Chemistry Matters

In our department, award-winning educators and researchers prepare the next generation of chemists and work alongside them to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Dean Lewis Owen poses with the six award recipients at the College of Sciences' 2024 annual awards dinner.

November 11, 2024

College Honors Alumni, Student Achievements With 2024 Awards

The College of Sciences has recognized four alumni and two students for their outstanding achievements and contributions.

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November 06, 2024

Introducing Research to Chemistry Undergraduates at the 2024 Annual Poster Session

The Department of Chemistry hosts the Annual Poster Session every fall semester. Check out our three poster award winners!

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October 29, 2024

1957: A Pivotal Year for NC State’s Chemistry Program

On November 5, 1957, a proposal emerged for the formation of a reconstituted Department of Chemistry at NC State University.

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October 11, 2024

Engineering Perovskite Materials at the Atomic Level Paves Way for New Lasers, LEDs

New technique dictates precisely how layered hybrid perovskite materials convert electrical charge into light.

October 02, 2024

Sremaniak, Candidate for ACS President-Elect 2025

Laura Sremaniak is a candidate for President-Elect 2025 of the American Chemical Society.

October 02, 2024

New Theory Demystifies Crystallization Process

A new theory “demystifies” the crystallization process and shows that the material that crystallizes is the dominant component within a solution – which is the solvent, not the solute.

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Solving Real World Problems

Are you interested in knowing more about how our biomaterials science, biotechnology, and bioanalytical chemistry research solves real-world problems?

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Nov 22

Friday1:00 PM

Analytical Chemistry Seminar Series: Elias Rosen – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Nov 25

Monday3:45 PM

Organic Chemistry Seminar Series: Shinichi Sato – Tohoku University, Japan

Dec 02

Monday3:45 PM

Organic Chemistry Seminar Series: Zibo Li – UNC, Chapel Hill

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