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2002 Archived News:

	20 December 2002: "Research on Environmentally Responsible Solvent Systems" article from Texas Advanced Computing Center
	19 December 2002: UNC-CH AMONG TOP STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
	13 December 2002: "Formation of Self-Assembled Monolayers with Liquid Carbon Dioxide" article from NSLS
	25 November 2002: NC State among Leaders in Materials Science Citations
	24 November 2002: DeSimone Receives John Scott Award
	23 November 2002: UT researchers license drug delivery technologies to Dow
	23 November 2002:"Carolina Ranks 1^st in Black Freshman Enrollment" article from the University Gazette
	21 Novermber 2002:"Supercritical Fluids Go With The Flow" from November 2002 issue of Chemical Engineering Page 1 \| Page 2
	31 October 2002: New Science Complex at UNC-CH
	08 October 2002: Samulski to Lead UNC Effort
	24 September 02: UNC Receives Recognition for Diversity
	23 September 02: "Patent Donations" article from the 9 September 2002 issue of Chemical & Engineering News
	04 September 02: Hangers Cleaners Receives Award
	03 September 02: Murray Receives Oesper Award
	02 September 02: DeSimone Honored for Environmental Research
	01 September 02: Murray Receives Oesper Award
	31 August 02: Micell Technologies Achieves Success through Sustainability
	30 August 02: Rigorously Size Relief Valves for Supercritical Fluids
	28 August 02: Science Reports on Sustainable Development
	27 August 02: ICI, Linde and Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers Join Forces To Deliver Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning Solution to the World (Press Release)
	26 August 02: Web-Based, Online Course Offered UMass Boston offers an on-line course this fall: "Introduction to Green Chemistry"
	22 August 02: 2002 NSF STC Site Review Call For Abstracts & Presentations New Deadline
	15 August 02: DeSimone Wins High Honor
	06 August 02: DuPont Grants $100,000 to UNC-CH Sustainable Enterprise
	05 August 02: Green Chemistry Publications from INCA
	31 July 2002: CERSP 2002 Annual Report Is Now Available Online
	26 July 2002: 2002 NSF STC Site Review Call For Abstracts
	25 July 02: UNC Postdoc Orientation
	24 July 2002: Srinivas Siripurapu Receives Keep NC Clean & Beautiful Fellowship
	19 July 2002: Teaching Faculty Position
	08 July 2002: GAANN Program Announcement
	27 June 2002: DeSimone receives 2 awards
	26 June 2002: Special ACS Journal Edition Honors Professor Murray
	25 June 2002: "Sugar Acetates as Novel, Renewable CO₂-philes" article
	24 June 2002: Services for Postdocs at UNC-CH
	3 June 2002: Prof. Adrian Kybett, BSc DPhil CChem MRSC, Publisher, Journals & Reviews, has made available online the paper
	27 May 2002: CO₂ Patent Database Now Available
	26 May 2002: Karen Kennedy Receives YES 2002 Fellowship
	25 May 2002: CERSP Welcomes New NCA&T Students
	24 May 2002: EU Project Funds CO₂ Polymerization Research
	23 May 2002: Venable's Walls to Come Down
	22 May 2002: UNC-CH Leads Nation in Black Faculty
	21 May 2002: NCSU Cuts Back on Out-of-State Grad Students
	20 May 2002: NC A&T Helps Launch New Environmental Group
	16 May 2002: NC A&T’s Waste Management Institute Receives Award
	13 May 2002: Innovation Seminars Scheduled
	30 April 2002: Grand Opening of NCSU Grant Research Laboratory
	14 April 2002: Thar Named SBA Exporter of the Year
	13 April 2002: UNC-CH No. 1 in analytical chemistry
	02 April 2002: Roberts Elected Outstanding Teacher
	27 March 2002: Griffiths Named to Boyce Chair at Pitt
	20 March 2002: Murray Receives Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award
	20 March 2002: DeSimone Receives Carothers Award in Polymers
	06 March 2002: DuPont Introduces First Fluoropolymers Made with Supercritical CO₂ Technology
	05 March 2002: Dividends of more university collaboration: a stronger state economy
	04 March 2002: UNC SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
	01 March 2002: UNC-CH Honors Undergraduate Research Awards Available
	28 February 2002: National Conference on Environmental Science & Technology
	25 February 2002: "Computational Modeling in Science and Engineering Education"
	20 February 2002: Openings for Computational Post-Docs
	18 February 2002: "Skunky Beer Exposed" Professor Malcolm Forbes provides some insight into an age-old problem
	18 February 2002: Instrumenta article "Thar Shifts Focus to SFC, sees exponential Growth" SCF Product Review from "Analytical Chemistry"
	4 February 2002: GlaxoSmithKline Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Award
	30 January 2002: Welcome Georgia Tech!
	30 January 2002: Collection of Green Chemistry lectures available from INCA
	29 January 2002: 2002 EAB Meeting Information
	24 January 2002: "Electronic Chemicals - Clariant Announces 1^st Commercial 157-NM Resist" from Chemical Weekly, January 9/16, 2002
	22 January 2002: Call for abstracts, posters & talks for Review Meeting of Kenan Center for the Utilization of CO₂ in Manufacturing
	18 January 2002: Women, Race & Science Lectures
	18 January 2002: "Boys Are Not Necessarily Better in Math" article from Sciences @ Carolina News

	17 January 2002: NC Technology Touted for Cleaner, Cheaper Chips article
	15 January 2002: "Launching the Company" course available
	10 January 2002: "CO2 Dry Cleaning Update Video for Houston, TX in Partnership with UT Researchers" video
	6 January 2002: National Environmental Conference

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19 December 2002: UNC-CH AMONG TOP STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
UNC-CH was ranked sixth among research universities nationwide with the largest numbers of students studying abroad in 2000-2001, according to Open Doors 2002, a report by the Institute of International Education . Carolina was ranked third among public universities for the percentage of students going abroad. About 1,286 students (21 percent of students receiving degrees) went abroad that year. (Chron. of Higher Ed. 11/22).

