Increasing access
Broadening opportunities
Promoting inclusivity
Climate and Diversity Committee
The Climate and Diversity committee's goal is to create a supportive and welcoming environment within the Department of Chemistry.
Department Ombudspeople work to facilitate communication between conflicting parties and refer people to a variety of resources for further assistance.
Meet the Ombudspeople
Department Ombudspeople
Climate & Diversity Mission Statement
Code of Mutual Respect
Pride Happy Hour 2022
Penn State Chemistry students celebrate Pride Month with a happy hour organized Downtown State College.
Women in PSU Chemistry
Dr. Amie Boal
Dr. Julie Fenton
Dr. Katherine Masters
Dr. Denise Okafor
Dr. Emily Weinert
Dr. Lauren Zarzar
Chemists with Disabilities
Joseph Priestley, the chemist who discovered oxygen, had a speech impediment. William H. Wollaston, who discovered rhodium and palladium, was visually impaired. And Sir John W. Gornforth, who received the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the stereochemistry of enzymatic processes, was deaf. (Source: C&EN)
Sir John W. Cornforth, who received the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the stereochemistry of enzymatic processes, was deaf. (Source: C&EN)
Albert Einstein lived with dyslexia. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), the Max Plank Medal (1929), and Time magazine's Person of the Century (1999). Einstein's intellectual achievements and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with "genius." (Source: American Chemical Society, Chemists with Disabilities Committee)