Chemistry
About the Chemistry major
Union College and its Chemistry Department have a rich tradition of student-faculty research. Students participate in the campus-wide Steinmetz Symposium, present at conferences, and publish in leading journals. Each year, the department offers 30-40 summer research fellowships, with students also pursuing opportunities at other institutions and government labs.
State-of-the-art facilities include a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, research-grade mass spectrometers, liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and tools like a scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope.
Chemistry majors often study abroad in Sicily, conducting research with scientists at Palermo’s National Research Council.
The award-winning Chemistry Club, an ACS affiliate, engages in professional events and community outreach.
Courses and requirements
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Courses
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Requirements for the major - Chemistry, A.C.S., B.S.
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Requirements for the major - Chemistry, Basic, B.S.
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Requirements for the minor
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After Union
- Analytical scientist, Momentive Performances Materials
- Associate professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
- Associate professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis
- Assistant professor, Yale University
- Chemist, NuLabel Technologies
- Co-founder, Nth Cycle
- Fuel cell and battery patent examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, University of Connecticut
- Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, Texas A&M University
- Professor of Chemistry and biochemistry, University of California, Davis
- Science teacher, Cohoes High School
- Senior research chemist, Nalco Chemical Company