Year: 2019

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 Laboratory at UW–Madison’s Department of Chemistry, opens Tuesday, January 15! Grow crystals and create crystal-inspired art to compete for the …

Construction Update 1/14/2019

A lot is happening on the Mills Street side of our building. Excavations for area wells outside the organic labs have been extended to the sub-basement level and the area wells are being enlarged to allow heavy equipment to be moved into the sub-basement. Footings have been poured for the south area well and forms …

Construction Update 1/7/2019

Gross demolition began Wednesday, December 19 on the part of the Daniels wing that housed the library and lecture rooms. Demolition has proceeded smoothly, beginning with the portico (where the bike racks used to be), then the lobby area, and finally the lecture halls, library area, and north ends of labs on floors 1 and …

Construction Notice 1/2/2019

The chemistry loading dock will be completely inaccessible on Thurs Jan 3rd because of the installation of the storm sewer for the new building. In the meantime, occupants of Shain Tower should not attempt to exit the building from the door in the north Shain stair tower.  The door opens into the driveway to the …