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December 22, 2003
CHEMISTRY HIGHLIGHTS
2003
While the chemical industry faced another challenging year, research advanced
mightily in 2003, from sensors and nanotubes to combichem and bioengineering chemistry.
2003 INDUSTRY REVIEW
December 15, 2003
CLIMATE
CHANGE
Current data on global warming paint a not-so-pretty picture, as witnessed by the
Arctic's melting ice.
December 8, 2003
GENOMICS &
PROTEOMICS
While still proving its worth in drug R&D, genomics is providing insight
into causes of disease and drug response.
CAREERS IN BIOTECH
In
genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics, whether to work in industry or academia is an
all-important question.
PROMISCUITY'S POWER
Enzymes'
ability to catalyze secondary reactions may provide a head start for evolving enzymes with new
activities.
December 1, 2003
NANOTECH
K. Eric
Drexler and Richard E. Smalley square off on the possibility of molecular assemblers.
November 24, 2003
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
2004
Tight job market persists, but C&EN offers advice for landing that first job, as
well as information on other career options, resources, and a salary review.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Both
fragile and ubiquitous, glass's beauty and usefulness has been clear for thousands of
years.
NEW ACS
EXECUTIVE
C&EN Editor-in-Chief Madeleine Jacobs is selected to be ACS executive
director and CEO.
ACS
ELECTION RESULTS
Occidental Chemical executive William F. Carroll Jr. is 2004
president-elect.
November 17, 2003
PLASTICS
ADDITIVES
Plastics industry has been in a slump, but new products and innovation in
additives, including flame retardants, may provide a shot in the arm.
JACS AT 125
In his
1936 paper, Lars Onsager showed how Debye's theory of dipoles could be extended to polar
solvents.
DOPING IN
SPORTS
UCLA chemists identify designer steroid THG.
November 10, 2003
DRUG FRAUD
FDA
investigates growing numbers of counterfeit drug cases, as secondary wholesalers provide a ready
outlet for fake, diverted, and adulterated drugs.
November 3, 2003
PAINTS & COATINGS
New
material advances provide bright spots—such as dazzling, sparkly paints—during what is
shaping up as a lackluster year.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
Australian
orchid seduces pollinator wasps by producing the same pheromone.
AHA! MOMENTS
October 27, 2003
COMBICHEM
Evolution
of field leads to advances in catalyst optimization, natural-product-like libraries, and
multicomponent reactions.
WOMEN IN ACADEMIA
Women
are still underrepresented among the full professor ranks, despite some small gains.
TOP COMPANIES TO WORK
FOR
Employees tend to stay at companies that provide stability and a fair, open
environment.
AGBIOTECH
USDA releases tally of
field test violations.
October 20, 2003
9/11 URBAN
AEROSOLS
Scientists work to understand the complex mixture of dust, powder, and smoke
released from ruins of the World Trade Center.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
Zinc ions
give clam worms extra-tough jaws
October 13, 2003
NATURAL PRODUCTS
REDUX
Drug discovery and synthetic chemistry efforts are shifting back to natural
products research.
CHEMISTRY
LAUREATES
Nobel Prize goes to researchers who determined how ions and water molecules
move in and out of cells.
October 6, 2003
NIH
ROAD MAP
Five-year plan stresses interdisciplinary work and aims to transform agency
research.
BUILDING A
BETTER PROTEIN
To engineer specialized proteins, chemists combine computation and
directed evolution.
September 29, 2003
SAFEGUARDING
SECURITY
Maureen McCarthy, acting director of the Department of Homeland Security's
Office of R&D, has a diverse portfolio.
ANALYZE THIS
Proteins and
proteomics dominate the meeting of mass spec community.
GRAD SCHOOL & BEYOND
Special four-part supplement discusses whether a top 10 pedigree is needed for a faculty
job, effects of new immigration rules on foreign grad students, programs to prepare future faculty,
and postdocs in industry.
