Undergraduate Studies Committee

The Chemistry Undergraduate Studies Committee (USC) consists of several chemistry faculty and our undergraduate program coordinator. They serve as academic advisors and handle undergraduate student concerns including declaration of a major or minor, petitions for waiver or substitution of program requirements, and other curriculum or program questions. 

Faculty members listed below have primary responsibilities for undergraduates studies.  All committee members are " authorized signatures" for required paperwork to declare a major or minor in chemistry. Requests for transfer of course credit should be directed to the undergraduate program coordinator. 

While a member of this committee is a good place to start if you have questions, students should also feel free to contact any of their professors, or one of our chemistry peer advisors with questions.  

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Chemistry Department
Hutchison Hall, Room 404D

ugradadm@chem.rochester.edu

 

Faculty Advisors

frontierProf. Alison Frontier
Chair, Undergraduate Studies Committee
Hutchison Hall, Room 414
(585) 275-2568
alison.frontier@rochester.edu
Interests: Synthetic organic chemistry; synthesis of bioactive natural products; pericyclic reactions; asymmetric catalysis; cationic cascade
frontierProf. Ignacio Franco
Hutchison 454
(585) 275-8209
ignacio.franco@rochester.edu
Interests: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Dr. Benjamin Hafensteiner
Hutchison 124
(585) 275-1936
benjamin.hafensteiner@rochester.edu
Interests: Chemical education; total synthesis of natural products; organic synthesis; reaction invention and investigation; cascade reactions

mccamantProf. David McCamant
Hutchison B30
(585) 276-3122
david.mccamant@rochester.edu
Interests:  Ultrafast spectroscopy of molecular dynamics in photochemistry; mechanisms of vibrational relaxation
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Prof. John-Carl Olsen
Hutchison 112-B
(585) 275-8308
john-carl.olsen@rochester.edu
Interests:  Chemical education; topologically non-trivial molecules and metal-ligand assemblies; nanoparticles for drug delivery; total synthesis

schroederProf. Wolf Udo Schröder
Hutchison 466
(585) 275-8263
w.udo.schroeder@rochester.edu
Interests:  Dynamics of complex nuclear reactions at intermediate and high energies
stanford_courtney_web.jpg Prof. Megan Tichy
Hutchison 112A
(585) 273-4988
megan.tichy@rochester.edu
Interests:  Implementation of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach and guided inquiry techniques, Integration of computer programming into the chemistry curriculum, Sustainability in the laboratory

Committee Functions

Chemistry Major Advisor

Any Committee Member

Chemistry Minor Advisor

Any Committee Member

Approval for Transfer Credit

Frontier & Program Coordinator

Senior Research Theses

Frontier & Program Coordinator

ACS Student Affiliates Advisor

Frontier

Review of Senior Transcripts and Latin Honors

Frontier & Program Coordinator

Review of Transcripts and Readmission Applications

Frontier & Program Coordinator

Undergraduate Awards and Nominations

Franco

Graduation Ceremonies

Frontier & Program Coordinator

Review of First-year Academic Handbook,
Bulletin for Undergraduate Studies

Frontier & Program Coordinator

Review of Formal Petitions

Committee

College Fall, Spring and Summer Advising Meetings

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