The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry held its annual Student Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 21, 2023, celebrating more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students.
Awards & Honors
Department of Chemistry’s Eric Kohn chosen as 2024 CAS Future Leader
Eric Kohn, a graduate student in the Martell group, has been named a CAS Future Leader. Since 2010, the program has awarded Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars opportunities to learn leadership skills, engage in scientific discourse, and connect with peer scientists and innovators from around the world. Currently, there are 300 alumni who represent 38 countries and regions.
Hamers wins 2024 Hilldale Award
Congratulations to Professor Bob Hamers on his Hilldale Award! This award is granted by UW to honor four UW-Madison faculty members (one for each faculty division) each year to recognize their contributions to teaching, research, and service.
Department of Chemistry earns regional MAGS recognition for DEI efforts
The Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Program (Bridge Program) and initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have earned the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry the 2024 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Education from the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS).
Jim Maynard receives Emmy® nomination as producer of educational videos
For his role in producing a children’s science demonstration series, Department of Chemistry Lecture Demonstrator Jim Maynard has secured an Emmy® nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
Jairo Villalona joins Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Photo credit: Kolin Goldschmidt/University of Wisconsin-Madison
Post-docs Tashiro and Fullington awarded NSF fellowships
Congratulations to Dr. Jenna Tashiro and Dr. Sarah Fullington, post-docs with Professor Sam Pazicni’s lab, for their work to advance understanding in Chemical Education. They have been awarded highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) for …
Professor M. Thomas Record, Jr. to Receive the 2024 Ignacio Tinoco Award
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that M. Thomas Record, Jr., PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will receive the 2024 Ignacio Tinoco Award.
Theoretical Chemistry Institute Names Professor Truhlar as 2023-2024 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Awardee
Professor Donald Truhlar, a Regents Professor with the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota (UMN) has been awarded the 2023-2024 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. Professor Truhlar will visit the Department …
ACS awards two Department of Chemistry graduate students with leadership recognition.
Two graduate students from the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry have been selected for national recognition through receipt of the 2023 ACS National Graduate Student Leadership Awards in CDEI and Mentoring under the 2023 ACS Graduate …