September 22, 2003
AIR PRODUCTS
CEO John
P. Jones III has acted decisively, selling underperforming units and shoring up more attractive
businesses.
September 15, 2003
NIH AND TAXOL
Case
study exposes frictions in technology transfer from government to private industry.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
The chemical
signal that hornets use to locate invaders is also found in some food flavorings and fragrances.
September 8, 2003
It's Elemental
Chemical
& Engineering News celebrates the Periodic Table of the Elements on the magazine's 80th
anniversary.
September 1, 2003
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Chemical and materials firms hope to reap big rewards from nanoscience.
August 25, 2003
DRUG
DELIVERY
Researchers are investigating methods for getting compounds directly into
cells.
BLOCKING HIV
Small
molecule prevents virus from entering cells.
August 18, 2003
ROCKET-FUELED
RIVER
Lower Colorado carries perchlorate to millions who drink its water, to those who
eat lettuce irrigated with its water, and into a tribal well.
ELEMENT 110 NAMED
DARMSTADTIUM
Name honors German town where the element was discovered.
JACS AT 125
In
1989, Colin Bain, Ralph Nuzzo, and George Whitesides functionalized self-assembled monolayers.
August 11, 2003
BATTLE
SCIENCE
Ordinary soldiers could acquire some of the abilities of fictional superheroes,
thanks to advanced materials specially designed for military applications.
CALIFORNIA CRISIS
New
funding cuts bode ill for state's universities.
August 4, 2003
SALARY & EMPLOYMENT
SURVEY
The employment status of chemists is the weakest it's been in more than 30
years.
JOB LOSS? TEN WAYS ACS
CAN HELP
CAREERS
DISRUPTED
In turbulent times, some former Pharmacia chemists find work via relocation;
others offer perspective
on
their jobless status.
July 28, 2003
DRUG
DISCOVERY
Pharmaceutical firms work to commercialize the genomics revolution, often
turning to smaller companies for biomarker discovery.
July 21, 2003
PROCESS
CATALYSIS
High-throughput methods promise improved catalysts for bulk chemical processes;
gas-to-liquids fuels open a major market for catalysts.
July 14, 2003
FINE
CHEMICALS
Process design and improvement tools allow fine chemicals manufacturers to
better serve customers, including partners in the fragrance and flavor industry.
July 7,
2003
FACTS &
FIGURES
Despite economic malaise, chemical company earnings around the world increased,
largely because of cost cutting.
June 30, 2003
GREEN
CHEMISTRY
Presidential honors recognize biotech and other innovations that promote
pollution prevention.
June 23, 2003
ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS
Chemical companies bring their materials expertise to photonics and the
semiconductor industry.
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
A
growing number of chemists are entering this field, attracted by its interdisciplinary nature.
June 16, 2003
ACHEMA
2003
Chemical technology exhibition in Frankfurt draws huge crowds; focuses on chemical
engineering, environmetal protection, and biotechnology.
June 9, 2003
AGBIOTECH
Rift
between U.S. and Europe over genetically engineered foods is exacerbated by pending EU labeling and
traceability regulations.
June 2, 2003
PLASTICS
Engineering
industry boosts business with consolidations and new innovations; polyolefins licensors prepare for
an upturn.
May 26, 2003
RESPONSIBLE CARE
New
security codes and verification assessments in the U.S. and Europe advance 15-year-old program to
next level.
May 19, 2003
SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY
Interdisciplinary scientists model biological systems using expanding knowledge
of cellular networks and molecular interactions.
May 12, 2003
TOP 50 U.S. CHEMICAL
PRODUCERS
C&EN's reorganized ranking reflects chemical industry changes in 2002,
which saw falling sales and revenues.
May 5, 2003
SCORPIONATES
Jerry
Trofimenko's first pyrazolylborate ligand has led to a family of beautiful and useful compounds
during the past 35 years.