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31 October 2002: New Science Complex at UNC-CH
Construction has begun on the $195 million Phase I of the new science complex at UNC-CH. Plans call for combining much-needed renovations and replacement of obsolete structures with construction of new state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and offices. The complex will house and physically connect five departments in the College: chemistry, physics and astronomy, computer science, mathematics, and marine sciences. The new Science Complex will include 674,000 square feet of space, including a combined physical sciences library, open spaces to promote cross-discipline collaboration and walkways connecting all facilities.
Phase I of the Science Complex includes an addition to Phillips Hall and a new Sciences Building on the site currently between Kenan Labs and Wilson Library. These buildings will replace facilities in Venable Hall (which is slated for demolition in Phase II). Space will be provided for interdisciplinary activities such as materials science, polymer science, nanotechnology, separation science, applied mathematics, sensor technology, advanced visualization, real time ocean observing systems, marine microbial molecular ecology, atmosphere-ocean chemical exchanges, stable isotope biogeochemistry and mathematical modeling of marine fisheries. The program includes new undergraduate classrooms, teaching and research labs and Science Theater to address existing space deficiencies.

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23 September 02: "Patent Donations" article from the 9 September 2002 issue of Chemical & Engineering News
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04 September 02: Hangers Cleaners Receives Award
Hangers Cleaners has been chosen as one of five organizations to receive a "Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award" (MVP2) from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR). NPPR holds an award ceremony during National Pollution Prevention Week to recognize outstanding, innovative pollution prevention projects/programs. As in years past, awards are judged on the following five broad criteria: innovation, measurable results, transferability, commitment and optimization of available project resources. Third-party judges are instructed to specifically look for applicants that demonstrate source reduction activities.
The awards ceremony will take place in Washington, DC on September 18^th. The Hangers process uses carbon dioxide plus surfactants and process equipment developed by Profs. DeSimone and Carbonell, Director and Co-Director of the CERSP.

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	03 September 02: Murray Receives Oesper Award Royce Murray, Kenan Professor of Chemistry at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, has been named 2002 recipient of the Ralph and Helen Oesper Award. The award honors career achievement and past recipients include luminaries in the field. For details go to http://www.che.uc.edu/grad_program/oesper_award.html
	02 September 02: DeSimone Honored for Environmental Research Thomas Edison, Jonas Salk, Guglielmo Marconi and now UNC chemist Joseph DeSimone, all have something in common. Each of them developed revolutionary ideas for the betterment of society, for which they have received the John Scott Award given annually by the City of Philadelphia. DeSimone, one of two scientists selected for the prestigious honor this year, adds his name to the roster of distinguished researchers who have received the Scott Award since it was first established in 1834. The other winner this year is Mario Capecchi, a University of Utah scientist who developed a gene-replacement method with wide applications for health and medicine. DeSimone discovered a revolutionary way to use carbon dioxide in place of conventional organic solvents for environmentally responsible manufacturing, cleaning and processing. His method has already led to the development of a new kind of Teflon and a form of dry cleaning that produces no hazardous byproducts. Now he is developing a similar process to make higher-quality circuits for computer chips. He holds more than 50 U.S. patents and has authored over 120 technical papers related to supercritical carbon dioxide technology. He also directs the $24 million National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes, which supports research, undergraduate and graduate training, industrial outreach and public school education.
	01 September 02: Murray Receives Oesper Award Royce Murray, Kenan Professor of Chemistry at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, has been named 2002 recipient of the Ralph and Helen Oesper Award. The award honors career achievement and past recipients include luminaries in the field. For details go to http://www.che.uc.edu/grad_program/oesper_award.html
	30 August 02: Rigorously Size Relief Valves for Supercritical Fluids Free registration is required to view the above CEP Magazine article.
	29 August 02: Practical Approaches to Green Solvents The August 2, 2002, issue of Science (Vol. 297 No. 5582, pp 799-803) contains a viewpoint article with this title by Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone. The article reviews options for solventless and "green solvent" processing. The article concludes "Environmental advantages alone probably will not enable alternative solvents to achieve widespread applicability. The continued commercialization of pollution prevention technologies must include not only environmental or 'green' advantages, but also advantages related to performance, health, and cost."

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28 August 02: Science Reports on Sustainable Development
To mark the World Summit on Sustainable Development convening in Johannesburg South Africa in August, the 9 August 2002 issue of Science presents a collection of articles built around the theme of sustainable development, and the role of science and technology in achieving it. A selection of sustainable development readings from previous issues is also available. To access these, click here.

