Behind the Scenes Lab Tour

Explore the state-of-the-art Tolman Group Laboratory with William Tolman, vice dean of research and entrepreneurship and the William Greenleaf Eliot Professor of Chemistry. Learn from students about their processes and the specialized equipment and live chat with the researchers about working in the lab. Their current research emphasizes the use of synthetic chemistry to unravel how copper-containing enzymes function and to develop plant-based alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics.