Chemistry & Biochemistry

Madeline Brunner

It wasn’t until leaving UWL that I discovered how exceptional my undergraduate education was. As a student at UWL, we had accessible faculty who were often willing to go out of their way to ensure students succeeded. Classes at UWL were rigorous and the curriculum rivals (if not beats) that of top-tier universities.

Ben Palet

Working multiple positions within the Chemistry Department (stock room, lab prep, tutoring and research) allowed me to develop meaningful relationships with my professors and fellow students. Balancing these responsibilities taught me valuable lessons of time management and how to prioritize.

Mark Radke

UWL helped me understand that I wanted to work in a lab performing organic chemistry. I have now spent 29 years working for contract manufacturing organizations making active pharmaceutical ingredients for the pharma industry.

Janek Walker

Quite frankly, I couldn’t be where I am today without the training I received at UWL. The culmination of the rigorous curriculum and an abundance of practical laboratory experience gave me the confidence to begin a career in the life sciences and made me an ideal candidate for prospective graduate schools and employers.

Jason Schroeder

I was able to present my research at a major international conference during my senior year. This was a great way to get a glimpse of what scientific life was like at the top level, and it helped me better-understand what was needed to reach that level.

Andrew Brownfield

My four years at UWL prepared me for a wide variety of options. Between research, lectures and lab, I gained valuable experience in many settings and developed time-management strategies that remain critical to this day.

Danielle Rux

At UWL I benefited from small class sizes and one-on-one assistance, especially in upper level courses. I was able to generate professional relationships with my professors that led to more meaningful and personalized recommendations that were critical for the next steps in my career.

Taylor Hackel

The chemistry faculty truly want students to succeed and prepare us for competitive positions in academia and industry. I will always be very grateful to Dr. Heather Schenck for teaching me to run kinetic studies on the NMR [Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer] for my senior project and being an amazing mentor.

Hannah Piper

The rigor of courses at UWL prepared me for the high expectations in my graduate coursework. The extensive laboratory opportunities at UWL helped me to become an independent scientist. I feel that I learned many important lab skills in both my undergraduate coursework and research.

Erin Fraundorf

After graduating from UWL, I went on to dental school where I obtained my DMD degree and graduated valedictorian. Then, I continued my education and pursued a specialty degree in orthodontics where I again graduated valedictorian. I attribute a lot of my scholastic successes to the incredible faculty and classes I had at UWL.

Leslie Scheurer

The personal connection I had with my professors was integral in navigating what classes I should take and what research group I should join to explore my options. Additionally, those professors helped me compile my application materials and wrote letters of recommendation for me.

Nanna Takahashi

UWL has helped me in various aspects of my career, ranging from understanding difficult biological principles to working as a team with colleagues and customers. It taught me how to be self-motived, to think creatively and to problem solve on the spot.