27 August 02: ICI, Linde and Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers Join Forces To Deliver Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning Solution to the World (Press Release)
New liquid CO2 based cleaning fluid makes it possible for commercial dry cleaning operators to clean garments effectively without chlorinated solvents
        LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 23 -- More than 100,000 commercial dry cleaning operations around the world now have the option of cleaning garments with a CO₂ based liquid cleaning solution that is proven to clean clothes effectively without risk of environmental problems or regulatory limitations.
        The new cleaning fluid called Washpoint(TM) makes CO₂ a viable alternative to existing solvents, some of which are highly regulated on a global basis and subject to widespread health and environmental concerns.
        Washpoint(TM) is a combination of CO₂and a revolutionary cleaning booster, and it was developed cooperatively by British specialty products and paints producer ICI and Germany's Linde Gas Group. The dry cleaning fluid offers both dry cleaning workers and the general public the freedom to choose a dry cleaning product that does not put them in contact with existing solvents.
       "The new dry cleaning fluid is a winner from every point of view," said Steve Hall, Business Director for the Uniqema business of ICI. "The environmentally friendly nature of Washpoint(TM) makes it possible for dry cleaning operators to give their customers a benefit every time they pick up garments from the dry cleaner," he said.
        "Washpoint(TM) is the most effective CO₂ dry cleaning solution designed to remove soil on garments. But it is also a cleaning solution that offers today's highly educated consumers the option of purchasing a cleaning service that has no effect on the environment," said Mr. Hall.

ICI and the Linde Gas Group work together for the environment
        The Washpoint(TM) liquid cleaning solution is a perfect example of how companies around the world are working together to solve problems related to environmental protection, worker health and consumer protection. According to Jan Hamrefors, General Manager of the Washpoint(TM) Program at Linde Gas, both the UK based ICI and Germany's Linde Gas Group have an ongoing cooperation agreement to develop densified CO₂ cleaning technology.
      "The first result of this cooperation is the Washpoint(TM) fluid," he said. "Recent advances in dry cleaning machine technology make it possible to use CO₂ under sufficient pressure to turn it into a liquid with good solvent properties. The end result is a system with exceptional cleaning capability and low energy consumption," says Mr. Hamrefors.
        For the consumer and the dry cleaner, the CO₂ cleaning process is very versatile, able to clean the full range of fabrics and specialty fabrics, including furs and leather. Because liquid CO₂ is low density it is less damaging to fibers and less damaging to dry cleaned garments. The process runs at a low temperature throughout the cycle. Heating garments during drying at the end of the cycle, which sometimes 'sets' difficult stains in traditional solvent cleaning, is not a risk with Washpoint(TM) systems.
        The Washpoint(TM) liquid CO₂ is one example of an effective product that does not place undue pressure on natural resources. Washpoint(TM) is actually derived from the CO₂ already produced by industrial processes. There is no need to generate extra CO₂, a greenhouse gas believed to contribute to global warming.

Dry cleaning manufacturers opt for the clean alternative
        Linde Gas and ICI have worked together with major dry cleaning machine manufacturers and with selected leading dry cleaners to confirm the effectiveness of Washpoint(TM) liquid.
        In the months and years ahead, dry cleaning operators will be able to take advantage of new benefits in cleaning, health and energy efficiency. Says Steve Hall, "many dry cleaning operations will step up to the new technology when they replace their old or outdated equipment. On average, dry cleaning operators replace their equipment once every ten years but service providers have the option of switching at any time," he concluded.
        ICI's products today make the world look brighter, taste fresher, smell sweeter, feel smoother and function better. ICI creates, develops and markets vital ingredients for food and personal care, specialty polymers, electronic materials, fragrances and flavors, and has some of the world's top paint and decorative product brands. ICI has over 50,000 products in its range, with nearly 40,000 employees worldwide, and had total sales in 2001 of 6,425 million pounds sterling. For more information, visit ICI on line at http://www.ici.com.
        Uniqema is a global business designed for a new era in specialty chemicals and is part of the ICI group of companies. Worldwide, Uniqema has more than 3,200 employees and sells products in over 100 countries. Uniqema is a provider of effects and solutions for market sectors including crop protection, health care, industrial cleaning, lubricants, oilfield chemicals, personal care, polymers, polymer additives, and textiles. Uniqema's technology platforms include alkoxylation, biotransformation, carbohydrate chemistry, esterfication, oligomerization, phosphation, polymerization and silicones. Uniqema's combination of applications expertise, dedicated market teams and scientific resources has created a powerful business, expanding and consolidating ICI's global position in specialty chemicals. More information on Uniqema activities can be found at: http://www.uniqema.com.
        The Linde Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, is a global technology company dedicated to gas and engineering, material handling and refrigeration. More than 46,000 employees work to improve the quality of life for everyone in the world. The company recorded sales of eur 9.076 billion in 2001, an increase of 5.2 percent.
        The Linde Gas business segment, located in Hollriegelskreuth, Germany, is a market leader for industrial gases in Europe and a leading gas supplier worldwide. Together with an exhaustive array of gases for uses in the crafts, industry, medicine, environmental protection, and research and development, Linde Gas supports its customers with comprehensive applications know-how, extensive services and the hardware needed in gas applications. For more information, visit Linde Gas on line at http://www.linde-gas.com.

