Randy Wedin has
published more than 100 feature articles and columns in trade magazines
and
newsletters on subjects related to biotechnology, public understanding of chemistry,
and pollution prevention. In addition, he has written annual reports, speeches,
book chapters, and content for web sites. Here is a partial list of his scientific
and technical publications, with some links to writing samples and clips.
See
below for a list of scientific and technical publications from Wedin's days
as a research scientist. In addition to his scientific and technical writing,
Randy Wedin has published essays, op-ed pieces, and creative nonfiction on
subjects such as fatherhood, sports, and politics. See below for a partial
list of his
non-technical publications, with some links to writing samples and clips.
Articles and Columns
in Magazines
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Chemistry
is a magazine published for over 200,000 American Chemical Society Members,
Student Affiliates, and those interested in learning more about the chemical
sciences and the American Chemical Society. Wedin has written articles
and columns for this publication including:
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Today's
Chemist at Work, published by the American Chemical
Society from 1988 to 2004, was distributed to 120,000 chemists and chemical
engineers worldwide, primarily in industry. Wedin has written more
than 20 columns and feature articles for this magazine, including:
- "Women
in Industry: A Formula for Success" (September 2003)
- "The
Meaning of Mentoring" (March 2003)
- "Pollution
Prevention: When Less is Better" (August 1992)
- “Is
Your Lab Safe? Implementing the OSHA Laboratory Standard” (October,
1992)
- “Sausages,
Laws, and You” (December, 1992)
- “Pollution
Prevention through Responsible Care” (January, 1993)
- “Guarding
Employee Health and Safety” (February, 1993)
- “Implementing
the Americans with Disabilities Act” (March, 1993)
- “Product
Stewards: Keepers of the Flame, Part 1” (April, 1993)
- “How
to be a Product Steward, Part 2” (May/June, 1993)
- “Environmental
Chemistry: From Paradigms to para-Xylene” (July/August, 1993)
- “How
New Solvents Washed Away Bad Press” (September, 1993)
- “Putting
Chemical Safety in Context” (October, 1993)
- “Using
Your PC to Get the Pitch on Regulatory Information” (January, 1994)
- “Cruising
the Information Superhighway” (February, 1994)
- “Dealing
with the Risky Business of Risk Assessment and Regulation” (March,
1994)
- “Putting
Risk Communication in Plain Language” (April, 1994)
- “Turning
Green Chemistry into Black Ink” (June, 1994)
- “Making
a List, Checking It Twice”
(September, 1994)
- “R
U Ready for the IUR?” (October, 1994)
- “Pleasant
Dreams or Nightmares—It’s Up to Us” (December, 1994)
- “Finding
Your Way Through the Nightmarish Maze of Environmental Analysis”
(March, 1995)
- “Coming
Soon: A 1995 Guide to Prudent Practices in the Laboratory” (May,
1995)
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Modern
Drug Discovery,
published by the American Chemical Society from 1998 to 2004, was distributed
to 50,000 scientists in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Wedin has written feature articles and columns for this magazine, including:
- "The
Human Genome: A Race to the Finish?" (Nov./Dec. 1998)
- "SNPs
(Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) are Serious Business" (Nov./Dec.
1998)
- "Taming
the Monster Haystack: The Challenge of Compound Management" (Jan./Feb.
1999)
- "Bright
Ideas for High-Throughput Screening" (May/June 1999)
- "Visual
Data Mining Speeds Drug Discovery" (Sept./Oct. 1999)
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Chemical
& Engineering News is the newsmagazine of the chemical
world, published weekly by the American Chemical Society.
Wedin has written book reviews and articles for this publication including:
"Happy Birthday to the Pill", a book review of two new
books about the birth control pill.
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The
Chronicle of Higher Education
is the academic world's No. 1 source of news and information. Published
weekly, The Chronicle is read by more than 450,000 college and
university administrators and faculty members.
"Parenting:
Maybe It Is Rocket Science", an essay on balancing work
and family, integrating science and parenting.
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Scientific
and Technical Research Publications:
- Mechanisms
of Hydrogen Exchange in Proteins from NMR Studies of Lysozyme,
Randall Eric Wedin, Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1982.
- "Correlation
of Hydrogen Exchange Behavior and Thermal Stability of Lysozyme," M.
Delepierre, C. M. Dobson, S. Selvarajah, R.E. Wedin and F. M. Poulsen, J.
Mol. Biol. 168, 687-697 (1983).
- "Exchange
of Individual Hydrogens for a Protein in a Crystal and in Solution,"
Bentley, G.A., M. Delepierre, C.M. Dobson, R.E. Wedin, S.A. Mason and F.M.
Poulsen, J. Mol. Biol. 170(2), 243-247 (1983).
- "Electrostatic
Effects and Hydrogen Exchange Behavior in Proteins. The pH-Dependence of Exchange
Rates in Lysozyme," M. Delepierre, C. M. Dobson, M. Karplus, F. M. Poulsen,
D. J. States and R. E. Wedin, J. Mol. Biol. 197, 111-130 (1987).
Essays, op-ed
articles, and interviews on non-scientific subjects (including fatherhood, sports,
humor):
- "Suddenly
It's Time to Say Goodbye," Reed Magazine,
Reed College alumni magazine, November, 2005
- "Parenting:
Maybe It Is Rocket Science," Chronicle
of Higher Education, September 3, 2003
- "A
Fairly Good Story," Star Tribune (Minnesota),
8/28/2003
- "Coffee
Chemistry," Ruminator Review, Spring, 2002
- "At
the Grammar School Dance" Speakeasy, Spring,
2005
- "Growing
Character from the Grassroots" Character,
Spring, 2004
- "Cashing
In On a Name." Star
Tribune (Minnesota), 10/17/1999
- "Stay-at-home
Dads Are Engaged in a Profound Experiment."Star
Tribune (Minnesota), 6/20/1999
- "At
Last, the Rands Have Their Day." Star
Tribune (Minnesota), 12/20/1998
- "Raising
Future Fathers is a Noble and Vital Task."Star
Tribune (Minnesota), 10/9/1994
- "Game
7 Let Father, Son Share Dreamy Moment." Star
Tribune (Minnesota), 11/9/1991
- "Reunion
Brings Flood of Memories," Ames Tribune (Iowa),
July, 2003
- Minnesota
Public Radio (MPR) Interview
on fatherhood issues, featuring Mark Abraham and Randy Wedin of "Minnesota
Dads At Home" (June 1997).


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