The Department of Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Core Laboratory is excited to welcome our newest staff member, Diane Wallace. Diane is a North Carolina
In work published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Ph.D. student Maggie J. Malone-Povolny in professor Mark Schoenfisch's research group, describe how...
The luminal surface of the small intestine is composed of a monolayer of cells overlying a lamina propria comprised of extracellular matrix, ECM, proteins. The ECM provides...
Porous metal nanoparticles, NPs, are important to a variety of applications. However, robust control over NP porosity is difficult difficult to achieve...
The University Award for the Advancement of Women, UAAW, annual award recognizes people on campus who have elevated the status of women...
AMPED EFRC graduate student Matthew Brady has been selected to receive a U.S. Department of Energy, DOE, Office of Science Graduate Student Research, SCGSR, award...
Two-dimensional perovskites have emerged as more intrinsically stable materials for solar cells. Chemical tuning of spacer organic cations ...
Organic photovoltaics, OPVs, possess the advantageous trait of solution processability, yet OPV blends typically use hazardous chlorinated solvents for processing...
Protein‐based drugs called biologics are among the most effective therapeutic treatments available. However, these drugs are unstable and require refrigerated storage...
Quantum dot surfaces are redox active and are known to influence the electronic properties of nanocrystals, yet the molecular-level...
The tacticity of vinyl polymers has a profound effect on their physical properties. Despite the well-developed stereoselective methods...
Published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Ph.D. student Dillon Yost and Professor Yosuke Kanai...
Our Faculty
Faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, help define solutions to the pressing scientific problems of the day. A significant, and key, component of our department’s strategic plan is to cultivate the next generation of scientific leadership. Faculty, from our assistant professors to our most senior and distinguished colleagues, are international
leaders in their subfields, garnering local, national, and international recognition and accolades commensurate with their excellence in research and teaching.
Below is a sampling of our fantastic faculty colleagues. Please navigate to the menu above for the complete roster
Pielak
Lawrence
Schoenfisch
Lockett
Meek
Dick
Li
Kanai
Freeman
Dempsey
Crimmins
Berkowitz
Our Graduate Students
Our graduate students form the next generation of scientific leaders. As a department, we seek to recruit and mentor a diverse cohort of students dedicated to excellence in the classroom and research laboratory.
The creativity, drive, collegiality, and accomplishments of our graduate students in tackling difficult scientific problems are significant reasons why UNC is an international leader in chemical research.
Kelsey
Tiffany
Kyla
Jacob
Brae
Jack
Alexandra
Matthew
Sean
Maggie
Candice
Anna