Bradley T. Cech

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Current Courses

Fall Semester 2026

Atomic and Molecular Structure/Lab

CHEM 107

Fundamental concepts underlying the structure and behavior of matter are developed. Major topics include states of matter, atomic structure, periodicity, and bonding. This course, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite for all advanced courses in chemistry and biological chemistry. Laboratory: three …

Analytical Chemistry/Lab

CHEM 212

A study of some of the most universally used methods and techniques of analytical chemistry. Both theory and applications are covered. Topics include titrations, gravimetric analysis, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, liquid-liquid extraction, and gas and liquid chromatography. Laboratory: three hours…

Winter Semester 2027

Chemical Reactivity/Lab

CHEM 108

A continuation of CHEM 107. Major topics include thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acid/base behavior, oxidation/reduction, and electrochemistry. Laboratory: three hours per week. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 107.

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News & Updates

September 17, 2026

Reentry Sisters join Bates courses

This fall, in addition to the 552 first-year students and 13 transfer students, an additional five students enrolled in a few courses across campus: previously incarcerated women joined first-year seminars through the Reentry Sisters Alumni Scholar Program.

September 17, 2026

Bates welcomes the last of this year’s new faculty

Bates welcomed 11 new tenured or tenure-track faculty for the 2026-2027 academic year, and Bates News is highlighting these faculty in three installments. Read about our new faculty here and here, and read below for the final group of new faculty this year.

September 17, 2026

Bates student honored as Newman Civic Fellow

Natalie Gersen ‘28 of Belmont, Mass., has been named a Newman Civic Fellow through Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education.