Thomas Record, Jr., a faculty member with the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry for more than 50 years will present Biophysical Studies of Protein Self-Assembly Interactions and of the Mechanism of Transcription Initiation.
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UW–Madison Chemistry Students Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
The prestigious honor is a five-year fellowship providing three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000.
Taylor Award Recipients Announced
Léa Gustin, Assistant General Chemistry Lab Director has won the James W. Taylor Award for Teaching Excellence. Due to personal circumstances, Gustin did not be present at the 2023 symposium, but she will be presenting at …
Buller wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Buller’s colleagues nominated him in part for his establishment of a new research program in biocatalysis and protein engineering that straddles basic and applied sciences. Buller has also helped lead the department’s efforts to improve the experience of graduate students.
Prof. Eszter Boros Will Move to the Department in June, 2023
Next summer, Prof. Eszter Boros will bring her research group, focusing on medicinal inorganic chemistry, to UW-Madison from its current home at SUNY-Stony Brook. What’s the focus of your planned research? My lab works at …
Zoe Todd Will Join the Department in 2023 to Study the Origins of Life
In the summer of 2023, Dr. Zoe Todd will join the UW-Madison as an assistant professor in Chemistry and Astronomy. She is a NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Sagan Fellow with the David Catling research group …
Featured Alumni: Katarina Yocum
By Caroline Cole Science & Communications Writer Katarina Yocum graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in January 2022. As a graduate research assistant for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center through the Widicus Weaver Group, …
Featured Alumni: Keywan Johnson, Ph. D., senior scientist within the small molecule process research and development group at Merck
By Meranda Masse Graduate Student (Cavagnero) & Department of Communications Dr. Keywan Johnson graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Ph. D. in Chemistry in 2019. During his time at UW–Madison, Johnson was a …
Featured Alumni: Matthew Dalphin, Ph. D. Leads Design of Experiments Implementation at Catalent Pharma Solutions
Dr. Matthew Dalphin graduated from UW–Madison in the Spring of 2020 with a Ph.D. in Biophysics. During his time at UW-Madison, he was a member of the Cavagnero research group where he studied protein folding and aggregation using systems that mimic the cellular environment. Now, Dalphin works as an Analytical Development Scientist at Catalent Pharma Solutions, where he leads the implementation of Design of Experiments (DoE).
UW-Madison Researchers want to enhance your electronics
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are non-metallic layers situated between charged surfaces that will emit light in response to electrical currents. Most everyone interacts with organic light emitting diodes on a daily basis, maybe without even realizing it. In fact— you might be using one right now!