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A retirement project by Tom O'Haver ,
Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of
Maryland at College Park
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often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters;
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This site is a retirement
project and international community
service, maintained by Prof. Tom O'Haver,
Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The
University of Maryland at College Park, currently residing in
Naples, FL. Comments, suggestions and questions should be directed
to Prof. O'Haver at toh@umd.edu,
currently residing in Naples, FL, and in Silver Spring, MD.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The
University of Maryland at College Park, currently residing in
Naples, FL. Comments, suggestions and questions should be directed
to Prof. O'Haver at toh@umd.edu,
currently residing in Naples, FL, and in Silver Spring, MD.