Dahlia Tesfamichael, who turned down Harvard to attend UW-Madison, discusses making tough choices, pursuing chemistry and looking forward to a bright future. I was born and I grew up right outside of Milwaukee in Greenfield, Wisconsin. …
Why Gifts Matter
Nicolas Padilla (B.S. 2017)
Junior chemistry major Nicolas Padilla, from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, is living his college experience to the fullest. Although he’s busy with upper-level science courses and undergraduate research, Padilla still manages to display a fun-loving attitude …
Tong Wang (B.S. 2015)
When UW-Madison tour guide Tong Wang, a junior from New Berlin, Wisconsin, shows groups around campus, he advises prospective students—no matter their academic interests—to pursue undergraduate research. He speaks from experience, having worked as an undergraduate …
Milton Repollet-Pedrosa (Ph.D. 2013)
When Milton Repollet-Pedrosa, from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, began his doctorate in 2008, his Ph.D. in materials chemistry, was a relatively new track within the department. Since then, he has put in countless hours outside of …
Alison Wendlandt (Ph.D. 2015)
Breakfast with scientists who changed the world, lunch with leading researchers, and evening drinks with colleagues from other continents. That was what the schedule looked like for Alison Wendlandt, a chemistry graduate student from Golden …
Natalie Lenz (B.S. 2016)
As another semester comes to a close at UW-Madison, senior chemistry major Natalie Lenz, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is staring down her final semester. She knows these last few months will be bittersweet, but is excited …
Jenny Laaser (Ph.D. 2013)
Jenny Laaser, a doctoral candidate in physical chemistry from Palo Alto, California, studies how chemical reactions happen at various interfaces. But this summer, she’s traded her spot at the lab station for a desk in …