The Center for Chemical Technology is designed to assist local small businesses in developing new products thus enabling them to be more competitive in their respective markets. The center conducts innovative, applied research in a variety of chemically-related areas, usually focused on challenges unique to each company.

Due to the cooperative, multi-disciplinary nature of the center, a large variety of technological opportunities technological opportunities exist here. Ranging from natural product chemistries to new separation technologies, the diversified areas of expertise among our research faculty (e.g., chemistry, microbiology, botany, and geology) makes the center be the perfect place for an entrepreneur to receive the aid in high technology research.

The centers permits an interaction between the chemistry department at Weber State and the commercial sector. This interaction creates benefits for benefits for the chemistry department by stimulating innovative research, providing new equipment or paying for maintenance of existing items, and offering advanced training for the chemistry students. Many of the graduates are recruited by the involved companies to continue to work for these companies.

In response to industrial demand, the Center for Chemical Technology provides research and technological assistance to industry to help them comply with environmental regulations. Information concerning chemical and hazardous materials management as well as technological assistance for OSHA and FDA compliance continues to be an important and growing mission of the center.

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