s eo n S F i n t h e
U n i v e r s i t y 'H
s o n o r sP r o g r a m a
, nd
p a r t i c i p a t e isn t h e a n n u a lS F
s y m p o s i u mi n L u b b o c k .O r g a n i c
chemistryand SF-not so different
anyway (saythe Chem.335-330
students).
J e r r y M i l l s i s t h e A s s o c i a t eC h a i r m a n
of the department,responsiblefor
m a n yo f t h e t e c h n i c aa
l nd
i n s t r u m e n t apl r o b l e m s( a n dt h e y a r e ,
indeedm
, a n y ) .I n t h i s D r . M i l l sf i e l d s
the eight-ballbeforeit stops in front
o f t h e C h a i r m a nA
. t t h e s a m et i m e D r .
M i l l s i s n o t e df o r h i s e x c e l l e n c ei n
teachinga
, n d i s a l s oh e a v i l y
c o m m i t t e di n i n o r g a n i cr e s e a r c hH
. is
work is concentratedon the
synthesis,structure,and reactivityof
m a i ng r o u pc o m p o u n d s F
. or
o r g a n i c e r sa n d o t h e r n o n b e l i e v e risn
anyr,nrng
but carbon chemistry,this
meanslots of phosphorusand boron
c h e m i s t r yA
. l s o ,D r . M i l l si s
participatingin researchfor
p r o d u c i n gf u e l g r a d ee t h a n o lt r o m
grain and cotton gin trash.Too bad
a b o u tt h e f u e l g r a d e .
R o y M i t c h e l lc o o r d i n a t e s( r u n s ,i n
other words) the program in
F r e s h m a nc h e m i s t r yT
. hisis our
largestnumberof students,
a m o u n t i n gt o s o m e t h i n gl i k e 1 7 0 0
studentsper year,which adds up to
about 6800credit hours per year.Not
bad for one coordinator.REM is also
e n g a g e di n a c o m p e t i t i o nw i t h t h e
world'svineyards-not in trying to
d r i n kt h e i ro u t p u t - b u t i n h e l p i n g
Texasvineyardsto beat their output
and quality.Texasvineyards?Believe
i t o r n o t g r a p ep r o d u c t i o ni s b e i n g
p u s h e do n l a n d sb e l o n g i n gt o U T i n
that happy placecalledWestTexas.
M i t c h e l li s e v a l u a t i n gg r a p ev a r i e t i e s
and vinificationproceduresso as to
h e l p p r o d u c ev i n t a g ew i n e s .H e i s
a l s o s t u d y i n gt h e c h e m i s t r yw h i c h
causeshigh pH in Texaswines.Most
of the rest of us know that this is
nature'sway of providingfor Texas
stomaches.
C . M . " M a c " M c P h e r s o ni s f h e w i n e
m a n a r o u n dh e r e ,o u r l o c a lv i n t n e r .
Mac had the foresightand driveto
b e g i ng r o w i n gw i n e - v a r i e t g
yrapes
s o m e 1 0 o r s o y e a r sa g o o n h i s o w n
acreageoff South Quirt Ave. From
experimenting
w i t h d o z e n sa n d
dozensof varietiesfrom all over the
USA selectedvineswere pioneered.
M a c h a s e n g i n e e r e dt h e b u i l d i n go f
t h e L l a n oE s t a c a d oW i n e r yi n
L u b b o c k( ! ) i n w h i c h g r a p e sf r o m h i s
and other local vineyardsare now
pressed.Ordersby interestedwine
t o p e r ss h o u l d b e s e n tt o M a c .N o
n e e dt o m e n t i o nw h o s e n t y o u .
nanosecondspectroscopyto
p r o b l e m si n b i o l o g y ,p h o t o c h e m i s t r y ,
a n d c h e m i c a lp h y s i c s .H e i s a
f requenttravelerabroad,particularly
t o A u s t r a l i aw h e r eh e s t i l l h a s
researchin progress,remainingfrom
h i s j o i n i n gu s i n 1 9 7 0 W
. h e nh e i s n ' t
o n m o v e ss u c h a s t h i s D r . R o b i n s o n
b u r n s u p e n e r g yb y j o g g i n gt o T e c h
f r o m h i s h o m e ( o n l y4 m i l e s ,o f
course).
H e n r yS h i n e ,n o w m u c h t o h i s
surprisethe longest-termmemberof
t h e f a c u l t y( 1 9 5 4 )a, n d a l s o m u c h t o
h i s s u r p r i s es, t i l l t h e w i l l i n ge d i t o ro f
this newsletter,has researchinterests
R. G. Rekersservedas Associate
in free-radical,cation-radical,and
C h a i r m a no f t h e D e p a r t m e ndt u r i n g
p h o t o c h e m i c arle a c t i o n sD
. r.Shine
1 9 6 9 - 1 9 7 5H. e n o w t e a c h e si n t h e
was awardedone of the University's
f r e s h m a na n d a n a l y t i c acl h e m i s t r y
two facultydevelopmentleavesin
programs.Most of the time out of
1980,and spent the Spring semester
classroomshe can be found over in
partly in Austin and parily in France.
t h e o l d b u i l d i n gw h e r eh e i s
I n F r a n c eh e w o r k e di n t h e
resurrectingthe department'stwo
electrochemistrylab of the Centre
s m a l l ,l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g m
h ta s s
d'EtudesNucleairesfor three months
spectrometersfor gaseoussamples.
and developednot only a better
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u n d e r s t a n d i no
g f o r g a n i cr e a c t i o n s
but
also
love
a
la Vie Francaise.
of
Wilse Robinson,Welch Professor,has
establisheda spectroscopylaboratory T a k i n g D r . S h i n e ' sp l a c ei n t h e T T U
i n t h e b a s e m e not f t h e n e w b u i l d i n g . o r g a n i cd i v i s i o nf o r t h e s p r i n gw a s
P r o f .G i o r g i oM o d e n a ,f r o m t h e
T h e r e ,D r . R o b i n s o nc a r r i e so u t
l s t i t u t od i C h i m i c aO r g a n i c a ,
researchin the applicationof subU n i v e r s i t ad i P a d u a ,l t a l y .
