Congratulations to our recent graduates. December 2024 Nishit Banka (Romero) High Throughput Screening and ML-Aided Engineering of Transcription Factor-Based Biosensors William Breining (Lynn) Design and Synthesis of Novel Azlactone-Functionalized Materials Thomas Derrah (Bertram) Heterogeneous …
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From the World Trade Center to microbial bacteria DNA Bruce McCord ’86 puts analytical chemistry into real-world practice.
Bruce McCord, Ph.D. ‘86 has fond memories of his time at the University of Wisconsin. He remembers the morning sailing excursions with students through Hoofers, the cinnamon buns from Ovens of Brittany, and playing hockey …
Chemistry Insider: Outreach and Community Centered Chemistry
By Peter Jaeger, Chemistry Outreach Manager As one of our core tenets, outreach at the Department of Chemistry is built to advance three priorities. First, we make the department visible through engagement with other departments …
Connection is the Catalyst: Donor Spotlight
Professor Jen Schomaker hosts endowed professorship donors Dr. Edward and Mrs. Nancy Fody This spring, Dr. Edward and Mrs. Nancy Fody visited the Department of Chemistry ahead of the College of Letters & Science 2025 …
In Memoriam
1950s Donald Lee Battenberg, 90, d. January 2, 2025. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and education at UW–Madison in 1956 and enlisted in the United States Army and served in Germany for two …
Legacy Giving (listing)
Legacy gifts honor and celebrate alumni and friends who have committed to support the work of the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry through a planned gift. These future gifts contribute to the growth and success of …
Connection is the Catalyst
Join us for these events: April 11, 2026 | Science Expeditions Chemistry Open House April 14-15, 2026 | Day of the Badger May 9, 2026 | Graduation Consider a gift to the Department of Chemistry. …
Dr. Frank Noé named 2025-2026 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Awardee by the Theoretical Chemistry Institute
Madison, Wisc. – Dr. Frank Noé, Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research AI for Science in Berlin, has been awarded the 2025–2026 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. Dr. Noé will visit the Department …
Frank Gao will join UW–Madison as a Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor in Fall 2026
Professor Frank Y. Gao will join the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor in August 2026. He is currently a Texas Quantum Institute postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at …
Building bonds: Sharing chemistry with the community at Science Expeditions
By Outreach Program Manager Peter Jaeger On Saturday, April 5th, the Department of Chemistry was open to the public as part of Science Expeditions, UW–Madison’s campus-wide STEM open house. During the three-day event, science venues …