News and Events

Please follow departmental update through our regular chemistry pride bulletin.  Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 and also our weekly Seminar Series.

Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffman featured as the Keynote Speaker for the 4th Bi-Annual Chemical Sciences Symposium. In celebrating the “International Year of Chemistry”, the Department of Chemistry hosted the 4th Bi-Annual Chemical Sciences Symposium on October 21, 2011.  This is 2nd time the department invited a nobel laureate in its biannual symposia.

Dr. Assefa's Research  has been featured in the ACS-web site under the theme Inovate & Inspire.

Professor Kuila presented Seminar at the Joint School of Nanoscience and nanoengineering. The title of Dr. Kuila’s presentation was "Nanocatalyst Development for Fuels & Cell Biology on Modified Surfaces"  on  November 4, 2011.

Eight Chemistry Majors attend 2011 Annual Biomedical Research Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Chemistry majors shared research experiences from their summer internships at the ABRCMs Conference, November 9-12, 2011.  Jessica Webb (junior) received top honors for her research presentation.

Quantitative Analysis II Class leads a Semester-Long Service Learning Project with the 5th Grade Classes at Rankin Class.  Both groups of students are learning about pesticide detection and its importance to maintaining healthy ecosystem.  Read the blog at  http://rankin-ncat.blogspot.com/.

National  Women in Chemistry Honor Society comes to Greensboro. November 12th marked the installation of the Greensboro metropolitan chapter of Iota Sigma Pi.  The charter was signed for the 46th chapter (Fe). This metropolitan organization was charted by several of NCAT’s women; Darkus Jenkins, Dr. Margaret Kanipes, Dr. Ginger Powe, Shaka Gore, Kendra Whitehead, Davia Mckoy, Rashanda Haywood, and Charnell Chasten.

Points of Pride
  • Engineering Lab
    The College of Engineering ranks No. 1 for the number of degrees awarded to African Americans
  • Research
    U.S. News and World Report ranks the COE in the top third of the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
  • ERC Research
    N.C. A&T is the home of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC)
  • Ag Research
    SAES brought in more than $20 million in research grant funding
  • Webb Hall
    The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) is the largest among the nation’s HBCUs
  • F.D. Bluford Library
    F.D. Bluford Library is one of the region's premier research libraries
  • Engineering Professor and Student
    The Master of Science in Information (MSIT) Online Program is ranked No. 7 by U.S. News & World Report
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  • Academic Excellence
    A&T had ninety-eight student athletes earn a cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher for the 2011-2012 academic year
  • Janay Ferrell
    Freshmen Janay Ferrell placed seventh at the Robert Shumke HBCU Classic
  • Jarrell Elliott
    Track and Field sprinter Jarrell Elliott qualified for the Olympic trials
  • Aggie Baseball sliding to home
    Aggie baseball player Xavier Macklin was drafted in the 12th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Aggie Track & Field
    Aggies will host the 2013 Junior National Olympics
  • Shakia Forbes
    N.C. A&T long jumper Shakia Forbes became the first Aggie female to earn All-American honors in a field event
  • Aggie's Baseball homerun
    North Carolina A&T has had 16 players drafted to the major leagues
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  • Graduation Crowd
    The College of Arts and Sciences awards one-third of the university’s degrees each year
  • University Choir
    University Choir has performed for President Obama at the White House
  • Music Director and Choir rehearsing songs
    The Music Program has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1991
  • Jazz Ensemble
    A&T Jazz Ensemble to release its first professional CD - Jazz Preeminence
  • Theatre
    Theatre program to perform at the regionally acclaimed "Center Stage Theatre" in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Black Nativity performances
    A&T Lyceum Series brings provocative, culturally diverse programming to the campus and community
  • Travis Alexander
    Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir
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