Stories indexed under: Chemical and biological engineering

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  • Chemical engineer receives prestigious Korean honor April 3, 2013 Sangtae Kim, who has held both faculty and leadership positions at the UW-Madison, has received the 2013 Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, the highest honor from South Korea for research accomplishments in science, engineering, technology and math fields.
  • Ten faculty selected for Distinguished Teaching Awards March 12, 2013 Ten University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards.
  • American Chemical Society honors UW–Madison professors Oct. 11, 2011 Four UW–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society in recognition of research excellence.
  • Eleven professors appointed to named professorships Oct. 6, 2011 Eleven distinguished faculty members have received named professorships, some of the highest honors for established faculty.
  • Liquid crystal droplets discovered to be exquisitely sensitive to an important bacterial lipid May 19, 2011 In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that micrometer-sized droplets of liquid crystal, which have been found to change their ordering and optical appearance in response to the presence of very low concentrations of a particular bacterial lipid, might find new uses in a range of biological contexts.
  • Wound-dressing idea enters international business-plan competition May 17, 2011 Having been selected from 78 competitors from around the world, two University of Wisconsin-Madison students will travel to London for the finals of the LES (Licensing Executives Society) Foundation international business plan competition, held June 4.
  • New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds April 4, 2011 Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.
  • Eight UW-Madison faculty honored as AAAS fellows Jan. 11, 2011 Eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced today (Jan. 11).
  • Engineers receive U.S. Air Force early career support Nov. 23, 2010 Three University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers are among 43 researchers to receive prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program funding through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
  • Researchers discover less-expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification Sept. 23, 2010 Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future.
  • New process yields high-energy-density plant-based transportation fuel Feb. 25, 2010 A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical equivalent of jet fuel.
  • UW-Madison engineer joins national academy Feb. 22, 2010 The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has included a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer among its 68 newest members.
  • Models begin to unravel how single DNA strands combine Oct. 5, 2009 Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double helix.
  • UW-Madison's 'good ideas' get lift from stimulus funds Aug. 26, 2009 The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • New approach to wound healing may be easy on skin, but hard on bacteria Aug. 19, 2009 In a presentation today (Aug. 19) to the American Chemical Society meeting, Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described an experimental approach to wound healing that could take advantage of silver's anti-bacterial properties, while sidestepping the damage silver can cause to cells needed for healing.
  • Five big ideas to fill out Wisconsin Institute for Discovery portfolio June 30, 2009 Capping an intensely competitive process, five proposals from University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been selected to form the intellectual heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID).
  • DNA sequencing Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes Feb. 6, 2009 Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering are looking to expand that understanding by putting the pieces back together, mathematically.