Recipients of the 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships have been announced: (https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList), and the Chemistry Department again has a number of students who have received Fellowships. We believe we have found all the names of …
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Kristi Heming Receives Partners in Giving Governor’s Award
Please join us in congratulating Kristi Heming, Inorganic Divisional Coordinator, for receiving the Partners in Giving Governor’s Award for creativity, resourcefulness , enthusiasm and integrity. She earned this for her role as Co-Chair of Special …
Chemistry Department Spring Poster Session
April 10, 2012 4-5:30 PM, Union South Varsity Hall II All graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to present research posters. If you are interested, please submit your name, group and poster title to: nbennett@chem.wisc.edu …
Professor Michele Parrinello Wins 2012 Hirschfelder Prize
Professor James Skinner is delighted to report that Michele Parrinello, from ETH-Zurich, is the winner of the 2012-13 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. Professor Parrinello invented the field of “ab initio molecular dynamics”, and is …
Song Jin & Thomas Brunold Win Vilas Award
Associate Professor Song Jin and Professor Tom Brunold have won Vilas Associate’s Awards. They won an intense competition on the UW-Madison campus for a very small number of these awards. Congratulations, Song and Thomas!
Keutsch & Mahanthappa Recommended for Promotion with Tenure
We are delighted to announce that the Physical Sciences Divisional Committee has recommended promotion with tenure for Frank Keutsch and for Mahesh Mahanthappa. We are really lucky to have such outstanding colleagues in our department. …
JR Schmidt Named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
Assistant Professor JR Schmidt has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. To quote the Sloan Foundation: “… this is an extraordinarily competitive award involving nominations for most of the very best scholars of your …
Emeritus Professor Howard Zimmerman Dies at 85
Emeritus Professor Howard Zimmerman died Saturday night (2/11/2012) from injuries he suffered in a fall. There will be a private service this week for family only. We are certain there will be a memorial fund …
Professor Mark Ediger Awarded a WARF Professorship
We are delighted to learn that Professor Mark Ediger has been awarded a named WARF professorship. This is one of the highest honors the University can bestow on a faculty member. Our understanding is that …
Howard Zimmerman Memorial Fund Information
The Chemistry Department has established a fund at the UW Foundation for donations in Howard’s memory. The fund will be used to sponsor a Named Lectureship, a Scholarship, a Graduate Fellowship, or some other named …