Professor Helen Blackwell’s work with A. baumanni, a microbial pathogen, recently has been featured in the news. Once these bacteria gather together and reach a critical mass, they form biofilms that can coat medical equipment …
Year: 2012
Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner Named ACS Fellows
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named 96 members as ACS Fellows. These include Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner. Other new ACS fellows with UW-Madison ties include Eric Amis (Ph.D. ’81, …
Tracy Drier Receives 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award
Tracy Drier, master scientific glassblower, recently received the American Scientific Glassblowers Society 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award, which is awarded for contributions to the promotion of scientific glassblowing and the ASGS. This award, which will be …
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann Wins Classified Employee Recognition Award
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann, academic department manager, joined the chemistry department about three years ago following a stint in a senior management position at Lands End. “In that short period of time she has transformed our business …
Professor Josh Coon Wins Klaus Biemann Medal
Josh Coon’s work has weight. It’s right there in the name: mass spectrometry. It’s there in the results, too, enabling science by giving researchers an ever-sharper understanding of the molecules that make up living things. …
Legendary Lecturer Ieva Reich to Retire
Ieva Reich, Ph.D., senior lecturer, is recognized for her 42 year career at UW-Madison. Reich has mentored thousands of students who say they respect and admire her innovative teaching methods and passion for complex and …
Honored Instructor by Students Living in University Housing
The following people have been recognized as an Honored Instructor by the students living in University Housing. The designation is given to instructors for their excellence in teaching and is certainly a well deserved honor. …
Undergraduate Poster Session Award Winners
We congratulate Undergraduate Poster Session prize winners Joshua Shutter (McMahon/Woods), Thomas Carey (Landis), Nick Sanchez (Strieter), Jacob Brummond (Blackwell), Tyler Wadzinski (Stahl) and Anders Knight (Cavagnero), who were awarded $300 for their outstanding presentations. I …
National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected
The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 15 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among those elected is …
Taylor Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Award to Jeanne Hamers!
It gives us great pleasure to announce that the James Taylor Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Award this year goes to Dr. Jeanne Hamers. Jeanne has taught a number of courses for Chemistry, in both Gen Chem …