Chemistry at Rochester
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Ch emist ry at R och ester 75th Anniversary of Graduate Education Hutchison Hall, River Campus Eastman Quadrangle, River Campus Chemistry Faculty at Kampmeier Event 2005 The University of Rochester Chemistry Department, October 2007 Co py r i ght © 2 0 0 7 University of Rochester Department of Chemistry, RC 270216 Rochester, NY 14627-0216 http://www.chem.rochester.edu alumni@chem.rochester.edu Editor: Debra Haring Research and Writing: Lois H. Gresh Debra Haring Original Design Concept: Lois H. Gresh Contributions: Layout and Design: 2 Chemistry Faculty University Librarians John Bertola (‘09) Table of Contents Introduction from the Chair 1861-1867 1867-1908 1908-1938 1938-1955 1955-1964 1964-1966 1966-1970 1970-1975 1975-1979 1979-1983 1983-1988 1988-1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-present Chester Dewey, Chair Samuel A. Lattimore, Chair Victor J. Chambers, Chair W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Chair Edwin O. Wiig, Chair D. Stanley Tarbell, Chair William H. Saunders, Chair Jacob Bigeleisen, Chair Jack A. Kampmeier, Chair Andrew S. Kende, Chair John R. Huizenga, Chair David G. Whitten, Chair Richard S. Eisenberg, Chair George L. McLendon, Chair David G. Whitten, Chair James M. Farrar, Chair William D. Jones, Chair Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., Chair Chemistry Faculty over the Years Faculty Awards, 1986-2007 Acknowledgments 4 5 6 7 9 13 16 19 21 24 27 29 32 34 37 39 41 43 45 49 50 53 3 Introduction from the Chair Welcome back to Rochester on this, the 75th Anniversary of first doctoral degrees awarded in chemistry at the University of Rochester. Since 1850, chemical education at Rochester has enjoyed a rich and fruitful history. Generations of students have gone through our programs. Since 1932, more than 800 graduates have earned their doctorates in chemistry in the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering at the University of Rochester. Many have gone on to become respected leaders in academia, industry and government. All have been influenced by their formative years as graduate students at Rochester. A comparable number of postdoctoral alumni have also received advanced education at Rochester and contributed greatly to the quality of our graduate and undergraduate program by mentoring students and participating in research. The study of chemistry has become ever more complex, educational practices in the academy have evolved, and the College too has been transformed to First University of Rochester Campus 4 the major research institution that it is today. Since first authorizing the award of Ph.D.s in Chemistry in 1927, the College has developed 24 doctoral programs covering a range of fields from the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering to the social sciences and humanities. Our educational programs are continually crafted to provide transformative opportunities for our graduate students. Our goal is to promote the acquisition of scientific knowledge through experience, strong mentoring, rigorous training, and outstanding intellectual and physical resources, preparing students with the tools for scholarship, inquiry and success in their chosen fields. With this commemorative booklet we salute the students, chairmen and professors who have been vital to the history of the Department of Chemistry. Our Department and the discipline of chemistry have changed in ways that its founders could have only dreamed of in 1927. By connecting with our past and recognizing the many contributions of those who have come before us, we strengthen our foundation and our legacy as a premier chemistry department for the future. Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Professor of Chemistry and Chair 1861 Chester Dewey, Chair 1867 M id-19th Century Classroom I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Professor of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy; received four honorary degrees in divinity • Was the first University scientist: a chemist, botanist, geologist, meteorologist, and clergyman • Scientific studies expanded in 1862, when Dewey recommended that the University acquire a cabinet of minerals and fossils from a young Rochester naturalist, Henry A. Ward. • Recorded temperature, barometric pressure, precipitation, winds, storms, comets, meteors, and auroras; his weather sheets are archived in Rush Rhees Library and cover more than 30 years • A leader among professional educators in Rochester and a consistent exponent of the university idea. Outspoken fund-raiser for the early University • In 1930, a building, Dewey Hall was named in his honor and housed Biology, Botany, and Geology • Dr. Charles A. Dewey (class of 1861), his son, left a fortune to the University in memory of his father 5 1867 Samuel A. Lattimore, Chair 1908 Anderson Hall, Home of Chemistry Department from 1861-1887 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • His appointment prompted the establishment of a separate department of chemistry at the University • At the University taught Chemistry, as well as Geology, Zoology, and Physics • Established the first chemistry laboratory in the basement of Anderson Hall, used by students as well as Rochester physicians, pharmacists, mechanics, and farmers • In 1887, established a building exclusively for Chemistry • Chemist to the Board of Water Commissioners of Rochester and to the New York State Board of Health • Acting President of the University for two years • Established the Rochester Microscopical Society in 1879; In 1881 became the first president of the society • His importance to the University is commemorated by Lattimore Hall, a building that up until 1972 was devoted to teaching and research in chemistry on the River Campus. Today Lattimore Hall houses the Deans’ offices, as well as various humanities departments. • Several institutions conferred honorary degrees on Lattimore; he was a charter member of the American Chemical Society and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 6 1908 Victor J. Chambers, Chair 1938 Reynolds M emorial Hall, Home of Chemistry Department from 1887-1930 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s • • • • • • • • • • and Happenings Victor Chambers’ chairmanship lasted for three decades. In 1925 became the first Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry, a professorship he held until 1939 Collaborated with Ralph Helmkamp to start the Ph.D. Program in the Chemistry Department in 1927 Dean of Graduate Studies for six years Promoted introduction of Ph.D. programs throughout the University In 1916, Victor J. Chambers set wheels in motion to secure a charter for Rochester from Sigma Xi, an honor society which recognizes superior achievement in science. Recruited D. Stanley Tarbell In 1927, under President Rhees, ground was broken for the River Campus on the banks of the Genesee River After his death, the Victor J. Chambers Lectureship was established in his honor Victor J. Chambers is also remembered by a residence hall bearing his name in Hill Court on the River Campus. 7 Victor J. Chambers 1908 1938 Anderson Hall, circa 1900 Early 20th Century Laboratory Victor Chambers, 1930s R alph W. Helmkamp D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Bernhard Ernst Landow Linus Montague Webb Casselman B. Hess Robert E. DeRight William Orlin Kenyon Chester M. White Paul W. Aradine 1932 1932 1934 1935 1935 1935 1936 Line Chambers Chambers Wiig Chambers Sunier Line Clark Hall Dale Ethel Louetta French Willard A. Payne Victor Stanley Chambers Ellsworth McSweeney Charles Eugene Sunderlin 1936 1936 1936 1938 1938 1938 Helmkamp Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers T h e F i r s t D o c t o rat e s The first chemistry doctoral degrees, also representing the first Ph.D.s granted from the College, were conferred in June 1932 to Linus M. Webb and Bernard E. Landow. Furthermore, the first female doctoral graduate at the College, Ethel L. French (Ph.D. ‘36), was also from Chemistry. 8 1938 W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Chair 1955 R iver Campus from the Genesee I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • From the 1940’s through the mid-50’s, propelled the Chemistry Department from a liberal arts chemistry program into a nationally recognized modern research department • Raised the visibility of the University to that of an institution with a national reputation in chemical education • Considered the father of modern gas-phase photochemistry; world leader in the field of photochemistry • Recruited Marshall D. Gates, Jr., first to work on the Journal of the American Chemical Society for which Noyes was editor-in-chief, and later as instructor and professor. • In 1950, Marshall D. Gates, Jr. created the first laboratory preparation of morphine, a landmark achievement in chemical synthesis. This discovery, helped raise the Department of Chemistry and the University’s reputation to national and international prominence. • Together, Virgil Boekelheide and Marshall Gates in synthetic organic chemistry, and D. Stanley Tarbell who bridged both mechanism and synthesis, built a major research operation in organic chemistry • Similarly, W. Albert Noyes, A. B. F. Duncan, Winston Walters, and Edwin Wiig established a major research operation in physical chemistry • Hired William H. Saunders in physical organic chemistry 9 1938 1955 W. Albert Noyes, Jr. M arshall D. G ates, Jr., 1953 W. Albert Noyes, Jr., circa 1950 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • Boekelheide, Tarbell, and Gates were subsequently elected to the National Academy of Science for work done in Rochester • Named Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry in 1939, a chair he held until 1960 • First American President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry since World War II • Vice President and member of the executive committee of the U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) • Elected President of the American Chemical Society in 1947 • Won the highest American award in chemistry--the Priestley Medal in 1954, his father also won in 1935 • Editor of Chemical Reviews from 1939 to 1949 • Received the King’s Medal from the British Empire in 1948 • Honorary member of the Society Chimique de France, Officer of the French Legion of Honor, honorary member of the Royal Society of Physics and Chemistry of Spain and the Chemical Society of Belgium • Served as Dean of the Graduate School, 1952-1956; served as Dean of the College, 1956-1961 • During this period, the University of Rochester became a research university. In 1955, the Colleges for Men and Women were merged into what is now the College. 