Assistant Professor Randall Goldsmith recently received a 5-year, $630,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry for “Single-Molecule Spectroscopy as a Mechanistic Tool for Studying Catalyst Reaction …
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Analytical Trick May Accelerate Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a …
Professor Schomaker Wins Sloan Research Foundation Fellowship
Professor Jennifer Schomaker has won a 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation Fellowship. The two-year Sloan Research Fellowships seek to “stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.” About 125 U.S. researchers …
Professors Jin and Keutsch Receive UW-Madison Research Awards
Professors Song Jin and Frank Keutsch recently received notable UW-Madison research awards. Professor Jin received the WARF Romnes Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship recognizes and supports faculty members who are still relatively early in their careers …
Study reveals extraordinary glass properties
UW-Madison’s Trisha Andrew honored for energy research
Professor Song Jin Wins Cutting-Edge Research Award for Work on Solar Cells
Despite the extensive research and commercial development of solar cells, the world still has a critical need for new, high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) technologies based on low-cost and abundant materials. The long-term goal of PV technology, …
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 …
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 …
Professor Helen Blackwell and Colleagues Identify Chemicals That Interrupt A. baumannii Quorum Sensing
Professor Helen Blackwell’s work with A. baumanni, a microbial pathogen, recently has been featured in the news. Once these bacteria gather together and reach a critical mass, they form biofilms that can coat medical equipment …