V. A major in chemistry consists of 10 required subjects, including three lab courses, along with two restricted electives and five unrestricted electives. One of the best things about the chemistry major is that it's small enough that you get to know a lot of other people in the major, especially since you get to spend so much time in lab with them. Also, the department has made a commitment to excellence in teaching, as evidenced by the many teaching awards chemistry faculty have won and programs such as 5.12 peer tutoring. The department has 34 full-time faculty members, four of which are women.
Many students participate in UROPs within the department.
Approximately 60 percent of the funds for the paid projects have come from the UROP Office, with the remainder coming from a faculty member's own funds. Chemistry is the science that describes nature at the molecular level. The breadth and depth of this subject really interests me. In particular, I am interested in how molecules interact. Chemistry has application to our everyday life, for example medicines, polymers, household products, etc.