So many of the issues facing us today require an interdisciplinary approach led by those with fundamental scientific knowledge, strong analytical skills and a curious spirit. Precisely the education and qualities fostered at the Mount.

Our science department boasts some of the best teachers and scientists you’ll find anywhere. And they support their teaching with scholarly research, which students have the opportunity to experience firsthand.

Graduate assistants do not teach class here—a benefit you won’t find at larger universities. You’ll get the hands-on experience—and laboratory time—other students have to fight for. Plus, you’ll start using our state-of-the-art facilities and resources right away.

Our graduates have a long, established track record in medical school, other health-related professional programs, research and education. They’re known for their abilities in scientific research and inquiry and their understanding of ethical and moral issues that concern our society.

Students majoring in the sciences participate in activities and youth outreach sponsored by the Science Club, the Women in Science Hall and the Mount’s chapter of the biology honor society Beta Beta Beta.

Students assist in faculty projects such as:

• Exploring gene expression and regulation
• Investigating feeding behavior and physiology of corn earworm caterpillars
• Developing procedures and materials for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory experiments
• Studying the chemical composition of coins of Herod Agrippa I to determine their origin
• Audio realization of liquid surface waves
• Analysis of enzyme decay kinetics
• Spectroelectrochemistry

Chemistry students have been honored by the American Chemical Society for their outstanding research, and other majors have presented abstracts of their research to the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences.