The Award Ceremony will take place in room S413 of the North Tower of Chemistry Department at 10:00 am on Friday, May 23, 2025.
Award ceremony program (updated May 21, 2025)
10:00 am. Welcome. Dr. Ilia Guzei.
10:10 am. Highlights of the Chemistry Department. Assistant Chair Prof. J.R. Schmidt.
10:20 am. Chemical demonstrations. Lecture demonstrator Jim Maynard.
10:50 am. Scientific glassblowing demo. Master Glassblower Tracy Drier.
11:10 am. Awards for the high and middle school students and teachers.
11:40 am. Break.
12:00 pm. Optional tours of the chemistry department with graduate students: analytical laboratory, teaching spaces, glass blowing shop, X-ray laboratory.
1:00 pm. The program ends.
Activities recommended in connection with the award ceremony
Self-guided Campus Walking Tour. You are welcome to go on a self-guided tours of the UW-Madison campus.
Guided Geology museum self-guided tour. Self-guided tours of the Geology Museum are very popular and you will enjoy the museum. You’ll need about 90 minutes for the campus tour and 60 minutes for the Geology museum tour.
Photo release forms will be requested from all attendees. Photos taken at the award ceremony will be used to publicize the Contest. Please reach out to contest organizers with questions.
For the Chemistry department location (1101 University Ave, Madison, WI, 53706) and nearby parking see the campus map. Bus parking is available in Lot 45.