University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Shannon Stahl is one of five scientists nationwide to receive a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of his research on using …
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UW to expand research into advanced, economically viable bioproducts
Professor Mark Ediger to Receive Polymer Physics Prize
Professor Mark Ediger will receive the American Physical Society’s 2015 Polymer Physics Prize at the society’s March meeting. Established in 1960 and now supported by the Dow Chemical Company, the prize recognizes outstanding accomplishment and contributions …
Researchers study vital ‘on/off switches’ that control when bacteria turn deadly
In directing stem cells, study shows context matters
Professor Ive Hermans Recognized for Energy Research
The American Chemical Society’s Division of Energy and Fuels has selected Professor Ive Hermans as its 2014 Emerging Researcher. The award recognizes “sustained and distinguished contributions to the field of energy and fuel chemistry.” The …
Altering Peptide Backbones
By swapping replacement parts into the backbone of a synthetic hormone, UW-Madison graduate student Ross Cheloha and his mentor Professor Samuel Gellman, along with collaborators at Harvard Medical School, have built a version of a parathyroid hormone that …
Chemical strategy hints at better drugs for osteoporosis, diabetes
Professor Lingjun Li Wins Prestigious Biemann Medal
The American Society for Mass Spectroscopy (ASMS) awarded the 2014 Biemann Medal to Dr. Lingjun Li, professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The award is in recognition of Li’s …
Wielding Visible Light to Build Molecules
Reactions that are driven by light, termed photochemical reactions, were first described in the early 1800s. More than a hundred years later, organic chemists are still learning how to use light to synthesize complex molecules. …