UNCW chemistry and biochemistry faculty are doing cutting-edge research, working collaboratively with science colleagues across campus, engaging undergraduate and graduate students and providing an ideal environment for training tomorrow's scientists, physicians and teachers.
They and their students also actively share their knowledge at community outreach activities such as sidewalk chemistry demonstrations, summer camps and the Science Olympiad.
The Search for Therapeutic Drugs
As part of the pharmaceutical chemistry program, UNCW faculty and students hunt for shrimp that have isopod parasites in saltwater marshes near the Center for Marine Science .
Hands-on Research Experience
Chemistry Professor Jeremy Morgan works with students in his lab in Dobo Hall.
Cutting-edge instrumentation
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry conducts research in state-of-the-art labs in Dobo Hall, Veterans Hall and the Center for Marine Science.
Dr. Wendy Strangman and Courtney Kapczynski on the Drug DISCOvery team utilize advanced analytical technologies to discover new chemical structures that could lead to advances in the medical field.
Groundbreaking Vaccine Platform
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ying Wang received funding to develop a universal, longer-lasting flu vaccine.
Ralph Mead, Wendy Strangman, Joseph Pawlik, Lauren Olinger and Winifred Johnson received a National Science Foundation grant to study sea sponges.
Sidewalk Chemistry
Chemistry and biochemistry faculty and students drew a crowd as they performed eye-catching demonstrations along Chancellor’s Walk.
Seeking a Cure for Prostate Cancer
With a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, chemistry professor Sridhar Varadarajan works with student researchers to find new ways to develop a molecule and compound that can seek and destroy cancerous prostate cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.
$3 Million Investment
Professor Ralph Mead’s lab received a cutting-edge instrument to advance research on the impact of PFAS contamination on the environment and public health.
Hai Pan, a research specialist in Ralph Mead's PFAS Research Lab, works with students to understand the composition, distribution and concentrations of environmental toxins and hazards, such as PFAS.
Explore new topics, meet new researchers at our seminar series. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend, and we welcome interested community members as well. Check the schedule for a complete list of speakers and dates.
