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  • The Lewis & Clark chemistry faculty believe that learning to generate hypotheses, design experiments, collect data, and communicate results best prepares students for future endeavors, whether that is work in a laboratory, classroom, medical practice, or business. Thus, we are committed to providing research opportunities within the curriculum as well as outside, under the supervision of faculty mentors. The college’s location close to Oregon Health and Science University, Nike, and Intel facilitates collaborations, internships, and employment for chemistry majors.

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  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/8302-dakota-kennedy"><img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68027_dakotakennedy.rev.1504908013.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/8302-dakota-kennedy">Dakota Kennedy</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2019</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Resident Advisor, chemistry tutor, Queer Student Union</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Monument, Colorado</div><div class="student_profile_quote"><em><p> Lewis & Clark has a stellar chemistry program. It didn’t make sense to go anywhere else!</p></em></div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/9443-kindra-jones"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/75187_PEO-C4-0418-0569.rev.1539807011.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/9443-kindra-jones">Kindra Jones</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2019</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong></div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Portland, Oregon</div><div class="student_profile_quote"><em><p> I chose to study abroad in Berlin because it offered chemistry credit and a chance to travel somewhere new!</p></em></div></div></div></div>
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  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/9534-max-clary"><img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/73057_maxclary.rev.1529525467.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/9534-max-clary">Max Clary</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2018</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Amnesty International Student Area Coordinator for Oregon, President of L&C Amnesty International Club, cofounder of nonprofit KareMeKuc, cofounder and CEO of Organic Route, lead student researcher and intern at CARES NW</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Evergreen, Colorado</div><div class="student_profile_quote"><em><p> I founded a nonprofit called CareMeKuc in the beginning of college that partners with local stakeholders to rehabilitate child soldiers in northern Uganda. As part of that, I worked with chemistry professor Janis Lochner to address local dietary health problems such as kwashiorkor.</p></em></div></div></div></div>
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    Chemistry Book Group

    July 13: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    The chemistry department is organizing a summer reading group focused on reading What the Eyes Don’t See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint, MI pediatrician who demonstrated that children’s blood lead levels rose dramatically after the city changed its drinking water source. The group will use its first meeting on June 15 to outline a format for the rest of the summer. All are welcome.

  • Chemistry Professor Awarded $297,000 NSF Grant

    Professor of Chemistry Nikolaus Loening was recently awarded a $297,000 research grant by the National Science Foundation to support studies related to the “molecular underpinnings of life.” Loening’s combined grant efforts have aided the college in purchasing a new 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer, built to study a wide range of chemical and biological processes.
  • Cover page of What the Eyes Don’t See by Mona Hanna_Attasi

    Chemistry Book Group

    July 20: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    The chemistry department is organizing a summer reading group focused on reading What the Eyes Don’t See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint, MI pediatrician who demonstrated that children’s blood lead levels rose dramatically after the city changed its drinking water source. The group will use its first meeting on June 15 to outline a format for the rest of the summer. All are welcome.

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