Month: May 2016
Berry, Kiessling Among Vilas Honored Professors
Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty were honored May 11 with awards supported by the estate of professor, Senator and Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Twenty professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement …
Block, Zernicke Among 2016 L&S Staff Awardees
On May 12, College of Letters & Science Dean Karl Scholz granted three sets of awards that recognized and celebrated the excellence of university staff and academic staff. “Every year at Awards time, I am reminded of the …
Clarity of vision: Chemistry’s glass whisperer
In a lab built around tools and techniques that are more than a century old, Tracy Drier performs miracles of construction and reconstruction. When someone in the Chemistry Department breaks a piece of glassware, Drier …
80+ Students Honored at 2016 Student Awards Ceremony
The Department of Chemistry recognized more than 80 outstanding undergraduate and graduate students at the 2016 Student Award Ceremony on April 29. Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends of the department, whose …