The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences, recently selected Professor Zach Wickens as an award winner for 2025. The national award …
Year: 2025
Frank Gao will join UW–Madison as a Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor in Fall 2026
Professor Frank Y. Gao will join the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor in August 2026. He is currently a Texas Quantum Institute postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at …
Building bonds: Sharing chemistry with the community at Science Expeditions
By Outreach Program Manager Peter Jaeger On Saturday, April 5th, the Department of Chemistry was open to the public as part of Science Expeditions, UW–Madison’s campus-wide STEM open house. During the three-day event, science venues …
New deep learning method identifies transition states in protein conformational changes
Read this story on Phys.org. In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison introduced a deep learning method capable of automatically identifying transition states in protein conformational changes, a …
Department of Chemistry Celebrates the Class of 2025
On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Department of Chemistry recognized and celebrated the Class of 2025 baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate graduates. This year, 103 undergraduate chemistry majors, 2 master of science graduates, and 49 doctorate …
Professor Zanni elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced April 29, 2025, Professor Martin Zanni has been elected as a member. Professor Zanni is one of 120 members elected this year in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements …
Department of Chemistry recognizes more than 150 students and grants over $420,000 in scholarships at the 2025 Awards Ceremony.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry held its annual Student Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025, celebrating more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students. Because of generous donations from many benefactors, the Department …
Char Horsfall receives 2025 Chemistry Department Staff Award
Char Horsfall was named the 2025 winner of the Chemistry Department Staff Award.
Our Alumni & Friends Reception at ACS 2025 in San Diego
We had a wonderful time connecting with friends old and new at the 2025 ACS meeting in San Diego on March 23, 2025. Please mark your calendars for our next reunion in Washington, D.C. this …
Department of Chemistry’s Ive Hermans Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
Professor Ive Hermans, Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Professor, and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been named a 2024 AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the development of catalytic materials and elucidating reaction …