Westmont College Department of Chemistry

Westmont College Department of Chemistry is now approved by the ACS to offer Certified degrees!

https://www.westmont.edu/westmont-news/chemistry-department-earns-acs-approval

Chris Sue ('16) speaks to our current students about his PhD work at UCLA. Thanks, Chris!

We're proud to see recent alum, Allison Judy, featured in this article about local schools!

https://newspress.com/special-times-for-special-education/

PChem Lab! (Photo Credit Kiersten Friesen)

Catalytic Prion-Like Cross-Talk between a Key Alzheimer’s Disease Tau-Fragment R3 and the Type 2 Diabetes Peptide IAPP The aberrant association of proteins/peptides is implicated in the etiology and pathogenesis of a variety of human diseases. In general, the primary protein component responsible for the formation of aggregates is different in each case and is specific to a particular disease condition. However, the...

I don't think they mean us, but we'll take all the positive press we can get.

https://athletics.westmont.edu/news/2019/10/18/191018_MBB.aspx

(And there *is* a mention of dynamite...)

Chemistry the Key for Men's Basketball - Westmont College Athletics After losing its top five scorers from a season ago, some might think the Westmont men's basketball team is entering a rebuilding year. Don't tell head coach John Moore that.

"Jesus and Organic Chemistry are the reason I get out of bed in the morning." -Westmont Chemistry Major

Group photos of the summer research crew.

Field Trip! On the second-to-last day of our summer research program, we took a field trip to Wyatt Technologies in Goleta. Students learned about some interesting science and had an opportunity to see what jobs in industry are like. Extra bonus: we got a tour by recent alum Nate Ruble who is working there in QC.

Today is the last day of our 10-week summer research program. 11 students worked full-time on projects ranging from peptide fibril formation to characterizing the width of a laser beam. See the diagram for the results of one question on our end of summer survey to see what students thought of the experience...

ICYMI, this is the first day ever that people know exactly how many particles are in a mole...

The kilogram is redefined, and scientists say it was worth the weight The International Bureau of Weights and Measures has new definitions of four basic units of measurement: the kilogram, kelvin, mole and ampere.

Wonderful celebration of several years of hard work! Launching onto bigger and better things. We're proud of you, Chemistry Graduates of 2019!