Local High School Teachers Experience Research
With support of SU Project Advance, Gina Duggleby, a biology teacher at Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, and Lisa Hemler, a chemistry teacher at Liverpool High School, are participants in the summer REU program, conducting research in the labs of biology professor Michael Cosgrove and chemistry professor Yan-Yeung Luk.  » full story

BioSym Technologies Research Agreement with University
BioSym Technologies of Des Moines, Iowa, has signed a 10-year, $5 million research agreement with Syracuse University to support Assistant Professor of Chemistry Robert Doyle and his research team in their groundbreaking efforts to discover new ways to treat such diseases as diabetes, ovarian cancer and tuberculosis.  » full story

Doyle Receives Grant from Serum Institute
Prof. Robert Doyle has been awarded a two-year, 250K research grant from the Serum Institute to study new oral vaccines for tetanus and rotavirus. Serum is a leading supplier of vaccines in the world, with 1 out of every 2 children immunized in the world vaccinated by one of the Institutes vaccines.

AGEP Academic Excellence Symposium Awardees

Alex Augatis & Danielle Schuehler

Congratulations to graduate students Alex Augatis, Gillian Kupakuwana and Patrick Hakey, who were recognized for their excellence in poster and oral presentations at the AGEP Academic Excellence Symposium.

Alex received first place for his poster titled "Face Selectivity in Dihydroprone Diels-Alder Reactions," while Gillian and Patrick were awarded second and third place respectively for oral presentations. Eighty students from multiple disciplines participated in the event, which was organized in part by chemistry graduate students Oluwatayo Ikotun, Tanieka Motley and Danielle Schuehler.

Matthew Hudson Receives Student Lecture Award
Graduate student Matthew Hudson was a recipient of a 2008 Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Award given by the American Crystallographic Association. Matt's lecture entitled "Single Crystal Neutron Diffraction and Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy of Proton Conductor Lithium Hydrazinium Sulfate" was presented at this year's ACA's Annual Meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Weekly:

•	Colloquium (Tuesdays at 3:45 PM, 1-019 CST) » full schedule September 2 - Timothy Korter, Syracuse University, Terahertz Spectroscopy of Molecular Solids: Experiment and Theory

Graduate Assistant Position - WISE
The Women in Science and Engineering Program (WISE) seeks a graduate assistant to work 20 hours a week beginning Fall 08. Applications due August 21.   » more info

Apply to Grad School
Completed applications should reach the Department of Chemistry no later than March 15 each year to be considered for the following fall semester.  » more info

Graduate Student Travel Grants
Travel grants are now handled directly at the department level. Download the form below, or obtain a copy from Deb Maley. Submit completed forms to Dr. Goodisman along with proper submission attachments.  » Travel Grant Proposal

Life Science Construction
Construction continues on the new Life Sciences Complex which will provide an exciting new environment for chemistry and biology research and teaching, and ample space for collaborative and interdisciplinary research.