Transforming Matter.
Fortifying Foundations.
Dedicated to building a generation fortified with scientific knowledge through B.Sc. Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, and hands-on research in modern instrumentation.
"We build a generation fortified with scientific knowledge."
— Departmental VisionDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry
On behalf of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC), I welcome you to our website. Our vision is to continue to grow in student population, staff strength, infrastructural development and research output. We realize how honourable our job is and the need to build a generation fortified with scientific knowledge, skills and comprehensive education in chemistry. Thus, we are committed and dedicated to this vision. PAC as a Department offers students some ways to engage with knowledge of Chemistry, including two bachelor’s degree programmes (B.Sc. Chemistry and B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry), some postgraduate programmes in Chemistry and hands-on research opportunities. The Department is equipped with a wide range of modern instrumentation necessary for the successful completion of any of our programmes.
We are privileged to have academic staff members whose research interests cut across nearly all the traditional sub-disciplines of chemistry. Over the years, we have built a reputation for a strong interdisciplinary research. No wonder our graduates all over the country and in the diaspora are having enviable careers in chemistry and beyond.
I wish you a productive and informative session as you take the time to browse our website. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Ag. Head of the Department
Brief History & Evolution
At the inception of the University in September 2007, the pioneer Department started as the Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences which offered B.Sc. degrees in Geology, Industrial Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Department started with six pioneer staff (3 academic and 3 technical) and 10 students in 2007. The Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences was unbundled in the year 2012 into two: the Department of Geological Sciences (for B.Sc. Geology) and the Department of Chemical Sciences. This same year, the Department of Chemical Sciences added B.Sc. Chemistry to its programmes. In March 2018, the Department of Chemical Sciences was further split into two: the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry.
The Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC) has been successfully running its academic degree programmes without losing any accreditation by the National University Commission (NUC). Today, the Department has grown in student and staff population, as well as infrastructural strength. This development is the springboard and solid foundation for the kick-off of postgraduate programmes in 2019, which have successfully produced quite a number of M.Sc. and PhD graduates.
M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Pure and Applied Chemistry
Mission
Our mission is to teach, train and transform our students into well-sought professionals, with sound knowledge of scientific principles and methods, who can compete favourably with their global counterparts for employment and research developments.
Vision
Our vision is to be a centre of excellence in providing high-quality teaching and learning experiences in Pure and Applied Chemistry. This will result in giving back to the society thorough-bred entrepreneurial graduates who can engage in impactful research, as well as provide necessary social, industrial, environmental and scientific solutions that can lead to job creation.
Physical Development
3 Functional Labs
Well‑equipped for Undergraduate & Postgraduate research
Modern Classrooms
Adequate teaching spaces
Staff Offices
Fully furnished with facilities
Library
Up‑to‑date books & periodicals
Research Focus Areas
Advancing frontiers in chemistry and interdisciplinary science
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Selected Recent Publications
Peer‑reviewed articles in reputable journals (2024)
Grants & Awards
Internationally and nationally funded research projects
Community Empowerment Service
Air quality assessment of UNIOSUN campuses
Liquid soap & hand sanitizer production during COVID‑19 for all campuses
Water quality assessment of commercial UNIOSUN water