The Chemistry Department at Saint Michael's College strongly encourages students to pursue research opportunities based upon their interests and career goals. There are numerous opportunities to conduct research in all areas of chemistry, either with Saint Michael’s faculty members or off campus at national laboratories and at institutions throughout the country.
In fact, most chemistry majors graduate having spent one or more summers conducting research. They also have opportunities to present their research results at local and national meetings.
An excellent site for finding research opportunities for students can be found at the National Science Foundation.
Current and prospective students in the natural sciences, math and engineering can find other research opportunities at the Web Guide to Research for Undergraduates.
Chemistry and biochemistry faculty members encourage interested students to e-mail or call them directly to speak about possible opportunities that exist in the department.
After graduation, our majors go on to careers like:
- Adhesive Chemist
- Animal Nutritionist
- Agricultural Chemist
- Atmospheric Chemist
- Biotechnology Researcher
- Business Development Director
- Ceramics Engineer
- Chemical Consulting
- Chemical Educator
- Chemical Facilities Manager (Local, Global, Military)
- Chemical Information Specialist-Software (Private, Public)
- Chemical Safety Consultant (Academic, Military, Health)
- Chemical Sales
- Chemistry Professor
- Clinical Research
- Consumer Safety Officer
- Entrepreneur
- Environmental Protection Agency (air, water, waste)
- Environmental Chemist
- Food Safety Evaluator (USDA, Private)
- Food Chemist
- Forensic Pharmaceutical Analysis (Private, FDA)
- Forensic Chemist
- Fragrance Chemist
- Geochemist
- Glass Chemist (Auto, Consumer, Safety)
- High School Teacher
- Human Resources Director
- Marketing and Communications Consultant
- Materials Chemist (NASA, Private, Military)
- Medical Doctor
- Medical Equipment Developer
- Medicinal Chemist (FDA, Private)
- Metals Manufacturing (Mining, Processing, Alloys)
- Nanotechnology
- National Institutes of Health Researcher
- Vitamin and Supplement Chemist
- Petroleum Chemist (Oil Industry, Auto)
- Paint Specialist
- Patent Agent (Private, Academic)
- Patent Attorney (Private, Government)
- Pharmaceutical Chemist (Develop Drug Molecules)
- Plant Engineering
- Polymer Chemist (Plastics, Fibers)
- Pulp and Paper Chemist
- Rubber Chemist (Recycling, Auto, Synthetic)
- Surface Chemist (Computer Chips, Drug Development)
- Textile Chemist
- U.S. Department of Energy (Solve the Energy Crisis)
- Waste Management (Chemical and Hazardous Waste)
- Water Treatment Chemist (Municipal, Private, Federal)
Graduate Study
For many years SMC chemistry majors have enjoyed a 100% acceptance rate to professional and graduate schools. Forty-two percent of our chemistry and biochemistry graduates immediately attend graduate science or medical schools.
The graduate schools they have attended recently include Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, University of Massachusetts, University of Washington State, Dartmouth, University of Vermont, University of Rochester, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Notre Dame, MIT, and the University of Virginia.
To contact the Department of Chemistry:
Department of Chemistry
Saint Michael's College
One Winooski Park, Box 277
Colchester, VT 05439
Fax: 802.654.2236