Describe how the unit supports the service activities of its faculty and students. Several faculty members serve on local boards and companies as voting members and consultants. The department participates in several outreach programs including the High School Partners in Science sponsored by the Murdoch Foundation and Project SEED sponsored by the American Chemical Society and the Department. These programs bring high school students and teachers into the department and provide a strong community service to our program. Evaluate the adequacy of the library holdings in your discipline and evaluate the adequacy of your current collection management policy.
Interlibrary loan fills in some of the gaps.
Evaluate the adequacy of the facilities, equipment, and support staff of your unit for carrying out your mission. Faculty has become more aggressive in seeking external support for instruments. Poor research space and not enough of it. Electrical and mechanical systems inadequate. Space is divided among two buildings.