Ronald Raines, Henry Lardy Professor of Biochemistry and Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Biology, recently has earned two national awards. He was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and also received the Vincent du Vigneaud …
Awards & Honors
Tracy Drier Receives Local American Chemical Society Outreach Award
The Wisconsin Local Section of the American Chemical Society has named Master Glassblower Tracy Drier as a 2017 Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year. The award recognizes Drier’s many educational outreach efforts. Each year, …
Alumnus Robert Bergman Earns 2017 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Robert Bergman (Ph.D. ’66, Berson) has earned the Wolf Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the activation of carbon-hydrogen bonds of hydrocarbons by soluble transition metal complexes. Bergman is Gerald E.K. Branch Distinguished Professor …
Alumna Megan Frisk Joins 2016-17 Class of AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows
Megan Frisk (Ph.D. ’09, Beebe) has been awarded an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with a placement at the U.S. Department of State, in the Office of …
Andrew McCammon is 2016-17 Hirschfelder Prize Recipient
Professor J. Andrew McCammon will receive the 2016-17 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI). McCammon is a professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmacology at …
Four New American Chemical Society Fellows Boast Wisconsin Ties
The newest class of American Chemical Society (ACS) fellows includes Robert Hamers, a UW-Madison chemistry professor, as well as three UW-Madison chemistry alumni. Hamers is recognized for his numerous contributions to materials chemistry and service …
Professor John Berry Appointed Lester R. McNall Professor of Chemistry
Professor John Berry has been named the Lester R. McNall Professor of Chemistry. In 2015, Lester R. McNall endowed the professorship in order to provide ongoing support for faculty excellence in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry. Berry joined …
Industrial Trade Association Honors Alumnus Kiu-Yuen Tse
University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Kiu-Yuen Tse (Ph.D. ’07, Hamers) has received the 2016 Carl Dahlquist Award from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), a trade association for tape manufacturers and suppliers. Tse is an advanced research specialist …
Professor Shannon Stahl Recognized for Contributions to Catalysis Science
Professor Shannon Stahl will receive the 2016 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award at the November meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. established the award in 2004 in order to contribute to the …
Berry, Kiessling Among Vilas Honored Professors
Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty were honored May 11 with awards supported by the estate of professor, Senator and Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Twenty professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement …