Alumni News and Events
UMSL CHEMIST - UMSL Chemist is our annual magazine of departmental and alumni news. The Fall 2007 edition is now complete and will be in the mail to alumni shortly. An electronic version is available. If you have news of Chemistry Department Alumni or just want to get in touch, email the editor, Professor Lol Barton. He is now collecting information for the 2008 edition of the UMSL Chemist.
Archived issues of UMSL CHEMIST
IMPORTANT DATES
- March 17, 2008. Robert W. Murray Lecture -The Eleventh Robert W. Murray Lecture was given by William R. Roush, Executive Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Scripps Florida.,
- April 28, 2008. The 21st Annual Alumni Lecture was presented by Dr. Timothy T. Wenzel. Tim is a Research Leader at Dow Chemical Co. in Midland MI. He received a BS in chemistry here in 1978 and then did a Ph.D degree at Cornell University with Professor Mel Goldstein followed by postdoctoral work with Professor Robert Bergman at UC-Berkeley. He spent several years at Union Carbide in Charleston WV which became a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Co. in 1999. His recent research has involved novel approaches to olefin polymerization referred to in the literature as "chain shuttling polymerization". Some of his work was published recently in Science magazine and featured in chemistry and Engineering News. The lecture, "Topic to be announced" will be held at 4:00 pm on April 30 in room 451 Benton Hall following a 30 minute awards program. A reception will follow in the Alumni Center. All are welcome to attend all the events.
- Aug.
2, 2008. August Commencement. The speaker at the College of Arts and Sciences Commencement in the Touhil Performing Arts Center will be Dr.
Charles W. Armbruster, the founder of the department, who chaired
the department from 1963 - 1975 and taught mostly organic and
introductory chemistry, with distinction, until 1998. In addition
to being the Commencement Speaker, Charlie will be presented
with the Chancellor's Medallion. Commencement will be followed by a reception in the third-floor rotunda of the Millenium Student Center from 3:30 - 7:00 pm.
UM-St. Louis Distinguished Alumni Awards
UM-St. Louis Distinguished Alumni Awards to Chemists
Distinguished
Alumni Lecturers
A former student from the Department of Chemistry at UM-St.
Louis delivers this annual lecture, which is followed by a reception.
This forms part of the regular departmental seminar program and
is typically scheduled for the first Monday in May as the
final seminar of the academic year. The lecture follows presentation
of the Annual Departmental Awards.