Michaelr. stephenson,Ph.Dcandidate,organicchemistiyand Dr. HenryJ. Shine.
W a y n eS m i t h h a s a p r o g r a mo f
r e s e a r c hi n e l e c t r o c h e m i s t ruyn d e r
w a y , c u r r e n t l y( h m m ! )i n t h e
e l e c t r o c h e m i c asly n t h e s i so f o r g a n i c
c o m p o u n d sa n d s y n t h e s i so f
o r g a n o m e t aIilc o li g o m e r i z a t i o n
catalystsvia in situ reductionof
. r.Smith
t r a n s i t i o nm e t a lc o m p l e x e sD
h a s i n t r o d u c e dn e w g r a d u a t ec o u r s e s
relatedto these resarchinterests,in
electrochemistry and electronics.
P i l l - S o o nS o n g w a s a p p o i n t e dt o a
t h i r d t e r m a s E d i t o r - i n - C h i eoff t h e
j o u r n a l" P h o t o c h e m i s t rayn d
Photobiologyb
" y t h e C o u n c i lo f t h e
A m e r i c a nS o c i e t yf o r P h o t o b i o l o g ya t
i t s m e e t i n gi n S t r a s s b o u r gF, r a n c e ,i n
J u l y . D r . S o n g ' sr e s e a r c hi n t e r e s t sa r e
i n s t u d i e so f m o d i f i c a t i o no f D N A a n d
R N A b y s k i n c a r c i n o g e n i cp s o r a l e n s
c a u s e db y l i g h t a n d i n t h e m e c h a n i s m
of sensorybehaviorsof Stenforand
h i g h e rp l a n t sa s m e d i a t e db y t h e i r
respectivephoto receptors.In
c o n n e c t i o nw i t h h i s r e s e a r c hw o r k D r .
D r . J e r z yS t r z e l b i c k iA, l a n C r o f t ,P h . D .c a n d i d a t eo, r g a n i cc h e m i s t r yP
, r o f .R i c h a r dA . B a r t s c ha n d
S o n g w a s a n i n v i t e ds p e a k e ri n t h e
R u s s e lR
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, . S .c a n d i d a t eo, r g a n i cc h e m i s t r yu s i n gt h e i r n e w i o n c r o m a t o g r a p h .
S y m p o s i u mo n B l u e L i g h t ,h e l d i n
'1980, wasa
and
Tokyo in April
r t S e o u lN a t i o n a l
v i s i t i n gp r o f e s s o a
C h a f f i nr e c e i v e dt h e B . S .i n C h e m i s t r y
U n i v e r s i t yK, o r e a( J u n e )a n d P h i l l i p s F a c u l ty.. .A di eu
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D i c k W i l d e ,p h y s i c acl h e m i s t r y
d i v i s i o nc, o n t i n u e sh i s r e s e a r c hi n t h e
use of RamanSpectroscopyto study
v i b r a t i o n arl e l a x a t i o ni n l i q u i d sa n d
solids.
E m e r i t u sF a c u l t y
P r o f e s s o r Js o e D e n n i s ,J u l e s
Renarda
, n d M a r g r e tS t u a r ts t i l l k e e p
t h e i r h o m e si n L u b b o c k ,a n d v i s i tt h e
Departmentocasionally. Professor
C h a r l e sS h o p p e e W
, e l c hP r o f e s s o r
e m e r i t u sm
, o v e df r o m S y d n e y
( A u s t r a l i at)o M e l b o u r n ea f t e rt h e
d e a t ho f M r s .S h o p p e ei n A u g u s t ,
1 9 7 9 .A f t e r r e t i r i n gf r o m t w o
U n i v e r s i t i e (sS y d n e yi n 1 9 6 9a n d
T e c h i n 1 9 7 5 )P r o f .S h o p p e ei s s t i l l
associatedwith a University,now
L a T r o b ei n M e l b o u r n ea, n d s t i l l k e e p s
h i s h a n d i n c h e m i c a lr e s e a r c h .
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r e t i r i n gf o r t h e t h i r d t i m e f r o m
U n i v e r s i t yt e a c h i n g .
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, exas.
n u r s i n gh o m e i n H e r e f o r dT
P r o f .R . C . G o o d w i nc o n t i n u e st o
m a k eh i s h o m e i n G a i n e s v i l l eF,l o r i d a
a f t e rt h e d e a t ho f M r s .G O o d w i ni n
N o v . ,1 9 7 9 .
(a n a l yti caldi vi si on,associ ateprofessor)
w h o h a sj oi ned the researchstaff of the
U p j o h nC o m p a n y ,K a l a m a z o oM, i c h . . . D r .
W . D . D a v i e s( p h y s i c adl i v i s i o nv, i s i t i n g
a s s i s tantprofessor)w ho hasj oi ned the
fa c u l tyat H ampden-S ydney
C ol l ege,
V a . . . D r . S a n d yS e v a l l( b i o c h e m i s t r y
d i v i s i on,assi stantprofessor)w ho has
mo v e dto the W adl eyInsti tute,
D a l l a s . . a n dt o D r . R . L .W i l l e r( o r g a n i c
d i v i s i on,vi si ti ngassi stantprofessor)w ho
h a s ta ken a researchposi ti onw i th the
U .S.NavalR esearchLaboratori esC hi na
L a k e .C al i forni a.
