The Sc.B. degrees in each of these concentrations provide a thorough foundation for further graduate study or for entry-level technical positions in each area.
Department of Chemistry
Concentrations
Sc.B. Chemistry / A.B. Chemistry
Students seeking the Sc.B. may either pursue the standard Chemistry concentration or one of the two optional tracks: Chemical Biology or Materials Chemistry. Students may also pursue the A.B. degree, which provides a core education in the discipline.
Concentration Advisors
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Amit Basu
Professor of Chemistry, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Chemistry, Concentration Advisor: ScB Chemical Biology track -
Eunsuk Kim
Concentration Advisor: ScB Chemistry and Material Chemistry tracks, Professor of Chemistry -
Matthew Zimmt
Concentration Advisor: AB Chemistry track, Professor of Chemistry
Sc.B. Biochemistry
How does life work at the molecular level? This question is at the core of the concentration program in Biochemistry. Offered jointly with MCB.
View Course Requirements in the Bulletin
Concentration Advisors
Please email chemistry@brown.edu for any concentration related questions and to be assigned a Biochemistry concentration advisor.
Sc.B. Chemical Physics
The concentration provides students with a broad-based understanding in fundamental molecular sciences, as well as a background for graduate studies in physical chemistry, chemical physics, or molecular engineering. Offered jointly with Physics.
Concentration Advisor
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Richard Stratt
Newport Rogers Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics