Chemistry

General Information
There are currently two majors in the Chemistry program, Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry. The Chemistry major provides a student with knowledge of the workings of the world at a molecular level. The curriculum emphasizes accurate measurements of physical properties, synthesis of materials, interactions among substances, and the interpretation of macroscopic behavior at the atomic/molecular level. Our program offers unique opportunities for our majors including extensive hands-on experience with modern instrumentation and molecular modeling. The knowledge gained can be applied to basic research and development in academic, industrial, and government settings.

Since chemical principles form the basis for understanding other fields of science, chemistry majors are prepared to work with other scientists in solving interdisciplinary problems. Exposure to our large number of internship opportunities reinforces this preparation. Our majors are fully prepared to enter the job market as professional chemists or continue with graduate studies.

Please see below for Forensic Chemistry major information.

Required Courses: Chemistry
Required Courses: Forensic Chemistry
Department of Physical Sciences

Objectives
Students who have graduated with a major in Chemistry will be able to solve laboratory problems and have the ability to apply chemical principles and procedures in laboratories and businesses. They are also prepared to begin graduate study or to enter medical or dental schools.

Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for those with a B.S. in Chemistry are quite numerous. To list just a few...

Ceramic Research and Development
Chemical Analysis in Space Labs
Chemical Supplies and Equipment: Sales and Service
Chemical Testing
Drug Research Development
Enforcement of Environmental Law
Fuels Chemistry
Interdisciplinary Research
Medical Research
Polymer Research and Development
Production Quality Control
Water and Waste Management

Independent Research
All Chemistry majors are required to complete at least one semester of independent study, and are encouraged to engage in independent research throughout their career at York College. These projects are closely supervised by one or more of the chemistry faculty members, and must result in a public presentation of the student's work. The projects are often presented at national and local American Chemistry Society meetings as well as York College's Student Scholars Day. Some of these projects result in publication in chemistry journals. Selected independent study titles include the following:

Study of N,N-(dimethylamino) benzonitrile as an Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Lab: Flourescence Spectroscopy and Gaussian Calculations - Jeremy Beck Advisor: James Foresman
Experiments and Demonstrations in Nanotechnology - Heather Brosius Advisor: Keith Peterman
Extraction of the Antidepressant Drug, Amitriptyline, from Human Scalp Hair - Kyle Schmid Advisors: Sherry Brown and Gregory Foy
Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Use as Chemical Sensors - Jessica Stingle Advisor: Gregory Foy
Isolation of Pharmaceutical Drugs from Human Hair - Jennifer Crosbie Advisor: Sherry Brown
Preparation of Cyclic Esters from the Steroid, 4-Androstene-3, 17-dione - Derick Lucas Advisor: Lindy Harrison
Synthesis of a Highly Strained Cyclophane Derivative - Tim Pellenbarg Advisor: Kathleen Halligan
Kinetics of solute partitioning across liquid-liquid interfaces - Daniel Dewey Advisor: William Steel

In addition to the projects listed here, students have the opportunity to participate in summer fellowship programs at York College of Pennsylvania and other schools. In the past students have collaborated with well known chemists at schools such as the University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania State University.

Chemistry/Industry Partnerships
In collaboration with local chemical companies, the York College Chemistry program formed the Chemistry Industry Advisory Council (CIAC). The program benefits from financial support, collaborative projects, expertise in a variety of areas of Chemistry, and input from prospective employers concerning the curriculum. Our industry partners benefit from interaction with our talented faculty and bright minds of our students. Our students benefit from the wide variety of "real-world" projects and internships generated through CIAC member companies. The current members of the CIAC include:

Adhesives Research Inc.
Armstrong World Industries
BiMax Inc.
Dentsply Inc.
E.A. Engineering Science and Technology
Excelon Nuclear
Gaussian Inc.
Glatfelter Inc.
Harley Davidson
Hawk Creek Labs
MRG Power Labs
North Industrial Chemicals

Forensic Chemistry Major
The major in Forensic Chemistry provides a student with the knowledge and skills to examine and analyze evidence using a chemist's sophisticated instrumentation and set of analytical techniques. The curriculum emphasizes not only the recognition of physical evidence, but also the methods to determine its true identity and perhaps its origin. Our program offers students hands-on experience with many of the newest and state-of-the-art instrumentation. This education can provide students with employment opportunities within local, state, and federal agencies that utilize these skills. Our students are also well prepared to enter the forensic chemistry field or graduate school to specialize their specific field of interest.

