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Alumnus Robert Bergman Earns 2017 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

Posted on January 10, 2017

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 …

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Alumna Megan Frisk Joins 2016-17 Class of AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows

Posted on September 9, 2016

Megan Frisk (Ph.D. ’09, Beebe) has been awarded an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with a placement at the U.S. Department of State, in the Office of …

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Industrial Trade Association Honors Alumnus Kiu-Yuen Tse

Posted on July 6, 2016

University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Kiu-Yuen Tse (Ph.D. ’07, Hamers) has received the 2016 Carl Dahlquist Award from the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), a trade association for tape manufacturers and suppliers. Tse is an advanced research specialist …

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Alumnus Bradley Ringeisen Honored for Department of Defense Bioprinting Efforts

Posted on December 21, 2015

Bradley Ringeisen (Ph.D. ’00, Nathanson) was recently named Department of Defense Scientist of the Quarter for his breakthrough 3D cell printing process, Biological Laser Printing (BioLP). The technology is a patented laser-printing tool for creating …

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Alumnus Lee Latimer Named to ACS Board of Directors

Posted on December 8, 2015

University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. alumnus Lee H. Latimer has been elected director-at-large of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society. The head of chemistry at NeurOp Inc. will start his three-year term …

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Two Alumni Among 2015 ACS Fellows

Posted on July 20, 2015

Two UW-Madison Department of Chemistry alumni are among the 2015 class of American Chemical Society Fellows. The fellows program recognizes ACS members for “outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society.” …

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Alumnus Luke Lavis Makes C&EN ‘Talented 12’

Posted on July 6, 2015

Luke Lavis (Ph.D. ’08, Raines) has been named to Chemical & Engineering News’ inaugural Talented 12, a list of “young researchers and entrepreneurs who are using chemistry to solve global problems.” Lavis serves as group …

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Alumnae Cathy Murphy, Helen Yan Garner National Recognition

Posted on June 25, 2015

Cathy Murphy (Ph.D. ’90, Ellis) has been elected as one of 84 new members of the National Academy of Sciences. Founded in 1863, National Academy membership signifies that an individual has attained “distinguished and continuing achievements in original …

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Alumna Veronica Berns Turns Chemistry Thesis Into Comic Book

Posted on January 28, 2015

As thesis writing approached, graduate student Veronica Berns (Ph.D. ’14, Fredrickson) faced a conundrum. She knew how hard it was to describe her work to friends and family — indeed, anybody outside the tight clan of …

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Three Alumni Named 2014 ACS Fellows

Posted on July 22, 2014

The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently announced its 2014 class of fellows, which includes three UW-Madison Department of Chemistry alumni: Robert S. Moore (B.S. ’55, Ph.D. ’62), Marilyn Olmstead (Ph.D. ’69), and Kirk Peterson (Ph.D. ’90). …

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