Projects

PLU is dedicated to starting and funding projects aimed at enhancing workspace and equipment used by students in the Department of Chemistry.

Recent Projects

• PLU updated some instruments and glassware in chemistry teaching labs which include: Melting point apparatus, Vienier Go direct pH Sensor, Gel-filled Polymer Body Single-Junction pH Combination Eelectrodes, Electrode support, nylon membranes, Vernier Spectrometer, Precision Balance, Portable balance, Hot Plate Stirrer, condesers, round buttomed flasks and crystallizing dishes
• The third floor conference room was redone with new flooring and chairs.
• New chairs were purchased for the CBC 437 seminar room.
• An endowment fund was created for the annual student scholarships with the K-State Foundation.
• PLU purchased a new color printer for the department, located in CBC 213.
• A couch was placed in CBC 141 to create more comfortable seating for students.
• PLU, working with the department, installed a new, permanent projector in the CBC 437 conference room. The old screen, which was marked up and stained, was replaced by a new whiteboard which the projector displays on directly.
• PLU received a grant to purchase new laptops for the undergraduate labs. 40 new Dell laptops were purchased in order to start implementing new technology to assist TAs in the teaching labs.
• PLU and AXE updated CBC 209 with new chairs, tables and a technology cart. 209 is an often used classroom and seminar room.
• A new Cary FTIR was purchased and is located in the NMR Room (CBC 128).
• New stools for organic labs and new balances for Chemical Analysis labs were purchased.