This cluster of buildings is located near a wide range of science and engineering departments and the Medical School. While formally connected with the School of Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering shares stockroom, classroom, research library, and technical service facilities with the Chemistry Department. The Swain Research Library, located within the Chemistry cluster, houses a large collection of books and extensive periodicals. Members of the Chemistry Department enjoy 24-hour access, and computerized literature searching is available, covering databases such as Chemical Abstracts, Science Citation Index, and Engineering Index. Students and faculty also make extensive use of excellent libraries in the Biology, Physics, and Math Departments and in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering.
Departmental staff provide training for student operators.
The Stanford Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, a specialized University facility located in the Organic Chemistry building, can be made available for use by members of the Chemistry Department. Its instruments include 500 and 800 MHz spectrometers, principally for analysis of biological macromolecules. The staff of the Magnetic Resonance Laboratory is very experienced in the development and application of new NMR methods. A graduate level course is offered periodically to provide hands-on experience in NMR spectroscopy. Extensive computing facilities are available as well.