page_title: Princeton University Department of Chemistry
section_title: Frick Chemistry Laboratory
hierarchical_section_title: Princeton University Department of Chemistry / History / Frick Chemistry Laboratory
caption_attribution_description: Backlit, kilnformed glass, 9'h x 5'w, 2010. One of six walls located at the north and south ends of the central corridor of the office wing of the building. Third floor south. Artist: Paul Housberg Architect: Hopkins Architects, London in collaboration with Payette Associates, Boston
context_page_description: The Princeton University Department of Chemistry is an academic department at Princeton University. Founded in 1795, it is one of the oldest departments of chemistry in the country and is consistently funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. In 2010, the department moved to its new location, the Frick Chemistry Laboratory. The department oversees the undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral programs in chemistry, as well as a number of research centers and initiatives at the university.
context_section_description: In 1916, Pittsburgh steelmaker Henry Clay Frick expressed interests in working with Dean Andrew Fleming West of the Graduate School and President John Grier Hibben to create a chemical laboratory. Architectural blueprints were subsequently made with an estimated cost of $1 million. The Laboratory was officially built in 1929. Designed by architect Charles Z. Klauder, the original design consisted of laboratories, lecture rooms, and faculty offices. An extension to the building was completed in 1964, doubling the research space. Additional funding for expansion was supplemented by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
  A new building for the Department of Chemistry opened in 2010. The 265,000-square-foot laboratory has a skylit atrium, pedestrian bridges, naturally lit interior spaces, and an in-building café. A 250-seat auditorium was named was former Professor of Chemistry Edward C. Taylor. The area is also one of the most environmentally sustainable places on campus, featuring rainwater harvesting, photovoltaic solar panels, HVAC systems and controls, and cascading airflow from office areas to laboratories.
  The Frick Chemistry Laboratory oversees six main areas of research are:
  Catalysis / Synthesis
  Chemical Biology
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Materials
  Spectroscopy / Physical Chemistry
  Theoretical Chemistry
caption: Interior glass wall designed by Paul Housberg
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