New Tower For the last several weeks we have concentrated on the exterior of the building and on the removal of the tower crane. But plenty has been happening inside the building as well. The …
Month: October 2020
Two students named to QISE-NET’S Fall 2020 Cohort
Two WQI graduate students, Chuanhong (Vincent) Liu (McDermott Group) and Cecilia Vollbrecht (Goldsmith Group), have had their projects awarded funding through QISE-NET, the Quantum Information Science and Engineering Network. Run through the University of Chicago, QISE-NET is open to any student pursuing an advanced degree in any field of quantum science. Liu, Vollbrecht, and other students in their cohort earn up to three years of support, including funding, mentoring and training at annual workshops. All awardees are paired with a mentoring QISE company or national lab, at which they will complete part of their projects. Liu and Vollbrecht explain their projects below.
American Physical Society bestows top honors on two UW scientists
October 20, 2020 By Sarah Perdue Two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have earned top honors in their fields, the American Physical Society announced Oct. 7. Vernon Barger Martin Zanni Physics professor Vernon Barger won the J.J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle …
Construction Update 10/21/2020
Tower Crane. Removal of the tower crane, which has been in place since Memorial Day of 2019, is now complete, even though bad weather last week slowed the work considerably. University Avenue was partially closed …
Upcoming Building and Floor Closure/Work Schedule
The coming weeks will be a busy time for construction activities related to the new fire alarm system in the chemistry complex. Be aware that you may encounter construction crews working in various locations in …
Construction Update 10/12/2020
Tower Crane. Removal of the tower crane began Sunday with partial closing of University Avenue. The large movable crane that was used to erect the tower crane was installed in the closed lanes and its …
WiFi Network Upgrades
Preliminary Schedule – WiFi network upgrade Work beginning Fri Oct 9; approximately two days of work per floor floor 9 Daniels floor 1 Shain / Mathews floor B Shain / Mathews floor 8 Daniels floor 7 …
Construction Update 10/06/2020
The tower crane at the construction site will be dismantled from Sun Oct 11 through Oct 14. This activity will not directly impact the occupants of the chemistry complex, but it will affect pedestrian, bicycle, …