Chemistry
Vision
To promote quality research in various branches of Chemistry. To promote industrially viable research to strengthen university industry linkages. To provide students a healthy environment based on curricular and co-curricular activities. To provide well groomed and highly trained individuals to the society.
Mission
Chemists are the pioneers of modern age. The mission of the Department of Chemistry is to be a benchmark in the “Knowledge Based Study & Value-Added Research”. The faculty of the department enthusiastically endorses the slogan of the university “Striving for the excellence”. The department aims to stimulate high quality academic and research culture to enrich the society with top class teachers, researchers, entrepreneurs and above all the civilized citizens. The Department of Chemistry is deeply engaged to produce highly qualified and skilled chemists to establish liaison between the academia and industry. We foresee a bright future of our chemists in all areas of life where they deem fit to perform.
Introduction
The modern chemistry boomed and flourished in the era of 20th century. It is renowned markedly as an era of modern chemistry. The significant number of chemists (188) have consecrated with the title of “Nobel laureates” all over the world. Their contribution towards chemistry is deemed as “the greatest benefit to humankind” since 1901 to present. Now days, chemistry is dominating in each component of our lifestyle. The Department of Chemistry was established in 2002 with the emergence of Government College University Faisalabad. It is located in Sir Syed block at New Campus. A wide and attractive piece of landscape with spacious, ventilated, lecture rooms and theater halls beaming with the natural light. It is glorified with well equipped general laboratories for all the specializations offered by the department. More than 900 students of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate studies are enrolled in the department. The curriculum of all offered degrees is coherent under the guidelines of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. New courses are being developed and offered persistently in order to acquaint our students with the recent developments in the subject. The department aims to launch our students to meet the national and international challenges in the field of chemistry. Our graduates are catering the requirements of industry, public and private research sectors. They have been recognized as successful entrepreneurs. The research activities are also flourishing in the department with the large number of ongoing research projects funded by the national and international funding agencies. Faculty of department has won more than 25 competative research projects worth 80 million PKR on their credit.