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Apr 25, 2008 Katrine Gorham from the Blake group returned Sunday from the first phase of the NASA ARCTAS airborne project, one of the largest environmental science campaigns ever conducted to study the impact of air pollution on the Arctic's atmospheric chemistry and changing climate. [ link ] Apr 18, 2008 Dr. Elias J. Corey, the 1990 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will present the inaugural Isis Pharmaceuticals lecture entitled "Studies on Catalytic Enantioselective Synthetic Methods" on May 8 at 3:30pm at the Crystal Cove Auditorium. This event is sponsored by the Departments of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UCI, and is generously funded by Isis Pharmaceuticals. [ link ] Apr 15, 2008 Olivia Ryder, an undergrad in the Finlayson-Pitts group, received a student poster award at the National ACS meeting last week in New Orleans. She was one of four winners for her section, and the only undergrad! Theresa McIntire has been her hands-on mentor in the lab. The title and authors/coauthors of the poster were: "Ozone Oxidation of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Silicon Oxide Thin Layers on Silicon and Zinc Selenide Surfaces", O. Ryder, T. M. McIntire, A. S. Lea, P. L. Gassman and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts, 235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, April 6-10, 2008. [ link ] Mar 26, 2008 Barbara Finlayson-Pitts is this year's recipient of the Richard C. Tolman Medal awarded by the Southern California ACS. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to chemistry in Southern California. An award ceremony and dinner is scheduled by the ACS for May 7 at the University Club. [ link ] [ More News ] |
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