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News
Wendy Crone recognized for experimental mechanics work
Wendy Crone, associate dean for graduate education and professor of engineering physics, has been honored by the Society for Experimental Mechanics. Dr. Crone is the recipient of the M. M. Frocht award. To learn more, click here.
Molly Jahn co-directs project to minimize greenhouse gas emissions
Molly Jahn, professor of genetics and agronomy, is co-directing a project intended to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses associated with dairy production practices, in order to be more resilient to the effects of cliate change. UW News reports that "the project is led by UW-Madison and involves researchers and extension staff from seven universities, five federal labs of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy, and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy." To read more about the project, announced on the UW-Madison campus by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, click here.
Margaret McFall-Ngai, Jennifer Reed, and colleagues receive major research award
Margaret McFall-Ngai,PhD and Edward Ruby, PhD, professors in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology are recipients of a $2.5 million dollar award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to investigate the genetic material and processes of individual bacteria. Their collaborators include Jennifer Reed, PhD, Asst. Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering. Read more here.
Finalists announced for dean of College of Letters & Science
Four finalists have been named in the search for the new dean of the UW-Madison College of Letters & Science. The finalists are John Coleman, David McDonald, John Karl Scholz, and Jane Tylus. Read more about each of the finalists here.
Naomi Chesler providing virtual internships to attract women to engineering
Naomi Chesler, a professor of biomedical engineering, is collaborating with the UW-Madison Epistemic Games Group to provide virtual internships to first-year students, in the hopes that it will attract them to engineering majors. UW News explains that the Epistemic Games Group "develops computer simulations that help students learn to think like professional scientists and engineers." In the virtual internships, students will engage in technical and nontechnical activities in the hopes that the experiences will motivate them to pursue enginering degrees. To learn more, click here.
Pupa Gilbert studies vaterite crystal structure
Pupa Gilbert, professor of physics, and her colleagues have discovered that vaterite's crystal structure is composed of two different crystal structures that "coexist within a pseudo-single crytal," according to UW News. How the vaterite, a form of calcium carbonate, maintains its crytal structure has been studied by scientists for over 100 years. To learn more, click here.
Events
May 3, 2013
- Deborah Estrin, PhD
- Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Seminar
- Deborah Estrin a leading innovator and visionary scholar who pioneered the field of networked sensing will present speak on "When in doubt, move: reflections on a career unplanned" Learn more here.
- 12:00 noon-1:00pm,(brown bag)
- 3110 Mechanical Engineering
- 1550 Engineering Drive
May 8, 2013
- Freija Descamps, PhD
- Wednesday Nite @ the Lab
- Freija Descamps, a researcher who has worked at the South Pole Station and is a scientist with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, will share hands on activities about the work that supports IceCube, computer programming, and more. Physics fans and students of all ages are welcome. Learn more here.
- 6:00 pm
- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
- 330 N. Orchard St.
May 14, 2013
- Big Learning Event Study Group: Women in STEMM
- Eve Fine and Jennifer Sheridan facilitate a 3-part study group exploring issues for women in STEMM fields.
- 11:30am-1pm, 2188 Mechanical Engineering Building
- For more information and to register, click here.
July 11, 2013
- 5th Annual UW-Madison Women & Leadership Symposium
- The Women & Leadership Program will be hosting a day of professional development and networking with women leaders from the campus. Save the date!
- 7:30 am–3:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street
- For more information and to register, click here.