Chemistry/Biochemistry majors brochure

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

LEAD WITH AN EDGE

BECAUSE MATTER MATTERS.

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers an American Chemical Society approved chemistry major and a biochemistry major that is accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Our faculty members have earned competitive National Science Foundation grants and been awarded summer research fellowships with the Office of Naval Research.

Undergraduate research opportunities include the St. Mary’s Project (capstone research experience) and the St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). SURF is an eight-week summer program at St. Mary’s College where students delve into research topics of their own aspirations with guidance from faculty mentors. Additional opportunities for research are available through internships.

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Hands-on experiences are emphasized so that students gain a better understanding of the concepts and methods taught in the classroom. Diverse research opportunities help make our students especially competitive for admittance into the best graduate programs in the country.

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CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY SCIENCE AT SMCM

OUR ALUMNI “One of my biochemistry faculty allowed me to participate in a year-long laboratory project with her and eventually publish an abstract with her and other

WE GUARANTEE every student the opportunity to engage in authentic research, an internship, or international experience.

students about breast cancer.”

100% of chemistry & biochemistry majors complete

RESEARCH COORDINATOR IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

CICI SHANNON ’18

BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR, NOW WORKING AS A CLINICAL

a capstone project.

STUDENTS OFTEN CONDUCT SUMMER RESEARCH AT: National Institutes of Health Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division National Institute of Standards and Technology Food and Drug Administration Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Naval Research Laboratory

9:1

student-to-faculty ratio is one of the lowest in the nation

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OUT THERE In recent years, our students have been admitted to PhD programs at the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, UC-Berkeley, UC-San Diego, UC-Irvine, UC-Davis, Scripps Research Institute, MIT, UCLA, University of Virginia, University of Chicago. Our graduates also work in a variety of related fields, including biopharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, forensics, environmental health education and medicine.