Carolina Chemistry is entering an exciting phase as we recently dedicated Venable and Murray Halls. Both these buildings connect to Caudill Laboratories as well as Kenan and Morehead Laboratories, and create a magnificent hub for science on the UNC campus. We are very proud and delighted of our world-class, state-of-the-art facilities.
Another thrilling development is the recognition by the American Chemical Society that our department now is ranked among the nation's top ten graduate programs. After decades of outstanding research, teaching, and service, it is wonderful for us to be included in that elite group. We intend to stay there!
These two developments lead us to believe that we will enjoy a renaissance in the coming decades. The addition of expanded space, added research equipment, as well as a top-ten ranking, will likely lead to an explosion of stellar science. Indeed, our last expansion space, Kenan Laboratories in 1972, was followed by a similar quantum leap in productivity and recognition.
The Electronics Facility provides design and repair services on the UNC campus. Capabilities include analog, digital, and RF design as well as signal processing and software development. In addition, the facility provides circuit simulation, mathematical modeling, and mechanical design in support of prototype production and construction of circuits and instrumentation.
We provide both formal and informal training in electronics and signal processing topics, as well as assist with writing grant proposals and scientific papers. The facility is comprised of two engineers and two technicians with expertise in a wide variety of analytical instrumentation.
The Glass Shop is a full service shop primarily engaged in the design and fabrication of specialized scientific glassware as well as repairs and modifications of existing glassware. We have on hand virtually all sizes of borosilicate (Pyrex and Kimax) glass tubing ranging in size from 2 mm up to 178 mm in diameter.
All sizes of commonly used ground glass joints and a large selection of both glass and Teflon stopcocks are maintained in a large inventory. A smaller selection of quartz tubing and ground joints are also maintained in stock. Special items can be ordered if necessary.
The Mass Spectrometry Facility at Carolina Chemistry is involved in the characterization and quantification of various types of materials, for example small organic and inorganic molecules, proteins and peptides, oligonucleotides, lipids, metabolites, synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, and trace level elemental analysis. Users from the Department of Chemistry and other departments on UNC-Chapel Hill campus can have full access to the laboratory once trained. Researchers from other universities, institutes, and commercial laboratories can submit samples for full service analysis.
Currently the lab houses an IonSpec FTMS with both NanoESI and MALDI, a Bruker BioToF with standard ESI, a Micromass Triple Quadrupole with nESI source, and a Varian ICPMS. The chip based NanoMate can be used on both the Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer and the FTMS.
The William R. Kenan, Jr. Science Library serves as a campus-wide information resource for teaching and research in chemistry. While its primary obligation is to meet the needs of the UNC-Chapel Hill community, as part of a public institution the library recognizes broader local, regional, and statewide commitments
The collection of the Kenan Chemistry Library consists of materials in the areas of analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical microelectronics. The Kenan Chemistry Library is noted for its extensive chemistry serials holdings. It also has an excellent collection of chemistry reference materials, abstracts and indexes to the chemical literature, and circulating monographs and holds copies of theses and dissertations from the UNC-Chapel Hill Chemistry Department.