The Townsend group is committed to increasing the diversity and inclusiveness of the chemistry community. At Vanderbilt, there are no barriers to expressing your talent. To solve the world’s most challenging problems a wide portfolio of perspectives and abilities are needed. Our group welcomes and encourages people with talent of all racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and disabilities to join us in our pursuit of excellence. To assist in this journey, Vanderbilt University provides a number of resources, such as: