Research News
A New Approach to Building 3-D Molecules for Better Drugs
A new report in the journal Science from researchers in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry represents a significant advancement in making the types of molecules needed in drug development. Molecules with a more 3D shape …
A tool for rethinking undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory curriculum
A new manuscript from collaborators in the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry represents a very significant contribution to the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory curriculum. A reviewer characterized this as “one of the highest quality manuscripts that …
Professor Widicus Weaver and Assistant Professor Todd awarded Research Forward 2024 Award for a project investigating life on planets outside our solar system.
Professor Suzanna Widicus Weaver and Assistant Professor Zoe Todd from the Department of Chemistry, along with seven co-PIs have won a Research Forward 2024 Award for a project entitled “Searching for signs of life in …
Publication chosen as ACS Editors’ Choice
A publication from Nick Hill, Philip Lampkin, Brian Esselman, Angie Xu, Cara Schwarz, and Sam Gellman, “Energy Transfer Photocatalytic (E)(Z) Isomerization of 2-Nitrocinnamaldehyde using an Inexpensive, 3-D Printed Photoreactor Monitored by 1H NMR Spectroscopy and …
Prof. Huang awarded Research Forward 2024 Award for a project using AI to identify molecular glues relevant to the development of cancer-fighting drugs.
Prof. Xuhui Huang of the Department of Chemistry, along with co-PIs Computer Faculty Sharon Li and Professor of Pharmacy Weiping Tang have won a Research Forward 2024 Award for a project entitled “A novel deep …
UW–Madison project combines art, policy and science to create plant-based plastics and benefit marginalized communities
New approach shows hydrogen can be combined with electricity to make pharmaceutical drugs
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Bertram team wins Beckman Foundation funding for mass spectrometry for atmospheric monitoring
Professor Tim Bertram is leading a team that will receive $890,000 from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for mass spectrometry for atmospheric monitoring. The University of Wisconsin–Madison team will use the funding to develop …
Chemistry Undergraduate Research Board holds Spring Poster Symposium
The Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Research Board held its Spring Chemistry Poster Symposium on Friday, April 21. Twenty-four undergraduate students presented their research in the North Tower Atrium.