Organic Division 2002 Fall Newsletter

Organic Division Home Page: http://www.organicdivision.org/

Members of the Division of Organic Chemistry

You are invited to attend National meetings of the ACS and present contributed papers (oral or poster). Instructions for submission of papers are at the end of this letter in the section entitled "Information for Authors of Papers." Please read them carefully. Submissions should arrive by the indicated deadline for each meeting, which is published in the membership newsletter and C&E News (January and July) and posted on the ACS Website: http://www.chemcenter.org/. Members also are encouraged to submit brief proposals to the National Program Chair for contributed symposia at future National ACS meetings. Contact Lisa McElwee-White, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, P. O. Box 117300, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Tel: 352-392-3364, Fax: 352-392-3584, e-mail: orgn@chem.ufl.edu.

Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award Winner

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2002 Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award is William R. Roush of the University of Michigan. This award recognizes his exemplary leadership role in the organic chemistry community. He will be honored by the Division at the Executive Committee banquet to be held on August 20, 2002.

Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowships

Graduate fellowships in the amount of $20,000 each have been awarded to:

Awards Symposia, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August 18-20, 2002

ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistrysponsored by Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc. to Professor Andrew G. Myers, Harvard University (out of sequence at request of awardee)

Arthur C. Cope Awardfor outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry to Professor Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology

A. C. Cope Scholar Awards:
Xumu Zhang, The Pennsylvania State University
James S. Panek, Boston University
Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University
Alois Fürstner, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

Arthur C. Cope Senior Scholar Awards:
Carl R. Johnson, Wayne State University
Madeleine M. Joullié, University of Pennsylvania
Alan R. Katritzky, University of Florida
Masakatsu Shibasaki, The University of Tokyo

Arthur C. Cope Young Scholar Awards:
Matthew D. Shair, Harvard University
Karen L. Wooley, Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesissponsored by Elsevier Science Ltd. to Professor Yoshito Kishi, Harvard University.

Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Awards Symposium
Michael Castaldi, Pfizer, Groton
Michele M. Cudahy, Pharmacia
James F. Dropinski, Merck, Rahway
Claude Dufresne, Merck, Frosst
James Guare, Merck, West Pointe
Denis Har, Novartis
Timothy Z. Hoffman, Scripps Research Inst.
Daniel Ortwine, Pfizer, Ann Arbor
Sai Shrum, Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Gary Shrum, Proctor & Gamble
Ronald Sorcek, Boehringer-Ingelheim
Bryan Sorenson, Abbott
Joseph Swistok, Hoffman-La Roche
Thomas M. Wilson, Lilly

ACS Sponsored Meetings

For information about attending the National meeting see the ACS meeting web site at: http://www.acs.org/meetings

The 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Date/Location: March 23-27, 2003 in New Orleans, LA.

The 226th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Date/Location: September 7-11, 2003 in New York, NY

Abstracts Due Online: The deadline for submission will be posted on the Division web site.

Other Organic Chemistry Meetings of Interest

National Organic Symposium (NOS):

The 38th National Organic Symposium will be held between June 8-12, 2003 at Indiana University, Bloomington. Check the Official NOS web page for further information (http://nos2003.org/).

Plenary Speakers:

Albert Eshenmoser (ETH-Zurich) - Roger Adams Awardee

Donna Blackmond (Hull, UK)
Ronald Breslow (Columbia)
Edward Delaney (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
David Evans (Harvard)
Laura Kiessling (Wisconsin)
Eric Kool (Stanford)
James Leighton (Columbia)
David MacMillan (Cal Tech)
Larry Overman U California-Irvine)
Peter Schultz (Scripps)
Matthew Shair (Harvard)
Timothy Swager (MIT)
John Wood (Yale)

Registration fee for the 38th National Organic Symposium includes all conference materials, opening reception, morning refreshment breaks, social mixers on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings, and picnic/barbeque on Wednesday evening. Registrants are responsible for travel, lodging, meals other than those identified and any costs associated with planned excursions.

Registration for the Symposium will be accepted beginning September 3, 2002 and concluding May 16, 2003. Discounted fees will remain in effect from September 3rd through April 4, 2003 at which time late registration fees will go into effect. All participants are encouraged to register early. All participants including speakers, presenters, sponsors and guest are asked to register. There will be no on-site registration. Pre-registration may be made on-line, by phone, mail or FAX.

Registration fees are based on professional status and membership participation in the National Organic Association:
Before April 4 2003: member fees $300, non-member fees $325, post-doctoral students $100, all other students $50.
April 4 through May 16, 2003: member fees $350, non-member fees $375, post-doctoral students $125, all other students $75.

