Congratulations to Professor Eszter Boros, who has been named the 2026 recipient of the Roger Tsien Award from the World Molecular Imaging Society, presented at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) 2026. The award recognizes …
Awards & Honors
Faculty Honor: Professor Judith Burstyn Wins ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
Congratulations to Professor Judith N. Burstyn, who has been named the recipient of the 2027 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The …
Faculty Honor: Professor Dan Weix Wins Herbert C. Brown Award
Faculty Honor: Professor Dan Weix Wins Herbert C. Brown Award Congratulations to Professor Dan Weix, who has been named the recipient of the 2027 Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods, one …
Faculty Honor: Professor Silvia Cavagnero Named WARF Professor
Congratulations to Professor Silvia Cavagnero, who has been named a WARF Named Professor for 2026–27 — one of UW–Madison’s highest research honors. Established through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the WARF Named Professorship is awarded …
Professor Helen Blackwell elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS) announced its newest members – the 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science elected in 2026, …
Professor Randall Goldsmith wins 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Randall Goldsmith of the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Chemistry has been named a Guggenheim Fellow by the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The board made its announcement this …
UW–Madison Department of Chemistry alum Lauren Fields Joins Elite 2026 Schmidt Science Fellows Cohort
When the 2026 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows was announced this spring, it included just 32 early‑career scientists selected from institutions around the world—researchers recognized not only for excellence in their doctoral work, but for …
Department members honored for excellence in teaching
Professor Ryan Stowe has won the 2026 Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence. Professor Stowe was honored at the Taylor Teaching Award Symposium and presented a talk entitled “Stepping-stones toward coherent and useful chemistry learning“ on …
Tehshik Yoon receives 2026 American Chemical Society National Award
Professor Tehshik P. Yoon has been named the recipient of the 2026 David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis, one of the 2026 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Awards. He …
2025 Hirschfelder Award Banquet celebrates Dr. Frank Noé
The 2025–2026 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry was awarded to Dr. Frank Noé, Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research AI for Science on October 21, 2025 at the Hirschfelder Award Banquet held at …