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![student doing research](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Tammy%20Pham%20%2724.JPG.webp?itok=1Y6eGgg0)
Participation in research exposes students to the practice of chemistry as a process of creating new knowledge.
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Students have opportunities to engage in independent research in close collaboration with faculty.
![Ice cream served chemistry style!](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Nitro%20Ice%20Cream.jpg.webp?itok=7QyeXrIe)
Ice cream served chemistry style!
![Orgo I lab having a round table discussion about their unknown compounds.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Orgo%20I%20Lab%20Round%20Table%20Discussion.png.webp?itok=w7RPToYZ)
Orgo I lab having a round table discussion about their unknown compounds.
![Students have frequent opportunities to present their research in poster sessions on campus and at professional meetings.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_9894.jpg.webp?itok=rtViyu6Z)
Students have frequent opportunities to present their research in poster sessions on campus and at professional meetings.
![Faculty-student collaboration is an integral part of the undergraduate experience in Chemisty and Biochemistry at Swarthmore.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_0500.jpg.webp?itok=Zkr3I89Y)
Faculty-student collaboration is an integral part of the undergraduate experience in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Swarthmore.
![Academic Curriculum](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_3081.jpg.webp?itok=z_KuP8tU)
The department offers a course major in Chemistry, a special Major in Biochemistry and a special major in Chemical Physics.
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A Chemistry team of two faculty members and nine research students ran a 5-week summer enrichment program for middle school students.
![Community Outreach](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_2007-1a_LR.jpg.webp?itok=OcQifdPD)
During National Chemistry week, students and faculty visit local schools to do demonstrations and supervise hands-on activities.