Announcements

  • The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce a major revision in our Majors curricula. We now have six different degree tracks. Five of the new degree tracks are ACS approved!
  • This year's Thanksgiving Dinner with dishes cooked by members of the Chemistry faculty will be held on Friday, November 20 at the Holzinger Lodge.

News

  • We have a new adjunct Professor, Dr. Kate Friesen. Dr. Friesen has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Leeds in England.
  • More News

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at Winona State University! We are committed to working with students in an inclusive and friendly environment, helping them achieve their professional and personal goals. Our program is approved by the American Chemical Society and all subdisciplines of chemistry -- inorganic, organic, physical, analytical, biological, and polymer -- are well represented by our diverse faculty. The Department offers majors in Biochemistry, Chemistry Teaching, Physical Science Teaching, and Environmental Science. Our faculty members are active research scientists but our primary commitment is to quality undergraduate education in chemistry.

We are located in Pasteur Hall and the Science Laboratory Center and we have excellent laboratory facilities dedicated to teaching and research. Our instrumentation includes excellent IR, NMR, UV-VIS, AA, and DCP Emission Spectrometers. We also have capabilities for X-Ray Powder Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Microanalysis, Multi-Angle Light Scattering, and GC-MS.

The Chemistry Department is home to the Southeast Minnesota Analytical Service, which provides services such as water testing and other analytical support to local governments, industry, and citizens.

The focus of the WSU Chemistry Department is providing superb undergraduate educational experiences to our students. Small class sizes and ample experiential learning opportunities lead to a high level of interaction between the faculty and the students.

Chemistry graduates from WSU have earned distinction in a diverse range of careers, from industrial research chemists to govenment agency heads to college professors. Many have gone on to Chemistry Ph.D. programs and professional schools such as Pharmacy and Medical Colleges.