Clark’s chemistry and biochemistry Ph.D. programs train scholars to work in academic and professional fields. Students receive teaching and mentoring experience during the program through assistantships and lab work with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students. This training, coupled with instruction on scientific writing and communication, leads to positions as academic faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and as lead scientists in industry.
Careers for Ph.D. Students
Where do alumni of Clark's chemistry program work?
Alumni Spotlight
Joshua Boykin
Research Chemist, REM Surface Engineering
Ph.D. 2017
Advisor: Luis Smith
Valerie Ivancic
Senior Applications Specialist, RedShift Bio, Inc.
Ph.D. 2020
Advisor: Noel Lazo
Haihui Cao
Analytical Leader, Technical Supervisor, Dupont
Ph.D. 2005
Advisor: Alan A. Jones
Jia Wei
Research Scientist (R&D and Process Chemistry), Polymer Scientist, SEQENS
Ph.D. 2015
Advisor: Sergio Granados-Focil
Robert Doyle
Research Scientist, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Draper
Ph.D. 2015
Advisor: Sergio Granados-Focil
Karlo Lopez
Interim Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
California State University, Bakersfield
Ph.D. 2007
Advisor: Frederick Greenaway
Jamie Towle-Weicksel
Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rhode Island College
Ph.D. 2012
Advisor: David Thurlow
Michael Reardon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Union College
Ph.D. 2017
Advisor: Charles Jakobsche
Kevin J. Robbins
Senior Scientist, NMR Spectroscopy – Oncology R&D
AstraZeneca
Ph.D. 2013
Advisor: Noel Lazo
Yaya Wang
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Xi’an University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. 2017
Advisor: Donald Spratt
Robert Butcher
Patent Examiner, United States Patent & Trademark Office
Ph.D. 2008
Advisor: Mark M. Turnbull
Jue Fan
Vice President of Bioinformatics, Singleron Biotechnologies
Ph.D. 2013
Advisor: Shuanghong Huo
Muyun Xu
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina
Ph.D. 2021
Advisor: Charles Jakobsche
Recent Placements
- Xi’an University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China
- University of North Carolina
- PCI Synthesis
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Microbiotix Inc.
- California State University, Bakersfield
- RedShiftBio
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