It has been a good year for Professor Marty Zanni! The National Academy of Sciences just announced that he will receive the NAS Award for Initiatives in Research “for revolutionary advances in multidimensional spectroscopies, which …
Awards & Honors
Bassam Shakhashiri to Receive the 2011 Van Hise Outreach Distinguished Teaching Award
We are very pleased to announce that Professor Bassam Shakhashiri will receive the 2011 Van Hise Outreach Distinguished Teaching Award! This UW-Madison award focuses on outreach efforts, and of course Bassam has excelled in that. …
Chemistry AAAS Fellows for 2010
We are very pleased to inform you that five Madison scientists were elected as Fellows of the AAAS in the Section on Chemistry last year. They are: Nicholas L. Abbott, University of Wisconsin, Madison Helen …
Marty Zanni Elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society
Congratulations to Professor Marty Zanni for his election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society! This is a continuation of Marty’s remarkably steep upward trajectory!!! Congratulations Marty!!
Jim Skinner wins the 2011 ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry
We are delighted to learn that Professor Jim Skinner has won the 2011 ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry. This is only the third such award, placing Jim among the foremost theorists in …
Lingjun Li Wins Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award
Professor Lingjun Li has won the 2011 Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award for her work in biological mass spec. Here is a brief description: Lingjun Li, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry at the University …
Kristi Heming Wins L&S Classified Staff Excellence Award
We’re delighted to report that Kristi Heming has won a College of Letters and Science Classified Staff Excellence Award in the Administrative support category. Kristi has been our Inorganic Division Secretary for the last 13 …
Bassam Shakhashiri Elected as ACS President
Congratulations to Professor Bassam Shakhashiri on his election as ACS President. Bassam will serve one year as President-elect, one year as President, and a final year as past President, all beginning in January, 2011. We …
Tehshik Yoon Receives Eli Lilly Grant
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tehshik Yoon for receiving a prestigious Eli Lilly Grant in pharmaceutical chemistry. There were only three recipients nationally this year. The award includes $100,000 in unrestricted funds over two years. Keep …
2010-11 Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship Recipients
We are delighted to report that eight of our undergraduate researchers have won a prestigious Wisconsin Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship for 2010-11. Each award carries $4000 for the student and $1000 in supplies money. The …