97-01-23 Sheldon Shore to Give Distinguished Lecture

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER TO TELL HISTORY OF UNUSUAL CHEMICAL

     COLUMBUS -- The history of how basic research in an unusual 
chemical resulted in its use in computer chips will be the topic 
of the second Ohio State University Distinguished Lecture Feb. 4.

     Sheldon Shore, the Charles H. Kimberly Professor of 
Chemistry, will present "The Story of Diborane: From Laboratory 
Curiosity to Applications in the Real World" at 4 p.m. in the 
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater, 1891 N. High St.  A reception 
will follow.

     Shore specializes in inorganic, boron hydride chemistry. He 
conducts basic research in diborane, which for many years 
perplexed chemists because of its unusual chemical bonding and 
structures.

     Shore's research has produced a very pure form of diborane 
used to implant elemental boron in computer chips. He also 
developed a procedure to convert 2,000 pounds of government 
surplus pentaborane into useful products.

     The University Distinguished Lectureship honors Ohio State's 
finest faculty. It includes an opportunity to discuss their work 
with the entire community and a $5,000 award to support an 
academic program or project of the lecturer's choice.

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Contacts: Sheldon Shore, (614) 292-6000
          Richard Sisson, Academic Affairs,(614) 292-5881


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
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