Registration fees can be paid by:
Credit card -- Master Card, American Express, Visa, Discover
Check -- Made payable to IU Conferences #88-03.
Checks must be issued in the US currency and drawn on a bank that does business in the US
Purchase Order

Registrations are accepted:

• On-line: http://www.nos2003.org/
• Phone: Contact the Conference Registrar at 800-933-9330
• FAX: Please photocopy the on-line registration form and FAX to Conference Registrar at 812-855-8077
• Mail: Please photocopy the on-line registration form and mail to: Conference Registrar, IU Conferences, 110 One City Centre, 120 W. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404

Cancellation of Registration: Registration fees will be fully refunded up to May 8, 2003. Cancellations after May 8th will be subject to a $30.00 service charge. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing (e-mail is acceptable) and directed to the Conference Registrar at iuconfs@indiana.edu or mailed to IU Conference (address above).

Special Requests: Please note on your registration form if you have any dietary restrictions or special needs. We will make every effort to accommodate your requests.

19th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Date/Location: August 10-15, 2003 in Fort Collins, Colorado
Abstracts Due: 31 March, 2003

Important Notices

With regard to the following two ballot issues, please follow the directions carefully in order for your vote to be valid. PLEASE USE A NUMBER 2 PENCIL TO COMPLETELY FILL IN THE CORRESPONDING BOXES. The results of each ballot shall be determined by those votes returned (envelope provided) to the Secretary-Treasurer's office: Dr. James H. Rigby, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202 no later than November 29, 2002. Please note: Under the bylaw for the Division of Organic Chemistry, Affiliates do not have voting privileges.

The 2002 Nominating Committee Report.Please see the information provided on each candidate in the insert.

Articles of Incorporation.A proposal to incorporate the Division of Organic Chemistry was recently approved by the Executive Committee. The Committee believes that incorporation is in the best interest of the Division in that it will help protect it from certain liabilities. The proposed articles of incorporation are included with this Newsletter.

Web Site for Organic Syntheses

Organic Syntheses presents to the organic chemistry community detailed experimental methods in a standard format for the synthesis of organic compounds. The 79 annual volumes and 9 collective volumes published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are now available online. The site requires specific browser configurations and the ChemDraw Browser plugin. You can access the database at: http://www.orgsyn.org/

Organic Reactions Volumes

Current and back issues of Organic Reactions are available. For an order form and more information, visit the Organic Division web site http://www.organicdivision.org/orgreact.html

NSF Announcement

The National Science Foundation is seeking nominations for rotators to serve in grant evaluation in the Division of Chemistry of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directory. Rotators typically spend one year on sabbatical at the National Science Foundation Headquarters near Washington, D.C. The NSF seeks to put together a pool of qualified candidates who can be tapped over the long-term for these important positions. Nominations for possible rotators should be forwarded to Dennis Curran at curran+@pitt.edu. Self nominations are welcome.

Call for Nominations

2003 Leete Award

Nominations for the 2003 Edward Leete Award will be accepted until April 1, 2003. Nominees must be members of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research. A nomination document should include:

1. A letter of not more than 1000 words containing an evaluation of the nominee's accomplishments and a specific identification of the work recognized
2. A biographical sketch, including date of birth
3. A list of publications and patents by the nominee
4. Up to two seconding letters, containing information not given in the letter of nomination, may be included

Nomination packets must be sent to: Dr. James R. Rigby, Secretary/Treasurer, Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 48202. The award will be presented at the 226th ACS National meeting in New York.

Nature. The award will be presented no more than biennially during the fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society. The Award consists of a $1500.00 cash prize.

Establishment. The award is named in honor of Edward Leete who, through his contributions to science and education, fostered an appreciation and love for organic chemistry. The award was endowed by contributions from Professor Leete's student and colleagues.

Rules of Eligibility. Nominees must be members of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research. Teaching should be considered in the broadest sense, including of professional chemists, the dissemination of information about chemistry to prospective chemists, to members of the profession, to students in other areas and to the general public. A nominee must also have accomplished outstanding creative work in any area of organic chemistry. Nominations should emphasize both the nominee's teaching and research contributions.

Travel Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Students in Organic Chemistry

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Travel awards are granted to undergraduate students for travel, accommodations and registration, up to $1000 each, to attend the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Student applicants will be in their junior year of studies, have engaged in research full-time during at least one summer, and have the intent to enter graduate school in chemistry. Preference will be given to those students who plan to present a poster or paper at the Meeting. Limit of one award per institution.

All Application Forms must be accompanied by:

1. A brief biographical sketch of the applicant with a description of relevant research experience
2. A listing of college or university grades
3. Two letters of recommendation, including one from the student's research mentor
4. A brief statement by the student concerning the perceived value in attending the ACS National Meeting.

Applications are to be sent to Dr. Cynthia A. Maryanoff, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Welsh and McKean Roads, P. O. Box 0776, Spring House, PA 19477-0776. Tel: 215-628-5650 or 215-628-5491. Fax: 215-540-4683

The deadline for receipt of applications is January 15, 2003. Notification of Award will be made on or before February 15, 2003.

Organic Division, Book Discount

Information for Submission of a Paper or Poster at an ACS meeting in an Organic Division Session

Submit abstracts using the Online Abstract Submittal System (OASYS) at http://oasys.acs.org/. Include a required 1,000-word description of the oral or poster presentation (Div. Bylaw VIII.1b) in online submission via OASYS. If you do not have web access, contact Dr. Lisa McElwee-White (orgn@chem.ufl.edu), program chair, well before any posted deadline -- See the Organic Division's Meetings page for important deadlines.

Helpful hints/tips for submission of a long abstract can be found at: http://www.organicdivision.org/author_info.html.

Lisa McElwee-White, Program Chair
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
P.O. Box 117300, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7300
Tel: 352-392-2264; Fax : 352-392-3584
Internet ID: orgn@chem.ufl.edu

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Official requirements for authors who wish to submit a paper for an ACS meeting in one of the Organic Division Sponsored sessions:

I. ACS Requirements

The bylaws of the American Chemical Society places the following requirements on papers that are presented at National ACS Meetings.

1. ACS Membership. At least one author of each paper must be a member of the American Chemical Society, unless all the authors are not chemists or engineers residing in the United States.

II. Organic Division Requirements and Policies

The Organic Division has the following bylaw and policies pertaining to ORAL and POSTER PRESENTATIONS submitted for presentation at National ACS Meetings.

1. Under no circumstances should a paper appear in print in a journal other than as a communication to the editor before presentation. Responsibility for ensuring that this policy is not violated rests solely with the author(s). If a manuscript is accepted for publication before a Meeting, the author(s) should specifically request the editor to arrange publication in an issue that is circulated after the ACS Meeting.

2. Abstract. Submit abstracts using the Online Abstract Submittal System (OASys) available through the ACS web site. Include a required 1,000- word description of oral or poster presentation (Div. Bylaw VIII.1b) in online submission via OASys.

3. Manuscript. One copy of a manuscript (at least 1,000 words) of the paper to be presented that contains a detailed description of the experimental work upon which the paper is based must be submitted (required by the bylaw of the Division). A copy of the manuscript in a form to be submitted for publication is ideal. No paper can be accepted for the meeting program unless it is accompanied by the manuscript. After the manuscript has been reviewed, in preparation for the program, the manuscript of each paper accepted will be sent to the chair of the session in which the paper is to be presented. The presiding officer will serve as discussion leader for each of the papers in their session. Manuscripts for publication should be sent to the editors of the journals and not the secretary of the Division.

4. Scheduling of Papers. The papers are arranged according to subject matter. Please do not request the scheduling of a paper for specific days unless a conflict WITH ANOTHER ACS PROGRAM makes it impossible for you to present at a specific time. If such a conflict exists, please advise the Program Chair no later than the deadline. REQUESTS FOR PARTICULAR TIMES FOR PRESENTATION THAT FAIL TO INDICATE A CONFLICT WITH AN ACS FUNCTION WILL BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION ONLY.

5. Notification of Acceptance. The author presenting the paper will be notified of the half-day session to which the paper has been assigned. If a paper cannot be accepted, the author will be notified of this fact as soon as possible. If an oral presentation is requested on the short abstract, an attempt will be made to honor that request. However, if the topic of the requested oral presentation does not fit in an oral session, or if an inordinately large number of requests for oral presentations are received, the presentation may be moved to a poster session. When no preference is indicated, the paper will be slotted in either an oral or a poster session depending on the topic.

6. Acknowledgment of Receipt. Any author(s) of the abstract (as well as the subsequent assignment) must enclose two self-addressed and stamped postcards, such as those originally attached to the standard ACS abstract form. Foreign authors are not required to provide stamps.

III. Slides and Oral Presentation

Each meeting room will be equipped with projection facilities for 2" x 2" slides and overhead transparencies. Overheads are not recommended for large audiences such as symposia. Authors should be sure their slides are legible and present a reasonable amount of data on each slide. Manuscripts should not be read verbatim. The Executive Committee recommends that the presentation should be carefully prepared so that it is properly timed and of high quality. Since the time allotted to each oral presentation is only 20 minutes, it is suggested that no more than ten black-on-white background slides be used in the presentation. The material on the slides should be presented horizontally. The size of the screens do not accommodate the use of vertical slides.

