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World Renowned Chemist & Holy Cross Chemistry Alumnus Dr. John A. Porco, Jr. (HC '1985, second from left in picture) shares his latest research results with the Chemistry Department faculty and students Feb. 9, 2007 in his talk "Total Synthesis and Structure Assignment of Hexacyclinol." Dr. Porco is Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development at Boston University (see: http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/profile/porco.htmll & http://cmld.bu.edu/personnel/index.htmll). Pictured with Dr. Porco, from left to right, are Dean Earl Peace, (Dr. Porco), Professor Richard Herrick, and Assistant Professor Joshua Farrell, all of the Chemistry Department.
Dr. Ken Mills,(Biochemist in the Chemistry Department and co-director of the Biochemistry Concentration) and Dr. C. Robert Matthews (Professor & Chair, Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, UMass Medical School) celebrate, as the faculty and students toast Dr. Mills for his recent promotion to Associate Professor and tenure and Dr. Matthews for his exciting talk "Superoxide Dismutase and Lou Gehrig Disease: Insights from the folding free energy surface." Congratulations! Feb. 2, 2007.