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By the time they graduate, more than half of the students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will have taken a chemistry course, a demonstration of the central role chemistry plays in preparing students for their careers. Now, with the start of construction on a $133 million tower and other renovations, those students — as well …
Last Friday we had a very successful groundbreaking ceremony for our new chemistry building. Both Dean Karl Scholz and Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised our department in their remarks and lots of people put shovels into the ground. Governor Walker signed contracts with the contractors last Thursday, so everything is in place for our long-awaited demolition …
The team included Munish Chhabra, a biophysicsPh.D. student in the lab of biochemistry professor Tom Record; Alex Harwig, a postdoctoral scholar in the lab of biochemistry professor Bob Landick; Jennifer Yao, a Biophysics Ph.D. student in the lab of chemistry professor Sam Gellman; and Jonathan Valdez, a master’s student in the Department of Food Science.
Groundbreaking Celebration: Groundbreaking is Friday of this week, September 14, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in the Daniels Building Portico at the corner of Mills St. and University Avenue. Following brief remarks at 5:00 pm there will be refreshments in the Daniels atrium. Please join us to celebrate a big step in the progress of …
JOIN US FOR THE NEW CHEMISTRY BUILDING GROUNDBREAKING! The New Chemistry Building Will Advance Undergraduate Education. Friday, Sept. 14, 4:30 6 p.m., Remarks at 5 p.m. Daniels Building Portico, located at the corner of University Avenue and Mills Street. Please join us as we break ground on the new UW Madison Department of Chemistry building. We are …
Tianning Diao, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at New York University and UW–Madison Department of Chemistry alumna, is the 2018 recipient of the Organometallics Distinguished Author Award. Professor Diao, a 2017 NSF CAREER Awardee, focuses her research on developing new transition metal catalysts and studying mechanisms of catalytic reactions. Watch the interview video by ACS Axial and read the …
Loading Dock Access On Mon Aug 13th, access to the chemistry loading dock will be provided via the temporary driveway from University Avenue. The driveway to Charter Street will be blocked by construction activities for a period of several months. Please stay out of the area of the loading dock and temporary driveway. If you have special …
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 …