10 1938 1955 W. Albert Noyes, Jr. D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Eugene Joseph Agnello Cameron Ainsworth Gordon Ainslie Allen Albert Edward Anderson Frank Jervey Ball William Thomas Barry Howard Dean Batha John Caleb Bill David A. Bittker Joseph F. Bunnett Elizabeth H. Burkey Wade Lee Callender David Bennett Camp Albert A. Caretto Lloyd Hillyard Conover Nathan Allen Coward Louis Elwood Craig Wallace Davis James Warner Drenan Bruce Dropesky Jean-Thomas Henri Dubois Victor R. Ells Paul Edward Fanta Richard Walter Fink John H. Fletcher Hans Richard Frank Peter Edgar Frankenburg David K. Fukushima Walter George Gall George Gantz John Carl Godfrey Martin Goldman Robert Gomer Charles Webster Gould Robert J. Grabenstetter Harold John Groh William Benton Guenther Thomas Joel Hall Donald Philip Harnish Clarence George Heininger Frederick C. Henriques Donald S. Herr Clifford E. Herrick Arthur Hermann Herz Joseph William Hickey H. Peter Hirschler Lawrence John Edward Hofer Philip Hoffman Robert Sehon Holdsworth Jerome J. Howland Roy Edward Hunt 1950 1949 1949 1953 1944 1951 1954 1951 1953 1945 1940 1951 1949 1954 1950 1954 1948 1947 1949 1953 1951 1939 1946 1953 1942 1947 1953 1946 1953 1940 1954 1953 1949 1940 1941 1952 1954 1953 1948 1954 1940 1940 1944 1954 1942 1950 1941 1954 1947 1943 1947 Boekelheide Boekelheide Gunning Boekelheide McPhee Walters Walters Tarbell Walters Tarbell Unknown Wiig Helmkamp Wiig Tarbell Noyes Tarbell Noyes Hill Wiig Noyes Noyes Tarbell Wiig Cairns Tarbell Friess Tarbell Boekelheide Walters Boekelheide Boekelheide Noyes Chambers Wiig Noyes Walters Tarbell Boekelheide Wiig Duncan Noyes Wiig Tarbell Wiig Tarbell Wiig Tarbell Duncan Noyes Noyes Everett Ramon Johnson Arvo John Juhola Walter Edward Kaskan Hikmet Raouf Kazimi Henry Marcell Kissman Erwin Klingsberg Charles H. Klute Kenneth Otto Kutschke William Enberg Langeland Clifford Everett Larrabee Martha Harriet Lawson Laurence C. Liberatore Eddie Gustave Lindstrom William Joseph Linn Robert H. Linnell Ta-kong Liu Chu-tsin Liu James P. Lodge James Edgar Longfield George William Luckey John J. Madison Sherwin Paul Malchick Frank Basil Marcotte Robert Bruce Martin Michael Martin-Smith Max S. Matheson Marvin Anthony McCall Karl H. Meng George Moe Stewart Robert Montgomery 1949 1947 1949 1954 1950 1944 1942 1951 1950 1949 1944 1941 1944 1953 1950 1949 1952 1951 1951 1950 1946 1952 1951 1953 1955 1940 1951 1939 1950 1955 Walters Wiig Duncan Tarbell Tarbell McPhee Walters Noyes Boekelheide Boekelheide Duncan Wiig Tarbell/McPhee Boekelheide Noyes Duncan Boekelheide Boekelheide Walters Noyes Flagg Gates Noyes Noyes Gates Noyes Tarbell Chambers Duncan Helmkamp Cutler Union, the Women's College in the 1950s 11 W. Albert Noyes, Jr. 1938 1955 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d ( co nt .) Norman L. Morse Kurt Herbert Mueller Robert Gilman Nelb Dan Neuberger Paul Noble Elbert Dickerson Nostrand William Ralph Nummy Eduard Ott Joseph D. Overman Gerald George Palmer Mark Clements Paulson Harry Milton Peek Frank Cook Pennington John Christos Petropoulos Ellis Rex Pinson John Thomas Plati Donald Gray Powell Warren Addison Reckhow Edward McCreery Roberts Seymour Rothchild Yoshio Sato William Martin Schilling George P. Scott George Frederic Sheats Zachary D. Sheldon Albert Louis Sieg Lewis Oliver Smith Stanton Burgess Smith Virgil C. Boekelheide, circa 1950 12 1943 1949 1949 1953 1950 1954 1950 1952 1945 1948 1943 1950 1951 1952 1951 1940 1952 1950 1955 1948 1947 1949 1949 1955 1948 1954 1947 1948 Kincaid Walters Walters Duncan Tarbell Duncan Tarbell Tarbell Kincaid Wiig Tarbell Hill Boekelheide Tarbell Friess Strain Tarbell Tarbell Boekelheide Boekelheide Tarbell Boekelheide Tarbell Noyes Noyes Boekelheide Boekelheide Wiig Richard Frederick Smith Albert Herman Soloway Charles Marvin Stevens Alexander Napier Strachan K. Nolen Tanner Helen Thayer Robert J. Thompson Charles W. Todd Charles W. Todd Don W. Vanas James Robert Vaughan Gerald Keith Vick Paul Wagner Genevieve Dwyer Wagner Bernard Wargotz Clay Weaver William Gatewood Webb Joseph Weinstock Leonard Weisler Russel E. Wellman Joseph Edward Wilson James W. Wilson Harold F. Wilson V. P. Wystrach J. William Zabor Leo Zeftel C. Richard Zobel Albert B. F. Duncan 1953 1951 1953 1954 1950 1942 1946 1943 1943 1946 1944 1955 1952 1952 1954 1941 1954 1952 1939 1955 1942 1942 1950 1944 1940 1951 1954 Tarbell Friess Tarbell Noyes Duncan Helmkamp Duncan Tarbell Tarbell Walters Tarbell Boekelheide Duncan Wiig Tarbell Tarbell Gates Boekelheide Helmkamp Walters Noyes Tarbell Tarbell Tarbell Noyes Tarbell Duncan Frank P. Buff 1955 Edwin O. Wiig, Chair 1964 Lattimore Hall (left), Home of the Chemistry Department from 1930-1972 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Wiig’s fields of research and expertise were photochemistry and reaction kinetics • Received highest award the chemical industry could bestow on chemistry teachers: The Chemical Manufacturer’s Association “Responsible Care” National Catalyst Award for Excellence in Teaching; one of only six chemistry teachers in the country to receive this award, • Hired Jack A. Kampmeier, who received the same award much later (1999) • Hired Marshall Blann in nuclear chemistry; David J. Wilson in physical chemistry • In 1961 W. Albert Noyes was appointed Distinguished Senior Professor • In 1961 D. Stanley Tarbell became the Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry until 1967 • Ethel French received the rank of full professor, the first woman ever to achieve that position in the Chemistry Department. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University, was the first woman to serve as chair of the Rochester chapter of the ACS, and before the merger of the Colleges for Men and Women in 1955, she headed the chemistry classes for women on the old Prince Street campus. 13 1955 1964 Edwin O. Wiig Chemistry Department circa 1955; First Row: R. Burns, G. Brooker, C. Weick, B. Astill, M.N. Das, G. Vick, W. Conway, Y. Perron, W. Cooper, C. Dickinson; Second Row: J. Hogestyn, A. DeWald, G. Sheats, B. Wargotz, D. Plant, E. Roberts, H. Al-Kazimi, D. Cameron , C. E ddy , H. G esser , R. P orter , J. S chutt , R. B rout , T. R ohr , D. R ichey , W. G uenther ; T hird R ow : W.A. N oyes , J r ., R. H elmkamp , J. Rutherford, A. Sieg, J. Godfrey, A. Bond, F. Buff, M. Gates, D.S. Tarbell, W. Saunders, J. Jack, C. Claus, G. Robinson, B. Haldar, W. Feely; Fourth Row: J. Sullivan, D. Broadribb, J. Ruyssen, R. Bachem, R. Holroyd, G. Castellion, A. Duncan, E. Wiig, H. Vogt, J. Ross, W. Walters, H. Okabe, L. Daignault, C. Whiteman, G. McMillan, R. Wellman, J. DeWaard, E. Jolley, W. Lovett, W. Line D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Donald Robert Arnold Lawrence Elnathan Benjamin Joseph William Brauner Thomas Harland Brownlee Donald P. Cameron Stephen Edward Cantor Edward Alan Caress Virginia Bayard Fonda Caress Gerard Leo Carges Philippe Yvon Carignan Robert Wilson Carr George Augustus Castellion Mildred Yuhua Chang Walter Donald Conway Walter Cooper 14 1962 1959 1963 1961 1957 1964 1963 1964 1959 1959 1963 1956 1959 1956 1957 Gates Saunders Wilson Saunders Tarbell Tarbell Saunders Wiig Saunders Gates Walters Noyes Boekelheide Tarbell Walters Sheldon E. Cremer Louis G. Daignault Clifford L. Dickinson James M. Dwyer Clifford Otis Eddy David Holmes Edison Kenneth E. Fahrenholtz Wayne Edmund Feely Kay Thomas Finley Harold Robert Gerberich Ellis Robert Glazier Kenneth Frederick Greenough Rodger Wentworth Griffin Robert Daulton Guthrie Ernest Royal Hanna 1961 1957 1956 1963 1959 1959 1960 1957 1963 1960 1957 1960 1961 1963 1959 Tarbell Walters Gates Wiig Gates Saunders Boekelheide Boekelheide Saunders Walters Gates Duncan Boekelheide Gates Boekelheide 1955 1964 Edwin O. Wiig D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d ( co nt .) William Paul Hauser Julian Phillip Heicklen Gonzalo J. Hernandez Richard Allan Holroyd Edward H. House K. Robert Huffman Narl Chow Hung Hidehiko Ishikawa Alexander Lawrence Johnson Henry X. Kaempfen Stephan Maria Eduard Kellner Francis William Kent Richard Norris Knowles William Gerald Kofron Martin Paul Kunstman Salvatore Russell La Paglia William Lee Lehn Norman A. Leister Edward John Longosz Frederick C. Loveless William Edwin Lovett Dean W. Maurer Garnett Ramsay McMillan James Green McNally Joe Victor Michael Judith Lake Michael Christopher Jan Michejda Thomas Alfred Montzka Glenn C. Morrison Edmond Murad Roger Paul Napier Hideo Okabe Norman Padnos Robert Harold Paine Charles Stedman Parmenter Richard E. Partch Ivan Pascal John Frederick Paulson Thomas J. Perun William Howard Pirkle Raymond Paul Porter John A. Price Willis Dale Richey Bimal Chorone Roquitte Andre Rosowsky John M. Rutherford Roland Pierre Franz Scharrer Keith Edward Schmude Eugene J. Sehm David Randal. Sexsmith Marvin S. Shepard 1961 1958 1962 1956 1960 1959 1963 1962 1964 1961 1960 1958 1961 1961 1961 1961 1958 1958 1960 1958 1956 1959 1958 1959 1963 1963 1964 1962 1958 1960 1964 1957 1963 1960 1963 1963 1957 1958 1963 1964 1958 1957 