Abstract
In a ceremony at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., American Chemical Society president and Lehigh chemistry professor Ned D. Heindel (left) presents a plaque to university president Peter Likins naming the William H. Chandler Laboratory as the second National Historical Chemical Landmark. The lab's architectural innovations—and its uses—revolutionized chemistry training in the late 19th century and defined the lab experience for students throughout the 20th century. Chandler (1841-1906), long-time Lehigh chemistry department chairman, planned the structure, which was built in 1884-85. At the ceremony, Roger A. Egolf, assistant professor of chemistry at Pennsylvania State University, Allentown, and chairman of the Lehigh Valley Historic Site Committee, described the building's novel features—including steam-heated reaction baths; heated chimneys as exhaust hoods; a teaching museum; modular benches; transom-regulated ventilation; and below-ground storage for fuel, ashes, and chemicals. The lab won a desi...
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