Month: May 2013
Professor Etienne Garand Selected for Early Career Research Award
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected Etienne Garand, assistant professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, for an Office of Science Early Career Research Award. Through a peer review process, Garand’s proposal, “Probing Chromophore Energetics …
Professor David Lynn Awarded New Young Investigator Award
The ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, in collaboration with ACS journals Biomacromolecules, Macromolecules, and ACS Macro Letters, recently awarded two inaugural Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Awards. David Lynn, UW-Madison professor of chemical and biological engineering and chemistry, …
Q&A with Professor Tehshik Yoon: Engaging Students Through Social Media
Flipped classrooms. MOOCs. Clickers for real-time class surveys. New technologies are constantly changing the educational landscape. Tehshik Yoon, associate professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, is one of the professors at the forefront when it comes …
Chemists find new compounds to curb staph infection
Professor Bassam Shakhashiri Calls Attention to Worldwide Water Systems
As developed and developing nations assess existing water systems and implement new ones, it’s time to examine the long-term sustainability of these systems. In the latest issue of Chemical & Engineering News, Professor Bassam Shakhashiri, …
Educational Innovation funding awarded for 21 projects
Hilldale and Holstrom Awards Support Summer Research Projects for 10 Chemistry Majors
Ah, summer in Madison. After a snowy winter, there’s nothing quite like a bike ride around one of Madison’s beautiful lakes, a visit to the bustling Dane County Farmers’ Market, or a scoop of Babcock …