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7 August 2006
Dr. Jeff Werner defends
Jeff Werner defended his Ph.D. thesis on 8/7/06 and is heading off to do a post-doc with Ruth Richardson at Cornell. Pictured here is Jeff with his two co-advisors, Bill Arnold and Kris McNeill.
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5 August 2006
Betsy Edhlund's paper appears online
Betsy's study on the photochemical degradation of nitrofuran antibiotics appeared on the Environmental Science and Technology ASAP site today. At right is a figure for the paper showing the characteristic "two-step" kinetics: fast photoisomerization to a photostationary state followed by slow photolysis.
"Aquatic Photochemistry of Nitrofuran Antibiotics"
Betsy L. Edhlund, William A. Arnold, and Kristopher McNeill Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006 ASAP DOI: 10.1021/es0606778 |

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14 July 2006
Dr. Joe Fritsch defends his thesis
Joe Fritsch defended his Ph.D. thesis on 7/7/06 and has just left town for Malibu. Joe will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at Pepperdine University. Good luck, Joe!
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23 June 2006
Jeff Werner's tetracycline paper appears online
Jeff Werner's paper on the effect of divalent metal ions on tetracycline photolysis appeared today on the Environmental Science and Technology ASAP site.
"Water Hardness as a Photochemical Parameter: Tetracycline Photolysis as a Function of Calcium Concentration, Magnesium Concentration, and pH"
Jeffrey J. Werner, William A. Arnold, and Kristopher McNeill
Environ. Sci. Technol.2006, ASAP.
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18 May 2006
Drs. Follett and Boreen!
Angela Follett and Anne Boreen have graduated with their Ph.D. degrees. Anne defended her thesis on May 11 and Angela defended May 18, 2006. |
16 May 2006
Betsy wins best presentation award at Chemistry Graduate Symposium
Betsy Edhlund was one of three winners of the Best Presentation Award at the Department of Chemistry Graduate Student Research Symposium. The prize is a $500 travel fellowship to present her work at a scientific conference. Betsy joins past McNeill group winners Angela Follett and Joe Fritsch. |

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25 Apr 2006
Ann McNally graduates and is awarded the Sharon L. Doherty Award
Ann McNally successfully defended her Ph.D. Thesis entitled "Photochemistry of Natural Organic Matter" on April 25, 2006.
Ann was also awarded the 2005-06 Sharon L. Doherty Award by the Office for University Women in recognition of her outstanding volunteer service concerning women's issues on campus and in the broader community.
20 April 2006
Sarah Page is awarded the Lloyd W. Goerke Scholarship
Sarah Page, an undergraduate researcher in the McNeill lab, has been selected as the winner of the Lloyd W. Goerke Scholarship for 2006. This award is made to a junior chemistry major who has shown outstanding academic acheivement
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