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Volume 9 Number 2 North Dakota State University CHEM-NEWS Ladd Hall - Chemistry Department cont’d page 4 September 2002 Chemistry Department Graduation June 2002 Graduates: Left to right, Alisa Lockman, Misty Tomchuk, Justin Koehler, Kari Mitchell, Chris Taylor, Renee Peterson, Krista Fisher. On May 11, 2002 NDSU chemistry grads joined the procession of graduates in commencement ceremonies held at the Fargodome. Below is a list of graduates as well as several photos taken that day. Bachelor’s Degrees: Matthew Dewald Krista Fisher Patrick Griffin Justin Koehler Alisa Lockman Kari Mitchell Renee Peterson Scott Reule Christopher Taylor Misty Tomchuk Master’s Degrees: Travis Martin Jennifer Whitcomb Hui Yu Doctor of Philosophy Degrees: Andrea Arruda Randy Baren Adam Bystol Victoria Johnston-Gelling Mei Liu Tara Rheault 2002 New Ph.D graduate Mei Liu, Dr. Mukund Sibi and new Ph.D. graduate Tara Rheault. December 2002 Graduates: Mark Erickson Lindell Kemmet Todd Maybon

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Chemistry Department Graduation

June 2002 Graduates: Left to right, Alisa Lockman, Misty Tomchuk, Justin Koehler, KariMitchell, Chris Taylor, Renee Peterson, Krista Fisher.

On May 11, 2002 NDSU chemistry gradsjoined the procession of graduates incommencement ceremonies held at theFargodome.

Below is a list of graduates as well asseveral photos taken that day.

Bachelor’s Degrees:Matthew DewaldKrista FisherPatrick GriffinJustin KoehlerAlisa LockmanKari MitchellRenee PetersonScott ReuleChristopher TaylorMisty Tomchuk

Master’s Degrees:Travis MartinJennifer WhitcombHui Yu

Doctor of Philosophy Degrees:Andrea ArrudaRandy BarenAdam BystolVictoria Johnston-GellingMei LiuTara Rheault

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New Ph.D graduate Mei Liu, Dr. Mukund Sibi and new Ph.D. graduateTara Rheault.

December 2002 Graduates:Mark EricksonLindell KemmetTodd Maybon

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Chem-News 2 September 2002

New research at NDSU will helpdevelop sensors to detect prostatecancer and other diseases. The workof chemistry associate professorsSanku Mallik and Andres Campiglia isfunded with a recently awarded four-year $900,000 grant from the NationalInstitutes of General MedicalSciences.

By using laser spectroscopytechniques, the researchers will lookfor disease “protein markers” in humantissue samples and physiologicalfluids. They will use detection methodssuch as fluorescence, phosphores-cence and how long the sample glowsafter being illuminated.

The work involves the development ofstable polymerized liposomes, whichbind specifically to Prostate SpecificAntigen (PSA). Then the researcherswill use electronic sensing devicesfeaturing highly selective chemicalreceptors to detect the PSA or otherdisease markers.

“We’re trying to build sensors that bindto a protein and send a signal,” Mallikexplained, noting that the process willhave the versatility to be used forother diseases besides prostatecancer. “We want to make a chemicalsystem which will act like a biologicalantibody against a cancer or diseasetarget.

“I hope this work leads to the detectionof diseases or even a possiblebioterrorism agent, which is a topicthat everyone is concerned about

Research Looks for DiseaseProtein Markers

these days,” Mallik said. “We will beable to research multiple areas oncewe get up and running.”

According to the researchers, theliposomes will be able to “recognize”PSA or other diseases by manysimultaneous and complementaryinteractions in three dimensions. Thebinding between the liposomes andthe disease protein will be strong andselective. Under light, minor energychanges in the sensors will be seen.

“The sensor’s signal is based onexcitation of lanthanide ions,”Campiglia said, adding that theresearchers will use the sensors todetermine diseases by measuring lightintensity, patterns, wavelengths andduration. “These sensors will besensitive and selective. We will beable to detect diseases at very lowconcentration levels,” he said. “Thesensors will cut down considerably onanalysis time, the size of the samplethat’s needed and, more importantly,will help in early diagnosis.”

In addition, Campiglia said much ofthe instrumentation for the newresearch was developed during hisearlier work with the environmentalanalysis of organic pollutants, whichgives the new effort a good start. “Wehave everything in place to beginresearch at the level we want to dowithout time spent on major instru-mental development,” he said.

The Experimental Program toStimulate Competitive Research(EPSCoR) honored U.S. Sen. ByronDorgan with its National LeadershipAward. The recognition came at aluncheon in the Hart Senate OfficeBuilding, Washington, D.C..

The project directors of the EPSCoRstates cited the North DakotaDemocrat “for his outstandingleadership in advocating effectiveresearch and development initiativesnationwide, and for working tostrengthen the biomedical researchinfrastructure in North Dakota and theother EPSCoR states.”

Mark Sheridan, James A. MeierProfessor and director of AdvancingScience Excellence in North Dakota(ASEND)/North Dakota EPSCoR,commended Dorgan’s efforts onbehalf of EPSCoR states. “Sen.Dorgan is keenly aware of theimportance of research to educationand to the economy,” Sheridan said.“His strong, long-standing support ofEPSCoR assures that states andresidents in all parts of the country,especially states like North Dakotawhich have little federal researchsupport, participate in and benefitfrom a thriving research enterprise.”The national EPSCoR program is aneffort to assist North Dakota, 20 otherstates and Puerto Rico build researchinfrastructure, develop humanresources and increase technologytransfer from universities to thecommercial sector. ND EPSCoR wasformed in 1986 as a North DakotaState University System program.

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From: It’s Happening, March 2002

EPSCoRHonors Sen. Dorgan

The 2nd Annual TechnologyTransfer Graduate TraineeshipsWorkshop is scheduled forAugust 23, 2002 Alumni Center7:30am - 8pm.

“ RISE”In laboratory work at NDSU on August5-9 these personnel taught or demon-strated separation and analysismethods on these samples to developlaboratory exercises applicable toTribal College programs. About 15 TCfaculty and students participated.The funding is for 3 years; thisevolved from a preliminary workshopat NDSU-Chemistry in 1999.

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Chem-News 3 September 2002

Tenured Chemistry FacultyTenure was granted by the State Board of Higher Education at its meeeting April18, 2002. Promotions were approved by President Joseph A. Chapman.

Andres Campiglia obtained his B.S.and M.S. degree from the University ofBrasilia, DF, Brazil. He received hisPh.D. from the University of Florida,Gainesville, FL.

Andres joined the University ofBrasilia in 1990. After spending oneyear as a consultant at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory, TN, he joinedNDSU IN 1996.

Greg Cook received his B.A. inChemistry and Math from OlivetCollege, Olivet, MI; and MS and Ph.D.in Chemistry from Michigan StateUniversity, East Lansing, MI.

Professional experience as aPostdoctoral Research Associate wasgained at Stanford University, CA.prior to joining NDSU in 1996.

Sanku Mallik obtained his B.S. fromIndian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur, India and his Ph.D. fromCase Western Reserve University inCleveland, Ohio. Postdoctoral workwas done at the California Institute ofTechnology. He was Assistant Profes-sor of Chemistry at the University ofNorth Dakota prior to joining NDSU in1998.

Promotion to Associate Professor and Tenure:

Dr.Greg Cook’s trip to Japancont’d from page 9

to the coast to Mie University where Isaw a good friend from my postdocdays. Friday brought me back to theUS a little tired but very satisfied withmy trip.

Not only was the science terrific, thefood was outstanding. I sampled manydifferent dishes - some I¹ve had beforeand some I haven’t. The sushi andsashimi were phenomenal, but someof the more memorable dishes includesoba noodles, okonomiyake - kind of aJapanese savory egg pancake, horsemeat, tuna shabu shabu, and ofcourse good sake. This is a trip I willalways remember!

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Chem-News 4 September 2002

ND U

Scholarship Awards & Honors Day 2002

DONALD BOLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP.Scholarships awarded to outstandingstudent majors in chemistry.

Christine Bultema, Fargo, NDLindell Kemmet, Tappan, NDKarla Radke, Fargo, NDAmy Richter, Rugby, ND

Chemistry Department HonorScholarshipScholarships presented to chemistry majorson the basis of scholastic achievement.

Krista Berge, Fargo, NDEvan Erickson, Lakeville, MN

Richard Glenn Wedel MemorialScholarshipA scholarship presented to an outstandingstudent majoring in chemistry.

Daniel Keys, Carrington, ND

Ralph Dunbar Memorial ScholarshipScholarships awarded to chemistry majorson the basis of scholastic achievement andcharacter as exemplified by Ralph E.Dunbar, Dean of the College of Chemistryand Physics, 1945-1960.

Courtney Boucher, Worthington, MNHeidi Docktor, Jamestown, NDEvan Erickson, Lakeville, MNDerik Hoerner, Richardton, NDAaron Krueger, Minot, NDSpicer Lattu, Littlefork, MNShawn Power, Langdon, NDJerry Tveidt, Pierre, SD

Roy Milde Fellowship AwardA scholarship presented to an outstandinggraduate student who has been enrolled inthe chemistry program for more than oneyear. Preference is given to graduates ofhigh schools and colleges in ND and theupper midwest.

Jake Zimmerman, Wolf Point, MT

James & May Sugihara Scholarship.A scholarship presented to outstandingstudents majoring in chemistry.

Jessica Goreham, Fargo, NDSandra Hagen, Watertown, SDCurtis Kovash, Jr., Mandan, ND

Undergraduate Research Fellowships inChemistryThese mentorships are awarded to freshmenmajoring in chemistry who demonstrate strongpotential for chemical research. The awardincludes a research position in a facultyresearch laboratory and a $1200 stipend.

David Schultz, Fargo, NDJonathan Pinke, Vergas, MNCurtiss Kovash, Jr., Mandan, NDSpicer Lattu, Littlefork, MN

Our Scholarship Recipients 2002 - 2003 say “Thanks”

Kari Mitchell and Renee Peterson.

Sugihara Scholarship Awards: Mrs. Sugihara,Kari Mitchell, Jessica Goreham and Dr. Sugihara.

Chemistry Department Graduation

Dr. Dennis Tallman with new Ph.D graduateVicky Johnston-Gelling.

New Ph.D. graduate Randy Baren with ChairmanDr. John Hershberger.

New Ph.D. graduate Adam Bystol withDr. Andres Campiglia.

New Ph.D. graduate Andrea Arruda.

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Chem-News 5 September 2002

Chem-News is published by

Department of ChemistryNorth Dakota State University

PO Box 5516Fargo, ND 58105

www.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu

Rose Overby, EditorDr. John Hershberger, Chairman

To obtain a copy or submit comments:e-mail:

[email protected]

North Dakota Experimental Programto Stimulate Competitive Research

Science Bound is for graduating highschool students interested in science,engineering or mathematics. It is acompetitive program providing hands-on experiences in original researchprojects directed by faculty investiga-tors.

Conducting research as an under-graduate is a special opportunity andprovides competitive advantages tothe award winners in selecting andentering a graduate degree programand pursuing a career in research.

Science Bound award winners, in theirsecond year with the chemistrydepartment are Jessica Goreham andBrandon Gustafson (Dr. Cook). XiaoJia is finishing his first year in theprogram (Dr. Mallik). Karen Presky ofBismarck and a graduate of BismarckHigh School will be mentored by Dr.Sibi when school begins this fall.During the academic year, studentsearn hourly campus wages whileconducting up to 10 hours of researchper week. This arrangement allows forflexible scheduling of work around thestudent¹s course load, application ofclass studies to real problems, and

invaluable experience in the student’sfield of study.

In the summer following their first yearof college, participants conductresearch on a full-time basis for tenweeks.

The award is for one year and stu-dents earn up to $4942. A secondyear is available based on thestudent’s maintaining a 3.0 GPA.Since 1993, there have been over 100awards to students from communitiesall around the state

Science Bound is sponsored by theNorth Dakota Experimental Programto Stimulate Competitive Research(ND EPSCoR). ND EPSCoR is afederally and state funded NorthDakota University System programdesigned to improve the ability ofuniversity researchers to competemore effectively for federal, regionaland private research grants in thesciences, engineering andmathematics.

www.ndsu.nodak.edu/epscor

Science Bound Programby David Givers

Summer ProfessionalDevelopment program for Science TeachersJune & July 2002

Orientation /RegistrationGrowth at NDSU and its Effectson Chemistry

Expected Fall 2002 10,500 + Fall 2001 10,538 Fall 2000 10,002

General Chemistry I Fall 2002 450 Section 1 Fall 2002 450 Section 2

General Chemistry I Labs (29 sections)

Fall 2002 580 students

General Chemistry IIFall 2002 180

Fall 2001 170

As NDSU grows we forsee continualand probable expansion in all ourclasses.

New Student Orientation

Under the Eisenhouser/Title II Funds,ND secondary science teachersparticipated in a summer series ofgraduate-level science course.

