A Chemistry major from Ohio Dominican University will graduate with problem solving and cognitive abilities, and is ready to address the scientific issues of an unknown future. With a robust grounding in the core principles of the chemical sciences, our graduates seek the truth and appreciate the qualitative and quantitative elegance of their discipline, and its ever-strengthening connections to other disciplines.
Our small department allows ample interaction between professors and students. The ODU Chemistry Department's contacts in industry and academia allow our students opportunities for internships and summer research fellowships that enhance their education and breadth of experience. Our strengthening focus on undergraduate research allows students to work on real, important and relevant research projects that serve as enhancements to the education and marketability of our graduates.
Dr. Dinty Musk won a 2012 Faculty Summer Research Grant from Ohio Dominican University to fund his investigation of chemical methods for the inhibition of bacterial biofilms. Dr. Musk is currently researching problems at the interface of chemistry and biology, with important implications in infectious disease and cancer chemotherapeutics.
Dr. Lewis Hogarth is the former chair of the Columbus, Ohio chapter of the American Chemical Society.