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Undergraduate and Fifth-Year Research

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Why pursue research?

Research helps prepare you for future graduate work in science, or work in the allied health fields, teaching, or other science-related fields.

How you can benefit from a research experience

The  Honors Programs in chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology (BCMB) and the ACS-certified track in Chemistry require students to pursue research.

However, even if you are not involved in honors or the ACS track, we still strongly encourage you to pursue an original research project.

Research provides you with the opportunity to:

  • Apply the knowledge you have gained in the classroom.
  • Improve the breadth and depth of your understanding of a new field of science.
  • Contribute to our collective knowledge of the world around us.

We encourage you to be involved in research for at least two semesters. That will allow you sufficient time and experience to become an author on a scientific paper published by your research director in a nationally or internationally recognized journal.

Recipients of Summer Research Awards

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Honors Program

Interested in advanced study and research? Aiming for medical or graduate school? If you are driven, make sure to consider our honors program.

Fall Fest and Academic Spree Day

At Fall Fest and, in the spring, Academic Spree Day, undergraduate students from throughout the university display and talk about their research and creative work.

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Fifth-year Research

If you excel in our undergraduate program, you may qualify for Clark’s Accelerated B.A./M.S. Program in chemistry or biochemistry and molecular biology. This experience allows you to continue your undergraduate research, resulting in a master’s thesis.

Student Research Stories

Chemistry students earn prestigious journal cover

Compound research results in one-of-a-kind substance

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Michael Kebede's summer of science

Undergrad, alum research polymers as drug delivery agents

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Contact Information

Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry

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