CHEMISTRY
Research Opportunities
You will learn through hands-on experience about the world God created and upholds.
- Most majors serve the department as laboratory or classroom assistants, combining work-study income with on-the-job training in research and teaching.
- Each summer, some students hold research assistant positions with the chemistry faculty. Dr. Ed Geels has been doing research on the use of copper salts to reduce the destructive effects of Varroa mites on the honeybee. Dr. Carl Fictorie has been synthesizing new catalysts for use in the production of biodiesel. Their student assistants have presented their work at local and national conferences.
- Students can apply for a variety of summer research opportunities offered through universities and laboratories.
