Today’s Undergraduate Symposium will feature 28 outstanding undergraduate chemistry major researchers and undergraduate researchers working with chemistry faculty. The event will take place at Union South from noon to 4:45 p.m. This campus-wide symposium showcases the “creativity, …
Year: 2017
Nanoscale Flowers Garner Cool Science Image Award
A nanoscale image of copper hydroxy sulfate ‘flowers’ created by chemistry graduate student Allison Cardiel is one of 10 images to be named a UW-Madison ‘Cool Science Image’ for 2017. A panel of eight experienced artists and …
Five Chemistry Graduate Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been a part of graduate student Taylor Keding’s life as long as he can remember. His childhood favorite, Bill Nye the Science Guy on PBS, featured the NSF as a major …
Chemistry Major Lucas Oxtoby Earns Goldwater Scholarship
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students will receive the esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. Chemistry major Lucas Oxtoby, an undergraduate researcher in the Schomaker group, is among the three 2017 recipients. The honor …
Enzyme structures illuminate mechanism behind bacteria’s bioremediation prowess
Professors Cathy Middlecamp and J.R. Schmidt Earn Distinguished Teaching Awards
Twelve faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will present the …
Professor John Berry Named 2017 Romnes Faculty Fellow
Eleven promising young members of the UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships. Professor John Berry is among the 11 faculty award recipients. Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure …
Andrew Buller to Join Department of Chemistry as Assistant Professor
In summer 2017, Andrew Buller will join the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor of chemistry. He currently works as a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in the …
Professor James Weisshaar Appointed to WARF Named Professorship
Professor James Weisshaar is among the 10 UW-Madison faculty members who have been appointed to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) named professorships in 2017. The awards honor faculty who have made major contributions to the …
Professor Silvia Cavagnero Honored for Undergraduate Mentorship
Professor Silvia Cavagnero will receive a UW-Madison Office of the Provost Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities. This award recognizes the important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ intellectual, personal, and …