The Wisconsin State Journal has featured director of crystallography at UW-Madison, Ilia Guzei, in a new piece, Blue Sky Science: How are crystals made? The segment opens up with nine-year old Abby Webb of Mineral …
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Professor Claude Woods Recognized for Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring
For the first time this year, UW-Madison has presented awards for mentoring undergraduate students in research, scholarly, and creative activities. Professor Claude Woods is among the recipients of the awards, which were presented at the …
University Housing Recognizes Outstanding Chemistry Teachers with Honored Instructor Awards
Since 2007, University Housing residents have had the opportunity to nominate outstanding classroom instructors for the Honored Instructor Awards each semester. Students nominate instructors who have made significant impacts on their educational experiences. This semester, …
Professor J.R. Schmidt Receives Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences, recently selected Professor JR Schmidt as an award winner for 2014. The national award …
Professor Douglas Weibel Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank will present the awards at a ceremony …
University Housing Recognizes Outstanding Chemistry Teachers with Honored Instructor Awards
Since 2007, University Housing residents have had the opportunity to nominate outstanding classroom instructors for the Honored Instructor Awards each semester. Students nominate instructors who have made significant impacts on their educational experiences. This semester, …
Symposium Will Honor 2013 James Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award-Winner Tony Jacob, 2013 Teaching Assistant Award-Winners
The 2013 James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Symposium, to be held on Dec. 6, will recognize Dr. Tony Jacob for more than a decade of leadership in student services. Jacob is director of the …
Festschrift, Symposium Honor Professor John Wright’s Lifetime of Scientific Contributions
This fall, many of Professor John Wright’s colleagues and friends are teaming up to honor him on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The festivities began in June when the Journal of Physical Chemistry released …
Professor Samuel Gellman Receives 2013 Makineni Lectureship from APS
In June, at the 23rd American Peptide Symposium in Hawaii, the Makineni Lectureship was awarded to Sam Gellman, the Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor of Chemistry at UW-Madison. The American Peptide Society awards the Makineni Lectureship …