Physical Science

Welcome to the physical science program at Chemeketa Community College. Physical science consists of chemistry, general science, geology, and physics. We mostly serve students who major in other fields, such as engineering, nursing, or pre-pharmacy, yet we are fully capable of serving physical science majors. If you are interested in a physical science major or career, please look at our information on careers in physical science and contact a faculty member.

Our program continues to innovate to meet the diverse needs of our students. We offer many online courses, CTV courses, and telecourses in physical science. We offer face to face courses in physical science at both McMinnville and the main campus in Salem.

We support Chemeketa's sustainability efforts by using green chemistry, cycling to work, and recycling.

We strive to build bridges to both high schools and four year institutions. Our participation in these efforts includes C.S.I. Chemeketa Style, UCORE, and Career Camps.

We open doors through the Women in Science Scholarship which was endowed by former chemistry instructor Dianna Bodtker.

We serve the greater scientific community through our participation in the Einstein@Home search for gravitational waves. You can check on Chemeketa in the list of top junior college teams.

For more information on physical science at Chemeketa, contact a faculty member or our office:

Building 8, Room 107
4000 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97309
503-399-8968
Staff Secretary: Elaine Isom, elaine.isom@chemeketa.edu

You may also contact the Mathematics, Science, Trades, and Technologies office:

Building 5, Room 266
4000 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97309
Phone: 503-399-6256
Fax: 503-365-4655
Director: Ron Jantzi
Administrative Assistant: Beatriz Arevalo, beatriz.arevalo@chemeketa.edu

"In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."
— Ernest Rutherford (Nobel Prize winner in chemistry)

Updated October 2009 by Erik Jensen