When the Dean of Students Office put the call out for departments to show their Warrior pride in the 2019 Homecoming Office Decorating Contest, the chemistry department responded without hesitation

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) is a professional organization founded to promote the inclusiveness of Black and minority students in STEM.

The past year has been the craziest that I can remember at Wayne State University (or anywhere else for that matter). 

Langley Spurlock’s love of chemistry has taken him many places: industry, academia, government and, perhaps most importantly, his own art studio. 

In January, the Wayne State University chemistry department partnered with Cintas for a lab coat dispensing program.

Nine Detroit-area high schools planned to compete at the inaugural Detroit Urban Schools Initiative Science Olympiad Tournament on March 28 at Wayne State University.

In the summer, the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers led to a national reckoning with the systemic racism and entrenched inequality in American society and institutions. 

The chemistry department held its inaugural Safety Party and Contest in December 2019. 

It is with great sadness that we report the loss of our friend and former colleague, William L. Hase, who died on March 23, 2020, from cancer

Retired WSU chemistry professor Morton Raban died on Feb. 12, 2020. He was 79.

The Department of Chemistry welcomes James Bour, Ph.D., as an assistant professor

Congratulations to our alumni! Please keep in touch with us and share your achievements for future newsletters.

Welcome to the incoming graduate student class of 2020!