Each year we take time to celebrate our undergraduate and graduate research work by hosting our Annual Research Symposium and Awards Day ceremony. The event is filled with activities including:

  • Undergraduate and graduate poster presentations with poster awards provided by our generous sponsors.
  • Question & Answer sessions with Alumni and Sponsors.
  • A guest speaker sponsored by the Sosnovsky Lectureship Series.
  • Awards Day ceremony where we honor our undergraduate and graduate students academic and research efforts, undergraduate and graduate poster winners, scholarship winners, outstanding instructor, and outstanding faculty mentor.

Schedule at a Glance

Thursday April 30th, 2026

  • 3:00pm Poster Session, CHEM 1st Floor Lobby
  • 4:30pm Sosnovsky Lectureship Series, CHEM 110
  • 5:30pm Questions / Answers Panel with Alumni & Sponsors, Dinner, CHEM 150

Friday May 1st, 2026

  • 11:30am Poster Session / Lunch, CHEM 1st Floor Lobby
  • 1:00pm Break
  • 1:30pm Questions / Answers Panel with Alumni / Sponsors, CHEM 2nd Floor
  • 3:00pm Sosnovsky Lectureship Series, CHEM 110
  • 3:50pm Break
  • 4:00pm Awards Ceremony, CHEM 110

Guest Speaker

Prof. Marc Greenberg

Prof. Marc Greenberg from Johns Hopkins University

Location

UWM Chemistry Building
2000 E. Kenwood Boulevard
Milwaukee, WI 53211

Sponsors

Function Therapeautics
Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery
Simmaron Research
Shimadzu

Registration

Please register by April 22, 2026

Organizing Committee

  • Teaching Assistant, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Teaching Assistant Doctoral, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Teaching Assistant Doctoral, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Teaching Assistant Doctoral, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Teaching Assistant, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Chair, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Assistant Chair, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Director, Milwaukee Institute of Drug Discovery
Kevin Blackburn
  • Department Administrator, Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Undergraduate & Graduate Program Coordinator, Chemistry & Biochemistry