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St. Louis Chemists in the News

William J Sun takes a 2nd in prestigious competition

William J Sun, a senior at Parkway Central High School, took second place in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. His project, undertaken with David Haslam of Washington University School of Medicine, studied the effect of golgicide A on the Golgi secretory apparatus. Each year, 40 finalists are chosen from

Milorad Dudukovic former Saint Louis Award Winner snags national award

Milorad P Dudukovic, chemical engineering professor at Washington University has been named 2009 winner of the E V Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. The Saint Louis Section had previously recognized Dr Dudukovic withy the 1995 Saint Louis Award. The Murphree Award is sponsored by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering.

Wes Harris and Chris Spilling: Getting the aluminum out

Scientists at the University of Missouri–St Louis and the University of Kentucky have developed a device to help protect premature infants from the toxic effects of aluminum in their intravenous feeding solutions. A small filter removes the metal by chelation. This technology could be in hospitals as early as

Robert E Keller dies

Another long-standing member of the American Chemical Society and the Saint Louis Section has died. Robert E Keller had been a member of both since 1949. He was 86. Keller served as a Pharmacist’s Mate in the Navy during WWII, then returned home to earn BS, MS, and PhD

Donald G Leavitt dies

It is with sadness and sympathy for his surviving children and grandchildren that we note the passing of a 62-year member of the ACS. Donald G Leavitt died on December 31, 2008, at the age of 84. Don was a patent attorney specializing in chemical and pharmaceutical patents for the

Arch Paper Company featured in “green” report

Ted Gast, president of Arch Paper Company in St Louis and former Chair of St Louis Section–ACS, told St Louis News 4 today about making paper entirely from discarded cotton garments: “no trees, no chlorine, no bleach, no dyes” ... and of course, reduced demand for landfill volume. Does anyone

Andrew Liu, Parkway Central High School represents the USA at the 2008 International Chemistry Olympiad

Andrew Liu, a top finisher in the Advanced Division of the local high school chemistry contest for two straight years, has gone all the way. He is one of the four-chemist team who will represent the USA at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Budapest, July 12–21. The road to