The department encourages professional growth through meetings, seminars, and direct contact with leading scientists from industry and other universities. The Department of Chemistry is housed in the Knight Chemical Laboratory building. The facility provides a safe working environment for both research and teaching. The chemistry building adjoins the nursing and health-services building, Mary Gladwin Hall. It is connected via covered walkways to the Auburn Science and Engineering Center, Whitby Hall, and to the new Polymer Science building.
All facilities have full-time, trained staffs.
The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Last modified on February 2001.