The Juniata College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department aims to empower and nurture an inclusive community of diverse learners dedicated to cultivating chemical knowledge, acquiring scientific skills, and becoming responsible citizens of the world.

The Juniata chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS); students completing a baccalaureate degree that meets ACS Guidelines will receive an ‘ACS-certified degree’ in biochemistry. Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-20 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member, and taking into account our size, Juniata is in the top 2% of undergraduate institutions that produce chemistry PhDs.

photo of Ursula Williams with student

Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-2020 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member.

photo of Ursula Williams with student

The Juniata College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department aims to empower and nurture an inclusive community of diverse learners dedicated to cultivating chemical knowledge, acquiring scientific skills, and becoming responsible citizens of the world.

The Juniata chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS); students completing a baccalaureate degree that meets ACS Guidelines will receive an ‘ACS-certified degree’ in biochemistry. Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-20 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member, and taking into account our size, Juniata is in the top 2% of undergraduate institutions that produce chemistry PhDs.

Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-2020 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member.

photo of Ursula Williams with student

The Juniata College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department aims to empower and nurture an inclusive community of diverse learners dedicated to cultivating chemical knowledge, acquiring scientific skills, and becoming responsible citizens of the world.

The Juniata chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS); students completing a baccalaureate degree that meets ACS Guidelines will receive an ‘ACS-certified degree’ in biochemistry. Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-20 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member, and taking into account our size, Juniata is in the top 2% of undergraduate institutions that produce chemistry PhDs.

Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-2020 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member.

photo of Ursula Williams with student

The Juniata College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department aims to empower and nurture an inclusive community of diverse learners dedicated to cultivating chemical knowledge, acquiring scientific skills, and becoming responsible citizens of the world.

The Juniata chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS); students completing a baccalaureate degree that meets ACS Guidelines will receive an ‘ACS-certified degree’ in biochemistry. Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-20 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member, and taking into account our size, Juniata is in the top 2% of undergraduate institutions that produce chemistry PhDs.

Three-quarters of biochemistry students who graduated from 2014-2020 participated in independent research with a Juniata faculty member.

 

  • Brandie Ray
    Featured Student

    Brandie Ray

    Biochemistry with a secondary emphasis in Health Inequity

    I found my passions and have established a POE in Biochemistry and an individualized secondary in Health Inequity while on a pre-med track.  Juniata has fostered my love for combining science and the humanities and it has allowed me to envision medicine in a more empathetic and empowering way.

    Featured Student

    Brandie Ray

    Biochemistry with a secondary emphasis in Health Inequity

    I found my passions and have established a POE in Biochemistry and an individualized secondary in Health Inequity while on a pre-med track.  Juniata has fostered my love for combining science and the humanities and it has allowed me to envision medicine in a more empathetic and empowering way.

  • Katie Houston
    Featured Alumni

    Katie Houston '12

    Biochemistry

    Katie Houston '12, biochemistry, worked with her advisors to design an education rooted in the sciences that embraced her love of chemistry, art, and the stage. In France, she took a course in theatre. In London, she analyzed the pigments of 18th-century portraits at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Back in the U.S., she attended national research conferences. She even helped plant a vineyard in order to study the chemistry of winemaking. She's now an NSF research fellow at UNC Chapel Hill.

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    Featured Alumni

    Katie Houston '12

    Biochemistry

    Katie Houston '12, biochemistry, worked with her advisors to design an education rooted in the sciences that embraced her love of chemistry, art, and the stage. In France, she took a course in theatre. In London, she analyzed the pigments of 18th-century portraits at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Back in the U.S., she attended national research conferences. She even helped plant a vineyard in order to study the chemistry of winemaking. She's now an NSF research fellow at UNC Chapel Hill.

    Learn More   →

 

Post-Grad Equipment at an Undergrad Institution

For research of all kinds, Juniata's resources are among the best in the nation for a liberal arts college. Chemistry occupies one floor of the 88,230 square foot William J. von Liebig Center for Science. Juniata provides students with access to state of the art scientific equipment, enabling them to conduct high quality research at the undergraduate level. A sampling of the available equipment is listed below:

  • Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
  • Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
  • Nicolet IS10 mid Infrared FT-IR Spectrometer with an ATR accessory
  • Eight-Xeon Processor Linux Cluster for Molecular Modeling
  • SMART Apex I X-ray System (Single Crystal Diffractometer)
  • Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer
  • Agilent 1220 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography System
chemistry lab photo

Post-Grad Equipment at an Undergrad Institution

For research of all kinds, Juniata's resources are among the best in the nation for a liberal arts college. Chemistry occupies one floor of the 88,230 square foot William J. von Liebig Center for Science. Juniata provides students with access to state of the art scientific equipment, enabling them to conduct high quality research at the undergraduate level. A sampling of the available equipment is listed below:

  • Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
  • Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
  • Nicolet IS10 mid Infrared FT-IR Spectrometer with an ATR accessory
  • Eight-Xeon Processor Linux Cluster for Molecular Modeling
  • SMART Apex I X-ray System (Single Crystal Diffractometer)
  • Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer
  • Agilent 1220 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography System
chemistry lab photo

Post-Grad Equipment at an Undergrad Institution

For research of all kinds, Juniata's resources are among the best in the nation for a liberal arts college. Juniata provides students with access to state of the art scientific equipment, enabling them to conduct high quality research at the undergraduate level. A sampling of the available equipment is listed below:

  • Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
  • Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
  • Nicolet IS10 mid Infrared FT-IR Spectrometer with an ATR accessory
  • Eight-Xeon Processor Linux Cluster for Molecular Modeling
  • SMART Apex I X-ray System (Single Crystal Diffractometer)
  • Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer
  • Agilent 1220 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography System
chemistry lab photo
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