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. …
Year: 2015
Nine professors receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships
Professor Randall Goldsmith Receives Alzheimer’s Association Research Award
Assistant Professor Randall Goldsmith has been named a 2015 New Investigator by the Alzheimer’s Association International Research Grant Program. The program funds projects that advance general understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, identify new treatment strategies, and further …
Mahanthappa Group Welcomes Postdoc Sung A Kim
We are delighted to welcome Sung A Kim to the department starting February 6th. Sung A joins us as a research associate in the Mahanthappa group and was previously at Cornell University. When you have …
2013 Research Expenditure Data Show UW-Madison Ranks Fourth
According to figures released yesterday by the National Science Foundation (NSF), research expenditures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison took a slight dip in 2013, landing Wisconsin’s flagship university in the number four spot among universities …
Carl Djerassi, UW grad who helped create ‘the pill,’ dies at 91
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 …