A series of workshops pertaining to the researcher as a teacher was started in 1976 by Professor W.E. Harris, then Chairman of the Department, and has since been endowed in his honour.

Past Workshops:

• 2011 Innovations in the Chemistry Laboratory
• 2010 Tactics for Teaching
• 2009 Teaching of Inorganic Chemistry
• 2008 New Roles and New Balance: Teaching and Research at Technical Institutes, Colleges and Universities
• 2007 Teaching of Organic Chemistry
• 2006 Teaching of Physical Chemistry
• 2005 Teaching of Analytical Chemistry
• 2003 Freshmen Chemistry: Web-based Media and Classroom Demos
• 1983 Safety in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory
• 1982 General Chemistry, CAI, Laboratory and Course Content
• 1980 Organic Chemistry in the Classroom and the Laboratory
• 1979 The Teaching of Analytical Chemistry
• 1977 The Teaching of Physical Chemistry
• 1976 The Undergraduate Curriculum