On a rainy day last fall, chemist Scott Wildman left his office on the UW–Madison campus and drove to a retirement community on the city’s west side to bring 40 years of scientific work out of the …
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Wenqi Shen
Wenqi Shen, a first-generation undergraduate majoring in biochemistry, came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from Beijing No.80 High School in China. What led you to the University of Wisconsin-Madison? Growing up in Beijing, I naturally preferred …
AJ Boydston, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Yamamoto Family Professor of Chemistry
On August 1, chemist AJ Boydston, joins the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Chemistry. He brings research scientist Dr. Chang-Uk Lee and students Johanna Schwartz and Brock Lynde with him from the University of Washington, …
Young Scientists and Artists Compete to Send Crystals into Space
Winners Announced at Annual Awards Ceremony By Tatum Lyles Flick VIEW EVENT PHOTO GALLERY May 18, 2018, Madison, WI — Each year, students across Wisconsin compete to grow the largest, highest-quality crystal or to produce innovative crystal-inspired …
Honorary Degree Recipient, Dr. David Fahey, will present at UW-Madison
Presenting: Honorary Degree Recipient, Dr. David Fahey Dr. David Fahey, director of Chemical Sciences at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lab in Boulder, CO, and honorary degree recipient, will present his climate science …
GSFLC Recognizes Three Outstanding Mentors within the Chemistry Department
By Alexa Barres | Graduate Student in the Mecozzi Group | GSFLC Secretary & Organic Representative The Graduate Student-Faculty Liaison Committee (GSFLC) offers three Mentor Awards each spring. This year, they went Professor Helen E. …
Department of Chemistry awards more than $230,000 in scholarships to students
The Department of Chemistry recognized more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a couple of faculty and staff members, at the 2018 Student Award Ceremony on April 27. Thanks to generous donors, …
Graduate Student Faculty Liaison Committee presents results of climate survey
By Margaret Lumley and Trisha Tucholski, 2017-18 GSFLC Co-Chairs The 2017 Department of Chemistry Climate Survey was administered to the graduate student and postdoc population to evaluate department climate and identify factors related to stress and mental …
Peter Rossky is 2018-19 Hirschfelder Prize Recipient
By cstephens Professor Peter Rossky will receive the 2018-19 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI). Prof. Rossky is Dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences at …
Undergraduate Symposium shows value of mentorship
The annual Undergraduate Symposium is an opportunity for students to show what they’ve learned — think of it as a show-and-tell at the college level. But an important part of that learning has been made …