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Chemistry, Minor

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Chemistry

The minor in Chemistry provides a dynamic, relevant course of study that will broaden your professional horizons through comprehensive knowledge in the fundamental properties, reactivity, and analysis of atoms and molecules, along with the technical skills to apply your knowledge in real-world settings.

A Wide Range of Professional Opportunities

By minoring in Chemistry you’ll enhance your degree and open the door to an expansive range of academic and professional paths – from graduate programs at elite universities to career opportunities with leading organizations.

Our graduates excel in their professions and in their lives, bringing positive change to the world and enhancing productivity and efficiencies at top companies and organizations, some of which include:

  • City of Monterey
  • Delicato Family Wines
  • Gallo
  • Monterey Bay Analytics
  • Monterey County Health Department Public Health Laboratory
  • Paris Valley Vineyard
  • Quantaphy
  • Repligen Corporation
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
  • Trinchero Family Estates
  • UC Davis Air Quality Research Center

With a minor in Chemistry, you’ll enhance your degree and improve your ability to find success working in any number of professional roles, some of which include laboratory scientist, researcher, chemist, and air quality specialist, among others.

You’ll find graduates of the program achieving impressive new academic heights as they pursue advanced degrees at some of the most prestigious universities in the world, including:

  • Arizona State University
  • Montana State University
  • Michigan State University
  • CSU East Bay
  • UC Merced
  • UC San Diego
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Chemistry, Minor

The Chemistry minor will powerfully equip you to achieve your career goals by integrating the fundamental principles of chemistry with interdisciplinary applications, allowing you to explore a diverse range of advanced topics related to chemistry and how they impact the world.

Educational Objectives

Our interdisciplinary approach creates exciting opportunities to enrich your studies and expand your knowledge in areas of chemistry like aqueous, computational, environmental, organic, physical, analytical, and biochemistry.

Our Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) program will position you to conduct groundbreaking research alongside acclaimed faculty mentors, where you’ll work together co-authoring peer-reviewed journal articles and, in some cases, co-authoring patents.

Our strong industry connections throughout the region offers a powerful launching pad for your future success, including internship and summer immersion experiences with industry leaders including Monterey Bay Analytics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and UC Santa Cruz.

Our accomplished, supportive faculty dedicate themselves fully to the success of their students, providing mentorship and extensive personalized attention through weekly open study sessions, abundant office hours, and informal problem-solving and work sessions in the “Chem Compound” where faculty offices are clustered.

Complete any twelve (12) unit combination of the following courses, with at least six (6) units being upper division:

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll take advantage of our vibrant coastal setting by the incorporation of the local environment in our marine chemistry examples, as well as through course offerings that cover aqueous chemistry, environmental chemistry, and marine chemistry.

Faculty & Staff

Our outstanding program faculty serve as close mentors to students in the Chemistry minor, and pride themselves on being accessible and supportive to their students.

Aparna Sreenivasan

Aparna Sreenivasan

Professor

Aparna Sreenivasan

Aparna Sreenivasan

Department Chair AY

Arunkumar Sharma

Arunkumar Sharma

Assistant Professor

Roshini Ramachandran

Roshini Ramachandran

Assistant Professor

Corin Slown

Corin Slown

Associate Professor

Anna Johnston

Anna Johnston

Lecturer

Crystal Gonzalez-Samano

Crystal Gonzalez-Samano

Lecturer

Crystal Gonzalez-Samano

Crystal Gonzalez-Samano

Faculty Additional Employment

Daniel MacDonald

Daniel MacDonald

Lecturer

Daniel MacDonald

Daniel MacDonald

Faculty Additional Employment

Emily Kron

Emily Kron

Lecturer

Byunghun Lee

Byunghun Lee

Instructional Support Technician

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Chemistry Laboratory Support Technician

Joanna Sorci

Joanna Sorci

Administrative Support Coordinator

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Our experienced and supportive admissions staff is here to provide all the individualized guidance you need.

Study Chemistry in an inspiring coastal environment where we are truly committed to mentorship and an engaging student experience.