Chemistry International
Vol. 21, No. 4
July 1999
40th
IUPAC Council Meeting
Free University,
Berlin, Germany,
13-14 August 1999
Election
of Officers and Bureau Members: Vice President
President
Vice President
.... Prof. Pavel Kratochvil
.... Prof. Pieter S. Steyn
.... Prof. Leiv K. Sydnes
Past-President
Secretary General
TreasurerVacancy
BureauFour Vacancies (Minimum)
Prof. Leiv K. Sydnes (Norway)
Prof. Leiv K. Sydnes
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Date and place of birth: 9 July 1948 in Haugesund, Norway.
Married, three children born in 1973, 1975, and 1977.
Education: Cand. mag., University of Oslo, December 1971;
Cand. real., Organic Chemistry, University of Oslo, October 1974; Dr. philos.,
Organic Chemistry, University of Oslo, November 1978.
Employment: Research Associate, University of Oslo, 1974-1978;
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1978-1980; Associate
Professor, University of Troms�, 1980-1986; Visiting Professor, Iowa State
University, USA, 1985-1986; Professor, University of Tromsø, 1987-1993;
Adjunct Professor, University of Tromsø, 1993-1998; Visiting Fellow,
Australian National University, Canberra, 1998; Adjunct Scientist, Norwegian
Institute for Air Research, 1998 to present; Professor, University of Bergen,
1993 to present.
Research and Scientific Publications: The M.Sc. and Dr.
philos. degrees were earned under the supervision of Prof. Lars Skattebøl,
University of Oslo, on the basis of theses describing research in the field
of gem-dihalocyclopropanes. In Canada, he worked on organic photochemistry
in the research group of Prof. Paul de Mayo, Photochemistry Unit, University
of Western Ontario. The academic year 1985-86 was devoted to organometallic
chemistry, which was employed to synthesize prostaglandin derivatives in the
group of Prof. Richard Larock, Iowa State University. Prof. Sydnes's research
is mainly concentrated on organic synthesis with emphasis on cyclopropane
chemistry and photochemistry. Many of the problems currently investigated
are related to the preparation of biologically active molecules. So far this
research has resulted in 90 contributions in refereed publications. The research
has also been presented in numerous lectures/poster presentations in Norway
and abroad (more than 80 since 1987). Nonscientific Publishing: Since 1976,
Prof. Sydnes has also been involved in various kinds of nonscientific publishing
related to chemistry. He has written more than 60 articles in national periodicals,
including book reviews of foreign scientific books, papers about chemistry
topics for nonspecialists, discussion papers about teaching, etc. He has written
five books covering laboratory work in introductory and intermediate organic
chemistry at the university level. He has published 19 high school textbooks
in chemistry and two textbooks for chemical colleges. He has contributed one
or more chapters to 18 technical or more general scientific reports.
Other Professional Activities: In addition to being involved
in a large number of committees and boards at the University of Tromsø
and now at the University of Bergen, Prof. Sydnes has been engaged in professional
activities as follows: Chairman, Division of Teaching, Norwegian Chemical
Society, 1976-78; Chairman, Northern Norway Section, Norwegian Chemical Society,
1981-83; Board Member, Norwegian Chemical Society, 1983-89; Vice President,
Norwegian Chemical Society, 1989-92; President, Norwegian Chemical Society,
1992-96; Bureau Member, IUPAC, 1994 to present; Member of IUPAC Strategy Development
and Implementation Committee (SDIC), 1997-98; Associate Member of IUPAC Organic
Chemistry Division Committee, 1998-99; Member of IUPAC Subcommittee on Organic
Synthesis, 1998 to present; Member of Project Committee of IUPAC Bureau, 1999-2001;
Member, European Communities Chemistry Council (ECCC), 1994 to present; Vice-Chairman,
ECCC, 1997 to present; Member, European Communities Registration Board (ECRB),
1996 to present; Executive Committee Member, Federation of European Chemical
Societies (FECS), 1998 to present; Member, European Cooperation in the Field
of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) D2 Management Committee (Selective
Synthesis), 1992-97; Member COST D12 Management Committee (Organic Transformations:
Selective Processes and Asymmetric Catalysis), 1998 to present; Member, International
Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from the New
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS) Assessment Panel, Brussels,
1994; Member, Editorial Board, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1989-94; Member,
Editorial Board, Norwegian Journal of Chemistry (Kjemi), 1976 and 1989 to
present; Organizer of the National Organic Chemistry Meeting in 1988, 1992,
and 1996; Organizer of the Nordic Natural Products Meeting in Tromsø
in 1982; Chairman, Organizing Committee of the National Laboratory and Chemical
Fair in 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999; Chairman of the Board, Unilab Analyse
AS, 1988-92; Member/Vice-Chairman of the Board, Tromsø Research Park
AS, 1990 to present.
Awards: Kyoto Institute of Technology Lectureship, 1990;
Thaulow Prize, 1995; elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and
Letters, 1999.