	26 August 02: Web-Based, Online Course Offered UMass Boston offers an on-line course this fall: "Introduction to Green Chemistry" The goal for this course is to provide the knowledge and skills required to design, synthesize and make materials in an environmentally benign way. Each week will be divided into 3 focus areas. The first focus area will identify an environmental problem such as global warming, ozone depletion or water pollution. The fundamental science behind the problem will be described and some of the big picture politics surrounding it will be discussed. The second focus area will look at real world manufacturing techniques such as coatings technology, solvents, catalysis or non-covalent derivatization. Industrial case-studies will be examined where green chemistry has been successfully implemented. In addition to the environmental considerations, the economic implications of these "real-world" cases will also be explored. The third focus area each week will delve into synthetic transformations at the molecular level. Elimination reactions, electrophilic aromatic substitutions, rearrangements and other topics in synthetic organic chemistry will be discussed. The idea will be to see how various synthetic pathways can be selected to minimize environmental and toxicological impact. By combining the three focus areas throughout the semester, Professor Warner hopes to expound the environmental and toxicological problems facing industry and society but more importantly to demonstrate that there are solutions to these problems by implementing the principles of green chemistry into what we do. For further information, including how to register, please visit the course web site at http://www.conted.umb.edu/dl/docs/CHEM478.html
	22 August 02: 2002 NSF STC Site Review Call For Abstracts & Presentations New Deadline All talks, posters & abstracts are now due September 6^th by 12pm.
	15 August 02: DeSimone Wins High Honor Joseph DeSimone, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at UNC and NC State, has been awarded the prestigious John Scott Award from the city of Philadelphia, designed for an inventor whose work has bettered mankind. DeSimone invented an environmentally friendly way to dry-clean clothing. "It's becoming clear to people outside our community that Joe's stuff is tangibly good for the environment," said UNC Chemistry Professor Ed Samulski. For the entire article see the Herald Sun, 7/30/02. back to the top
	06 August 02: DuPont Grants $100,000 to UNC-CH Sustainable Enterprise The Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) at UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler business school has received a $100,000, three-year grant from DuPont. Kenan-Flagler Dean Robert S. Sullivan said, "We are delighted that DuPont and our Center for Sustainable Enterprise are working together to put revolutionary ideas into action for a sustainable future. DuPont's demonstration of support is tremendous recognition of the importance of sustainable enterprise. I am heartened by the opportunity it provides to strengthen our growing partnership." Part of the business school's Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, CSE is an acknowledged world leader in teaching, research and outreach designed to equip business leaders with the vision and knowledge to effectively champion sustainable development strategies within their organizations. Sustainable enterprises use business as an instrument of social development and environmental improvement, integrating these objectives proactively into core business strategies. "Many major industrial companies have great value for the unique and leading-edge work at CSE," said John C. Hodgson, DuPont executive vice president. "DuPont's objective is to become a sustainable growth company, which we define as creating shareholder value while reducing our footprint throughout the value chain. Our work with CSE is helping us have a broader, more creative understanding of market opportunities." DuPont is a founding member of CSE's Base of the Pyramid Co-Laboratory. The co-laboratory is a consortium of multinational corporations, government agencies and non-governmental organizations experimenting with innovative business models that provide effective goods and services to the 4 billion people at the base of the socioeconomic pyramid. Hart also has helped DuPont conceptualize corporate goals founded on the Base of the Pyramid model. During 2002, DuPont is celebrating its 200^th year of scientific achievement and innovation.
	05 August 02: Green Chemistry Publications from INCA INCA has published three more volumes related to green chemistry, which are available for download on the INCA web site, under the NEWS section, in the main page : http://helios.unive.it/inca/. The books are the following: 1. Italian Awards to Green Products and Processes 2. Green Chemistry in Italy - Series 4 3. Book of Abstracts of the INCA Meeting in TUNIS
	31 July 2002: CERSP 2002 Annual Report Is Now Available Online For highlights, click here For the full report, click here
	25 July 02: UNC Postdoc Orientation The Office of Postdoctoral Services will host an orientation session for Postdocs on Friday, September 20, 1 - 4 PM. This event will provide practical information on benefits, administration, taxes and more. For more information, email Melanie Sinche.
	24 July 2002: Srinivas Siripurapu Receives Keep NC Clean & Beautiful Fellowship
	19 July 2002: Teaching Faculty Position Applications are invited for a non-tenure track teaching faculty position in Chemistry with a starting date of January 1 or July 1, 2003. This position is envisioned as a long-term appointment for an innovative teacher, with an initial appointment term of four years. This colleague will be responsible for teaching "sophomore-level" Analytical (CHEM 41 and 41L) or Organic courses (CHEM 61, 62, and 62L) in addition to General chemistry (CHEM 11 and 21). Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry. Postdoctoral experience, evidence of excellence in undergraduate education and experience in laboratory curriculum development are pluses. Candidates should submit a statement of their teaching philosophy, a curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation to: Chemistry Term-Faculty Search Committee Department of Chemistry University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3290. Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2002, and the position will remain open until filled. UNC-CH is an AA/EO Employer.

