Congratulations to Katie Patridge on her receipt of the 2008 Abbott Graduate Fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. This provides a one-year full graduate fellowship. Katie is a student in Tehshik Yoon’s group. Congratulations to Katie!
Awards & Honors
Matt Bierman Awarded the 2007-2008 Air Products Graduate Fellowship
Congratulations to Matt Bierman as the recipient of the 2007-2008 Air Products Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship provides a 9-month scholarship for a graduate student doing research in areas of interest to Air Products Corp. Congratulations …
Helen Blackwell Awarded the James W. Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence
We are delighted to announce that Helen Blackwell is the recipient of this year’s James W. Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence. Helen will be recognized and give her award address on Friday, Feb. 15th as …
Josh Coon Receives the Eli Lilly Analytical Chemistry Young Investigator Award
Congratulations to Josh Coon for receiving the Eli Lilly Analytical Chemistry Young Investigator Award! This award provides $50,000/yr in unrestricted funding, renewable for a second year. It is an extremely competitive and prestigious award that …
Professor Thomas Brunold Finishes in 10th Place in Wisconsin Ironman Competition
This year’s Wisconsin’s Ironman had 2,200 competitors in its field. The event is one of the most grueling in the world – 2.4 miles of swimming, followed by 112 miles of cycling, then a 26.2 …
Diane Nutbrown Wisconsin Section the ChemLuminary Award
Congratulations to Diane Nutbrown (Graduate student, Burstyn, Moore) for spearheading the effort that won the Wisconsin Section the ChemLuminary Award for Best Event Involving the Student Affiliates at the Boston ACS Meeting. The Award Ceremony …
Bob Hamers Awarded a Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship
It is a great pleasure to report that Bob Hamers has been awarded a Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship through a UW-system-wide competition. This prestigious appointment, approved by the Board of Regents, is for a faculty member …
Beth Landis Receives the 2007-2008 Merck Research Laboratories Fellowship
Congratulations to Beth Landis for receiving the 2007-2008 Merck Research Laboratories Fellowship in Analytical/Physical Chemistry! The academic year fellowship is awarded by Merck to an outstanding UW chemistry student doing research in analytical/physical chemistry. Beth …
Samira Musah Wins a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Samira Musah, a graduate student in Laura Kiessling’s group, has won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This nationally competitive award is made to outstanding graduate students who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, …
Helen Blackwell named one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10”
We are pleased to announce that Helen Blackwell has been named by Popular Science Magazine as one of their “PopSci’s Brilliant 10”, a group of ten young scientists cited for doing work that’s pushing their …