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Will Hemmingson, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry, presented his team’s latest work: a particle suspension reactor that uses sunlight, silicon nanowires and clever chemistry to make carbon dioxide reduction more efficient, affordable and durable than previous designs.
Each holiday season, UNC chemist Erin Baker and her lab trade data analysis for presents — rallying fellow Tar Heels to raise money for Toys for Tots and Coats for Kids.
Gabrielle West, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, recently received a certificate of merit from the Environmental division at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2025 conference in Washington, D.C.
Stephen Betz is celebrating one of the most meaningful moments of his career—the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Palsonify, or paltusotine, the first once-daily, oral treatment for adults with acromegaly.
Gigi Holliday focuses on the tiny interface where electrodes, which are the conductive surfaces that move electric charge, meet catalysts, which are the molecules that facilitate lower-energy barrier chemical reactions.
We’re excited to share the latest issue of Elements of Research, our seasonal research article collection from the UNC Chemistry Department!
Katelyn Kitzinger and a team of UNC researchers in chemistry and medicine explored an unexpected question: Could doctors make their own anesthetic in the field using simple materials?
The Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor.
Sarah Rehm, a chemistry major, is studying how pollution from a group of toxic compounds known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, is affecting pets and wildlife..
Geraldine O'Hallorans focuses her work on finding potential drug treatments for a devastating childhood brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG.
Under the guidance of Professor Rob Dowen, Yasmine Ackall, a UNC biochemistry major, explores one of biology’s most intriguing mysteries: how living organisms decide when to store energy as fat and when to burn it.
Under the guidance of Dr. Lee Graves, a professor known for his research in pharmacology and drug development, Emmy Tang has developed her own project investigating how cancer drugs work in the context of a rare disease called porphyria.