Objectives
Students who have graduated with a major in Forensic Chemistry will be able to solve crime related laboratory problems. They also will be prepared to enter forensic chemistry laboratories, industry, and graduate school.

Program Background
Until now, York College students interested in studying Forensic Chemistry have majored in Chemistry and minored in Criminalistics. Increasing student interest in Forensic Science prompted the development of a special York College major program dedicated to this fascinating and important field of study. York College is now in the front line of colleges in this regard, as experts only recently announced to the academic community that major programs devoted to preparing students for careers in this field were needed. Students who graduated prior to the introduction of the Forensic Chemistry major were well prepared to work in the following organizations:

Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab
Baltimore Police Crime Lab
DEA
FBI
National Institute of Justice
New Jersey State Police Crime Lab
Pennsylvania State Police Crime Lab
Virginia Division of Forensic Science

Internship
Though not required, many York College of Pennsylvania students in the Forensic Chemistry major have acquired internships in a variety of agencies and locations including:

Global Experience - tailored forensic chemistry lab internship offered in Australia
Lancaster County (PA) Coroner's Office
Nassau County (NY) Crime Lab
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
New Jersey State Police Crime Lab
Pittsburgh & Allegheny Country Coroner's Office - Crime Laboratory
Westchester County (NY) Crime Lab
Western Maryland Regional Crime Laboratory

Special Facilities/Instrumentation
Departmental instrumentation is primarily computer controlled and parallels instrumentation commonly found in industrial, clinical, and government laboratories. In addition, tutorials and simulations of instruments and instrumental problems are available. Students also have access to a variety of workstations and computer programs for molecular modeling and computer-assisted learning. Instruments that are used by Chemistry majors throughout their careers in both classes and independent research projects include:

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AA)
Fluorescence Spectrophotometry
FT-IR Microscopy
Gas Chromatography (GC)
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GS-MS)
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission
Infrared Spectrophotometry (FT-IR)
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry (FT-NMR)
Raman Spectroscopy
Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM, AFM, STM)
Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE)
Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrophotometry (UV/VIS)

Faculty Highlights Mrs Sherry T. Brown Forensic Chemistry
M.S., Univ. of Pittsburgh
Mrs. Brown began teaching criminalistics courses at the College in 1980, after having been a forensic chemist for the New Jersey State Police Crime Laboratory System in the forensic body fluids section. Mrs. Brown is a forensic science consultant for attorneys regarding criminal cases and has testified as a qualified expert witness in several Pennsylvania courts. Her special area of interest is forensic education and chemical analysis of hairs and fibers. She is a member of the Council of Forensic Science Educators, an ad hoc committee of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Mrs. Marie Dunstan
Clinical Chemistry
M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
She has several years of research experience at Hershey Medical Center. Mrs. Dunstan is a laboratory coordinator/assistant instructor and also coordinator for clinical Lab science. She advises medical technology majors and serves as the College's liaison with the clinical laboratory programs. Mrs. Dunstan is currently working on curriculum revisions of courses offered for nursing and non-science majors.

Dr. James Foresman
Physical Chemistry
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Post-Doc.,
Yale University
His research concerns the development of computer models to help solve a wide range of chemical problems. As co-author of an introductory textbook, he is internationally known in the field of electronic structure theory. He is currently working on visualization tools that will help students with the more abstract principles of chemistry and has ongoing grant support for his efforts.

Dr. Gregory Foy
Analytical Chemistry
Ph.D., Miami University
His research interests include the investigation of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) in soil samples, with a current emphasis on speciation of hazardous metals. Future research will focus on SFE of important organic and inorganic compounds from environmental solids as well as forensic samples. Research efforts have also focused on Nanotechnology, including imaging and developing nano-sensors. Other areas of research include the development of organic chelators for use in analytical chemistry and using sol-gels as analytical sensors.

