“Today, the computer is just as important a tool for chemists as a test tube,” the Royal Swedish Academy said in recognizing computational chemists Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel as the 2013 Nobel …
Feature Stories
Chemistry Instrument Center Gives Students State-of-the-Art Access, Training, and Research Support
Upon arriving at the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry in 2008, recent graduate Paul White (Ph.D. ’13, Stahl) soon realized just how exceptional his level of access to all types of chemistry instruments was. Through the …
New, inexpensive production materials boost promise of hydrogen fuel
Prolific chemistry student wins Churchill Scholarship
Despite flat spending, UW-Madison inches up in research rankings
Professor Tehshik Yoon Named AAAS Fellow
Professor Tehshik Yoon was among the 338 individuals elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced on Monday. Yoon is one of four new fellows from UW-Madison and …
New look identifies crucial clumping of diabetes-causing proteins
Tickets Available for Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s Christmas Chemistry Shows
Professor Bassam Shakhashiri will perform his 44th annual Christmas demonstration, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri,” on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. Tickets are free and can be requested online. Those interested …
The Chemistry of Color
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers working at the intersection of basic and applied science focus on key factors like cost, environmental impacts … and color. Take, for example, Chemistry Assistant Professor Trisha Andrew: researchers in …