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	08 July 2002: GAANN Program Announcement This is a call for the nomination of students to be GAANN fellows for the 2002/2003 academic year. This program is targeted toward students with an interest in teaching after receiving their graduate degree. There are three components to the program and the students MUST participatein all three. The first component is helping teach a lecture course (2-3 lectures, test preparation and grading, etc.). For any student you nominate, please indicate which course they would participate in to satisfy this component. The second component is an outreach program. We have developed a very successful outreach chemistry program with the Durham middle schools. The GAANN fellows devote approximately one afternoon a week to this program. The final component is a monthly GAANN fellows meeting (1-2 hours) that usually involves outside speakers on topics related to education. We anticipate choosing 8 full-time GAANN fellows, contingent on renewal of the grant. Please send nomination letters, via email, to Kathy Justice. The deadline for nominations is July 19, 2002. You can contact Gary L. Glish (email: glish@unc.edu or phone 962-2303) with any questions concerning the program.
	27 June 2002: DeSimone receives 2 awards UNC professor Joseph M. DeSimone is the 2002 recipient of the following awards: · 2002 Engineering Excellence Award by DuPont for Successful Commercialization of Supercritical CO₂ Polymerization Plant at DuPont Fayetteville Works · Defense Sciences Study Group, Institute for Defense Analysis (2002-2003)
	26 June 2002: Special ACS Journal Edition Honors Professor Murray Royce Murray, Kenan Professor of Chemistry, was honored for his sixty-fifth birthday with a special Festschrift issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, published by the American Chemical Society. The issue contains a professional biography and 46 research articles contributed by his colleagues and former students on the topics of diffusion, photon-electron interplay, chemical modified surfaces, nanoparticles, new materials, interfacial chemistry, and unusual media. The special issue was co-edited by Mark Wightman, Kenan Professor of Chemistry at UNC-CH.
	25 June 2002: "Sugar Acetates as Novel, Renewable CO₂-philes" article Click above to read Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran and Scott Wallen's JACS paper. Also available is the write-up it received in the "Editor's Choice" highlights in Science.

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	24 June 2002: Services for Postdocs at UNC-CH The Office of Postdoctoral Services (OPS) offers UNC postdocs the following: - Individual career counseling appointments - CV/resume/cover letter reviews - Career development seminars and symposia - Mock interviews - Professional development programs OPS offers faculty and staff: - Online job listing service to advertise available UNC postdoc positions - General information and referrals to other administrative departments at UNC Our office also administers a postdoc LISTSERV to share information with postdocs campus-wide. OPS supports the work of the UNC Postdoctoral Association. PDA is a volunteer organization open to all postdocs on campus. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/pda. The upcoming PDA sponsored event, Grant Writing for Success, is open to all UNC postdocs. This event will take place on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at the UNC Friday Center. RSVPs are required. Email ops@unc.edu for more information. The OPS website is at http://www.unc.edu/ops/ops.htm. Contact the OPS Faculty Advisor, Dr. Sharon Milgram (milg@med.unc.edu), or Melanie V. Sinche, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, with other questions or suggestions regarding services for postdocs.
	23 June 2002: Prof. Adrian Kybett, BSc DPhil CChem MRSC, Publisher, Journals & Reviews, has made available online the paper An undergraduate teaching initiative to demonstrate the complexity and range of issues typically encountered in modern industrial chemistry. The Perspective was authored by David Lennon, Andrew A. Freer, John M. Winfield, Philip Landon and Norman Reid (Glasgow, UK). Anyone, with or without a subscription to the Royal Society Green Chemistry journal, may read it without charge. The paper will appear in print in the next issue (June) of Green Chemistry in the usual way: 2002, vol. 4, pp. 181-187.
	27 May 2002: CO₂ Patent Database Now Available A searchable CO₂ patent database, prepared under the auspices of the Patent Assessment and Acquisition Transfer Initiative (PAATI), is now available online.

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26 May 2002: Karen Kennedy Receives YES 2002 Fellowship
Karen Kennedy, a PhD Chem E candidate at N.C. State University, has been recognized by the NSF STC for Environmentally Resposible Solvents & Processes as a leading student researcher who has also been most active and effective in achieving CERSP outreach objectives. Karen will receive a certificate and a fellowship to attend the Youth Environmental Service 2002 meeting in Braunwald, Switzerland, August 17-31, 2002. YES 2002 is an educational program of the Alliance for Global Sustainability AGS is an international organization involving MIT, University of Tokyo, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). Karen will represent CERSP and will work with AGS to identify collaboration opportunities between our organizations.

25 May 2002: CERSP Welcomes New NCA&T Students
Five new students have recently joined us at NC A&T State University, including three in the NASA-PAIR REU program:

NASA-PAIR REU Program Participants
    Joseph R. Oxendine - Visiting from UNC-Pembroke, REU Project Title: "Sterilization and SC-CO2 Cleaning of Biofilms from Substrates"
    Jonyce S. Smith - REU Project Title: "Supercritical CO2 Crystallization and Chiral Separation of Biomaterials"
    Jerrod Henderson - REU Project Title: "Activation of CO2 over Mo2C-Based Nanocatalysts"

New NCA&T Students
Ali K. Finley - NSF-CERSP Student, Project Title: "Thermal Deposition of Fluropolymers from SC-CO2 for Photoresist Applications"
Leah N. Williamson - Dept. of Educ. GAANN Environmental Eng. Graduate Fellowship Program, Tentative MS Thesis Title: "Sterilization and SC-CO2 Cleaning of Biofilms from Substrates"

24 May 2002: EU Project Funds CO₂ Polymerization Research
Officials of the European Union’s Competition and Sustainable Growth Program have announced an approximate $1 million project to fund research in the use of carbon dioxide to manufacture fluoropolymers. The EU-sponsored project includes four universities and three companies in five EU countries. The work was prompted by E. I. DuPont’s pilot plant to produce TEFLON fluoropolymer using technology developed by Prof. J. M. DeSimone and his group at UNC-CH. “All the fluoropolymer producers in Europe are trying to develop their own patents. They realize that in five to 10 years supercritical CO₂ could dominate,” says Dr. Costas Kiparissides, the project’s coordinator.

