Chemistry Department Making Hand Sanitizer for Community Nonprofits


A collection of bottles of hand sanitizer

Three members of the Department of Chemistry in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences are using their spare time and the department’s extra resources to make hand sanitizer and donate it to local community groups.

Department Chair and Professor Sunil Saxena, Dietrich School Director of Shared Research Support Services Peter Chambers and graduate student Joshua Casto used compounds left in the department to create batches of hand sanitizer that were distributed to the Light of Life Mission in Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Community Engagement Association in Homewood and Meals on Wheels in the Hill District. Saxena said the effort will continue as long as there is a community need.