B i ochemi stryfrom the Univer sit yof
W i sconsi ni n 1972.S he car r iedout post doctoralresearchon yeastm it ochondr ial
R N A a t t h e R o s e n s t i lBl a s i cM e d i c a l
S ci encesR esearchC ent er ,Br andeis
U ni versi tyand becamean assist ant
p r o f e s s oirn b i o l o g ya t T C U i n 1 9 7 3u n t i l
j oi ni ng our facul ty.Dr . Chaf f inwas act ive
i n S c i e n c eF a i rj u d g i n gw h i l ea t T C U a n d
recei vedal so an appr eciat ionawar df r om
the honorarypre-me dsociet y( AED) .Her
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in
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di morphi cyeast,the isolat ionof cell cycle
regul atorymutantsan d DNA r epair .
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departmenti n May, 1 980and has t aken up
t h e t e a c h i n gc h a l l e n g eo n s h o r tn o t i c e
broughton by D r. B l ackm er 'sdepar t ur et o
t h e h a l l so f i n d u s t r y M
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out col l aborati verese ar chwit h Dr . M ills.
W e s ay w el cometo the fol l ow i ngnew
m e m b ersof the facul ty:
D r. Wal terJ. C hesnavi ch,assi stant
p ro fe s sori n the physi calchemi stry
d i v i s i on.D r. C hesnavi chrecei vedthe B .A .
i n C h emi stryfrom B ostonU ni versi tyi n
yf
1 9 6 8 ,a n d t h e P h . D .f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t o
C a l i f o r n i aS, a n t aB a r b a r ai,n 1 9 7 6 .H e d i d
post-doctoralresearchat UCLA and
Sa n taB arbaraunti l he j oi ned our facul ty
th i s fa l l . D r. C hesnavi chi s a theoreti cal
p h y s i c acl h e m i s ta n d w i l l b e c a r r y i n go u t
re s e a rchl argel yon gas-phasereacti ons.
Amo ng hi s i nterestsare cl assi caland
s e mi c l assi cal
approachesto gas phase
a n d i n el asti cprocesses,nucl eati onand
c o n d ensati on,
and gas-phasei on
c h e mi stry.
D r. W. LaJeanC haffi n,vi si ti ngassi stant
p ro fe ssori n the bi ochemi strydi vi si on.D r.
D r . L a w r e n c eM . J o r d a n ,v i s i t i n g
assi stantprofessori n t he or ganicdivision.
D r. Jordan recei vedthe B. A. in Chem ist r y
f r o m R i c eU n i v e r s i t yi n 1 9 6 7a n d t h e P h . D .
i n organi cchemi stryf r om Yale Univer sit y
in 1972.He was a post-doctoralfellow at
S tanfordduri ng 1973- 4,f ollowingwhich
h e h a d t e a c h i n ga p p o i n t m e n tas t A u b u r n
U ni versi ty,A l abama ,and Haver f or d
C o l l e g eP
, e n n .D r . J o r d a nw i l l c o o r d i n a t e
and supervi sethe org aniclab. inst r uct ion
at TTU .
News from Graduatesand Friends
' 7 7 )n o w
S t e p h a nJ . A l l e n s o n( C h e m .
l iving i n Ka ty ,T ex as ,is a r e s e a rc hc h e mi s t
for N a l co C hem ic al,S ugarl a n dT, e x a s .
R o b e r tM . A r n o l d ,J r . ( C h e m .' 6 5 )i s a
Q ual i tyAssur anc eM anage rfo r th e U n i o n
Car b i d eC o rpor at ion,T ex a sC i ty .
' 76 ) i s i n H o u s to n
Car l a Ba rn har dt( Chem .
w he resh e i s wor k ingas a Q u a l i ty
R e l i a b i l i tE
y n g i n e e fro r T e x a s
I ns t ru me n t s .
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Georg eT. B ur r es s( Chem .
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Jer se y,a n d w or k ing as a Re s e a rc h
Asso ci a tefo r M obil Cor por a ti o n Ed
, ison,
N . J . Afte r g raduat ingf r om Te c h , h e w a s
wit h Amo co ,T ex asCit y , an d i s n o w w i th
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M o b i l i s p r i m a r i l yi n t h e f i e l do f z e o l i t e
chemi stry.T hat is , us ingz e o l i te sto
deve l o pn e w pet r oc hem ic apl ro c e s s e s
suc h a s th e r ec ent lyc om me rc i a l i z e d
M ob i l /Ba d geret hy lbenz en ep ro c e s s .
'69-'74)and
David W. Carlyle (Asst.Prof.
h i s w i f e A d a i ra n d 3 d a u g h t e r sn o w l i v ei n
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, o . ,w h e r eh e i s a f u l l t i m e
f ar me r.Hi s w if e A dair is t ea c h i n ga rt i n
Odessaschools.Dave left TTU to teach
h i g h s c h o o lc h e m i s t r ya n d w o r k t h e f a m i l y
f ar m p a rt ti me.T he f ar m ha s c l a i me dh i m .
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U nive rsi ty.
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supe rvi so for
r A r c o P oly m e rsi n a 4 0 0 MM
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g r a d u a t e di n J u n e 1 9 8 0a n d w i l l b e g i n
p ra c ti c ei n H ouston.H e w antsto hear
fro m o th e r medi calor dentalstudents.H i s
a d d re s si n M i ssouriC i ty, Texas,i s 1710
Foxwood Court.
) o l t ( C h e m .' 6 7 )i s
M r s .S u e ( M i c h a e l H
l i v i n gi n S p e a r m a nT, e x a s .
R i c k L . H u rst,D .D .S .(C hem.' 72) began
p ri v a tep ra c ti cei n Jul y as an Oral and
M a x i l l o fa c i aSl urgeon,N acogdoches,
Texas.
B a r b a r a( F o w l e r )l v e r s o n( C h e m . ' 4 9 )i s
b e tw e e nte a chi ngposi ti ons(hi gh school
c h e m i s try )a s her petrol eumengi neeri ng
h u s b a n dB . G i l bertl verson(' 49)w as j ust
tra n s fe rre dfrom Odessato B akersfi el d,
C a l i f o r n i aw i t h G u l f O i l .
J a m e sL . K e l l y( C h e m .' 6 8 )i s n o w l i v i n gi n
H o u s to n .A ft er 3 yearsi n the U T P h.D .
p r o g r a mi n i n o r g a n i cc h e m i s t r yw i t h
recentlydeceasedProf. GeorgeWatt
(s a n d w i c h edaround2 yearsi n the A rmy)
1 9 6 8 -1 9 7 3h,e sw i tchedto compl etean
M.B .A.d e g re eat U T i n 1975and to l eave
t h e w o r l d o f p h y s i c asl c i e n c e sb e h i n dh i m
f o r a c a r e e ri n p u b l i ca c c o u n t i n gH
. e is
n o w a T a x Supervi sor(C .P .A .)for Thomas
L e g e r& C o ., H ouston.
H e n r yL . K i n g ( C h e m .1 9 3 8 - 1 9 4 0M, . S .' 5 4 )
i s n o w l i v i n gi n N o r t hC a r o l i n aa n d i s a
S e n i o rR e s earchS peci al i stfor Monsanto
w o rk i n g i n p o l yesterfi bers.
R o b e rtT . Know l es(C hem.' 67) has been
fl y i n g th e N a vy' sA ce " l ntruder"j et from
U S S R a n g e rfor the past 13 years.
Ka re nAn n (Smi th)K ratz(C hem.' 59) i s
n o w l i v i n gi n L a J o l l a ,C a . a n d w o r k i n ga s
A d m i n i s tra ti ve
A ssi stanti n B i ochemi cal
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w orki n gfo r Upjohn Cor p. ,D e e r P a rk ,
) as
J o h n M c C a r r o l (l C h e m . ' 3 8 w
Texas.
e mp l o y e db y Mobi l Oi l C o. tor 32 yearsat
R o n n i eE . F o s t e r( C h e m .B . S . ' 6 5 ,M . S .
' 66) i s n o w liv ingin Deer P a rk ,T e x a s .H e
th e i r F i e l dR esearchLabs.,D al l asand i s
l a n a g e r n o w re ti re d .
is Assi sta ntP lantE nv ir onm e n taM
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J a m e sC . M c G r a w ,D . D . S .( C h e m .' 5 5 )i s
f or Ro h m a n d Haas .( Ronn i e th
n o w a p a rt ti me C l i ni calP rofessorof
t he in fo rmat ionabout ot he r g ra d u a te s .)
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l i v e si n
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c h o o lo f D e nti stry.
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, . D .( C h e m .' 5 7 )i s
H erma nH o s pit al.
l i v i n gi n A u s t i na n d i s a p h y s i c i a ni n
P h i l l i pG r a y s o n( M . S .' 6 6 ,P h . D .' 6 8 )i s
p ri v a tep ra c ti ceof Obstetri csand
now wo rki ngf or A r c o Chem i c a l s D
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R i c h a r dH a r r a l( C h e m . ' 6 6 )i s l i v i n gi n
B ea u mo n t,T ex asand wor k i n gfo r D u P o n t Sa n A n to n i oand fondl y remembershi s
d a y s a t T e c h w i th a cl assof 17 and tw o of
His
a s a Te ch n ic alS uper int en d e n t.
th e m b e i n gf ortunateenoughto get a j ob
daugh te rMelis s ais now at te n d i n g
i n t h e f i e l d !H e t a u g h ti n t h e P u b l i c
T e c h . . . t h o u g hn o t i n C h e m i s t r y .
Sc h o o l su n ti l he coul d go to med school .
H e i s n o w reti redfrom hi s practi ce.
Al b e rt Pa rrott(8.S .' 69,M.S .' 72) i s now
l i v i n gi n L a k eJackson,Texas.
Jack B . P renti ss(C hem.' 50) is wor kingas
C hi ef C hemi st,S upervi sorof Syst em s
Lab.,C entralP ow erand Li g ht ,Co. ,
C orpusC hri sti ,Texas.
B i l l yJ . R e y n o l d s( C h e m .' 5 9 )i s l i v i n gi n
P ort N eches,Texasand i s Managerof
Lab/oi lmovementsand stor agef or
A meri canP etrofi na.
D i ck R oberts(M.S .' 74) l i vesin Br yan,
Ohio.
R obertC . S chw artz,Jr., M.D. ( Chem .'70)
i s i n pri vatepracti ce(psych iat r y)in
Dallas.
H ow ardS cott (C hem.' 34)taught
c h e m i s t r yf r o m 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 7a4t A m a r i l l o
J u n i o rC o l l e g ea n d i s n o w r e t i r e di n
Amarillo.
C h a r l o t t e( B r a n d e n b u r gS) e w e l l( 8 . S . ' 5 5 ,
M.S .' 58) i s an i nstructorat Houst on
B apti stU ni versi tyand edi to rof
" E nhancedE nergyR ecover yNewslet t er ".
J o h n B . S e w e l l( 8 . S .' 5 1 ,M . S .' 5 7 )i s a
researchchemi stfor S taufferChem ical.