Mr. William T. Glenwright
Analytical Chemistry
B.S. State Univ. of New York at Albany, graduate study and research,
Rochester Institute of Technology
While at R.I.T. Mr. Glenwright assisted with the construction and operation of a LASER Raman Spectro-meter and taught general chemistry labs. He brings to the classroom extensive knowledge and experience from his several years of material and process development pertaining to thermoplastic and thermoset plastics and elastomers and other engineering materials while working in industry. He serves as CIAC Liaison and enjoys working with students in both lab, independent study and as an internship advisor.

Dr. Kathleen Halligan Organic Chemistry
Ph.D., Colorado State Univ., Post-Doc, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Univ. of Georgia
Dr. Halligan's research interests lie in the exciting area of Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry. She is currently working with students on the isolation and characterization of compounds from Amazonian plants. Novel, purified compounds will be sent to her colleagues in Panama for tropical disease screening as well as anti-cancer and HIV evaluation. Dr. Halligan plans to perform organic syntheses and structure activity relationship (SAR) studies on select natural products and other molecules of biological interest. She plans to involve students in a scientific exchange program with the University of Panama where she and her students will gather flora for future natural products research.

Mrs. Barbara Mowery
Analytical Chemistry
M.A., San Diego State Univ.
She has practical experience as a chemist at Star-Kist Foods and a research technician in the Oceanography Department at Old Dominion University, and 15+ years teaching experience in the Virginia Community College System. Mrs. Mowery is a laboratory coordinator/ assistant instructor for many of the courses in the department. She provides safety training and management for the chemistry program, including faculty, student assistant, and independent study students.

Dr. Keith Peterman Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Idaho
His research involves the study of enzyme kinetics via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In pursuit of more specialized research interests, he has served as a Fulbright scholar at Ruhr Universtat-Bochum in Germany, as a National Academy of Science Eastern European Exchange Scholar at the Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw, and as a Navy/ ASEE Summer Research Associate at the Naval Research Laboratory. He has also served as a visiting professor at the Guangxi University in the People’s Republic of China and at Christchurch University in Russia. He likes to enhance and enliven his classroom activities with frequent demonstrations and multimedia visualization activities.

Dr. William Steel
Physical Chemistry/ Chemical Education
Ph.D., Univ. of Maryland
Dr. Steel's interests include the investigation of solute partitioning across aqueous-organic, liquid-liquid interfaces. He examines the relationship between partitioning and the chemical functionality and structure of solutes.
Dr. Steel also focuses a significant amount of time on the general chemistry curriculum at York College of Pennsylvania. His primary motivation is to address the needs of students in their first semesters of their chemistry studies. His goal is to suggest ways to improve the chemistry curriculum and overall chemistry experience of students at York College of Pennsylvania.

Alumni Record
Many York College Chemistry graduates secure positions as professional chemists or continue their education through graduate studies such as:

Cindy Boyer, '06, Chemist, Forensic Lab, New York

Jeremy Beck, '05, Physical Chemistry, Ohio State University

Heather Callaghan (Brosius), '05, Medicinal Chemistry, Adhesives Research, Inc.

Michelle Ludlow, '05, Computational Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jen Brown, '04, Analytical Chemist, Harley-Davidson

Jonathan Leake, '04, Organic Chemist, BiMax

Aleks Pisarenko, '04, Analytical Chemistry, Miami University

Lisa Stojowski, '02, Chemist, Pharmaceutics International-Advancis

John Knox, '00, Ph.D. '05, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore

David Branda, '00, Associate, Melli, Guerin, and Wall PC

Frank Nyberg, '00, MD, ’04, NYU School of Medicine

Mitchell Craft, '00, DO, '04, Geisinger Medical Center

Patrick Gallagher, '99, Law School

Scott Caltagirone, '97, MS, '01, Materials Chemist, BAE Systems

Andrea Smith, '97, Analytical Chemist Adhesives Research, Inc.

