Chemistry Major
Our Chemistry major fully prepares you for future work and continued learning. We instruct students in current chemical principles through a rigorous curriculum that takes advantage of the latest and best teaching advances. Students are also exposed to the most current laboratory and instrumental techniques, and deveop abilities to think critically and to engage in problem solving both in the discipline and life in general.
Careers in Chemistry
Careers in Chemistry are wide ranging and include such areas as:
- Agriculture
- Alternative Fuels
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Sales
- Computational Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Material Science
- Medicine
- Pharmaceutical Research
- Scientific Writing
- Teaching
Alumni Story
Jennifer Brown ’04 (Red Lion, Pa.), a chemist at Dentsply International, used hard work and internships to achieve a promising career in chemistry.
“Hardworking people are harder to come by these days, and if you are one, companies will reward you for it,” she said.
In Spring 2004, Jennifer, a chemistry graduate, completed her first internship at Dentsply where she replaced raw material products like borosilicate glass in a polymer-based material. Learn more.
Facilities
Chemistry majors have access to labs to learn and conduct research. View our facilities.
Research
The Chemistry faculty include our majors in research that is broad ranging and cutting edge! Learn more.
Faculty Spotlight
Keith Peterman, sustainability and environmental studies professor, had an article published in the York Daily Record. Peterman debates an article that Steve Goreham wrote about the changing climate. Peterman was also mentioned in an article in the York Daily Record on the current helium shortage throughout the country, mainly due to lack of demand in previous years.
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