As 2024 comes to a close, I’m adjusting to my new role as department chair. I have been a UW-Madison faculty member for over 37 years, and my new position within the department has given …
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Chemistry of Community
A photographic round-up of happenings over the last year.
By the Numbers
More than 70 people attended the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration organized by the UW–Madison chapter of NOBCChE 430 peer-reviewed articles by our faculty and affiliates in 2023-24 2000 square feet of space in our newly created …
Research: A tool for rethinking undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory curriculum
by Sam Gellman A recent manuscript from collaborators in the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry represents a very significant contribution to the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory curriculum. A reviewer characterized this as “one of the highest …
Research: A new approach to building 3-D molecules for better drugs
by Dan Weix and Zhidao Huang A recent report in the journal Science from researchers in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry represents a significant advance in making the types of molecules needed in drug development. …
Research: Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR) launches, Widicus Weaver named director
by Aaron R. Conklin WiCOR, the brainchild of Eric Wilcots, the Dean of the College of Letters & Science and the Mary C. Jacoby Professor of Astronomy, was designed to connect researchers from multiple science-focused …
Lab Notes
Cavagnero Group Silvia Cavagnero is the recipient of the 2025 Emily M. Gray Award from the Biophysical Society. This honor recognizes Silvia for her development of undergraduate and graduate courses at the interface between chemistry …
The Paul J. Bender Chemistry Instrumentation Center: Advanced instruction and education to support discoveries
By Ilia Guzei and Kimberly M. Hazen In the 1920s, the Department of Chemistry at UW–Madison was already recognized as a center for chemical instrumentation, which attracted outstanding scientists such as The Svedberg, the famous …
Recognition: Awards & Achievements (listing)
Faculty Tim Bertram 2024 Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award 2024 American Geophysical Union, Ascent Award 2024 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Helen Blackwell 2024 Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturer at the Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry …
Awards: Department of Chemistry earns regional MAGS recognition for DEI efforts
by Kimberly M. Hazen 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 …