1958 1961 1961 1959 1961 1959 1958 1959 1958 Walters Noyes Duncan Noyes Duncan Tarbell Wilson Noyes Tarbell Boekelheide Walters Tarbell Boekelheide Boekelheide Tarbell Duncan Boekelheide Tarbell Tarbell Tarbell Tarbell Wiig Noyes Tarbell Noyes Noyes Tarbell Gates Boekelheide Noyes Autrey Noyes Noyes Saunders Noyes Gates Tarbell Wiig Tarbell Gates Noyes Tarbell Bond Walters Tarbell Tarbell Boekelheide Wiig Tarbell Gates Gates Theodore Small Esther Louise Sprenkel Suzanne Stokes Samuel Stuart Stradling Robert Carleton Taber Everett Albert Thiele James Stuart Todd Judith Conners Ware William Romaine Ware Percy Warrick Charles F. Weick George Robert Wenzinger Richard Lowell West Donald L. Whitcomb Richard Anderson Williams Kenneth Irvine Harvey Williams Richard J. Windgassen Sanford Tyler Young Ahmad Mostafa Zahra Maria Dorotea Zupan 1959 1959 1957 1963 1959 1961 1961 1957 1957 1960 1959 1960 1961 1957 1956 1959 1958 1962 1964 1963 Boekelheide Raymond Duncan Tarbell Tarbell Wilson Tarbell Saunders Wiig Saunders Wiig Boekelheide Tarbell Duncan Saunders Tarbell Boekelheide Tarbell Noyes Walters Aerial View of R iver Campus , 1960s K ampmeier Group, mid-60s W. D. Walters‡ ‡ Deceased while on UR faculty, 1968 15 1964 D. Stanley Tarbell, Chair 1966 Portico of Rush R hees Library I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Credited with determining the structure of fumagillin, an antibiotic used in treating amoebic dysentery and other parasitic diseases • Contributions to physical organic chemistry included elucidation of addition reactions to olefins, determination of intermediates in the Claisen rearrangement of allyl aryl ethers, and quantitative comparison of the behavior of organo sulfur versus organo oxygen compounds. He discovered new categories of organic compounds, including mixed carboxylic-carbonic anhydrides, and delineated their chemistry. Contributed substantially to the methodology of organic synthesis. • Held the Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry from 1961-1981 • By 1964, had supervised the study of 67 students who completed their Ph.D.s in Chemistry, as well as some 40 post-doctoral fellows • Member of the National Academy of Sciences • Served on the National Council of the ACS • Awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship twice 16 1964 D. Stanley Tarbell Robert K reilick , Early 60s 1966 John Muenter, 1970 Downtown Rochester, 1960s I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • Established a long-range planning committee, headed by William Saunders, to chart the future of the Department; recommended that the Department move in a biological direction; enabled Chemistry to be primed and ready to apply for and receive the NSF Center for Excellence Grant • During his tenure, the Department received an NSF Center for Excellence Grant. The grant included funds for new faculty and equipment, as well as partial support for a new building, later called Hutchison Hall. A substantial bequest from Charles Force Hutchison, class of 1898, provided the bulk of the funding. • Recruited Henry Sobell in biological chemistry • Era was a growth period for science all over the country; also very optimistic period for the University • Many Rochester Ph.D. graduates from this era later became professors at major universities and performed major research, including William Pirkle, Robert Guthrie, Charles Parmenter, Steven Weinreb, William Ware, Richard Partch, and Donald Arnold. Others became renowned in industry, such as Edward Grabowski and John Zabriskie. • Began plan for the construction of Hutchison Hall 17 1964 1966 D. Stanley Tarbell Keiji M orokuma Ethel L. French, 1962, 1st Female Ph.D. ‘36 M. G ates, J. Zabriskie, R. Autrey, M id-1960s Henry S obell D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Robert Theodore Anselmi William Lawrence Armstrong Susan Starr Black Edward Michael Boghosian David Philip Brust David Alan Buckley George Francis Cohoe Hugh Alan Ewart Richard Perlee Geer Edward Joseph John Grabowski Jean-Pierre Hazan 18 1965 1966 1966 1966 1965 1965 1965 1966 1965 1966 1965 Gates Autrey Duncan Saunders Tarbell Tarbell Walters Blann Kampmeier Autrey Blann Ronald Lawrence Heidke Elaine Helen Hoffmeister David Arthur Klein Victor Allen Landeryou Ronald Allyn Lovett John Reindel Owen James Edward Smith Frederick Christopher Tahk Steven M. Weinreb John Lansing Zabriskie 1965 1966 1966 1965 1966 1965 1965 1965 1966 1965 Saunders Tarbell Gates Autrey Buff Saunders Buff Autrey Gates Gates 1966 William H. Saunders, Chair 1970 Rush R hees Library I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s • • • • • • • • • and Happenings Due to turnover in the department and subsequent hiring of key faculty, the Chemistry Department was elevated to a research facility of national repute Leading researcher in physical organic chemistry; in particular, isotope effects to elucidate the mechanistic details of chemical reactions Wrote follow-up request for the NSF Center of Excellence grant awarded under Tarbell Richard Schlessinger became a distinguished contributor to the field of synthetic organic chemistry In 1968, Marshall Gates was named the Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry, a chair he held until 1981 Henry Sobell made important contributions to the then new field of structural biology Elliott W. Montroll (joint appointment with Physics in 1966) elected to the National Academy of Science in 1969 Recruited Jacob Bigeleisen in isotope chemistry, a National Academy of Science Fellow (elected 1966); John Huizenga from Argonne National Lab, a nuclear chemist and subsequently a National Academy of Science Fellow (elected 1976), recommended by Marshall Blann Recruited Andrew Kende, in synthetic organic synthesis, who graduated approximately 50 Ph.D.s of the current 800+ total, recommended by Marshall Gates; hired Thomas Krugh in biophysical chemistry and Keiji Morokuma in theoretical chemistry 19 William H. Saunders 1966 R ichard S chlessinger, Early 1970s‡ 1970 John Huizenga, Argonne Nat ’l Lab, 1967 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Thomas A. Ashe Winifred May Austin Roger C. Baetzold David Scott Bailey Wilfred William Bowman Gary Wayne Byers Robert Wilson Cairns Robert Brent Caton Gwendyline Yuan-yu Teng Chen Agnes Shen Cheung Chi-lin Chow George W Clark David B. Clarke Ted Arie Doron Richard A. Dybas Paul F. Endres William George Espersen Ted R. Evans Richard Michael Fantazier James Richard Fehlner Irving Nathan Feit G. Frederick Hatch Edward Cummings Hayward James Robert Hazen Michael Anthony Insalaco Margaret Anne Karlsson Arthur Katz Dieter August Knecht Richard Michael Kopchik Peter William Kopf 20 1967 1969 1967 1969 1968 1969 1970 1968 1967 1970 1967 1970 1970 1970 1970 1968 1970 1967 1967 1970 1970 1969 1968 1969 1970 1967 1969 1968 1968 1970 Saunders Walters Wilson Saunders Blann Kampmeier Wilson Duncan Kampmeier Wilson Tarbell Kampmeier Gates Blann Gates Wilson Kreilick Kampmeier Kampmeier Colebrook Saunders Nieman Tarbell Tarbell Tarbell Walters Saunders Walters Kampmeier Kreilick Philip Lee Kumler Frank Michael Lanzafame Frederick Dunbar Lewis David Jerome Locker Eva Gruber Lovett Warren J. Lyman Don Hyde Miller Mary Ellen Neubert Ernest Richard Novak Young Rang Lee Park Timothy Ellis Pierce Gerald Salvatore Ponticello Ignatius Salvatore Ponticello Jack Lester Richards Alan Barry Rubin William Lewis Schreiber Peter William Scullard William Edward Smyser Peter Michael Stacy Charlotte Tay Tahk Anne H. Turner Noel H. Turner Avittathur R. Venkitaraman James Joseph Vieceli Philip Gilbert Webb Lan Wei Rodger Fairfax Whitlock David J. Williams Gary Lee Workman 1968 1969 1968 1970 1967 1969 1968 1968 1967 1970 1968 1969 1969 1970 1967 1970 1967 1967 1967 1969 1968 1968 1969 1970 1969 1967 1970 1967 1969 ‡ Gates Blann Saunders Wilson Autrey Blann Saunders Gates Tarbell Wilson Blann Schlessinger Schlessinger Tarbell Kampmeier Gates Autrey Wilson Walters Wilson Colebrook Walters Walters Buff Kampmeier Tarbell Duncan Kreilick Duncan Deceased while on UR faculty, December 1997 1970 Jacob Bigeleisen, Chair 1975 I nterfaith Chapel built on R iver campus in 1970 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In 1975, the American Council of Education ranked the Chemistry Department as one of the strongest in the nation • In 1971, Board of Trustees named the new chemistry/biology building, Hutchison Hall, in honor of alumnus Charles Force Hutchison, who served as a University trustee for nearly 40 years and who was a pioneer in the development of emulsions at the Eastman Kodak Company • In 1972, the Department moved from Lattimore Hall to Hutchison Hall • During his tenure, Jack Kampmeier, Robert Kreilick, and John Muenter initiated a new integrated advanced laboratory for B.A. and B.S. undergraduate chemistry majors, preparing students for research in their senior years • In 1975, hired Douglas Turner who started a program in biophysical chemistry with specific interests in fast kinetics in solution as studied by a laser-driven temperature jump method and in fluorescent-detected circular dichroism as a probe of biological structure 21 1970 Jacob Bigeleisen 1975 Charles F. Hutchison and UR President W. Allen Wallis, 1971 Hutchison Hall, 2007 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • In 1973 was named the Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry, a chair he held until 1978 • Henry Sobell, Douglas Turner, and Thomas Krugh became the nucleus of a program in biological chemistry and nucleic acids, now a core component of the Department • Began a series of Departmental Visiting Distinguished Lecturers; started the Dreyfus lecture series with visits by Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman, and the Hutchison lecture series with visits by Professor Earl Muetterties from Berkeley and Nobelist Max Perutz of Cambridge University • Modernized the committee, staff, and