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Kyoung-Shin Choi receives Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
May 8, 2019 By Chris Barncard Forty two faculty were honored with Vilas awards and professorships, including Kyoung-Shin Choi, from the Department of Chemistry. Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the …
Blackwell receives WARF Named Professiorship; Schmidt receives Romnes Fellowship
By Natasha Kassulke Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded 2019-20 faculty fellowships. The awardees span the four divisions — arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences — on …
Paul McGuire wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Support
Paul McGuire, high-performance computing systems administrator for the Department of Chemistry, was recently awarded Centralized “supercomputing” resources play a vital role in modern chemical research and education. Yet for many years, the chemistry department’s facilities …
Department of Chemistry awards more than $290,000 in scholarships
The Department of Chemistry celebrated more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff members, at the 2019 Student Award Ceremony on April 26. Thanks to generous donors, the department was able to offer more than $290,000 in awards to aide student education and research. In addition, students who won awards from several other groups were honored for their accomplishments.
Notice 4/22/2019: Chemistry Loading Dock Inaccessible 4/25-4/28
The schedule of construction activities for this week has been revised: The loading dock will be inaccessible from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Thur Apr 25. The driveway and dock are needed for the …
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
Celebrate Day of the Badger
Happy April! As we kick off the first day of the new month, we are looking ahead to an exciting day, not only for the Department of Chemistry, but for the University as a whole.
Master glassblower’s work on exhibit at Madison Children’s Museum
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s master glassblower, Tracy Drier, is displaying his craft at the Madison Children’s Museum in an exhibit titled The Crossroads of Art & Science.
Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials
Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the fields of healthcare, biomedical engineering, manufacturing and art design.