H e a n d C h a r l o t t el i v ei n H o u s t o n .
F e r r i lC h r i sS m i t h( C h e m .' 7 7 )i s c u r r e n t l y
i n hi s 3rd year of medi ci neand hopest o
becomea generali nterni st.He planst o do
hi s resi dencyat W i l fordH all,San Ant onio.
H e a n d h i s w i f e ,E l e n a a
, r e l i v i n gi n S a n
A n t o n i o .E l e n ai s s t i l l p u r s u i n gh e r P h . D .
i n S pani shand hopi ng to graduat ein M ay
of ' 81.S he i s currentl yw orking par t t im e
as S pani shi nstructorat S an Ant onio
College.
D o n M . S i k e s( C h e m .' 5 5 )m a r r i e dt o
P atri ci aC arter(cl assol ' 57, Tech
E n g l i s h )T. h e y h a v ef i v ec h i l d r e n t, h r e eo f
them i n col l egesi n Maryl an d.Af t er t wo
yearsof graduateschool i n Managem ent
a t T e c h ,h e w o r k e df o r U S A E C( o r i g i n a l l y
E R D Aand now D OE ) and i s a chem ist stati sti ci anfor the D OE . D i visionof
S ecuri ty& S afeguards.H e h as
parti ci patedi n some i nternat ional
meeti ngs,parti cul arl yi n A ust r iaand
S w eden.
C arrol lH . Thompson(C hem.'34) is now a
U n i t e dM e t h o d i s M
t i n i s t e rl i v i n gi n N o r t h
C arol i na.From 1934-1940
he wor kedf or
S i n c l a i rR e f i n i n gC o m p a n y t, h e n e n t e r e d
the Mi ni stryof the U ni tedMet hodist
C hurch.H e w ent to P erki nsSchoolof
Theol ogy,S .M.U .,and receivedt he M ast er
of Theol ogyD egreeand i s n ow in his 40t h
year i n the mi ni stry.
S ervandoTrevi no(C hem.' 5 5- '57)want ed
to know i f w e haveany chem ical
engi neersor chemi stsci ti ze nsof M exico
i n the 1980cl ass.H e al so not edt hat Dr .
C avazosw oul d attendthe Rio G r ande
V al l eyTexasTech C hapterear ly in July,
1980.(S ervando,the answ e ris: no cit izens
o f Me x ic oin 1980.Do y o u re me mb e r
th o se good old day s in th e C o s m o p o l i ta n
Cl u b for f or eigns t ude n ts ? )
J o h n R . W i l l i a m s( M . S .' 6 6 )i s n o w
wo rki ngf or DuP ontin Vi c to ri a ,T e x a s .
Jo h n H ugh W oodloc k(M.S .' 6 6 ) i s m a rri e d
w i th 3 c hildr enand liv i n ga n d w o rk i n ga s
a n An aly t ic alRes earc hC h e mi s tfo r N a l c o
C h e m ic alCo. , in S uga rl a n dT
, exas.
RoseanneWoo-Haltresht(Chem.,72) and
h u sb a ndM ik e ar e liv i n gi n p a i n e s v i l l e ,
Oh i o . S he wor k ed pr e v i o u s l ya s a
re se a r c hc hem is tin t h e In d u s tri a l
Ch e mi c alsDiv is ionof p p G, C o rp u s
C h ri sti,but has joinedth e In te rn a ti o n a l
Di ve rs if iedT ec hnolog yD i v i s i o no f
D i a mo ndS ham r oc k .
The Staff of the Department
Th e d ic t ionar ydef in i ti o no f s ta ff
i n cl u des" t hat whic h p ro p s ,u p h o l d s ,o r
sustains;such as "bread is the staff of
l i fe ."W ell,t hat des c r i b e so u r
departmentalstaff perfecily.They prop us
u p , u p h o l do u r w o r k ,a n d s u s t a i nu s i n a l l
we do. The secretarialstaff headedby
M a r y S u f a l li n c l u d e sA n n a G a v i n ai n t h e
ma i n of f ic e,J udy Leuty (w h o s u s ta i n su s
a l so wit h c of f ee,c opy i n gs e rv i c e s ,
occasionalmeat stew) on the second floor
n o rth ,S har onG r ant ,J a n e Q u a l l s ,a n d
KathleenCarawayon the second floor
s o u t h ,D a v i dS t a l l ,S u s a nR a u ,a n d R o b i n
Gra mb lingon t he t hir d fl o o r, P a t p a rh a m
a n d C her y lT upperon th e fo u rth fl o o r,
and Mary Beth Tarabayand Estella
Mo ra l esin t he Readin gR o o m. l t' s a fa r
cry from the days of yore when one
se cre tar yin t he m ain o ffi c e h e l d th e fo rt.
In the store rooms are Don Love,
su p e rvis orwit
, h B en Je rn i g a na n d J i m
Mo re a u.T he depar t m e n t' g
s l a s sb l o w e ri s
VicJohnsonw
, o r k i n gi n a g l a s ss h o p
co n str uc t edin 1971t o h i s s p e c i fi c a ti o n s
i n t h e o l d b u i l d i n g I. n t h e b a s e m e not f
n e w a nd old buildingsa re o u r e x p a n d e d
ma ch i n eand elec t r on i c ss h o p s .C ra i g
McRe ynoldsr uns and su s ta i n sth e XL -1 0 0
N MR a n d M A T - 311m a s ss p e c tro me te rs .
Ve te ra nJ im Hall,m ac h i n i s t,c a rp e n te r,
p l u mb er ,s olv erof all p ro b l e m s ,i s i n
ch a rg eof t he ot her s ho p sw h e re i nw o rk
e l e ctro nic st ec hnic ian sL o u i s H e rn a n d e z
(fo rme relec t r onic sins tru c to ra t S o u th
Pl a i n sCollege)and J e rry Wa l to n .T h e
department'sbusinessaffairsare in the
h a n d sof m anagerJ im Po w e l l .
