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Self-Sterilizing Polymer Proves Effective Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens
Researchers have found an elastic polymer that possesses broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, allowing it to kill a range of viruses and drug-resistant bacteria in just minutes – including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
NC State Chemist Earns $1.5 Million Research Grant to Study Next-Generation Quantum Systems
A team led by David Shulz has earned a major grant from the Department of Energy for research that has potential impacts on computing, networking and sensing.
NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute Announces Drug Development Partnership With NC Central
The new partnership, led by Joshua Pierce in the Department of Chemistry, aims to identify drug development research leads faster.
Two Chemists Named LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholars
NC State chemists Joshua Pierce and Gavin Williams have been named LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholars.
Chemist Williams Named LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar
Gavin Williams, associate head of the Department of Chemistry, has been named the Thomas Lord, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar at NC State.
Chemist Pierce Named LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar
Joshua Pierce of the Department of Chemistry has been named the Hugh C. Lord, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar at NC State.
Meet the Solomon Scholars
Learn more about the college’s signature scholarship program, and meet the 19 extraordinary students who were part of it in 2018-19.
Sciences Faculty Recognized at Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Four Sciences faculty were honored at the annual ceremony for winning prestigious state, national and international awards.
Communicating Chemistry
May 2019 Ph.D. graduate George Van Den Driessche is passionate about research — and about communicating its impact.
A Chemical Chain Reaction
Scholarship support gave senior chemistry major Kaylie Kirkwood more time to work in the lab of David Muddiman, which has led to the publication of her first paper, attendance at national conferences and her next adventure: pursuing a Ph.D. at NC State.
Chemist Chang Receives NSF CAREER Award
Wei-chen Chang of the Department of Chemistry has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.
NC State Startups Awarded $50,000 in 2019 Lulu eGames Daugherty Track
NC State alumnus Casey Boutwell and his startup company NIRSleep recently won $25,000 in funding as the first-place winner of the the Daugherty Endowment Track of the 2019 Lulu eGames — NC State’s annual startup competition. Joshua Pierce, an NC State chemistry professor and founder of Synoxa Sciences Inc., was awarded $15,000 for second place, and Murthy Guddati, NC State civil engineering professor and founder of INDTI, received $10,000 for third place.