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“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.”
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“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.”
Assistant Professor Zach Wickens arrived at UW—Madison in June 2018. His group, which currently includes postdoctoral researcher Nicholas Cowper and graduate student Oliver Williams, works to discover new ways to control reactions and selectively break apart and reassemble small molecules. Wickens received his bachelor’s degree at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN and his Ph.D. …
A graduate fellowship launched this year by the Morgridge Institute for Research will help bring “fresh eyes” to the growing pursuit of metabolism research at UW–Madison, and this it funds its first fellowship in Andrew Buller’s lab at the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry. Launched by Dave Pagliarini, director of the Morgridge Metabolism Theme and UW–Madison professor of biochemistry, …
Whitehead Career Development Associate Professor Matthew D. Shoulders has been named one of 13 young faculty nationwide to be honored with a 2018 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Winners Announced at Annual Awards Ceremony By Tatum Lyles Flick VIEW EVENT PHOTO GALLERY May 18, 2018, Madison, WI — Each year, students across Wisconsin compete to grow the largest, highest-quality crystal or to produce innovative crystal-inspired art in the Wisconsin Crystal Growing Competition. This year marks the fifth year of the contest, and the second year …
Presenting: Honorary Degree Recipient, Dr. David Fahey Dr. David Fahey, director of Chemical Sciences at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Lab in Boulder, CO, and honorary degree recipient, will present his climate science lecture at 3:30 p.m. in 2103 Chamberlin Hall, tomorrow Thursday, May 10, 2018. This event is jointly sponsored by the departments of …
ACADEMIC STAFF: MID-CAREER AWARD Four academic staff members, including Department of Chemistry director of Undergraduate Organic Laboratory Nick Hill, won the L&S Academic Staff Mid-Career Award. All winners have at least eight years (including the current year) of experience as outstanding leaders with substantial professional competency and the promise of continuing contributions. Nick has revolutionized the department’s …
By Alexa Barres | Graduate Student in the Mecozzi Group | GSFLC Secretary & Organic Representative The Graduate Student-Faculty Liaison Committee (GSFLC) offers three Mentor Awards each spring. This year, they went Professor Helen E. Blackwell, Matthew R. Dent, and Alyssa M. Love. UW–Madison Chemistry Department graduate students can nominate graduate students, post-docs, faculty, or …
The Department of Chemistry recognized more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a couple of faculty and staff members, at the 2018 Student Award Ceremony on April 27. Thanks to generous donors, the department was able to offer more than $230,000 in awards to aide student education and research. In addition, students …
By Margaret Lumley and Trisha Tucholski, 2017-18 GSFLC Co-Chairs The 2017 Department of Chemistry Climate Survey was administered to the graduate student and postdoc population to evaluate department climate and identify factors related to stress and mental health in graduate school. The Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes that positive climate and well-being of …