Month: January 2015
Alumna Veronica Berns Turns Chemistry Thesis Into Comic Book
As thesis writing approached, graduate student Veronica Berns (Ph.D. ’14, Fredrickson) faced a conundrum. She knew how hard it was to describe her work to friends and family — indeed, anybody outside the tight clan of …
Watch Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s 45th Annual Holiday Lecture
A video of Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s 45th annual holiday science demonstration event, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, in the Lab of Shakhashiri,” is now available from Wisconsin Public Television. Since 1970, Shakhashiri has wowed crowds of …
Chemical dial controls attraction between water-repelling molecules
Carbon nanotube finding could lead to flexible electronics with longer battery life
Bertram Group Welcomes James Brady
We are delighted to welcome James Brady to the department starting January 1. James joins us as a research intern in the Bertram group and was previously at the University of California, San Diego. When …
UW grant program seeds promising ideas, like safer batteries
Graduate Students Li, Dolinar, Kreitler Win Conference Awards
Graduate student Linsen Li, a member of the Jin group, has received a Graduate Student Gold Award from the Materials Research Society. Li was awarded a cash prize and a plaque at the society’s fall meeting …