The News Review:
- InnoCentive Unveils List of Top Solvers for 2007
- How Birds Navigate: Research Team Is First To Model Photochemical…
- Need for teachers in W.Va. sparks alternative thinking
- New Class Of Fatty Acids Discovered
- SAN FRANCISCO 10 from north state elected to NAS
- Home From Space Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson Set for Interviews
- BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – Why do You Get Garlic Breath?
InnoCentive Unveils List of Top Solvers for 2007
Earthtimes – Apr 30, 2008
From Research & Development project management to various US Patent applications Zhou has one of the most diverse backgrounds of any InnoCentive Solver. In the category of most Challenges solved the winners are:– Anatoly Chernyshev (Iowa USA): Two Challenges solved in the chemistry and life sciences disciplines. — Chernyshev has PhD degree in physical chemistry. Currently he is a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry department the University of Iowa. His research interests are focused on structure and function of proteins and novel approaches to drug design. — Hegui Hu (NJ USA): Three Challenges solved in the chemistry and life sciences disciplines. — Hu is a Green Chemist in New Jersey and his research involves chemistry of all fields from inorganic organic and polymer science; from analytical physical to computational chemistry.
How Birds Navigate: Research Team Is First To Model Photochemical…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Apr 30, 2008
Scientists from Arizona State University and the University of Oxford whose work appears in the April 30 advanced online publication of the journal Nature have synthesized and studied a sophisticated molecule that under illumination is sensitive to both the magnitude and the direction of magnetic fields as tiny as the Earth’s which is on average one-twenty thousandth as strong as a refrigerator magnet. ASU’s Devens Gust professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences states that "although the chemical magnetoreception mechanism for avian magnetic navigation has been discussed by many investigators our research provides the first proof that this mechanism can actually function with magnetic fields as small as those of the Earth. "Gust who also is a faculty researcher in the Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis at ASU says "the design synthesis and a few initial magnetic field effect studies were done at ASU in the context of artificial photosynthetic solar energy conversion. The Oxford group led by Peter Hore professor of chemistry realized that these effects might be relevant to chemical magnetoreception constructed the extremely sensitive apparatus needed to observe the phenomena and carried out the appropriate experiments. "Ten years ago a National Science Foundation-sponsored research team at Arizona State led by Gust Thomas Moore and Ana Moore professors of chemistry and biochemistry synthesized a molecular "triad" and demonstrated that when the triad was exposed to light it formed a short-lived high-energy charge-separated species whose lifetime was influenced by magnetic fields. The special molecules were originally synthesized as artificial photosynthetic reaction centers being developed as chemical solar energy conversion systems… ASU’s Devens Gust professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences states that "although the chemical magnetoreception mechanism for avian magnetic navigation has been discussed by many investigators our research provides the first proof that this mechanism can actually function with magnetic fields as small as those of the Earth. "Gust who also is a faculty researcher in the Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis at ASU says "the design synthesis and a few initial magnetic field effect studies were done at ASU in the context of artificial photosynthetic solar energy conversion. The Oxford group led by Peter Hore professor of chemistry realized that these effects might be relevant to chemical magnetoreception constructed the extremely sensitive apparatus needed to observe the phenomena and carried out the appropriate experiments. "Ten years ago a National Science Foundation-sponsored research team at Arizona State led by Gust Thomas Moore and Ana Moore professors of chemistry and biochemistry synthesized a molecular "triad" and demonstrated that when the triad was exposed to light it formed a short-lived high-energy charge-separated species whose lifetime was influenced by magnetic fields. The special molecules were originally synthesized as artificial photosynthetic reaction centers being developed as chemical solar energy conversion systems. They were inspired by the way plants harvest sunlight and had nothing whatsoever to do with bird navigation. A related triad molecule was recently synthesized by Paul Liddell assistant research professional working with Gust and the Moores and studied by Hore and coworkers at the University of Oxford.
