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Andrew Baggett ('09) now in the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington.
"LeTourneau's chemistry program prepared me very well for graduate-level work, and the excellent professor-to-student ratio gave me opportunities I would not have had at larger schools."
Jordan Pio
('05) now in the Ph.D. program at UC Irvine. Jordan is working with the research of
Kenneth C. Janda.
"LU's Department of Chemistry and Physics gave me excellent preparation for graduate school, stretching my mind in many challenging classes and providing me with plently of research opportunities. Not only did my professors give me academic training, but they also encouraged me to think critically about what it means to be a Christian in science."
Sara Wuenschel ('04) obtained
her Ph.d.at Texas A&M, cyclotron institute, working in the
Yennelle Group. Sara was also an
ACS Summer Undergraduate Fellow in nuclear chemistry.
"The research opportunities that I had at LU helped to make chemistry real for me and have opened the door for further research opportunities."
Tom Grimes ('04) obtained his Ph.d. from the
University of North Texas. He is now at Texas Tech University. Tom was also a Summer
Undergraduate Fellow at the Max-Planck Institut fur Kernphysik in Heidelberg, Germany while he was
an undergraduate and was a NSF East Asian and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) graduate fellow
during his graduate school education.
"After taking Organic Chemistry from Dr. DeBoer my first semester at LU, I switched my major to Chemistry. Classes at LU were more than enough preparation for graduate school, as classes in graduate school are much easier than the classes I took at LU. The requirement to give several presentations in technical classes and the opportunities in research were also very beneficial."
Carmen Range (’03) worked as a
research associate with Medlogics Device Corp. in Santa Rosa, CA, for many years. She
recently came back to Texas to pursue a career in secondary science education.
"My experience at NASA was an incredible opportunity to interact with professionals and experience research first hand."
Megan Jones ('01), has finished her
doctoral degree in chemistry at the University of Washington in the spring ('06) under
Norm Dovichi. Megan is
now working for a pharmaceutical company in the Cambridge, MA area.
"My years at LU were a wonderful experience and they truly prepared me for graduate school not only academically, but spiritually as well."