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Chemistry at CWU
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The
Chemistry Department is a dynamic, energetic
and growing organization that focuses on
giving students the best possible education
in the chemical sciences. We are housed
in the Science
Building, a state-of-the-art facility
with labs offering the latest instrumentation
and technology. We offer both undergraduate
and graduate degrees and are proud of our
low student to faculty teaching ratios.
The department has fourteen fulltime faculty
and a support staff of seven. Our faculty
members have diverse research interests
- ranging from the study of trace metals
over remote areas of the open ocean to
bio activation and cytotoxic mechanisms
of xenobiotics including antineoplastic
agents, environmental contaminants, natural
products and photosensitizers to theoretical
investigation of the chemical vapor deposition
processes of various inorganic materials
such as diamond, graphite, silicon crystals,
and silicon carbide . Student research
opportunities abound for undergraduates
as well as graduate students. Welcome to
our website!
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Department News |
The manuscript "Tuning the Optical and Electrochemical Properties of M(CO)4(phenanthroline)
Compounds Via Substituents on the Phenanthroline Ligand: An Upper Division Inorganic Laboratory", by Tony Brown and Anthony Diaz,
has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Chemical Education.
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Chemistry faculty, staff, and students helped organize the 19th annual Expanding Your Horizons conference
on March 6, 2010 for 5th-9th grade girls to come to CWU to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers
from women working in the field. Over 600 girls attended. Martha Kurtz and Tim Sorey helped to organize the event.
Anne Johansen and Mari Sorey presented one of the most popular workshops, "CSI: Ellensburg" (click for slideshow.)
Chemistry students volunteered to help with set-up, assist presenters and lead girls from session to session. |
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The Chemistry Department's Environmental Testing Laboratory has
successfully renewed its accreditation for 10 chemical components in
surface and atmospheric water analyses, including pH, conductivity,
major anions and cations. This laboratory is funded through external
sources, staffed by undergraduate student workers and headed by Anne
Johansen.
The Chemistry Department has had three students accepted into the
Science Honors Program beginning spring 2010. Jennifer Groves will
conduct research with Todd Kroll, Aaron John will be working in Gil
Belofsky’s lab, and Amanda Valera will continue her work with Carin
Thomas.
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