Ma n y of our f r iendsw i l l re m e m b e ro u r
l o n g -ti m es uper v is orof s h o p sW a rn e r
Ke n d a l lwho pas s edaw a y i n 1 g 7 6a n d o u r
store-roomclerk Paul Bryan who passed
a wa y i n 1975.
Our Polish Connection
S o m e si x or so yearsago the ground
w o rk was l ai d for educati onalexchanges
b e tw eenTexasTech and the Techni cal
U n i v e rsi tyof W rocl aw ,P ol and,A group of
P o l i s hadmi ni strators
and facul tyvi si ted
TTU in 1975a
, n d s o m eo f o u r
a d m i ni strators
and facul tyvi si ted
W r o c l a w .F r o ma n i n i t i a l l ys l o w b e g i n n i n g
w e h a venow establ i shedstrong
c o n n e cti onsparti cul arl yi n chemi stryand
s o m e e ngi neeri ngdepartments.
Thi s year
there are sevenPolish post-doctoral
fe l l o wsi n our department.They are: D r.
Bo g d anB oduszek,D r. R omanGancarz,
a n d D r . JerzyS trzel bi cki(al l from the
T e c h ni calU ni versi tyof W rocl aw ),D r. Jan
Habdasand Dr. Henryk Zmuda (from the
Sl l e s i anU ni versi ty,K atow i ce),D r.
H e n rykaS l ebocka-Ti l k(P ol i shA cademy
of Sciences,Lodz),and Dr. Krzysztof
Kro w i cki )P ol i shA cademyof S ci ences,
Wa rs a w ).B oduszek,Gancarz,K row i cki ,
a n d Sl ebocka-Ti l kare w orki ngw i th D r,
Ki c e ,S trezel bi ckiw i th D r. B artsch,and
H a b d a sand Zmuda w i th D r. S hi ne.W e
h o p e the " connecti on"to be sustai ned,
a n d fo r exampl e,tw o graduatestudents
a re e x pectedi n the S pri ng 1980to w ork
w i t h D r . S h i n e .A s t h e y s a y i n P o l a n d
" Z y c i ej est przepi eknew TTU " .*
Of c o urse,not al l of the department' s
postdocscome from Poland.Also with us
a re D r. C rai g B row n (Fl ori da),and D r.
lsrael Kaplan (Tel Aviv) who are working
w i t h D r . R o b i n s o nD
, r . S u n g - H w a nC h o
(Ki n g S ej ongU ni versi ty,K orea)w orki ng
w i th D r. A nderson,D r. l n-W oo K i m
(S e o u l ,K orea)w orki ngw i th D r. S ong,and
D r. Ka zuoS ugi yama(K i nki U ni versi ty,
J a p a n )w i t h D r . S h i n e .
* " l t' s a greatl i fe
at TTU ."
ResearchNews
R e s e archpl aysa very l argerol e i n the
w a y o f l i fe of the facul ty,and the
department'sresearchplays a major role
in the efforts of the Collegeof Arts and
S c i e n ces.E ssenti alfor doi ng researchi n
c h e m i stryi s the supportfor researchm o n e y ,e q u i p m e n ts, u p p l i e sa n d
c o mp etentgraduatestudents-for al l of
w h i c h there i s a keen competi ti on
n a ti o n w i de.R esearchfunds obtai nedby
th e fa c ul tyfrom nati onaland S tate
s o u rc e sfor 1980amountto 9753,250.
A p a rt fr om provi di ngsuppl i esand
e q u i p m ent,thesefunds provi deresearch
fe l l o w s hi psthi s year tor 12 post-doctoral
fe l l o w s,58 graduatestudents,and 41
undergraduate students.
An i ncreasi ngtrend i s al so bei ng seen
toward researchalong national/State
n e e d s ,such as i n bi omass-energy
c o n v e r si ons,
environmentalconcerns,
d ro u g h t-resi stant
sorghum,ski n cancer.
The major efforts of the depgrtment
re m a i n,how ever,i n fundamentalstudi es
of chemistry.
Professor
JerryMillsin a research
labfor
i norganichemi
c
stry.
ResearchDegrees1978-1980
P h.D .D i ssertati ons:
R o b e r tD . F u g a t e( P h . D .' 7 8 ,D r . S o n g )
" T h e R e t i n aB
l - L a c t o g l o b u l iCn o m p l e x " .
J i n J u n g ( P h . D '.7 8 , D r .S o n g )" M o l e c u l a r
Topol ogyof the P hyco cyaninphot o
R eceptorfrom C hroom onasSpecies".
J u n g - D oC h o i ( P h . D .' 2 8 ,D r . S o n g )" T h e
N atureof N -S -R eactivitin
y Flavinsand DA m i n oA c i d O x i d a s e - l n h i b i t o r
C ompl exes" .
John Gun Lee (P h.D .' 78, Dr . Bar t sch)
" S tereochemi stry
of B a se- pr om ot edBElimination
from Dihalocycloalkana
en
sd
2-Monosubsti tutedN or bor nanes".
C heng-W enTsai (P h.D.'78, Dr . Blackm er )
" The C hemi stryof S om eAlkylcobaloxine
C ompl exes" .
C h r i s t o p h eAr . H o d g e( p h . D .' 7 9 ,D r .
Mi l l s)" C l assi calP arti alChar ge
Calculations".
L i n d aL . J a g o d z i n s k(iP h . D .' 7 9 ,D r .