Heather Kraft, '97, Analytical Chemist, Dentsply International

Andrew Daniels, '96, Ph.D. '00, Sen. Development Scientist, Advantica

David Amspacher, '96, Ph.D., '00, Organic Chemist, Pfizer

Rubina Shreiner, '96, Analytical Chemist, NIST

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	Chemistry General Information There are currently two majors in the Chemistry program, Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry. The Chemistry major provides a student with knowledge of the workings of the world at a molecular level. The curriculum emphasizes accurate measurements of physical properties, synthesis of materials, interactions among substances, and the interpretation of macroscopic behavior at the atomic/molecular level. Our program offers unique opportunities for our majors including extensive hands-on experience with modern instrumentation and molecular modeling. The knowledge gained can be applied to basic research and development in academic, industrial, and government settings. Since chemical principles form the basis for understanding other fields of science, chemistry majors are prepared to work with other scientists in solving interdisciplinary problems. Exposure to our large number of internship opportunities reinforces this preparation. Our majors are fully prepared to enter the job market as professional chemists or continue with graduate studies. Please see below for Forensic Chemistry major information. Required Courses: Chemistry Required Courses: Forensic Chemistry Department of Physical Sciences Objectives Students who have graduated with a major in Chemistry will be able to solve laboratory problems and have the ability to apply chemical principles and procedures in laboratories and businesses. They are also prepared to begin graduate study or to enter medical or dental schools. Career Opportunities Career opportunities for those with a B.S. in Chemistry are quite numerous. To list just a few... Ceramic Research and Development Chemical Analysis in Space Labs Chemical Supplies and Equipment: Sales and Service Chemical Testing Drug Research Development Enforcement of Environmental Law Fuels Chemistry Interdisciplinary Research Medical Research Polymer Research and Development Production Quality Control Water and Waste Management Independent Research All Chemistry majors are required to complete at least one semester of independent study, and are encouraged to engage in independent research throughout their career at York College. These projects are closely supervised by one or more of the chemistry faculty members, and must result in a public presentation of the student's work. The projects are often presented at national and local American Chemistry Society meetings as well as York College's Student Scholars Day. Some of these projects result in publication in chemistry journals. Selected independent study titles include the following: Study of N,N-(dimethylamino) benzonitrile as an Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Lab: Flourescence Spectroscopy and Gaussian Calculations - Jeremy Beck Advisor: James Foresman Experiments and Demonstrations in Nanotechnology - Heather Brosius Advisor: Keith Peterman Extraction of the Antidepressant Drug, Amitriptyline, from Human Scalp Hair - Kyle Schmid Advisors: Sherry Brown and Gregory Foy Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Use as Chemical Sensors - Jessica Stingle Advisor: Gregory Foy Isolation of Pharmaceutical Drugs from Human Hair - Jennifer Crosbie Advisor: Sherry Brown Preparation of Cyclic Esters from the Steroid, 4-Androstene-3, 17-dione - Derick Lucas Advisor: Lindy Harrison Synthesis of a Highly Strained Cyclophane Derivative - Tim Pellenbarg Advisor: Kathleen Halligan Kinetics of solute partitioning across liquid-liquid interfaces - Daniel Dewey Advisor: William Steel In addition to the projects listed here, students have the opportunity to participate in summer fellowship programs at York College of Pennsylvania and other schools. In the past students have collaborated with well known chemists at schools such as the University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania State University. Chemistry/Industry Partnerships In collaboration with local chemical companies, the York College Chemistry program formed the Chemistry Industry Advisory Council (CIAC). The program benefits from financial support, collaborative projects, expertise in a variety of areas of Chemistry, and input from prospective employers concerning the curriculum. Our industry partners benefit from interaction with our talented faculty and bright minds of our students. Our students benefit from the wide variety of "real-world" projects and internships generated through CIAC member companies. The current members of the CIAC include: Adhesives Research Inc. Armstrong World Industries BiMax Inc. Dentsply Inc. E.A. Engineering Science and Technology Excelon Nuclear Gaussian Inc. Glatfelter Inc. Harley Davidson Hawk Creek Labs MRG Power Labs North Industrial Chemicals Forensic Chemistry Major The major in Forensic Chemistry provides a student with the knowledge and skills to examine and analyze evidence using a chemist's sophisticated instrumentation and set of analytical techniques. The curriculum emphasizes not only the recognition of