IV. Poster Session

Boards (4' x 6') will be available for each poster presentation. Plan to use large letters for the titles, authors, and affiliation. Minimize text and maximize the number of figures, schemes, and structures. The contents must be readable from at least four feet. Helpful hints/tips for submission of a long abstract can be found at: http://www.organicdivision.org/author_info.html.

Membership

Join over 18,500 fellow scientists bound by a strong interest in Organic Chemistry.

Maintain current awareness in your profession. Elevate your professional profile - become a member of the Organic Division!

Benefits of Membership

1) You will receive semiannual Newsletter information about divisional and joint programs at National ACS Meetings, invitation to present papers/posters at these meetings, deadlines for paper submissions, and other meetings of interest.

2) You will receive Abstract Booklets of papers presented at National Meetings by the Organic Division, including those cosponsored with other divisions.

3) You will enjoy gratis copies of flexicover annual editions of Organic Syntheses, courtesy of Organic Syntheses, Inc.

4) You will receive annually four discount coupons providing a 25% discounts on books purchased from the following major publishers: Academic Press, Inc., Aldrich Chemical Co., John Wiley & Sons, Marcel Dekker, Inc., Pergamon Press, Inc., and Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

5) Through the process of nomination, you can participate in selection of speakers at the National Organic Symposia.

6) Through yearly input by nomination, you can assist in selecting the Officers of the Division.

7) By further individual or group involvement, you can contribute to enhancing the stature of the field of organic chemistry in and outside of the ACS.

How Can I Join the Organic Division? Currently, the best way to join is to apply online at: http://store.acs.org/cgi-bin/technical_divisions_application.

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Nominating Committee Report

2002

The election of officers shall be held by mail ballot and the results of the ballot shall be determined by the majority of those whose votes are received in the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. James H. Rigby, by November 29, 2002. The announcement of the officers elected to serve will be made at the business meeting in New Orleans on March 23, 2003 and in the 2003 Spring Division Newsletter. Enclosed with this report are a ballot and an addressed return envelope. In orders for votes to be valid, the votes must be marked in accordance with the instructions given on the ballot, placed in the addressed envelope, sealed, stamped, and mailed to the Division Secretary-Treasurer in order to receive them by November 29.

Chair (one to be elected)

William J. Greenlee:Born Nov. 10, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio. B.S., 1972, Ohio State University, M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1976), Harvard University (R. B. Woodward). Postdoctoral Fellow (1976-1977), Columbia University (Gilbert Stork). NSF Predoctoral Fellow (1972-1976), NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (1976-1977). Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey: Senior Chemist (1977-1981), Research Fellow (1981-1984), Assistant Director, New Lead Discovery (1984-1988), Director (1989-1992), Senior Director (1992-1995). Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey: Senior Director, CV/CNS Chemical Research (1995-2002), Vice President, CNS and Cardiovascular Chemistry and High-Throughput Synthesis (2002 - present). Chair, Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Conference (1997). Vice-Chair, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Division (2000), Chair, Long-Range Planning Committee (2000), Program Chair (2001-2002), Chair-elect for 2003. Member-at-large, Executive Committee, ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (2001-2003). Chair, Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry (TAOC) Award Program (Division of Organic Chemistry). Co-Organizer, Drew Residential School in Medicinal Chemistry, Drew University, Madison, NJ. Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (Ex officio), Section Editor, Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry. Section Editor, Current Opinion in Drug Design and Development. Author of more than 100 research publications and inventor of over 50 U.S. patents. Research activities include: Design and synthesis of potential drug candidates for treatment of CNS and cardiovascular disorders. High-throughput synthesis in support of medicinal chemistry optimization programs in several therapeutic areas (central nervous system, cardiovascular, inflammation, immunology, cancer and infectious diseases); Design and synthesis of combinatorial chemistry libraries for medicinal chemistry lead discovery.

Michael J. Martinelli:Born March 25, 1958 in Olean, N.Y. B.S. 1980, State University of New York at Geneseo; Ph.D. 1984, Wesleyan University (P. Jacobi); DAAD Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985, Universität München (R. Gompper); NIH Postdoctoral Fellow 1986-7, Harvard University (Y. Kishi). Lilly Research Laboratories, Scientific Positions: Senior Organic Chemist, 1987; Research Scientist, 1990; Senior Research Scientist, 1993; Research Advisor, 1996; Lilly Research Fellow, 2001-; Midwest Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry Consortium (MPPCC) Founding Member (1992), Steering Committee Member 1992-; Initiative Committee for Journal: Organic Process R&D; Organizing Committee, Pacifichem 2000; Editorial Board, Organic Reactions, 1999-; Industrial Advisory Board, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 1999-; Organizing Committee, ACS ProSpectives, Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry 2002, 2003; Organizing Committee, French American Chemical Society (FACS VIII) meeting 2000, and Co-chair (FACS IX) 2002; Organizing Committee, National Organic Symposium 2003; Organizing Committee, International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2003; Member, American Chemical Society, Organic Division, Medicinal Chemistry Division; Member, International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry; Member, New York Academy of Sciences; Member, Sigma Xi. Research interests: Chemical process research on new pharmaceutically active materials, with focus on organic synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis and related disciplines. Such work provides an interesting crossroad between industry and academia, with science and business.

