Natural Sciences & Mathematics
View a list of departments in natural sciences & mathematics.
Drop by Drop
Senior Abel Abraham shares his journey from being a first-year student during the pandemic to becoming an award-winning mathematics major.
Gustavo Gonzalez built community through Mi Pueblo
The senior Carolina Covenant and Woods scholar also studied abroad and did behavioral research.
That’s a Cap!
Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience.
Materials science Ph.D. student is dedicated to protecting the environment
Graduating applied physical sciences doctoral student Mengru Wang researches perovskite solar cells and has a passion for clean energy.
Mentors, matter
Ph.D. student Zack Hall has made an impact at Carolina through his research of subatomic particles and by supporting undergraduate physicists.
UNC researchers receive grant to test blood oxygen device for patients of color
A team of UNC researchers from the department of applied physical sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, the UNC School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health has received a $110,000 grant to conduct a two-year clinical trial on a pulse oximeter that would improve the accuracy of blood oxygen saturation measurement in patients of color.
CHASE Solar Hub pioneers liquid fuel conversion
At the center’s Chapel Hill headquarters, more than 100 researchers work to turn sunlight into methanol.