COMPUTATIONAL
NANOTECH
Theoretical and experimental approaches are used concomitantly to design
nanosystems.
April 28, 2003
CHIRAL
CHEMISTRY
Single-enantiomer drugs have a commanding presence in the global pharmaceutical
landscape; researchers use chiral switching to develop better versions of drugs.
April 21,
2003
PHARMA
OUTSOURCING
Emerging drug firms are increasingly being served by the nimbler smaller
contract manufacturer; early-stage services gain ground.
April 14, 2003
SPECIALTY
CHEMICALS
High feedstock costs, energy prices, and overcapacity have stalled the
synthetic rubber and rubber chemicals industries.
E-BUSINESS
News Updates For The
World Of Business Online.
GENDER
EQUITY
How women chemists overcome obstacles.
April 7, 2003
STARTING SALARY
SURVEY
Results for median salary and employment status for newly graduated chemists in
2002 were mixed across degree levels.
March 31, 2003
PITTCON AWARDS
PRESENTED
Preeminent achievements in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy are
honored
AAAS ELECTS FELLOWS IN
CHEMISTRY
Levelt Sengers
Garners L'Or??al UNESCO Award
March 24, 2003
PRIESTLEY
MEDALIST
Industrial chemist Edwin Vandenberg is honored for his contributions to polymer
science and to the chemistry community.
AAAS ELECTS FELLOWS IN
CHEMISTRY
March 17, 2003
PETROCHEMICAL
PROSPECTS
The petrochemical market struggles to rebound but is stymied by high oil and
gas prices, and a possible war in Iraq.
March 11, 2003
DOUBLE
HELIX AT 50
Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA structure defined a biological phenomenon
at the chemical level, inspiring chemists.
March 3, 2003
CHEMICAL
GENETICS
Chemists explore the biological world by synthesizing diverse arrays of small
molecules.
CHEMICAL
SCIENCE
Envisioning how advances in chemistry and chemical engineering will contribute to
a brighter future.
February 24, 2003
WIND ENERGY
Alternative
energy source strives to become a viable player in the energy marketplace.
BEYOND THE RéSUMé
Reference checking is a critical tool in selecting new employees.
February 17, 2003
CUSTOM
CHEMICALS
Although observers predict another tough year for pharmaceutical custom
manufacturing and synthesis, suppliers have multiple avenues for growth.
FEDERAL R&D
Proposed
fiscal 2004 budget gives top billing to defense and security.
MID-ATLANTIC BIOTECH
States
attract industry by offering start-up help, including tax credits, lab space, and investment
money.
February 10, 2003
CLASS
PORTRAIT
C&EN examines statistics on the chemistry graduating class of 1999-2000 at
all degree levels and compares them with previous years.
E-COMMERCE
Progress in
adopting e-business varies from firm to firm across the chemical industry.
WHAT'S THAT
STUFF?
Chemistry gives a brighter smile through teeth whiteners.
February 3, 2003
CAPITAL SPENDING
Most
chemical firms see signs of economic recovery and say they plan to spend more aggressively on
capital projects in 2003; many will increase R&D spending.
January 27, 2003
PHARMA BUSINESS
Biotech
and pharmaceutical industries wrestle with large- versus small-molecule drug strategies while
financial performance declines.
January 20, 2003
SOAPS AND
DETERGENTS
New cleaning formulas and other products owe their effectiveness to R&D
collaborations between home care companies and chemical makers; consolidated surfactants businesses
struggle.
CONGRESSIONAL
OUTLOOK
Weighty domestic and foreign issues likely will have Congress giving short shrift
to science and technology matters.
January 13, 2002
WORLD CHEMICAL
OUTLOOK
The global chemical industry is finally showing signs of recovery, but economic
or political instability could bring it crashing down again.
January 6, 2002
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACS
President Elsa Reichmanis asks members to focus on communicating the value of chemistry within ACS,
with government, and with the public at large.
