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 2009
The Department of Chemistry has scheduled two Open House sessions for Spring 2009: Friday, February 27 and Friday, March 6. 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. Once you have received an offer of admission, please contact us at or call Lynette in Chemistry Graduate Admissions at 1-800-521-2436.
Regents approve new Chemistry building
The Board of Regents approved the design and budget for the new Chemistry building to be built next to Gilman Hall. The new building will consist of classrooms and laboratory space. For more information, please see the following web page: http://www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/chemi...1112.shtml
Iowa State Presidential Lecture in Chemistry Series
March 25, 2008, Tuesday, The Sun Room, Iowa State University Memorial Union, 8:00 pm Graham R. Fleming, Professor of Chemistry, Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professor, University of California, Berkeley http://chem.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/...eming.html "Providing the World's Energy: Problems and Solutions" Professor of Chemistry and Deputy Laboratory Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Born 1949; B Sc.(Honours) Chemistry, Bristol University, UK, 1971; Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of London, UK, 1974; Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, USA, 1974-75; University Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1975-76; Leverhulme Fellow, Royal Institute, UK, 1977-79; University of Chicago: Assistant Professor, 1979-83; Associate Professor, 1983-85; Professor, 1985-87; Arthur Holly Compton Distinquished Service Professor, 1987-97; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1991; Fellow, Royal Society of London, 1994; Inter-American Photochemical Society Award, 1996; Centenary Lecture and Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1996; Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1998; Harrision Howe Award in Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1999.
