Chemistry Department
What We Do:
Create a learning environment where students pursue their passion for science and lead their own course of discovery. With guidance and mentorship from our close-knit team of dedicated faculty members, chemistry students are empowered to act as self-starters in the lab, in our classrooms and beyond.
How We Stand Out:
- Our program is approved by the .
- State of the art facilities, like the , promote experiential learning, collaboration and engagement.
- Hands-on experience in the lab as soon as your freshman year.
- Internships and faculty-mentored research prepare students for success in the competitive job market and/or advanced study in medical professions.
- Small class sizes and dedicated professors create a close-knit learning community.
Programs:
- - The identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.
- - The study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
- - The application of chemistry to the study of materials or problems in cases where the findings may be presented as technical evidence in a court of law.
- - Combines theoretical and technical instruction in chemistry with management training in business.
- - Trains students as medical technologists or clinical laboratory scientists serving hospitals, clinical laboratories, industrial or research institutions.
Meet Our Faculty:
Connect with professors who enjoy research and experiments as much as you do in the Chemistry Department at The Â鶹´«Ã½. Our faculty members have a broad range of professional backgrounds and expertise. Together, we work to create a well-rounded and balanced curriculum for our students.
Inside the Classroom:
- Small class sizes for a personalized learning experience
- Hands-on experience in the Loyola Science Center
- Exposure to all disciplines of chemistry
- A strategic balance of collaboration and independent study
- Engagement with faculty and students from a variety of scientific disciplines
Student Research:
Chemistry students gain practical skills and hands-on experience through our faculty-mentored research program (FRSP). From inorganic chemistry and biochemistry to theoretical physics, our professors have a range of interests and specializations, providing a wide breadth of research options for our students.
What types of projects do students work on in FSRP?
- Inorganic chemistry with silver coating.
- Detecting antioxidants in green teas and chocolate.
- Biochemistry in molecular disease gene regulatory proteins.
At Â鶹´«Ã½, students gain confidence to present and defend their ideas which prepares them for career success.
Joan M. Wasilewski, Ph.D., associate professor and department chair
Career Outcomes:
From medical school and graduate studies to work in research laboratories and higher education, our students discover a range of successful outcomes. You’ll find Â鶹´«Ã½ graduates with a chemistry degree working in fields such as:
- Medicine
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Computer Science
- Education
- Industrial Research Labs
- Statistical Data Institutions
- Transport & Logistics
- Public Administration
- Military Intelligence
- Business