23 May 2002: Venable's Walls to Come Down
Next year, the university begins work on a new science complex to be completed in early 2005. Venable Hall, home of the Department of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, will be torn down to make room for the second phase of the complex. "There's a lot of sentimental attachment to this place," says Prof. Jim Jorgenson, chair of the Department of Chemistry. "We'll miss it in some ways but we're looking forward to the move. At least, we won't have to worry every time it rains." Chapel Hill (NC) News, May 8, 2002

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	22 May 2002: UNC-CH Leads Nation in Black Faculty UNC-Chapel Hill has more African-American faculty than most of the nation's top universities and the highest number of tenured black professors and endowed chairs held by African Americans, according to figures compiled by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Carolina is one of four high-ranking universities with more than 100 black faculty members, along with Michigan, Emory and Columbia. African-Americans comprise 5 percent of the faculty at Carolina where there are 51 black tenured professors, including nine in endowed chairs. Raleigh News Observer, May 13, 2002.
	21 May 2002: NCSU Cuts Back on Out-of-State Grad Students North Carolina State University will accept fewer out-of-state graduate students this year as a cost-saving measure in anticipation of state budget reductions. At UNC-CH, Linda Dykstra, dean of the graduate school, is awaiting the state legislature's final decision on the budget before considering similar actions. "I think it's very important for the recovery of the state that we don't cut back on the number of graduate students," she said. "These students are the ones who are going to go on to teach at universities and small colleges in North Carolina and elsewhere. Cutting back now could cause problems for years to come." (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 17, 2002.)
	20 May 2002: NC A&T Helps Launch New Environmental Group North Carolina A&T State University and 40 other universities and colleges around the United States have joined with the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) to launch a new organization that brings together the environmental programs on the nation’s campuses. The Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) includes deans and directors of colleges of the environment, schools of natural resources and institutes of environmental studies. Chancellor James C. Renick has appointed Dr. Godfrey A. Uzochukwu of the Interdisciplinary Waste Management Institute to represent North Carolina A&T State University on this Council.

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16 May 2002: NC A&T’s Waste Management Institute Receives Award
The National Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) has recognized the Waste Management Institute (WMI) at North Carolina A&T State University for its outstanding work. ECO cites WMI as "...[a] unique and nationally recognized program [combining] interdisciplinary academic [studies] with research and public service functions. The Institute’s mission is to enhance awareness and understanding of waste problems and their management in society, as well as to enhance instruction, research and outreach needed to improve the quality of life and protect the environment. Accompanying this stellar mission are equally laudable goals that have at their core the charge of increasing the number of minority professionals available to work in environmental and waste management fields and preparing graduates who will have an in-depth knowledge of environmental and waste management issues and societal well-being....
...Outstanding leadership in academic programming, demonstrated commitment to preparing students for careers in the environmental field, and its impact of creating a national pool of talented graduates to become leaders in environmental and waste management fields, make North Carolina A&T stand apart...."

	13 May 2002: Innovation Seminars Scheduled Two innovation seminars have been scheduled as part of our Thursday 3:00 PM videoconference series. On June 6, Dr. Louis Tornatzky, Senior Fellow, Southern Technology Council and Senior Scholar, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, will present a seminar entitled, "Innovation U.: New University Roles in a Knowledge Economy". This seminar is based on a national study of best practices for technology-based economic development. The study was conducted by Dr. Tornatzky, Prof. Denis Gray and a collaborator. On July 18, Prof. Irwin Feller of Pennsylvania State University will present a seminar on "Performance Criteria for Basic Research". Details will be posted later.
	30 April 2002: Grand Opening of NCSU Grant Research Laboratory You are cordially invited to: What: Grand Opening of the new Grant Research Laboratory Where: 104 Riddick Laboratories – NCSU Main Campus When: Thursday, May 2, 2002 from 3:00-5:30 p.m. Come celebrate with us ... Meet the research team, tour the lab or just drop by to say "hello"!! Refreshments will be served!! RSVP suggested - but not required - Christine S. Grant grant@eos.ncsu.edu (919) 515-2317 back to the top
	14 April 2002: Thar Named SBA Exporter of the Year Every spring during National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates the dedication and success of small businesses across America. The theme of this year's celebration is "Small Business: Where America Works." The selection of the winners is based not only on the financial success of the business but also on employee growth, innovativeness and involvement in community. This year's winner of the Small Business Exporter of the Year Award is Thar Technologies, Lalit Chordia, President. Thar Technologies is a member of the Kenan Center for Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Manufacturing, the major outreach mechanism of CERSP.
	13 April 2002: UNC-CH No. 1 in analytical chemistry UNC-CH is number one in the nation in analytical chemistry, according to the latest evaluation conducted by U.S. News and World Report magazine. The specialty moved up a notch from second place in 1999, the last time the magazine assessed the program. Chemistry Chairman James Jorgenson says, "We have a lot of really good people. We cover all of the main areas of analytical chemistry, and we have great students." The magazine ranked the overall Department of Chemistry 14th nationwide, up from 15th in 1999. Inorganic Chemistry is ranked 9th and Organic Chemistry 18th. Several of the faculty involved in the NSF STC at UNC-CH are in the Analytical Chemistry division.
	02 April 2002: Roberts Elected Outstanding Teacher George W. Roberts, Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State U, has been selected to receive an Outstanding Teacher Award for 2001-2002 and membership in the Academy of Outstanding Teachers. George also has served as faculty advisor for the AIChE Student Chapter at NCSU for the last 7 years. During six of these years, the NCSU Student Chapter was selected to receive a national Outstanding Chapter Award. In 1997, Roberts won the national Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award from the AIChE. He was elected a Fellow of the AIChE in 1995.
	27 March 2002: Griffiths Named to Boyce Chair at Pitt José-Marie Griffiths, chief information officer and professor of information science at the University of Michigan, has been named the first holder of the Doreen E. Boyce Chair in Library & Information Science in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She also has been named the first director of the Sara Fine Institute for Interpersonal Behavior & Technology. Prof. Griffiths is a member of the CERSP External Advisory Board. back to the top

