Chemistry
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Chemistry career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Chemistry alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Analytical Chemistry Intern
Industrial Hygienist Intern
Laboratory Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Travelers
U.S. Pharmacopeia
UConn Health Center
University of Connecticut
Yale New Haven Hospital
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Analytical Chemist
Associate Chemist
Associate Scientist
Chemistry Laboratory Assistant
Extrusion Engineer
Research & Development Chemist
Research Scientist
Geochemistry research assistant
Retail Solar Consultant
Extractions Laboratory technician
Organic Extractions Technician
Lab technician
Trainer & Instructor: Science Laboratory Manager
Laboratory Production Chemist
High School Teacher
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Chemistry Teacher
Lecturer in Chemistry
Senior Problem Manager
Specialist Chemist/Laboratory Safety Coordinator
QC Lab Technician
Analytical Chemist
Chemist
Scientist 1
Risk control Industrial Hygiene Chemist
Quality Control Microbiologist
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Avista Pharma Solutions
Broadview Technologies, Inc.
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
F-Wave
Guilford High School
Medtronic
New England Discovery Partners
Pfizer
Pratt & Whitney
Solvay
Talalay Global
Arvinas
Seqirus
Walgreens
Henkel
UConn Health
Hartford Hospital
Yale New Haven Health
York Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
SCA Pharma
Travelers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Master of Science (M.S.), Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Analytical Chemistry
Master of Arts (M.A.), Education: Curriculum And Instruction
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geochemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), College of Pharmacy Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy Graduate Student
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Analytical Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Dartmouth College
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Vermont
Wesleyan University
Purdue University
University of Connecticut
Brown University
Temple University
University of California
Ohio State University
University of Notre Dame
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