The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Ohio University is committed to engagement with the local community as well as the scholarly community.
Seriously Fun Chemistry with Summer Produce: Hines collaborates with Discovery Museum for Educators Workshop
On a beautiful summer day out on the balcony of Shawnee State Park Lodge, Dr. Jennifer Hines worked with middle school and high school educators from across the state to mash up lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries. They were extracting natural products and DNA from the plant material using common household ingredients: salt, soap, isopropyl alcohol (a first aid antiseptic) and mineral oil (a lubricant laxative). Read more .
Students Take Charge of Community Engagement
Alpha Chi Sigma
OHIO's chemistry fraternity is very active. Activities include organizing the Family Science Saturday in the spring, participating in West Elementary's Haunted Halloween, and helping the department with the Ohio Chemistry Contest and the District Science Fair.
STEAM Team
Supported by a grant from AEP Ohio, the STEAM Team is working in collaboration with the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery to bring peer-led science engagement experiences to community events in the region.
Recent Scholarly Conferences Hosted at OHIO
ICCB 2019
Chemistry faculty hosted the 6th International Conference on Cucurbiturils (ICCB 2019) in Athens, Ohio.
2018 Ohio Inorganic Weekend
Ohio Inorganic Weekend is a student-focused meeting for inorganic chemistry groups in Ohio and nearby states.
2017 Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry was pleased to host the 2017 Midwestern Universities Analytical Chemistry Conference (MUACC).