Keck Science 3 Colleges * 15 Majors * 1 Department
Welcome to Keck Science
Keck Science Department video: Hands-on Experience with Cutting Edge Science
Fourth Year of Summer Science Immersion Program
Just as our three sponsor colleges converge in the W.M. Keck Science Department, multiple paths of discovery extend outwards as students and faculty explore a range of scientific disciplines and conduct research that builds on our knowledge of the world. With our broad-based curriculum and emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives, you can find your place and follow your passion.
One thing you won’t find here is locked doors. You can venture down any path of discovery that interests you, and our faculty are approachable and accessible. Here, almost from day one undergraduates are actively involved in fascinating research. Here, whether you’re a science major or not, you’ll receive an exceptional science education grounded in an emphasis on critical thinking and creative problem solving.
Here, you’ll learn from us, we’ll learn from you, and together we’ll make exciting discoveries.
Research Newsflash
8/3/2020 Leconte Group publishes on new technology to manipulate modified DNAs
10/1/2019 Leconte Group awarded NIH grant to engineer improved luciferases
5/8/2019 Prof. Budischak and colleagues in the news for predicting parasite infections - https://tinyurl.com/y544mqgs
4/26/2019 Marya Ornelas (Pitzer '20) wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Upcoming Seminars
10/30/2020KS : Nicole Halpern : Can a quantum system thermalize if its conserved quantities don’t commute with each other?
11/3/2020
HMC : Carlos Baiz : H-Bonding in Complex Environments
11/6/2020
KS : Mariana Wolfner : What's love got to do with it? Male and female contributions that activate reproduction and development in insects
11/10/2020
KS : Richmond Sarpong : A Life Shaped by Diseases and Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa
News and Updates
Course Info for New Students
Course Summaries Fall 2020 Updated
Application for SScIP
Fifth Year of Summer Science Immersion Program
Keck Science Hosts ACS Undergraduate Research Conference
Alumni Updates
"Keck Science graduates continue to excel in all fields of science, and I'm delighted to congratulate this year's winners and honorable mentions of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship."
"Science is too much fun to not have the opportunity to do it"
Dr. Susan Celniker '75
School: Pitzer
Major: Biology
"Through the guidance and support of my mentors at Keck, I not only learned the technical skills and knowledge needed for a career in medicine, I also cultivated a passion for scientific discovery."
Nicole Duggan '10
School: Scripps
Major: molecular biology, with psychology minor
"At Keck Science I did molecular biology research, which gives me a unique experimental background compared with most of the people who I work with."
Gabe Rocklin '07
School: CMC
Major: Biology-Chemistry & History