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
10/11/2017 Chemistry departments are awarded funding from Dreyfus Foundation to bring distinguished scientist to campus
8/27/2017 The Ferree group identifies small non-coding RNAs produced by a 'selfish' B chromosome
7/21/2017 Students Ellen Berkeley (CMC'18) and Tim Gallagher (CMC'19) win Best Presentation and Poster at the SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium
7/10/2017 Wiley group publishes study on functional and structural diversity within a family of chromatin proteins. Authors Alyssa Yoshino (CMC '16) and Claire Bagnani (SCR '17)
Upcoming Seminars
10/20/2017KS : Diane Thomson : Tag, count, code, model: How a population biologist thinks about global change
10/24/2017
POM : Jennifer Heemstra : "Small-Molecule Detection and Enantiopurity Measurement Using DNA-Based Sensors"
10/27/2017
KS : Michael Alfaro : Diversification and macroevolution
10/31/2017
HMC : Noah Burns : Selective Halogenation and the Study of Unusual Lipids
News and Updates
Application for IBC/SScIP
Fourth Year of Summer Science Immersion Program
Keck Science Hosts ACS Undergraduate Research ConferenceIBC: an interdisciplinary introduction to biology and chemistry
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