Professor Bassam Shakhashiri will perform his 44th annual Christmas demonstration, “Once Upon a Christmas Cheery, In the Lab of Shakhashiri,” on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1. Tickets are free and can be requested online. Those interested …
Outreach
Opportunities Abound: CHOPs and PGSEC Programs Expose Undergraduates to Graduate School Life
In our highly connected, globalized world, science thrives on a diversity of perspectives. To help draw these wide-ranging perspectives to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Department of Chemistry launched the Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) program in …
UW-Madison chemist named ‘Friend of Education’
ChemCamps spark youngsters’ interest in science
To an outsider, room B371 in the UW-Madison Chemistry Building would have looked more like a middle school playground than a college lecture hall on a recent summer afternoon. In fact, it was merely hosting …
“Science is Fun” offers two shows in July
Shakhashiri receives prestigious award for public education
High School Student and Chemistry Researcher Sohil Shah Named a Finalist in Math, Science, and Technology Competition
Sohil Shah, a high school senior at Memorial High School, has conducted research in the Department of Chemistry at UW-Madison for the past several semesters and summers. Shah works with Professor Robert Hamers on projects …
Noted chemistry educator delivers Christmas ‘Science is Fun’ lectures
“Carbon playground” converts atoms into fun
Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) to Welcome Select Prospective Graduate Students to Madison Oct. 11-13
On Oct. 11, a select group of prospective graduate students will arrive in Madison for the first Chemistry Opportunities (CHOPs) preview weekend. During the program, participants will interact with faculty, staff, and current graduate students …