A group of UNC Charlotte chemistry graduate students, armed with nothing but a video camera and a catchy tune, submitted a video called "NanoGirls" to the American Chemical Society (ACS) for their second annual “nano video” contest. Organized as an outgrowth of ACS’ scientific publishing in the area of nanoscale science, the contest seeks creative videos that convey the applications of nanoscience to a broad audience.

The “NanoGirls” video was submitted by chemistry masters student Natalie Herring.  The three students in the video are Kevin Major (a third-year student in the nanoscale science PhD program), Jonathan Ligda (a second-year student in the program) and Mikey Hurckes, a chemistry masters student. Chemistry faculty member Jordan Poler also provided some assistance to the students.

The video, posted on the American Chemical Society Web site, is bringing national attention to the university and the nanoscale science program. Winning videos will be announced and  displayed at the 238th ACS National Meeting and Exposition Aug. 16-20. Videos will be judged based on votes received on the video Web site.