On Friday, Oct. 26, the Department of Chemistry will present a reading of “Insufficiency,” a work of award-winning chemist, playwright, poet, and Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Carl Djerassi. Djerassi is the author …
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Center gets small to study nanoparticles in environment
Keutsch Group Participates in Zeppelin-based Field Campaign in Europe
This summer, Professor Frank Keutsch, third-year graduate students Jen Kaiser and Kate Skog, and former postdoctoral fellow Glenn Wolfe relocated to Europe to conduct field research. These members of the Keutsch group in the Department …
National Science Foundation selects University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor F. Fleming Crim to head mathematical & physical sciences directorate
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected F. Fleming Crim to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). Crim will lead a staff of 160 and an annual budget …
Professor Thomas Brunold Finishes First Among Amateurs in Ironman Wisconsin
Professor Thomas Brunold finished first among amateur competitors and tenth overall in Sunday’s Ironman Wisconsin. The Ironman race includes a 2.4 mile swim, 112 miles of cycling, and a 26.2 mile run. Brunold finished in …
UW-Madison Ranks 19th Among World Universities
Taking the highest spot of any Big Ten school, UW-Madison is ranked number 19 among all world universities. Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University publishes the annual list, which is based upon alumni and staff research and …
For Professor, Chemistry and Composition Make Music Together
Goal in science, music is to bring people joy, create the unexpected. April 22, 2009, by Jill Sakai. On any other chemistry professor’s desk, the thick musical score would seem out of place amid the …
UW Chemistry now moves up to #7 nationwide
According to the latest US News and World Report rankings of U.S. Graduate Schools, the UW Chemistry Department has now moved up to #7 in the country! Moreover, we are the only department nationwide to …