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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.