Careers
A strong background in chemistry provides a solid basis for advanced studies in biology, preparing students for various medical fields as well as graduate studies in chemistry. If you love working with children, there is a great need for both elementary and secondary teachers with a strong training in the sciences. There is also a growing demand for specialists in the environmental field who have an understanding of both the biology and chemistry of the environment.
What our grads are doing?
Eric Brouwer: After three years at Redeemer, he completed his B.Sc. degree at Queen’s University, and his Ph.D. at the National Research Council in association with Carleton University. He is now a Research Chemist at I-Stat Canada, Ltd., a manufacturer of medical diagnostic products for blood analysis located in the Ottawa area.
Jeremy Cooper: After a four year degree in general sciences at Redeemer, he completed his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Calvin and then went on to do his M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the Indianapolis campus of Purdue University. After a post-doc at Lilly, he moved to Trans-Tech Pharma, pharmaceutical research firm in High Point, NC where he is currently working as a research scientist.
Darren Brouwer: : He finished his Chemistry degree at the University of Guelph, completed his Ph.D. in solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy at the University of British Columbia, spent two years in the United Kingdom on a post-doctoral research fellowship, was a researcher at the National Research Council in Ottawa, and has returned as a chemistry professor here at Redeemer University College.
Andrew Vreugdenhil: After three years at Redeemer, Andrew completed his undergraduate degree at Queen’s University and then went on to complete his Ph.D. at McGill in inorganic chemistry. He is now Associate Professor of Chemistry at Trent University and Director of the Trent Centre for Materials Research.
Others: Numerous other students have completed a B.Sc. degree from Redeemer with a chemistry minor. Among the graduates there are now doctors, teachers, lab technicians, and environmental consultants.