CHEM. 191A MEMBERS 2006_7

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CHEM. 191A MEMBERS 2006_7
SENIORS
Duff-Amsel, David
Brown, Zachary West
Dr. Garza
Lazar, Daniel Chesnaye
Palmerton, Alec
COORDINATOR
Edens, Eric Clark
Farina-Henry, Samuel Joseph
Poindexter, Kathryn
Schiro, Mara Elizabeth

Sheu, Tommy
Hall, Evan Thomas
Hickstein, Daniel Durand
Johnson, Lewis Elwood V.

Wellman, Daniel Lind
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SENIOR THESIS-Fall 2006

• Look at the chem. Web page under Course Web Page
• 191 Senior Thesis - Thesis Planning Guide
• 191 Senior Thesis - Syllabus
• 191 Senior Thesis - Student Abstracts

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ORGANIZATION LIST 2006-7
Step by step instructions. It couldnt get any
easier
FIRST DEADLINE

• Thesis abstract/proposal
• Send me an electric version of it. It must
  be in all faculty
• mailboxes by
• Monday, Sep. 18, 2006 at noon.

b) http//www.chemistry.pomona.edu Use the info
and refer to guidelines in the web related to
senior thesis.
READ ALL THIS INFO SENIOR THESIS SYLLABUS
c) Attend all the seminars. Professor Johal is in
charge of the seminars.
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USING EndNote if you have not used it before.
Prof. Taylor will be available to show you on a
one-on-one basis the program EndNote to search
for chemical literature.
Millions of researchers, scholarly writers,
students, and librarians use EndNote (patent
pending) to search online bibliographic
databases, organize their references and images,
and create bibliographies and figure lists
instantly. Instead of spending hours typing
bibliographies, or using index cards to organize
their references, they do it the easy wayby
using EndNote! EndNote for Windows and Macintosh
is a valuable all-in-one tool that integrates
the following tasks into one program Search
bibliographic databases on the Internet Organize
references and images in a database Construct
your paper with built-in manuscript templates
Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as
you write!
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GIVE COPIES OF ABSTRACT TO 8FACULTY MEMBERS

• Crane, E. J.
• Garza-López, Roberto A.
• Grieman, Fred J.
• O'Leary, Daniel J. (Head of the dpt).
• Oxtoby, David W.
• Selassie, Cynthia R.D.
• Steinmetz, Wayne E.
• Taylor, Charles
• Negritto, Tina

I need an electronic version of it.
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SENIORS DOING EXP. THESIS

• Register for Chem. 199 - usually 1/2 credit 4-6
  hours in lab/week. So you need 191a and 199
• If you are only analyzing summer results or are
  doing a literature thesis, you do not have to
  sign up for 199.
• You dont sign up for 199 next semester.

Talk to your advisor about it.
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ORGANIZATION LIST 2005-6
continuation
SECOND DEADLINE

• A passing grade in 191 A permits you to take
• Chemistry 191 B

d) An annotated bibliography of your literature
search is due to the senior thesis coordinator
and your advisor Wednesday, October 18, 2006.
This is the Wednesday following the Fall break.
TELL US HOW YOU ARRIVE AT THIS
e) Learn how to use PowerPoint software
effectively to facilitate presentation.
Dont make it the focus, make it a tool!
f) While working on the written portion, you may
examine previous senior thesis in the
department office
THESE STAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE! DO NOT
TAKE THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING!
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Progress Report and Background Introduction
THIRD DEADLINE
g) Continue work on your project.  At the end
of the semester, submit a short progress report
and a background introduction of your topic
(4pgs.min) to the senior thesis coordinator and
your advisor.  The report should discuss what
has been accomplished during the semester and
set plans for work to be completed during the
following semester.  The background report
should Indicate why your problem is important
based on the literature Search you did.

• The report and background intro are due
• on the last day of classes. Wednesday, Dec.
  6 2006

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Chem 191 b Spring 2006
i) An orientation meeting will be held very
early in the semester when concrete deadlines
will be given
j) Continue to analyze the literature and/or
collect data in the laboratory.
k) Assemble the information into a coherent
picture, identify holes, and attempt to fill
them with further experimentation and searching
of the literature.
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What else?
l) Attend planning meetings with faculty advisor
m) Meet with advisors on a regular basis.
Remember this is a process, not a single
presentation or written document.
The success rate on thesis is directly
proportional to contact level with advisors.
n) Schedule a practice session for your
seminar during the preceding week (NO LATER)
o) Practice with friends/discussant following
formal practice session
THE MORE THE BETTER.
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SUBMISSIONS AND FINAL STEPS
DEADLINE 4
p) Electronically submit your abstract (to
Lori Bell and me) two weeks prior to the
thesis presentation. check with Lori Bell that
she is getting your abstract as you want
it. THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PROGRAM
q) Give formal presentation. Dress properly.
Make certain your discussant introduces you
and go for it! EXPECT QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION OF YOUR PRESENTATION
Submit a copy of the presentation on disk (if you
use PowerPoint) to me the day before or just
after presentations are given. Thursday and
Friday, March 8 9, 2007 (FRIDAY BEFORE SPRING
BREAK so PLAN accordingly.)
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WE GO OUT AND CELEBRATE
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FINALLY!!!!
We evaluate presentations and give feedback for
the final round.
FIFTH CRITICAL DEADLINE
m) Submit two unbound copies of your thesis.
Monday April 9, 2007 at 5pm. first submission
This is not a rough draft. Your first and second
reader must get this to make corrections.
SIXTH CRITICAL DEADLINE
The two readers will carefully read the thesis
and provide you with their evaluations.  Use
their input to revise your thesis and submit one
final, bound copy of the thesis as well as the
two previously submitted copies with the
readers' comments to the coordinator of the
senior thesis on the sixth Monday after the
spring break (Monday, April 23, 2007). This
bound copy will become the permanent archival
copy.  It is considered a courtesy to provide
your two readers with a bound copy of the final
version.