College of Chemical and Life Science

Computing Services

The Chemistry Computing Services Group - Chem-IT maintains departmental websites and all administrative computer systems, databases and software. We work in conjunction with the University's Office of InformationTechnology (OIT) to provide faculty, staff, and students with optimal operating systems and network connectivity. We provide assistance with TSM backup service, software configuration, data port activations, and various account requests for all departmental personnel. The lab houses 18 intel Imacs with dual boot capability.

O.W.L Computer Lab (located in CHM 3222)
Telephone: 301-405-8553
Email us through the contact form

FALL/SPRING OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday Closed
   
SUMMER HOURS
Monday - Friday TBA
Saturday & Sunday Closed

Printing

All students must have a print account to print in any of the computer labs on campus. Students must first have a Terrapin Express account. To set up an account, go to http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/systems/lpcr/. Printing in the OWL Lab is currently free of cost. However, you must bring your own paper!

    Audio/Visual Equipment

    All seminar rooms and some classrooms are equipped with overhead projectors. These rooms may be reserved in 0107 or by email to dcanter@umd.edu. The Marker seminar room 0112 and the Lecture halls (1402 and 1407) are equipped with LCD projectors. Seminar room 3219 is equipped with a technology cart that contains an LCD projector, windows computer, DVD, VCR, speakers, document camera and internet access. To reserve a laptop computer and/or an LCD projector for a classroom or seminar presentation please email our online reservation system. Reservations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance. A portable media cart is available for use in non equipped classrooms or available for event check out.

      Mail

      Email accounts and directory identifications are automatically set when students/faculty/affiliates first register for email at http://www.oit.umd.edu/new/ You only need to register once. Each student will be assigned an email address (yourUID@umd.edu). This official email address MUST be used for all departmental communications and listserves. Email can be checked with either the web-interface (www.mail.umd.edu) or email clients (i.e. Entourage, Macintosh Mail, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird or Outlook). Visit the OIT Helpdesk athttp://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/email/os/windows (Windows) or http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/email/os/macosx/ (Macs) for more information on email configuration.

        Available Software

        Virus protection is a necessary for all computers connected to the network. McAfee VirusScan is available free for download for all University students at http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/virus/software.shtml. Some software is available for personal use at the campus site licensing office see:http://www.oit.umd.edu/slic/howto/homeuse.html.We have a number of scientific software installed on workstations. See here for a list

          Web Application development and databases

          • Event registration forms
          • Database support/back-end programming
          • Dynamic Web site front-end programming
          • Surveys and Electronic Ballots

          Information Technology and Computing Links