physical evidence, but also the methods to determine its true identity and perhaps its origin. Our program offers students hands-on experience with many of the newest and state-of-the-art instrumentation. This education can provide students with employment opportunities within local, state, and federal agencies that utilize these skills. Our students are also well prepared to enter the forensic chemistry field or graduate school to specialize their specific field of interest. Objectives Students who have graduated with a major in Forensic Chemistry will be able to solve crime related laboratory problems. They also will be prepared to enter forensic chemistry laboratories, industry, and graduate school. Program Background Until now, York College students interested in studying Forensic Chemistry have majored in Chemistry and minored in Criminalistics. Increasing student interest in Forensic Science prompted the development of a special York College major program dedicated to this fascinating and important field of study. York College is now in the front line of colleges in this regard, as experts only recently announced to the academic community that major programs devoted to preparing students for careers in this field were needed. Students who graduated prior to the introduction of the Forensic Chemistry major were well prepared to work in the following organizations: Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab Baltimore Police Crime Lab DEA FBI National Institute of Justice New Jersey State Police Crime Lab Pennsylvania State Police Crime Lab Virginia Division of Forensic Science Internship Though not required, many York College of Pennsylvania students in the Forensic Chemistry major have acquired internships in a variety of agencies and locations including: Global Experience - tailored forensic chemistry lab internship offered in Australia Lancaster County (PA) Coroner's Office Nassau County (NY) Crime Lab National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) New Jersey State Police Crime Lab Pittsburgh & Allegheny Country Coroner's Office - Crime Laboratory Westchester County (NY) Crime Lab Western Maryland Regional Crime Laboratory Special Facilities/Instrumentation Departmental instrumentation is primarily computer controlled and parallels instrumentation commonly found in industrial, clinical, and government laboratories. In addition, tutorials and simulations of instruments and instrumental problems are available. Students also have access to a variety of workstations and computer programs for molecular modeling and computer-assisted learning. Instruments that are used by Chemistry majors throughout their careers in both classes and independent research projects include: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AA) Fluorescence Spectrophotometry FT-IR Microscopy Gas Chromatography (GC) Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GS-MS) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Infrared Spectrophotometry (FT-IR) Ion Chromatography (IC) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry (FT-NMR) Raman Spectroscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM, AFM, STM) Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrophotometry (UV/VIS) Faculty Highlights Mrs Sherry T. Brown Forensic Chemistry M.S., Univ. of Pittsburgh Mrs. Brown began teaching criminalistics courses at the College in 1980, after having been a forensic chemist for the New Jersey State Police Crime Laboratory System in the forensic body fluids section. Mrs. Brown is a forensic science consultant for attorneys regarding criminal cases and has testified as a qualified expert witness in several Pennsylvania courts. Her special area of interest is forensic education and chemical analysis of hairs and fibers. She is a member of the Council of Forensic Science Educators, an ad hoc committee of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Mrs. Marie Dunstan Clinical Chemistry M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo She has several years of research experience at Hershey Medical Center. Mrs. Dunstan is a laboratory coordinator/assistant instructor and also coordinator for clinical Lab science. She advises medical technology majors and serves as the College's liaison with the clinical laboratory programs. Mrs. Dunstan is currently working on curriculum revisions of courses offered for nursing and non-science majors. Dr. James Foresman Physical Chemistry Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, Post-Doc., Yale University His research concerns the development of computer models to help solve a wide range of chemical problems. As co-author of an introductory textbook, he is internationally known in the field of electronic structure theory. He is currently working on visualization tools that will help students with the more abstract principles of chemistry and has ongoing grant support for his efforts. Dr. Gregory Foy Analytical Chemistry Ph.D., Miami University His research interests include the investigation of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) in soil samples, with a current emphasis on speciation of hazardous metals. Future research will focus on SFE of important organic and inorganic compounds from environmental solids as well as forensic