Name an Element on the Periodic Table
You have the opportunity to name an element on the periodic table located on the first floor of the new chemistry building. You will have maximum exposure to students, faculty and guests of the College of Sciences. Consider naming an element for $5,000.
To make a gift, contact Krista Kimme, Major Gifts Officer, at kkimme@odu.edu.

Elements Available for Naming
*Please click elements in blue to inquire about naming opportunities.

Hydrogen (H) - named by Brian Diederich

Helium (He) - named by Susan Hatcher

Lithium (Li) - named by Bob Ake

Beryllium (Be) - named by Charlie Bell

Boron (B) – Named by The Bender Family

Carbon (C) - named by Patrick Hatcher

Nitrogen (N) - named by Quad Chemical

Oxygen (O) - named by Dr. Mary Maniscalco-Theberge

Fluorine (F) - named by Bob and Diane Hudkins

Neon (Ne)

Sodium (Na) - named by Susan Hatcher

Magnesium (Mg)

Aluminum (Al)

Silicon (Si)

Phosphorus (P) - named by Quad Chemical

Sulfur (S) - named by Don Oglesby

Chlorine (Cl) - named by Lynn Clements

Argon (Ar)

Potassium (K) - named by Sarah Martin Lampert

Calcium (Ca)

Scandium (Sc)

Titanium (Ti) - named by Dr. Tom Isenhour

Vanadium (V)

Chronium (Cr)

Manganese (Mn)

Iron (Fe)

Cobalt (Co) - named by Colleen Cordova

Nickel (Ni)

Copper (Cu)

Zinc (Zn)

Gallium (Ga) - named by Gail Dodge

Germanium (Ge)

Arsenic (As) - named by Dr. Greg Cutter

Selenium (Se) - named by Pat Pleban

Bromine (Br) - named by Donna Brehm

Krypton (Kr)

Rubidium (Rb)

Strontium (Sr)

Yttrium (Y)

Zirconium (Zr)

Niobium (Nb)

Molybdenum (Mo)

Technetium (Tc)

Ruthenium (Ru)

Rhodium (Rh)

Palladium (Pd)

Silver (Ag) Silver - named by Roger Goodwin

Cadmium (Cd)

Iodine (I)

Xenon (X)

Caesium (Cs)

Barium (Ba) - named by Craig Bayse

Lanthanum (La)

Cerium (Ce)

Praseodymium (Pr)

Neodymium (Nd)

Promethium (Pm)

Samarium (Sm) - named by Dr. Mark Thiemens

Europium (Eu)

Gadolinium (Gd)

Terbium (Tb)

Dysprosium (Dy)

Holmium (Ho) – Named by Steve and Joy Unger

Erbium (Er)

Thulium (Tm)

Ytterbium (Yb)

Lutetium (Lu)

Hafnium (Hf)

Tantalum (Ta)

Tungsten (W) - named by Dick Gregory

Rhenium (Re)

Osmium (Os)

Iridium (Ir)

Platinum (Pt) - named by Michael and Kimthanh Lê

Gold (Au) - named by Bala Ramjee

Mercury (Hg)

Thallium (TI)

Lead (Pb)

Bismuth (Bi)

Polonium (Po)

Astatine (At)

Radon (Rn)

Francium (Fr)

Radium (Ra)

Actinium (Ac)

Thorium (Th) - named by Emily Hardy

Protactinium (Pa)

Uranium (U) - named by Steve and Joy Unger

Neptunium (Np)

Plutonium (Pu)

Americium (Am)

Curium (Cu)

Berkelium (Bk)

Californium (Cf)

Einsteinium (Es)

Fermium (Fm)

Mendelevium (Md)

Nobelium (No)

Lawrencium (Lr) – Named by The Bender Family

Rutherfordium (Rf)

Dubnium (Db)

Seaborgium (Sg)

Bohrium (Bh)

Hassium (Hs)

Meitnerium (Mt)

Darmstadtium (Ds)

Roentgenium (Rg)

Copernicium (Cn)

Nihonium (Nh)

Flerovium (Fl)

Moscovium (Mc)

Livermorium (Lv)