Dr. Denley Jacobson, ChemistryDepartment, taught Chemistry 736,Mass Spectrometry and Chemistry737, Gas Phase in Chemistry fromJune 10 - July 16, 2002. Six teachersattended this year.

www.ndsu.edu/csme

NDSU EmployeeRecognition LuncheonThursday, April 11, 2002

10 years recognition was given toHarlan Isenee and Dan Wanner in theChemistry Department

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Chem-News 6 September 2002

June 2 - July 20, 2002Sixty students attended theGovernor’s School this year.

In this picture they gave reports, inteams of five. On Sunday they tookpontoon rides on the Red River andlaunched small canoes, 14 incheslong, and tracked them on the internetas they studied watershed.

Afternoons were spent in mentordepartments. Chemistry was fortu-nate to have students joining our labs.Learning, fun and fellowship are thegoals of this venture.

The Governor’s School is free tostudents who have completed theirsophomore or junior year in highschool. It is held annually on thecampus of North Dakota StateUniversity. If you are chosen toattend, you’ll live in student residencehalls on campus and eat meals in thestudent dining halls. You will beresponsible for your own transporta-tion to and from home, as well aspersonal expenses such as snacksand laundry.

http://govschl.ndsu.nodak.edu/gs98.html

The NDSU Science Olympiad washeld in the Bison Sports Arena. About800 students participated from acrossthe state of ND. The events were forDivision C schools (grades 9-12) andDivision B Schools (grades 6-9) andrun 9-3.

www.ndsu.nodak.edu/csme/olympiad

April 20, 2002

NDSU junior Robert Kargbo, achemistry major from Fargo, has beenselected for the McNair Scholarsprogram.

Each scholar is supported by a facultyand library mentor. Kargbo’s facultymentor is Gregory Cook, associateprofessor of chemistry, and his librarymentor is Alan Stevens, life scienceslibrarian.

Students chosen for the program arecollege juniors and seniors who showan interest in research and who havethe aptitude to pursue a doctorate. Inaddition to a monthly research stipend

Robert Kargbo selected asMcNair Scholar and an opportunity to attend confer-

ences related to their studies, theprogram provides educational andsupport services to help prepare thescholars for post-graduate work. It isanticipated that the scholars willpursue careers in college teaching andresearch after completing theirdoctorates.

The program is named after Ronald E.McNair, a member of the Challengerspace shuttle crew. The NDSUprogram, one of the original 14programs in the nation, is funded bythe U.S. Department of Education andadministered by the Office of TRIOPrograms in the Division of StudentAffairs.

Chemistry Activities

Three former faculty and our new chairman.Left to right: Steve Castellino, Pat Hoggard,John Hershberger, Lyle Parker circa 1989.

“They ponder the mysteries ofcomputation before thecomputer.”

“R I S E “ (Research Initiativefor Scientific Enhancement)Grant “Improvement of NDTribal CollegeChemistry Instruction”

Gary Stolzenberg and DenleyJacobson are beginning a cooperativeeducational effort with ND tribalcolleges to improve preparation ofhealthcare professionals servingNative Americans.

An NIH grant, under their RISE(Research Initiative for ScientificEnhancement) program, will supportworkshops at NDSU for Tribal Collegepersonnel on laboratory techniques inorganic and analytical chemistry,relating especially to water quality andconstituents of plants.

In July a field tour near Belcourt wasorganized by Charmane Disrud (TurtleMountain Community College) tocollect and identify culturally relevantplant materials. Dr. Thomas Gonnella(NDSU alumnus at Mayville StateUniversity) and NDSU chemicaleducation graduate Krista Fisher alsoparticipated.

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ND Governor’s School

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Chem-News 7 September 2002

Student Mentor:

NSF: Young An PA State University Dr. Wenfang Sun Paul Barron NDSU Dr. Wenfang Sun Bradley Behringer Marian College Dr. Mukund Sibi Tessa Calhoun Iowa State Univ. Dr. Seth Rasmussen Scott Dee Stephen Austin State U. Dr. Wenfang Sun Tim Doherty U. MN - Morris Dr. Andres Campiglia Lisa Elless Colorado School Mines Dr. Greg Gillispie Darci Evans Jamestown College Dr. Kenton Rodgers John Giraldes Humboldt State U. Dr. Greg Cook Michael Jaquith Michigan Tech.U. Dr. Dennis Tallman Matthew Kalp U. of Notre Dame Dr. Sanku Mallik Julia Meade Wellesley College Dr. David Hamilton Luisa Profeta University of Dallas Dr. David Hamilton Jennifer Sleper Central College Dr. Dennis Tallman

