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News for Chemistry Undergraduate Researchers!
Undergraduate Mentors - Thank You!
Undergraduate research wouldn't be possible without the mentorship and support of graduate students and senior lab members. A few outstanding grad students were recently recognized with awards for the phenomenal mentorship they have provided to undergraduates in our department:
Meghan Campbell (Buller Lab) - Stephen Morton Mentor/Mentee Research Award
Mike Trenerry (Berry Lab) - Stephen Morton Mentor/Mentee Research Award
Kimberly DeGlopper (Stowe Lab) - Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
Philip Lampkin (Gellman Lab) - Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
Cara Schwarz (Stowe Lab) - Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
Zhijun Zhu (Li Lab) - Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
Rachel Hutchinson (Cavagnero Lab) - Stanley B. Mirviss Mentor Award
UW Research Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to recipients of the Hilldale, Holstrom, & Sophomore Research Fellowships! These competitive fellowships are awarded to undergraduate researchers from any discipline across campus. The following researchers are majoring in chemistry or working in a chemistry-affiliated laboratory:
Lucas Bartel (Advisor: Silvia Cavagnero)
Peter Cismaru (Advisor: Zsuzsanna Fabry)
Elyse Incha (Advisor: Susanna Widicus Weaver)
Ruojia Li (Advisor: AJ Boydston)
Jasmine Machhi (Advisor: Silvia Cavagnero)
Scott McInerney (Advisor: Sam Gellman)
Natalie Schuler (Advisor: Brian Esselman)
Rung Shih (Advisor: Marcel Schreier)
Maxwell Unger (Advisor: Jeff Martell)
Shuyi Zhang (Advisor: AJ Boydston)
Congratulations to Jasmine Machhi!
Jasmine Machhi (Cavagnero Group) presented at UW's annual Research in the Rotunda showcase on March 9, 2022. Jasmine was specially selected as a presenter from amongst undergraduate students in a wide variety of research disciplines across the UW system. She shared her findings at Wisconsin's Capitol Rotunda with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and UW system leaders. Congratulations and thank you to Jasmine for representing undergraduate research in our department so well!
Congratulations to Stella Ma!
Stella Ma (Blackwell Group) has been selected by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation to join the elite group of Astronaut Scholars for the 2020/2021 academic school year! All incoming Astronaut Scholars are invited to attend the ASF Innovators Gala featuring the Neil Armstrong™ Award of Excellence to be recognized for their achievements and to receive their award. This event will take place in Washington, D.C., August 20-22.
UW-System Symposium Presentation
Three undergraduate researchers from the Chemistry Department presented at the 2022 UW-System Symposium at UW-Whitewater! Congratulations to the presenters and thank you for representing UW-Madison!
Left to right:
Justice Merrifield (Jeff Martell Lab)
Alex Pavelic (John Berry Lab)
Maxwell Unger (Jeff Martell Lab)
Chemistry Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Award Recipients
Congratulations to the Spring 2022 recipients of the departmental Chemistry Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Award!
Shuyi Zhang (AJ Boydston Lab)
Xindi Tang (Lingjun Li Lab)
Jerry Miao (AJ Boydston Lab)
Sehyun Park (Lingjun Li Lab)
Student Spotlights
John Berry
Address:
"I see undergraduate research as a great way to show undergraduate students what life is like should they decide to go to graduate school in chemistry."
Sam Gellman
Address:
"Be persistent when you are search for a research position, and then be persistent in your research."
Lily Holden
Address:
"If you think you might be interested in a project on campus, be persistent and get involved. College is one of the few times in your life where your whole day is dedicated to learning."
Eleanor Landwehr
Address:
"I love the idea of doing new things that no one else has ever done, and continually building on my knowledge."