Adding to the department's resources is the Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute, which promotes environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and gas resources, as well as provides educational programs and resources to improve understanding of shale gas and associated environmental concerns.

X-Ray Facility

1. The Bruker AXS ApexII is a single crystal diffractometer, offering one of the most powerful techniques to determine material structures. It was installed in 2000 and has since been extensively upgraded.
2. The Bruker AXS X8 Prospector was installed in 2014. We primarily use it to collect data from the smallest of molecule samples, like DNA, RNA and proteins.
3. The Bruker AXS D8 Quest was also installed in 2014.

Structure and Instrumentation Facility

The Structure and Instrumentation facility specializes in the characterization of non-biological materials. Its goal is to serve the educational and research needs of the students and faculty at YSU and at collaborating regional colleges.

In addition to the smaller GC-MS, chromatographic, spectroscopic, physical and analytical instruments, the facility houses:

Science Facilities

Ward Beecher Hall houses the departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy. The five-story original unit was constructed in 1958, a major addition was built in 1967 and a small addition comprising chemical storerooms was completed in 1997. The building contains 31 laboratories, including a planetarium and greenhouse, nine classrooms, 53 faculty-research rooms and a conference/seminar room.

Other key science facilities include:

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET

We are currently accepting current YSU student applications for the 2023-24 academic year.