When Milton Repollet-Pedrosa, from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, began his doctorate in 2008, his Ph.D. in materials chemistry, was a relatively new track within the department. Since then, he has put in countless hours outside of …
Year: 2016
Alison Wendlandt (Ph.D. 2015)
Breakfast with scientists who changed the world, lunch with leading researchers, and evening drinks with colleagues from other continents. That was what the schedule looked like for Alison Wendlandt, a chemistry graduate student from Golden …
Natalie Lenz (B.S. 2016)
As another semester comes to a close at UW-Madison, senior chemistry major Natalie Lenz, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is staring down her final semester. She knows these last few months will be bittersweet, but is excited …
Jenny Laaser (Ph.D. 2013)
Jenny Laaser, a doctoral candidate in physical chemistry from Palo Alto, California, studies how chemical reactions happen at various interfaces. But this summer, she’s traded her spot at the lab station for a desk in …
20 Chemistry Students Will Present at Undergraduate Symposium
The 2016 Undergraduate Symposium on Thursday, April 14, will feature 20 outstanding undergraduate chemistry major researchers and undergraduate researchers working with chemistry faculty. The event will take place at Union South from noon to 6 p.m. This …
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative proposals selected
Zanni Group Welcomes Michal Maj
We are delighted to welcome Michal Maj to the department starting March 1. Michal joins us as a research associate in the Zanni group and was previously at Korea University. If you get a chance, …
Professor Etienne Garand Selected for 2016 ASMS Research Award
The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) has selected Professor Etienne Garand, who to receive an ASMS Research Award. This award serves to promote mass spectrometry research among young scientists. Garand and his research group use …
Hamers Named 2016 Langmuir Lecturer
Professor Robert Hamers has been named the 2016 Langmuir Lecturer. The award, sponsored by the ACS journal Langmuir and the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, recognizes individuals working in fields related to colloid …
Graduate Students Receive NSF, NIH Fellowships
Nine UW-Madison chemistry graduate students are among the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows for 2016. The fellowship competition received 17,000 applications this year and awarded 2,000 fellowships. NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is …