Month: April 2019

Paul McGuire wins Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Support

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Paul McGuire, high-performance computing systems administrator for the Department of Chemistry, was recently awarded Centralized “supercomputing” resources play a vital role in modern chemical research and education. Yet for many years, the chemistry department’s facilities were effectively going unused. Enter Paul McGuire: technology guru, visionary,  renaissance leader. Coming onboard in 2010, he formed the Chemistry …

Construction Update 4/29/2019

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Charter Street. At long last Charter Street has been resurfaced! On Friday between about 10 am and 2 pm asphalt pavement was put down across the full width of the street. By mid-afternoon rollers had smoothed the surface and we now have a blacktop street. There is work yet to be done in Charter Street …

Department of Chemistry awards more than $290,000 in scholarships

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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 generous donors, the department was able to offer more than $290,000 in awards to aide student education and research. In …

Notice 4/22/2019: Chemistry Loading Dock Inaccessible 4/25-4/28

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The schedule of construction activities for this week has been revised: The loading dock will be inaccessible from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Thur Apr 25. The driveway and dock are needed for the concrete pump truck and concrete deliveries. The loading dock will be inaccessible from 6:00 am on Fri Apr 26 until 6:00 …

Construction Update 4/22/2019

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Charter Street. If all goes according to schedule, Charter Street will be partially resurfaced this week—on Wednesday. The plan is to blacktop one lane and use the remaining gravel for loading-dock access. The other lane will be blacktopped later. Last week workers installed forms in preparation for pouring concrete curbs, sidewalk, and the apron at …

Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins

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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 living organisms, providing the molecular building blocks for all cells and that are critical targets for therapy. There are many …

Construction Update 4/15/2019

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Reconfiguration of piping for natural gas service may cause a brief interruption of natural gas service in the Daniels wing sometime Monday morning. Because we use very little piped natural gas these days, this is not likely to cause significant issues, and it is not expected to affect natural gas service in Shain or Mathews …

Construction Update 4/8/2019

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Great news this week: the preliminary plans and budget of $1.3 million for the new Chemistry Learning Center facility in the Medical Sciences Center were approved by the Board of Regents. Aro-Eberle architects and UW Facilities Planning and Management have been authorized to proceed with detailed plans for the new CLC study areas and offices. …

Celebrate Day of the Badger

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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 the University as a whole. April 9th is the University’s day of giving The Day of the Badger. The Day …

Construction Update 4/1/2019

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The tower is now going up! So far most of what we have reported has been a downer—demolition took down the lecture halls and library and then a big hole when down into the ground. Now the west end of the hole is a deep as it needs to go, and concrete is being poured …