| To see our recent senior students in action, please visit the Student Research page! General Chemistry (103) Laboratory. Typically about 20 to 25 students are at work in an afternoon lab. Each laboratory section is staffed by a faculty member and a student assistant. |
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As we can see, concentration, with close attention to detail is important. During some experiments, noxious fumes are produced. When this is the case, the procedure is done in the exhaust hood so the air in the laboratory can remain in a satisfactory state. |
| Laboratory director Mrs. Dudley
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During the nice Fall weather, an overview from the roof of Bewkes Hall, not accessible to all, gives an attractive view of the campus in several directions. . Here we see, on the left, Gunnison Chapel, and on the right, the new Student Center. |
| From the roof of Bewkes Hall, the former home of the Chemistry Department, one can see the edge of the St. Lawrence Valley and the start of the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. On the left edge of the picture is the Madill Science Library, connected to Brown Hall, with the Geology Department, connected to Valentine Hall at the very right edge of the picture. Valentine Hall houses the Mathematics Department and classrooms for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology. The new Johnson Hall of Science has additional room for student faculty interaction and special areas for both student and faculty research. The faculty include students in their research and each student majoring in chemistry is required to participate in an independent Senior Year Experience (SYE) research project as part of their major. |  |
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Faculty office doors are always open, anytime the faculty member is in. No appointment is necessary (but can be arranged if desired), just drop by. Here Professor Glazier is chatting with two students. Students are our prime directive, and we want to get to know them individually. Doors are open, stop in, a problem is not necessary. |
| The Organic Chemistry (221-Fall) laboratory is next to the General Chemistry laboratory and a typical section has about 18 students, plus the instructor and a student Lab TA (Teaching Assistant). The chemistry department employs upper class students as TAs in all of the "Gen-Chem" and "O-Chem" laboratories, and some of the upperclass labs as well (such as Biochemistry). This both reinforces the student's grasp of the material and techniques, and gives them some practical teaching experience. Students carefully examine and evaluate the progress of their experiment. Most organic chemistry experiments are performed at the microscale level, which means that you need good technique, and DO NOT lose anything. |
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The Chemistry Department houses a large amount of specialized equipment so that students will become familiar with state-of-the-art techniques for analysis and structure determination, as well as synthesis of new compounds. Here is one of our several RotoVap, a new rotary evaporator which the faculty and research students can utilize. |
| Here is the new organic chemistry laboratory in Johnson Hall of Science, which was specifically designed to be as "green" (environmentally friendly) as possible. Note the large windows which allow a high degree of natural lighting, and the light-colored lab countertops, which reflect rather than absorb light. The building is oriented to take maximum advantage of the sun's light and heat, and ceiling is angled, again to allow in the greatest degree of natural light In addition, the materials used. The building design received LEED Gold certification (more on this). |  |
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Socializing is a great way for students and faculty to get to know each other. This picture and the following one are from a Fall Science Picnic in the Science Quad. The event was held at noon, so students could easily stop by as they finished their morning classes and before the afternoon classes or labs started. During the summer session, weekly "potluck" picnic and barbecue lunches are also held so that students and faculty involved in summer research projects may take a break, have a relaxed meal, and share their experiences among the different departments and projects. |
| This picture has a good mix of chemistry, biology, psychology majors and faculty members,as well as students who have not yet declared a major. |  |
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Here, Dr. French is lecturing to the Advanced Organic Laboratory (351) class about how an NMR spectrum is affected by molecular structure. This room is one of many electronic classrooms, fully equipped for multimedia presentations, including a smartboard and computer projection. This particular room, Valentine 207, also has a computer at each desk, for classes that involveeither programming and/or extensive use of computer software, such as molecular modeling and simulations. |
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