Each year, the College of Letters & Science honors standout staff members for leadership, creativity, and service — among other noteworthy attributes — with its Classified Staff Excellence Awards. L&S has named the five winners …
Awards & Honors
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recognizes Professor Tehshik Yoon
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award to Professor Tehshik Yoon. The award is given in recognition of an academic researcher’s outstanding accomplishments and exceptional promise for the future. Recipients …
Professor Shannon Stahl Honored for Green Chemistry Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Shannon Stahl is one of five scientists nationwide to receive a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of his research on using …
UW-Madison chemist named Packard Fellow
Professor Mark Ediger to Receive Polymer Physics Prize
Professor Mark Ediger will receive the American Physical Society’s 2015 Polymer Physics Prize at the society’s March meeting. Established in 1960 and now supported by the Dow Chemical Company, the prize recognizes outstanding accomplishment and contributions …
Chemistry Students Merit University, ACS, Industry Honors
Robert Newberry, a graduate student in the Raines group, has received an ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship. Newberry will present a poster on his research at the 2015 National Organic Symposium at the …
Professor Cathy Middlecamp, Alumnus Larry Overman to Receive ACS National Awards
Cathy Middlecamp, professor of environmental studies and chemistry, will receive the 2015 American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. The award recognizes individuals’ significant accomplishments in stimulating students who …
Professor Ive Hermans Recognized for Energy Research
The American Chemical Society’s Division of Energy and Fuels has selected Professor Ive Hermans as its 2014 Emerging Researcher. The award recognizes “sustained and distinguished contributions to the field of energy and fuel chemistry.” The …
UW-Madison, UW System Honor Professor Robert Hamers
Professor Robert Hamers has been named Steenbock Professor of Physical Sciences at UW-Madison. Steenbock professorships were established through an endowed gift from the Harry and Evelyn Steenbock family, in order to support prestigious professorships in …
Three Alumni Named 2014 ACS Fellows
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently announced its 2014 class of fellows, which includes three UW-Madison Department of Chemistry alumni: Robert S. Moore (B.S. ’55, Ph.D. ’62), Marilyn Olmstead (Ph.D. ’69), and Kirk Peterson (Ph.D. ’90). …