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October 2018
July 2018
Summer Undergraduate and High School Researchers
May 2018
Spring 2018 Dempsey Group News Update
December 2017
Jillian wins I-APS Young Investigator Award
Katherine and Carolyn win Local NC ACS Section Awards
Graduate Student Tayliz joins lab
October 2017
Jillian to direct Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowship Program
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Chris’s paper accepted to J. Phys. Chem. B
Jillian highlights electron hopping work in Biochemistry with Prof. Matt Hartings
Katherine and Jillian’s First Reaction in ACS Cent. Sci.
Undergraduate Cole joins the group
September 2017
Yejee’s paper accepted to Canadian Journal of Chemistry
Jillian named to C&E News’ “Talented 12”
Undergraduates Kunal and Emma join the group
June 2017
2017 Summer Undergraduate Research in the Dempsey Group
May 2017
2017 Chemistry Department Graduation
Dempsey Group Members Receive Major Awards
April 2017
Brian’s paper accepted to the Journal of Chemical Education
Chris, Dan and Tao’s paper accepted to ACS Energy Letters
Katherine, Noémie and Banu’s paper accepted to Nature Reviews Chemistry
March 2017
Will, Hannah and Caroline present their senior thesis work
NSF fellowships awarded to Dempsey group members and alums
Katherine passes 2nd year exam
Grad students Emily Anne Sharpe and Michael Mortelliti join the lab
Yejee defends thesis for M.A. degree
February 2017
Jillian honored with J. Carlyle Sitterson Award for Teaching First-Year Students
Katherine, Brian and Eric’s paper accepted to Inorg. Chem.
December 2016
Brian’s paper accepted to Inorg. Chem.
Noémie and Dan’s paper accepted to J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Jillian featured on College of Arts & Sciences Website
November 2016
Hannah receives Jason D. Altom Memorial Award for Undergraduate Research
Grad student Carolyn Hartley joins the group!
October 2016
Daniel and Brian’s work featured on cover of Polyhedron
Jillian speaks in the ACS “DIC Young Investigators: Where are they now?” Symposium
Undergraduate Kevin Ruoff joins the group!
Postdocs Dylan Gary and Banu Kandemir join the group!
July 2016
Thomas and Will’s paper accepted to J. Phys. Chem. B
June 2016
Robin and Chris’s paper published in Chemistry of Materials
Summer Undergraduate Research in the Dempsey Group
May 2016
Elizabeth Graduates with B.A. Chemistry, B.S. Computer Science, with Highest Distinction
April 2016
Noémie, Brian and Eric’s paper accepted to ACS Catalysis
Jillian discusses Creativity in Research for Carolina Arts and Sciences
Eric’s paper accepted to Inorganic Chemistry
Eric, Daniel and Brian’s paper accepted to ACS Catalysis
Fellowships awarded to Dempsey Group members!
March 2016
Daniel, Brian and Eric’s paper accepted to Dalton Transactions.
Jillian awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Katherine and Melody join the group!
January 2016
The Dempsey Group Receives Grant from Air Force
December 2015
Daniel and Brian’s paper accepted to Polyhedron!
Robin’s paper accepted to J. Phys. Chem. C!
November 2015
Hannah, Will and Keegan win Undergraduate Research Awards
The Dempsey Group receives grant from the DOE
Jillian awarded Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
October 2015
Eric and Robin win Poster Awards
September 2015
Eric’s paper accepted to JACS!
July 2015
Hannah wins research presentation awards
Grad student Susan Smith and Postdoc Noémie Elgrishi join the group
Dempsey Group Welcomes Cyrus Lett
June 2015
Undergraduates Hannah, Alexis and Quinton join the lab
Daniel graduates with a B.S. in Chemistry, Highest Honors
April 2015
The Dempsey Group receives grants from NSF and AFOSR
Dempsey group welcomes Harry Gray to UNC!
Dempsey Group shares research at NC Science Festival and with the Carolina ADMIRES program
Brian receives Graduate Student Mentor Award from OUR
Robin receives Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School
Daniel presents his senior thesis work
March 2015
Robin and Thomas present their research to the department
Brian and Eric pass their 3rd year proposal exam
Brian’s paper accepted to Chemical Science!
January 2015
Jillian highlights recent work from the Hammarström Group
Dempsey Lab kicks of the International Year of Light
November 2014
Daniel and Brian’s paper accepted to Chemical Communications!
Daniel and Elizabeth honored at Undergraduate Banquet
Dempsey Group attend the Local NC-ACS Meeting
October 2014
Dempsey group takes on the Miller group in kickball
Grad Student Dan Kurtz joins the lab!
Brian, Eric and Daniel share their research at SERMACS
Dempsey Group Attends NC Photochem Symposium
September 2014
Undergraduates Elizabeth, Keegan and Alfre join the lab
Daniel featured in Herald Sun article
August 2014
Summer Fun in the Dempsey Group
Eric, Brian and Thomas’s paper accepted to Inorganic Chemistry as Viewpoint
Thomas’s paper selected for JACS Spotlights and JACS Cover
Eric and Chris recognized with Chemistry Department awards
July 2014
Brian, Daniel, Eric and Alex’s paper accepted to Inorganic Chemistry
Thomas’s paper accepted to the Journal of the American Chemical Society
Dempsey lab hosts tent at UNC Science Expo
June 2014
Undergraduates Allison Carr and Will Howland join the group
May 2014
Braden graduates with B.S. in Chemistry!
Robin’s paper accepted to Chemical Science
Daniel wins two research awards
Brian invited to speak at the Inorganic Chemistry GRS
Kelley wins an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
February 2014
Brian passes 2nd Year Oral Exam!
Jillian Dempsey and Brandi Cossairt launch Chem WMN
December 2013
Eric passes 2nd Year Oral Exam!
November 2013
October 2013
Dempsey Group receives ACS PRF DNI Grant
Dempsey Group attends NC Photochem Symposium
Welcome Ana, Chris, Kelley and Yejee
September 2013
Transient Absorption in the Dempsey Group
August 2013
Kenan 4C- Enjoying our new labs
May 2013
Undergraduates Alex and Daniel join the lab
Thomas passes his 2nd year orals exam!
March 2013
Robin passes her 2nd year orals exam!
Lab renovations set for a March 25 Move-In
February 2013
World Premiere: We are Tar Heel Chemists
January 2013
Jillian joins the Science Advisory Board of CCI-Solar
October 2012
Jake and Braden join the Dempsey Group as Undergraduate Researchers
September 2012
Optical, Electrochemical, and Spectroelectrochemical Measurements in the Dempsey Group
The Dempsey Group celebrates the end of a successful summer
August 2012
July 2012
Dempsey group moves to temporary space on the 6th floor of the Kenan A tower
January 2012