Need for teachers in W.Va. sparks alternative thinking
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Apr 30, 2008
They also must be willing to teach in one of 21 counties including Barbour Boone Cabell Doddridge Fayette Gilmer Lincoln Logan Mason McDowell Mercer Mingo Raleigh Randolph Roane Summers Taylor Upshur Webster Wetzel or Wirt. A second state project also will get under way in June. Project REACT (Resolve to Educate Aspiring Chemistry Teachers with 21st Century Tools) is a partnership between the Regional Educational Service Agency Marshall University Marshall Graduate School of Education and Professional Development the June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development and Marathon Petroleum Company. This project was designed to increase the number of highly qualified middle school science and chemistry teachers. This three-year program uses state and federal dollars to train existing science teachers in Regional Education Service Areas II and III to teach chemistry. The area includes Boone Cabell Clay Kanawha Lincoln Logan Mason Mingo and Wayne counties. Cordeiro said up to 10 current teachers from Cabell County will participate and work toward chemistry I certification… Chemists from the Marathon Petroleum Co. will also be providing teachers with real-world experiences in the area of chemistry Cordeiro said. "Chemistry and science are the areas where we’ve had the most problems trying to get certified teachers" Forbush said. "I think it’s a universal problem. " hd_open_ad_zone(63).
New Class Of Fatty Acids Discovered
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Apr 30, 2008
“Some of these alpha-hydroxy polyacetylenic fatty acids act as indicators for a range of different conditions such as mechanical stress or heat and display self-assembling properties. Others display anti-microbial properties” he said. “Australian scientists working within the Crop Biofactories Initiative (CBI) have also been developing applications for alpha-hydroxy unsaturated fatty acids (AHUs). “Alpha-hydroxy fatty acids (AHA’s) are well known to industry but we have found some interesting applications for AHUs.
SAN FRANCISCO 10 from north state elected to NAS
San Francisco Chronicle – Apr 30, 2008
tmpl –> In addition Berhane Asfaw of the Rift Valley Research Service in Ethiopia a paleoanthropologist and discoverer of fossil forerunners on the human family tree who earned his doctorate at UC Berkeley was elected a foreign associate of the academy. The new academy members from this area are:From Stanford: Steven Boxer professor of chemistry; Margaret Fuller professor of genetics; Ronald Levy professor of medicine and chief of oncology; Andrei Linde professor of physics; and David Miller professor of electrical engineering. From UC Berkeley: Michael Botchan professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Jasper Rine professor of genetics genomics and development; George Smoot Nobel laureate and professor of physics. Also elected were: Kenneth Dill professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and biophysics UCSF; Claire Max astronomer and director of the Center for Adaptive Optics UC Santa Cruz; and Stuart Parkin IBM fellow and magnetoelectronics manager. The National Academy was established by Congress in 1863 and its members are often called upon to serve as advisers to the federal government on issues of science and technology… The new academy members from this area are:From Stanford: Steven Boxer professor of chemistry; Margaret Fuller professor of genetics; Ronald Levy professor of medicine and chief of oncology; Andrei Linde professor of physics; and David Miller professor of electrical engineering. From UC Berkeley: Michael Botchan professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Jasper Rine professor of genetics genomics and development; George Smoot Nobel laureate and professor of physics. Also elected were: Kenneth Dill professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and biophysics UCSF; Claire Max astronomer and director of the Center for Adaptive Optics UC Santa Cruz; and Stuart Parkin IBM fellow and magnetoelectronics manager. The National Academy was established by Congress in 1863 and its members are often called upon to serve as advisers to the federal government on issues of science and technology.
Home From Space Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson Set for Interviews
WebWire – WebWire (press release) – Apr 30, 2008
Whitson was born in Mt. Ayr Iowa and considers nearby Beaconsfield her hometown. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College and a doctorate in chemistry from Rice University. She was selected as an astronaut in 1996. Whitson’s biography is available at:.
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – Why do You Get Garlic Breath?
Earthtimes – Apr 30, 2008
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