Welcome
Jacob Petrich, Professor and Chair
Keith Woo, Professor and Associate Chair
Phone: (515) 294-6342
Fax: (515) 294-0105
Email: chemdept@iastate.edu
1605 Gilman Hall,
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3111
Graduate school admission
Phone: 1-800-521-CHEM
Email: chemgrad@iastate.edu
Undergraduate Office
Phone: (515) 294-6352
Open House Dates Scheduled For Spring 2010
The Department of Chemistry has scheduled two Open House sessions for Spring 2010: Friday, February 26 and Friday, March 12. Prospective graduate students will participate in discussions with faculty and graduate students in research areas which are of the most interest to you. There will be opportunities for you to tour the chemistry facilities, participate in social events, and view campus facilities and resources outside of the Department of Chemistry. In order to attend an Open House, you MUST have received an offer of admission from us. Please contact us at or call Lynette in Chemistry Graduate Admissions at 1-800-521-2436 with questions.
Iowa State Presidential Lecture in Chemistry Series
President's Lecture in Chemistry - Geraldine L. Richmond Wed, 07 Apr 2010, 8:00 PM @ To be announced - Geraldine Richmond is the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oregon. She is also the founder and chair of the Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists, an organization assisting in the advancement of women faculty in the sciences. Richmond’s research applications of nonlinear optical spectroscopy and computational methods to the chemistry that occurs at complex surfaces and interfaces have relevance in numerous areas, including energy production, environmental remediation, and atmospheric chemistry. Recent awards for her scientific accomplishments include the Spiers Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2004), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2007) and the Bomem-Michaelson Award (2008). Richmond received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Kansas State University and her Ph.D. in chemical physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Hach Hall Updates
Construction is moving forward on Iowa State University’s newest chemistry facility, Hach Hall. We are all very excited about the progress the various construction crews have made and are anticipating being able to teach our first classes in the state of the art teaching labs located on first floor with researchers occupying the other three floors in the fall of 2010. To view a webcam of the project please click on http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/webcam/chemistry/
