An approach for improving insulin secretion in mutant animals, more industry-relevant conditions for engineering studies and an in-depth look at protein folding have won Discovery Challenge Awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The …
Awards & Honors
Nanoscale Flowers Garner Cool Science Image Award
A nanoscale image of copper hydroxy sulfate ‘flowers’ created by chemistry graduate student Allison Cardiel is one of 10 images to be named a UW-Madison ‘Cool Science Image’ for 2017. A panel of eight experienced artists and …
Five Chemistry Graduate Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been a part of graduate student Taylor Keding’s life as long as he can remember. His childhood favorite, Bill Nye the Science Guy on PBS, featured the NSF as a major …
Chemistry Major Lucas Oxtoby Earns Goldwater Scholarship
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students will receive the esteemed Barry Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. Chemistry major Lucas Oxtoby, an undergraduate researcher in the Schomaker group, is among the three 2017 recipients. The honor …
Professors Cathy Middlecamp and J.R. Schmidt Earn Distinguished Teaching Awards
Twelve faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will present the …
Professor John Berry Named 2017 Romnes Faculty Fellow
Eleven promising young members of the UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships. Professor John Berry is among the 11 faculty award recipients. Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure …
Professor James Weisshaar Appointed to WARF Named Professorship
Professor James Weisshaar is among the 10 UW-Madison faculty members who have been appointed to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) named professorships in 2017. The awards honor faculty who have made major contributions to the …
Professor Silvia Cavagnero Honored for Undergraduate Mentorship
Professor Silvia Cavagnero will receive a UW-Madison Office of the Provost Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities. This award recognizes the important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ intellectual, personal, and …
Dr. Brian Esselman Honored for Technology-enhanced Instruction
Dr. Brian Esselman, assistant organic laboratory director, is the first recipient of the UW-Madison College of Engineering Harvey Spangler Award for Technology Enhanced Instruction from outside the College of Engineering. The annual Spangler Award, was …
Journal of Physical Chemistry ‘C’ Lectureship Awarded to Professor Randall Goldsmith
Professor Randall Goldsmith has been selected to receive the 2017 Journal of Physical Chemistry ‘C’ Lectureship Award. Sponsored by the Journal of Physical Chemistry and the ACS Physical Chemistry Division, the JPC Lectureship Awards honor investigators …