RSC NEWS 28 October 2005

Vol 36 :   Issue No. 15

Editors -- Marilyn Holloway and Sue Riches

Correction to the the announcement in the last issue regarding the Vice-Chancellor's General Staff Award

To Mr Kevin Cooper, Mr Geoff Deeble, Mr Chris Tomkins and Mr Lee Welling, and the General Staff of the Research School of Chemistry, a Special Vice-Chancellor's ANU Staff Excellence Award. We apologise that all the General Staff were not acknowledged for their efforts in the previous announcement.

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

CONGRATULATIONS

To Professor Martin Banwell who was admitted as Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation on 12 August 2005.

To the following completing PhD scholar:

Ms Rebecca Jayne Warr BSc Canterbury NZ

Inorganic Asymmetric Synthesis: Stereoselective Synthesis of Two-Bladed Propeller Metal Complexes
Supervisor:   Professor S B Wild
Submitted 18 October 2005
 

To the following completing MPhil scholar:

Ms Leonie Yin Fan Chow BSc Melbourne
β-Nitro-α-amino Acids: Scope, Limitations and Applications
Supervisor:   Professor C J Easton
Submitted 26 October 2005
 

News of a coming wedding. James Reid is to marry Chantelle on Friday 25 November 2005. Our very best wishes go to James and his bride.

The following interesting observation comes from Lee Welling:

Year 1981

1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. The Pope died

Year 2005

1. Prince Charles got married (again)
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe (again)
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. The Pope died

In future, if Prince Charles decides to re-marry and Liverpool wins another European crown.... someone please warn the Pope...

. . . . . . . . . and Lasse Norén contributed the following exam question with a reflection on whether it was "solved" by Paris Hilton:

Recent Arrivals

A sincere welcome is extended to the following people who have arrived (or metamorphosed) since our last issue:

Dr Stephen Martin from University of Konstanz, Germany, who has joined Dr Sevick's group as a Postdoctoral Fellow for one year (room 50, ext. 53712).

Ms Amy Philbrook who continues her association with Professor Easton's group as a Postdoctoral Fellow (room 105, ext. 59696).

Dr Michael Perkins from Flinders University who is a Visiting Fellow with the Sherburn group until 9 December (room 1.67 Chemistry Link, ext. 50504).

Professor Alain Gibaud from Université du Maine who resumes his Visiting Fellowship with the White group until 7 November (room 14, ext. 51068).

Staff Publications since last issue as at 27 october 2005

Evenhuis, C.R., Lin, X., Zhang, D.H., Yarkony, D., Collins, M.A. Interpolation of diabatic potential-energy surfaces: quantum dynamics on ab initio surfaces. J. Chem. Phys. (2005), 123(13), 134110/1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2047569

Foreman, M.R.St.-J., Hill, A.F., Smith, M.K., Tshabang, N. Novel heterobimetallic coordination of the H₂B(mt)₂ ligand: the complex [Mo(SnMe₂Cl)(CO)₃{μ-S:κ³-H,S,S'-H₂B(mt)₂}] (mt = methimazolyl). Organometallics (2005), 24(22), 5224-5226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om050778z

Hill, A.F., Tocher, D.A., White, A.J.P., Williams, D.J., Wilton-Ely, J.D.E.T. Thiocarbamoyl complexes of ruthenium(II), rhodium(III), and iridium(III). Organometallics (2005), 24(22), 5342-5355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om050514c

Hodgson, J.L., Coote, M.L. Effects of substituents on the stability of phosphoranyl radicals. J. Phys. Chem. A (2005), 109(44), 10013-10021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp053535t

Liu, Y., Withers, R.L., Wei, X.Y. Structurally frustrated relaxor ferroelectric behavior in CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂. Phys. Rev. B (2005), 72(13), 134104/1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.134104

Liu, Y., Withers, R.L., Whichello, A.P., Norén, L., Ting, V., Brink, F., Fitz Gerald, J.D. A combined diffraction and dielectric properties investigation of Ba₃MnNb₂O₉ complex perovskites. J. Solid State Chem. (2005), 178, 3399-3405. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2005.08.025