06 March 2002: DuPont Introduces First Fluoropolymers Made with Supercritical CO₂ Technology

WILMINGTON, Del., March 6, 2002 -- DuPont Fluoroproducts has introduced the first commercial DuPontÔ Teflon® fluoropolymer resins made using proprietary and fundamentally new manufacturing technology that replaces traditional water-based polymerization with a process based on supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂).

According to DuPont, the new technology produces Teflon® with enhanced performance and processing capabilities, while generating less waste. The new products are being manufactured at the company’s Fayetteville, N.C., plant in a new $40 million facility that started up in late 2000. The new technology was developed jointly by DuPont and scientists at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

The new process is first being used to make select melt-processible products for applications such as wire and cable insulation and jackets, flexible tubing, and industrial films. The new process also can be used to make other melt-processible fluoropolymers whose applications include high-purity fluid handling systems. The new products will be targeted at the data communications, semiconductor, automotive and other industrial markets.

“The commercialization of these next generation products represents a true re-invention of fluoropolymer technology with the high level of performance that is synonymous with the Teflon® brand,” says Rajeev Vaidya, global business manager – melt-processible fluoropolymers, for DuPont Fluoroproducts. “The new products bring enhanced value to customers, and demonstrate the continued leadership and commitment by DuPont to the fluoropolymers industry.

“We also are pleased to introduce our new products as DuPont is celebrating the beginning of its 200^th year,” says Tim McCann, global business director – fluoropolymers, for DuPont Fluoroproducts. “This achievement, done in collaboration with a leading U.S. university, is a great illustration of how DuPont is applying integrated science, knowledge intensity and productivity to re-invent and transform its businesses to compete in the 21^st century."

During 2002, DuPont is celebrating its 200^th year of scientific achievement and innovation – providing products and services that improve the lives of people everywhere. Based in Wilmington, Del., DuPont delivers science-based solutions for markets that make a difference in people’s lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation.

05 March 2002: Dividends of more university collaboration: a stronger state economy
On Feb. 5, UNC Chancellor James Moeser appeared before the General Faculty of N. C. State University to share his commitment with NCSU Chancellor Marye Anne Fox to find ways for the two universities to collaborate—and to explain the economic benefits of doing so. During the talk, the NSF STC for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes was given as an example of collaboration that can lead to economic benefit. The University of Texas was also cited as an example of a progressive force in moving scientific breakthroughs to the marketplace. Excerpted from Feb. 20, 2002 University Gazette, p4.

04 March 2002: UNC SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
The Department of Chemistry at UNC-CH has announced availability of a number of scholarships (~ $4,000 each) to support undergraduate research during the summer. All currently enrolled chemistry undergraduate students who wish to engage in undergraduate research for at least 10 weeks are eligible to apply. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 18. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Contact Kitty Ellison VE203 for an application form.

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01 March 2002: UNC-CH Honors Undergraduate Research Awards Available
UNC Faculty, please see the web site www.unc.edu/depts/honors for application & instructions if you have an undergraduate student interested in applying for a grant. STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 3.2 OR HIGHER GPA. This is for students involved in Chem 99. APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN KITTY ELLISON'S OFFICE (VE 203) BY MARCH 20. Students, contact faculty members with whom you have studied if you qualify and are interested in this program.
There will be two rounds of awards for those students who will be seniors in the 2002-2003 school year. The first will support students from those programs which begin the honors research experience in the spring term of the student's junior year and other students whose projects are sufficiently well-planned that they could begin work over the summer. A second round of awards will be made midway through the fall term next year. Some funds will be reserved for especially worthy projects for which funding needs arise in between the two regular application periods. Faculty should call these cases to Kitty Ellison's attention as they arise.

28 February 2002: National Conference on Environmental Science & Technology
Held September 8-10, 2002 @ the Grandover Resort & Conference Center in Greensboro, NC.
Online Registration

20 February 2002: Openings for Computational Post-Docs
The Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation has issued a call for nominations of post-docs who have 6 to 48 months PD experience, planning a career in academics and whose computational work addresses biological questions. Check out the above link. Professor Royce Murray has a copy of the application in his office. See his assistant, Debbie, for a copy.

Application is due by MARCH 7 to local address.
PLEASE COPY PROFESSOR MURRAY ON NOMINATION.

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4 February 2002: GlaxoSmithKline Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Award
GlaxoSmithKline announces its Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Award in the areas of synthetic organic and/or analytical chemistry. The program is meant to encourage deserving undergraduate students to consider chemistry as a career. The fund is intended for the students to carry out summer research in the institution that they currently attend under the guidance of their research advisor. Students are encouraged to identify faculty sponsors; and faculty, to nominate deserving students.