Councilor (two to be elected)

Franklin A. Davis:Born April 1, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa; B.S. University of Wisconsin 1962; Ph.D. Syracuse University 1966; Welch Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas 1966-68; Assistant/Associate/Professor of Chemistry, Drexel University 1968-1986; George S. Sasin Professor of Organic Chemistry, Drexel University, 1986-95; Professor of Chemistry, Temple University 1995-Present; Drexel University Research Achievement Award, 1980; Philadelphia ACS Section Award, 1982; National Science Foundation Extension for Special Creativity 1991-1993; Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1992; Temple University Research Award 2000; National Organic Symposium Speaker, 1997; Treasurer Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club l972-73; Chairman Philadelphia Organic Chemists Club l988-89; Vice-Chairman Gordon Research Conference on "Stereochemistry" 1996; Chairman Gordon Research Conference on "Stereochemistry" 1998; Executive Committee - Organic Division, American Chemical Society, l988-; Executive Committee - Fluorine Division, American Chemical Society, 1996-2000; National Program Chair - Organic Division, American Chemical Society, 1988-91; Chairman - Organic Division, American Chemical Society 1994; Councilor Organic Division, American Chemical Society, 1997-2001; Committee on Science and Arts - The Franklin Institute 1990-99; DOE Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program Panelists, 1991, 1992; NSF Postdoctoral Evaluation Panelist, 1993, 96, 96; NSF CAREER Panelist, 1997, International Science Foundation Panelist, 1994; EPA/NSF panelist, 1995; Awards Committee, American Chemical Society, 1986-89, 1994-97; Editorial Board of the Journal of Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1985-; Editorial advisory board Organic Letters; Member NIH Medicinal Chemistry Study Section, 1999-2002. Research interests: New reagents and methodologies for asymmetric synthesis; enantioselective synthesis of amine derivatives using sulfur-nitrogen reagents (N-sulfinyl imines); natural product synthesis; heterocyclic chemistry (oxaziridines, aziridines, 2H-azirines, piperidine and pyrrolidine alkaloids); enantio- and regioselective synthesis of organofluorine compounds.

Michael P. Doyle:Born Oct. 31, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN. He received his B.S. degree (1964) from the College of St. Thomas and his Ph.D. (1968) from Iowa State University where he was a U.S. Public Health Service Fellow; postdoctoral associate and instructor (1968) at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Appointments: Hope College 1968-1984; Trinity University 1984-1997, Dr. D. R. Semmes Distinguished Professor of Chemistry; Professor, University of Arizona since 1997, and President of Research Corporation. Awards: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1973; Chemical Manufacturers Association Catalyst Award, 1982; American Chemical Society Award for Research at Undergraduate Institutions, 1988; Doctor Honoris Causa, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1994; Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1995; James Flack Norris Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, 1995; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995; Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award, 1998; George C. Pimentel Award for Chemical Education, 2002. American Chemical Society: Member, Executive Committee 1988-1990, Councilor 1990-2002, Chairman-Elect 1992, Chairman 1993, Past-Chairman 1994, for the Division of Organic Chemistry. Chairman, Joint Board-Council Committee on Publications 1997-1999. Chair, Editorial Board for C&E News 1997-1999. Member, Committee on Science 1995-2003. Member, Committee on Committees 1996-98. Member, Committee on Nominations and Elections 1993, 2002-2004. Member, ACS Task Force to Monitor C&E News 1993. Member, Board Implementation Task Force on Minorities 1991-92. Chairman, Membership Affairs Committee 1990-1992. Member, Board of Trustees, Group Insurance Plans 1990-1992. Member, Committee on Professional Training 1985-1990. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry: Titular Member and Secretary, Commission on Physical Organic Chemistry (III.2), 1987-91. National Science Foundation: Member, Committee of Visitors, Division of Chemistry, 1998. National Research Council: Member, Chemical Sciences Roundtable, 2000-2002 and member of its Executive Committee. Member, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, 1990-1994. Member, Committee on Undergraduate Science Education. 1993-96. Editorial Advisory Boards: Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2000-2002; Organic Letters, 1999-2004; Accounts of Chemical Research, 1999-2004; Concepts in Magnetic Resonance, 1995-2000; Russian Chemical Bulletin, 1995-present; Council on Undergraduate Research Newsletter, 1978-1993, Editor. Research interests: asymmetric catalysis and its applications, the design and development of dirhodium(II) compounds, metal carbene chemistry, and new methods for the synthesis of macrocyclic compounds. He has published 16 book chapters and 10 books, and he has more than 230 peer-reviewed publications and 7 patents. Since the beginning of 2000 he has given 16 Plenary Lectures at national and international conferences and symposia, and he has presented 22 invited lectures at universities and industries.

