News Archive

We are pleased to announce the promotion of 2 faculty members: Joshua Beaver and Danielle Zurcher.

The institute’s Faculty Fellowship Program will provide support for Frank Leibfarth, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry within the College of Arts and Sciences, whose research includes expanding options for recycling.

Graduate students from across North Carolina — including several from the Department of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill — came together in May for a two-day professional development conference that partnered industry experts with graduate students.

Congratulations to Sidney Wilkerson-Hill for receiving a 2023 Junior Scientists Participation Fellowship to participate in the Bürgenstock Conference.

The Pielak Lab's research "Resolving the enthalpy of protein stabilization by macromolecular crowding" is featured on the May issue of Protein Science.

The annual Departmental Senior Awards are presented to students demonstrating excellence in their academic studies in chemistry, research in the labs, and/or teaching in the classroom. We are pleased to announce the recipients of Carolina Chemistry’s 2023 Departmental Senior Awards.

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the recipients of our annual Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Research Awards.

Frank Leibfarth tests molecules to turn plastic waste into useful materials, diversifying options for recycling.