Feature Stories
Professor Bassam Shakhashiri Discusses the Wisconsin Idea on WPR
Professor Bassam Shakhashiri appeared as a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller Show on Monday, April 13. The episode, “Triumphs and Failures of the Wisconsin Idea in the Area of Science,” is now posted …
New materials repel oil underwater, could better clean up oil spills
Dervan, Leopold, Linton and Splinter to receive honorary degrees in May
Solution-grown nanowires make the best lasers
Fueling Discovery in the College of Letters & Science
As the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the College of Letters & Science fuels discovery. Our professors and instructors provide life-changing learning experiences for our students, who come to college in an intense period …
Advancing Organic Glasses
By figuring out how to precisely order the molecules that make up what scientists call organic glass — the materials at the heart of some electronic displays, light-emitting diodes and solar cells — a team …
Discovery could yield more efficient portable electronics, solar cells
One Lab, Three Takes on Mentoring
The Graduate Student Ryan Van Hoveln might be busy with his own research, but he’s not too busy to come and see how his three Chem 346 (Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory) mentees are faring at …
Choi Group Develops New Approach That Combines Biomass Conversion, Solar Energy Conversion
In a study published March 9 in Nature Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi presents a new approach to combine solar energy conversion and biomass conversion, two important research areas for renewable energy. For decades, scientists …