Western的化学和生物学课程提供了紧密的师生联系和相对较小的班级，可直接使用现代实验室设备和仪器，并在学院顾问的指导下进行前沿研究。在化学系内，教师活跃于许多研究领域，包括生物燃料，蛋白质工程，计算机建模，催化，纳米材料，太阳能电池材料，电化学，聚合物，薄膜，通过核磁共振和X射线晶体学进行蛋白质结构分析，和有机合成。
Western's Chemistry and Biology programs provide close student-faculty contact and relatively small classes, direct access to modern laboratory equipment and instrumentation, and opportunities for cutting-edge research under the direction of a faculty advisor. Within the Chemistry Department, faculty are active in many research areas including biofuels, protein engineering, computer modeling, catalysis, nanomaterials, materials for solar cells, electrochemistry, polymers, thin films, protein structural analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray crystallography, and organic synthesis.<br>This major is recommended for students interested in becoming secondary school science teachers and must be accompanied by the professional preparation program in secondary education offered through Woodring College of Education. Courses required for a state teaching endorsement must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.<br><br>Biology is the study of living organisms. As scientists, biologists have three prime motivations: (1) intellectual curiosity about biological systems, (2) the philosophy that creating and disseminating reliable knowledge has intrinsic worth and (3) the confidence that research into the history of life on earth and how biological systems work can be used to solve problems faced by our society today. Thus, we intend for our intensive academic program to stimulate our students' curiosity and appetite for life-long learning about biology. <br><br>There is close student-faculty contact and relatively small classes. The students have direct access to modern laboratory equipment and instrumentation, and there are opportunities for research work under the direction of a faculty advisor.