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Abhishek Shibu of the Walter lab won both first place and the people’s choice award at the 3MT with his “Let There Be ‘BLUE’ Light” presentation. Abhishek will now go on to compete in the 3MT regionals and represent UNC Charlotte. For information, click here. Congratulations Abhishek! Margaret Kocherga of the Schmedake lab was also […]

The Walter lab recently published a paper in the Journal American Chemical Society (JACS). Here is a brief description of the paper. Donor-acceptor, small molecule fluorophores are attractive tools for both environmental and biological sensing applications due to their high sensitivity, selectivity, and spatial/temporal resolution. In our recent paper, we report on a new molecular […]

Dr. Cooper recently published an article in Analytical Chemistry: Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) can be used to identify metabolites in biological samples by searching against a library of spectra obtained from known compounds. But the best match from a library search is guaranteed to be incorrect if the unknown is not (yet) in any library. […]

Congratulations to Dr. Kirill Afonin (Chemistry) for receiving a UNC System Inter-Institutional Planning Grant (IPG) together with UNCG, NCCU, and NCSU. Dr. Afonin is a lead PI on the project that aims to establish a strong research team that will rely on continuous collaboration among diverse institutions and disciplines to address fundamental design aspects of […]

The Carolina Piedmont local ACS section, chaired by Dr. Jordan Poler, has won the ACS ChemLuminary Award for best regional meeting in 2017. Many of UNC Charlott’s chemistry faculty contributed to this meeting as symposium chairs, LOC members, and volunteers during the meeting. A great team effort recognized by our professional organization!

Congratulations to the cohort of students who successfully completed a two-week workshop on “Molecular and Cellular Immunology: from Basics to Applications in Preclinical Development of Nanotechnology-Formulated Drugs.” This workshop organized by the Afonin Lab in the Department of Chemistry covered topics including an in-depth review of cellular and molecular immunology, basic principles of immunotoxicology and […]

Nanoscale Science PhD student Margaret Kocherga was recently featured in CLAS magazine Exchange. The article highlights some of Margaret’s achievements including receiving the award for best oral presentation by a student at the 50th North American Silicon Symposium, completing UNC Charlotte’s Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps program, and earning the Younger Chemists Committee Leadership Development Award […]

Dr. Michael Walter and recent Nanoscale Science PhD student Meesha Kaushal completed the Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps program at UNC Charlotte, participating in over six weeks of entrepreneurial seminars and programming. After determining the kits could be commercially viable, they successfully competed for a national I-Corps Team Award. A $50,000 grant has provided financial support […]

Dr. Kirill Afonin was a finalist for the Integration of Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award. Chemistry Department Chair Bernadette Donovan-Merkert describes Afonin as one of UNC Charlotte’s top researchers. “He is also an effective mentor for students in his research group, and he has developed an innovative course that truly engages students in research and […]

UNC Charlotte broke ground for a new science building that will reshape the way sciences are taught at UNC Charlotte. Set to be opened in 2021, the 130,000 square foot bulding will host both classrooms and laboratories. The building has been designed for interdisciplinary research and collaboration. “This one-stop-shop for our chemistry, biology and physics […]