The Weekly Beaker
Volume 13, Number 28
May 27th, 2009
Calling all rising seniors!
Comps Informational Meeting Today
There will be a comps informational meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, in Olin 04. At that time we’ll discuss the comps options coming up for next year in addition to various deadlines you should be keeping in mind as you plan your senior year. We will also be inviting some current seniors to come and discuss their comps experiences. If you cannot attend this meeting, please stop by or contact me directly. It is especially important that you contact me if one of the following is true: 1) you would like to complete your comps in Fall/Winter; 2) you will be off-campus in the Fall.
Steve Drew, Comps Coordinator 2009-2010
Seminar Announcement
No seminar this week.
Periodic Table Meets This Week
Periodic Table meets this Thursday in the East Dining Hall “Shearer Room.” We meet at noon in the chemistry hallway and walk over together, or you can join us there. If you are off board, the department will cover your lunch.
Job Opportunity at Northwestern University
Click here for information about a research technician position in Professor Uhlenbeck’s lab at Northwestern University. The position ID is 14485 on the Northwestern University HR website. If you have questions, feel free to e-mail Stephen Chapman (’06) who has been working there since he graduated. Stephen’s e-mail address is bobydee@gmail.com.
Prize Winners Announced
David Selassie, Kaz Skubi, and Grant Buckingham are the three prize winners who solved the world’s toughest reaction balancing problem. David, Kaz, and Grant will each get the choice of one piece of glassware from my office collection. David solved the problem by linear algebra, and Kaz used the brute force half-reaction method. I think Grant may have done some internet research to solve the problem which is perfectly acceptable. If you’re interested in what the solution was, talk to any three of these fabulous prize winners. Congratulations!
Steve Drew