administrative structures, which are still in place today • Recruited senior-level faculty member, Richard Eisenberg from Brown University, marking a major commitment to inorganic chemistry, now one of the Department’s main strengths • Hired theoretical chemist Thomas F. George, who subsequently went on to become Chancellor of the University of Missouri, St. Louis • Elliott W. Montroll (joint appointment with Physics) elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science in 1973 22 Jacob Bigeleisen 1970 Thomas K rugh, 1980 R ichard Eisenberg, 1975 Douglas Turner, 1977 1975 Thomas George, 1976 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Wesley Earl Bentz Mitchell Harvey Berger Zayn Bilkadi John Keith Borchardt John Stephen Boyno Karen Hill Brown Woon-chun Chan Chiu-Shan Chang Joseph Yung-chang Chu Constance Kalbach Cline Dimitrios C. Constantinides Russell A. Cormier Mary Sue Finn Davis Arthur Wellwood Dimock Robert George Eilerman Donald Michael Eshelman Rocco Anthony Fiato David Lawrence Frank Robert James Greenhouse James V. Griepenburg David Michael Haaland Ronald Thomas Hargreaves Duane Earl Harrington John Kenneth Haynes Walter King Hensley James T. Hepinstall Jacob Matthew Hoffman Frank H. Hund 1971 1975 1973 1972 1972 1972 1973 1971 1972 1971 1975 1972 1975 1972 1974 1973 1973 1971 1973 1971 1972 1975 1972 1971 1973 1971 1971 1971 Colebrook Schlessinger Bigeleisen Saunders Huizenga Saunders Huizenga Harbison Kende Blann Kende Friedrich Kreilick Saunders Kende Bilgeleisen Friedrich Gates Kende Saunders Nieman Saunders Gates Kampmeier Huizenga Kampmeier Schlessinger Colebrook Maralyn Michele Itzkowitz Robert B. Jordan Mehmet Kildir Chang-kyu Kim Steven Jeffrey Lee Ying-wei. Lin Maria Shew-Jane Su Liu Alice Louis Cox Mignerey Frederick Charles Montgomery Stephen Lee Nickol Catherine Abbie Norris John F. O’Connor Kumarappan Ramanathan David Eugene Rearick Jeffrey Elliot Richman Gary Trott Rizzo Frank Lewis Roe Frank J. Romano Arthur George Schultz Gary B. Schuster John Joseph Snyder Samuel Joseph Tremont Louis Cajetan Vaz Jeffrey William Whittaker Wuu-yong Wu Margaret May-som Shaw Wu Michael Louis. Yarchak 1972 1972 1974 1974 1973 1973 1972 1975 1972 1971 1972 1971 1974 1971 1974 1974 1972 1975 1971 1971 1975 1975 1972 1974 1974 1975 1972 Nordmeyer Kampmeier Huizenga Gates Kende Morokuma Kampmeier Blann Saunders Kampmeier Nordmeyer Tarbell Harbinson Gates Schlessinger Huizenga Saunders Saunders Schlessinger Friedrich Dalton Dalton Huizenga Harbinson Gates Dalton Saunders 23 1975 Jack A. Kampmeier, Chair 1979 Wilson Commons Built on R iver Campus in 1976 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In a 1977 NSF survey, the Chemistry Department’s faculty was ranked 11th in the nation in terms of federal funding • Coupled with the initiative developed under Bigeleisen’s tenure for chemistry majors, substantially changed non-major’s sequences in chemistry; together, these two initiatives completely overhauled and modernized the undergraduate chemistry curriculum and routinely provided IR spectrometers and gas chromatographs in the organic sections of the laboratories • Key player in the college initiative, “The Rochester Plan,” which created bridges between the College and Medical School, connecting the Department to Medical School science departments for undergraduate education • Actively sought to recruit more female faculty members • Instituted fellowship support for a female graduate student and an annual chemistry student award using the Samuel and Ellen Lattimore Fund, as well as other funds • Introduced the four percent internal overhead on research grants to support the departmental infrastructure 24 1975 Jack A . Kampmeier M emorial Art G allery, founded 1913, expanded 1936, 1968, 1988 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and 1979 Doorway on Quad H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • Established the Chemistry Alumni Research Fund in 1977 • In 1978 John Huizenga was named the Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry, a chair he held until 1991 • Completed the funding the Department obtained from NSF and placed orders for a 500-MHz NMR and a new ESR spectrometer • Started two major drives to acquire lasers for experimental physical chemistry and a contemporary GC-mass spectrometer • Actively sought to increase the ties between the Chemistry Department and industry to facilitate job placement for students • Later served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for Graduate Studies, and subsequently as Dean of the College • Hired George McLendon and James Farrar • Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, 1979 • Significantly increased the number of postdoctoral fellows in the Department by securing College funds for Postdoctoral Teacing Fellows 25 Jack A . Kampmeier 1975 1979 James Farrar, 1978 Louis Friedrich George M cLendon, 1979 S chröder, Huizenga, and H ilscher, 1978 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Richard Mark Boden Chien-Hong Cheng Yu-chih Chen Chiao Wen-bin Chiao Dennis Patrick Curran Richard Edward Davis Nedie Lim De Vera Michael DeBergalis Barbara Louise Fabricant M. William Johnson Sheena Brown Kaldor Gerard Robert Kieczykowski Roy Alan Leckonby Lanny Steven Liebeskind Kenneth Milo Mack Chung-rei Mao Paul Joseph Milazzo John Eugene Mills 26 1979 1979 1976 1977 1979 1976 1976 1979 1977 1979 1979 1978 1976 1977 1978 1977 1979 1978 Gates Eisenberg Krugh Saunders Kende Muenter Friedrich Dalton Muenter Huizenga Saunders Schlessinger Friedrich Kende Muenter Kreilick Ceasar Kende Paul C. Naegely John Oakey Noell Sharon Eileen Normandin Martha Liudmila Quesada Christian Gough Reinhardt Paul Fenton Richardson David N. Ridge Thomas Craig Sandreczki Michael W. Schoonover Linda Sue Schwab Peter Michael Serpentino Ming Shen Douglas Kent Simpson John A. Sofranko Bruce George Stokes Yuh-geng Tsay Mary Prislopski Zimmerman 1979 1978 1979 1979 1978 1978 1976 1979 1979 1978 1978 1977 1978 1979 1977 1977 1976 Kende Morokuma Schlessinger Schlessinger Krugh Kreilick Kende Kreilick Eisenberg Gates Krugh Dalton Dalton Kampmeier/Eisenberg Dalton Kende Gates 1979 Andrew S. Kende, Chair 1983 Sundial, Donated by the men’s Class of ‘52 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Significant contributor to the science of organic chemistry; focused on pericyclic reactions and total synthesis whose research involved more than 50 graduate students and a similar number of postdoctoral fellows • Held the Charles F. Houghton Professorship in Chemistry from 1981-2000 • Female graduate students in chemistry won numerous fellowships, and 6 out of 25 in the entering graduate program were female • Introduced short courses on electrochemistry and polymer chemistry, with lecturers from industry; well attended by faculty, students, and approximately 60 people from local corporations and colleges • Chemistry Department hosted Third Conference on Cooperative Advances in Science and Technology, cohosted by Eastman Kodak Company and the University in 1981; sponsored by the Council for Chemical Research, an organization of approximately 40 companies and 130 departments of chemistry and chemical engineering; 240 participants • Hired numerous senior-level faculty, including Robert Boeckman, David Whitten, and Shaul Mukamel • Hired William Jones in inorganic chemistry, and Joseph Dinnocenzo in organic chemistry 27 Andrew S. Kende 1979 William D. Jones, early 80 s Joseph Dinnocenzo, early 80 s Shaul Mukamel, early 80 s 1983 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., late 80 s D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Diane DePrisco Albergo Robert Whitehill. Atcher Mark Wallace Bailey Kendall Lee Belsley Robert Michael Bilotta Robert Arthur Bourque David Whitney Callahan Ling-I Shirley Chen Seung Hoon Cheon Robert L. DeLeon Thomas P. Demuth Thomas Gregory Dewey Barbara Jo Fisher Pawel Fludzinski Mark A. Hamilton Stephen Herbert Harris Arden Diane Hoover Gregory Cullen Hurst Louis V. Isganitis Margaret Logan King Kenneth Allen Kraft Clifford P. Kubiak Jerry W. Kuper Patrick Yuk-Sun Lam Kuan Rong Lee Jui-Teng Lin 28 1981 1980 1982 1982 1980 1980 1982 1982 1983 1981 1980 1980 1983 1982 1980 1980 1981 1983 1981 1982 1982 1980 1982 1980 1981 1980 Turner Huizenga McLendon Sceats Farrar Kende Muenter McLendon Boeckman Muenter Kende Turner Eisenberg Kende Friedrich Kampmeier Huizenga Kreilick Sceats Kende Kreilick Eisenberg Sceats Friedrich Krugh George Alan Harvey Lipkus Eric Wilson Lobenstine Anibal Lopes Dennis Paul Lorah Donald Benton MacMillen James Michael McNally David James Miller Deborah Scribner Miller Richard Allen Nugent Mathew Petersheim James B. Philip Denise Ann Podolski Andrew J. Poss Frederick Preuninger George Joseph Quallich James Patrick Rizzi Michael Richard Roberts Joseph Peter Sabatucci Richard Owens Schultz James A. Schultz Michele C. Smith Susan Adella Stanton Yu-Tai Tao Laura Ellen Tubbs Richard Sanborn Valpey Bryan Clark Whitmore 1982 1981 1981 1983 1980 1981 1980 1981 1983 1982 1980 1983 1983 1981 1980 1981 1980 1983 1983 1983 1980 1983 1981 1982 1982 1983 Sceats Turner Schlessinger Kende Montroll Kreilick Saunders McLendon Schlessinger Turner Kampmeier Sceats Schlessinger Farrar Schlessinger Kende Schlessinger Boeckman Kreilick Schlessinger McLendon Godleski Saunders Huizenga Godleski Eisenberg 1983 John R . Huizenga, Chair 1988 Fraternity Quad with Wilson Commons I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In 1982-1983, the National Academy of Sciences evaluated and released a series of reports about graduate education. The reports noted that the Chemistry Department was the most improved University department since 1970, that the ranking of Chemistry’s effectiveness was in the 86th percentile, and the ranking of Chemistry’s faculty was in the 82nd percentile of all research doctoral programs in the United States. • By reorganizing teaching space, lab research space increased by 30%, and Departmental service and instrumentation space by over 20% • New equipment and instrumentation included a 500-MHz and two 300-MHz NMR spectrometers, a GC mass spectrometer, a Mattson Sirius 100 Fourier Transform IR spectrometer, an x-ray diffractometer, VAX computers, a single-photon counting system, large 4�-liquid scintillator for neutron multiplicity measurements, and extensive laser equipment • Launched the departmental initiative to apply for one of the first National Science Foundation sponsored Science and Technology Centers, the Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer. Responsible for laying the foundation for the successful application, site visit, negotiations between the University and the NSF, and establishment of the Center. 