Recently, the department has placed an increasing emphasis on developing projects related to environmental chemistry. The chemistry department occupies a 68,000 square foot, four story building. The adjacent physics department operates a scanning tunneling microscope and a X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The department has excellent computer facilities to aid both in research and in teaching. Support for graduate students in chemistry is available in the form of research and teaching assistantships.
Opportunities often exist for graduate students to participate in industrially supported research.
An internship in forensic chemistry also is available. The faculty members of the chemistry department are listed below with a brief description of their educational background and research interests. B.S. Boston College. B.S. University of West Florida. B.A. Carleton College.