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2022 Holiday Party

Playing games at our annual holiday party! Potluck, drinks, and fun!

SUMMER PICNIC 2022

To celebrate the end of summer, we had a picnic with volleyball and frisbee by Lake Wingra!

GROUP LUNCH 2022

After cleaning the lab, we went out for lunch and played some cornhole by the lake!

DRINKS ON THE TERRACE

Enjoying the summer weather on the lake at the Union Terrace, June 2022!

THE TERRACE AT SUNSET

Sunset over Lake Mendota while the group hung out at Memorial Union, June 2022.

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH 2022

Our undergraduate researchers presenting posters at the 2022 UW-Madison Chemistry Undergraduate Poster Symposium!

GAME NIGHT, APRIL 2022

A group get-together with pizza and lots of games!

ICE SKATING TRIP 2022

Our group ice skating trip at the Shell Ice Rink with drinks at the Union South coffee shop afterwards to warm up!

VIEW FROM THE 8TH FLOOR

View from the 8th floor laboratories in Shain Tower - an October sunset in 2021.
Photo credit: Sifei Fang

SUMMER 2021 BOWLING TRIP

Group photo at our summer bowling trip. Snacks, drinks, and good time!

LUNCH AT THE TERRACE 2021

Enjoying lunch and a sunny afternoon at the Memorial Union Terrace after our annual lab cleaning!

ICE CREAM BY THE LAKE '21

Group trip to eat Babcock ice cream at the Union Terrace! Nice to finally meet in person again (thanks to COVID-19 vaccinations)!

GROUP PICNIC, SUMMER 2021

To celebrate our successes over the summer, we had a picnic at Rennebohm park and played some fun games (including basketball).

CELEBRATION PICNIC 2021

A sunny group picnic with frisbee and pizza by Lake Wingra to celebrate Gillian's Master's degree!

CELEBRATION PICNIC 2021

Group photo at our summer picnic by Lake Wingra to celebrate Gillian's Master's degree.

HOLIDAY PARTY 2020

Virtual group get-together, December 2020. Trivia, pictionary, and lots of fun!

SUMMER 2020 GROUP PICNIC

Enjoying the beautiful summer weather as a research group: with soccer and a socially-distanced picnic!

2019 GROUP HOLIDAY PARTY

Our first annual holiday get-together, December 2019: board games, barbecue, eggnog, and gifts!

8TH FLOOR COOKIE PARTY

The first joint-group cookie party with the Schomaker group, December 2019.

FALL 2019 GROUP PHOTO

Group photo after new students joined the group in November.

STUDENT-MADE POSTER

Humorous recruiting posters are a department tradition (Fall 2019).
Credit: Maddy and Edward Pimentel

SUMMER 2019 GROUP OUTING

Our group on a fun trip to a local gastropub and a favorite ice cream shop.

MARTELL GROUP

Our first group photo with our 8th floor view in the background.

CHEMISTRY BUILDING

Our lab is located on the top floor of this tower.
Photo courtesy of Flad Architects
Photographer: Steve Hall

SHAIN ATRIUM AT NIGHT

The front entrance to the Chemistry Building.
Photo courtesy of Flad Architects
Photographer: Steve Hall

SUNSET OVER SHAIN TOWER

A rainbow during sunset over the Chemistry Building on the first day of orientation, 2018.