29 John R . Huizenga 1983 Thomas R izzo, early 90 s R. J. D wayne M iller, Early 90s Joshua Goodman, early 80 s I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and 1988 W. Udo S chröder, early 90 s Anne M yers Kelley, late 80 s H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • The combination of Chemistry and Physics Ph.D.s awarded during 1984-1988 made up 37% of Ph.D. degrees awarded by the College • Chemistry faculty ranked 7th compared to all United States universities in the amount of federal research funds per faculty member • With Biology and Physics, Chemistry ran the first of many NSF-sponsored 5-week Honors Workshops for Science Teachers in the Greater Rochester area • In 1987, George McLendon received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry • From 1983-1997 David Whitten held the C.E. Kenneth Mees Professorship in Chemistry • Faculty voted to restructure the first two years of undergraduate chemistry courses • Appoints W. Udo Schröder in nuclear chemistry, whose association with the Department began in 1973, to Professor of Chemistry • Hired Thomas Rizzo in laser spectroscopy, Anne Myers in Raman spectroscopy, R. J. Dwayne Miller and Joshua Goodman, later one of the founding members of the Science and Technology Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer 30 John R . Huizenga 1983 1988 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Alan Dale Adams Thomas Richard Alessi Mary Tedd Allen Theodros Asberom Carol Ann Backer Thomas E. Barta Steven Miles Bass Franco. Battaglia Hans Phillip Beutelman Prudence K. Bradley Michael Alan Butler Toni L. Ceckler Andre B. Charette Jen Chen Richard Lee Chinn Lynn Collins-Gold Karen Taylor Conklin William Russel Creasy Robert Alan Curtis Romualdo T. De Souza Antonet Margaret De Souza Donald M. Demko Brent Richard Dohner Robert Philip Duttweiler William Lee Ebenstein Frank Hallock Ebetino Kimberly Gail Estep Frank James Feher Christopher John Flann Cesar Vitorio Franco Edward Mason Gordon Deborah Diane Graves Steven Paul Greiner Thomas Frederick Guarr Kurt Blaine Gundlach Catherine Harrison Deborah Jean Heacock Debra Kay Heckendorn Thomas Allen Henderson David R. Hickey Paul Francis Jackson Young Sik Kim Kevin Koch Walter Philip Kosar John Peter Kosky Amanda Jane Kunin Michael Leon Lamos Harold Bert Levene Michael Joseph Luzzio Edmond Magner John A. Maguire Mark Edward McGuire 1987 1986 1988 1984 1988 1987 1984 1985 1987 1988 1986 1985 1987 1984 1988 1988 1987 1986 1984 1987 1988 1984 1985 1987 1985 1984 1987 1984 1984 1985 1987 1987 1987 1984 1986 1984 1984 1987 1986 1984 1987 1988 1988 1987 1985 1986 1986 1985 1986 1988 1986 1986 Schlessinger Boeckman Whitten Boeckman Whitten Boeckman Muenter George Saunders Eisenberg Huizenga Kreilick Boeckman Kende Boeckman Whitten McLendon Farrar Farrar Huizenga Perry Boeckman Saunders Jones Muenter Kende Boeckman Jones Boeckman McLendon Eisenberg Schlessinger Kreilick McLendon Godleski Turner Godleski Boeckman Kreilick Turner Boeckman George Kende Jones Huizenga Eisenberg Turner Perry Kende McLendon Jones McLendon Joseph Edward Moryl Thomas W. Nalli Katherine Norwood O’Brien Kathleen M. Poss Michael A. Poss Joan Christine Potenza Diana Garcia Prichard Jill Short Rogalskyj David Leonard Rowlands Pauline J. Sanfilippo David George Sanford Dong Myung Shin Shelley Lynne Shostak Kenneth Paul Simolo Cynthia Anne Smith David Michael Sonnenfroh Massimo Sparpaglione Steven Strauch Brian Reid Suddaby Jayaram Ragupathy Tagat James Rocco Tata Christopher Allan Teleha Ronald Rudolph Valente Edwin Bernard Villhauer Matthew E. Voss David Lee Waldman George Terrance Walker Alison Patricia Williams Jeffery L. Wood Carrie Woodcock David Juergen Wustrow Yi Jing Yan 1984 1987 1987 1985 1985 1985 1988 1988 1988 1984 1986 1987 1986 1985 1988 1985 1988 1984 1986 1984 1987 1987 1988 1986 1986 1988 1985 1988 1986 1984 1985 1988 Farrar Kampmeier Eisenberg Boeckman Schlessinger Boeckman Muenter McLendon Kreilick Kende Krugh Whitten Muenter McLendon Kende Farrar Mukamel McLendon Whitten Boeckman Schlessinger Kende Borch Godleski Boeckman Huizenga Krugh Turner Schlessinger Eisenberg Kende Mukamel Mt. Hope Cemetary Adjacent to Campus 31 1988 David G. Whitten, Chair 1991 Downtown Rochester, 2005 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In 1989, hosted the First Annual Charles A. Dana Foundation Symposium • Founding Director and driving force for the establishment of the NSF-sponsored Science and Technology Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer, a collaborative effort between the Department, Eastman Kodak, and Xerox. It was awarded in 1989 as one of eleven centers, the only one in chemistry in the US, and the first such center in New York State. NSF funding renewed in 1991 for an additional five years of support at $9,600,000. • In 1990, hosted the First Annual Symposium of the Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer, where 33 papers and 35 posters were presented to 160 participants from around the world • Shaul Mukamel becomes associate editor for Chemical Physics Letters in 1990, a position he holds to this day • Grants from the Dana and Pew Foundations enabled new initiatives in undergraduate education • Established new outreach programs to secondary school chemistry education • The Department was one of the top ten chemistry departments in the country in the amount of federal research funds per faculty member • In 1991, was awarded the ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry for his work in monolayer assemblies • Recruited Esther Conwell and Samir Farid as research professors; hired Eric Kool, whose appointment was the first in bioorganic chemistry, and complemented the program in biophysical chemistry 32 David G. Whitten 1988 S chröder Lab, early 90s Samir Farid 1991 Esther Conwell, National Academy of S ciences, 1990 elected to the D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Timothy Edward Banach David Clifford Barber Judith A. Bose Valerie L. Chandler Xiaohong Ci J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan John W. Dankwardt Paul P. Deutsch Robert Joseph DeVita Karen Ann Dittrich Lingzhen Dong Carmen G. H. Duarte Thomas C. Eisenschmid Mingxin Fan Yue Fang Yasuhiro Fujii Laura Lynn Genberg Luis Alfredo Gomez-Jahn Jonathan Grad Richard A. Hake Anna Marie Helms Edward T. Hessell Grace C. Hsu Edwin J. Iwanowicz John Allen Jaeger Katy Pat Johansson Jeffrey J. Kasinski Boklye Kim Kurt W. Kramarz 1989 1989 1991 1989 1989 1991 1991 1989 1989 1989 1991 1991 1989 1989 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1991 1990 1991 1991 1989 1990 1991 1989 1991 1991 Dinnocenzo Whitten Borch Jones Whitten Whitten Schlessinger Eisenberg Kende Krugh Jones Bryant Eisenberg Jones Boeckman Kende Miller Miller Bryant McLendon McLendon Jones Jones Schlessinger Turner McLendon Miller Kreilick Eisenberg Joseph Alexander La Villa Cathy Coolbaugh Lester Tong-Zhou Liu Carl E. Longfellow Jose Serafin Mendoza-Torres Scott Carson Miller Lixing Min Clara Elena Mota Scott Godfrey Nelson Ronald Charles Newbold Kenneth John O’Connor Suzanne Freeman O’Handley Michael Patrick O’Neil Kelli J. Pardue Scott L. Richardson Robert George Rowland John SantaLucia Meihua Shen Dane Mark Springer Lesley Ann Stolz Scott David Swanson Derek J. Von Langen Wei-Dong Wang Charles Harry Weidner Jay L. Wile Linfeng Xie Suk Kyoon Yoon Qipan Zhang Juan A. Zuleta 1990 1990 1990 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1989 1989 1991 1989 1989 1989 1989 1991 1990 1989 1991 1989 1991 1990 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 Goodman Bryant Kampmeier Turner Kende Kende Miller Kende Boeckman Kende Boeckman Krugh McLendon McLendon Schlessinger Dinnocenzo Turner Farrar Boeckman Boeckman Bryant Schlessinger Eisenberg Boeckman Schröder Saunders Boeckman McLendon Eisenberg 33 1991 Richard S. Eisenberg, Chair 1994 Hutchison Hall from the Genesee R iver I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In 1991, the Department received $5,770,000 in external Federal research support, placing it in the top ten departments nationally in terms of Federal funding per faculty member • During a period of budget cutbacks at the University, obtained major funding for the Chemistry Department: $500,000 from the Kresge Foundation, $500,000 from the NSF, and $1.2 million in gifts and pledges from Merck and other donors • In 1991-1992, more than 70% of the entering freshmen class took Chemistry courses • Chemistry Department instructed more undergraduates in experimental physical science than any other department; was key provider of science laboratories for first-year students • In collaboration with James Farrar and John Muenter, started new Venture initiative for first-year chemistrylinked courses with the theme of Energy and the Environment; the next series theme was Chemistry and Life. Limited enrollment to 40 students. 