Watch Professor Bassam Shakhashiri’s 50th anniversary presentation of Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri: Tue, Dec 24 at 5:00 am on PBS Wisconsin Wed, Dec 25 at 11:00 am on PBS …
BC 2019
Graduate Student Explores Art of Science Communication
By Aaron R. Conklin L&S Communication First published here. Stephanie Blaszczyk can trace the origin of her current career trajectory straight back to her mother. But not quite in the way you’d expect. Like a …
Professor Shares Passion for Chemistry & Music
By Kaylie Greuel Department Communications Microscopes and spectrometers aren’t the only instruments used within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry. Professor John Berry is dedicated to his scientific research at UW-Madison, but also has …
Chemist & Artist Team Up to Show How Bacteria Communicate
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Scientists spend countless hours at the lab bench, scrutinizing data, and working to solve problems and uncover new information. These often complicated topics can be challenging to share outside …
Department Glassblower Partners with Colleague to Teach Others
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Shedeen Barnett, a scientific glassblower from Jamaica, spent six weeks training with the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry’s master glassblower, Tracy Drier, and his colleague from Wild Rose Glass, Erich …
New Chemistry Tower Grows More Every Day
By John Moore and Bob McMahon Project Leaders We have come a long way since groundbreaking in September 2018, but there is more to do before construction and renovation are completed in 2022. A great …
Named Professorship Offers Prof. Helen Blackwell Opportunity to Celebrate Mentor
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Norman Craig, an emeritus physical chemist from Oberlin College in Ohio, didn’t realize the profound effect he had on the career of Helen Blackwell, a chemist and professor at …
Department Welcomes Five New Faculty in 2019
Learn more about our new faculty here: Jeff Martell Ryan Stowe Sam Pazicni Tina Wang Yang Yang
Letter from the Chair
Dear Alumni & Friends I am excited to bring you the 62nd issue of Badger Chemist, as we explore the many connections of art and science, and how those links can open eyes to the …