10/29/2003
Ajay Singh (M.S.,
2000, Drueckhammer)
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Ajay
writes that he is working at ArrayBiopharma
in Boulder, Colorado and welcomes visits from USB friends and colleagues.
His e-mail address is ajasingh@hotmail.com
10/23/2003
John D'Angelo (B.S.,
2000)
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I'm
currently at UCONN for a PhD in chemistry under the watchful eyes
of Dr. Michael B. Smith. I'm currently in my fourth year, and i
xpect to graduate in another year and a half or so. I unfortunately
don't have any good news in the way of awards that I've won, except
for a department TA of the year award.
John G. D'Angelo
University of Connecticut
Department of Chemistry
55 N. Eagleville Road unit 3060
Storrs, Ct 06269-3060
08/18/2003
Anthony Marfat (Ph.D.,
1978, Helquist)
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Our
thanks to Tony Marfat and Pfizer
for their very generous donation to the department's scholarship
fund. See the Departmental
News web page.
07/28/2003
Edmund Gutierrez (Ph.D.,
1995, Koch)
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Since
my 1997 posting, a lot has happened. I worked in a semiconductor
company in Long Island for 3 years (2000-2003). I am now finally
where I want to be. I am a patent agent in a Long Island intellectual
property law firm. I work on chemical and biochemical patents. I
have a son Adam, 3 years old, and a daughter Emily, 7 years old.
Edmund Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Patent Agent
Hoffmann & Baron, LLP - Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights And
Related Matters
07/09/2003
Ambarish Singh
(Ph.D., 1985,
Prestwich)
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was
mentioned in the March 17 issue of C&E News in a summary of
presentations at the ACS ProSpectives conference:
Ambarish K. Singh, an associate director in the process research
and development department at Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick,
N.J., described the science and techniques for optimizing crystallization
methods and screening for polymorphic crystal forms, which can be
applied toward developing more efficient, environmentally friendlier,
and cost-effective processes.
06/10/2003
Leon Santoro (B.S.,
1976)
06/02/2003
Al Porter (B.S.,
1967)
[Al is Dean of the Division of Science and Allied Health at Mercer
County Community College. The following is excerpted from a
message to Prof. Kerber.]
...... Last year, I did a one-year stint as Vice President for Academic
and Student Affiars, covering for the absence of the incumbent. .....My
own academic division has plenty of challenges. Our enrollment is soaring,
we have several major fund raising activities underway, new faculty
lines keep the place humming, and our graduates are doing exceptionally
well. One of our more exciting initiatives involves a cooperative research
course for our best chem and bio students using the labs and faculty
at Rider, Rutgers, and Princeton Universities. The universities love
our students, and the whole arrangement is a fabulous success, culminating
in a colloquium conducted by the participants. We now want to expand
into industry.,,,,,. central NJ is home to Bristol Meyers-Squibb, J&J,
and other pharmaceutical companies that seem interested.
My academic division at Mercer includes all of the natural sciences
and health programs. Nursing, of course, is the biggest attraction these
days. We have three somewhat distinct nursing programs, making Mercer
one of the major sources of nursing graduates in the state. I also have
other responsibilities, including leadership of the college's self-study
process in preparation for a site visit by Middle States. I've done
quite a few Middle States accreditation reviews and site visits over
the years, so the territory is familiar. But it's a huge task to shoulder
by any metric........
05/29/2003
Michael Worsham (B.S.,
1988)
I am a solo attorney practicing environmental, consumer and civil rights
law. Not much chemistry in my professional life now. One of my concentration
areas is suing junk faxers and telemarketers including in class actions.
I thought I would use my science background somewhat more doing environmental
law, but it has not worked out that way. My web site is www.worshamlaw.com.
I am slowly developing another long standing passion -- playing the
guitar.
04/13/2003
Lyman Smith (B.S.,
1991)
I received my BS in 1991. My faculty advisor and senior research advisor
was Dr. Kerber. Since then, I have earned my Masters' in Chemistry from
Seton Hall (1994) and will graduate with my JD from St. John's in June
(2003). I am working for a large NJ Pharmaceutical company in the area
of patents for small molecules and biotechnology.
04/12/2003
David Walt (Ph.D.,
1979, Francis Johnson)
Thanks to Steve Koch for pointing out that David
Walt (now Robinson Professor of Chemistry at Tufts University)
was mentioned in three different articles in the March 31 issue of Chemical
and Engineering News.
03/18/2003
James DiLorenzo (Ph.D.,
1967, Schneider)
Jim has been appointed president and CEO of Paratek
Microwave, a provider of modular, antenna-to-baseband solutions
for wireless networks. He went to Paratek as part of its November 2002
acquisition of Signal Technology
where Jim was president and chief operating officer.
