Chevron Science Center

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Coordinates: 40.445825° N 79.957586° W

Chevron Science Center is a landmark academic building at 219 Parkman Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The 15-story facility, erected in 1974, houses the university's chemistry department.

Since 1910 the site had been occupied by the former State Hall, the first building errected upon Pitt's move in the early 20th century to the Oakland campus. The $14.7 million cost of Chevron Science Center was partially offset by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Its completion brought together the many chemistry facilities.[1]

Recently announced renovation plans call for a $5.4 million overhaul of the 14th floor for the creation of an organic chemistry research laboratory.[2]

Contents 1 Mural 2 Department of Chemistry 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Mural

A 1973 Virgil Cantini porcelain enamel mural entitled "Science and Mankind" is displayed Inside Chevron Science Center near its main auditoriums. Depicting a man and woman with exposed skeletal and muscular systems touching hands, signifying the beginning of life, colors used on the figures represent different human cells with squares and triangles around them symbolize the birth of the computer age. Measuring 40 by 30 feet, it is said to be the the work Cantiini is most proud of.^[1]

[edit] Department of Chemistry

The department of chemistry, founded in 1875, is among the nation's largest undergraduate chemistry departments. It also has awarded more than 1,000 doctorate degrees and counts among its alumni Nobel Prize-winner Paul Lauterbur, who helped develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Other alumni and researchers in the department have made important discoveries in fields like recombinant DNA technology, nanotechnology, and alternative fuels, and have pioneered innovative drug and transplant therapies.[3]

[edit] External links

• Pitt Department of Chemistry

[edit] References

• Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7. 

Preceded by Benedum Hall

University of Pittsburgh Buildings Chevron Science Center Constructed: 1974

Succeeded by Learning Research and Development Center

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