Department Description:

The Chemistry department faculty has agreed upon the following list of goals that graduating seniors are to develop by the time they complete the chemistry major:
1. Have a firm understanding of the core principles of chemistry as they apply to each of the major subdivisions of the discipline.
2. Be able to communicate their knowledge of the field, both through writing and speaking.
3. Be comfortable and competent in the use of modern technology for the acquisition, analysis, and presentation of chemical data and information.
4. Possess a holistic understanding of the relationship of chemistry to other sciences and to the needs of society as a whole.

Department Head:
 

Other Faculty:

• Mark Jensen
• Julie Mach
• David Mork
• Pamela Mork
• Daryl Ostercamp (research chemist-in-residence)
• Drew Rutherford
• Darin Ulness
• Graeme R.A. Wyllie

Majors and Minors Offered:

• Major in Cemistry
• American Chemical Society (ACS) Major in Chemistry
  • General Training
  • In-depth Training
  • Biochemistry Concentration
  • Neurochemistry Concentration
• Minor in Chemistry

Sampling of Courses Taught:

• CHEM 172 Survey of Biochemistry
• CHEM 304 Pharmacology
• CHEM 341 Organic Chemistry
• CHEM 344 Spectroscopy
• CHEM 373 Biochemistry

Classes are currently held in Jones Science Center.

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