UW-Madison Graduate School

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Schrope on receiving the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public! Dr. Schrope is completing his last year of medical school at UW–Madison before moving on to residency.

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education NHLBI F30: Investigating the role of myeloid-derived growth factor in opposing neutrophil mechanical activation to regulate cardiac healing in the context of myocardial infarction (2024-2026)

PhD student Christopher Blackwell will work with a scientist at the National Laboratory of the Rockies to pursue research on carbon nanotubes and photovoltaics. Congratulations Christopher!

MS&E PhD student Christopher Blackwell selected for DOE Graduate Research Program - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison The Department of Energy Office of Science has selected Christopher Blackwell, a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for the 2026...

Congratulations to Dr. Samuel Markovich on receiving the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public! Dr. Markovich is now a postdoc at UCLA.

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education NIH-NCI: Sequence-specific Hybridization Capture for Discovery of Proteoform–lncRNA Interactions in Prostate Cancer (6/1/21 - 7/31/23)

Graduate student Anthony Carlos Garcia will conduct fusion safety analysis research in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory through the DOE's graduate research program. Congratulations on this opportunity, Anthony! https://engineering.wisc.edu/blog/phd-student-advances-fusion-safety-tools-through-doe-national-lab-collaboration/

As the museum manager for the Gemological Institute of America, PhD alumna Rachelle Turnier has knowledge that will rock your world.

Rock On with Rachelle Turnier | Wisconsin Alumni Association As the museum manager for the Gemological Institute of America, Rachelle Turnier MS’17, PhD’22 has knowledge that will rock your world.

Tanuj Kumar is a PhD candidate who specializes in engineering the interaction between light and optical materials and devices, especially in the areas of spacecraft propulsion and thermoregulation, and far-infrared imaging.

Tanuj Kumar Tanuj specializes in engineering the interaction between light and optical materials and devices, especially in the areas of spacecraft propulsion and thermoregulation, and far-infrared imaging.

Summer is a great time to reflect on your goals and progress by creating or updating your Individual Development Plan. Our new microcourse guides you through a simple approach to the IDP:

Creating Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)

Congratulations to Dr. Nicole West on receiving the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public! Dr. West is now a postdoc at Boston University.

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education National Insitute on Aging: Investigating the susceptibility of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in individuals with Down syndrome (June 2024-May 2026)

Congratulations to Dr. Corinne Moss on receiving the WISL Award for Communicating PhD Research to the Public! Dr. Moss is now an assistant teaching professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department of Boise State University in Boise, ID.

Chemistry Graduate Research and Education National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute  Kirschstein National Research Service Award (T32 HL07899) National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems (5P41GM108538) 2021-2026

PhD student and GEM Fellow Mireya Pimentel’s research focuses on immunology in Down syndrome and CD18 expression.

Mireya Pimentel Mireya’s research focuses on immunology in Down syndrome and CD18 expression.