Tianning Diao, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at New York University and UW-Madison Department of Chemistry alumna, is the 2018 recipient of the Organometallics Distinguished Author Award. Professor Diao, a 2017 NSF CAREER Awardee, focuses her …
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DR. F. FLEMING CRIM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)
Dr. F. Fleming Crim has been appointed National Science Foundation (NSF) chief operating officer (COO), effective July 1, 2018.
Matthew Shoulders (Ph.D. 2009) wins Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Whitehead Career Development Associate Professor Matthew D. Shoulders has been named one of 13 young faculty nationwide to be honored with a 2018 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Robert Bergman Receives Highest UW Alumni Honor
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will honor four alumni with its highest distinction: the Distinguished Alumni Award. WAA is a division of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association. The 2017 recipients are Jim Berbee ’85, …
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Alumna Michelle Buchanan Named Deputy for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michelle Buchanan (Ph.D. ’78, Taylor) has been appointed as deputy for science and technology at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Her appointment is effective Oct. 1, 2017. Since 2004, Buchanan has served …
Alumnus Yeng Her Becomes First Hmong-American to Earn M.D./Ph.D.
In May 2017, Yeng Her (B.S. ’07) became the first known Hmong-American to earn an M.D./Ph.D. degree. He earned the degrees from Mayo Clinic in Rocester, Minn. As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, his …
Alumnus Mark Lukowski Honored with 3M Technical Employee Award
Mark Lukowski (Ph.D. ’13, Jin) recently was recognized with the Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award, 3M’s highest corporate award for technical excellence, innovation, and leadership. Of 3M’s 12,000+ global employees in technical roles, …
Alumni Carol Mohler and Ted Stokich Honored for Innovation and Teamwork at Dow
A team of current and former Dow Chemical scientists has received the 2017 ACS Award for Team Innovation. The 1990s-era team developed a “high-performance polymeric material, benzocyclobutene, which enabled the microelectronics industry to miniaturize integrated …
Alumnus Robert Bergman Earns 2017 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Robert Bergman (Ph.D. ’66, Berson) has earned the Wolf Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the activation of carbon-hydrogen bonds of hydrocarbons by soluble transition metal complexes. Bergman is Gerald E.K. Branch Distinguished Professor …