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Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

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Cade Brady in his chemical biology lab.

Apr 22, 2025

Chemistry Student Cade Brady Honored with Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Cade Brady, a third-year student studying chemistry, is one of this year’s 441 national awardees for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
Chemistry Professor Emeritus and scholarship donor Carl Bumgardner with family and friends

Mar 4, 2025

Legendary Chemistry Professor Bumgardner Passes Away at 100

Chemistry Professor Emeritus Carl Bumgardner was a favorite among his students and established a scholarship to benefit them.
Suzy Purrington

Apr 29, 2024

New Scholarship Established in Sciences to Recruit and Support Women in STEM

The gift from Phase Change Solutions was made in honor of the late Suzanne T. Purrington, a longtime professor of chemistry at NC State.
Thomas Theis

Sep 26, 2023

Chemist Thomas Theis Named Goodnight Distinguished Scholar in Molecular Characterization

The professorship was established in 2019 by a gift from the Goodnight Educational Foundation.
The NC State Belltower on a fall day. Photo by Marc Hall

Sep 21, 2023

8 Chemistry Faculty Promoted

The Department of Chemistry is proud to announce the promotion of eight faculty members, effective Aug. 16.
Phil Castellano in his laser lab

Sep 19, 2023

Castellano Receives NC American Chemical Society Distinguished Speaker Award

Chemist Felix “Phil” Castellano has been awarded the 2023 Distinguished Speaker of the Year Award by the American Chemical Society’s North Carolina (NC-ACS) Section.
Michael Brennan stands in the National Hurricane Center's broadcast studio.

Aug 31, 2023

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.

The NC State Belltower on a fall day. Photo by Marc Hall

Aug 29, 2023

Meet Our Newest Faculty

Get to know the extraordinary scientists joining the college's faculty, and find out why they’re excited to join the Wolfpack.

Chemistry professor Joshua Pierce writes on a whiteboard while talking to a student

Aug 2, 2023

Chemist Pierce Named Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named chemist Joshua Pierce as the Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor at NC State.

inter-system crossing

Jul 20, 2023

Creating a Clearer Picture of Interplay Between a Molecule’s Electrons and Nuclei

Felix Castellano, Goodnight Distinguished Innovation Chair of Chemistry at NC State, was part of a team that recently released groundbreaking results concerning the relationship between the spin-vibronic effect and intersystem crossing in molecules.