The National Academy of Sciences announced April 29, 2025, Professor Martin Zanni has been elected as a member. Professor Zanni is one of 120 members elected this year in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements …
Faculty & Staff Awards
Char Horsfall receives 2025 Chemistry Department Staff Award
Char Horsfall was named the 2025 winner of the Chemistry Department Staff Award.
Department of Chemistry’s Ive Hermans Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
Professor Ive Hermans, Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Professor, and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been named a 2024 AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the development of catalytic materials and elucidating reaction …
Prof. Silvia Cavagnero to receive prestigious 2025 Emily M. Gray award
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Silvia Cavagnero, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Emily M. Gray Award. Cavagnero will be honored at the Society’s …
Professor Widicus Weaver and Assistant Professor Todd awarded Research Forward 2024 Award for a project investigating life on planets outside our solar system.
Professor Suzanna Widicus Weaver and Assistant Professor Zoe Todd from the Department of Chemistry, along with seven co-PIs have won a Research Forward 2024 Award for a project entitled “Searching for signs of life in …
Prof. Huang awarded Research Forward 2024 Award for a project using AI to identify molecular glues relevant to the development of cancer-fighting drugs.
Prof. Xuhui Huang of the Department of Chemistry, along with co-PIs Computer Faculty Sharon Li and Professor of Pharmacy Weiping Tang have won a Research Forward 2024 Award for a project entitled “A novel deep …
Department of Chemistry recognizes 116 students with over $400,000 in scholarships at 2024 Awards Ceremony.
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.
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.
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).
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 …