At Southeast, our Department of Chemistry and Physics knows with science, there’s no substitute for first-hand knowledge.
Students are encouraged to participate in research and to use multiple facilities and laboratories to help them make discoveries, make analyses, and make a career in the field, starting with hands-on learning.
Guiding you are faculty whose career goals are to merge their scholarly research with your education, so you’re working side-by-side and learning from scientists invested in your academic growth.
Many of the faculty supervise undergraduate research in their area of specialty.
- Analytical Chemistry
- Dr. Crawford
- Dr. Shaner
- Dr. Cunningham
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Dr. Ragain
- Chemical Education
- Dr. Morgan Theall
- Dr. Ragain
- Forensic Chemistry
- Dr. McGill
- Dr. Cunningham
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Dr. Bond
- Dr. Shaner
- Organic Chemistry
- Dr. McGill
- Dr. Silwal
- Physical Chemistry
- Dr. Bond
- Dr. Ragain
- Physics
- Dr. Kessler
- Dr. Murphy
Chemistry & Physics Spaces
Every scientist needs a laboratory to do the work and find their solutions. Ours resides in multiple facilities in Southeast’s multi-million science quad.
- Shimadzu GC-2010PLUS gas chromatograph with thermal conductivity and UV-visible detectors
- Shimadzu IRPrestige FTIR Spectrophotometer with Pike uMax FTIR Microscope
- Shimadzu IRPrestige FTIR Spectrophotometer with Quest ATR Diamond Accessory
- Maxwell 16 forensic instrument system
- Tri-Tech Forensics model CAR-6105-2 DFO/Ninhydrin fingerprint development chamber
- Crimescope model CS-16-500 forensic light source
- Tri-Tech Forensics model ASFC-30 filtered fuming chamber
- Life Technologies Veriti 96W thermal cyclers
- Life Technologies 7500 real time PCR system with notebook
- Life Technologies 310 genetic analyzer
- Life Technologies GeneMapper ID-X version 1.3
- Sunrise microplate absorbance reader
- SciAps Handheld Raman Analyzer
- Labconco Purifier Logic Class II biological safety cabinet 3
- Labconco Purifier Logic Class II biological safety cabinet 4
- Shimadzu LCMS-8030 liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer with triple quadrupole detector
- Pike uMax FTIR microscope
- Leica model DM750P comparison microscope system
- Leica model DM750P polarized light microscopes
- Leica model S6E stereozoom microscopes
- Leica Microscope Cameras with software
- Fryer Unitron Comparison Microscope w/video interface
- Sartorius CPA225D semi-micro balances
- Sartorius 1102-1S precision balance
- Cubis MSE623P-100-DE Precision Balance
- Mettler Toledo Excellence XA Precision Balance
- Shimadzu GC-2014 gas chromatograph
- Varian 3900 gas chromatograph with Saturn 2100T mass spectrometer (GCMS)
- Perkin-Elmer Optima 8000 inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES)
- Thermo Scientific ICE3300AA atomic absorption spectrophotometer
- Agilent Cary 60 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
- Beckman DU7400 ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer
- Shimadzu LC-20 high performance liquid chromatograph Spectrophotometers:
- Thermo-Nicolet Nexus 670 FTIR ESP Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer w/ Smart Orbit attenuated total reflectance (ATR) accessory
- PerkinElmer FTIR spectrophotometer with FTIR imaging system
- CRAIC Technologies microspectrophotometer
- PerkinElmer Clarus Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)
- Genesys 30 Visible Spectrophotometers
- Genesys 20 Visible Spectrophotometers
- pH meters
- Mettler AE163 analytical balance
- Mettler AE100 analytical balance
- Ohaus Analytical plus analytical balances
- Sartorius Analytic A120S analytical balance
- Nicolet IS5 Mid IR Spectrometer
- Thermo Scientific PicoSpin 80 Series II Benchtop NMR Spectrometer
- 2 Buchi Pure C-810 Flash Chromatography Systems
- 2 Bruker Alpha II Platinum FTIR Spectrometers
- 4 Rotary Evaporators
- Parr Model 6050EA compensated jacket oxygen combustion calorimeter
- Parr Model 6755EA Solution Calorimeter
- Mark I Magnetic Susceptibility Balance
- CH Instruments Model 620E Electrochemistry Analyzer
- CH Instruments Model 630A Electrochemistry Analyzer
- Bruker D8 Quest ECO X-ray Diffractometer
- Fischer Scientific Accu 124 analytical balance
- Corning LSE 49L Shaking Incubator
- EBU-204 Mini-Electrophoretic Blotting Systems CE and Power Supplies
- Milestone Ethos Plus microwave laboratory station
- Thermo-Electron Forma 1L HPR centrifuge
- MakerBot 3D printer
- Bruker Avance III HD 300MHz digital nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR)
- Modern 4 x 8 foot optical table that is vibration isolated with an instrumentation rack above it.
- Computers for data acquisition and analysis
- 500 MHz bandwidth digital oscilloscope
- 8 GHz bandwidth spectrum analyzer
- Used in the study of various magnetic materials
- Measures the electrical resistivity of materials at very low temperatures in order to help ascertain their electrical and magnetic properties.
- Four-point resistivity probe
- AC susceptibility coil
- Low temperature cryostat for measurements down to 4.2K
- Rigaku SmartLab SE Powder X-ray Diffractometer
- Vollink Family Observatory
- A permanent ground-based astronomical observatory equipped with a research-grade 16-inch reflector telescope
- Mobile Astronomical Observatory
- Telescopes
- Meade LX200 Telescope
- Cassegrain Optics Celestro Telescope
- Meade LX-200 12” Telescope
- Meade LX-200 10” Telescope
- Meade LX-200 GPS-SMT 14” Telescope
- Meade LX200 ACF 16” Telescope
The Special Projects Lab is used for the Capstone course projects.
- Provides facilities for model rocketry and reflective and cylindrical holography.
Get Involved
You’ll have the opportunity to get involved on campus with students, faculty, and guest speakers who are as focused on your academic are as you are. We create opportunities to share your interests and have meaningful discussions outside the classroom.
Student Organizations
Student organizations aligned with your academic interests give you the opportunity to grow and learn in a whole new environment. From guest lectures to field trips to professional conferences, you’ll have the chance to connect and broaden your knowledge base.
Chemistry and Physics labs in action
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Our students bring our labs to life. -
Analyze large sets of data in the visualization lab.
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Build experiments that defy the laws of physics…like gravity.
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Participate in research and contribute to real-world studies with other chemists.
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Learn from experienced faculty with years in the lab AND the classroom.
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Go from a beginner to a pro with advanced equipment, the same equipment used in labs across the world.
Take the Next Step
Department of Chemistry and Physics
One University Plaza, MS 6400
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701