The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Welcome to the Web pages for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Elizabethtown College. We are a department of six faculty members dedicated to teaching chemistry and biochemistry to our students.  We work closely with them to help them develop their understanding of the subject.

We offer the traditional courses in chemistry and the curriculum for the major culminates in an independent research project.  Research is a cornerstone of the scientific disciplines and we give it a high status in our department.  Our majors work one-on-one with a faculty member on an original research project that leads to presentations at local and national meetings and to publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

We offer several degrees: Biochemistry, an ACS accredited Chemistry degree, Chemistry - Secondary Education, Chemistry - Management, Chemistry - Forensic Science, and Chemical Physics.  Our students go on to graduate school in chemistry and pharmaceutical research, further study in the health professions, and straight into jobs in the chemical industry.  We strive to provide our students with a complete and well-rounded education in the field of chemistry that will allow them to excel in any area.

A well-rounded, thorough education in chemistry and a close interaction with the faculty are the hallmarks of a degree in chemistry or biochemistry at Elizabethtown College.  If this is what you are interested in, please take the time to browse our Web pages to get more detailed information.  The links to the left should get you where you want to go.  And, if you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to give us a shout.  I can be reached by phone or e-mail.

Dr. Gary G. Hoffman
Associate Professor and Chair
(717) 361-1126
hoffmang@etown.edu