COBRE: Jennifer Bannister Dickinson State U. Dr. Kenton Rodgers Ryan Bowman Northwestern College Dr. Greg Cook Brett Clawe St. Olaf College Dr. Mukund Sib Nathan Grabher Trinity Internat.U. Dr. Stefan Balazi Kinsey Nelson Gustavus Adolphus Dr. Mahesh Jaseja Theresa Rosendahl NDSU Dr. Sanku Mallik

Summer Research Experience forUndergraduates- 2002

Front Row: Brad Behringer; 2nd Row: Ryan Bowman, Greg Cook, John Giraldes, Nathan Grabher,Jennifer Sleper, Darci Evans, Mukund Sibi, Tessa Calhoun, Luisa Profeta, Julia Meade, Lisa Elless;3rd Row: Brett Glawe, Young An, Tim Doherty, Paul Barron, Kinsey Nelson, Jason Dee, MichaelJaquith, Matt Kalp.

This year’s summer Research Experi-ence for Undergraduates was biggerand better than ever.

Funding in large part by the NationalScience Foundation and the NationalInstitutes of Health allowed us to bringin 20 students from all over thecountry to do cutting edge research atNDSU. Students were paired with oneof 12 different research mentors in theDepartment of Chemistry and theDepartment of PharmaceuticalSciences.

During their ten weeks at NDSU, theREU participants were involved inindependent research that culminatedin a two-day symposium where theresults of their research were pre-sented. Three keynote speakersrounded out the symposium. Theyincluded Professor Michael Doyle fromthe Research Corporation and theUniversity of Arizona, ProfessorNancy Levinger from Colorado StateUniversity, and Professor Silvia Roncofrom the University of South Dakota.

Each year the program seems to getbetter and we are looking forward tonext summer’s REU. Sponsorshipfrom Dakota Technologies, Inc. andNDSU also helped to make thisprogram a success. Information aboutthe 2003 REU program will be avail-able on the web page this fall.

www.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu/reu

Dr. Greg Cook says....Director, REU Program

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Chem-News 8 September 2002

CNSE Setting Up in Dunbar Hall

Dr. Greg McCarthy, Associate VicePresident for Interdisciplinary Research.

Center for Nanoscale Scienceand Engineering Overview

A new research thrust in nanoscalescience and engineering, initiated inAugust 2001 at North Dakota StateUniversity, is opening up remarkablevistas for the Fargo area and theregion. CNSE’s research anddevelopment groups are getting set upin the ground floor offices and labsmade available by P&C’s move toResearch 1 in the NDSU Researchand Technology Park.

NDSU’s Center for Nanoscale Scienceand Engineering (CNSE) was launchedrecently with the mission of engagingin pioneering, interdisciplinary

research and technology developmenton materials whose functional designstarts at the atomic-molecular scale.CNSE’s focus is on practicalmaterials, processes and devices thatare the basis of 21st century technol-ogy. CNSE operates through researchand development contracts and grantsfrom government and the privatesector, and welcomes cooperativeprograms with other universities andresearch institutions. CNSE thriveson multi-sector collaborations thatenhance the technological andindustrial base of North Dakota andthe country, and lead to new careeropportunities for current and futureNorth Dakota citizens.

By mid-summer, CNSE will have fivemajor Department of Defense-sponsored programs in place in theareas of microsensors, wirelesselectronics miniaturization, marinecoatings for Navy ships, anti-corrosioncoatings for military aircraft, robot-automated tools for new materialsdiscovery and optimization, andelectronic and magneticnanomaterials. A partnership andtechnology transfer arrangement is inplace with Alien Technology™Corporation from Morgan Hill,California, and discussions areunderway with several other

companies on similar collaborations inCNSE programs. In addition toengaging nearly 30 faculty andstudents from NDSU’s colleges in its

research, CNSE continues to hirescientists, engineers, technicians andadministrative specialists who haveadditional skill sets needed for itsresearch programs.

The NDSU Research and TechnologyPark is building a 75,000 square footfacility, much of which will bededicated to nanoscale science andengineering research. The facility willcontain cleanrooms, electronicsfabrication tools, state-of-the-artsynthesis and characterizationequipment, and space for more than125 researchers and support staff.

