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 …
Department News
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 …
Department of Chemistry awards more than $290,000 in scholarships
By Caraline Pham Department Communications The Department of Chemistry celebrated more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff members, at the 2019 Student Award Ceremony on April 26. Thanks to …
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
April 15, 2019 By Terry Devitt For news media DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life. But it is the proteins made according to the genome’s instructions that are the nuts and bolts of …
Celebrate Day of the Badger
By Caraline Pham Department Communications Happy April! As we kick off the first day of the new month, we are looking ahead to an exciting day, not only for the Department of Chemistry, but for …
Master glassblower’s work on exhibit at Madison Children’s Museum
By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communications The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s master glassblower, Tracy Drier, is displaying his craft at the Madison Children’s Museum in an exhibit titled The Crossroads of Art & Science. The exhibit, on …
Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials
By Stephanie Blaszczyk Science Communicator & Graduate Student (Tang Group) Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the fields of healthcare, biomedical engineering, manufacturing and art design. Surprisingly, breakthroughs in these areas have …
Chemistry instructor finds ‘dream job’ helping students persevere
By Eric Hamilton “I think I’m one of the worst people to teach organic chemistry,” jokes Matt Bowman, who has guided some 3,500 students through the demanding course at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Because I’ve …
Chemists get Crafty at Knit Night
By Jordan E. Nutting Graduate Student, Stahl Group Graduate school can be a stressful time, and many graduate students and postdocs in the Department of Chemistry have hobbies that they use to relieve the stress of experiments, …
Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition Registration – Now Open
By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communcations Madison, WI – January 7, 2019– Calling all Wisconsin high school and middle school students and science teachers! Registration for the 2019 Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition (WICGC), organized by the Molecular Structure …