samples. Research efforts have also focused on Nanotechnology, including imaging and developing nano-sensors. Other areas of research include the development of organic chelators for use in analytical chemistry and using sol-gels as analytical sensors. Mr. William T. Glenwright Analytical Chemistry B.S. State Univ. of New York at Albany, graduate study and research, Rochester Institute of Technology While at R.I.T. Mr. Glenwright assisted with the construction and operation of a LASER Raman Spectro-meter and taught general chemistry labs. He brings to the classroom extensive knowledge and experience from his several years of material and process development pertaining to thermoplastic and thermoset plastics and elastomers and other engineering materials while working in industry. He serves as CIAC Liaison and enjoys working with students in both lab, independent study and as an internship advisor. Dr. Kathleen Halligan Organic Chemistry Ph.D., Colorado State Univ., Post-Doc, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Univ. of Georgia Dr. Halligan's research interests lie in the exciting area of Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry. She is currently working with students on the isolation and characterization of compounds from Amazonian plants. Novel, purified compounds will be sent to her colleagues in Panama for tropical disease screening as well as anti-cancer and HIV evaluation. Dr. Halligan plans to perform organic syntheses and structure activity relationship (SAR) studies on select natural products and other molecules of biological interest. She plans to involve students in a scientific exchange program with the University of Panama where she and her students will gather flora for future natural products research. Mrs. Barbara Mowery Analytical Chemistry M.A., San Diego State Univ. She has practical experience as a chemist at Star-Kist Foods and a research technician in the Oceanography Department at Old Dominion University, and 15+ years teaching experience in the Virginia Community College System. Mrs. Mowery is a laboratory coordinator/ assistant instructor for many of the courses in the department. She provides safety training and management for the chemistry program, including faculty, student assistant, and independent study students. Dr. Keith Peterman Inorganic Chemistry Ph.D., University of Idaho His research involves the study of enzyme kinetics via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In pursuit of more specialized research interests, he has served as a Fulbright scholar at Ruhr Universtat-Bochum in Germany, as a National Academy of Science Eastern European Exchange Scholar at the Polish Academy of Science in Warsaw, and as a Navy/ ASEE Summer Research Associate at the Naval Research Laboratory. He has also served as a visiting professor at the Guangxi University in the People’s Republic of China and at Christchurch University in Russia. He likes to enhance and enliven his classroom activities with frequent demonstrations and multimedia visualization activities. Dr. William Steel Physical Chemistry/ Chemical Education Ph.D., Univ. of Maryland Dr. Steel's interests include the investigation of solute partitioning across aqueous-organic, liquid-liquid interfaces. He examines the relationship between partitioning and the chemical functionality and structure of solutes. Dr. Steel also focuses a significant amount of time on the general chemistry curriculum at York College of Pennsylvania. His primary motivation is to address the needs of students in their first semesters of their chemistry studies. His goal is to suggest ways to improve the chemistry curriculum and overall chemistry experience of students at York College of Pennsylvania. Alumni Record Many York College Chemistry graduates secure positions as professional chemists or continue their education through graduate studies such as: Cindy Boyer, '06, Chemist, Forensic Lab, New York Jeremy Beck, '05, Physical Chemistry, Ohio State University Heather Callaghan (Brosius), '05, Medicinal Chemistry, Adhesives Research, Inc. Michelle Ludlow, '05, Computational Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University Jen Brown, '04, Analytical Chemist, Harley-Davidson Jonathan Leake, '04, Organic Chemist, BiMax Aleks Pisarenko, '04, Analytical Chemistry, Miami University Lisa Stojowski, '02, Chemist, Pharmaceutics International-Advancis John Knox, '00, Ph.D. '05, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore David Branda, '00, Associate, Melli, Guerin, and Wall PC Frank Nyberg, '00, MD, ’04, NYU School of Medicine Mitchell Craft, '00, DO, '04, Geisinger Medical Center Patrick Gallagher, '99, Law School Scott Caltagirone, '97, MS, '01, Materials Chemist, BAE Systems Andrea Smith, '97, Analytical Chemist Adhesives Research, Inc. Heather Kraft, '97, Analytical Chemist, Dentsply International Andrew Daniels, '96, Ph.D. '00, Sen. Development Scientist, Advantica David Amspacher, '96, Ph.D., '00, Organic Chemist, Pfizer Rubina Shreiner, '96, Analytical Chemist, NIST	Apply Online Majors Financial Aid/Costs Visit Us Campus Map & Virtual Tours Schmidt Library Contact Directory YCP Facts at a Glance Bookstore News & Events Sports Information Message from the President

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