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Chemistry student in the lab

Chemistry

Our chemistry major delivers a broad scientific background that provides a solid foundation in chemistry, math, and physics….

Chemistry students with Professor Nick Robertson

Chem Cohort Inch Forward Field of Sustainable Plastics

Four of Northland College’s graduating chemistry majors are pranksters, but their collective research on plastics is anything but a joke. Dylan Hudson, Leah Jaynes, Louis Corcoran, and Tyler Klein have all spent a number of years working together on one of the chemistry department’s ongoing projects, which aims to lessen…

Northland student Trevor Bennin

Scientific Knowledge to Benefit Environment

Trevor Bennin

Graduated: 2015 Majors: mathematical sciences and chemistry Minors: physics and philosophy Hometown: Manitowoc, Wisconsin A dog drank from a pothole and got sick: Why? This question posed by Professor of Chemistry Rick Dowd started Trevor Bennin and fellow chemistry students on a scientific quest. “I love the idea of using…

Northland College student Megan McPeak does research

McPeak: Making It Happen

…and meteorology, and double-minored in chemistry and physics. Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Young Kim said McPeak’s motivation is an inspiration to other students. “As Megan commenced her study four years ago, she knew exactly what she wanted to accomplish with her time at Northland College—she planned, worked hard,…

Northland College chemistry classroom

NSF Award Funds Sustainable Plastics Research

NC Receives $364,361 National Science Foundation Award

Northland College has received its first National Science Foundation award for research purposes. The $364,361 award will, in part, support Associate Professor of Chemistry Nick Robertson’s student-intensive research on the synthesis and chemical recycling of plastics. “The grant allows us to significantly build on what we’ve started—to provide students with…

Northland College chemistry prof and students in lab.

From Pop Bottles to Pharmaceuticals

…students working with Nick Robertson, assistant professor of chemistry from Northland College in Ashland, and Michael Carney, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, developed a method for turning used plastic into useful molecules for high-value products. Their work appears in the March issue of the prestigious journal Chemical…

Student studying the skeleton

Pre-Health Care

…you to think critically and broadly as you pursue your field of interest. You may choose to major in biology or chemistry while taking courses that meet professional school admissions requirements. Working with faculty, you will plan for health-related extracurricular activities plus internships, research, job shadowing, paid positions, and volunteering….

Baby piglets nestled together

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

…solid liberal education preparation for veterinary medicine professions. If you are passionate about animals and caring for their health you may choose to major in biology, chemistry, or fisheries and wildlife ecology while taking courses that meet veterinary school admissions requirements. One particular major does not have an advantage over…

Physics students with a scale

Physics

…includes advanced instruction in atmospheric physics, thermodynamics, classical mechanics, and modern physics. As the broadest of the sciences, physics provides rigorous problem-solving training that is applicable across the disciplines. A minor in physics is a particularly appropriate complement to majors or advanced studies in biology, chemistry, meteorology, geology, and engineering….

Education Major Danon Briggs

Education

…you to teach high school math, social studies, or science (which includes biology, chemistry, or geoscience). We offer an integrated curriculum that trains you to think across disciplines and delivers the knowledge, skills, and mindset required for you to be successful in indoor and outdoor classroom settings. Our program is…