John Gupton:Born Jan. 4, 1946 in Norfolk, VA. Education: B.S. (1967), Virginia Military Institute; M.S. (1969) and Ph.D. (1975), Georgia Institute of Technology; Professional Positions: Senior Chemist (1975-78), Agricultural Division, CIBA-GEIGY Corp.; Asst. Prof. of Chemistry (1978-83), University of Central Florida; Associate Professor of Chemistry (1983-86), University of Central Florida; Professor of Chemistry (1983-1995), University of Central Florida; Professor of Chemistry (1987), George Mason University; Professor and Chair of Chemistry (1995-1999), University of North Carolina-Asheville; Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry (1999-present), University of Richmond. Offices Held: Elected Councilor of the Council on Undergraduate Research (1985-1994), Elected Secretary of the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (1990-1991), Elected Chair of the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (1991-1993). Honors/Awards: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; University of Central Florida Annual Award for Excellence in Research (1985); 12th Annual Mobay Lecturer - College of Charleston (1990); Invited Speaker Gordon Research Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds (1991); Invited Speaker International Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry (1991); University of Central Florida Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching (1991); Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar/Fellow Award (1992-94 and 2002-04); Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Chair in Chemistry (2001), University of Richmond. Professional Affiliations: American Chemical Society; Organic Chemistry Division of the ACS; Fluorine Chemistry Division of the ACS; Medicinal Chemistry Division of the ACS; Society of Sigma Xi; Council on Undergraduate Research; International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry. Research Interests: Over the last twenty-four years the Gupton research group has been interested in developing new synthetic organic methods that could be applied to the preparation of bioactive compounds in agriculture and medicine. The primary focus of the research has been the development and application of vinylogous iminium salts in organic synthesis. This research has involved undergraduate students (more than 70 to date) at all levels and they appear as co-authors on approximately 70% of Dr. Gupton's refereed publications. In addition, he has supervised the master's theses of 23 students and the research of 4 postdoctoral fellows. This research has been funded by a variety of sources (NIH, NSF, ACS-PRF, Research Corp., Dow Chemical, Monsanto/Searle, American Cyamamid, Jeffress Trust and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation). The research results have been presented at invited seminars/professional meetings (over 100) and have been published in 81 peer-reviewed papers/patents.

Mark A. Scialdone:Born December 29, 1962 in Huntsville, Alabama. B.S., Michigan Technological University, 1986. M.S. Michigan Technological University, 1987. Ph.D Wayne State University, 1992. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Colorado State University, 1992-1994. Research Assistant, Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, 1987. Research Chemist, DuPont Central Research & Development, 1994-1998. Senior Research Chemist, DuPont Central Research & Development, 1998-present. Sponsor of four DuPont Young Professor Awards. On-Campus Recruiter, 1998. Member of the ACS since 1984, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Divisions. Research interests include asymmetric synthesis, design of bio-active materials, combinatorial synthesis methods and novel wood preservatives.

Alternate Councilor (one to be elected)

Victor Snieckus:Born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1937 and spent his childhood in Germany during World War II. He received the B.Sc. degree at the University of Alberta (1959) where he was strongly influenced by R. Sandin. After graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley (M.Sc. with D.S. Noyce) and Oregon (Ph.D. with V. Boekelheide), he returned to Canada for a postdoctoral year with O.E. Edwards at NSERC, and then joined the faculty at the University of Waterloo in 1966. He held the Monsanto/NRC Industrial Research Chair until 1998 when he accepted the Bader Chair in Organic Chemistry at Queen's University.

