An Ever-Growing Collection of News, Features & Achievements
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 …
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 …
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.”
“Of course you want the reaction to work the way you’re expecting, but sometimes an unexpected reaction could be just as valuable. A lot of great discoveries in history happened by accident, so it’s not necessarily a bad thing when you do an experiment that produces unexpected results. “
“There are three reasons I got involved. The first was the desire to gain experience in a research setting. The second reason was to fulfill the lab credits needed to graduate, while the third reason was to boost my resume.”