You want to create more efficient lithium batteries. Or develop life-saving vaccines. Start a line of sustainable cosmetics. Work at one of the many clean-tech companies based in Metro Vancouver, or research your way to a PhD. You haven’t yet … but you can. Whatever your passion is, find a solid path to it here.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- A leading, contemporary chemical institution that consistently ranks among the top chemistry departments in Canada, with a strong reputation as one of the most multidisciplinary departments in the nation
- Tailor your program to your interests with a joint major in Chemistry and Earth Sciences or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, or a minor in Nuclear Science or Environmental Chemistry.
- Access to SFU’s acclaimed 4D LABS, The Centre for High-Throughput Chemical Biology, and TRIUMF, along with other cutting-edge instrumentation in our labs allows for undergraduate and graduate research at the forefront of scientific discovery.
- Co-op employers include: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canfor Pulp Innovation, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Health Canada, NanoOne Materials, Phyton Biotech, Xenon Pharmaceuticals
Making passions connect with purpose in science
You’re not improving EV batteries yet…
Start With a major in
Chemistry
And a co-op placement at
Polymer Engineering
Find your purpose as a(n)
Formulation chemist, patent examiner, quality control analyst, technical writer
You’re not developing vaccines yet…
Start With a joint major in
Chemistry and Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
And a co-op placement at
National Research Council Canada
Find your purpose as a(n)
Biochemist, cell research chemist
“I think the SFU Chemistry department offers more interesting programs compared to other schools, and it also feels like it’s a closer community. SFU is not an entirely big school, but it’s also not a small school. So you get this kind of cool medium that allows you to make great connections with the faculty and other students.”
Robby Yoshiro Williams-Sekiguchi, 4th Year Chemistry Major