Chemistry
Chemistry
Wofford chemistry majors can choose between two tracks: one for students planning to pursue an advanced degree in chemistry or obtain a job as an industrial chemist and the other for students planning to enter a medical field. Both require extensive work in Wofford’s state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.
Meet Dr. Grace Schwartz
Dr. Grace Schwartz, assistant professor of chemistry, teaches environmental chemistry, general chemistry and analytical chemistry. Her research interests include trace element biogeochemistry and metal contaminant remediation, and she has collaborated with students to study how urbanization impacts the health of streams in the Spartanburg area.
Meet Meredith Hoff ’24
Meredith Hoff majored in chemistry with minors in physics and mathematics. She was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which she is using to pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry at Northwestern University. While at Wofford, Hoff was both a peer tutor and teaching assistant in the department. She studies chemistry because of its potential to address global challenges in areas like medicine and clean energy.
Recent graduates in chemistry are working as:
Attorneys
Chemical sales staff
Dentists
Environmental consultants
Forensic chemists
Industrial chemists
Medical school faculty
Occupational safety specialists
Pharmaceutical sales representatives
Pharmacists
Physician assistants
Physicians
Research chemists
Teachers
Chemistry students have completed post-graduate studies at:
Clemson University
Duke University
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emory University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Medical University of South Carolina
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
Rice University
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of North Carolina
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University