News Archive

New Publication
Caleb, Ashley and JP’s paper about switchable DNA polymerization catalysts is online now in JACS! Go team!
January 11, 2023
Welcome New Students!
Welcome to the newest Martell Group students, Leslie, Lizzy, Eli and Zach!
December 5, 2022
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program
Thank you to the Office of Naval Research for supporting our work with a Young Investigator Award!
September 30, 2022
New Publication
Mario and Max’s paper on chemoenzymatic benzylic functionalization was just published! Check it out in ACS Catalysis!
September 26, 2022
ACS Chicago 2022
The Martell Group made a strong showing at the national ACS meeting in Chicago! Congratulations to Eric, Jed, and Justice on your posters, and to Mario and Jeff on your oral presentations.
August 23, 2022
Biotechnology Training Program
Congratulations to Kailey on receiving a traineeship through UW Madison’s Biotechnology Training Program!
May 31, 2022
Graduation and Research Internship for Justice
Congratulations on graduating, Justice! We’re excited that you will be continuing with us as a research intern!
May 14, 2022
Hassan’s Graduation!
Congratulations on graduating, Hassan! We will miss you. Best of luck as you start your PhD in Chemistry at Duke!
May 14, 2022
Congratulations, Jeff and Edward!
Jeff and Edward were both recipients of the 2022 Graduate Student Faculty Liaison Committee Mentor Award.
May 11, 2022
Undergraduate Awards
Congratulations to all of our undergraduate researchers for their recent awards and poster presentations! Max, Justice, Hang and Christian all presented posters in the Chemistry Department Undergraduate Poster Session Hassan and Christian gave oral presentations …
May 11, 2022
Congratulations, Edward!
Congratulations to Edward on a number of recent awards: the Ciba Travel Award in Green Chemistry, the Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award, the William B Dickinson Fellowship in Organic Chemistry, and Best Presentation at the …
February 25, 2022
New Postdoc!
Welcome to our first postdoctoral researcher, Xu Zhou!
January 5, 2022
New Publication
Edward’s paper on DNA-scaffolded synergistic catalysis is now in JACS! Check it out!
December 14, 2021
The Martell group is on Twitter!
We just started a student-run account on Twitter! Follow us for announcements, photos, and more!
December 14, 2021
Welcome New Students!
Jean Paul, Ethan, and Kailey have joined our group! Welcome!
December 10, 2021
ACS Bridge Travel & Career/Professional Development Award
Congratulations to Christian on receiving the ACS Bridge Travel & Career/Professional Development Award!
August 11, 2021
Congratulations, Gillian!
Congratulations to Gillian on her Master’s degree! We wish you all the best with your future endeavors!
May 28, 2021
Hartwell Foundation Award
Thank you to the Hartwell Foundation for supporting our work with an Individual Biomedical Research Award!
May 27, 2021
Army Research Office Grant
Thank you to the Army Research Office for supporting our work on porous protein frameworks with a three-year grant!
May 27, 2021
Congratulations, Christian!
Congratulations to Christian on receiving the Wisconsin ACS Local Section Summer Research Award!
May 22, 2021
Undergraduate Awards
Congratulations to Hassan on the Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship and the Department of Chemistry Scholarship! Congratulations to Max on the ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship and the Department of Chemistry Scholarship!
April 18, 2021
2021 NDSEG Fellowship Results
Congratulations to Ashley on receiving the NDSEG Fellowship!
March 31, 2021
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Ashley on receiving Honorable Mention for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
March 23, 2021
New Student
Caleb has joined the Martell Group! Welcome!
December 7, 2020
Chemical Biology Interface Affiliate
Congratulations to Ashley on receiving the CBI Affiliate Award!
August 25, 2020
Biotechnology Training Program
Congratulations to Gillian on receiving a traineeship through UW Madison’s Biotechnology Training Program!
August 21, 2020
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Eric and Gillian on their awards! Eric received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Gillian received Honorable Mention.
March 31, 2020
Welcome New Students
Six new students joined the Martell Group! Welcome to Sifei, Gillian, Eric, Ashley, Joshua, and Jed!
November 20, 2019
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Congratulations to Mario for placing 3rd in the 2019 3MT competition at UW Madison!
November 8, 2019
Bacterial Culture Established in the Lab
We successfully grew our first bacterial culture. Many more to come!
October 3, 2019
Interview with Jeff Martell
Check out this interview with Jeff Martell featured on the Chemistry Department website!
July 12, 2019
Chemical Biology Interface Training Program
Congratulations to Mario for being selected for the Chemical Biology Interface Training Program!
June 1, 2019
New Baby
We’re excited to announce that Edward and his wife Maddy just welcomed a new baby, Sonia. Congratulations! We wish you all the best!
May 25, 2019
Fellowship Application Results
Congratulations to Edward for receiving Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP and Alternate Awardee for the NDSEG Fellowship!
May 23, 2019
New Students
Welcome to Edward and Mario, the lab’s first students!
November 15, 2018