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Issue 3 Spring 2022An Art-Chem Zine

Content01 Letter From the EditorsThe Benzine Editorial Board 02 What is a zine? What is The Benzine?The Benzine Editorial Board03Nov 3Amber Lim (Fredrickson Group)04 Department Jukebox Playlist The UW-Madison Chemistry Community05Ars PoeticaAmber Lim (Fredrickson Group)06 Grant Opportunities Ad #1 ACS WI Local Section07 Our Endless SummerKyana Sanders (Fredrickson Group)08Gershwin Throwback: “The Man I Love”Natalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)

09Crystallography Haikus John Berry and Students10Untitled Susanna Widicus Weaver11Untitled Susanna Widicus Weaver12(nig)h(t) owl’s moving castle Natalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)13Good Times TimelineThe UW-Madison Chemistry Community14Tumbling Blocks Blanket Mackinsey Smith (Goldsmith Group)15ValentinesJulia Fraser (Boydston Group)16ACS Ad #2Your local ACS-Chapter17Mount MononaKevin Wokosin (Bertram Group)

18TERRIBLE TOCsThe UW-Madison Chemistry Community19 Rocks and Mirrors Laura Elmendorf (Brunold Group)20Snow Dunes / Breaking FreeKevin Wokosin (Bertram Group)21Specimen IIIrene Stoutland (Blackwell Group)22 Meet the Editorial Board23 Thank you to...24 Interested in submitting your work to The Benzine?Front Cover Philip Lampkin (Gellman Group) and Danica Gressel (Fredrickson Group)Back Cover Danica Gressel (Fredrickson Group)

All content appearing in this issue of The Benzine represents only the views and opinions of its individual contributors. Content published in The Benzine does not represent the views or opinions of the editorial board, UW-Madison or the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry. For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact the editorial board: thebenzine@chem.wisc.edu

Dear friends and fellow chemists,We’ve missed you! After the stressors of the past year and excitement of the North Tower opening, we are so happy to share with everyone another issue of The Benzine. In this spring edition of The Benzine, you’ll nd the amazing individual talent you’ve come to expect from UW-Madison chemists, as well as the results of some communal creativity we’re happy to have been a part of.The past few years have been a lesson in resilience for us all, and this special issue of The Benzine is a tribute to that. We hope you enjoy it. Welcome back, everyone. - The Benzine Editorial Board@The_BenzineLetter From the Editors

Letter From the EditorsA zine is a self-published, non-commercial publication that can come in many forms and styles, ranging from avant-garde to punk. Zines are important because they offer space for community members to share their passions, especially work that may be too niche for traditional publications. The Benzine is an art and chemistry zine! We are a peer-led publication that aims to celebrate the chemistry, art, hobbies and interests of our department. Our goal is to produce a causal, self-sustaining art and chemistry publication that promotes great artwork by brilliant scientists in the UW-Madison chemistry community.What is a zine? What is The Benzine?

03Nov 3Amber Lim (Fredrickson Group)

03Nov 3Amber Lim (Fredrickson Group)“That day I stopped in Delaeld and enjoyed a sip of coffee out of my dented coffee thermos.”

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wonder what music my colleagues listen to? Do they have good taste? Is it true PIs only listen to classical music?” Wonder no more – below you’ll nd a curated playlist of departmental favorites submitted by your coworkers in the UW-Madison Chemistry Community. This 6 hour, 88 song playlist is almost guaranteed to introduce you to music you haven’t heard before!To listen, use the QR codes or links on the next page to open the playlist.04Department Jukebox PlaylistUW-Madison Chemistry Community

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Jukebox WrappedWhat song did Brandon Flores submit?Spufed Gnorclacks by Sevish(this was very hard to mix)What was our most submmited song?Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra(Austin & Kailey have good taste)What group submitted the most songs?Academic and Admin Staff(Fredrickson & Buller are 2nd)Guess your answers to the questions, and then click to reveal the answers!

