UNC-Chapel Hill Chemistry

The official Twitter account for the Department of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill #UNCchemistry

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

Congratulations to David W. Pfennig, professor of biology, and Wei You, professor of @uncchemistry and APS for being named @AAAS fellows 🎉

They join two other #UNC faculty members in receiving the honor.

https://t.co/J5eV6mwGWC
@aps_unc @UNC_Biology @WeiYouResearch

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy, assistant professor of @uncchemistry, has introduced a novel chemical method for breaking down rubber waste.

His work, published in @Nature, could help safely discard the millions of tires that end up in landfills each year.

https://t.co/Udkr3k0glO

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Electron Inversion and Tunneling at Silicon Thermal Oxide Interfaces for Solar-Driven Molecular Catalysis to Syngas | Journal of the American Chemical Society @uncchemistry @UNC https://t.co/JveAI163pS

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

#UNC scientists are conducting groundbreaking research that aims to position Carolina and N.C. as leaders in lithium-ion battery development.

Led by Wei You, the team is continuing UNC's "long and successful history" of energy #research 💡

https://t.co/zRluwLtC5C
@uncchemistry

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hybrid Perovskites | Journal of the American Chemical Society @UNC @uncchemistry https://t.co/8WzVw7iOPA

[Paul Chirik @pchirik]

Congratulations to Alex Z of
@uncchemistry
on being named the 2025
@Orgmet_ACS
Distinguished Author Lecture. Alex will be presenting his work at the Fall ACS meeting in Washington DC. Thanks to @ACSINORDivision, @ACSorganic and
@ACSPublications for support.

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

#UNC chemistry professor Jason Surratt co-authored a study that revealed how key components of biomass smoke affect human lung cells.

The findings suggest that aged smoke could be even more dangerous than fresh smoke.

https://t.co/XAIgvkwIOq
@uncchemistry

[UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department @UNC_BCBP]

Seminar March 18: Abigail Knight, Ph.D. presents "Sequence, Structure, Function Relationships in Bioinspired Macromolecules"
Time: 11 AM
Location: 1131 Bioinformatics
Host: Saskia Neher

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

Created in 1952, #UNC Tanner awards honor excellence in teaching undergraduate students.

College of Arts and Sciences instructors Kym Weed, Corey Johnson, Vicki Chanon, Nita Eskew and Lucy Martin were honored by @UNC for their inspiring classes.

https://t.co/KQfd44cuaO
#GDTBATH

[Leibfarth Research @LeibfarthGroup]

Check out our newest preprint featuring polyolefin blend compatibilization with an interdisciplinary group of collaborators — the Helms and Ophus groups at LBNL and the Atkin and Alexanian groups at UNC. @ElizaNeidhart @GroupHelms @AlexanianLab https://t.co/tzbVDHEcJB

[TCI UW-Madison @TCI_UW_Madison]

Prof. Zhiyue Lu from @uncchemistry visited us yesterday and delivered a fascinating P-Chem seminar on non-equilibrium thermodynamics hosted by @XuhuiHuangChem!

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

#UNC chemist Erin Baker identified biomarkers that could change the diagnosis of DAT, a harmful condition caused by the secretion of algal blooms.

Her research could save sea lions from severe neurological dysfunction.

https://t.co/sk1KPoHcSf
@uncchemistry @BakerLabMS

[UNC College of Arts and Sciences @unccollege]

Congratulations to #UNC chemist and polymer researcher Alex Zhukhovitskiy for receiving a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship.

The award is among the most prestigious given to early-career scientists.

https://t.co/iQPohGjokF
🏆 @uncchemistry @UNC

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Step Edge Defects Have Nanoscale Impact on the Electronic Structure in Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrocatalysts | Journal of the American Chemical Society @uncchemistry @unccollege @UNC @meganj6E23 https://t.co/gL9PEzar8c

[Abby Knight @abigailsknight]

We are looking for a postdoc to join @KnightGroupUNC ! Interested in the interface of peptide and polymer chemistry with applications in therapeutics and nanomaterials? Send questions or an application with a cover letter, CV, and statement of previous research.
#chempostdoc

[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

Room-Temperature Formate Ester Transfer Hydrogenation Enables an Electrochemical/Thermal Organometallic Cascade for Methanol Synthesis from CO2 (Alexander J. M. Miller and co-workers) @CHASE_Hub @uncchemistry @BrookhavenLab @YaleChem • https://t.co/Qa4HsT6MIb

[The Journal of Physical Chemistry @JPhysChem]

Oligomerization of fluorescent proteins limits their use in imaging. Simulations reveal key residues that stabilize the Sandercyanin tetramer, offering targets for monomerization. #fluorescentproteins @UNCchemistry @EliPieri90 @mainas_statmech @Shaasta56
https://t.co/ojwIBvMA7W

[Alexanian Lab @AlexanianLab]

Congratulations to Jack and Richard on their recent publication in JACS @J_A_C_S! They report a novel homologation method that is applied to several drug and natural product derivatives containing carboxylic acids. Make sure to check it out! @uncchemistry
https://t.co/Vm0eIOXwg5

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Structure–Function Insights into Thermoresponsive Copolymers as Lanthanide Precipitants | Journal of the American Chemical Society @abigailsknight @uncchemistry @knightgroupUNC @UNC #StructureFunction #Thermoresponsive #CoPolymers #Ln #Precipitants https://t.co/zzgdl4q2FW

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Isocyanide Ligation Enables Electrochemical Ammonia Formation in a Synthetic Cycle for N2 Fixation | JACS @ShafaatLab @uclaphyssci @uclachem @OSU_CBC @OhioState @uncchemistry @UNC @YaleChem @Yale #Isocyanide #Ligation #NH3 #Formation #N2 #Electrochemistry https://t.co/8euY5mqecJ