Alien Technology visita the “Clean Room”.

The Rasmussen Group has had anactive summer. In May, Kari Mitchell,Pat Griffin, and Misty Tomchukgraduated with their B.S. Kari will beattending graduate school at theUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities,Pat at the University of Wisconsin –Madison, and Misty at North DakotaState University. We wish them all thebest of luck!

Tessa Calhoun returned to the group towork under the chemistry depart-ment’s Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program. Her

project for the summer is an off-shoot of the thienopyrazine project.

In June, several group memberspresented their research at the 34th

Great Lakes Regional Meeting inMinneapolis.

Dr. Rasmussen, Daniel Sattler, ScottRothstein, Karla Radke, and collabo-rator Jenny Stafford presentedposters, while Katsu Ogawa andDon Kenning gave oral presenta-tions. Despite a few technicaldifficulties with audiovisual equip-ment and a lot of humorous inci-dents, the meeting went very well.

After the meeting, those from thegroup that attended went to Valleyfairfor a day of fun.

In mid-July, members of theRasmussen group and the Hamiltongroup attended the 2nd Annual Inor-ganic Camping Trip. This year we wentto Glacial Lakes State Park inStarbuck, MN. There was plenty ofswimming and biking, as well aseducational discussions about busstations, oral hygiene, and genetics.Despite rain, wind, and mosquitoesthe size of birds, a good time was hadby all.

Rasmussen GroupBy Don D. Kenning

President Jeff Jacobsen and VP Paul Drzaic ofAlien Technology visit the Class 10,000cleanroom nearing completion in Dunbar 50.Vice President Boudjouk hosted the tour.By: Dr. Greg McCarthy

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Chem-News 9 September 2002

Chemistry Faculty are World Travelers

Dr. Tallman Makes aReturn Visit to China

Dr. Dennis Tallman made a return trip toChina June 20 to July 8, 2002, wherehe lectured at Nankai University inTianjin (June 21-23), at Guangxi NormalUniversity in Guilin (June 25-28), andpresented an oral talk at the Interna-tional Conference on Synthetic Metals(ICSM) in Shanghai (June 29-July 6).

While in Tianjin, he and a group ofNankai University students climbed tothe top of Panshan (Pan Mountain), lo-cated south of Tianjin approximately 3-hours by train. The round-trip climb ofabout 1000 meters required about sixhours. Of the ten who attempted theclimb, six made it to the top (see ac-companying photograph).

His visit to Guilin included a 4-hour boattrip down the Lijiang (or Li River), knownfor its tall, steep limestone rock forma-tions, a truly beautiful region of China.

The president of Guangxi Normal Uni-versity provided his car and driver for a2-day overnight trip to a 500-year oldmountain village in the famous terracedmountain region, where the mountainsare terraced and the terraces floodedfor raising mostly rice, but also somecorn, pea pods and lotus plants. A hikeup the mountain to the village (Jin ZhuZhuang village where approximately 80families live) was rewarded with spec-

Dr. Tallman and Nankai University students nearthe summit of Panshan (Pan Mountain) nearTianjin, China.

The ICSM meeting in Shanghai was re-warding for a number of reasons. Theworld leaders in conducting polymer re-search were there, including the threepioneers of the field who won the 2000Nobel Prize in chemistry (Drs. Alan J.Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid and HidekiShirakawa). Additionally, researchersfrom Australia with whom Dr. Tallmanand his research group collaborate werein attendance, permitting in-depth dis-cussions of the status of their collabo-rative efforts (the next ICSM in 2004will be in Australia).

Dr. Tallman’s presentation on Sunday(the first day of the meeting) was wellreceived and was attended by betweentwo hundred and three hundred scien-tists. He spoke on a method recentlydeveloped by his group for directly elec-trodepositing polypyrrole onto aluminumand its alloys.

While in Shanghai, Dr. Tallman and hisAustralian mates stayed at the historicPeace Hotel overlooking the HuangpuRiver.

In The Land ofthe Rising Sun

Every time a paper came out from aJapanese researcher who beat me tothe press with our science, I said tomyself that I have to go to Japan andsee what¹s going on over there. So,this spring I went. I spent two weeksvisiting nine different universities andmeeting more than fifty scientists.

With the help from friends at KyushuUniversity and Osaka PrefectureUniversity, I was able to arrange a tourthat took me from the south ofJapan¹s Kyushu island up to Tokyo.The trip was really terrific, if notexhausting.

