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Solar Energy Conference at Penn on Saturday, February 7th!

Jan 19, 2009

"Solar Energy Capture and Conversion: Materials, Challenges, and Breakthroughs"
Saturday 7 February 2009
University of Pennsylvania

Keynote speakers:

Marisa Kozlowski & Patrick Walsh author new textbook...

Nov 5, 2008

Penn Chemistry faculty members Marisa Kozlowski and Patrick Walsh are the authors of the newly released "Fundamentals of Asymmetric Catalysis", published by University Science Books. Please see the link for full details.

• For more information see http://uscibooks.com/walsh.htm

David Christianson co-founds Arginetix, Inc

Oct 26, 2008

Amos Smith receives RSC Simonsen Lectureship

Oct 16, 2008

Winner of the RSC Simonsen Lectureship, Professor Amos B. Smith III from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, will be delivering a lecture at a number of locations in the UK throughout November 2008.

He won the award for his numerous outstanding contributions to the total synthesis of complex natural products.

Faculty Position Opening

Oct 15, 2008

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania plans to make a tenure track appointment in chemistry at the Assistant Professor level. The appointment will be in the broadly defined areas of Inorganic or Physical Chemistry. Applications from exceptional senior candidates may also be considered. Applicants must apply online at:

Undergraduate General Chemistry Laboratory Position

Oct 15, 2008

Penn Biophysicists Create New Model for Protein-Cholesterol Interactions in Brain and Muscle Tissue

Oct 14, 2008

SAS Natural Science Chairs Symposium on Evolution

Sep 14, 2008

"Advances in Understanding Evolution: From the Universe to Local Communities"

Monday, October 13, 2008

• For more information seehttp://symposium.chem.upenn.edu/index.html

Upcoming Special Events in Chemistry

Sep 14, 2008

Thursday, March 12, 2009: Edgar Fahs Smith Lecture (Paul Alivisatos,
University of California, Berkeley)

Tuesday, May 5, 2009: Madeleine M. Joullié Lecture (Stuart Schreiber, Harvard University)

Marsha Lester named Editor of Journal of Chemical Physics

Jul 8, 2008

Marsha I. Lester, chair of the Chemistry Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named editor of The Journal of Chemical Physics, effective Jan. 1, 2009.