Science Wing Mulligan Physical Sciences Center Connecting the Charles E. and Mary Parente Life Sciences Center and the main Administration Building, the brand new Mulligan Physical Sciences Center was completed in August 1998. The facilty contains research and teaching labs, classrooms, faculty offices, an instrument suite, and a computer room. Research labs, separate from the teaching labs, have expanded the opportunities for both students and faculty to perform research projects of greater complexity and longer duration. The renovation has formalized student research as a requirement.
Students use CD-ROM databases and the Internet.
Chemistry faculty use specialized modeling software to simulate chemical reactions in virtual reality. Multimedia technology is used to strengthen the curriculum and augment traditional skill development. Chemistry labs use traditional benchtops and glassware as well as laptop computers interfaced with analytical instruments.