Faculty At Dominican University, the student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1 assures individualized attention. Professors teach their own classes; there are no video lectures or teaching assistants. Faculty members have chosen to be at Dominican University because of the university’s commitment to excellent teaching. Close interaction with a lively faculty, who are active researchers and interested in current developments in their fields, helps the Dominican student develop individual interests while acquiring a broad knowledge of biology, chemistry, biology-chemistry and environmental science. Professors in the department of Natural Sciences all hold doctoral degrees and are from such prestigious institutions as Columbia University, Indiana University, Iowa State University, New York University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Minnesota, University of Mississippi and University of Wisconsin. Their areas of expertise are in such diverse fields as acoustics, bacterial physiology, chemistry of the actinide elements, heavy-metal toxicology, group selection, life history theory, medicinal chemistry, meteorology, neurophysiology, nuclear physics, pharmacognosy, plant physiology, sensory ecology, and structural chemistry using NMR and infrared spectroscopy.

DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY

7900 West Division Street

River Forest, IL 60305

P:708.524.6800

F:708.524.5990

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