Students assist in general chemistry and organic chemistry labs.

Students tutor others with general and organic chemistry through the College’s Tutoring Service. PASS (Peer-Assisted Study Sessions) for general and organic chemistry are held throughout the week.

Our chemistry seminar course provides a forum for presentations by students engaging in research, faculty members, and visiting scientists. A wide range of topics related to chemistry is offered each semester throughout the academic year.

CHEM-291 - One credit, one afternoon/morning per week
CHEM-391 - Two credits, two afternoons/mornings per week

Merck, Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline, DuPont, USDA, GLA, and Richman Chemical, Inc. have employed our students. Contact Career and Post-Graduate Development Office for additional assistance.

The Summer Fellows program at Ursinus allows you, as a sophomore or junior, to pursue an independent scholarly project under the close tutelage of a Chemistry faculty mentor, when both you and the professor have more time to devote exclusively to research.

Some examples of our Summer Fellows research projects are:

• “Interaction of the Lectin-like Domain of Thrombomodulin with C3 of the Complement System” by Alex Pandelidis, mentored by Julia Koeppe
• “Creation of Rubrerythrin and Symerythrin Model Proteins” by Rachel Polinski, mentored by Amanda Reig
• “Attachment of Antibiotics to Carbon Nanotubes to Circumvent Resistance Mechanisms” by Frank Sirch, mentored by Mark Elli

Preference is given to rising seniors who will use the experience to get a head start on an Honors project. It is usually helpful to have a semester of research beforehand.

The National Science Foundation supports undergraduate research projects at universities across the country. Students receive a small stipend and experience what graduate school might be like. In recent years, our students have been placed at Tennessee, NC State, CUNY Staten Island, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Colorado, Syracuse, Nevada, Northwestern, Utah, among others.