Chemistry Newsletter Winter 2018 | Page 2

CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Department Chair Jeffrey Johnson A. Ronald Gallant Disinguished Professor [email protected] Associate Chair for Research Ralph House, Ph.D. [email protected] Associate Chair for Business Administration Laura Yurco 919-962-2173 [email protected] Associate Director of Development Amberly Anne Nardo 919-843-5285 [email protected] Newsletter Editor, Designer, and Photographer Lars E. Sahl [email protected] At the Department of Chemistry, we feel strong- ly that diversity is crucial to our pursuit of aca- demic excellence, and we are deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. We support UNC’s policy, which “affirms the University’s commitment to providing an inclu- sive and welcoming environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.” CONTACT US Department of Chemistry University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus Box 3290 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290 [email protected] 919-843-7100 Our first four Clare Booth Luce Fellows on page 12 WINTER 2018 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 18 20 22 26 TABLE OF CONTENT From the Chair 200 Years of Chemistry - Our Bicentennial New Faculty Letter from the Dean of the College of A&S Teaching Innovation at Carolina Chemistry Letter from the Dean for Natural Sciences Faculty Awards Seokhyoung Kim - Graduate Student Excellence The Executive Team Clare Booth Luce Fellows Redinbo Outstanding Mentor Ribometrix Keeps Growing The Ramsey Research Laboratory Undergrauate Excellence Laboratory of the Future 908 Devices - A Chemistry Spin-Off SAY YES!! FRONT COVER The Chemistry team right before the annual campus Jingle Bell Jog. BACK COVER Fall scenery on campus 2 | CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | CHEM.UNC.EDU