Our Team

Norman Chiu, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry
Adjunct Professor of Nanoscience

Phone:  336.334.3126
Fax:  336.334.5402
prof.chiu@gmail.com

Prof. Chiu has a diverse educational background and training which included pre-clinical studies as well as industrial research experience.

With a smaller group size, every member in the Chiu group has direct and frequent one-to-one contact with Prof. Chiu. Furthermore, almost everyone in the Chiu group has his/her own independent research project. Hence, depending on the experimental data, students could become the first author in our peer-reviewed publications.

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Liverpool, U.K.
M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Bristol, U.K.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston University, US
Postdoctoral Fellow and Scientist, Sequenom Inc., US

Undergraduate Students

  • 2002: Zeu Hong Tzeng, Northeastern University (Pharmacist at Boston Medical Center)
  • 2006: Ashley Barnes (Program Officer at NIH)
  • 2006: Brett Obringer (IT Analyst at Coastal Credit Union)
  • 2006: Brigitte Kamba
  • 2006: Jae-Han Min
  • 2006: Jack Walleshauser (Senior Scientist at Plexxikon Inc)
  • 2007: Phillip Behrns
  • 2007: Wanyu Yang (Pharmacist at Walgreen)
  • 2007: Trace Kessler (LabCorp)
  • 2008: Celine Mvula (Dental Student)
  • 2009: Madeleine Mvula (Physician Assistant at Novant Health)
  • 2009: Jamila Salifou Labo
  • 2009: Edwin Hojulla
  • 2010: Brandi Bridgewater (MSL1 at Laboratory Sciences of Arizona)
  • 2010: Maleah Moore
  • 2010: Ray Malcolm
  • 2011: Tia Tate, NC A&T (PhD Computational Biologist at EPA)
  • 2011: Muhammad Faisal
  • 2012: Stephen Barnes (PharmD)
  • 2012: Samee Rana (Lead Chemistry at USDA)
  • 2012: Richard Welser
  • 2012: Kandas Womack, NC A&T
  • 2012: Jonathan Allen
  • 2012: Paolo Valerio (PharmD)
  • 2012: Jenny Soo Yeon Kim (PharmD)
  • 2012: Carina Mone
  • 2013: Kimberly Stewart (Senior R&D Scientist at MilliporeSigma)
  • 2013: Obeth Bahenagutierrez (Medical student at ECU)
  • 2013: Elizabeth Rose
  • 2013:Courtney Kenan (Business Operation Analyst at Genetech)
  • 2014: Raina Byrd (Medical Lab Scientist at Novant Health)
  • 2014: Mekiyah Bailey (Application Engineer at LORD corporation)
  • 2014: Khoa Do (Pharmacy Student)
  • 2016: Katsuya Colon (PhD Student at Cal Tech)
  • 2016: Patricia Boyd (PhD Student at U of Maryland)
    2016: Nixon Nguyen
  • 2016: Jennifer Simpson (PhD Student at UNCG)
  • 2017: Joe Wang (PhD Student at UNCG)
  • 2017: Jacky Dong (PhD Student at NC State)
  • 2017: Krystal McNeal (Credentialing specialist)
  • 2017: Nimit Shah (PhD student at UCWV)
  • 2018: Caleb Costner
  • 2018: Jian Han
  • 2018: Qyanna Porter
  • 2018: Maryum Ahmed
  • 2019: Cailin Griggs (Quality Control Lab at Axalta)
  • 2019: Madison Kodra
  • 2020: Nathaniel Petros (Applying to dental school)
  • 2021: Brandon Priebe (Research Assistant)
  • 2021: Runzi Li (Research Assistant)
  • 2022: Vienna Tang
  • 2022: Mikah Bass
  • Current: Elizabeth Martin
  • Current: Sydney Thompson (MARC U-STAR student)
  • Current: Grace Heilmann

Master Students

  • 2007: George Schilling
  • 2007: Brent Wilson (PhD Scientist at NIST)
  • 2008: Kitty Huang (Metlife)
  • 2010: Chue Yang (Senior Development Scientist at BestCo)
  • 2011: Nate Proctor (Teacher at local high school)
  • 2013: Kimberly Stewart (Senior R&D Scientist at MilliporeSigma)
  • 2013: Reynaldo Diaz (UNCG)
  • 2014: Brian Coley (Lab Supervisor, LabCorp)
  • 2014: Petra Wright (Account Manager, Select Laboratory Partners)
  • 2015: Agbo-oma Uwakweh (Associate Scientist, Catalent Pharma Solutions)
  • 2016: Patricia Boyd (PhD Student at U of Maryland)
  • 2016: Rimaben Goswami (MBA Student at UNCG)
  • 2016: Faith Howell (High School Teacher)
  • 2016: Safeera Khan, UNCG Biology (Dental Student at Midwestern University)
  • 2016: Jessica Chavez, UNCG Biology (Research Technician at Wake Forest University)
  • 2018: Joe Wang (PhD Student at UNCG)
  • Current: Frank Shnaider

PhD Students

  • 2005 Jou-Ku Chung (Head of Clinical Pharmaocology, Surface Oncology)
  • 2005 Matt Litman (Environmental Engineer, NYC)
  • 2009 Heather Brodkin (Director, Werewolf Therapeutics)
  • 2013: Dickson Wambua (Associate Service Fellow at CDC)
  • 2014: Hu Qin, Hong Kong Baptist University (Assistant Professor at Yangzhou University)
  • 2016: Amanda Watson (UT Health San Antonio)
  • 2018: Joseph Mwangi (UNC School of Pharmacy)
  • 2022: Jennifer Simpson (Research Assistant)
  • Current: Joe Wang
  • Current: Moukbel Nasr