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Department Welcomes New Faculty Member Dr. Shabnam Hematian

Posted on February 12, 2018

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UNCG is excited to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Shabnam Hematian! Dr. Hematian will begin her position this fall, and is coming to us from the California Institute of Technology where she has been doing postdoctoral research. She earned her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, and her M.S. at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. Dr. Hematian’s research interests include metal-mediated small molecule activation and using bioinorganic and materials chemistry to address fundamental challenges in biological and energy sciences including catalysis, sustainability, and renewable energy. Welcome Dr. Hematian!