What were the top genres?Want to see the raw data?Here it is on google sheets!(See your friends’ tastes!)What was the longest song?Peter Kagan and the Wind by Gordon BokDo PIs exclusively listen to classical music?No PIs submitted classical music!(Dan loves They Might Be Giants) Rock28%Pop14%Jazz6%Country6%Dance6%Rap6%Folk6%Electronic5%Classical5%R&B5%Punk3%Funk3%J-pop2%K-pop2%Metal2%Polka1%Christmas1%

Kevin - Levitating by Dua Lipa(This song rocks and features great bass covers on youtube.)Philip - Windy Summer by Anri(Takes me back to the bay. Thanks Tahoe!)Danica - Majesty (Where We Gonna Take It) by Common ft. PJ (Groovy.)Ray - Mr. Blue Sky by ELO(Personal favorite for blasting in windowless laser labs.)Jairo - Prisoner by M.I.L.K.(The opening and vibe of the song hooked my attention!)Robin - Break by Kero Kero Bonito(This song ts perfectly on my ‘bops to start the day’ playlist.)What were The Benzine editors’ favorite new songs?

I am now the maker,ink prepared to ow,begging pen and paperplease, oh ll this rowwords of salt or sugar,throw them in the brew.Fill me with the vigor,charm them and renewthoughts of pain and pleasure,hate, and surely love.May I rise to measure,Fly and soar above.When they hear my verses,will confusion stand?Eyes, to hold their curses,In my skin they brand‘Til the last verse ceases,voice begins to fade.Wonder if I wrote to please,Or by my hand, betrayed.05Ars PoeticaAmber Lim (Fredrickson Group)

Grant Opportunities Ad #1 ACS WI Local SectionClick or scan me for more info!

07Endless SummerKyana Sanders (Fredrickson Group)08Gershwin Throwback: “The Man I Love”Natalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)

07Endless SummerKyana Sanders (Fredrickson Group)08Gershwin Throwback: “The Man I Love”Natalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)

09Crystallography HaikusJohn Berry and StudentsThe editors of The Benzine are proud to present “Crystallography Haikus” – an artful contribution to the zine compiled by Prof. John Berry and written by graduate students in his class, CHEM 614, in Spring 2021.The Students: Milton Acosta, Sophya Alamudun, Brenna Bierman, Caleb Cox, Brandon Flores, Kristel Forlano, Julia Fraser, Danica Gressel, Joshua Kreisel, John Mannone, Samantha Stegman, Jonathan van BuskirkSalt is a crystalCrystallography is hardSalt is scary nowFrom their synthesisto their diffraction patterncrystals have beautyI love crystals, yes!Their diffraction so intense.Brings me joy, the best!Six bar is too hardThree fold rotation axis?Hands and feet … Backips!

The Students: Milton Acosta, Sophya Alamudun, Brenna Bierman, Caleb Cox, Brandon Flores, Kristel Forlano, Julia Fraser, Danica Gressel, Joshua Kreisel, John Mannone, Samantha Stegman, Jonathan van BuskirkSix bar is too hardThree fold rotation axis?Hands and feet … Backips!EnthusiasmFor this class culminatedWith all these haikusAtoms in placesFigure out where they all areSee the shapes they makeSo many point groupsMake up even more space groupsTo dene crystalsCrystallography:“Oh no, something’s wrong with myGoniometer”CrystallographyWallpaper never the sameCrystallographyWhen the midterm isSimpler than the problem setsThe class rejoices

10UntitledSusanna Widicus Weaver

11UntitledSusanna Widicus Weaver

(nig)h(t) owl’s moving castleNatalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)

(nig)h(t) owl’s moving castleNatalia Spitha (Wright and Jin Groups)

Despite the challenges of the last two years, a lot of good has happened. Here, The Benzine presents a timeline of good news submitted by your colleagues. We hope you nd joy in your daily life.

13Good Times TimelineThe UW-Madison Chemistry Community

14Tumbling Blocks BlanketMackinsey Smith (Goldsmith Group)

15ValentinesJulia Fraser (Boydston Group)

16Grant Opportunities Ad #2 ACS WI Local SectionClick or scan me for more info!

17Mount MononaKevin Wokosin (Bertram Group)

X -2:40 PMX -X -18TERRIBLE TOCsUW-Madison Chemistry DepartmentX -As chemists, we spend much of our time reading journals. While these journals exhibit high scientic standards, their artistic standards can be lacking. The Benzine team put together our own gures reminiscent of some of the less-than-beautiful table of contents (TOC) images we have seen and we asked our community to help us caption our masterpieces. Here are some of our favorites!

