Despite the extensive research and commercial development of solar cells, the world still has a critical need for new, high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) technologies based on low-cost and abundant materials. The long-term goal of PV technology, …
Awards & Honors
Professor Laura Kiessling Wins 2013 Murray Goodman Memorial Prize
Professor Laura Kiessing has been named the recipient of the 2013 Murray Goodman Memorial Prize. This award of $10,000, a commemorative plaque, and dinner in her honor will recognize seminal contributions in the area of …
Professor Laura Kiessling Wins ACS Claude S. Hudson Award
The Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently awarded the 2013 Claude S. Hudson Award to Laura Kiessling, professor of chemistry and biochemistry. The Hudson Award was established in 1946 to …
Professor Hamers and Colleagues Named Finalists in Inaugural WARF Innovation Awards
This year, through the WARF Innovation Awards program, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) began honoring inventors for the year’s most exceptional UW-Madison inventions. Chemistry Professor Bob Hamers, along with colleagues Di Zhu, a graduate …
Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa Wins American Physical Society Dillon Medal
Associate Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa has won the American Physical Society John H. Dillon Medal, which recognizes “outstanding research accomplishments by young polymer physicists who have demonstrated exceptional research promise early in their careers.” See a …
Professor Thomas Brunold Finishes First Among Amateurs in Ironman Wisconsin
Professor Thomas Brunold finished first among amateur competitors and tenth overall in Sunday’s Ironman Wisconsin. The Ironman race includes a 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles of cycling, and a 26.2 mile run. Brunold finished in …
Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner Named ACS Fellows
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named 96 members as ACS Fellows. These include Martha Casey, Professor Clark Landis, and Professor Jim Skinner. Other new ACS fellows with UW-Madison ties include Eric Amis (Ph.D. ’81, …
Tracy Drier Receives 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award
Tracy Drier, master scientific glassblower, recently received the American Scientific Glassblowers Society 2012 Helmut Dreschel Award, which is awarded for contributions to the promotion of scientific glassblowing and the ASGS. This award, which will be …
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann Wins Classified Employee Recognition Award
Rosana Pérez-Ellmann, academic department manager, joined the chemistry department about three years ago following a stint in a senior management position at Lands End. “In that short period of time she has transformed our business …
Professor Josh Coon Wins Klaus Biemann Medal
Josh Coon’s work has weight. It’s right there in the name: mass spectrometry. It’s there in the results, too, enabling science by giving researchers an ever-sharper understanding of the molecules that make up living things. …