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Sandra Lee Knowles received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology as a National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Research Fellow. She then joined Merck & Co. Inc. as a Senior Research Chemist in Discovery Chemistry in Boston, MA, where she worked for 14 years and served as Principal Scientist in Process Research at the company's facility in Rahway, NJ. During her tenure at Merck, Dr. Knowles was an inventor on 15 patents. In 2021, she decided to pursue a teaching career, aiming to mentor the next generation of young scientists. Currently, she serves as a Professional Specialist in Chemistry, Director of Organic Chemistry Teaching Laboratories, and Lecturer in Chemistry at Princeton University.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.