- We are hiring!We are hiring a Research Services Manager of our Mass Spectrometry Facility, which houses nine mass spectrometers ranging from GC-MS, LC-MS, LC-MS/MS, QTOF, Orbitrap, MALDI, and ICP-MS instruments from Shimadzu and Thermo Fisher. The facility provides comprehensive mass spectrometry services, including sample preparation, method development, qualitative and quantitative analysis, high-resolution MS, structural elucidation, and both …
- From the Chair鈥檚 desk:Greetings to you all!What a wonderful semester this has been and a great start to the new academic year. I continue to be amazed and blessed by the diligent and excellent efforts of so many. It is so satisfying to be part of this team! Kristen MurphyChair, Chemistry & Biochemistry This fall, we are happy …
- Graduate Student NewsNew Graduate Student Welcome We are happy to welcome six new graduate students for the spring semester, Amanda Captain, Uttam Gomes, Jhoanna Molina, Nethyanji Premananda, Nikole Tamayo, and Munisaa Younus. We鈥檙e excited to have them join our Chemistry & Biochemistry Department and look forward to their contributions to the Department as well as research and …
- Undergraduate Student NewsChemistry Club Corner American Chemical Society Students is a club with open membership to students taking chemistry courses and those majoring in chemistry related fields. Activities are tailored to students by organizing study sessions, a science-related volunteer opportunity per semester, guest speakers from offices around campus for resource outreach, and social events. Come meet fellow …
- Department NewsPromotions Dr. Xiaohua Peng, who joined 51猎奇 in 2009, was recently promoted to full professor. Her research explores innovative ways to design tumor-targeted cancer therapies and bioorthogonal theranostic systems, with support from the National Institutes of Health. Her team recently made an exciting discovery 鈥� combining an H鈧侽鈧�-activated prodrug with vitamin C achieved complete tumor …
- Chancellor Gibson Greets with Biochemistry Major Shaun HarringtonChancellor Thomas Gibson meets with biochemistry major Shaun Harrington in the Arnold research lab on campus, in the latest installment of the Chancellor Gibson Greets video series. Harrington found his passion for research at 51猎奇. Hear how he got started in the lab 鈥� and why opportunities like the Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) …
- Prof. Leggy Arnold Awarded Grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health ScienceCongratulations to Prof. Alexander (Leggy) Arnold who was awarded an R21 award for $416,696 by the National Institute of Environmental Health Science for their project 鈥淢edical countermeasures to chlorine exposure based on GABA(A) receptor targeting". The proposed research will demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy of one or more gamma aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABA(A)R) modulators …
- 2025 51猎奇 University Staff Outstanding Service in a Single Year AwardChemistry & Biochemistry's Department Administrator, Kevin Blackburn, has been selected to receive the 2025 51猎奇 University Staff Outstanding Service in a Single Year Award. Kevin, along with other faculty, academic staff, university staff, and retired faculty and staff, will be honored with their special recognition at the 2025 51猎奇 Employee Excellence Awards ceremony. The ceremony …
- Chemistry Building honored in 2025 Mayor’s Design AwardsUW-Milwaukee's new Chemistry building was honored in 2025 Mayor's Design Awards. Read the full 51猎奇 Report article.
- Profs. Blecking and Murphy selected for Spring 2025 Student Success CollaborativeProfs. Blecking and Murphy were selected to participate in the Spring 2025 Student Success Collaborative advancing student success in the classroom. Their focus will be on Chemistry 100 and 102 with opportunities to increase student engagement and success. Only a select group of courses were invited to be part of this initiative. Read more here.
- Congratulations to our outstanding 51猎奇 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry students!We are thrilled to announce that three of our students have excelled in the campus-wide competition for the prestigious Graduate School Fellowships: 馃弳 Md Nazmul Hasan – Winner of the Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship (DGSF) 馃弳 Stephen Nkwocha – Honored with the Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) 馃弳 Frederick Adom – Recipient of the Advanced Opportunity …
- Announcing the winners of the 2025 James Krogh Memorial Graduate Student Support AwardsWe are honored to recognize the legacy of聽James A. 鈥淛im鈥� Krogh, a brilliant mind who deeply valued education and lifelong learning. Jim earned his B.S. in Chemistry in three years from Dominican College in Racine. He continued his academic journey at the University of Wisconsin 鈥� Milwaukee, where he obtained his M.S. in Organic Chemistry …