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Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at the University of New Hampshire.  We are dedicated to chemistry research and education at all levels.  We have a long, proud tradition of providing a challenging and nurturing environment for our students.

 


 

Our students are turning sunlight into clean fuel! CJ Wilson is a Ph.D. student studying here in the Chemistry Department. His research includes combating climate change with hybrid photocatalytic systems and electrocatalytic systems that turn elements such as sunlight or CO2 into clean fuel.


    

Tim Murphy speaks about his favorite parts of being a chemistry student at UNH!


 

Chemistry Spotlight on...

  • Congratulations to UNH Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nate Oldenhuis on his National Science Foundation CAREER Award! His research project is entitled "Sustainable DNA Hydrogel Production via Bioreactor-Derived Plasmid DNA". Read on for a description of the project. 
    Congratulations to UNH Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nate Oldenhuis on his National Science Foundation CAREER Award! His research project is entitled "Sustainable DNA Hydrogel Production via Bioreactor-Derived Plasmid DNA". Read on for a description of the project. 
  • Chemistry graduate student Ian Ferraro (Anyin Li Group) working with collaborators Nancy Fernandes and Roger Connolly from Lonza Biologics on the analysis of therapeutic proteins using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
    Chemistry graduate student Ian Ferraro (Anyin Li Group) working with collaborators Nancy Fernandes and Roger Connolly from Lonza Biologics on the analysis of therapeutic proteins using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
  • Chemistry Professor Chris Bauer is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Professor Award! His dedication to serving chemistry and education extends well beyond UNH, and has been especially impactful here in New Hampshire. After more than four decades of service at the University of New Hampshire...
    Chemistry Professor Chris Bauer is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Professor Award! His dedication to serving chemistry and education extends well beyond UNH, and has been especially impactful here in New Hampshire. After more than four decades of service at the University of New Hampshire...
  • In January the Chemistry Department hosted some wonderful middle schoolers from Nottingham School! They visited us to learn about chemistry and what we do in the department. We are so happy to be able to reach out to young students in our community. Who knows, maybe they'll be studying with us in a...
    In January the Chemistry Department hosted some wonderful middle schoolers from Nottingham School! They visited us to learn about chemistry and what we do in the department. We are so happy to be able to reach out to young students in our community. Who knows, maybe they'll be studying with us in a...
  • We are so proud of Dr. Yuan Chen for successfully defending his dissertation! His dissertation is entitled: Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors Based on Non-covalent Crosslinked Molecular Imprinted Polymers. 
    We are so proud of Dr. Yuan Chen for successfully defending his dissertation! His dissertation is entitled: Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensors Based on Non-covalent Crosslinked Molecular Imprinted Polymers. 

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