{"id":357,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/chemistry-biochemistry\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:32:54","slug":"chemistry-biochemistry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/chemistry-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Clowes Department of Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tClowes Department of Chemistry &#038; Biochemistry\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSolve society&#8217;s most pressing issues. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re interested in solving problems, working with others, learning in state-of-the-art facilities, and developing hands-on lab skills, Chemistry and Biochemistry may be a great fit for you. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/chemistry-biochemistry\/curriculum\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurriculum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/chemistry-biochemistry\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty &#038; 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Others are pursuing advanced degrees in chemistry, medicine, dentistry, engineering, and other disciplines. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination container\" data-labels=\"[&quot;Pursue Your Passion&quot;,&quot;Hone Your Skills&quot;,&quot;Learn From the Best&quot;,&quot;Prepare for Your Future&quot;]\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudy Abroad with Chemistry and Biochemistry\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMany students pursuing STEM or health-related career fields find it challenging to engage in study abroad experiences. 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