Jan 19, 2026

Congrats to Adrienne on Passing her Prelim!

The Castellano Group extends its utmost congratulations to Adrienne Faulkner on successfully passing her preliminary defense. Adrienne presented her computational work on heteroleptic Cu(I) species, investigating how different ligand motifs…

Nov 17, 2025

Azka Wins 3MT Competition!

We are pleased to announce that Azka Arshad has been awarded second place in NC State’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, earning a $750 prize. The 3MT challenges graduate…

Jun 20, 2025

Dr. Alexandra Barth Named 2025 CAS Future Leader

Dr. Alexandra Barth, a postdoctoral research scholar in the Castellano research group, has been selected as one of just 35 participants worldwide for the prestigious 2025 CAS Future Leaders Program.…

May 8, 2025

Congratulations to Prof. Phil Castellano – Recipient of the 2025 Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award

We are proud to announce that Prof. Castellano has been honored with the 2025 Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award at NC State University. In addition, he has been inducted into…

Oct 1, 2024

Congrats to Azka on Passing her Prelim!

Congratulations to Azka Arshad on successfully passing her preliminary exam! Azka presented her work on homomolecular triplet-triplet annihilation in metalloporphyrin photosensitizers. This important milestone marks a major step forward in…

Jun 10, 2024

Michael Rosko Wins the Robert A. Osteryoung Award for Research.

Jun 10, 2024

Congrats to Irene Dzaye for Passing Her Prelim!

Sep 7, 2023

Publication Alert: Congratulations to Phil and Sarah on their Publication in Nature.

Sep 7, 2023

Congrats to Sarah Kromer for passing her Prelim Exam!

Apr 15, 2022

Congratulations to Emily for winning a poster award at ACS San Diego!