Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics (Honours)

Brock University

We have some of the most advanced equipment in the field. While other schools often reserve the newest equipment exclusively for research, all of Brock’s facilities are used for both teaching and research.Our commitment to hands-on learning makes our graduates especially skilled and adept scientists. You’ll be a key partner in our research activities, participating in special research courses and paid summer research. You might even have the opportunity to co-author a publication.Our programs stress chemical principles and practice through research in organic, inorganic, analytical, physical and theoretical chemistry, with a strong emphasis on the interdisciplinary fields of bio-inorganic and bio-organic chemistry and chemical biophysics. Research interests of the department include development of new chiral ligands, organometallic reagents, methods for asymmetric synthesis, green chemistry as well as protein affinity labelling and protein-lipid interactions, and structure-activity correlations of anticancer pharmaceuticals. Other interests include ligand design and crystal engineering aimed at self-assembly of novel molecule-based materials, design of new ligand platforms for low oxidation state main-group compounds, advanced laser spectroscopy and microscopy novel nanostructured materials synthesis, organic matter characterization and trace contaminant analysis. Theoretical research focuses on studies to understand charge and energy transfer reactions in photosynthetic proteins.