Chemistry

Madison File, a junior Levine Scholar majoring in chemistry and psychology, has been named a 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, recognizing her dedication to campus leadership and community-focused research. File’s outreach spans support for families facing serious illness, those experiencing homelessness and heart disease in communities of color. On campus, she’s actively involved […]

Congratulations to these Klein College of Science employees with new titles and positions for 2025-26. Biological Sciences Ellen Wisner, teaching professorShankari Somayaji, associate teaching professorJunya Tomida, associate professorPatricjia van Oosten-Hawle, associate professor Chemistry Jessica White, associate teaching professor Mathematics and Statistics Sarah Birdsong, associate teaching professorDuan Chen, professorKevin McGoff, professorYinghao Pan, associate professorArindam Roy, associate […]

Susan K. Michael, senior lecturer of chemistry, was selected as the University marshal for UNC Charlotte’s first-ever summer commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, August 9. Faculty are selected for this distinguished role based on their leadership and service to the campus community, and faculty excellence in their teaching and professional achievements. She was recognized last […]

Ean Bass grew up in Mooresville immersed in motorsports, deciding to pursue mechanical engineering with the encouragement of his father who spent his career as a race car engineer. Bass took college classes at Mitchell Community College during his junior and senior years of high school, so when COVID-19 began, it was easy to continue […]

Kirill Afonin, professor of chemistry in the Klein College of Science, was named one of two recipients of the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award, presented Thursday, May 1, at the Spring Faculty Awards ceremony in the Popp Martin Student Union. Afonin is internationally recognized as a leader in RNA nanotechnology, one of the […]

Elizabeth Skelly, a Ph.D. student in the Chemistry and Nanoscale Science program, has received a 5-month internship at GSK through the prestigious GSK Early Career Program. Skelly will start her position on January 13 and will be assisting in drug target discovery and candidate evaluation using cutting-edge CRISPR Cas 9 genome editing techniques. Skelly is also the recipient of […]

The UNC Charlotte team of chemistry researchers traveled to Washington D.C. on Oct. 16-18 to attend the Collegiate Inventors Competition awards, after being named national finalists in September. Finalist teams, consisting of 19 students from nine colleges and universities across the United States, presented their inventions to an esteemed panel of final-round judges composed of […]

Two UNC Charlotte Klein College of Science students were announced today as team finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition, from the National Inventors Hall of Fame.  Students Naz Fathma Tumpa, a nanoscale chemistry Ph.D. student, and Aiden Hawkins, a senior chemistry major working toward a bachelor’s of science degree, have been working with advisors Michael […]

On September 6, Susan K. Michael, senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, was awarded the 2024 UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence. The UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence is one of the most important and prestigious traditions at UNC Charlotte, honoring outstanding non-tenure track teachers on campus. John Taylor, teaching professor in the […]

Dhairya Desai, a rising senior and chemistry honors student, has been named a 2024-25 Newman Civic Fellow. The fellowship is awarded by Campus Compact, a national non-profit and the oldest association in higher education dedicated to civic and community engagement. Desai is a Levine Scholar working towards a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a […]