Klein College of Science
Poler Team Passes Industry-Standard Filtration Certifications, Allowing Commercial Production on Water Filters
Patented nanomaterial technology developed at UNC Charlotte could soon improve the quality of drinking water. Jordan Poler, Ph.D., has successfully passed filtration testing with his water purification system, paving the way for large-scale production on filters that remove forever chemicals and other contaminants from water. Poler, a professor of chemistry in the UNC Charlotte Klein […]
Nobel Laureate Visits UNC Charlotte to Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Remarkable’ Mathematical Finance Program
UNC Charlotte recognized 20 years of the nationally-ranked Mathematical Finance program with Nobel laureate Robert C. Merton helping to mark the occasion. “I want to commend the remarkable achievement of the Mathematical Finance program,” Merton told the audience of 225+ at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City. “I say remarkable not lightly. Establishing […]
Foley Lab Research Article Selected for Journal Cover Pays Tribute to The Beach Boys
A research article by the Foley Lab in the Klein College of Science has been selected as a cover of the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. Research for the article, Modeling Strong Light-Matter Coupling in Correlated Systems: State-Averaged Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Complete Active Space Self-Consistent Field Theory, was led by postdoctoral researcher Nam Vu […]
Celebrating One Year as the Klein College of Science
After the naming of Klein Hall and the College last year, this year the Dean’s Office in the Klein College of Science declared Sept. 22-26 “Klein College of Science Week.” KCOS observed the one-year anniversary with different events each day for networking, idea sharing and celebrating the research, community building and teaching within the College. […]
Charlotte Research Aims to Unlock Breakthroughs in Autoimmune Disease Treatment with $3.7M Grant
UNC Charlotte researcher Danillo Augusto, Ph.D., was recently awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an immunomics project that is using a new approach to study human immune response and autoimmune diseases. Augusto and his team of researchers are employing a novel method using long-read sequencing technology. The research design […]
Counting the Things with Wings for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
UNC Charlotte students joined other citizen scientists across Georgia, Florida, Alabama and North and South Carolina to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census last weekend. The goal of the census was to capture a point-in-time data set of the number and variety of pollinators, and the flowers that attract them. The census was organized […]