Honors and Awards (since 1990)

• Visiting Professor, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa, (1991)
• Universitat Basel Chair, Switzerland (1991)
• Alfred Bader Award in Organic Chemistry (1993)
• Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (1993)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (1993)
• Gastprofessor, University of Zurich (1994)
• Gastprofessor, University of Innsbruck (1995)
• Glaxo Wellcome Professorship, Duke University (1996)
• Humboldt Research Award (Humboldt-Forschungspreis) (1996)
• R.U. Lemieux Award for Organic Chemistry (1997)
• Fellow, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Lietuvos Mokslo Akademija) (1999)
• 100 Milestones of 20th Century Canadian Chemistry Award (2000)
• Killam Research Fellowship (2000-2001)
• ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (2001)
• International Society for Heterocyclic Chemistry Award (2001)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational Fellowship for Research (2001)
• Guest Professor, Australian National University, Canberra (2002)

Editorships and Editorial Advisory Boards

• Volume Editor, Science of Synthesis - Volume Eight (1999-)
• General Organic Editor, Canadian Journal of Chemistry (1988-)
• Regional Editor for the American Continents, SYNLETT (1990-)
• Synthesis Editor, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (1988-)
• Editorial Board Member, Organic Process Research & Development (2000)
• Editorial Board Member, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis (2000)
• Editor, Advances in Carbanion Chemistry (1988-1999)
• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Organic Chemistry (1984 -89)
• Editorial Advisory Board, Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry (1988-95)

Professional Service Includes

• Chairman, International Conference in Heterocyclic Chemistry (Waterloo, 1985)
• Chairman, Organic Division, ACS (1989-90)
• Councilor, Division of Organic Chemistry, ACS (1993-1996)
• Committee Associate, International Activities Committee, ACS (1994-)
• Alternate Councilor (DOC), ACS (1996-2002)
• International Advisory Committee, 18th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2001
• International Advisory Committee, 6th International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry, 2001

Publications: over 198 papers and 60 reviews. Two patents.
Lectures: 110 Plenary and over 363 Invited Lectures
Student Training: over 60 graduate students and 50 post doctoral fellows.

Research: Pursuing serendipity, to devise and develop new methods and strategies in organic synthesis. Current Programs: the Directed ortho Metalation (DoM) strategy for polysubstituted aromatics and heteraromatics; emphasis on biological molecules; aromatic radical cyclizations; transition metal cross coupling reactions; new acyl anion equivalents; BINOL and ferrocene ligands for asymmetrical synthesis.

Industrial Interaction: 16 consultantships; lead compound for Monsanto fungicide for the TAKE-ALL disease, commercialized in 1999, originated from the Snieckus laboratories.

Xumu Zhang:Born October 30, 1961 in Hubei, China. B.S. 1982, Wuhan University, China; M.S. 1985, Chinese Science Academy, Fuzhou (Jiaxi Lu); M.S. 1987, UC San Diego (G. N. Schrauzer); Ph. D. 1992, Stanford University (J. P. Collman); Postdoctoral Fellow 1992-94, Stanford University (J. P. Collman); Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University, 1994-1999; Associate Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University, 1999-present. The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award, 1994; DuPont Young Faculty Award, 1996; Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996; The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award, 1998; The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 2000; The Outstanding Oversea Chinese Young Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2000; The Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal 2001; The Young Innovation Award of ChiTec (Chinese HighTech) in Chemistry, 2001; The American Chemical Society Cope Scholar Award, 2002; Guest Professor of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry 1999-present; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics 1999-present and Wuhan University 2002-present; Editorial Advisory Board, Enantiomer, 1999-; Consultant, Pfizer; Catalytica Pharmaceutical Inc; R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute; Chiral Quest. Research Interests: Development of chiral phosphine ligands for asymmetric catalysis; Asymmetric hydrogenation and C-C bond forming reactions; Transition metal catalyzed asymmetric reactions for the synthesis of biologically active compounds; New synthetic methods.

Member-at-Large (two to be elected)

David Crich:Born July 21, 1959 in Chesterfield, England; B.Sc., University of Surrey, 1981; D. ès Sc., Universit´ de Paris XI (D. H. R. Barton), 1984; Postdoc, 1984-85, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (D. H. R. Barton and P. Potier); Lecturer, Christopher Ingold Laboratories, University College London, 1985-1990; Associate Professor, 1990-1994; Professor, 1994-1999; LAS Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1999-present, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago. Awards and service: Académie des Sciences/Royal Society of Chemistry, Franco-British Prize, 1989; Corday Morgan Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 1990; Visiting Professor, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, 1992; University Scholar of the University of Illinois, 1992-1995; Fellow of the A. P. Sloan Foundation, 1994-1996; Royal Society of Chemistry, Tate and Lyle Carbohydrate Chemistry Award, 1994; NIH, Medicinal Chemistry Study Section, 2000-04; Editorial Board, E-EROS, 2002-; Consultant, Influx Inc., 1998-present; Chair-elect, Gordon Conference on Free Radical Reactions, 2003. Research Interests: Synthetic methodology and organic reactivity; free radical reactions, radical cation chemistry, carbohydrate chemistry, oligosaccharide synthesis and fluorous chemistry.

