
Teaching & Research Labs
The department features seven modern laboratories for classroom research and four dedicated labs for use in independent research with faculty. The facilities are designed to expedite workflow and promote collaboration.
“The synthesis of molecules puts chemistry very close to the arts. We create the objects that we or others then study or appreciate.”
– Roald Hoffmann
Chemistry allows us to understand the way atoms and molecules behave and how those behaviors lead to everything we know and love. It is the study of matter and all of the changes that matter can undergo. Chemistry majors strive to understand diverse phenomena from a molecular point of view.
OWE offers two distinct majors in chemistry to meet the educational and career goals of students.
Conduct independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in areas as diverse as computer modeling, synthesis and analysis of inorganic complexes, design and testing of probes for environmental analysis, synthesis of complex organic molecules, and chemical modification of proteins.
Participate in the Summer Science Research Program, a 10-week intensive program, and present your results at the Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium in the fall.
Alexander Landgraf ’16 spent 10 weeks working in the laboratory of Professor Kim Lance as part of OWU’s Summer Science Research Program. Alexander collaborated with his professor on research intended to improve water-purification processes.
You can take Travel-Learning Courses that combine classroom exploration with on-the-ground practical experiences. Chemistry professors have brought students to Germany and Italy.
You also can receive OWU Connection Grants to conduct research in labs, universities, and other organizations around the world.
OWU students visited Italy as part of a Chemistry and Art Travel-Learning Course. During the trip, students learned how chemistry plays a vital role in the creation, preservation, restoration, destruction, forgery detection, and analysis of the many works of art throughout Italy.
Build your experience and connections to the professional world with internships at research centers, universities, and other organizations.
Recent OWU students have completed internships at the Mayo Clinic, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and the Field Museum in Chicago.
The department features seven modern laboratories for classroom research and four dedicated labs for use in independent research with faculty. The facilities are designed to expedite workflow and promote collaboration.
A mass spectrometer measures the mass/charge ratio of samples that have been ionized. OWU's Shimazu QP5000 Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) features electron-impact ionization and a quadrupole mass spectrometer. It is fitted with a robotic sampler for automated and unattended operation.
Chemistry majors put their expertise to work in a number of paid positions at OWU, including lab assistants, tutors, graders, and stockroom assistants.
Thursday is Science Lecture Series day at OWU. Researchers from across the country in biology, chemistry, computer science and mathematics, geology, physics, and neuroscience discuss their work in lectures aimed at the general science audience of faculty and students.
A double-major in Chemistry and Genetics, Breane received a prestigious 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is now pursuing her doctorate in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Michigan.
Recent graduates have moved from OWU to science careers at Battelle, Boehringer Ingelheim, the Clean Air Council, Columbia Chemical Corp., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Monsanto, and other leading corporations and organizations.
Recent OWU graduates are enrolled in medical school at Boston University, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, and many other top programs.
John Milligan '82 majored in Chemistry at OWU and earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Illinois. He is now President and Chief Operating Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc., a research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines.
Recent OWU Chemistry graduates have pursued doctoral and master's degrees at the University of Chicago, the Colorado School of Mines, Concordia University and other programs.
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