![student group shot](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Chem%20Dept%20Research%20students%20pict_1.jpg?itok=tIxzhduj)
Participation in research exposes students to the practice of chemistry as a process of creating new knowledge.
Students have opportunities to engage in independent research in close collaboration with faculty.
![Ice cream served chemistry style!](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Nitro%20Ice%20Cream.jpg?itok=zbiJONlA)
Ice cream served chemistry style!
![Orgo I lab having a round table discussion about their unknown compounds.](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/Orgo%20I%20Lab%20Round%20Table%20Discussion.png?itok=xaqxhIhD)
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.](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_9894.jpg?itok=tIZRoFRr)
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.](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_0500.jpg?itok=YLrqswNj)
Faculty-student collaboration is an integral part of the undergraduate experience in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Swarthmore.
![Academic Curriculum](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_IMG_3081.jpg?itok=xfTI9e0g)
The department offers a course major in Chemistry, a special Major in Biochemistry and a special major in Chemical Physics.
![group shot](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/SFK_Helpers_2019.jpeg?itok=leNyPlJI)
A Chemistry team of two faculty members and nine research students ran a 5-week summer enrichment program for middle school students.
![Community Outreach](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/chemistry-biochemistry/570_2007-1a_LR.jpg?itok=MJeW-2mr)
During National Chemistry week, students and faculty visit local schools to do demonstrations and supervise hands-on activities.