Department News
A team of chemistry researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a unique approach to harnessing the sun’s energy to produce hydrogen gas, a potential clean energy source, from water, according to a paper published in Nature Chemistry.
A proposal from Professors Wei You, Theo Dingemans, James Cahoon, Frank Leibfarth, Megan Jackson, and Alexander Miller has been named a 2024 Creativity Hubs Finalist.
Research
In the invited Perspective article for the Journal of the American Chemical Society, members of the Kanai research group discuss...
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have garnered considerable interest over the past decade as a class of semiconducting layered materials.
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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.