Welcome to IU South Bend

 Welcome to IU South Bend

Congratulations on your acceptance to IU South Bend. We hope that you are seriously considering enrolling as a student on our campus in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Our department members are eager to work with you. We have five full-time faculty members (below) and have had between five and ten adjunct faculty members depending on course demands.

Clear (organic) - Feighery (inorganic) - Muna (analytical) - Marmorino (physical) -  Rizk (biochemistry)    
                                                           
 An Affordable Education

IU South Bend offers "Titan Awards" up to $1,500/year based on high school performance that are renewable each semester for full-time students with good grades. Students admitted to the honors program can also receive awards up to $1,000/year. 

Furthermore, with yearly tuition and fees at about $8,000, we are one of the most affordable four-year institutes in the area offering chemistry and biochemistry degrees. Notably, a degree from our sister campus, IU Bloomington, costs almost $4000 more each year. In-state private education can cost over $30,000 each year.


The Biology-Chemistry Club (and Spider-Man) at a local outreach event.

Come research with us!

Many of our students engage in research for a semester, summer, or even longer. Most of the opportunities are in the summer when students are less distracted by homework and tests - and most of the students secure financial support from one of three sources: NSF-funded LSAMP grants for minorities, campus-funded SMART grants for all students, and direct funding from a professor's research grant.

Analytical chemist Dr. Muna working with a research student.

IUSB has a lot to offer

Although we are not a huge campus, there are many opportunities for you to take advantage of whether you are interested in social activities, athletics, academic support, diversity, or accessibility.

Students who presented their research at our annual undergraduate research conference.

Our Programs

Chemistry (B.S., B.A., minor)

Biochemistry (B.S., B.A.)

Our B.S. degrees are science-intensive and designed for the student intent on a career in industry, graduate study, or medical school. The B.A. degrees are attractive to students who are interested in chemistry or biochemistry, but who want a more well-rounded education or are unsure of a career or graduate study. For the B.A. degrees, several upper-level STEM courses are replaced with courses in other disciplines directed toward a minor in that discipline. Minors in environmental science, sustainability, and biology are good matches for a B.A. degree, but any minor available at our university can be chosen (e.g. music, art, French). 

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A happy group of physical chemistry students munching on snacks after class.


After graduation

Your undergraduate career will be the next four years of your life. But what happens after that? Here are some examples of what our graduates have done - and what you can do with your degree:


EMPLOYMENT
  
With a bachelor's degree:
  • Regulatory Specialist at Lebermuth Company, Inc. 
  • Quality Lab Technician at H.B. Fuller 
  • Chemist at Praxair Distribution
  • Bioprocess Technician at EFK Life Sciences
  • Chemist at Trion Coatings
After earning a higher degree:
  • Senior Associate Scientist (has M.S.) at Intellia Therapeutics 
  • Physician assistant (has P.A.) at South Bend Orthopaedic Associates
  • Laboratory Manager (has Ph.D.) at Akoya Biosciences
  • Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (has D.O) at Memorial Hospital
  • Physician (has M.D.) at St. Joseph Health System
  • Ophthalmic Technician (has O.D.) at Eye Surgeons Associates
  • CDC Field Service Engineer (has M.S.) at Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (has Ph.D.) at the University of Minnesota
  • Process Development Scientist (has M.S.) at Par Pharmaceuticals
FURTHER STUDY

Medicine and Health:
  • P.A. at Butler University
  • M.D. at IU School of Medicine
  • D.O. at Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • O.D. at Illinois College of Optometry
  • Pharm.D. at Purdue University
Science:
  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Arizona State University
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry at M.I.T
  • M.S. in Chemistry at The Ohio State University

Research students with biochemist Dr. Rizk presenting at Notre Dame.

Any Questions?

Please feel free to contact me (or any our faculty above) with any questions. 

   Matthew Marmorino, Ph.D.   
   Chair and Professor
   (574) 520-4254     
   mmarmori@iu.edu     

You can also visit our ...

   Official department webpage

   Unofficial department blog (not formatted for mobile devices)

    

Increasing concentrations of a conjugated molecule that absorbs visible light.

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