My trip started in Fukuoka in thesouthern island of Kyushu. I arrived ona Saturday evening one day latethanks to Northwest Airlines, but wewon’t talk about that. My friend Prof.

On Monday, I visited Kyushu Univer-sity and then left by train to Osaka. Ispent three days in the Kansai areaand visited Osaka Prefecture Univer-sity, University of Osaka, and a daytrip to Kobe Pharmaceutical University.On Friday morning, I headed to Kyotoby train where I spent the day at KyotoUniversity. The weekend was my onlyother free time during my trip. Hidetoand Rena Miyabe took me to see thetemples in Kyoto on Saturday and tothe historic city of Nara on Sunday.It was nice to see them again and torelax a little bit. On Monday morning,I traveled on the bullet train to Tokyo.I visited Gayukushin University whichis in the center of Tokyo. On Tuesday itwas off to Tokyo Institute of Technol-ogy. Wednesday I traveled back downto Nagoya and spent the day atNagoya Institute of Technology.Thursday brought me

By: Dr. Greg Cook

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Tokyo Institute of Technology

tacular views and a wonderful lunch complete with peanut oil tea and sweetrice wine. The night was spent at a hotsprings hotel in the mountains.

Shuji Kanemasa let me relax onSunday and we took a drive to theactive volcano Mt. Aso. There wehiked in the mountains and later spenta little time soaking in the hot springs.

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Chem-News 10 September 2002

6th Annual Meeting of ND College Chemistry Faculty Consortium

The Annual Chemistry Consortium,with all North Dakota Colleges andUniversities invited, held its meeting inBismarck. Fellowship and informationwas shared. It was a time of informal-ity and exchange of ideas amongchemistry faculties.

Book publishers attended, had exhibitsand made brief technology and text-book presentations.

Dr. Sanku Mallik’s group continues toevolve as one member moves on to acareer in the drug industry and twoaspiring chemists enter the laboratory.

The group’s senior graduate student,Ryan Keddy, recently accepted aposition with Abbott Laboratories, apharmaceutical company headquar-tered in Abbott Park, Illinois. With hisnew research team, Ryan will en-deavor to develop pain relievers thatare more powerful than the traditionalanalgesics yet less addictive thanalkaloid-based drugs, such as mor-phine. Ryan’s experience withpolymerizable metal-chelating lipo-somes assures him a solid back-ground in organic synthesis andsuccessful start with Abbott Laborato-ries.

In late May, Matthew Kalp, an under-graduate student from the Universityof Notre Dame, began research aspart of the National ScienceFoundation’s REU program (ResearchExperience for Undergraduates).During his time in the laboratory, Mattand his graduate student mentor, NiharSarkar, concentrated on making acollagen mimetic peptide. This

Mallik Group synthetic collagen will later be incorpo-rated into liposomes as part of the NIHfunded COBRE project. Matt com-mented that he is grateful for theopportunity to apply his classroomskills in order to solve challengingproblems that arise in his day-to-dayexperiments.

In addition to an undergraduate, Dr.Mallik’s lab was afforded the opportu-nity to mentor a high school student aspart of the Governor’s School program.For six weeks, Lindsey Kubischta fromBelfield, ND worked with lab veteranTheresa Rosendahl on synthesizingpeptides and monitoring matrixmetalloproteinase inhibition fromcompounds made in the Mallik lab.

During this time, Lindsey becamefamiliar with such equipment as thepeptide synthesizer, NMR, and HPLCmachines. As a result of her outstand-ing work, Lindsey was awarded theAllan G. Fischer Scholarship which willcover a major portion of her expensesshould she decide to attend NDSU.

While most would expect the pace ofresearch to be slow during the dogdays of summer, the Mallik groupreorganized and pushed ahead toassure exciting discoveries in the fall.

By: Matt Kalp, REU Student

Dr. Sun was recently awarded herfirst external funding from theAmerican Chemical Society –Petroleum Research Fund (Type G)for her research in “Nonlinearabsorption of transition-metalarylacetylide complexes”.

She presented two talks and oneposter at the American ChemicalSociety (ACS) 223rd Annual Confer-ence in Orlando (April 11th), ACSGreat Lakes Regional Meeting (June2nd), and the SPIE 47th AnnualMeeting (July 9th), respectively.

She got her picosecond lasersystem installed in the middle ofMay. Her optical laboratory will berunning soon.

