Chemistry

Approximately 64 students from eight different high schools competed in the Science Showdown on Friday, February 24 at Fairmont State University. Students competed in a number of challenges pertaining to scientific topics like forensics, chemistry, physics, and biology.

Approximately 64 students from eight different high schools will be competing in the Science Showdown on Friday, February 24 at Fairmont State. Students will compete in a number of challenges pertaining to scientific topics like forensics, chemistry, physics, and biology.

As part of National Chemistry Week 2017, we talked with three Chemistry majors to learn about their FSU experience. Check out what they would tell a first year Chemistry major, how they're taking advantage of research opportunities and what they love about Fairmont State.  

Learn more about the Chemistry Program and the College of Science and Technology here bit.ly/FSUChem.

Fairmont State University alumna Rebecca Goydel hopes to leave her mark in cancer research by continuing her education at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida.

Her vision for her future started while attending Wheeling Park High School. She wanted a degree in chemistry but also wanted to teach.

Two Fairmont State University students and a faculty member presented a poster at the Center for Chemical Innovation Solar Fuels Annual Meeting in Newport Beach, Calif., on Feb. 5 through 7.

For the fourth consecutive year, three West Virginia high school seniors have been named as recipients of Fairmont State University’s premier academic scholarship, the Charles J. McClain Presidential Scholarship.

The following students have been selected as scholarship winners:

The Instructor Exchange Ad-Hoc Committee of the Fairmont State University Faculty Senate is hosting a panel discussion on the topic “Environmental Awareness” on Tuesday, April 19, as an Earth Day Week Event. The forum is sponsored by Dr. Maria Rose.