The German language chemistry encyclopedia RÖMPP Online version 3.20 was launched on January 25, 2012. With this update, 181 search terms have been added or updated. More information regarding the search terms can be found on our RÖMPP update page.

Since 2000 the University of Sheffield has been hosting this event which is supported by the Chemical Structure Association Trust (CSAT) and the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society (MGMS). The intensive short course provides an introduction to the major aspects of Chemoinformatics, with particular emphasis on applications in modern drug discovery. The course includes workshops, lectures, and discussions and is held by experienced tutors from academia and industry.

Please contact Val Gillet (v.gillet@sheffield.ac.uk) or visit http://cisrg.shef.ac.uk/chemcourse for further details and registration.

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• PhD in organic chemistry
• Computer literate
• Excellent English language skills
• Ability to work as an integral member of a team
• Ability to problem solve
• Advantageous but not essential: previous publishing experience/publishing courses

 
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• An introduction to scientific publishing in a dynamic and friendly office
• The chance to work on Science of Synthesis, one of the most prestigious publishing projects in organic chemistry at this moment in time (www.science-of-synthesis.com)
• The rare opportunity to learn about both traditional book publishing and the latest techniques in electronic publishing

 
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• Deadline management – close contact with authors

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Thieme offers a comprehensive benefits program and relocation assistance. The successful candidate would be expected to be able to take up the position by March 12th, 2012.

Interested? Then please send us a full CV, containing the name of two current referees accompanied by a handwritten supporting letter. Informal queries to Dr. M. Fiona Shortt de Hernandez, Managing Editor (e-mail: fiona.shortt@thieme.de).

Closing date February 17th, 2012.

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More information about the Mike Lynch Award: http://www.fiz-chemie.de/en/home/news-schedule/sponsorship-awards/mike-lynch-award.html

The Paracelsus Prize (CHF 20,000 and medal in gold) is awarded biennially to an internationally outstanding scientist for his or her lifetime achievements in chemical research. Congratulations to Bernd Giese who receives the Prize for his pioneering work on stereoselective radical reactions in synthesis and his elaboration of the mechanism of electron transfer processes in biopolymers. For more information on this year's winner, please visit the Paracelsus Prize website.

The German language chemistry encyclopedia RÖMPP Online version 3.19 was launched on December 14, 2011. With this update, over 331 search terms have been added or updated. More information regarding the search terms can be found on our RÖMPP update page (German Language).

SYNFORM 2011/12 is now available for download online through the Thieme eJournals website free of charge or you can view our online edition on the Thieme Chemistry website.

The content of the renowned German text book by Hesse/Meier/Zeeh was completely revised and expanded.

The new, 8th Edition of the German version of "Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry" was completely revised in collaboration with the new authors Prof. Dr. Stefan Bienz, PD Dr. Laurent Bigler and Dr. Thomas Fox from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The well-structured content and the new, 4-color layout make this text book the perfect practical spectroscopy resource for both students and professionals.

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Professor Manfred Hesse passed away in Zurich in early October aged 76. His book “Spektroskopische Methoden in der organischen Chemie” (Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry), written in conjunction with two other authors, is a standard reference work for chemistry students and scientists.

“Spektroskopische Methoden in der organischen Chemie” will appear in its eighth edition in November. Professor Hesse, who had a marked influence on the book and continually developed it, was unfortunately not able to receive a copy of the new edition. The chemist died at the beginning of October.

He clearly left his mark on the field of chemistry with this work, which was first published in 1979 and has since sold several ten thousand copies. Translated into many languages, it has become compulsory reading for all students of chemistry and the standard reference work for professionals. An electronic version of the book, used by the German-speaking universities, has also been available for some years.

Professor Manfred Hesse was born in Weimar in 1935. After finishing his secondary education in 1953, he enrolled as a student of chemistry at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In 1955 he transferred to the Free University in the same city, where he continued his studies until graduating in 1958. He then moved to Zurich. There, he wrote his doctoral thesis on “Calabash Alkaloids” under the supervision of Professor Dr. Hans Schmid. He obtained his doctorate in 1962 and left the university. Only some four years later, in 1966, he returned to his place of learning in Switzerland and worked there first as an associate professor. He finally took over the Chair in Organic Chemistry in 1983.

Professor Manfred Hesse was an inspiring doctoral and degree advisor and always a role model for his students. They, along with his friends and colleagues, thought highly of him for the sincerity he unfailingly showed to others. Thieme Chemistry has lost a distinguished author in Professor Hesse.