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A UW-L associate professor of chemistry is among five faculty members statewide to receive Regent Scholar awards.
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A UW-L associate professor of chemistry is among five faculty members statewide to receive Regent Scholar awards.
Heather Schenck will receive a $36,706 grant for “Rotation barriers in hydroxamic acids: Optimization of metal-building molecules for medical and industrial applications.” She and the other recipients will be honored by the Research, Economic Development, and Innovation (REDI) Committee at the UW Board of Regents’ Feb. 5 meeting in Madison.
Schenck’s project will research hydroxamic acids, small chemical structures used in medicine and industry. The materials bind metals and are used for processing ores and removing excess iron from blood. They are also used in cancer chemotherapy and contemplated for use in the treatment of viral and bacterial infections. Undergraduate researchers will focus on activities that involve chemical synthesis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Both skills are essential for chemical professionals.
The UW System Regent Scholar program was introduced last fall to recognize and reward innovative faculty-student research and to provide support for collaborative UW project initiatives with Wisconsin business and industry.
“These grants recognize and honor outside-the-box thinking by UW faculty and undergraduates across Wisconsin. The awards provide recognition at the highest level for work done by our dedicated and talented faculty to prepare a high-quality workforce for the 21st-century economy and ultimately to accelerate business and community development statewide,” said UW System President Ray Cross.
Other recipients and their projects include:
UW-Eau Claire, Jennifer Dahl, $50,000, “Janus nanoparticles: A practical pathway toward functional materials for efficient photovoltaics, optical circuits, and nanomedicine.”
UW-Milwaukee, Junhong Chen, $50,000, “Smart phone-supported sensors for real-time monitoring of heavy metal ions in water.”
UW-River Falls, Tim Lyden, $50,000, “Development and testing of a new miniature bioreactor system prototype as an enabling technology for the ‘Living Biopsy’ approach to cancer research and diagnosis.”
UW-Stevens Point, Christopher Hartleb, $50,000, “Aquaponics innovation through undergraduate education and discovery.”