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By Kaitlyn M. Moore Department Communications At the start of each fall semester, the Department of Chemistry welcomes incoming graduate students with the responsibility of choosing a research group — and creative posters have become the quintessential tool for lab group recruiting. According to Arrietta Clauss, graduate student services coordinator, this can be a demanding …
Enabling Characterization of Nanoparticles, Catalysts, Other Novel Materials, and Biochemical Systems By Charlie Fry Director of Dir NMR Lab – CIC UW–Madison ranks as a premiere institution in the world for research support involving nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, but nearly all of UW–Madison’s capabilities are directed at liquid samples. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) …
By Kaitlyn M. Moore, Department Communications Madison, WI – December 19, 2019– Each year, the Department of Chemistry chooses one outstanding staff or faculty member to honor with the James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. This year’s recipient, senior lecturer Paul Hooker, was selected for his exceptional contributions to teaching in the chemistry department. …
New Faculty Focus: Andrew J. Boydston Katie Vaughn View original post here Title: Associate Professor and Yamamoto Family Professor of Chemistry Hometown: Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but grew up in Eugene, Oregon. I consider Eugene my hometown. Educational and professional background: I earned BS and MS degrees at the University of Oregon in Eugene. I worked with …
It is exciting to approach another milestone in progress toward our new facility. This week we are ready for gross demolition and almost ready to regain access to the old driveway to the loading dock. There also will be a one-day outage of lab drains in the Daniels wing to enable rerouting of lab-waste pipes. …
From the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Ph.D. alumnus Laurens “Andy” Anderson died on Nov. 6, 2018 at the age of 98. He was a faculty member in the department for 35 years, known as a world-renowned expert on carbohydrate chemistry and nomenclature. Anderson was born in South Dakota …
A lot will be happening on our new building this week. The wall separating us from the demolition/construction zone will be completed, demolition of the north end of Daniels will begin, and access to the loading dock via the normal driveway will be restored, but for deliveries only. Gross demolition begins later this week and …
By Tatum Lyles Flick Department of Chemistry Communications Specialist Abridged version of this article published here. Hidden in the salt spray from waves crashing on the beach are clues to our planet’s future. Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are turning to where the ocean meets the sky to study how our past, present and …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association gave Badger Insider readers the opportunity to thank their former professors, which they did with interesting stories and explanations of how some of these professors changed how they viewed learning and different subjects. Read the letters here.
Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional co-ed chemistry, sold succulents in the Chem Building Atrium Monday to help the Madison Metropolitan School District purchase science supplies. For $7, those who donated received a succulent planted in a 400mL glass chemistry beaker. Pictured above, from left: Herbert Durfee IV, material science and engineering; Julie Wessel, microbiology; Yochana Kencherla, …