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Charles U. Pittman Jr., 51³Ô¹Ï professor emeritus of organic chemistry, gives a keynote address during a symposium in honor of his 80th birthday and as part of the university's recent National Chemistry Week activities. A 1964 doctoral graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Pittman did postdoctoral studies at Dow Chemical Co. and Case Western Reserve University. He later joined 51³Ô¹Ï’s faculty in 1983 and founded and served for many years as the research director of the University/Industry Chemical Research Center. Pittman has published more than 900 scientific publications, including 17 books. For more about the Department of Chemistry, .