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS
Part-time
college chemistry teachers face capricious conditions and low pay but enjoy the flexibility and
rewards of teaching.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Though they
may face advancement challenges, B.S.- and M.S.-level chemists find rewarding careers.
This page last revised December 22, 2003 © Copyright 2003 by the American Chemical
Society
December 22, 2003
CHEMISTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2003
While the chemical industry faced another challenging year, research advanced mightily in 2003, from sensors and nanotubes to combichem and bioengineering chemistry.
2003 INDUSTRY REVIEW
December 15, 2003
CLIMATE CHANGE
Current data on global warming paint a not-so-pretty picture, as witnessed by the Arctic's melting ice.
December 8, 2003
GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS
While still proving its worth in drug R&D, genomics is providing insight into causes of disease and drug response.
CAREERS IN BIOTECH
In genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics, whether to work in industry or academia is an all-important question.
PROMISCUITY'S POWER
Enzymes' ability to catalyze secondary reactions may provide a head start for evolving enzymes with new activities.
December 1, 2003
NANOTECH
K. Eric Drexler and Richard E. Smalley square off on the possibility of molecular assemblers.
November 24, 2003
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2004
Tight job market persists, but C&EN offers advice for landing that first job, as well as information on other career options, resources, and a salary review.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Both fragile and ubiquitous, glass's beauty and usefulness has been clear for thousands of years.
NEW ACS EXECUTIVE
C&EN Editor-in-Chief Madeleine Jacobs is selected to be ACS executive director and CEO.
ACS ELECTION RESULTS
Occidental Chemical executive William F. Carroll Jr. is 2004 president-elect.
November 17, 2003
PLASTICS ADDITIVES
Plastics industry has been in a slump, but new products and innovation in additives, including flame retardants, may provide a shot in the arm.
JACS AT 125
In his 1936 paper, Lars Onsager showed how Debye's theory of dipoles could be extended to polar solvents.
DOPING IN SPORTS
UCLA chemists identify designer steroid THG.
November 10, 2003
DRUG FRAUD
FDA investigates growing numbers of counterfeit drug cases, as secondary wholesalers provide a ready outlet for fake, diverted, and adulterated drugs.
November 3, 2003
PAINTS & COATINGS
New material advances provide bright spots—such as dazzling, sparkly paints—during what is shaping up as a lackluster year.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
Australian orchid seduces pollinator wasps by producing the same pheromone.
AHA! MOMENTS
October 27, 2003
COMBICHEM
Evolution of field leads to advances in catalyst optimization, natural-product-like libraries, and multicomponent reactions.
WOMEN IN ACADEMIA
Women are still underrepresented among the full professor ranks, despite some small gains.
TOP COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
Employees tend to stay at companies that provide stability and a fair, open environment.
AGBIOTECH
USDA releases tally of field test violations.
October 20, 2003
9/11 URBAN AEROSOLS
Scientists work to understand the complex mixture of dust, powder, and smoke released from ruins of the World Trade Center.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
Zinc ions give clam worms extra-tough jaws
October 13, 2003
NATURAL PRODUCTS REDUX
Drug discovery and synthetic chemistry efforts are shifting back to natural products research.
CHEMISTRY LAUREATES
Nobel Prize goes to researchers who determined how ions and water molecules move in and out of cells.
October 6, 2003
NIH ROAD MAP
Five-year plan stresses interdisciplinary work and aims to transform agency research.
BUILDING A BETTER PROTEIN
To engineer specialized proteins, chemists combine computation and directed evolution.
September 29, 2003
SAFEGUARDING SECURITY
Maureen McCarthy, acting director of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of R&D, has a diverse portfolio.
ANALYZE THIS
Proteins and proteomics dominate the meeting of mass spec community.