02/06/2003
Hsing-Pang
Hsieh (Ph.D., 1993, Burrows) &
Tianhu Li (Ph.D., 1992, Rokita)
Professor Ojima forwards
the following message:
It is nice to talk to you again. First of all, I would like to update
my status again. I have been promoted to an associate investigator starting
Feb. 1, 2003 after 3-month three-tier evaluation. In addition, I met
Dr. Tianhu Li (Ph.D. from Steven Rokita) last November in Taiwan during
the 7th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists. He is
currently doing his research in HongKong. if you like it, you can put
this message into alumni news with attached photo. Once again, I really
appreciated your support and personal encouragement in the past.
Best regards,
Hsing-Pang
Hsing-Pang
Hsieh, Ph.D.
Associate Investigator
National Health Research Institutes
Division of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research
9F, No. 161, Sec. 6, Minchiuan E. Rd., Neihu Chiu
Taipei 114, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: 886-2-2653-4401 ext. 6577(O) or 6595(Lab)
Fax: 886-2-2792-9703
E-mail: hphsieh@nhri.org.tw
http://www.nhri.org.tw |
Dr.
Tianhu Li
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
(852)2766-7778
Fax: (852)2364-9932
bctli@polyu.edu.hk |
02/04/2003
Editorial Note: How many other early Chemistry
alums are planning to attend the reunion that Bill mentions in the
following note? Details are at http://www.sunystonybrookreunion.net/
Let us know if you plan to attend - rschneider@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
William
Knolle (B.S.
1965)
I am planning to attend the reunion in June
as part of the Class of 1965..... I am currently working for Agere Systems
in Allentown. Several years ago we were Lucent Technologies and before
that I was with Bell Labs in Reading and Allentown. I am in the Environmental,
Health and Safety Dept at Allentown. I got out of the technical stuff
in 1989. I am in charge of air permits, chemical management and our
environmental management system.
Last summer we learned that Agere Systems is outsourcing
integrated circuit manufacturing and the facility at 555 Union Blvd.
in Allentown will be out of manufacture by the end of July 2003. When
the Orlando plant is sold then there will be no manufacturing in North
America by Agere. The IC fabs we will use are in Taiwan and Singapore.
We have had downsizing, rightsizing, and now a Force Management
Program or FMP so people are getting FMP'd, which is to say, laid off.
This will be my 33rd year with the company so I will have a pension
and severance pay when I get FMP'd.
Perhaps you [all] will be around for the reunion. Pat
Clarke and Bill LaCourse
(her husband) will be there.
Best regards,
Bill Knolle( knolle@agere.com)
01/06/2003
Mitchell Koppelman (B.S.,
1972)
A few things have changed since my 2000 update. While
I'm still with Minerals Technologies, I am no longer VP R&D. In
2001, I was elected a corporate officer of MTI (VP Mergers, Acquisitions,
& Planning), and moved to corporate headquarters in the Chrysler
Building in NYC. Since receiving my PhD. in '76, I've probably had seven
or eight different jobs (two companies) and have never moved (or had
the opportunity to move) from North Plainfield NJ.
After doing undergraduate research at SUNY Stony Brook in geochemistry,
I went on in the filed doing a doctoral thesis at Virginia Tech on the
surface chemistry of minerals, specifically the adsorption of metal
ions on clays using XPS (quite a new concept in 1972).
I joined Georgia kaolin, a mineral producing company in 1976 upon receipt
of my PhD. as a research group leader in the area of paper filling.
Hence I began a 25+year career associated with the paper and other process
industries, all from a mineral perspective.
I went into marketing and business management for 15 years, heading
the Precipitated Calcium Carbonate business for Pfizer and then Specialty
Minerals in North America I assumed my current R&D management position
in 1998.
I still serve on the Virginia Tech (Chemistry Department) Research Advisory
Council, something Stony Brook may want to consider, and have recently
been asked to join the Dean's (Arts & Sciences) Advisory Council
as well.
I still live in North Plainfield, NJ, with my wife Debbie, and our daughter
Tani, age 17, a senior in high school. College applications are
out, and we await responses. She would like to be a secondary school
Physical Education Teacher. My office is in New York City and I can
be reached at (212) 878-1825 or mitchell.koppleman@mineralstech.com.
Mitch
Dr. Mitchell Koppelman
Minerals Technologies Inc.
Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Planning
405 Lexington Avenue
The Chrysler Building 19th floor
New York, NY 10174-1904
(212) 878-1825; (908) 400-8785 (cell phone)
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