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).
Feature Stories
Mentorship and Perseverance Pave Way for Alum
Joseph K. Vasquez: Ph.D., 2019 (Blackwell Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Joseph K. Vasquez had to say. Do you remember what brought you …
Chemistry Professors Inspire Alum to Teach with Passion
Howard Drossman: Ph.D., 1992 (Smith Group) Recently we asked some of our alumni to reflect on their experience at UW. Here’s what Howard Drossman had to say. Do you remember what brought you to UW–Madison’s …
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).
We’re hiring
Do you know someone looking for something new in 2024? Tell them about this opportunity to work for the department in our Paul Bender Chemistry Instrument Center! We’re hiring an Instrument Scientist to work with …
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 …
New approach shows hydrogen can be combined with electricity to make pharmaceutical drugs
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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 …
Ive Hermans named 2023 ACS Fellow
The American Chemical Society has named 42 members as ACS fellows, recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and ACS. Prof. Ive Hermans of UW–Madison’s Department of Chemistry was named …