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).
Awards & Honors
Jim Maynard receives Emmy® nomination as producer of educational videos
For his role in producing a children’s science demonstration series, Department of Chemistry Lecture Demonstrator Jim Maynard has secured an Emmy® nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
Jairo Villalona joins Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Photo credit: Kolin Goldschmidt/University of Wisconsin-Madison
Post-docs Tashiro and Fullington awarded NSF fellowships
Congratulations to Dr. Jenna Tashiro and Dr. Sarah Fullington, post-docs with Professor Sam Pazicni’s lab, for their work to advance understanding in Chemical Education. They have been awarded highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) for …
Professor M. Thomas Record, Jr. to Receive the 2024 Ignacio Tinoco Award
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that M. Thomas Record, Jr., PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will receive the 2024 Ignacio Tinoco Award.
Theoretical Chemistry Institute Names Professor Truhlar as 2023-2024 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Awardee
Professor Donald Truhlar, a Regents Professor with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota (UMN) has been awarded the 2023-2024 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. Professor Truhlar will visit the Department …
ACS awards two Department of Chemistry graduate students with leadership recognition.
Two graduate students from the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry have been selected for national recognition through receipt of the 2023 ACS National Graduate Student Leadership Awards in CDEI and Mentoring under the 2023 ACS Graduate …
Ive Hermans named 2023 ACS Fellow
The American Chemical Society has named 42 members as ACS fellows, recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and ACS. Prof. Ive Hermans of UW–Madison’s Department of Chemistry was named …
A significant connection: Pam Doolittle wins J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education
Dr. Pamela Doolittle was recently named the recipient of the J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education. The award recognizes individuals who enhance “the personal and professional development of students in the study of …
Department of Chemistry holds 2023 Student Awards Ceremony
Because of generous donations from many benefactors, the Department of Chemistry was able to award nearly $390,000 in student support and research scholarships.