Courses Offered

Major Requirements:
  - Chemistry
  - Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  - Chemistry/Physics

Transfer Credit

AP Credit

Junior Qualifying Exam

Senior Thesis

Dual Degree Program

Summer Research Program

Department Safety Manual

Chem 101 Molecular Structure and Properties

Chem 201 Organic Chemistry

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Chem 102 Chemical Reactivity

Chem 202 Organic Chemistry

Chem 212 Introductory Inorganic Chemistry

Chem 324 Adv. Mechanistic Organic Chemistry

Thomas Dunne (Emeritus)

Juliane Fry

Daniel Gerrity

Margret Geselbracht (on leave F '09)

Arthur Glasfeld

Ronald McClard (Chair, 2009-11)

Patrick McDougal

Alan Shusterman

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 The Chemistry department is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Juliane Fry to its faculty. Julie, who was a visiting assistant professor at Reed in 2008-09 and who specializes in atmospheric aerosols, is joining the department as its first tenure-track environmental chemist.
 
 The second Thomas Dunne lecture, a celebration in honor of the teaching career of professor emeritus Thomas Dunne, will be offered on Sept 24 by Prof. Kris McNeill (Reed '92).
 
The Chem Dept news blog is back. Look for a flurry of posts in the months ahead...
 
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The Reed College Reactor Facility was established in 1968 and is the only reactor operated almost exclusively by undergraduates.

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Chemistry seminars are held every Thursday at 4:15 pm in Chemistry 301.

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Wendy Breyer

Randie Dalziel

Kathleen Fisher

Stephen Frantz

Kathy Kennedy

Eric Sheagley

John Witte

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Senior thesis titles from:

2006

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This is the home page of the Reed College Chemistry department.

Reed College is a four-year undergraduate liberal arts college located in Portland, Oregon. The Chemistry department is located in the Arthur F. Scott Laboratory of Chemistry, overlooking the Reed College canyon.

Reed students can earn bachelor's degrees in chemistry, biochemistry-molecular biology, and chemistry-physics. More...