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News Archive

Carolina Scientists Earn Prestigious Keck Award 

UNC-Chapel Hill scientists Charles Carter, Qi Zhang, and Abigail Knight were awarded $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to answer the age-old question: How did life on Earth begin?


Helping Others Succeed: Maribel Borger ’14

Covenant alumna and first-generation college graduate Maribel Borger ‘14 returned to Carolina as an undergraduate labs supervisor and lecturer. Learn about how she is now helping future chemists succeed.


Abigail Knight receives prestigious NSF CAREER award to develop a new way to rapidly screen large polymer libraries

Abigail Knight, assistant professor of chemistry, was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation. Her project, “Synthesis of Multiple Architectures of Decodable Biohybrid Polymer Libraries,” focuses on developing a new way to rapidly screen large polymer libraries for desirable characteristics.


Jeffrey Dick earns prestigious NSF CAREER award to develop new ways to control the properties of high entropy alloy nanomaterials

Jeffrey Dick, assistant professor of chemistry, was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation. His research project, “Electro-Shock Synthesis of High Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles from Sub-Femtoliter Reactors,” focuses on developing new ways to control the properties of high entropy alloy nanomaterials.


Tardigrades’ ability to survive extreme environments could impact the future of vaccine distribution

The Pielak Lab is researching the ability of tardigrade proteins to protect protein-based drugs and industrial enzymes from dehydration-induced inactivation. Read more about how their research has the potential to impact vaccine distribution.


Jeffrey Dick awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship for early-career achievements

Jeffrey Dick, assistant professor of chemistry, was recently named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow. Read more about the fellowship and research in the Dick lab.


Q&A with Alton Gayton ’20 on his time at Carolina and graduating amidst a pandemic

Class of 2020 alum Alton Gayton, who received a B.S. in chemistry, reflects on his time at Carolina, what it was like to graduate during a global pandemic, and shares more on his current doctoral studies in virology at Harvard Medical School.  


Todd Austell and Frank Leibfarth earn 2021 University Teaching Awards

We are pleased to share that Todd Austell, teaching professor and associate director of undergraduate studies and Frank Leibfarth, assistant professor of chemistry, earned 2021 University Teaching Awards!


Tiny Molecules, Big Potential

North Carolina native and organic chemist Sidney Wilkerson-Hill is investigating ways to recreate the power of plants in the lab — work that could lead to advances in drug development.


Happy Holidays!

The Department of Chemistry wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season. View holiday video message from department members.


Kate Vannoy earns Department of Justice fellowship to study electrochemical detection of illicit substances in saliva

Kate Vannoy is a recipient of a Department of Justice fellowship. She is looking forward to working on her research project with the goal of producing a cost-effective electrochemical sensor that is capable of simultaneous, in-field quantification of trace amounts of illicit drugs in solvated powder and saliva. 


Fall 2020 Alumni Newsletter

Our Fall 2020 Alumni Newsletter is here! In this issue, read about our new Department Chair, COVID-19 related research in the department and adjusting to life during the pandemic.



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