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X -X -Other high quality titles:1. Enhanced mood separation via consumption of novel Ca enriched substrate S.W.I.S.S C.H.E.E.S.E.2. S.W.I.S.S. C.H.E.E.S.E.: Extra smiles are on the whey.3. Cheese chromatography: a promising breakthrough in analytical chemistry for the 22nd century4. Fractionation of Calmunchulin from complex samples: A retrospective

1:23 AMX -X -Other great titles:1. The Schrodinger Equation: Not a BESSie function.2. Vertical displacement of alien spaceship (green) and cow (red) from Earth’s surface after an unsuccessful alien abduction attempt of a cow.3. Classic Cow in a 2D Well Model explains Extraterrestrial Tunneling4. A quantum mechanical model for xenobiotic predator-prey relationships.5. A survey of recent Wisconsin crop circle patterns as approximate solutions to the radial wavefunction of an excited state hydrogen atom6. The Heisenberg Solution to the Fermi Paradox: Aliens Simply Move Too Fast For Us To Observe

X -X -Other wonderful titles:1. Opinion: How chemical education builds the future despite societal attacks2. Knitting with Mittens: Why my cat is always my only co-author.3. Principals of Spelling in Chemistry Education journals4. Effects of an allosteric catalyst on biphasic assembly of a supramolecular copolymer

4:44 AMX -X -Other excellent titles:1. “Value-added” enzymatic conversion of benzyl-UwU substrates to beta OwO styrenes2.De novo design of an UWU-eliminase from tetrameric zinc nger domainsX -

X -X -Other fantastic titles:1. Synthesis of cowboyxilane: a greener way to teach yeehaw chemistry2. The “Yeehaw” synthesis: You can nally take that big iron off your hip.3. When reactions go South: an alternative path to pentavalent carbons4. 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to team from The Alamo National Lab.5. Time To Regrade Millions of Exams: A Saponicative Route to Hypervalent Carbon Scaffolds

19Rock and MirrorsLaura Elmendorf (Brunold Group)

20Snow Dunes / Breaking FreeKevin Wokosin (Bertram Group)

21Specimen IIIrene Stoutland (Blackwell Group)

21Specimen IIIrene Stoutland (Blackwell Group)

Meet the Editorial BoardRay Czerwinski (Goldsmith) – Ray enjoys spending one on one time with molecules and listening to what they say. For fun, she climbs rocks and plays tabletop games.rczerwinski@wisc.eduDanica Gressel (Fredrickson) – When Danica isn’t playing with her cat Opal, she is working on one of her many art projects. She also enjoys making crystals (not for healing).gressel@wisc.eduKevin Wokosin (Bertram) – Kevin is a chemist, musician and activity enthusiast. He enjoys outdoor adventures, pickup sports and spontaneity in all forms.kwokosin@wisc.edu

Philip Lampkin (Gellman) – Philip is an organic chemist and human golden retriever. He enjoys shining lights on molecules and thinking about philosophy. plampkin@wisc.eduRobin Morgenstern (Pazicni) – Robin is a chemistry education researcher who loves making digital art. They are currently inspired by symmetry, landscapes, and outer space.hmorgenstern@wisc.eduJairo Villalona (Buller) – Jairo is the sort of person you keep in your life forever. He is an amazing cook, friend and chemical biologist. villalona@wisc.edu

Thank you to...Our third issue wouldn’t have been possible without the advice, support and hard work of the following people:Dr. Arrietta Clauss and Dr. Clark LandisDr. Desiree Bates and Dr. John BerryThe GSFLCOur PIs: - Dr. Andrew Buller- Dr. Danny Fredrickson- Dr. Randy Goldsmith- Dr. Sam Gellman- Dr. Sam Pazicni- Dr. Tim BertramOur contributors and communityAgain, thank you. We appreciate your support.

24Interested in submitting your work to The Benzine?We hope you enjoyed our third issue! Anyone pursuing their education in chemistry within the department is encouraged to submit their original artwork to The Benzine. This includes postdocs, grad students and undergrads. Please submit your original work to:thebenzine@chem.wisc.edu We accept a wide range of content including:- Paintings- Photography- Creative Writing- Recipes- Poetry- Music- And much more! The Benzine Editorial Board reserves the right to decide what material is published. Content published in The Benzine represents the views of the contributors alone.Follow us on twitter:@The_Benzine

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