Natural & Physical Sciences

As part of the College of Letters & Science’s LASER program, two undergraduate students spent the summer trying to get a more accurate look at Venus through work that redefines what research means to them.

Luke Zoet teaches one of the toughest geoscience classes on campus, yet he manages to make it a student favorite year after year.

Professor John Orrock led a research project to determine how space and time increase hotspots and coldspots for tick-borne disease.

Mark Eriksson, professor of physics, and Mikhail Feldman, professor of mathematics, have been named recipients of UW–Madison Steenbock Professorships.

17 College of Letters & Science faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25. The awardees span across all four research divisions of L&S.

Thousands of plants live in the Botany Garden and Greenhouse. Here’s what it takes to maintain the collection and why it is such an asset for teaching, research and the community.

Erin Hale from the Department of Chemistry and Brendon Panke from the Center for Healthy Minds, both received 2024 University Staff Recognition Awards, recognized for achievements in building collegiality with colleagues and students, dedication to craft, problem-solving, improving workplace culture and demonstrating leadership.

Collin Sutton will research fractured rock flows at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

L&S Professor of Physics Francis Halzen is one of 120 scientists elected this year in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to the academy’s announcement of the new members this week.