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Dr. John Verkade: 2010 Midwest Award Winner

Dr. John Verkade: 2010 Midwest Award Winner

Professor John Verkade is a prolific and honored University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Iowa State University. He received his BS degree in 1956 from the University of Illinois, the AM in 1957 from Harvard University, and his PhD in 1960 from the University of Illinois. He joined

Vincent Spaziano, professor of chemistry at SLU dies

Vincent Spaziano, professor of chemistry at SLU dies

Vincent Spaziano had retired just last month! He had been a member of the faculty at Saint Louis University since 1973, rising to the rank of professor in 1986. He was chair of the department of chemistry from 1987 to 2002, and associate dean of the College of Arts and

Jai Nagarkatti, Sigma-Aldrich CEO, in memoriam

Jai Nagarkatti, Sigma-Aldrich CEO, in memoriam

Jai Nagarkatti, CEO of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, died quite unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack on November 13. He had worked for Aldrich Chemical Company and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation his whole professional life, starting as a bench chemist in 1976 and assuming the CEO position in 2006. Sigma-Aldrich has posted a memorial

Bart Bartlett and William Buhro featured in ACS Scholar success story in C & E News

Bart Bartlett and William Buhro featured in ACS Scholar success story in C & E News

St Louis public schools don’t get a lot of respect. But, at least at Gateway Academic and Classical High, they are doing something right. Bart Bartlett graduated from this top-ranked high school in 1996, going on to Washington University for his bachelors degree in chemistry and to MIT for

Robert Becker takes Missouri statewide teacher-of-the-year honors

Robert Becker takes Missouri statewide teacher-of-the-year honors

Robert Becker, chemistry teacher at Kirkwood High School, has advanced from Kirkwood District teacher-of-the-year to Missouri teacher-of-the-year. And the field is not just chemistry, but all subjects! Becker, who has been teaching chemistry at Kirkwood since 1990, was previously recognized as the St Louis Section and the Midwest Region chemistry

Gabriel Hernandez and Keith Stine featured in Project SEED success story

St Louis high school student Gabriel Hernandez was featured in a Post-Dispatch article highlighting his involvement with Project SEED, the ACS program that helps economically disadvantaged students learn about and pursue careers in chemistry. Hernandez is in his second summer as a Project SEED fellow, working in the lab of

Hal Harris recognized as “Science Educator of the Year” by Academy of Science–St Louis

At the St Louis Scientist Awards Dinner hosted by the Academy of Science–St Louis, Hal Harris (Professor of Chemistry, UM–SL) received the Science Educator Award, “recogniz[ing] a distinguished individual or organization on the basis of outstanding contributions to science education or to the public understanding of science,