34 Richard S. Eisenberg 1991 1994 Eric Kool, late 80 s Aerial view of Wilson Commons Guillermo Bazan I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • Implemented an updated upper-level laboratory program that involved new instrumentation and equipment • Renovated laboratory facilities, including more than 2,000 square feet of new laboratory space. • In 1992, 20 Ph.D. degrees were awarded in Chemistry, representing 20% of the doctorates awarded by the College • Department achieved a 40% increase in Chemistry majors • In 1991 George McLendon was named Tracy H. Harris Chair of Chemistry, a chair he held until 1995 • In 1993, was Chairman of the Inorganic Division of the ACS. • Subsequently, in 2001, was appointed editor-in-chief for the journal Inorganic Chemistry, a position he continues to hold to this day • Received the ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry in 2003 • Was Associate Dean of the College under Jack Kampmeier 35 Richard S. Eisenberg 1991 1994 Chemistry Faculty in 1991 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Aloke Raj Banerjee Philip Charles Bevilacqua Joanne McDonald Bevilacqua Benjamin Eric Blass Wayne Brian Bosma Robert M. Chin Xiaopei Ci Sharon M. Dankwardt Edward James Dix Stephen George Donnelly Linda M. Eckel Matthew A. Fountain Kristin M. Fries Christian Mathias Haugen Liyan He Michael Scott Herman Christine L. Hoaglin Yong Hsu Cynthia L. Jackson Shyam Babu Karki Matthew Alan Kellett Joseph Layton Kent Sonja Komar-Panicucci Joseph M. Lanzafame 36 1994 1993 1994 1994 1992 1994 1992 1992 1994 1994 1994 1994 1992 1994 1993 1992 1993 1994 1993 1994 1992 1994 1994 1992 Turner Turner Eisenberg Kende Mukamel Jones Myers Schlessinger Goodman Farrar Krugh Krugh Borch Whitten Turner Goodman Jones Whitten Bryant Dinnocenzo Whitten Boeckman McLendon Miller David Scott Lawrence Jeffrey Wade Leon Bulang Li Sue Lin Xin Luo Frances Markel Adam Edward Peritz Christophe Perthuisot Lynn Marie Richard Wanda G. Richard Jon-Marc Rodier Glen P. Rosini James Paul Schmidt Anthony D. Selmeczy Faisal A. Shafiq Thomas Richard Simpson Susan Patricia Spooner Linghong Sun David Francis Varley Amy Elizabeth Walter Hong Xiang Wang Tzyy-Schiuan Yang Dawei Zhou 1994 1994 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1994 1993 1994 1994 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1994 1993 1994 1993 Whitten Whitten Myers Saunders Rizzo Myers Turner Jones Miller Whitten Myers Jones Borch Jones Eisenberg Dinnocenzo Whitten Muenter Farrar Turner Mukamel Myers Kreilick 1994 George L. McLendon, Chair 1995 Hutchison Hall I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • McLendon played critical role as member of the University Presidential Search Committee, whose work culminated in selecting Thomas Jackson as President of the University • Joseph Dinnocenzo led a complete revamping of the organic laboratory curriculum for pre-med and nonscience majors • After 19 years at the University, where he became extremely well known in the field of biological electron transfer, McLendon went on to Princeton (and subsequently became the dean of faculty of Arts & Sciences at Duke University), and the Chairmanship returned to David G. Whitten • In 1995, Rochester participated in one of four major consortium grants funded by the NSF to develop and implement systemic changes in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum; the multi-year, $1.5 million consortium project centered at City College involved the development and propagation of Peer-led Workshops. Jack Kampmeier and Vicki Roth, Director of Learning Assistance Services, introduced the Workshops in sophomore organic chemistry. 37 George L. McLendon 1994 1995 M eliora, "ever better", chosen in 1851 as official U niversity motto Dewey Hall, named after the first chair of the D epartment D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Donald Joe Anderson, Jr. Charles Wadsworth Bailey Shawn Patrick. Baldwin Carl Emery Bonner, Jr. Scott Raymond Breining Huijuan Chen Hui-Ling Chiu Brian P. Cleary David Alan Conlon Scott David Cummings John C. Deak Michal Ilana Freedhoff Xiaoqi Jiao Kristen Marie Kulinowski 38 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 Eisenberg Krugh Schröder Miller Boeckman Whitten Miller Eisenberg Dinnocenzo Eisenberg Miller McLendon Bryant Myers Yu-Jang Li Kun Liu Rhonda Annette Musselman Andrew William Myers Michael J. Neeb Thomas F. Oliver Tiecheng Qiao Julie M. Rehm Paul Tod Rieger Suong Thao Tran Kristen Beth VanderVeen Shaohui Wang Robert Thomas Witkowski 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 Schlessinger Kende Boeckman Jones Boeckman Borch McLendon McLendon Miller McLendon McLendon Kool McLendon 1995 David G. Whitten, Chair 1997 The Regenerative Amplifier, Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • The University started its “Renaissance Plan” • Broadened the number of industrial collaborators of the Science and Technology Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer; included Bell Labs and hired Lewis Rothberg, world leader in organic electronics • The Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer occupied approximately 4500 square feet of laboratory and office space and included a variety of specialized instrumentation including picosecond adsorption/ resonance Raman spectrometer, an ultra-fast scanning electrochemical apparatus, a monolayer system and an ultra-high vacuum apparatus • Due to previous University budget restraints, the Chemistry Department had been rebuilding from 1995 and continues to do so today • In 1996 Richard Eisenberg was named Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry • After 14 years at Rochester, went on to Los Alamos National Laboratory, and subsequently became editorin-chief of Langmuir, Chief Technical Officer of QTL Biosystems, and is now professor and co-director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the University of New Mexico 39 1995 1997 David G. Whitten Lewis Rothberg Benjamin M iller and Todd K rauss Multi-use Trail along Genesee R iver D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Carl P. Bergstrom Liaohai Chen Michael A. Carpenter Kevin W. Gillman Vineet Gupta Liping Hong Deanna C. Hurum James Kim Michelle Ann Laci Yi Li Jiwen Liu Yugang Liu Jeffrey A. McDowell Yi-Jun Miao Anthony Joseph Midey, Jr. Joseph J. Mullins 40 1997 1997 1996 1997 1997 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1997 1996 Schlessinger Whitten Farrar Schlessinger Kool Borch Kreilick Turner Boeckman Turner Borch Boeckman Turner Bazan Farrar Boeckman Mitchell W. Mutz Thomas R. R. Pettus Lisa Marie Reeder Michael Robert Reeder Squire Rumney, IV Kevin Ryan Rebecca Dawn Fisher Settle Stephen M. Shaw Xuedong Song Tracy Vivlemore Douglas D. Wick Stephen Todd Wrobleski Ming Wu Xinhe Wu Thomas A. Zona 1997 1996 1996 1996 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1996 1996 1996 1997 1996 McLendon Schlessinger Boeckman Boeckman Kool Kool Rizzo Boeckman Whitten Kool Jones Boeckman Turner Schlessinger Goodman 1997 James M. Farrar, Chair 2000 Carlson Library I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Acquired a 500-MHz NMR spectrometer with help from Eastman Kodak Company • Invested a major effort in developing a vision for Chemistry in Rochester in the 21st century • After eleven years, in 2000, NSF funding ended for the Science and Technology Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer. However, it continues as a vigorous research center at the University under its Director Joseph Dinnocenzo. • Despite a University-wide cutback in faculty, developed a strategic plan for hiring new faculty members • Recruited Todd Krauss, who now spearheads efforts in material science and nanotechnology • Recruited Patrick Holland in inorganic chemistry, one of Rochester’s traditional strengths • Department received a large bequest from Alan Ewart, Ph.D. alumnus in nuclear chemistry, which allowed Chemistry to establish a fellowship fund for excellent graduate students • Institutionalized the Peer-led Team Learning Workshop Program • Completed Central Instrumentation Facility construction in basement of Hutchison Hall; houses high-field NMR and mass spectrometers • In 1997 Robert Boeckman and Andrew Kende were appointed associate editors to the Journal of Organic Chemistry; Boeckman continues to serve until the present day. Kende completed his term in 2002. 41 James M. Farrar 1997 Todd D. K rauss K ara L. Bren 2000 Patrick L. Holland Door of Rush R hees Library D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Dileep Kumar Agnihotri Xiaoying Chen Andrea Cuppoletti Sarah L. Daubendiek Amy Marie Diegelman Brian Lee Edelbach Carolee Flader Kevin Michael Guckian Vinita Gupta Shelby Lynn Hatch Marina Antonina Hauck Robert Dale Hubbard Rachel Jakubiak Bryan Klekota, II Rip Andrew Lee James Ian Lee Susan Troutman Lee Mark Lilichenko 42 1998 2000 2000 1998 1999 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 Schröder Turner Goodman Kool Kool Jones Borch Kool Kelley McLendon Whitten Miller Rothberg Miller Bazan Farrar Farrar Kelley Dongyu Liu Caren L. Freel Meyers Susan Millar Oldham Pamela Lynne Paris Louis Augustino Profenno Michelle Lee Renak Jonathan Scot Rogers Terrence L. Smalley Caroline Kowal Sperry David Charles Sperry Darren G. Stoub Sergei Tretiak David Anthony Vicic Tianbing Xia Yanzheng Xu Wei Min Zhang Hong Zhang 1998 1999 1999 1998 1998 1999 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 Kool Borch Eisenberg Kool Turner Bazan Bazan Kende Bazan Farrar Goodman Mukamel Jones Turner Kool Mukamel Krugh 2000 William D. Jones, Chair 2003 University Banner in Winter I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • Richard Eisenberg awarded the ACS Award for Distinguished Service in Inorganic Chemistry • Home to three editorial offices for ACS journals: the central office for Inorganic Chemistry and associate editorial offices for The Journal of the American Chemical Society, and The Journal of Organic Chemistry • Research Professor Esther Conwell was named one of the “50 Most Important Women in Science” in the November 2002 issue of Discover. Her