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The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the recipients of our annual Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Research Awards.
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Frank Leibfarth tests molecules to turn plastic waste into useful materials, diversifying options for recycling.
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A team of collaborators from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill won Phase 1 of the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)-sponsored Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Active AI Planners for Chemistry/Materials Optimization and Discovery Grand Challenge.
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UNC researchers James Cahoon and Taylor Teitsworth show how silicon nanowires that can convert light into electricity were engineered to split water into hydrogen and oxygen in a paper published Feb. 8 in Nature.
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College of Arts and Sciences and Gillings professors receive one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.