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Alumnus Carl Djerassi Will Present a Reading of “Insufficiency” on Oct. 26
On Friday, Oct. 26, the Department of Chemistry will present a reading of “Insufficiency,” a work of award-winning chemist, playwright, poet, and Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Carl Djerassi. Djerassi is the author …
Center gets small to study nanoparticles in environment
Professor Laura Kiessling Wins ACS Claude S. Hudson Award
The Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently awarded the 2013 Claude S. Hudson Award to Laura Kiessling, professor of chemistry and biochemistry. The Hudson Award was established in 1946 to …
Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) to Welcome Select Prospective Graduate Students to Madison Oct. 11-13
On Oct. 11, a select group of prospective graduate students will arrive in Madison for the first Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) preview weekend. During the program, participants will interact with faculty, staff, and current graduate students …
Keutsch Group Participates in Zeppelin-based Field Campaign in Europe
This summer, Professor Frank Keutsch, third-year graduate students Jen Kaiser and Kate Skog, and former postdoctoral fellow Glenn Wolfe relocated to Europe to conduct field research. These members of the Keutsch group in the Department …
Professor Hamers and Colleagues Named Finalists in Inaugural WARF Innovation Awards
This year, through the WARF Innovation Awards program, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) began honoring inventors for the year’s most exceptional UW-Madison inventions. Chemistry Professor Bob Hamers, along with colleagues Di Zhu, a graduate …
National Science Foundation selects University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor F. Fleming Crim to head mathematical & physical sciences directorate
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected F. Fleming Crim to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). Crim will lead a staff of 160 and an annual budget …
Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa Wins American Physical Society Dillon Medal
Associate Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa has won the American Physical Society John H. Dillon Medal, which recognizes “outstanding research accomplishments by young polymer physicists who have demonstrated exceptional research promise early in their careers.” See a …
Q&A with New Professor Etienne Garand
Etienne Garand, assistant professor of chemistry, is one of three new faculty members to join the department as we begin the 2012-13 academic year. Dr. Garand holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley; …