work has greatly increased our understanding of how charge flows in semiconductors and other materials. • Hired Alison Frontier and Nabi Magomedov in organic synthesis; Misha Ovchinnikov in the theory of reaction dynamics; Man Kit Ng whose focus is in organic materials • The University celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2000 • Named Charles F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry in 2000 • From 2000-2003 Shaul Mukamel held the C.E. Kenneth Mees Professorship in Chemistry; in 2001 became advisory editor for Chemical Physics • Jones received the ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry in 2003 for his work in catalysis • In 2003 William Jones was appointed associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a position he continues until the present day 43 William D. Jones 2000 Nabi M agomedov‡ M isha O vchinnikov 2003 M an K it Ng Alison J. Frontier D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Paul Albietz, Jr. Antonio J. del Moral Barbosa, Jr. Thomas Woodford Barnes Debra Jean Boehmler Jessica Lynne Childs Tammy Jo Clark Christine M. L. Cuppoletti Matthew David Disney Jason G. Gillmore Xin Guo Elizabeth Forenza Karan Charles Karan, Jr. Bradley Mark Kraft David H. Mathews 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2002 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 Eisenberg Boeckman Turner Boeckman Turner Boeckman Rothberg Turner Dinnocenzo Calter Bren Miller Jones Turner James E. McGarrah Elizabeth S. Richards O’Grady Robert K. Orr Stephen Scott Oster Kirti M. Patel Jo E. Roe Piero Lucio Ruggiero Brandy S. Russell Susan J. Schroeder Robert Peter Udal Nina Verdal Jing Zhang Linghao Zhong Cheng Zhu 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2003 2003 2002 2002 2003 2001 2003 2001 ‡ 44 Eisenberg Farrar Calter Jones Bren Anbar Boeckman Bren Turner Boeckman Kelley Boeckman Bren Calter Deceased while on UR faculty , February 2006 2003 Robert K . Boeckman, Jr., Chair Hutchison Hall from Wilson Boulevard, 2002 I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Happenings • In 2003, was named the Marshall D. Gates, Jr. Chair in Chemistry in honor or Marshall D. Gates, who was a member of the faculty from 1949 to 1981; in 2006, received the ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. • Acquired 500-MHz, 400-MHz, and 300-MHz NMR spectrometers, and single molecule/confocal microscope • Oversaw an external strategic review of the Department to determine the best path for growth • Raised more than $2.5 million in endowed funds from alumni • During an austere period of Federal grant support, established an environment in which faculty raised substantial research funding, resulting in the steady growth of grants per year; faculty now receive more than $4 million in grants per year • Assisted in developing strategic plans, including the role of the Chemistry Department, for the energy, nanobiology, and neuroscience initiatives • Initiated lectureship and professorship in honor of Andrew Kende • Peer-led Workshop Educational fund in honor of Jack Kampmeier was established in 2005 • Since 1995, the Department has experienced a 40% turnover in faculty, mainly due to retirements and new hires. Since 2000, the Department has hired seven assistant professors, and as of 2003, the Department has successfully retained senior faculty 45 2003 Robert K . Boeckman, Jr. David W. M cCamant Harry A. Stern Bradley L. N ilsson I m p o r t a nt A cco m p l i s h m e nt s and Ching W. Tang H a p p e n i n g s ( co nt .) • Newsweek and The Washington Monthly both named UR among the nation’s top 25 universities • Initiated the formation of a cluster system of research in the Department • Currently, the Department’s strengths include inorganic/organometallic chemistry while the more traditional strengths of organic synthesis, biological chemistry, and physical and nuclear chemistry continue to flourish • Hired Harry Stern in computational chemistry, Bradley Nilsson in organic chemistry, and David McCamant in experimental physical chemistry • Doris Johns Cherry Professor Ching Tang, whose primary appointment is in Chemical Engineering, is jointly appointed to Chemistry and Physics after a distinguished career at Kodak, where he was a pioneer in organic electronics, including solar cells and OLEDs • Goal: From 1975 until the mid-1990’s, the Chemistry graduate program grew and peaked at 140 graduate students and 40 postdocs. Today, the Department has approximately 100 graduate students and postdocs. The goal is to have 120 graduate students and 40 postdocs. • Goal: Currently, raising funds for the Gates and Kende chairs, in synthetic organic chemistry and ultimately for at least one additional chair in physical chemistry or inorganic chemistry 46 Robert K . Boeckman, Jr. 2003 Chemistry Faculty, 2003 Back Row : T. K rauss, U. S chröder, J. Muenter, A. Kende, W. Saunders, R. K reilick Front Row : E. Conwell, R. Eisenberg, D. Turner, R. Boeckman, M.-K. Ng, W. Jones Biological chemistry Cluster Retreat, 2006 D o c to ra l D e g re e s A wa rd e d Kevin Bucholtz Gang Chen Jeremy Alan Cody Christina Goudreau Collison Nathan A. Eckert Jason Allan Kellogg Xiaorong Liu Joseph Edward Pero Todd Robert Ryder Javier Vela-Becerra Andrew James Vetter Xin Wen Jianguang Zhou Brent Matthew Znosko 2005 2005 2004 2004 2005 2005 2004 2005 2006 2005 2005 2004 2005 2004 Miller Turner Boeckman Boeckman Holland Bren Boeckman Boeckman Boeckman Holland Jones Bren Magomedov Turner Patrick Caruana Ke Chen Shenghua Duan Megan Hahn Wei He Libai Huang Gabriel Kapur Ravinder Kaur Li Liu Brian McNaughton Shanlin Pan Ryan Phillips Xinyi Song Yuchen Tang 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 Frontier Boeckman Turner Krauss Frontier Krauss Boeckman Bren Farrar Rothberg Rothberg Calter Boeckman Magomedov 47 Bausch and Lomb Hall, Built in 1930 to house Optics and Physics Goergen Hall, Completed in 2007 to house the I nstitute of Optics & Biomedical Engineering Research in chemistry, and science in general, has become increasingly interdisciplinary. While each of the traditional areas of chemistry at the University of Rochester--organic, inorganic, and physical--continues to evolve in new directions, our faculty are also experts in other disciplines. A number of Chemistry faculty have joint appointments with other departments. As such, over the years several graduate students from other departments have been mentored and advised by Chemistry faculty. S t u d e nt s f ro m O t h e r D e p a r t m e nt s M e nto re d Elizabeth Jane Wesley Yong Zhang Neelaabh Shankar Yufeng Li Jinghui Lu Steven Konezny Blanton Tolbert Lea Vacca Ravindra Venkatramani Yanting Wang Aaron Peer Michael R. Armstrong Gami Dadusc Gregory Goodno Vinita Gupta Sabrina Jyotsna Diol Samuel Woodley Stephen P. Palese Jun Qian Xiangdong Wang Ningjun Wang Daniel S. Franchi Sue James 48 by Physics Chemical Engineering Biochemistry Optics/ECE Chemical Engineering Physics Biochemistry Biophysics Physics Physics Optics Physics Physics Physics Physics Physics Biophysics Physics Physics Physics Physics Physics Physics C h e m i s t r y Fa c u l t y 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2005 2003 2003 2001 2000 1999 1999 1997 1997 1995 1995 1995 1994 1988 1988 fo r t h e P h .D. Rothberg Rothberg Turner Dinnocenzo Rothberg Rothberg Turner Bren Mukamel Dellago Dinnocenzo Miller Miller Miller Myers-Kelley Miller Krugh Miller Farrar Miller Mukamel Mukamel Mukamel Chemistry Faculty, 1942 Back Row : W. D. Walters, E. French, D. S. Tarbell, A. B. F. Duncan, E. Wiig, R. Helmkamp, J. Flagg Front Row : J. K incaid, W. Noyes, V. Chambers, W. Line Chemistry Faculty, 2002 Standing: M. Calter, J. Dinnocenzo, J. K ampmeier, J. Huizenga, J. Muenter, T. K rugh, D. Turner, U. S chröder, J. Farrar, S. Mukamel S eated: R. Boeckman, A. Kende, W. Jones, R. Eisenberg, M. G ates C h e m i s t r y Fa c u l t y Ariel Anbar Robert L. Autrey Bernard Baker Guillermo C. Bazan Jacob Bigeleisen H. Marshall Blann Robert K. Boeckman Virgil C. Boekelheide Arthur Bond Richard F. Borch David M. Braitsch Kara L. Bren Robert G. Bryant Frank P. Buff T. L. Cairns Michael A Calter Gerald P. Ceasar Victor J. Chambers L. D. Colebrook Esther M. Conwell Michael Czarniecki J. Christopher Dalton Christoph Dellago ove r t h e Ye a r s Joseph P. Dinnocenzo A. B. F. Duncan Richard Eisenberg Samir Farid James M. Farrar J. F. Flagg Ethel French Louis E. Friedrich S. L. Friess Alison J. Frontier Howard S. Gardner Marshall Gates Thomas F. George Stephen A. Godleski Joshua L. Goodman H. Gunning David Ham Kenneth G. Harbison Ralph W. Helmkamp Terrell L. Hill Patrick Holland John R. Huizenga William D. Jones Jack Kampmeier Anne Myers Kelley Andrew S. Kende John F. Kincaid Eric T. Kool Todd D. Krauss Robert W. Kreilick Thomas R. Krugh Willard R. Line Nabi A. Magomedov David W. McCamant George L. McLendon Waren D. McPhee Benjamin Miller R. J. Dwayne Miller Elliott W. Montroll Keiji Morokuma John S. Muenter Shaul Mukamel Man Kit Ng George C. Nieman Bradley L. Nilsson Francis Nordmeyer William Albert Noyes Misha Ovchinnikov David S. Perry Davis Raymond, Jr. Thomas R. Rizzo Lewis J. Rothberg William H Saunders Mark G. Sceats Richard H. Schlessinger Wolf Udo Schröder Henry Sobell William H. Strain Arthur A. Sunier Ching W. Tang D. Stanley Tarbell Douglas H. Turner Winston D. Walters David G. Whitten Edwin O. Wiig David J. Wilson 49 Faculty Awards, The Past 25 years James M. Farrar 1982 David G. Whitten 1982 Thomas F. George 1982 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 1983 Thomas George 1983 James M. Farrar 1984 William D. Jones 1984 David G. Whitten 1984 Shaul Mukamel 1985 William D. Jones 1985 Thomas R. Krugh 1985 Andrew S. Kende 1985 Andrew S. Kende 1986 John S. Muenter 1986 Thomas R. Rizzo 1986 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 1986 James M. Farrar 1987 William D. Jones 1987 George L. McLendon 1987 R. J. Dwayne Miller 1987 Shaul Mukamel 1987 Anne B. Myers 1987 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 1988 William D. Jones 1988 George L. McLendon 1988 R. J. Dwayne Miller 1988 Anne B. Myers 1988 Anne B. Myers 1989 George L. McLendon 1989 Esther M. Conwell 1990 Joshua L. Goodman 1990 Shaul Mukamel 1990 Samir Farid 1990 John R. Huizenga 1991 Anne B. Myers 1991 Thomas R. Rizzo 1991 David G. Whitten 1991 Guillermo Bazan 1992 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. 