Academics
Explore chemistry's programs:
- Biochemistry (B.S. or B.S. with ACS Certification)
- Chemistry (B.S. or B.S. with ACS Certification)
- Chemical Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Minors in Biochemistry and Chemistry
LEARNING from the best »
He's a teacher, scholar, mentor and biochem pioneer who traffics in flaming soap bubbles
DISCOVERING God's creation »
Calvin has three Goldwater Scholars and one honorable mention
ENGAGING Grand Rapids »
Project SEED Summer Internship for High Schoolers
LIVING fully and faithfully »
We understand that this is not just our job, it's the reason we're here: to help students succeed!
Professor Doug Vander Griend
STUDYING Gods creation »
The Winning Protein: The challenge encouraged discussions about the beauty and danger...
as well as the problem of evil
WORKING together »
Integrated Scientific Research Experimental Laboratory: the ISRx.
Get a tour of this collaborative lab!
COURAGEOUS learning »
Each summer, nearly 100 science students research everything from the human eye to herring gulls
RESEARCHING God's world »
"The research environment at Calvin is a huge advantage"
Nick Be '05, Biochemistry; John Hopkins Doctoral Graduate
Chemistry and Biochemistry at Calvin
Research
Learn Research by doing Research! This past year, nearly 100 chemistry and biochemistry students worked alongside our faculty in paid positions researching everything from the glucose transport activity of GLUT1 to targeting drug delivery in cancer therapy.
Most of our chemistry courses
are lab-based and you have the opportunity to work as a lab assistant or work directly with a professor during the summer.
News & Events
Join the Chemistry Department at our Weekly Seminar Series this spring. Outstanding guest speakers join us every Thursday at the Calvin College Science Building, Room 110; 11:30a.m. - 12:20 p.m. The public is welcomed to attend.
Calvin College and the Department of Chemistry extend our sympathy to the family of Dr. Fritz Rottman '59. Obituary »What should I know?
