College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Groundbreaking held for Hach Hall

The official groundbreaking ceremony was held on Saturday, September 6, 2008. See the following article for a complete recap of the day's events: http://www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/groundbreaking0922.shtml

New Chemistry Facility

Artist rendering of new Chemistry facility

The Board of Regents approved the budget and plans for the new Chemistry facility to be built next to Gilman Hall. This new building will be housing state-of-the-art classrooms, lab space and equipment. Excavations will begin in the spring of 2008 with completion slated for the fall of 2010.

Here are two additional artist renderings of what Hach Hall will look like: view #1; view #2.

Iowa State University has received a $10 millon commitment from Kathryn Hach Darrow for new chemistry building. With the Board of Regent's approval, the new building will be named Hach Hall. Please see the following web page for more information:
http://www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/hachgift.shtml