Dr. Fengqi Guo and his wife PuhuiXie had their first baby on July 22nd.Both the baby and the mother aredoing great.

Three REU students, Paul Barron,Jason Dee and Young An, areworking in Dr. Sun’s lab this sum-mer. They actively participate in theREU activities and are enjoying theirexperience in research and theirstay at NDSU.

Dr. Wenfang Sun reports...

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Chem-News 11 September 2002

34th Great Lakes Regional Meetingof the American Chemical Society

June 2-4, 2002Minneapolis

www.chem.umn.edu/glrm

34th GREAT LAKES REGIONALMEETING

The 34th Great Lakes RegionalMeeting of the ACS was recentlyheld in Minneapolis, MN. The threeday meeting (June 2-4) was held atthe Radisson Hotel Metrodome andattracted attendees from across theMidwest.

NDSU Chemistry Profs SethRasmussen, David Hamilton, andWenfang Sun attended the meetingaccompanied by four graduatestudents and six undergraduatestudents. Graduate Students DonKenning and Katsu Ogawa presentedoral presentations on their polymer

research while first year grad stu-dents Jenny Stafford and NicolePoppinga presented posters on theinitial results of their graduateresearch.

Undergraduates Karla Radke, ScottRothstein, and Daniel Sattler eachpresented posters on their researchprojects while Mandy Zimmerlipresented a poster on the activitiesof the NDSU Chemistry Club.

In addition, Prof. Rasmussen pre-sented a poster on his NDSU Chem-istry Department Genealogy research(http://www.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu/pdf/genealogy-web.pdf) and itsapplications to chemical education.

By: Dr. Seth Rasmussen Poster Session: David Hamilton, JennyStafford, Nicole Poppinga.

Poster Session: Jenny Stafford, Karla Radke,Don Kenning.

The Hamilton group is growing. Afterinitial group member, URM studentEvan Erickson joined early last fall,graduate student Nicole Poppingajoined in December. Darla Powell andKaren Beckman both joined the labafter finishing their freshman year asNDSU chemistry majors this spring.Powell has been doing full timesummer research and Karenanticipates starting in the fall. LuisaProfeta, of University of Dallas andJulia Meade of Wellesley Collegejoined the lab as part of the ResearchExperience for Undergraduatesprogram.

This year has been a busy year forall. Dr. Hamilton took a trip to Europein May to visit with former colleagues.

Several of the group membersattended the ACS Regional Meetingin Minneapolis in early June.

Poppinga presented a poster at themeeting entitled “Kinetic studies onthe removal of Cobalt(III),Copper(II), and Aluminum(III), fromTransferrin by Tiron.” Profeta andMeade presented posters on theirresearch at the EPSCoR postersession in late July.

Last but not least most of the grouptook a weekend camping trip toGlacial Lakes State Park in Minne-sota with the Rasmussen group.Swimming, biking, river watching,and socializing made the campingtrip a success despite the intermit-tent rain.

The Hamilton GroupBy: Nicole Poppinga

Research 1 Open House celebration includingtenured facuty with Dr. Cook in attendance.

Open House at Research 1, Tallman Lab.

Research 1 Open House

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News from Chemistry Club

North Dakota State University Chemistry Department P. O. Box 5516 Fargo, ND 58105-5516

Non-Profit OrgU. S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 818Fargo, ND 58105

By: Karla Radke

The 2001-2002 school year was abusy and successful one for theNDSU Chemistry Club. The membersworked hard on fundraising efforts,most of the earnings coming fromworking concessions at theFargodome. The hard work paid off forthose who donated their time when theNational ACS meeting came around.

Fifteen undergraduates, as well asclub advisor Dr. Rasmussen, attendedthe meeting April 7-11 in Orlando,Florida. Each person presented aposter on either his or her research orChem Club activities. Also, the clubaccepted an Honorable Mention award

for its chapter activities during the2000-2001 school year. Aside fromattending the poster sessions andresearch talks, members visitedUniversal Studios, Disney World, andKey West. Even chemists like to havesome fun every now and then.

After the Orlando excursion, electionswere held at the end of April. Thevotes were unanimous to appoint theofficers for the 2002-2003 school year.Mandi Zimmerli will be our president,vice president Galen Sedo, treasurerScott Rothstein, and secretary KarlaRadke. The line-up is excited for theyear’s upcoming activities.

15 Attend ACS Meeting in Orlando