Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SUNY Brockport is: To prepare the next generation of Brockport graduates to be successful through engaged learning, active scholarship and informed advisement.
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Student Testimonial: Matthew Too
Hear alum Matthew Too’s ’22 speech at given at Commencement. Too was the University’s President Citation Winner in 2022, the highest award bestowed to a graduating student.
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Fast Facts
By the Numbers
- All seven faculty conduct research with students
- More than 25 peer-reviewed articles published since 2019, with more than a dozen co-authored by students
- More than 70 student presentations since 2019
- From 2019-2024, 74 departmental BS majors have graduated
- 1/3 entered graduate or professional school
- Less than 10% became employed in jobs outside the sciences
- A typical class size in a major related course (such as CHM302: Inorganic Chemistry I) is 10 students
- Replacement value of available major instrumentation exceeds $1.5 million.
- External funding received since 2019 is ~$500,000.
- Department is housed in Smith Hall offering 53,000 Square feet of instructional and lab spaces.