Advising
Chemistry Department Student Services team members, as well as faculty and a peer advisor are available to help current and prospective chemistry majors and minors with questions and guidance throughout undergraduate study.
Undergraduate Peer Advisors
Our peer advisor is an advanced undergraduate majoring in Chemistry who has offered to be available for advice on course loads, creating a four-year plan, finding tutoring or research opportunities, and more.
Dmitrii Skvortsov, Coterm
EMAIL: SKVOD03 [at] STANFORD.EDU (SKVOD03[at]STANFORD[dot]EDU)
Why major in Chemistry? A peer advisor for the last 2 years, Dmitrii recommends that you major in Chemistry to better understand the world around us on the molecular level - everything is Chemistry!
Highlights at Stanford:
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship with the Rotskoff Group, worked on Deep Learning algorithms with important sampling for rare event dynamics
- TA for Organic Chemistry 33 and Chemistry 121
Long-term Goal:
- Pursuing a Ph.D. followed by a career in quantitative finance
Zara Thomas, Senior
EMAIL: ZARATHOM [at] STANFORD.EDU (ZARATHOM[at]STANFORD[dot]EDU)
Why major in Chemistry? In her third year as a Peer Advisor, Zara has always been drawn to chemistry, and at Stanford, the department emphasizes problem-solving and developing intuition skills, which are really useful for a wide range of future careers.
Highlights at Stanford:
- Participated twice in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program
- Research in the Khosla lab
Long-term Goal:
- Medical School
Bibi Martinez, Senior
EMAIL: BIBIANA [at] STANFORD.EDU (BIBIANA[at]STANFORD[dot]EDU)
Why major in Chemistry? A peer advisor since her junior year, Bibi loves the creativity that chemistry brings—especially in organic synthesis. Her favorite part of peer advising is forging connections with students who share her excitement for chemistry.
Highlights at Stanford:
- Undergraduate Research in the Do Bois Group since her sophomore year in college
- Participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Long-term Goal:
- Pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry
Nico Neoman, Senior
NNEOMAN [at] STANFORD.EDU (NNEOMAN[at]STANFORD[dot]EDU)
Why major in Chemistry? A peer advisor since his junior year, Nico loves chemistry because it’s always a fun puzzle; every class you take, you learn more about this really beautiful science, and you learn to think critically.
Highlights at Stanford:
- Admitted to the B.S. (Honors) in Chemistry program and continuing to work on his honors thesis
- Recently finished his second BIO-X summer research internship
Long-term Goal:
- Planning to coterm in Biology
Undergraduate Student Services
The undergraduate staff advisor is available to help students with administrative questions and processes, related to coursework transfers, requirements for the major, course schedules, research, grants, the departmental honors program, and more. All declared Chemistry majors have an academic file in the Student Services Office.
Roger L. Kuhn
Student Services Manager
OFFICE: Central Admin Modular
PHONE: (650) 723-1525
EMAIL: chemistry-studentservices [at] stanford.edu (roger[dot]kuhn[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Undergraduate Studies Committee
Questions and concerns about department policy and standing may be directed to Professor Burns, the Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Questions specifically about organic chemistry courses and/or transfer credit for organic courses should go to Dr. Brennan.
Senior Lecturer, Introductory Course Coordinator
Undergraduate Studies Committee Chair
OFFICE: Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning
PHONE: (650) 723-9326
EMAIL: jks425 [at] stanford.edu
Lecturer, Chemistry
Undergraduate Studies Committee Member
OFFICE: Sapp Center, room 315
PHONE: (650) 723-5586
EMAIL: brennanm [at] stanford.edu (brennanm[at]stanford[dot]edu)