A new faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Marianne Fairbanks is bringing decades of experience with dyes, fibers and design to the development of a technology she’s been dreaming of for years: the solar …
Month: July 2015
Two Alumni Among 2015 ACS Fellows
Two UW-Madison Department of Chemistry alumni are among the 2015 class of American Chemical Society Fellows. The fellows program recognizes ACS members for “outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society.” …
Chemistry Building Project Approved in State Capital Budget
When Governor Scott Walker signed the 2015-17 biennial budget on July 12, the final capital budget included $86.2 million in funding for the Chemistry Building Project. Despite initial signs that the project might not have been …
Molecular Fuel Cell Catalysts Hold Promise for Efficient Energy Storage
In the quest for better, less expensive ways to store and use energy, platinum and other precious metals play an important role. They serve as catalysts to propel the most efficient fuel cells, but they …
Cancer discovery links experimental vaccine and biological treatment
Alumnus Luke Lavis Makes C&EN ‘Talented 12’
Luke Lavis (Ph.D. ’08, Raines) has been named to Chemical & Engineering News’ inaugural Talented 12, a list of “young researchers and entrepreneurs who are using chemistry to solve global problems.” Lavis serves as group …
Protein Suggests a New Strategy to Thwart Infection
Postdoc Heather Johnson Joins Landis Group
We are delighted to welcome Heather Johnson to the department starting July 6. Heather joins us as a research associate in the Landis group and was previously at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. When you …