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

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Mar 26, 2020

Virtual Recruiting Day

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Nov 18, 2019

Carbon Electronics Cluster Opens New Facility at NC State

NC State inaugurated a new carbon electronics laboratory on Nov. 18, formally launching a state-of-the-art facility that is bringing together scientists and engineers across the university to do cutting-edge work in this emerging field. The 6,000-square-foot facility for the Organic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), housed in the Partners III building on Centennial Campus, is equipped…

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Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus Updates

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Nov 12, 2019

Alumni Corner

Check out updates submitted by alumni since we published the previous edition of this newsletter. Please contact Maria Gallardo-Williams, our newsletter editor, to let us know where you are and what you’re doing!

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In our department, everyone from faculty to undergraduates works together on research projects that tackle the world’s big challenges. Learn more about our research areas and opportunities.

Faculty Highlight

Joshua Pierce: Creating Molecules to Fight Disease

Joshua Pierce, an associate professor of chemistry in the NC State College of Sciences, builds molecules through the science of synthetic chemistry that can be used to create new drugs to fight infectious diseases.

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