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Photos of Chemistry undergraduate students and faculty eating cookies and talking.

Nicholas Boyer, a rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill double majoring in chemistry and computer science was selected to receive a 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

Researchers in the UNC Chemistry Department are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun’s energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally friendly fuels.

A team of chemistry researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a unique approach to harnessing the sun’s energy to produce hydrogen gas, a potential clean energy source, from water, according to a paper published in Nature Chemistry.

Sidney Wilkerson-Hill receives the 2024 FMC New Investigator award.

Professor Jillian Dempsey and Ph.D. student Jennica Kelm used Z-type ligands to fix defects on quantum dots, which are particles that tune the colors in LED lights and TV screens..