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Chemistry examines matter's behavior at molecular and subatomic scales. Essentially, it explores the fundamental workings of nearly everything in our world. Researchers in chemistry lead scientific breakthroughs across diverse areas including pharmaceuticals, nanotech, advanced materials development, and environmental science.
You'll discover molecular interactions, the mechanisms behind chemical reactions, and methods to manipulate these processes. The curriculum teaches you to solve critical problems like: capturing light for energy production, designing disease-fighting compounds, and understanding plant defense mechanisms against pathogens. By choosing specific courses, you can focus on analytical, bioorganic, computational, inorganic, organic, organometallic, physical, or theoretical chemistry specialties.