Winthrop Chemistry professor Cliff Calloway and his students used HPLC analysis to verify that "Pepper X" is now the hottest chili pepper in the world. The new variety, developed by Ed Currie of Puckerbutt Peppers, scored over 2.6 million Scoville heat units making it roughly 3 times hotter than the Carolina Reaper pepper, the previous record holder. The pepper was recently featured in an episode of the popular "Hot Ones" YouTube show.
The annual SURE Poster Session will be held on Friday, September 30 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Richardson Ballroom. Come see what our research students accomplished this summer!
Graduating chemistry major Christine Dunn was presented the 2022 Inez Bell Caskey Student Scholar Award in Science and Mathematics. The award was given in recognition of the outstanding undergraduate research in biochemistry she conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Jason Hurlbert.
The department's annual Senior Sendoff will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sims 301 studyroom.
The annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) will be held on Friday, April 15.
Check out our annual newsletter to see what's been going on in the department!
2020 Newsletter - Department of Chemistry, Physics, Geology and the Environment
2019 Newsletter - Department of Chemistry, Physics, Geology and the Environment
2018 Newsletter - Department of Chemistry, Physics, Geology and the Environment
