The Department of Chemistry encourages international students to apply to the graduate program and believes that the department is enhanced by the diversity and different perspectives that the international students bring. Approximately 20-25 percent of …
Year: 2024
Important Dates
Important Dates for Fall 2025 June – August: Send your official undergraduate transcript to the Graduate School June 23 – Sept 5: New graduate student registration for fall. Aug 17 – 21: MANDATORY graduate student orientation Aug 24 – …
Orientation Schedule
New Graduate Student Orientation will be August 18-22, 2025! Monday, August 18, 2025 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Welcome Session 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Break for Lunch 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Advising Overview …
Department of Chemistry’s Eric Kohn chosen as 2024 CAS Future Leader
Eric Kohn, a graduate student in the Martell group, has been named a CAS Future Leader. Since 2010, the program has awarded Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars opportunities to learn leadership skills, engage in scientific discourse, and connect with peer scientists and innovators from around the world. Currently, there are 300 alumni who represent 38 countries and regions.
Hamers wins 2024 Hilldale Award
Congratulations to Professor Bob Hamers on his Hilldale Award! This award is granted by UW to honor four UW-Madison faculty members (one for each faculty division) each year to recognize their contributions to teaching, research, and service.
Combining the theoretical and practical…one alum’s story
Dan Ebeling: Ph.D., 2001 (Smith Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Dan Ebeling had to say. Do you remember what brought you to UW–Madison’s …
Research experiene adds “credibility and fluency” for alum’s unique career path
Eleanor Rolfe Nelsen: Ph.D., 2014 (Landis Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Eleanor Rolfe Nelsen had to say. Do you remember what brought you …
Department of Chemistry earns regional MAGS recognition for DEI efforts
The Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Program (Bridge Program) and initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have earned the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry the 2024 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education from the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS).
Mentorship and Perseverance Pave Way for Alum
Joseph K. Vasquez: Ph.D., 2019 (Blackwell Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Joseph K. Vasquez had to say. Do you remember what brought you …
Chemistry Professors Inspire Alum to Teach with Passion
Howard Drossman: Ph.D., 1992 (Smith Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Howard Drossman had to say. Do you remember what brought you to UW–Madison’s …