On May 12, College of Letters & Science Dean Karl Scholz granted three sets of awards that recognized and celebrated the excellence of university staff and academic staff. “Every year at Awards time, I am reminded of the …
Awards & Honors
80+ Students Honored at 2016 Student Awards Ceremony
The Department of Chemistry recognized more than 80 outstanding undergraduate and graduate students at the 2016 Student Award Ceremony on April 29. Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends of the department, whose …
Professor Timothy Bertram to Receive Promotion and Tenure
Assistant Professor Timothy Bertram has been recommended for tenure and will be promoted to the rank of associate professor in August. This decision reflects the department, college, and university’s joint recognition of Bertram’s excellent teaching, …
Tracy Drier Honored with Academic Staff Excellence Award
Nine members of the UW-Madison’s academic staff have been selected as recipients of the 2016 Academic Staff Excellence Awards. Chancellor Rebecca Blank will present the awards at a reception on the evening of Tuesday, April 26 at the …
Professor Etienne Garand Selected for 2016 ASMS Research Award
The American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) has selected Professor Etienne Garand, who to receive an ASMS Research Award. This award serves to promote mass spectrometry research among young scientists. Garand and his research group use …
Hamers Named 2016 Langmuir Lecturer
Professor Robert Hamers has been named the 2016 Langmuir Lecturer. The award, sponsored by the ACS journal Langmuir and the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, recognizes individuals working in fields related to colloid …
Graduate Students Receive NSF, NIH Fellowships
Nine UW-Madison chemistry graduate students are among the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows for 2016. The fellowship competition received 17,000 applications this year and awarded 2,000 fellowships. NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program is …
Professor J.R. Schmidt Receives Journal of Physical Chemistry ‘C’ Lectureship Award
Professor J.R. Schmidt has received the 2016 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 the contributions of …
Professor Laura Kiessling Earns 2016 Gibbs Award
Professor Laura Kiessling will receive the 2016 Gibbs Award, given by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society. The Willard Gibbs Medal Award was first awarded in 1911. Gibbs was chosen as to be …
Tracy Drier Wins 2016 Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Research for Critical Support
Tracy Drier, master scientific glassblower, has been selected to receive the 2016 Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Research for Critical Support. The award is given by the Professional Development and Recognition Committee of the …