Lake Forest has an American Chemical Society (ACS) approved academic program and an award-winning chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, better known as SAACS.

Chemistry
Make your education the catalyst for success.
At Lake Forest College, the study of chemistry is approached as an apprenticeship: hands-on, research-laden, and faculty-driven. Students learn to think like chemists, opening doors to careers in labs and research or paths that lead to graduate school and other specialized fields.
Our students aren’t simply shown how to use a lab instrument once. Instead, they become proficient in the operation and utilization of specialized lab equipment. All courses have labs where students use instruments to solve research problems. Using the latest technologies and techniques, students make new discoveries and push the limits on today’s important chemistry questions.
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I don’t believe my career would have followed the same trajectory were it not for the education I received at Lake Forest College.
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Dawn Wiser
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Chair of Chemistry
Lillard Science Center 381
847-735-5092
wiser@lakeforest.edu
Connie Hollingsworth
Department Assistant
Lillard Science Center 101
847-735-5090
chollingsworth@lakeforest.edu