Bayer Corporation ``Donates'' Professor to University of Houston.PITTSBURGH--(AutomotiveWire)--April 14, 1999-- As part of Bayer Corporation's ongoing support of science education, the company has "donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. " a chemical scientist to the University of Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; for a year. S.S. Newaz, Ph.D., is instructing two courses at the university: Polymer Chemistry Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. and Fundamental Organic Chemistry. Dr. Newaz also interacts with the teaching assistants for the undergraduate organic laboratories. In addition, Dr. Newaz is working with the university's chemical related departments to establish a separate course that would prepare students for working in the chemical industry. "There is a significant difference between studying chemistry and working in the chemical industry," Dr. Newaz notes. "Our objective in establishing this course is to prepare students for what to expect in real life, to realize the differences between the classroom and the workplace. It will also help students determine whether industry life suits them." When not at the University of Houston, Dr. Newaz works in customer technical service for Polymer Latex Inc. (a joint venture of Bayer AG Bayer AG German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Founded in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer (1825–1880), it now operates plants in more than 30 countries. Bayer has originated scores of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and synthetic materials; it was the first developer and and HYls AG), interfacing with customers directly and providing technical assistance. Dr. Newaz spends about one-third of his time in technical customer service and about two-thirds with the university. Dr. Newaz has been with Bayer for more than 17 years, starting as a research chemist (jargon) chemist - (Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on number crunching when you'd far rather the computer were working out anagrams of your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry. then moving to customer technical service, where he has spent the last 10 years. On a nostalgic nos·tal·gi·a n. 1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past. 2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness. note, Dr. Newaz received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Houston. "I see a lot of familiar faces on campus," he says. Bayer Corporation is a research-based company with major businesses in health care and life sciences and chemicals. The company had 1998 sales of $8.1 billion and employs more than 23,000 people. Bayer Corporation is investing $15 billion in capital expenditures and research and development from 1995 through the year 2004. 1999 capital investment and R&D expenditures are projected to total $1.6 billion. Bayer Corporation, with headquarters in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (pĭts`bərg), city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio River; inc. 1816. , is a member of the worldwide Bayer Group, a $31 billion chemicals and health care group based in Leverkusen, Germany. |
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