On July 1, chemist and educator Sam Pazicni, joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistryfrom his faculty position as associate professor of chemistry at the University of New Hampshire. Pazicni received his B.A. in chemistry and music …
Year: 2019
Construction Update 07/01/2019
New Tower. A second set of trusses, each weighing about 73,500 pounds, has been successfully installed. These trusses span the 250-seat lecture room and will support the weight of eight stories of the northeast corner of …
Kinetic trap keeps proteins in working order
How do energetic mountains and molehills affect the folding and function of proteins?
Construction Update 06/24/2019
Mills Street and University Avenue. From 7 pm, Friday, June 28 through late Sunday, June 30, Mills Street will be closed and traffic will be reduced to two lanes in University Avenue. This is necessitated …
Construction Update 06/17/2019
New Tower. The new tower is rising rapidly. The sequence of photos below, which starts about a month ago, show the rapid rise of the stairwell that will serve the west side of the new tower. …
Mukamel wins 2019-2020 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
Professor Shaul Mukamel will receive the 2019-20 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI). Prof. Mukamel is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at University of California, Irvine. Mukamel is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Construction Update 06/03/2019
New Tower. Most of the excitement this week involved installation of two 50-ton trusses and several cross members on the steel columns that were erected several weeks ago. This process began with preparation of gravel pads …
UW–Madison, chemical society partner to train underrepresented students
By Tatum Lyles Flick, Communications Specialist May 30, 2019 The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the American Chemical Society are partnering to train more underrepresented minority students in chemical research to increase the numbers of these …
Ive Hermans named 2019 Blavatnik National Awards Finalist
Prof. Ive Hermans was named one of 31 finalists for a Blavatnik National Laureate Award. The Blavatnik Family Foundation will select three winners, one in each category — chemistry, physical sciences and engineering, and life …
Construction Update 05/28/2019
Tower Crane. The tower crane is up! On Friday night, all day Saturday, and through Sunday afternoon a crew of about a dozen Miron workers spent their Memorial Day weekend finishing the crane that will make …