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【简介】 Established in 1818, Department of Chemistry is one of the oldest and most distinguished in the University. The faculty of 40 has a record of excellence in research, teaching, and service, and includes several members of the National Academy of Sciences, a past President of the American Chemical Society, a Priestly Medal recipient, and numerous winners of other national awards in Chemistry. Their research and teaching facilities are currently located in Venable, Kenan, and Morehead Laboratories. A major Science Complex construction project is underway that will bring unprecedented facilities for Science at UNC Chapel Hill over the next decade.
The department is one of the top producers of bachelors degree chemists in the nation, and at present, they have 400 undergraduate majors. The research activities of the department span the breadth of chemistry and attract more than $10 million in external funding annually. Chemistry is also a focus for interdisciplinary efforts on campus in biological sciences and materials sciences. At present, they have 212 graduate students, 43 postdoctoral research associates, and numerous undergraduates that participate in research activities.
A summary of the key discoveries made by current department faculty:
J. Jorgenson Capillary Electrophoresis - the current standard in Separation Science M. Wightman Microelectrodes M. Wightman Ultramicroelectrodes in Neuroscience: in vivo Electrochemical Measurements R. Buck Sensors for in vivo Health Care Monitoring, Waste water treatment R. Murray Chemical modification of electrodes, metal quantum dots R. Parr New Developments in Computational Chemistry, Density Functional Theory M. Berkowitz Molecular Dynamics Simulations of water E. Irene Improvement in understanding of Oxide Growth on Silicon Wafers C. Johnson Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy R. Miller, T. Baer New methods for studying aerosols L. Pedersen Numerical Methods for simulations of macromolecules N. Thompson Direct measurement of rates of motion of molecules in cell membranes M. Forbes Methods for studying free radical reactions in real time J. DeSimone Polymerimerizations in Carbon Dioxide, Surfactants for CO2, Microelectronics processing using CO2 E. Samulski Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for fast LCDs M. Brookhart New Late Transition Metal Catalysts for synthesis of Polymers with unique microstructures