S eval l )" D N A S equencesBound By
N onhi stoneP rotei ns" .
P e d r oN . J u r i ( P h . D . ' T g , D rB. a r t s c h )
" l nteracti onsof A renediazoniumlons wit h
Mul ti dentateLi gands".
G e v o r kM i n a s k a n i n( P h . D . ' T gD
, r.Marx)
" S ynthesi sof A n A nti -CancerCom pound.
S arkomyci nand S omeAnalogs".
l b r a h i mY i l m a z( P h . D .' 8 0 ,D r . B a r t s c h )
'Carbon-Nitrogen
D o u b l eB o n d - F o r m i n g
Elimination
R e a c t i o n sI n v o l v i n g2 - A l k y l and 2- Arylpyrrolidi nes".
B ong R aeC ho (P h.D .' 80,Dr . Bar t sch)
" E l i mi nati onR eacti on sFor m ingCar bonN i trogenD oubl e B ond s".
M i c h a e lD . H a m p t o n( P h . D . ' 8 0D
, r.
B l ackmer)" S ynthesi s,Cr yst alSt r uct ur e,
and R eacti vi tyof a 12-Cr own- 4Sandwich
C o m p l e xo f M a n g a n e s e
(ll)".
E dw ardB . W al ker(P h. D.'80, Dr . Song)
"PhotosensoryTransductionin Stenfor
corLtleus".
R i c h a r dA . W o l c o t t( P h . D .' 8 0 ,D r . M i l l s )
" Chemi stryof P hos phor us -Ph o s p h o ru s
Bonds".
L i e h - p a o( O s c a r )F a r n g( P h . D . ' 8 0D r .
K i c e )" M e c h a n i s m os f R e a c t i o n a
s ndAlkyl
a- D isu l fo n es " .
D u a n eK . R o o t( P h . D . ' 8 0D, r . S m i t h )
"Electro ch e m
ic al Reac t ion sa n d
M e c h a n i s m os f O r g a n i ca n d
O r g a n o m e t a l l iCc o m p o u n d si n A p r o t i c
Solve n ts".
M . S .T h e s e s :
M a r k D . N o r d y k e( M . S .' 7 8 ,D r . B l a c k m e r )
" Reacti o n sof T r ans it ionM e ta lC o m p l e x e s
w it h Cro wn E t her s " .
J o n g - C h a uS h i e h( M . S .' 7 8 ,D r . S o n g )
"Photo In d u c edI nt er ac t io no f A fl a to x i nB,
w it h DNA a nd it s E f f ec ton D N A
Replicatioa
n n d R N AT r a n s c r i p t i o n " .
Schue y-C hy ong( Debr a)Le e (M .S.' 7 8 ,D r.
Sev a l l )"An aly s esof DNA - B | n d i n gN o n h is t o n eC hro m os om alP r ot e i n s " .
R i c h a r dL . C h a m b e r s( M . S .' 7 9 ,D r .
D r a p e r )" R a p i dE q u i l i b r a t i o inn P h y s i c a l
Ads o rp ti o n " .
Jef f re yC. Haines( M . S .' 79, D r. B a rts c h )
" Orien ta ti o nin V iny l- A c t iva te d
1,2Eli m i n a ti o nR eac t ions " .
T z u - L iJ u ( M . S .' 7 9 ,D r . K i c e )" S t u d yo f
Mec h a n i sm sof S om e Reacti o n so f t-B u ty l
B e n z e n e tiho l s ul fi n a t e " .
Billy Jack McKerley (M.S.'79, Dr. Mills)
" Syn th e si sand Char ac t er i z a ti oonf A n
O r gan o cyc lot r iarnet
s i r iox id e " .
(
M
.
S
.' 7 9 ,D r . K n a f f )
JohnW. Carr
" Energ y-L i nedReac t ionin C h ro ma ti u m
Vinosum".
C h a o - C h u i n( A n t h o n y )L i u ( M . S .' 7 9 ,D r .
Kic e )"Th e Reac t iv it yof Nuc l e o p h i l e s
Tow arda n d t he S it e of Nucl e o p h i l i c
At t ac k o n Th iols ulf inat es " .
Dav i dSi l l e r( M . S .' 79,Dr . B a rts c h )
"Analysisof WasteStreamsfrom the
SGFM R e a c t or " .
J o h n W . K e l l e r( M . S .' 7 9 ,D r . O ' B r i e n )
" F i n i t eE l e m e n S
t o l u t i o no f t h e S - L i m i t
S c h r 6 d i n g eE
r q u a t i o no f H e l i u m " .
J e a n - P h o nL u ( M . S. ' 7 9 ,D r . A n d e r s o n )
"A lk a l o i dBi os y nt hes isin Cl a v i c e p s
PurpureaPRL 1980protoplasts".
l l -Wo oYa n g ( M . S .' 79,Dr . B a rts c h )
"Reacti o n sof A r enediaz on i u m
S a l ts " .
S a n g - h aO h ( M . S .' 8 0 ,D r . S o n g )
"Confo rma t ionof P hy t oc hro m e " .
, r.Kice)
S h u - t e hP a n ( M . S . ' 8 0 D
"M ech a n i smof t he Reac t io no f T h i o l sw i th
S ele n i te ".
, r.Bartsch)
K o m - b e iS h i u ( M . S . ' 8 0 D
"T he rma lSta bilit yof A r ene d i a z o n i u m
S alt s".
T a - C h a uC h a n g( M . S . ' 8 0 D
, r .W i l d e )
" Ram a nStu dy of V ibr at ion aR
l e l a x a ti o no f
E t han e -d u " .