P. Andrew Evans:Born June 20, 1964, Llangollen, Wales; B.Sc. (Hons.) 1987, Newcastle Polytechnic; Ph.D. 1991, University of Cambridge (A. B. Holmes); NATO Postdoctoral Fellow 1991-1993 University of Texas at Austin (P. D. Magnus); University of Delaware (1993-2000); Indiana University (2001-present); NIH First Award, 1997; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Excellence in Chemistry Award, 1997; Francis Alison Outstanding Young Scholar Award, 1997; Eli Lilly Grantee Award, 1998; Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1998; GlaxoWellcome Chemistry Scholar Award, 1999; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Academic Achievement Award, 2000; Pfizer Distinguished Michigan Lecturer, 2000; French Chemical Society Organic Division SFC-Rhodia Lecturer, 2000; Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Award, 2001; Pfizer Creativity in Organic Chemistry Award, 2002. Hes research interests are primarily focused on the exploration and development of reactive intermediates for the total synthesis of stereochemically complex and biologically significant natural products. Specifically, his group has reexamined the metal-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction, which resulted in the development of new catalysts that facilitate the regio- and enantiospecific allylic substitution of unsymmetrical enantiomerically enriched allylic alcohol derivatives with carbon and heteroatom nucleophiles. This type of cross-coupling was recently combined with cycloaddition reactions to facilitate the development of new tandem annulation reactions. More recently the focus has been the development of novel temporary silicon-tethered ring-closing metathesis reactions in conjunction with bismuth-catalyzed reductive etherification reactions for the construction of fused polycyclic ethers. Other areas of interest involve intramolecular cyclization reactions using acyl radicals, which led to the first enantioselective synthesis of the marine sesquiterpene (-)-kumausallene. He has published more than 55 papers and reviews in leading journals and has given 35 Plenary and Invited Lectures in international conferences and symposia. He has also given more than 100 invited lectures at universities, research institutes, and companies since 1995.

Marie Krafft:Born Aug. 15, 1956, Washington, DC. B.S. Va. Polytechnic Institute, (Magna Cum Laude) 1979; Ph. D. Va. Polytechnic Institute, 1983; Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University (Gilbert Stork) 1983-1985; Florida State University, 1985-present, Professor of Chemistry. NIH Postdoctoral Award, 1983-85; Sloan Fellow, 1989-1992; Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1989-1994; FSU Developing Scholar Award, 1991; American Cyanamid Faculty Award, 1994; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi. NIH-NCI Developmental Therapeutics Contracts Review Committee (88-90); NIH-GM Site visit committee, University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras, 1991; NIH-Medicinal Chemistry Study Section (92-96); NSF Panel to Evaluate "Young Investigator Award" Applications, 1992; Co-organizer: NSF/SERC sponsored Workshop on 'Organometallics in Organic Synthesis' Scotland, 1992; NSF Panel to Evaluate CAREER Award Applications, 1996; Vice President, Board of Directors-MDS Research Foundation, 1998--present; Vice President, Board of Directors-SynCure Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. 1998-- present; NSF Panel to Evaluate Proposals - Technology for Sustainable Environment - 1999; Member, Board of Directors: The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, 2002-2005; The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (TLH): Supporters of Science Group (SOS), Founder and Chair, 2001-present; Member, Executive Committee - Tallahassee: Seven Days of Opening Nights - FSU Fine and Performing Arts Festival, 2001-present. Research Interests: New synthetic methods using transition metals, natural product synthesis, catalysis, asymmetric synthesis.

Andrea Leone-Bay:Born March 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York; B.S. Mount Holyoke College, 1975; Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1979; Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer, University of Maryland, 1979-1980; NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University 1980-1982; Research Chemist, Stauffer Chemical Company 1982-1984; Senior Research Chemist, Stauffer Chemical Company 1984-1986; Principal Research Chemist, Stauffer Chemical Company 1986-1987; Senior Scientist, American Cyanamid Company 1987-1990; Principal Scientist, American Cyanamid Company 1990-1993; Director Medicinal Chemistry, Emisphere Technologies 1993-1997; Senior Director Medicinal Chemistry, Emisphere Technologies 1997-2000; Senior Director Project Management and Development, Emisphere Technologies 2000-2002; Director Preclinical Development, Aton Pharma, 2002-present; Member of American Chemical Society, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Society for Controlled Release, Drug Information Agency; Reviewer for Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Research, Canadian Journal of Physiology, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Research Interests include design and synthesis of compounds that facilitate the oral absorption of macromolecules, development of novel chemistries for the preparation of drug candidates, development of synthetic processes suitable for scale-up, and preclinical drug development.

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