About the Program
Chemistry has been defined as the science that studies matter and its transformation. Impinging on nearly every aspect of our material world, it is, by nature, the “central science,” standing between Physics and Biology. Chemistry is so pervasive in our world that it has become fashionable to ask, “What isn’t chemistry?” The study of Chemistry is central to an understanding of the natural world and is the key to success in a variety of careers, not only those in the chemical sciences. Advances in biotechnology, materials science, and engineering have expanded the borders of Chemistry. It has never been more important than now that Chemistry be studied by all undergraduates to complete a liberal education or to begin a lifelong study.
The Chemistry program offers students either the program or program degree to satisfy a wide variety of student interests and provide excellent preparation for both graduate study as well as employment at the Bachelor’s level. For the BS degree, two courses of study are available, both approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS). These programs include one consistent with a traditional Chemistry curriculum, and one with a greater focus on Biochemistry.
Faculty
Chair: Adam Cassano, Associate Professor
Professors: Ryan Hinrichs, Juliette Lantz, Mary-Ann Pearsall
Assistant Professor: Kimberly Choquette, Christopher Fazen
Assistant Teaching Professors: Kevin Koh, Andrea Lee, Andrea Woodka,
Professor Emeritus: Baldwin King, James Miller, Alan Rosan
RISE Fellows: C. Andrews Evans, Jonathan Crowther, Vince Gullo