Career Outcomes

Employers

Graduates from SUNY Brockport’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have obtained jobs at companies such as the following:

  • Superpower INC
  • Eurofins
  • Monroe County Crime Lab
  • Henkel
  • Curia Global
  • Strong Memorial Hospital
  • Rochester Central School District
  • Dupont
  • Rochester General Hospital
  • Xerox Corporation

Post-Secondary Education

Here are some of the places Chemistry and Biochemistry grads have attended for post-secondary education:

  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Georgia, Athens
  • University of New England’s College of Dental Medicine
  • Ohio State University 
  • University of Rochester
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • University of Florida at Gainesville
  • University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
  • Rutgers University
  • SUNY Brockport

Alumni Destinations

  • Alex Verrelli (’20, ACS Certified Chemistry)
  • Petar Nastoski (’20, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude)
    • Petar Nastoski completed a Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership at the University of SanDiego, where he first remained as full-time employee serving as Program Coordinator first for the Master of Advanced Studies. Since 2023 he is working with INTUIT as Program Coordinator, University Relations.
  • Danielle Hodzic (’21, Biochemistry, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude)
    • Danielle Hodzic was the Departmental Scholar in Biochemistry in 2021 when he double majored in biochemistry and nursing. He completed the requirements to become a registered nurse and is currently employed at Rochester Regional Health working at Rochester General Hospital 
  • Michelle Whittum (’16, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude)
    • Michelle Whittum received the Chancellor’s Award and the President’s citation, which is the University’s highest academic award. After graduating from the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Science at the University of Buffalo, SUNY, she is now working with Gynecologic Oncology Associates in Rochester. 
  • Megan Bullard (’19, Chemistry, Teacher Certification, Magna Cum Laude)
    • Megan Bullard spent one summer performing research at the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, IL. Upon graduating from Brockport, she was hired by the Rochester Central School District.
  • Rebecca Gerling (’18, Biochemistry, Cum Laude)
    • Rebecca Gerling was a transfer student to Brockport. After graduating, she began employment at Highland Hospital as a patient care technician.
  • Peter McGarvey (’15, Chemistry, ACS Certified, Summa Cume Laude)
    • Peter McGarvey began his post-Brockport career as a Chemist with Xerox. He then pursued a Master’s Degree in Chemistry at the University of Oregon before returning to the Rochester area to work as an Assembly Process Engineer at ONSemiconductor.
  • Josephy Russo (’11, Chemistry, ACS Certified)
    • Joseph Russo took full advantage of undergraduate research opportunities at the University, which resulted in his co-authorship of four peer-reviewed publications. He completed a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology and moved to California to join Honest Company as a Product Development Manager.