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The Department of Chemistry is a community of faculty, staff and students dedicated to excellence in education, research, and service. We foster an inclusive environment that enables everyone to thrive and feel valued. We teach from a learner-centered perspective and provide the support and tools students need to succeed and to feel that they belong. We mentor students as they engage with faculty in cutting-edge research that addresses some of the world’s most challenging problems. We support the University, the Charlotte region, and the worldwide scientific community by sharing our knowledge and expertise generously. We also support the local K-12 community–and engage with the scientists of tomorrow–by partnering with the Charlotte Teacher’s Institute, mentoring teachers and high school students in laboratory research, and by participating in many other outreach activities. Our award-winning faculty are widely recognized on campus and beyond through prestigious honors and recognitions received for teaching, research, student mentoring, professional service, and community engagement. Our dedicated, knowledgeable staff are critical to our mission as they provide outstanding support for all aspects of the department’s work.


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Research Highlights

Department of Chemistry

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poler lab research

Department of Chemistry

Stephen Schmal,‡ Raghav Dosi,‡ Adam Fessler, Carly Kwiatkowski,‡ Abhispa Sahu,‡ and Jordan C. Poler* “Green synthesis of cellulose graft copolymers for anion exchange water purification

afonin group research

Department of Chemistry

Bejger Research Group

Department of Chemistry

Simple Air-Stable [3]Radialene Anion Radicals as Environmentally Switchable Catholytes in Water

Fuead Hasan, Jonathan H. Gillen, Amaya T. Jayaweera, William D. McDearmon Jr., Dr. Arthur H. Winter, Dr. Christopher M. Bejger

Walter Research Group

Department of Chemistry

ACS Editor’s Choice Publication by the Walter Lab!

Tyler Adams; Naz Tumpa; Mathili Acharya; Que Nguyen; Nuren Shuchi; Mia Baliukonis; Sarah Starnes; Tino Hofmann; Michael G. Walter; “Achieving Smart Photochromics Using Water-Processable, High Contrast, Oxygen Sensing, and Photoactuating Thiazolothiazole-Embedded Polymer Films,” ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., (2024). 

foley lab recent publications

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