Sohil Shah, a high school senior at Memorial High School, has conducted research in the Department of Chemistry at UW-Madison for the past several semesters and summers. Shah works with Professor Robert Hamers on projects …
Feature Stories
Analytical Tool is Focus of Spinoff Firm
A new company making a high-speed, accurate and user-friendly instrument that reveals the molecular structure of proteins, drugs, and other important materials is the latest spinoff from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry. Spectrometers …
Noted chemistry educator delivers Christmas ‘Science is Fun’ lectures
“Carbon playground” converts atoms into fun
Alumnus Carl Djerassi Will Present a Reading of “Insufficiency” on Oct. 26
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 …
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 …