At Hanover, students use chemistry to better understand the issues faced by modern society. Maybe your interest is life-saving antibiotics or new kinds of synthetic fibers. Maybe you want to learn how to measure pesticides in drinking water or the antioxidants in food. It’s all possible to explore in the superbly-equipped labs at your disposal. You’ll begin with an introduction to the breadth of chemistry, followed by a deeper study of advanced subjects. Your program will culminate with a collaborative research project in which you’ll explore an area of interest to you, with the help of a member of Hanover’s highly specialized faculty. Along the way, you will become a person who speaks the language of chemistry, thinks critically and solves problems.
Learning in the lab... and beyond
As a student of chemistry, you want to learn in state-of-the-art labs without the need to share work stations. At Hanover, you will make use of our incredible resources dedicated to undergraduate learning. You will have full, individual access to sophisticated equipment seldom found in undergraduate programs even at large universities, such as:
HPLC mass spectrometer – can be used in drug discovery and natural product chemistry
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy – can be used to determine low levels of lead, such as in water supplies
Infrared and ramon spectrophotometer – can be used to measure molecular vibrations in order to compare the chemical makeup of materials
What do chemistry majors study?
Principles of chemistry
Organic chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Advanced laboratory
Students pursuing a minor in biochemistry take related courses
Although pre-med is not a major, many chemistry students are considering careers in medicine. Hanover’s pre-health science students have unique hands-on access to a human patient simulator and human cadaver dissection as undergraduates.
Careers
Medical doctor
Dentist
Biochemist
High school teacher
Environmental engineer
Geochemist
Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical sales
Lab technician
Optometrist
Research assistant
Environmental specialist
Doctor of dental surgery
Scientific programmer/analyst
Doctor of osteopathic medicine
Environmental chemist
Recent Graduate School Placements
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Sample Employer Placements
Eli Lilly Company
Beck Meyer Company
Analytical Services Laboratory
Flowers Labs
Madison Chemical Company, Inc.
Indiana Kentucky Electric
Central Pharmaceuticals
Methodist Hospital
Safety-Kleen Corporation
Applied Laboratories
Atlantic Research Company
Marion County Health Department
Southern Analytical Laboratories
Recent Summer Fellowships
Harvard Medical School, biomedical medical research
Miami of Ohio, competitive government funded research
