Construction of Chevron Science Center

August 25, 1972

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Title
Construction of Chevron Science Center
Date
August 25, 1972
Identifier
CHM06.UA
Description
Dedicated in 1974, the Chevron Science Center is home to Pitt's Chemistry Department. Founded in 1875, it 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. The Old Alumni Hall, now known as Eberly Hall is shown in the background.
Place of Publication
Oakland
Type
still image
Subject
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
University of Pittsburgh.
Chevron Science Center (University of Pittsburgh)
Alumni Hall (University of Pittsburgh)
Eberly Hall (University of Pittsburgh).
Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic Subjects
Oakland
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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