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2023

Graduate and Undergraduate students in caps and gowns December 2023

Jan 4, 2024

A Celebration of the Class of Fall 2023

The Department of Chemistry celebrated the Class of Fall 2023 on Friday, December 15, 2023. Congratulations!
Wolf sketched using chemistry symbols

Oct 9, 2023

Eight Chemistry Faculty Get 2024 Alt-Textbook Libraries Grants

Eight Chemistry faculty were recently awarded Alt-Textbook Libraries Grants that will benefit chemistry courses.
Jackie Hughes Headshot

Oct 6, 2023

Jackie Hughes Receives 2022-23 University Award for Excellence

The Department of Chemistry is fortunate to have Jackie, who goes above and beyond to provide outstanding customer service. 

Dec 21, 2023

Chemistry Recent Appointments and New Faces – December 2023

Faculty Employee Name Position Effective Date Raja Ghosh Assistant Professor 01/01/2024 Xiatong Li Assistant Professor 01/01/2024 Postdocs Employee Name Position Research Group Effective Date Yaoyao Shen Postdoctoral Research Scholar Chang…

Feb 12, 2024

Recent Appointments and Faculty/Staff Promotions – March 2024

New Faces Faculty Employee Name Position Effective Date Raja Ghosh Assistant Professor 01/01/2024 Xiaotong Li Assistant Professor 01/01/2024 Milena Jovanovic Assistant Professor 08/16/2023 David Heidary Research Professor 01/03/2023 Phoebe Glazer…

Sep 24, 2024

Recent Appointments and Faculty/Staff Promotions – October 2024

Chemistry recent appointments and Faculty/Staff promotions – October 2024
The Belltower provides a backdrop for colorful fall leaves.

Sep 28, 2023

Prof. Yi Xiao and Prof. Wei-chen Chang Named LORD Distinguished Scholars by the College of Sciences

The College of Sciences has named Dr. Yi Xiao and Dr. Wei-chen Chang, associate professors in the Department of Chemistry, as the Hugh C. Lord, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar at NC State, and the Thomas Lord, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar at NC State, respectively.

Professor Ghada Rabah Headshot

Sep 27, 2023

Ghada Rabah Receives OUR-CURE Grant

This year, Teaching Professor Ghada Rabah has received the OUR-CURE Grant to grow collaborative interdisciplinary course-based undergraduate research experiences for students.

Dr. Suzy Purrington Headshot

Sep 27, 2023

Remembering Suzanne “Suzy” Purrington

Dr. Suzy Purrington, a beloved faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at NC State, passed away on June 25, 2023, after a short illness.
The Belltower provides a backdrop for colorful fall leaves.

Sep 27, 2023

Two Chemistry Faculty Appointed College of Sciences Dean Fellows

Prof. Ghada Rabah and Prof. Thomas Theis have been appointed Dean’s Faculty Fellows in the College of Sciences for the academic year 2023-2024.
HPRM Model in VR

Sep 26, 2023

Maria Oliver-Hoyo: Leveraging Students’ Visual-Spatial Skills

Professor Oliver-Hoyo and Dr. Emmanuel Echeveri-Jimenez developed a hexagonal prism reference model (HPRM) that provides an alternative way of explaining the nature of the complex chemistry of cycloadditions.
Chemistry department group picture

Sep 25, 2023

Having Fun in Chemistry!

The Department of Chemistry community gathers every year for a variety of formal and informal activities.