David Huffman hosted students from Oakland Academy on May 2
Gus Guzinski published an article "Attack of the Cutworms" in the Spring 2012 (Vol. 67) issue of The Daylily Journal.
Elke Schoffers published an article that describes organic ligands that were synthesized with the help of enzymes. Among the four co-authors are Lars Kohler, a 2011 Ph.D. graduate, and Erin Driscoll, a 2010 NSF-REU student, at WMU. Chirality, 2012, 24 (3), pp 245-251.
Congratulations to Graduate Students Amr Mahmoud, Rathnayaka Madawala, and Benjamin Strong who received Research and/or Travel Grants from the Graduate College.
Jacinta Mutambuki and Herb Fynewever have published an article "Comparing Chemistry Faculty Beliefs about Grading with Grading Practices" J. Chem. Educ., 2012, 89 (3), pp 326–334.
Drs. Sherine Obare and Yirong Mo have been awarded College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Awards for 2012.
New, courses-only MA program in chemistry begins Fall 2012
Elizabeth S. Semkiw (WMU PhD. '09) has accepted a position as Environmental Specialist with the Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology for the State of Missouri. In this role, she will be involved with a variety of projects focused on health risk assessment, including water pollution, contaminant migration, lead poisoning, and mercury in fish.
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Dr. Brian A. Zeider, a 2010 WMU Alumnus was held on October 23rd, 2011. Dr. Zeider died suddenly on September 9, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Professor Emeritus Dean Cooke passed away on August 10, 2011.
Piyadarsha Amaratunga has joined Forensic Fluids Laboratories in Kalamazoo. read more...
In Memorium - Prof. John Chateauneuf died June 17, 2011 at the age of 54. Prof. Chateauneuf was hired at WMU as a Chemistry Professor in 1996.
Clifford A Ferree, 2003 chemistry graduate, is an Analytical Laboratory Supervisor at Abbott Nutrition Supply Chain in Sturgis, Mich. Cliff was called to active duty weeks before graduation and spent approximately a year in Iraq, returning home in May of 2004.
Toni Morcelle, 2001 chemistry graduate, was awarded the Erie Community College 2011 President's Recognition Award for Outstanding Technical Support. Ms. Morcelle is a Sr. Technical Assistant at ECC South Campus in Orchard Park, NY.
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