May 30, 2019 By Tatum Lyles Flick For news media The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the American Chemical Society are partnering to train more underrepresented minority students in chemical research to increase the numbers of these students in …
Month: May 2019
Ive Hermans named 2019 Blavatnik National Awards Finalist
Prof. Ive Hermans was named one of 31 finalists for a Blavatnik National Laureate Award. The Blavatnik Family Foundation will select three winners, one in each category — chemistry, physical sciences and engineering, and …
Construction Update 05/28/2019
Tower Crane. The tower crane is up! On Friday night, all day Saturday, and through Sunday afternoon a crew of about a dozen Miron workers spent their Memorial Day weekend finishing the crane that will …
New graduate class helps students improve scientific thinking in organic chemistry
By Josephine Eshon Science Communicator and Graduate Student (Schomaker Group) The transition from undergraduate to graduate school can be very challenging. In undergraduate programs, students gain knowledge and apply it to problems in chemistry to …
WI Crystal Growing Contest celebrates state-wide winners
By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communications May 24, 2019, Madison, WI — Today, the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry celebrated the 2019 Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition (WICGC), a middle and high school competition organized by the …
UW-Madison faculty, staff return to Vilas Hall months after flooding displaced them
An update on post-flood recovery at UW-Madison from the Wisconsin State Journal: https://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/uw-madison-faculty-staff-return-to-vilas-hall-months-after/article_e11e015e-cdfd-5a0f-9778-ea7b0c5f8dd0.html
2018-19 Wisconsin Space Crystal Mission
By Kaitlyn M. Moore, Department Communications May 21, 2019, Madison, WI — At the end of April, the winners of the 2018 Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition (WICGC) had the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space …
Construction Update 05/20/2019
Tower excavation. This week our building really began to take shape; there was lots of activity in the excavation area and part the structure is now almost as high as the fourth floor of Daniels. …
Construction Update 5/13/2019
Tower excavation—lots happening! Concrete has been poured for many of the footings and some of the walls for our new tower. Last week concrete footings were poured in the bottom of the pit for the …
Chemistry students make rainbow of colors in lab experiment
By Josephine Eshon Science Communicator & Graduate Student (Schomaker Group) Who knew chemists could make all the colors in the rainbow by changing a single parameter? Now students can rediscover their childhood fascination through a …