De La Salle University - Manila

Facilities

The Chemistry Department is located in Saint Joseph Hall and in the Science and Technology Research Center (STRC). The laboratories are well-equipped to meet the needs of instruction and the research work of faculty and students.

Instruments such as the single crystal x-ray diffractometer, atomic absorption, Fourier-transform, ultraviolet/visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, gas chromatograph, polarograph, bomb calorimeter, polarimeter, and high performance liquid chromatograph are available.

The Science and Technology Research Center, which was constructed in 1994, houses most of the research laboratories of the department. It has several well-furnished research facilities for student and faculty use.

The University Library holds a substantial and growing collection of books and CDs in the fields of chemistry and the natural sciences. The Periodical Section carries many scientific journals and a good collection of Chemical Abstracts and the indexes needed to search them. The latest addition to the Library facilities is the Cybernook. This is an area stocked with the latest computers connected to the Internet to enable our students to tap into the vast world-wide resources available in science.

Career Opportunities

Industry (petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, food, textiles, rubber, metallurgical, plastics, paint etc.)

• Administration, quality control
• Research and development
• Manufacturing

Government

• Research
• Technical services
• Forensic investigations
• Environmental protection & control

Academe

• Instruction (primary, secondary, tertiary, graduate research)

Entrepreneurship

• Analytical laboratory services
• Distribution, maintenance, repair chemicals/plant
• Basic services for the chemical industry