Chemistry

Jess Horton, of Charlotte, will graduate on Friday with a bachelor's degree in physics with a concentration in interdisciplinary science and minors in both chemistry and mathematics.

CAS Senior Spotlight: Jess Horton
Dec 9, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Jess Horton’s path at App State has been one defined by resilience, discovery, and an evolving passion for science. Horton, of Charl...

Dr. Jefferson Bates is an associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Jefferson Bates co-authors chapter in Engaging Students in Physical Chemistry
Dec 2, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is a c...

CAS Corps member Seleen Al Horani is a senior chemistry major from Amman, Jordan. Photo submitted

Chemistry major Seleen Al Horani joins CAS Corps
Sep 23, 2025

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of CAS and to create, promote and execute oppo...

Dr. Jefferson Bates is an associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Jefferson Bates publishes updated computational method in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Mar 17, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Jefferson Bates, associate professor in the Appalachian State University Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is a c...

CAS Corps member Carli Samuelson is a senior chemistry major from Banner Elk. Photo submitted

CAS Corps Feature: Carli Samuelson
Dec 16, 2024

CAS Corps member Carli Samuelson is a senior chemistry major from Banner Elk....

Dr. Brooke Christian, associate professor and research mentor in App State’s Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Excellence in Teaching: A Q&A with App State’s Dr. Brooke Christian
Nov 11, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Earlier this year, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Brooke Christian ’05 was honored with a University of North Carolina Board o...

Masa Al Horani, Dr. Petia Bobadova and Seleen Al Horani at the American Chemical Society's Spring 2024 Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Photo submitted

Chemistry students, professor publish study in Inorganic Chemistry
Nov 6, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Petia Bobadova, a professor of chemistry in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences,...

Leah Boone is a senior chemistry major from Pfafftown and member of the CAS Corps. Photo from honors.appstate.edu/leah-boone

SAFE Student Spotlight: Leah Boone
Oct 24, 2024

Leah Boone, a senior chemistry major from Pfafftown and member of the CAS Corps, received a Fall 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to p...

Dr. Brooke Christian '05, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Award. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Dr. Brooke Christian '05 receives NSF RUI award to study biomolecule stabilization
Sep 12, 2024

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Brooke Christian '05, associate professor in Appalachian State University's Department of Chemistry and Fermentatio...

Freedom Johnson '22

SAFE Student Spotlight: Freedom Johnson '22
Apr 16, 2024

Johnson received a Spring 2023 Student and Faculty Excellence (SAFE) grant to purchase the Cy3 and Cy5 chromophores needed to synthesize hairpin polya...