As UW-Madison graduate student Jen Kaiser settles into life in Smyrna, Tenn., this summer, her days develop a rhythm. She wakes up early, checks the weather forecast, and heads to Sewart Air Force Base. There, …
Year: 2013
New catalyst could cut cost of making hydrogen fuel
Q&A with Incoming Department Chair, Professor Robert McMahon
On July 1, Professor James Weisshaar passed the department chair title to Professor Robert McMahon. Having completed his 3-year term, Weisshaar returns to the faculty with a renewed focus on his research and teaching roles. …
Diamond catalyst shows promise in breaching age-old barrier
ILM Funding Will Help Advance Undergraduate Exposure to Computational Chemistry, Update Lab Equipment
In 1965, Intel CEO Gordon Moore theorized that the number of transistors on silicon computer chips would exponentially increase every 10 years, making increasingly powerful computing components less expensive over time. In the nearly 50 …
“Science is Fun” offers two shows in July
Two researchers named Shaw scientists
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 …