Six awards will be made nationally. Each award carries a stipend of $4,000 for the summer and a laboratory supply allowance of $1,000, for a total of $5,000.

To be considered, applicants must submit a recent transcript (provided by the Chemistry Dept.) and, in collaboration with their research advisor, a short (1-2 page) research proposal. Additionally, the awardees are expected to submit a synopsis of their research result at the end of their summer tenure. The deadline for application is March 29. At UNC the contact person is:

Kitty Ellison
Undergraduate Student Services Manager
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dept. of Chemistry
CB#3290, Venable Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290
919-843-7826 FAX 919-962-2388
kitty_ellison@unc.edu

Others submit applications to:

Dr. Joseph H. Chan
GlaxoSmithKline Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
Medicinal Chemistry 3
Five Moore Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Decisions will be announced April 20, 2002.

30 January 2002: Welcome Georgia Tech!
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology participated in their first CERSP video-conference on January 24, 2002. While researchers there for some time have kindly shared their photolithographic facilities with us, this videoconference marks Tech’s first official participation in Center activities. Prof. Bill Koros & students have relocated there from the University of Texas-Austin. We look forward to expanding our interactions with Georgia Tech, a leading institution in supercritical fluid research. Welcome Georgia Tech!

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	30 January 2002: Collection of Green Chemistry lectures available from INCA INCA (Inter-University Consortium of Chemistry for the Environment) has published a book that contains the lectures given at the first three editions of the European Postgraduate Summer School on Green Chemistry. This book is available for free download on the INCA website. A limited number of printed copies is also available gratis upon request. Prof. Pietro Tundo, University of Venice and Director of INCA, is a key collaborator of our STC.
	29 January 2002: 2002 EAB Meeting Information Spring Review Letter Confidentiality Agreement Map of the Friday Center
	24 January 2002: "Electronic Chemicals - Clariant Announces 1^st Commercial 157-NM Resist" from Chemical Weekly, January 9/16, 2002 Clariant has announced the 1^st commercial photoresist for use w/ 157-nonometer (nm) photolithographic tools. Clariant's resist is based on a highly transparent fluoropolymer system 1^st developed by University of Texas @ Austin researchers in a program sponsored by semiconductor industry development organization International Sematech (Austin). The announcement is an important step in the race to provide materials that will support semiconductor manufacturers' drive to shrink feature sized to as small as 70 nm by 2005, market sources say. Clariant's resist is based on a polymer of cyclic olefins that have hexafluoroisopropanol groups attached, w/ the polymer produced using organometallic catalysis. Clariant developed the resist w/ Promerus (Brecksville, OH), the cyclic olefins technology business that Sumitomo Bakelite acquired from Goodrich last year (CW, July 25, 2001, p. 33). Other groups developing fluoropolymer-based 157-nm resists include Asahi Glass, Daikin Industries & DuPont w/ photoresist makers Shipley & Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (CW, Sept. 12, 2001, p. 35). -DH

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18 January 2002: Women, Race & Science Lectures
Professor Evelynn Hammonds (Associate Professor, History Of Science, MIT) lectures Tuesday, Jan. 22 @ 4:30 PM on racial categories in medicine & on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 11 AM on women and science, both in Toy Lounge/ Dey Hall, UNC-CH

15 January 2002: "Launching the Company" course available
UNC Business School is offering for the third year its successful course series "Launching the Company" --- a course open to the entire university community aimed at supporting our faculty and students who are interested in entrepreneurship and launching a business. This course has successfully supported over 15 successful business launches, spanning the continuum from faculty start-ups based on advanced technology innovations to undergraduate-led service companies. We invite all viable business ideas -- Launching the Company is designed to assist student and faculty innovators in evaluating the marketability of their idea or technology, determine the optimal commercialization path and plan for the formation of start-up companies based on these innovations. I would encourage you to forward the details on the course, which are outlined in this letter and in the attached document, to your students and faculty who may be interested or inclined to consider starting a company. This year, we will feature experts in biotechnology and life sciences, information technology, applied science and engineering and innovative business models. The program begins on February 7th with a series of non-credit open workshops which provide participants the key elements in building a business strategy and plan. The formal course begins on March 21st and is open by application only to teams who have a drafted business plan and expect to launch their business by the end of 2002. Please forward this announcement to instructors, students and administrators who may interact with our university-based entrepreneurs. Thank you for your support of this important program to UNC. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Ted Zoller if you have any questions or require additional information.

Sincerely, Robert S. Sullivan
Dean
Kenan-Flagler Business School Vital Information

Launching the Company
1. Organizational Meeting: Thursday, February 7th, 4-7pm, McColl Building 3650, meeting weekly through March 7th.

2. First five workshops are non-credit sessions open to all entrepreneurially-minded UNC faculty, staff and students. Those interested in participating that have a venture in mind should send a one-paragraph description of the venture to Ted Zoller. These will be treated under non-disclosure. Those without a venture should send a statement of their interests and a vita to the same email address.

3. The workshops will have expert industry coaches to support four domains: information technology, life sciences, engineering and applied science and innovative business models.

4. The formal course offering will begin on March 21st and is open by application only. Applying teams must have a draft business plan and the intent to launch by the end of 2002.

5. Individuals and teams who have business ideas based on innovative business models or service concepts, as well as advanced technology innovations are invited to join us.

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