Dr. Patrick Meier was the kind of mentor who could be in the hospital and would still want to take the time to catch up with his previous students, which is exactly the story Professor Kathryn Meier told about her late husband. “He actually always envisioned himself as a teacher,” said Kathryn when commenting on how Patrick would describe his profession.
In Memoriam
Former UW-Madison Chancellor Irving Shain dies at 92
By Eric Hamilton, University Communications Irving Shain, a chemistry professor and UW–Madison chancellor emeritus who advanced the university’s interests in China and established University Research Park, died peacefully Tuesday, March 6, in Madison after a …
Howard W. Whitlock (1936-2017)
Professor Emeritus Howard Whitlock, age 80, died Jan. 27, 2017. He attended the University of Maryland and received a degree in chemistry in 1957. He became a graduate student in organic chemistry at the UW-Madison, …
Howard W. Whitlock (1936-2017)
Professor Emeritus Howard Whitlock, age 80, died Jan. 27, 2017. He attended the University of Maryland and received a degree in chemistry in 1957. He became a graduate student in organic chemistry at the UW-Madison, …
Former UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Edward King Dies
Edward L. King, a former UW-Madison chemistry professor, died Aug. 17 in Boulder, Colo. at age 95. Born in 1920 in Grand Forks, N.D., King grew up in North Dakota, Minnesota, and other Midwestern cities …
Carl Djerassi, UW grad who helped create ‘the pill,’ dies at 91
Some Sad News – Richard Ferdinand “Dick” Fenske Has Died
Richard Ferdinand “Dick” Fenske, age 82, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. Richard was born May 23, 1929, in Milwaukee, as one of 10 children to the late Bernard and the late …
Graduate Student Michael McCoy Dies
Mike McCoy, a 2nd-year graduate student in the Hamers group, suffered a heart attack while jogging on Tuesday morning, and died Saturday. A memorial service was held in the Department on Sunday. We extend our …
Professor Ralph F. Hirschmann, 1922-2009
An article written by Emeritus Professor Daniel H. Rich, a retrospective of our distinguished alumnus Emeritus Professor Ralph F. Hirschmann, Professor of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, University of …
Professor John Schrag Dies at Age 70
John Schrag, Emeritus Professor of Analytical Chemistry, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at his Madison home in the loving care of his family. He was 70. John joined the Department in 1970, and retired in …