Welcome to the Department of Chemistry
Commitment to excellence
The Department of Chemistry offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Chemistry. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to the mission of providing both a nationally competitive curriculum and a variety of exciting undergraduate research opportunities.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to our students and their success. Our facilities house an impressive array of instrumentation used directly by undergraduates in both teaching and research laboratories. As a result of our commitment to excellence, our department has experienced dramatic growth over the past decade and our graduates are being accepted into prestigious graduate and medical programs across the country.
Student Successes
Chemistry students manufacture biodiesel
Three students are receiving a lesson in energy conservation through a project that has them developing biodiesel from used vegetable oil.
Faculty Successes
Department chair receives award for published paper
The journal “Plasma Sources Science and Technology” recognized the paper as its second most highly cited paper in the past five years.
Alumni Successes
Famed chemist got his start at Loyola
6 years after his graduation from Loyola University New Orleans, Gregory Choppin and three other chemists discovered chemical element 101, which they named Mendelevium.
Chemistry Links
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The Loyola Distinction
These critical distinctions are at the very heart of what it means to receive a Jesuit education at Loyola. Learn more.
