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The Pedagogical Program Coordinator will provide leadership and direction in the management of our department's chemistry courses and will be responsible for ensuring these classes operate efficiently.

Alex Zhukhovitskiy, assistant professor of chemistry, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The award recognizes individuals who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department.

Carolina Chemistry’s annual Fall Banquet celebrates the achievements and strides made by juniors and seniors majoring in chemistry. Awards are presented to students who demonstrate excellence in their studies and research. Click to view the awardees.

Graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and in the Department of Chemistry pioneered a peer-mentorship initiative, alongside The Graduate School’s professional development program, in order to better serve incoming graduate students.

Award-winning chemist Frank Leibfarth will deliver the University’s 2021 Winter Commencement address at 2 p.m. Dec. 12., in the Dean E. Smith Center. The Carolina chemist is known for his innovative research in developing synthetic polymers, commonly known as plastics, as well as teaching and mentoring.

We are pleased to announce that Carolina Chemistry seniors Julie Lee, Zijian Li and Rinco Wang are recipients of research awards from Honors Carolina that will support their Senior Honors Thesis.

Professor Jason Surratt received the Kenneth T. Whitby Award for outstanding contributions to aerosol research. Sponsored by the American Association for Aerosol Research, the purpose of the award is to encourage continued work in the field and ongoing support of such endeavors.

18 chemistry undergraduates have been selected for induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.

The Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is currently accepting applications for three faculty positions.

Frank Leibfarth joins Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 roster. The roster recognizes 10 early-career scientists and engineers across the nation whose innovative approaches to key issues have the potential to transform the world.

Alex Miller, associate professor of chemistry, is the recipient of the 2021 NC-ACS Distinguished Lecture Award. The award is given annually to a chemist within the NC-ACS section who has made significant and recognized research contributions to the chemical sciences.