Undergraduate Students

Our undergraduates are diverse and ambitious, pursuing a variety of internship and co-op opportunities in pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotech industries in the northeastern USA. They take advantage of fellowships and internships provided by alumni and industry, pursuing research in state-of-the-art laboratories.

Considering a degree in Chemistry?

Program Overview for Potential Majors

To declare a chemistry major, review the degree requirements, and make an appointment with our Chief Undergraduate Advisor, Prof. Ruthanne Paradise, via EAB Navigator.

Chemistry Career Information

Undergraduate Chemistry Office 341 ISB, (413) 545-2580

Course and Lab Waiver Requests

Course Override Petition CHEM 111, 112, 250, 261, and 262

Override Request Due to Pending Transfer Credits

General Chemistry Lab Waiver Request for CHEM 111 or 112

Michael Mortelliti

Mm

2016

“During my time as a undergraduate in the UMass Chemistry Department, I had the opportunity to work in the laboratory of Dr. Kittilstved synthesizing and characterizing the properties of metal sulfide molecular clusters in relation to the nucleation of quantum dots. The numerous opportunities I was given in the Kittilstved laboratory resulted in meaningful experiences such as paid summer research and tangible results including the publication of a paper. Furthermore it prompted me to pursue a graduate degree in chemistry.”

-Michael Mortelliti ’16
Elisa Guzman

Eg

2015

“While at UMass, I studied the synthesis of organic radicals and their use as building blocks for photovoltaics with Professor Paul Lahti. One of the aminoxyl radicals, for which I found a more effective synthetic route, is currently being studied in Germany and Brazil. I have always wanted to be part of some big medical discovery, but until then I will continue working in an analytical chemistry laboratory.”

-Elisa Guzman ’15
BS Chemistry, CHC
Thomas Barrasso

Tb

2016

“Chemistry afforded me the small college feel at a large state research university. I made lifelong friends as we struggled though countless lab experiments and problem sets. I had the flexibility to explore interdisciplinary research in Biogeochemistry, culminating in my senior honor’s thesis reconstructing the paleoclimate of southern Greenland during Norse settlement.”

-Thomas Barrasso ’16

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Undergraduate Students

Considering a degree in Chemistry?

Course and Lab Waiver Requests

Department of Chemistry