The American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry has selected Professor Daniel Fredrickson as the winner of the ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship, sponsored by the ExxonMobil Foundation. The fellowship provides $10,000 of …
Month: May 2014
Professor Song Jin Wins ACS Inorganic Nanoscience Award
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry has announced Professor Song Jin as the 2014 recipient of the Nanoscience Award. The award, sponsored by the University of South Carolina NanoCenter, recognizes “sustained excellence, …
Professor Robert Bergman (Ph.D. ’66) Wins Welch Award
C&E News reported this month that Professor Robert Bergman of the University of California, Berkeley, will receive the 2014 Welch Award in Chemistry. Bergman is widely recognized as a major contributor to the field of …
Professor Claude Woods Recognized for Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring
For the first time this year, UW-Madison has presented awards for mentoring undergraduate students in research, scholarly, and creative activities. Professor Claude Woods is among the recipients of the awards, which were presented at the …
75 Students Recognized at 2014 Chemistry Student Award Ceremony
On May 2, the department recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students at the 2014 Student Award Ceremony. Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends of the department, whose gifts make departmental scholarships and …
University Housing Recognizes Outstanding Chemistry Teachers with Honored Instructor Awards
Since 2007, University Housing residents have had the opportunity to nominate outstanding classroom instructors for the Honored Instructor Awards each semester. Students nominate instructors who have made significant impacts on their educational experiences. This semester, …
Professor Lingjun Li Wins Prestigious Biemann Medal
The American Society for Mass Spectroscopy (ASMS) awarded the 2014 Biemann Medal to Dr. Lingjun Li, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The award is in recognition of Li’s …
Professor J.R. Schmidt Receives Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences, recently selected Professor JR Schmidt as an award winner for 2014. The national award …
Chemistry Graduate Students Receive NSF, NIH, ACS and Industry Awards
Since this fall, UW-Madison chemistry graduate students have received a number of prestigious awards from institutions such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and American Chemical Society (ACS). Heather Hodges, …
Professor Douglas Weibel Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank will present the awards at a ceremony …