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Bids Opened: The bids for the General Contractor of the Chemistry Building Project (new Tower, renovation of floors B, 1, and 2 of the Daniels Building, and installation of fire sprinklers + fire alarm system) were due on July 24 and were made public on July 27. Based on the bids, the contract has been …
Jennifer Sowin is an undergraduate chemistry major, who came to UW–Madison from St. Francis Xavier High School in Appleton, WI. What led you to the University of Wisconsin–Madison? Although I went to a small, private high school with a strong sense of community, I was drawn to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for its excellent research …
Nicholas M. Riley is a graduate student from Louisville, KY, who attended the University of South Carolina as an undergraduate. He currently works with the Coon Research Group. Tell us about your research. My graduate research focuses on building technology to better study the proteome, which is the collection of all the proteins in complex living …
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 a large university with lots of students. I had the privilege to work in a national lab for three years …
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, as part of his initial lab group. Boydston received his BS in 2001 and MS in 2002 from the University …
Dr. F. Fleming Crim has been appointed National Science Foundation (NSF) chief operating officer (COO), effective July 1, 2018.
Outside, the cool spring rain settled mist deep into the hills of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area and raised fog out of lakes and ponds. And when that fog was seemingly transported inside — with the help of a bucket of dry ice and a generous amount of boiling water — it drew cheers and gasps of …
Yongqian Zhang was featured by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 Radio in a podcast about nanoparticles.
Tess Carlson receives a Hilldale Research Fellowship from Chancellor Rebecca Blank at the Chancellor’s Award Ceremony in Spring 2018. Tess Carlson, a UW–Madison chemistry major, came to the university from Hamilton High School in Sussex, WI. She received the American Chemical Society Hach-Land Grant Scholarship in 2016, designed for undergraduate students who plan on …
“I love the idea of doing new things that no one else has ever done, and continually building on my knowledge.”