C l a u d i aE . H arsh(M.S .' 80,D r. K naff)
" Mo d i fi c a tionand R eacti vi tyS tudi esof
t h e B l u e C o p p e rP r o t e i nS t e l l a c y a n i n " .
S a r a nK r a i c h o k e( M S . ' 8 0 ,D r . K n a f f )
"Electron Flow in Chromatium Vinosum"
S h i h - t a n gL i a o ( M . S . ' 8 0 D
, r . K i c e )" T h e
A n h y d r i d eo f B e n z e n e - o - D i s u l f i nAi c i d .
S y n th e s i sa nd R atesof H ydrol ysi s" .
Atlantic Richfield Award
H i g h e s tG . P . A f. o r a s t u d e n t
w i t h j u n i o rh o u r s
(pen and certi fi cate)
J a m e sA . B u r k e( 1 9 7 9 )
K el l y R . P atton(1979)
J a m e sJ e w ( 1 9 7 9 )
A n d r e wD . S i m m o n s( 1 9 7 9 )
The D ow S chol arshi p
Outstanding
academic
achi evementby a sophomor e
chemi strymaj or
($300and certi fi cate)
H arryT. W eaver(1979)
The D ow S chol arshi p
Outstandi ng academi c achievem ent
b y a j u n i o rc h e m i s t r ym a j o r
($gOO
and certi fi cate)
D a v i dW . D a n i e l( 1 9 7 8 )
R odneyE . R hoton (1978 )
E r n e s tB . L u c e ( 1 9 7 9 )
F re s h m acnh emi stry
students
JohnLai ng,
me c h a n i cengi
a l neeri ng
maj or,andJ. W i pff,
p e tro l e u m
e n gi neeri ng
maj or.
1978-1979Awards and Scholarships
A n u m b e rof aw ardsand schol arshi ps
a re d e s i g n a tedeach year at the
D e p a r t m e n t 'asn n u a lA C S - S i g m aX i j o i n t
b a n q u e t.W e are pl easedto l i st the aw ards
a n d s c h o l a r shi psfor the l asttw o years.
DepartmentalAwards
SamuelHunt Lee MemorialAward
O u ts ta n d i ngFreshmanC hemi stryMaj or
($50 and certificate)
Harry T. Weaver(1978)
F l o y d L . Barry (1979)
C R C Pre s s ,/nc.,A nnual Freshman
C h e m i s tryA chi evementA w ard for
o u ts ta n d i n gstudenti n Freshman
C h e m i s try
(C R C H a n d b ookof C hemi stry
a n d Ph y s i c s)
M i c h a e lE . L e a c h( 1 9 7 8 )
R u t hA . M c C u l l o u g h( 1 9 7 9 )
American Chemical Society
(S tu d e n tAffi l i ate)
S c h o l a rs hi p -outstand
i ng
s o p h o m o rechemi strystudent
($501
E rn e s tB . L uce (1978)
K a r e nW i l l i a m s( 1 9 7 9 )
Analytical ChemistryAward
fo r o u ts ta n di ngachi evement
i n a n a l y ti c a chemi
l
stry
(15 -mo n ths ubscri pti on
to Analytical Chemistry)
L i n d aM . C a r o n( 1 9 7 8 )
American lnstituteof
ChemistsStudentAward
O u t s t a n dni g a c c o m p l i sm
h ent
i n a baccal aureate
program
i n c h e m i s t r yo r c h e m i c a l
engi neeri ngand potenti alas
a professi onalchemi st
(certi fi cateof achi evemen t )
Gai nesC . Teague(1978)
( M a r v i n )E d G r i c e ( 1 9 7 9 )
Merck lndex Award
Outstanding
academic
achi evementby a seni or
chemi strymaj or
( M e r c kI n d e x )
L u c i n d aJ . S c h l o b o h m( 1 9 7 8 )
D a v i dJ . B y e r s( 1 9 7 9 )
TeachingAssistantAwards
Outstandi ngGraduate
S tudentTeachi ngA w ard
($t OOand certi fi cate)
Mary E ttel(1978)
LarryR . A vens(1979)
S uperi orP erformanceas
a teachi ngassi stanttwo semesters
($45and certi fi cate)
J o h n J . L e o n a r d( 1 9 7 8 )
R i c h a r dA . W o l c o t t( 1 9 2 8 )
S uperi orperformanceas a t eaching
assi stant-one semester
($20and certi fi cate)
John S . P etersen(1978)
C l a u d i aE . H a r s h( 1 9 7 8 )
Y o u n g - C h uC h u n g ( 1 9 7 8 )
S uperi orperformanceas a
teachi ngassi stant
($50and certificate)
J . M i c h a eS
l m i t h( 1 9 7 9 )
R o n a l dH . E r i c k s o n( 1 9 7 9 )
Und erg radu ate Research
Award for research(performed
underthe di recti onof D r.
Gary L. B l ackmer),aw arde dby
the Offi ceof the V i ce P resident
for Research.(certificate)
Mary K ay W agner(1979)
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Dept.of Chemistry
TexasTech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409
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In our first newsletterwe
looked back into the past,at the
b e g i n n i n g sa n d d e v e l o p m e not f
our department,and gaveyou
news of some of the former
m e m b e r so f t h e f a c u l t y .I n t h i s
second issuewe can tell you a
l i t t l ea b o u tc u r r e n tm e m b e r so f
the facultyand staff.
We were very pleasedto
receiveaddresses,notesand
lettersfrom former students.
Most of thesearrivedwhile I was
abroadand were kept for my
r e t u r n .I h a v en o w ( l h o p e )
r e s p o n d e dt o a l l e n q u i r i e sa n d
letters.Some were circulated,
where appropriate,to the
faculty,past and present.Keep
t h e n e w sc o m i n g !
H . J .S h i n e