Research

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Research in the Klein College of Science

Innovative research driving scientific discovery

The Klein College of Science supports UNC Charlotte as a top-tier research university that drives innovation. With deeply engaged interdisciplinary research in biological sciences, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, physics and optics, and the botanical gardens, the Klein College of Science is advancing the future through inquiry, research and creative discovery.

Our students and researchers collaborate with experts across campus and industry partners in the Charlotte region and beyond, improving economic development and creating novel solutions for an advancing world.

Klein College faculty are nationally recognized, including early career and NSF CAREER Awards
Many faculty serve as fellows of professional societies: Optical Society of America, SPIE, IEEE, American Chemical, American Math, American Statistical
Year over year growth in Klein College of Science external funding for the past five years

Featured Research

AI Meets Immunology: Reimagining Personalized Medicine

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Exploring Sticky Science

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Students Named National Top 5 Finalists in Collegiate Inventor Competition for Invention Detecting Illicit Drugs

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How Label-Free, Super-Resolution Imaging Will Push Microscopy’s Limits

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Potential Diagnostic Marker for Multiple Sclerosis Years Before Symptom Onset

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New DNA Repair Research May Influence Cancer Clinical Trials ‘For Years To Come’

Research Centers

Center for Biomedical Engineering and Science

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Center for Innovation, Translational Research & Applications of Nanostructured Systems

Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

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Center for TAIMing AI

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Latest Research News

Charlotte Scientist Among Select Few To Win Scialog Support For Next-Gen Imaging Technologies
September 6, 2022

Charlotte researcher Rosario Porras-Aguilar, whose work includes a focus on learning how cancers spread, is one of 21 early career…

UNC Charlotte-Led Team Invents New Anticoagulant Platform, Offering Hope For Advances For Heart Surgery, Dialysis, Other Procedures
August 2, 2022

A new biomolecular anticoagulant platform invented by a team led by UNC Charlotte researcher Kirill Afonin holds promise as a…

New Insight Into Coral-Algae Symbiosis Aims To Help Reefs Recover From Mass Bleaching
May 5, 2022

Corals are keystone species for reef and marine ecosystems, but coral bleaching due to climate change and ocean warming is…

Nanotechnology Particles From UNC Charlotte Lab Featured on Cover of Federal Document
March 31, 2022

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is showcasing nanotechnology particles designed and produced by leading UNC Charlotte researcher Kirill Afonin’s lab…