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Month: March 2015
Advancing Organic Glasses
By figuring out how to precisely order the molecules that make up what scientists call organic glass — the materials at the heart of some electronic displays, light-emitting diodes and solar cells — a team …
Discovery could yield more efficient portable electronics, solar cells
Graduate Student Kevin Heylman to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Kevin Heylman, a graduate student in the Goldsmith group, has been selected to attend the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The meeting will be held in June in Lindau, Germany. He will be one of …
Professor James Skinner Receives UW-Madison Hilldale Award
Four University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have been chosen for the prestigious Hilldale Awards, an annual recognition that dates back to 1987. The recipients, one each from the four faculty divisions (biological sciences, social sciences, …
One Lab, Three Takes on Mentoring
The Graduate Student Ryan Van Hoveln might be busy with his own research, but he’s not too busy to come and see how his three Chem 346 (Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory) mentees are faring at …
Professor Shannon Stahl Earns Kellett Mid-Career Award
Nine members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have won Kellett Mid-Career Awards. The Kellett awards recognize outstanding faculty seven to 20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. The Office of theVice …
Choi Group Develops New Approach That Combines Biomass Conversion, Solar Energy Conversion
In a study published March 9 in Nature Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi presents a new approach to combine solar energy conversion and biomass conversion, two important research areas for renewable energy. For decades, scientists …
Photoelectrochemical Cells
In a study published March 9 in Nature Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi presents a new approach to combine solar energy conversion and biomass conversion, two important research areas for renewable energy. …