Professor Catherine Chan

Education

  • 1997, Ph. D. in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • 1989, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Academic Appointments

  • July 2019-present, Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • July 2010-June 2019, Associate Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • 2005-June 2010, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • 2002-2005, Assistant Scientist, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1998-2001, Post-doctoral Associate, Depts. of Genetics and Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 1989, Research Specialist, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Select University and Professional Services

  • Interim Director for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Office of Academic Assessment, April 2019-present.
  • Director for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Undergraduate Research Program, Fall 2011-Summer 2018.
  • Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (Chemistry Division), June 2011-present.  Member of the NCUR Oversight Committee, July 2017-present.
  • Chair for the Wisconsin Council on Undergraduate Research, May 2018-May 2020.  Executive board member, May 2013-present.
  • Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater First Year Faculty Program, Fall 2017-present.
  • National Science Foundation grant review panelist, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Division – 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2016; Education and Human Resources Division – 2019.
  • Manuscript reviewer for various journals (e.g., New Phytologist, FEBS Letters, Annals of Botany, Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Researchetc), on-going.