After Lewis & Clark

Chemistry graduates from Lewis & Clark have embarked on a variety of paths. In the past few years, Lewis & Clark chemistry graduates have gone on to positions with companies such as Schrödinger and FEI, and some have even joined Teach for America. Many have gone on to graduate school in chemistry or biochemistry at institutions such as the University of Washington, the University of California San Francisco, the University of California Berkeley, the California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the University of Wisconsin, and many more. Other students have gone on to study medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy at institutions such as Northwestern University and Oregon Health & Science University. Listed below are just a few examples of what our graduates have been up to after Lewis & Clark College.

Alumni Profiles

Jennifer Maki ‘06 - Chemistry Graduate Program U. Washington

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Honors Thesis Title:
“Developing Better Chemical Shift Thermometers (CSTs) for NMR Spectroscopy”

• “The chemistry department at L&C prepared me well for my graduate work at the University of Washington…I have far more hands-on experience with all of the spectrometers and other lab instruments than students from other schools, which will be an asset in my analytical studies.”

Angela Blum ‘05 - Chemistry Ph.D. program at California Institute of Technology

• 2005 Rena Ratte recipient and 2004 Goldwater recipient

• Honors Thesis Title:
“Investigation of the Hydrolysis of Novel VX Mimics”

• NSF graduate fellowship

 

Mark Creelman ‘05 - Chemistry Ph.D. program at UC Berkeley

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Honors Thesis Title:
“Molecular Encapsulation of Paramagnetic Shift Thermometers.”

 

Andy Bohaty ‘03 - Ph.D. Chemistry Program at U. Utah

• Rena Ratte Finalist and Phi Beta Kappa

• Varsity L&C football; Scholar Athlete of the Year.

• Undergraduate research project: Aldehyde and Ketone Reduction with Aqueous Metallocence Complexes.

• “The courses that I took at Lewis & Clark College provided me with a great background in chemistry that has allowed me to excel in all of my graduate courses…Overall the unique learning environment and diverse opportunities available at L&C have given me a great foundation to develop as a scientist and as a person.”

Marie Spong ‘01 Ph.D. Chemistry Program at Harvard

• Rena Ratte Finalist and Goldwater recipient

• NSF and HHMI graduate fellowship

• Honors Thesis Title:
“DNA Bending as a Function of Distance Between dG-BPDE Lesions on Opposing Strands”

• “The most valuable part of my undergraduate education was the one-on-one interactions between faculty and students. I found the professors in the chemistry department to be excellent mentors both in the classroom and as research advisors.”

Scott Kennedy ‘00 - Medical Residency at OHSU

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Varsity L&C football

• Undergraduate research project:
Ab Initio Computational Study of the Allenyl Cope Rearrangement in Allenylnorborene.