Joanna M. Atkin (She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry

Caudill Laboratories 117

(919) 962-0528

jatkin@email.unc.edu

UNC-CH Chemistry Page


B.S.(Hons) Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2002)Ph.D. Columbia University (2009)                                Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder (2010-2014)

Current Members

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Group Alumni

Former Graduate Students

Jonathan (Jack) Eicher

Ph.D. Chemistry (2022)

Founder of a consultation firm (Molmind LLC) for AI and Biotech

Chiung-Wei Huang

Ph.D. Chemistry (2021)


Analytical Chemist at Eastman in Kingsport, Tennessee

Clayton Casper

Ph.D. Chemistry (2021)


Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina Central University

Earl Ritchie

Ph.D. Chemistry (2021)


Process Engineer at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon

Xiao (Sherry) You

Ph.D. Applied Physical Sciences (2019)


Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin

Alyssa Vollaro

M.S. Chemistry (2016)


Senior Research Associate in Analytics at Impossible Foods in Redwood City, California

Former Undergraduate Students

Angelica Joshi

B.A. Chemistry (2023)


Clinical Research Coordinator Northwell Health

Arjun Putcha

B.S. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (2022)

Graduate Student at UNC - Chapel Hill

Allison Dortilus

B.A. Chemistry (2021) 

Alexander (Alex) Lin

B.S. Chemistry (2021)


Graduate Student at the University of Texas, Austin

Noah Cabanas

B.S. Chemistry (2021)


Intern at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, Long Island

Pranesh Gayam

B.S.P.H. Environmental Health Sciences (2021)

B.S. Biology (2021)

Isabelle Raad


Chemistry and Math major with expected graduation date in 2024

Hyunah (Daniela) Sung

B.S. Chemistry (2019)


Graduate student at the University of Texas, Dallas

Michael Bond

B.S. Chemistry (2018)


Semiconductor Process Engineer at SWIR Vision Systems in Durham, North Carolina

Tucker Mastin

B.S. Chemistry (2017)


Lead Quality Control Associate at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in Morrisville, North Carolina

Former Visiting Students

Beiye (Coco) Li

B.S. Chemistry, National University of Singapore (2020)


Graduate Student at the University of Chicago