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Congratulations, Matt vandenBerg, OWU's 17th President!
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Congratulations, Matt vandenBerg, OWU's 17th President!
View details for Inauguration Day and stream the event live.
Chemistry allows us to understand the way atoms and molecules behave and how those behaviors lead to everything we know and love. It's the study of matter and all of the changes that matter can undergo. Chemistry allows us to study things as large as the universe and as small as amino acids. Everything is chemistry. Chemistry is life, and life is chemistry. If you enjoy solving problems and understanding diverse phenomena from a molecular point of view, you will want to learn more about chemistry.
The department's curriculum is designed for students interested in a career in chemistry and biochemistry, but also for those pursuing pre-medicine, biology, engineering, geology, and pre-law. Students graduating with a major in chemistry from Ohio Wesleyan University have gone on to top graduate programs, leading medical schools, and careers in industry, education, business, and government.
As an OWU chemistry student, you have the opportunity for hands-on learning experiences in well-equipped modern laboratories. You work closely with professors to develop the ability to design experiments, solve problems, analyze and interpret data, and reason quantitatively.
The Department of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society.
This major prepares you to pursue professional careers in the chemical industry, graduate work in chemistry, or other fields that require a strong chemistry background with a foundation in all five of the major subdisciplines of chemistry. This major is also appropriate for students intending to pursue careers in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, secondary school teaching, industrial sales, or other fields that require a solid chemistry background and who want a more developed major than the B.A. Chemistry Major.
This major is designed for students who want a chemistry background that is ancillary to another major or area of interest. It's appropriate for students intending to pursue careers in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, secondary education, industrial sales, or other fields that benefit from a chemistry background. This major is not intended for students planning on pursuing graduate work in chemistry or a professional career as an industrial chemist.
The ACS Certified Chemistry major is no longer accepting new students.
This major is for students intending to pursue professional careers in the biochemical industry or graduate work in biochemistry or other fields such as molecular biology, immunology, or microbiology. It's also appropriate for students intending to pursue careers in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, secondary school teaching, industrial sales, or other fields that require a solid biochemistry background, but who want a more developed major than that offered by the B.A. Biochemistry major.
This major is designed for students who wish to obtain a biochemistry background that is ancillary to another major or area of interest. This major is appropriate for students intending to pursue careers in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, secondary school teaching, industrial sales, or other fields, such as graduate work in molecular biology, that benefit from a biochemistry background.
The ACS Certified Biochemistry major is no longer accepting new students.
To minor in chemistry, you must complete CHEM 110, CHEM 111, CHEM 260, CHEM 261, and one of CHEM 270, CHEM 340, or CHEM 350.
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In her research, Professor Thomas has focused on medicinal chemistry, specifically looking at bridging microbiology and organic chemistry to find new antibiotics.
“In order to make true breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, especially difficult-to-treat cancers such as glioblastoma, we need to explore unique technological approaches.”
Ashley Hejmanowski coordinates the instructional laboratories in the Chemistry Department. Her educational background is in molecular pathology.
Professor Grunkemeyer's research interests include designing optical sensors for water contaminants and studying the fluorescent properties of ink, which could have forensic implications.
Current research in the Professor Rudd's laboratory is focused on molecular organization at air-aqueous interfaces of biological and atmospheric relevance.