GRAD SCHOOL & BEYOND
Special four-part supplement discusses whether a top 10 pedigree is needed for a faculty job, effects of new immigration rules on foreign grad students, programs to prepare future faculty, and postdocs in industry.
September 22, 2003
AIR PRODUCTS
CEO John P. Jones III has acted decisively, selling underperforming units and shoring up more attractive businesses.
September 15, 2003
NIH AND TAXOL
Case study exposes frictions in technology transfer from government to private industry.
CRITTER CHEMISTRY
The chemical signal that hornets use to locate invaders is also found in some food flavorings and fragrances.
September 8, 2003
It's Elemental
Chemical & Engineering News celebrates the Periodic Table of the Elements on the magazine's 80th anniversary.
September 1, 2003
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Chemical and materials firms hope to reap big rewards from nanoscience.
August 25, 2003
DRUG DELIVERY
Researchers are investigating methods for getting compounds directly into cells.
BLOCKING HIV
Small molecule prevents virus from entering cells.
August 18, 2003
ROCKET-FUELED RIVER
Lower Colorado carries perchlorate to millions who drink its water, to those who eat lettuce irrigated with its water, and into a tribal well.
ELEMENT 110 NAMED DARMSTADTIUM
Name honors German town where the element was discovered.
JACS AT 125
In 1989, Colin Bain, Ralph Nuzzo, and George Whitesides functionalized self-assembled monolayers.
August 11, 2003
BATTLE SCIENCE
Ordinary soldiers could acquire some of the abilities of fictional superheroes, thanks to advanced materials specially designed for military applications.
CALIFORNIA CRISIS
New funding cuts bode ill for state's universities.
August 4, 2003
SALARY & EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
The employment status of chemists is the weakest it's been in more than 30 years.
JOB LOSS? TEN WAYS ACS CAN HELP
CAREERS DISRUPTED
In turbulent times, some former Pharmacia chemists find work via relocation; others offer perspective
on their jobless status.
July 28, 2003
DRUG DISCOVERY
Pharmaceutical firms work to commercialize the genomics revolution, often turning to smaller companies for biomarker discovery.
July 21, 2003
PROCESS CATALYSIS
High-throughput methods promise improved catalysts for bulk chemical processes; gas-to-liquids fuels open a major market for catalysts.
July 14, 2003
FINE CHEMICALS
Process design and improvement tools allow fine chemicals manufacturers to better serve customers, including partners in the fragrance and flavor industry.
July 7, 2003
FACTS & FIGURES
Despite economic malaise, chemical company earnings around the world increased, largely because of cost cutting.
June 30, 2003
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Presidential honors recognize biotech and other innovations that promote pollution prevention.
June 23, 2003
ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS
Chemical companies bring their materials expertise to photonics and the semiconductor industry.
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
A growing number of chemists are entering this field, attracted by its interdisciplinary nature.
June 16, 2003
ACHEMA 2003
Chemical technology exhibition in Frankfurt draws huge crowds; focuses on chemical engineering, environmetal protection, and biotechnology.
June 9, 2003
AGBIOTECH
Rift between U.S. and Europe over genetically engineered foods is exacerbated by pending EU labeling and traceability regulations.
June 2, 2003
PLASTICS
Engineering industry boosts business with consolidations and new innovations; polyolefins licensors prepare for an upturn.
May 26, 2003
RESPONSIBLE CARE
New security codes and verification assessments in the U.S. and Europe advance 15-year-old program to next level.
May 19, 2003
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Interdisciplinary scientists model biological systems using expanding knowledge of cellular networks and molecular interactions.
May 12, 2003
TOP 50 U.S. CHEMICAL PRODUCERS
C&EN's reorganized ranking reflects chemical industry changes in 2002, which saw falling sales and revenues.
May 5, 2003
SCORPIONATES
Jerry Trofimenko's first pyrazolylborate ligand has led to a family of beautiful and useful compounds during the past 35 years.
