News

Sep 24, 2024

Recent Appointments and Faculty/Staff Promotions – October 2024

Chemistry recent appointments and Faculty/Staff promotions – October 2024

Sep 19, 2024

DELTA Express Grants Fall 2024 Recipients

DELTA has awarded a total of 13 Express Grants stretching across eight colleges. There were six Course Mapping, two Course Accessibility and five Instructional Tools Grants accepted for the fall. DELTA Express Grants differ from DELTA Grants in that they are shorter and more directed toward course improvement which will last a semester as opposed…

Sep 16, 2024

NC State Receives NSF Grant to Establish the Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that North Carolina State University will direct a center that deploys self-driving labs (SDLs) to accelerate discovery for reactions which use light as a catalyst in challenging chemical transformations. The NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs) is supported by an NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program Phase I…

Sep 13, 2024

Two Chemistry Faculty Recently Promoted

Our department is proud to announce the promotion of two of our faculty members, effective August 16, 2024.

Sep 6, 2024

A Summer of Hands-on Science

Undergraduate students from all over the U.S. spent their summer getting hands-on research experience in NC State’s labs.

Aug 20, 2024

Withers, Founder of Chemistry, North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts

We are starting a series of posts covering our history since the department was first founded in 1889 by W.A. Withers.

Aug 15, 2024

From the Lab to the Market: Commercializing Chemistry Research

With the help of NC State’s Office of Research Commercialization, College of Sciences faculty are ushering their innovations into the marketplace.

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.

Aug 1, 2024

New Rankings Place NC State Among National Leaders in Science Research Output

The recently released Leiden Ranking ranks universities by articles published in scientific journals.

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.

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.

May 10, 2024

Chemistry Students Awards and Recognitions, Spring 2024

Various awards of recognition were distributed to chemistry students during the Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony.