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7/12/2012 - West Side Leader
     

By Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of The University of Akron

DOWNTOWN AKRON — The University of Akron’s (UA) Knight Chemical Laboratory has been completely renovated, thanks to OMNOVA Solutions. According to UA officials, a multiyear gift from the company’s foundation funded a major overhaul of one of the building’s eight laboratories, including the purchase and installation of new laboratory and instrument benches, sinks, wall-mounted cabinetry and flooring and painting and ceiling repairs. The grant also covered the cost of a gas chromatography mass spectrometer and an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer.

A dedication ceremony to unveil the renamed lab — OMNOVA Solutions Chemistry Laboratory — took place June 15. Taking part in the ribbon-cutting were those pictured above, from left: Chand Midha, dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences; Kim Calvo, professor and chair of UA’s Chemistry Department; Ted Curtis, UA vice president of capital planning and facility management; Michael Hicks, chair of OMNOVA Solutions Foundation; Kevin McMullen, chairman and CEO of OMNOVA Solutions; and Mike Sherman, UA senior vice president, provost and chief operating officer.

“We are very pleased to continue our commitment to the community and our long partnership with The University of Akron through the funding of this important project,” said McMullen, who spoke at the dedication ceremony. “OMNOVA has a thriving internship program with the university, and we have many University of Akron graduates working in numerous positions, particularly in our Global Technology Center, just a few miles away. Helping to make sure chemistry students have laboratory facilities that will prepare them for real-world experience is part of creating a brighter future for the students, the university and OMNOVA Solutions.”

     

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