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By Mark E. Griffin Communications Specialist at the Wisconsin Energy Institute An ideal biorefinery would turn renewable crops into a variety of fuels and products with little waste. A significant challenge in realizing this vision is what to do with lignin, a fibrous and difficult-to-break-down material in the cell walls of plants that gives them …
By David Tenenbaum University Communications The growing use of solar power has hit a wall in some locations: At night, or on a cloudy day, electric utilities with heavy dependence on solar must switch to an alternative source like natural gas. The “intermittency” problem is already starting to limit adoption of solar energy in Europe. …
By Rebeca L. Fernandez Graduate Student, Brunold Group September 25, 2018, Madison, WI – The Graduate Student-Faulty Liaison Committee (GSFLC) celebrated its 35th annual Snout-Out departmental picnic and softball tournament. Named after the original tradition of cooking a pig underground, the Snout-Out brought together 15 faculty members, 150 graduate students and nine postdocs, as well as …
IPiB faculty member Joshua Coon, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular chemistry, has received the Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award from the Human Proteome Organization.
ACS released the names of its national award winners this week, and five are from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, four of whom work for the Department of Chemistry. Robert McMahon, professor of chemistry, won the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope Fund. Tehshik Yoon, professor of chemistry, won the Arthur C. Cope …
Changes are continuing outside the building. The intermittent closings of the north crosswalk at Charter and Johnson Streets at the end of last week signal the beginning of the end of Johnson St. work, which should be completed (and Johnson St. fully opened) by October 1st. However, Charter St. work will continue until the end of November. …
By the time they graduate, more than half of the students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will have taken a chemistry course, a demonstration of the central role chemistry plays in preparing students for their careers. Now, with the start of construction on a $133 million tower and other renovations, those students — as well …
Last Friday we had a very successful groundbreaking ceremony for our new chemistry building. Both Dean Karl Scholz and Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised our department in their remarks and lots of people put shovels into the ground. Governor Walker signed contracts with the contractors last Thursday, so everything is in place for our long-awaited demolition …