UT Tyler Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Department
Current Events and Information
Congratulations to our retired chair, Dr. Don McClaugherty, on being named Professor Emeritus!
Attention CHEM 1311 students: To clarify the materials needed for the class, please click here.
For textbook information, please visit the UT Tyler Bookstore. They now provide ISBN information for required/recommended textbooks.
Attention current and potential chemistry majors! In addition to the General Chemistry Option, we also offer a Biochemistry Option and a Chemistry Teaching Option. For more information click here.
What can I do with a chemistry degree?
Over 9,000 companies offer career opportunities for students with training in the field of chemistry. These are a few of the industrial options and other possibilities for people with a background in chemistry.
| Analytical chemist | Technical writer |
| Dentist | Forensic chemist |
| Enzyme production chemist | Environmental chemist |
| Medicinal chemist | Materials scientist |
| Patent attorney | Petroleum chemist |
| Pharmacist | Polymer chemist |
| Product Development chemist | Production supervisor |
| Sanitation chemist | Quality control supervisor |
| Synthetic chemist | Technical salesperson |
In addition to the private sector, careers in teaching at the secondary level and a great variety of jobs with governmental agencies (such as EPA, OSHA, or the various national laboratories) are possibilities. Obtaining the Ph.D. degree in Chemistry opens up additional opportunities for work in basic research and development and also careers in teaching at the college level.
Why chemistry at UT Tyler?
Faculty and students are a family at UT Tyler. You will benefit from meaningful interactions with us in small classes and from individualized mentoring in undergraduate research projects.
You will have access to state-of-the-art instruments and computer facilities.
You can join our Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society which have been consistently recognized by the national ACS for their innovative activities.
You will have the opportunity to succeed in your career. A large percentage of our alumni have earned graduate or professional degrees, while others have obtained successful industrial positions.
UT Tyler has a beautiful campus setting.
Our pre-med chemistry majors have had an excellent success rate for acceptance into medical school.
The University of Texas at Tyler
Department of Chemistry
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, Tx 75799
Ph: 903.566.7262
Fx: 903.565.5842
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