ACS National Chemistry Week, 2025
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Zahid and Amiya performed exciting live chemistry experiments during National Chemistry Week, held in downtown Raleigh. This is the largest outreach event organized by the Chemistry Graduate Association at NC State.
ACS National Chemistry Week, 2024
Team members, Abhradeep and Amiya, along with colleagues from the NC State's Chemistry Department, joined in ACS National Chemistry Week with a colorful twist: 'chromatography butterflies'! Kids and students of all ages explored the science of dyes, watched hidden colors spread into rainbow wings, and took home their very own butterfly creations. Swipe to see Amiya proudly showing his butterfly!
Coding Games at NCSU Reach for the Stars Fair
Introducing Quantum Coding games: Quantum Beats: Absorption & Emission DJ - At the NC State Reach for the Stars Fair, team members demonstrated a quantum coding game where students adjusted wavelength/energy sliders to successfully unlock 'spectral tracks.' The game was designed to illustrate the basic concepts of light–matter interactions and spectroscopic signals such as absorption and emission.
High School Outreach: Salisbury Academy
Raja hosted high school students and teachers from Salisbury Academy. The highlight of the day was a presentation focused on the significance of STEM careers and the critical need for local talent in these sectors. The enthusiasm from the students was palpable, and it was rewarding to see their engagement.
High School Outreach: Panther Creek High School
Raja visited Panther Creek High School to engage with students and introduce them to Quantum Sciences. He delivered a presentation that combined storytelling, interactive animations, and popular movie references such as Ant-Man: Quantumania to explain the basics of the quantum world and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to illustrate the concept of quantum superposition. This visual and interactive approach brought abstract quantum ideas to life in intuitive and exciting ways, leaving a remarkable impact as students grew enthusiastic about quantum science.
Community College Outreach: Shaw University
Raja hosted a group of Biology majors from Shaw University for an engaging discussion on Quantum Biology. The session focused on how light-harvesting complexes function at the quantum level and introduced the fundamentals of exciton theory as a framework to explain energy transfer processes in artificial photosynthetic complexes. By bridging concepts from quantum science with biological systems, the discussion highlighted how interdisciplinary approaches can shed new light on the mechanisms of natural and artificial photosynthesis.
Postdoc Outreach Talks
Postdocs Sreeja and Zahid presented their research at the 2025 North Carolina Research Symposium held at the NC Biotechnology Center in Durham. Sreeja discussed the dynamics of polarons in 1D polymers, while Zahid spoke about design principles for introducing paramagnetic spin centers in metal-free organic frameworks.
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