COMPUTATIONAL NANOTECH
Theoretical and experimental approaches are used concomitantly to design nanosystems.
April 28, 2003
CHIRAL CHEMISTRY
Single-enantiomer drugs have a commanding presence in the global pharmaceutical landscape; researchers use chiral switching to develop better versions of drugs.
April 21, 2003
PHARMA OUTSOURCING
Emerging drug firms are increasingly being served by the nimbler smaller contract manufacturer; early-stage services gain ground.
April 14, 2003
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
High feedstock costs, energy prices, and overcapacity have stalled the synthetic rubber and rubber chemicals industries.
E-BUSINESS
News Updates For The World Of Business Online.
GENDER EQUITY
How women chemists overcome obstacles.
April 7, 2003
STARTING SALARY SURVEY
Results for median salary and employment status for newly graduated chemists in 2002 were mixed across degree levels.
March 31, 2003
PITTCON AWARDS PRESENTED
Preeminent achievements in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy are honored
AAAS ELECTS FELLOWS IN CHEMISTRY
Levelt Sengers Garners L'Or??al UNESCO Award
March 24, 2003
PRIESTLEY MEDALIST
Industrial chemist Edwin Vandenberg is honored for his contributions to polymer science and to the chemistry community.
AAAS ELECTS FELLOWS IN CHEMISTRY
March 17, 2003
PETROCHEMICAL PROSPECTS
The petrochemical market struggles to rebound but is stymied by high oil and gas prices, and a possible war in Iraq.
March 11, 2003
DOUBLE HELIX AT 50
Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA structure defined a biological phenomenon at the chemical level, inspiring chemists.
March 3, 2003
CHEMICAL GENETICS
Chemists explore the biological world by synthesizing diverse arrays of small molecules.
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Envisioning how advances in chemistry and chemical engineering will contribute to a brighter future.
February 24, 2003
WIND ENERGY
Alternative energy source strives to become a viable player in the energy marketplace.
BEYOND THE RéSUMé
Reference checking is a critical tool in selecting new employees.
February 17, 2003
CUSTOM CHEMICALS
Although observers predict another tough year for pharmaceutical custom manufacturing and synthesis, suppliers have multiple avenues for growth.
FEDERAL R&D
Proposed fiscal 2004 budget gives top billing to defense and security.
MID-ATLANTIC BIOTECH
States attract industry by offering start-up help, including tax credits, lab space, and investment money.
February 10, 2003
CLASS PORTRAIT
C&EN examines statistics on the chemistry graduating class of 1999-2000 at all degree levels and compares them with previous years.
E-COMMERCE
Progress in adopting e-business varies from firm to firm across the chemical industry.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Chemistry gives a brighter smile through teeth whiteners.
February 3, 2003
CAPITAL SPENDING
Most chemical firms see signs of economic recovery and say they plan to spend more aggressively on capital projects in 2003; many will increase R&D spending.
January 27, 2003
PHARMA BUSINESS
Biotech and pharmaceutical industries wrestle with large- versus small-molecule drug strategies while financial performance declines.
January 20, 2003
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS
New cleaning formulas and other products owe their effectiveness to R&D collaborations between home care companies and chemical makers; consolidated surfactants businesses struggle.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK
Weighty domestic and foreign issues likely will have Congress giving short shrift to science and technology matters.
January 13, 2002
WORLD CHEMICAL OUTLOOK
The global chemical industry is finally showing signs of recovery, but economic or political instability could bring it crashing down again.
January 6, 2002
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACS President Elsa Reichmanis asks members to focus on communicating the value of chemistry within ACS, with government, and with the public at large.
ADJUNCT PROFESSORS
Part-time college chemistry teachers face capricious conditions and low pay but enjoy the flexibility and rewards of teaching.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Though they may face advancement challenges, B.S.- and M.S.-level chemists find rewarding careers.
This page last revised December 22, 2003 © Copyright 2003 by the American Chemical Society