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Department of Chemistry

Research

Aug 9, 2024

Chemist Ohata Receives NIH MIRA Award

Jun Ohata, an assistant professor of chemistry, earned a prestigious research award for faculty in the sciences.
Cover Art in New Journal of Chemistry

Jul 11, 2024

Paper Selected as Journal Cover Art

The paper "Synthesis of a model phyllobilin bearing an optical marker" has been selected as the cover art for the New Journal of Chemistry.
drugs on a table

Jun 28, 2024

Yi Xiao: Using Chemistry to Detect Drugs, Save Lives

Yi Xiao, associate professor and Hugh C. Lord, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Chemistry, is developing methods to instantly detect fentanyl in drug samples.

Sep 27, 2024

Departmental Collaborations

The AQUASORB project, spearheaded by Dr. Brian Space and his research team at North Carolina State University, represents a significant advancement in addressing the global freshwater crisis.
A journal cover by Chang and collaborators selected as supplementary journal cover at ACS catalysis

Apr 26, 2024

Paper Selected as Supplementary Journal Cover

A recent paper by the Chang research group and their collaborators was selected as a supplementary journal cover.
A graph representing how visible light-harvesting capabilities are enhanced by Felix Castellano Research Group

Mar 6, 2024

Enhancing Visible Light-Harvesting Capabilities

Castellano Research Group members are enhancing visible light-harvesting capabilities of a series of Cu(I) complexes utilizing the HETPHEN approach.

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.
Phil Castellano in his laser lab

Sep 19, 2023

Castellano Receives NC American Chemical Society Distinguished Speaker Award

Chemist Felix “Phil” Castellano has been awarded the 2023 Distinguished Speaker of the Year Award by the American Chemical Society’s North Carolina (NC-ACS) Section.
inter-system crossing

Jul 20, 2023

Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

The Abstract talks with Felix Castellano about the interaction of electrons and nuclei within molecules, and what that means for energy production.
A closeup of equipment in Milad Abolhasani's existing self-driving lab, known as the "Artificial Chemist 2.0"

Jul 5, 2023

Research Team Awarded UNC ROI Grant to Accelerate Molecular Discovery Using an Autonomous Robotic Lab

An NC State University research team has been awarded funding from the UNC System Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) to accelerate molecular and biological innovations enabled by next-generation self-driving labs. Self-driving labs…

Apr 25, 2023

Chemist Xiao Develops High-Performance Bio Receptors – Aptamers and Innovative Biosensors

Research at the Xiao lab is based in the fields of biomaterials science, biotechnology, and bioanalytical chemistry.
The late afternoon sun cuts across the Belltower.

Mar 24, 2023

AQUASORB: an Innovative Approach to Address the Need for Fresh Water

AQUASORB is an innovative approach to address the need for plentiful fresh water that is renewable, widely available, and inexpensive.