University Catalog 2026-2027

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is a place where the best and brightest undergraduate students come together to learn, building the foundation for bright futures.  Our two degree programs offer flexibility in choosing the appropriate academic path to fulfill your interests and career goals. Our Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program is certified by the American Chemical Society and trains you for entry in the chemical workforce or graduate school in the chemical sciences. Our Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program is built around the core sub-disciplines of chemistry with the addition of elective coursework in a chosen field. This program is designed to train you for a career outside of traditional laboratory work. And excellent students looking for a challenging curriculum can enroll in our Chemistry Honors Program.

Our undergraduate researchers work alongside our expert faculty and top-notch graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, making big discoveries that affect us all. They leave our department with real-world skills and understanding that prepare them to shape the future of chemistry. Being at a large university means a wealth of opportunities — you can choose to participate in research opportunities offered through our department or to partner with researchers in other colleges and departments around campus on interdisciplinary projects.

The Department of Chemistry combines excellent teaching with unique opportunities for research and community engagement to prepare undergraduates for future success

To learn more about this department, visit our website.

Contact

Department of Chemistry
Dabney Hall, Room 208
2620 Yarbrough Dr.
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
919.515.2355

Reza Ghiladi
Department Head
919.515.2355
raghilad@ncsu.edu

Faculty

Department Head

  • Reza Ghiladi

Associate Department Heads

  • Elena Jakubikova
  • Dave Muddiman
  • Laura Sremaniak

Co-Directors of Undergraduate Program

  • Kirsten Kramer
  • Marion Martin

Director of Graduate Programs

  • Tatyana Smirnova

Glaxo Distinguished University Professor

  • Jonathan Lindsey

LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar

  • Wei-Chen Chang
  • Gavin Williams
  • Yi Xiao

Jacob and Betty Belin Distinguished Professor

  • David Muddiman

Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor

  • Felix Castellano
  • Thomas Theis

Goodnight Early Career Innovator

  • Jun Ohata
  • Caroline Proulx

Governor Robert W. Scott Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

  • A.I. Smirnov

Alumni Association 2017 Distinguished Graduate Professor

  • D.A. Shultz

Howard J. Schaeffer Distinguished Professor

  • Joshua Pierce

University Faculty Scholar

  • Reza Ghiladi
  • Joshua Pierce
  • Yi Xiao

AAAS Fellow

  • F. Castellano
  • D. Muddiman
  • B. Space

Professors

  • F. Castellano
  • W.C. Chang
  • S.F. Franzen
  • P. Glazer
  • R.A. Ghiladi
  • C. B. Gorman
  • E. Ison
  • E. Jakubikova
  • J.S Lindsey
  • J.D. Martin
  • D.C. Muddiman
  • A.A. Nevzorov
  • J.G. Pierce
  • D.A. Shultz
  • A.I. Smirnov
  • T.I. Smirnova
  • B. Space
  • G.J. Williams
  • Y. Xiao

Professor, Associate Faculty of Chemistry

  • N. Vinueza Benitez
  • S. Kais
  • L. Lucia
  • T. Makris
  • Jim Pfaendtner
  • Yaroslava Yingling

Associate Professors

  • R. Chiechi
  • V. Lindsay
  • C. Proulx
  • T. Theis

Associate Professor, Associate Faculty of Chemistry

  • Y. Brudno

Assistant Professors

  • R. Ghosh
  • M. Jovanovic
  • X. Li
  • J. Ohata

Teaching Professors

  • J. Feducia
  • A. Ison
  • L.M. Petrovich
  • G.A. Rabah
  • K.A. Sandberg
  • L.E. Sremaniak

Teaching Associate Professors

  • K. Kramer
  • C.P. Lilly
  • M. Martin

Teaching Assistant Professors

  • M. Appenteng
  • A.G. Fikes
  • D. Fowler
  • N. Lalloo
  • T.P. Varner

Professors Emeriti

  • E. Bowden
  • H.H. Carmichael
  • D.L Comins
  • M. Khaledi
  • C. Moreland
  • M. Oliver-Hoyo
  • M. Whangbo
  • J.L Whitten

Associate Professor Emeriti

  • C.B. Boss
  • W.L. Switzer
  • D.W. Wertz

Teaching Professor Emeritus

  • P. Brown

Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus

  • G. Neyhart
  • R. Warren

Lecturer Emeritus

  • J. Folmer
  • S. Levine

Research Professor

  • D. Heidary

Research Associate Professor

  • M. Taniguchi

Research Assistant Professors

  • M. Voynov

Adjunct Research Associate Professor

  • T.I. Williams

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor

  • V.S. De Serrano
  • X. Sun

Adjunct Teaching Professor

  • M. Gallardo-Williams

Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • S. Ekins

Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor

  • D. Bolger