1992 Esther M. Conwell 1992 Esther M. Conwell 1992 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 1992 Joshua L. Goodman 1992 John R. Huizenga 1992 Eric T. Kool 1992 George L. McLendon 1992 R.J. Dwayne Miller 1992 50 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1981-1983) National Science Foundation Research Award for Special Creativity Fellowship Award of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science University of Rochester Mentor Camille Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship University of Rochester Mentor Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship Humboldt Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorship Fellowship Award of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science American Chemical Society Rochester Section Award Fellow of the American Physical Society Camille & Henry Dreyfus Distinguished New Faculty Grant Rohm and Haas Faculty Fellow Fellow of the American Physical Society Exxon Education Foundation Award ACS Award in Pure Chemistry NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award Fellow of the American Physical Society Camille & Henry Dreyfus Distinguished New Faculty Grant Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship John S. Guggenheim Fellowship Fulbright Fellowship Royal Society of London Visiting Scholar Fellowship University of Rochester Bridging Fellowship (to Biochemistry) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award ACS Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award Fellow of the Optical Society of America Eastman Kodak’s C.E.K. Mees Award Leroy Randle Grumman Medal for Outstanding Scientific Achievement Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from UC Riverside Alumni Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship ACS Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry Camille & Henry Dreyfus Distinguished New Faculty Grant Alexander Von Humboldt Stiftung, Senior Faculty Research Prize Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Honorary D. Sc., Brooklyn College, 1992 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation ACS Akron Section Award John S. Guggenheim Fellowship Anne B. Myers 1992 Thomas R. Rizzo 1992 Douglas H. Turner 1992 Esther M. Conwell 1993 Richard Eisenberg 1993 Eric T. Kool 1993 Thomas R. Rizzo 1993 Douglas H. Turner 1993 Eric T. Kool 1994 Guillermo Bazan 1995 Samir Farid 1995 Guillermo Bazan 1996 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. 1996 James M. Farrar 1996 Shaul Mukamel 1996 Lewis J. Rothberg 1996 W. Udo Schröder 1996 Esther M. Conwell 1997 Richard Eisenberg 1997 Thomas R. Krugh 1997 Benjamin L. Miller 1997 Shaul Mukamel 1997 David G. Whitten 1997 Anne B. Myers 1998 Jack A. Kampmeier 1999 Thomas R. Krugh 1999 Douglas H. Turner 1999 Eric T. Kool 2000 Thomas R. Krugh 2000 Todd D. Krauss 2001 Benjamin L. Miller 2001 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. 2001 Ariel Anbar 2002 Esther M. Conwell 2002 Alison J. Frontier 2002 Patrick L. Holland 2002 Nabi Magomedov 2002 W. Udo Schröder 2002 Kara L. Bren 2003 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 2003 Richard Eisenberg 2003 Patrick L. Holland 2003 William D. Jones 2003 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Paul J. Flory Sabbatical Fellowship, IBM Coblentz Prize for Spectroscopy John S. Guggenheim Fellowship New York Academy of Sciences Chair, Division of Inorganic Chemistry, ACS Camille & Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award UR Student Association Teacher of the Year Award 1992-93 John S. Guggenheim Fellow; American Cancer Society Fellow Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Cynamid Faculty Award from American Cyanamid Company NSF CAREER Award Inter-American Photochemical Society Award Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Marshall Gates Distinguished Faculty Scholar Marshall Gates Distinguished Faculty Scholar John S. Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the American Physical Society Thomas A. Edison Medal of the IEEE Lady Davis Fellow, Hebrew University Goergen Teaching Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Education Research Innovation Award Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists John S. Guggenheim Fellow Inter-American Photochemical Society Award Agnes Fay Morgan Award Chemical Manufacturers Assoc. Catalyst Award Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award Pfizer Award for Enzyme Chemistry Students Association Professor of the Year in Natural Sciences Research Corporation Research Innovation Award Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Chair the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society Donath Medal of the Geological Society of America Discover Magazine’s “50 Most Important Women in Science” Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation NSF CAREER Award Research Corporation Research Innovation Award Who’s Who Among American Teachers Award Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award American Chemical Society Award of Distinguished Service of Inorganic Chemistry Rochester ACS Section Award Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry 51 Faculty Awards, The Past 25 years (continued) Andrew S. Kende 2003 Todd D. Krauss 2003 Todd D. Krauss 2003 Nabi Magomedov 2003 Shaul Mukamel 2003 Kara Bren 2004 Alison J. Frontier 2004 Todd D. Krauss 2004 Robert Kreilick 2004 Thomas R. Krugh 2004 Nabi Magomedov 2004 John Muenter 2004 Harry A. Stern 2004 W. Udo Schröder 2004 Esther M. Conwell 2005 Richard S. Eisenberg 2005 James M. Farrar 2005 Todd D. Krauss 2005 Man Kit Ng 2005 W. Udo Schröder 2005 Esther M. Conwell 2006 Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. 2006 James M. Farrar 2006 Joseph P. Dinnocenzo 2006 Kara L. Bren 2006 Ching W. Tang 2006 Ching W. Tang 2007 Misha Ovchinnikov 2007 Richard Eisenberg 2007 Esther M. Conwell 2007 ACS Arthur Cope Senior Scholar NYSTAR James T. Watson Young Investigator Award Army Young Investigator Award Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation Optical Society of America Ellis R. Lippincott Award Paul Saltman Memorial Lecturer NSF CAREER Award Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Goergen Award for Curriculum Achievement in Undergraduate Education Student’s Association Professor of the Year in Natural Sciences Amgen New Faculty Award Goergen Award for Curriculum Achievement in Undergraduate Education Camille & Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award Who’s Who Among American Teachers Award Camille and Henry Dreyfus Senior Mentor Award Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator Award Who’s Who Among American Teachers Award Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award University Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service in Ph.D. Defenses Professor of the Year in Natural Sciences by the Students Association Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Who’s Who Among American Teachers Award ACS PROGRESS Project Award Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering Daniel E. Noble Award, IEEE NSF Career Award ACS Cleveland Section Morley Medal ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences R iver Campus and Rochester Skyline, circa 1995 52 Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the faculty and staff who participated in assisting us with compiling this history. Special thanks to Lois H. Gresh, Technical Communications Director for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at the University of Rochester, for her diligent research, writing expertise, and vision for the booklet. We also thank the University of Rochester librarians, Nancy M. Martin and Melissa Mead of the Rare Books and Special Collections Department at Rush Rhees Library for their invaluable assistance, and use of their archives and collections. This project could not have been completed without the efforts of Chemistry Librarian, Susan Cardinal at Carlson Library, who is responsible for the Index of Chemistry doctoral theses. We thank Department Chair, Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. and Administrative Chair, Kenneth Simolo for their support of this project. We are also grateful to Dana Rittenhouse of the University Deans’ Office, the 75th Anniversary Event Committee Chair, James M. Farrar, and committee members Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., William D. Jones, Richard Eisenberg, Jack A. Kampmeier and Karen S. Dean for their contributions. Photos were provided courtesy of the Rare Books and Special Collections Department at Rush Rhees Library, the University of Rochester Public Relations Department, the Monroe County Library System, and photographers, Richard Baker, Ria Casartelli, Matt Beyers, Hiatt Zhao (B.S. ’06), Sheridan Vincent, and Professor Thomas R. Krugh. And finally, we wish to acknowledge John Bertola (Class of ’09) for his talent, dedication, and hard work as Layout Editor. Heartfelt thanks to you all. Debra Haring Development Administrator and Editor R iver Campus Banner Fireworks over the Genesee R iver 53 Graduate students in Chemistry Labs, then and now 54 The Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony M emorial Bridge and Downtown Rochester, 2007* Eastman Quadrangle with Lattimore Hall and Rush R hees Library, 2007* *Copyright © 2007 Sheridan Vincent www.SheridanVincentPhotographyGallery.com 55
