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Welcome to Chemistry & Biochemistry at UM-Flint

 

By choosing to pursue a degree in Chemistry, Green Chemistry, or Biochemistry, you are deciding to make an impact on the world. Successful doctors, pharmacists, educators, and chemists can all claim one thing in common: our program.

Our department provides you with a unique combination of assets:

  • access to faculty
  • research experience
  • expert advising
  • updated labs and instruments
  • publication opportunities
  • conference attendance

We also boast a nationally recognized chemistry club and many chances for community outreach and volunteer work.

Our faculty strongly believe that your education is about more than earning a piece of paper. It is about obtaining the critical experience and skills you need to excel in your career field. Students who complete our program have a competitive edge for their next steps in life.

We invite you to look through our website for information on programs, courses, and faculty research. We look forward to you joining the maize and blue family here at the University of Michigan-Flint!

MSB Expansion will transform STEM learning at UM-Flint

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According to Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Nick Kingsley, “The new technology and room design will give faculty the means to transform what is possible inside of the STEM classroom at UM-Flint.”

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UM-Flint Chemistry delivers COVID-19 care packages to Flint residents

There were 300 COVID-19 care packages delivered to Flint residents on Friday, May 1, thanks to a collaboration between the UM-Flint Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, the Flint Development Center, and the Flint Truth and Action Partnership Project (FTAAPP).

 

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Chemistry’s green future takes root in Flint

"At UM-Flint, thinking in Green Chemistry terms isn’t limited to the major; the entire Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has embraced its guiding principles."

Read Logan McGrady's M-Now Article on our exclusive Green Chemistry program and how it has grown by clicking the "More" button below.

 

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Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award

UM-Flint's ACS Student Chapter has won a Green Chemistry Award for the 2018-2019 academic year! Our chapter will be published in Chemical & Engineering News, the November/December issue of inChemistry, the student member magazine, and in the ACS Green Chemistry Institute’s e-newsletter, The Nexus. 

Congratulations to the ACS students, and our faculty advisors Dr. Jessica Tischler and Monique Wilhelm!

Chemistry Club at Wolverine Excellence Awards

The Chemistry Club received an "Outstanding" designation at the American Chemical Society's Spring Conference in Orlando, Florida March 31-April 4. This is their 16th year of receiving an award from ACS and their 9th Outstanding!!

 

CONTACT US

Support Office:
264 Murchie Science Bldg.

Faculty Suite:
556 Murchie Science Bldg.

303 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48502

Phone: (810) 762-3275

Administrative Team

Email:
Dr. Jessica Kelts (Chair)

MEET YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Aaron Bagwell

Email: abagwell@umich.edu

"I appreciate the opportunity to help students plan their course schedules and degree, so they can focus on getting the most out of their studies."

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Kaitlyn Keene

Chemistry '19

"Faculty work really hard to give us opportunities. I've got my name on two research publications, which is crazy coming out of undergrad." That research experience prepared Katelyn for a job she loves - she is now an environmental chemist!